Monday, May 13, 2002

• Tibet Regional CPPCC in Session
• Li Ruihuan to Visit Four European Countries
• State Councilor Meets UAE Delegation
• PLA Naval Ships Conclude ROK Visit
• Compensation for May 7 Air Crash Victims Announced
• HK-based Taiwanese Journalist Remains in Critical State After Rail Crash
• Large Project Emigration Operates Successfully
• Search Underway for Crashed Plane's "Black Boxes"
• Major Railway in Southwest China Put into Service 
• NPC Vice-Chairman Leaves for DPRK
• Chinese, Croatian Leaders Exchange Congratulatory Messages on Anniversary
• Nanjing Massacre Survivor in Landmark Legal Win
• Falun Gong Mother Chokes Daughter to Death in Northeast China
• Senior Chinese PLA Officer Meets US Visitors

• China, India Team up to Study WTO Affairs
• China's Foreign Trade Expected to Grow 6 Percent in 2002
• Figures: China's Top 10 Trading Provinces
• Figures: China's Monthly Foreign Trade in 2002
• Cooperation Between Guangdong, Hong Kong to Be Promoted
• China's Trade Surplus Predicted to Shrink Further
• Figures: China's Trade With Major N. American Partners
• China, ROK Agree to Boost Economic Cooperation
• Mad Cow Risk Cosmetics Confiscated in NE China
• 85% State Projects Realize Public Bidding
• SETC, CSRC to Jointly Examine Listed Firms
• Authorities Warns of New Dump Charges against China
• Macao's Telecom Industry Yields More Profits in 2001
• Credit System Crucial for Shanghai's Goal as International Financial Hub
• Pay Rise Boost for Public Servants
• China's Commercial Banks Speed Reforms
• 35th ADB Annual Meeting Closes in Shanghai
• China Says ADB Shanghai Meeting Fruitful
• China Forum for Pharmacies Opens in Changchun
• North China Has First Jail Supermarket
• China to Hold 2002 International Agriculture, Food Fair
• Developing Asia Needs to Accelerate Reforms: ADB President
• Macao's Exports Down Slightly in 1st Quarter

• US to Sign Nuclear Disarmament Treaty with Russia
• Terrorists Plan to Attack US Nuclear Plant - Report
• Iraqi Media Urge Baghdad to Talk with UN to Expose US Sophistries
• Indonesian President Endorses Army Chief to Head Military
• URGENT: Arafat Makes First Tour Outside Ramallah
• Cuban Leader, Former US President Hold Formal Talks
• Pak Kun Hye of S. Korea Visits Pyongyang
• S.Lankan PM Says No Assurances Given to Tamil Rebels
• Former US President Meets Cuban Foreign Minister
• Brush Fire Blazes Forests North of Los Angeles
• S.Korea Finds More Disease in Pigs
• Two Taiwanese Women Killed in British Train Crash
• Kim Dae-Jung's Sons to Be Summoned Before the Week's End
• Thousands March for Middle East Peace in Italy
• Schroeder, Blair Warns of Right Extremism in Europe
• 1,521 Palestinians Killed, 40,000 Wounded in Intifada: Report
• Castro Welcomes Jimmy Carter to Cuba
• Israel's Ruling Party Votes Against Creation of Palestinian State
• Jordanian King Opposes US Military Action Against Iraq
• Egypt, S. Arabia Agree on Steps to Activate Arab Peace Plan: Maher
• Former US President Jimmy Carter Visits Cuba
• Hijacking Attempt Foiled on Iranian Plane
• China-Laos Cooperation Set to Further Prosper: Lao Official
• Feature: "Victory Rally" of S. Leone's Ruling Party Prays for President's Reelection

• China Cultivates Selenium-Rich Fungus with Anti-Cancer Promise
• Harvard Alumni Get Together in Beijing
• Latest Discovery Challenges China's Long-term Paper-making Theory
• Scientists in Natural Chinese Habitat to Help Save Giant Pandas 
• The Himalayas Are "Thawing": Scientists
• Opportunities Open in China's Bio-medicine Industry: Expert

• Russia Coach Romantsev Names 27-man Soccer Team
• Su's Hat-trick Gives China 3-1 Win over Thailand
• Hayatou, Chung Mong-joon Arrive in Beijng to Seek Vote
• China Crushes South Korea in Uber Cup

• Cremation: New Reincarnation Route for Tibetans
• China Standardizes Production of Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Can Foreign Movies Draw More Cinema Goers in China?
• Joint Plan Mapped out to Combat Flooding along Huaihe and Taihu
• Trade Tycoon's Descendants Work for Tibet's Prosperity
• Beijing to Restore 1500 Year Old Temple
• China Begins to Clean up Polluted Lake
• Shanghai Int'l Music Festival Opens
• China Opens 1st Art Festival for Workers
• Macao-Singapore Air Route to Open in July