Wednesday, May 15, 2002

• No Major Damage Reported After Strong Earthquake Hits Taiwan
• Spokesman Denies Report about China-Japan "Consensus" on Consulate Intruders
• PLA Fleet Starts First Round-the-World Voyage
• Immediate Safety Checks Urged in China
• Chinese, Moldovan Ruling Parties Vow to Strengthen Cooperation
• Premier Zhu Meets Lions Clubs International Delegation
• Inside Story, Consulate intrusion Premeditated: Japanese Media 
• Strong Earthquake Hits Taiwan, No Damage yet Reported
• China Launches Two Satellites 
• China Promotes Six Key Programs to Protect Forests
• China Vows to Improve Industrial, Traffic Safety
• Reinforcement Called For Ailing Reservoirs
• China Appoints New Ambassadors
• Nearly Half a Million Resettled for Three Gorges Project
• Chinese Vice-Premier Meets ROK Deputy PM
• Chinese Vice-Premier Meets Deputy PM of Samoa

• Sino-German Steel Joint Venture Launched
• China's Interbank Trading up in April
• Japan, China to Hold Talks on Farm Products
• China's Trade Grows 10.5 Percent in January-April
• Development Financing Discussed in Beijing
• Banks Urged to Give More Support for Economic Growth
• BOC Grants 8-billion-Yuan Credit to Power Company
• LG Launches Microwave Oven Factory in China
• China's International Trade Promotion Council Re-elects President
• China Mobile Becomes Biggest Telecom Operator
• Airliners' Regrouping Goes Ahead Despite the Air Crashes
• Overseas Investment in China Soars
• China's Industrial Production Grows by 12.1% in April
• Moody's Ratings Recognize HK's Economic Autonomy
• US Franklin Templeton Promoting Chinese Funds Investment Market
• Wales Welcomes More Chinese Investors: WDA
• China's Financial Sector Maintains Steady Growth
• Timber Imports to Remain Stable as Logging Banned
• China, ASEAN Meeting Issues Joint Press Release

• Iran Rejects Russian-Kazakhstan Deal on Caspian Exploitation
• Abu Sayyaf Willing to Release Female American Hostage: Report
• SCO Defense Ministers Sign Communique on Military Cooperation
• SCO Defense Ministers Meet for Anti-Terrorism Fight
• Karzai Meets Chinese Foreign Minister
• Sudanese President Concludes Visit to Egypt
• Chinese, Afghan FMs Discuss Bilateral Ties, Afghan Situation
• Measles Kills 18,000 Children Yearly in Kenya
• Chinese Foreign Minister Arrives in Kabul
• Pakistani President Receives Chinese Foreign Minister
• Former Krajina Serb President Flies to UN War Crimes Tribunal
• Commonwealth Ministers to Meet in Botswana
• Meeting on Singapore-Kunming Rail Link Ends in Myanmar
• U.S. Train Hits Truck; 14 Suffer Minor Injuries
• Annan Arrives in Cyprus for Protracted Unity Talks
• G8 Summit to Adopt African Action Plan
• 50,000 Afghan Refugees Repatriated From Iran
• Megawati to Attend East Timor's Independence Celebration
• Former U.S. President Calls for Normalizing Ties With Cuba
• Sri Lankan PM to Brief World Leaders on Peace Process
• Japanese Cabinet OK's Royal Couple's Visit to ROK
• NATO, Russia Reach Historic Deal
• Japan Envoy Instructed Asylum Seekers Be Expelled
• Heavy fighting flares in Southwestern Somalia on Tuesday
• Ex-Soviet Republics to Upgrade Status of the CST
• US to Begin Constructing Missile Interceptor Silos in June
• Arafat Orders Forming of Committee to Rebuild Jenin Refugee Camp
• British Queen Visits Northern Ireland
• Bush Signs Bill on Enhanced US Border Security
• US Accuses Cuba of Developing Bioweapons with No Evidence
• 189 Killed in Heat Wave in India
• Iran Warns of Caspian Instability From Foreign Interference
• Chinese, Pakistani Foreign Ministers Hold Talks
• US Prepares Tougher Stand Against Castro: Reports
• News Analyses: Iraq Reluctant at Piecemeal "Oil-for-Food" Program
• Roundup: Sierra Leoneans Enjoy General Elections
• No Decision on Further Military Action Against Iraq: British Official

• Human Researches in Rural China "Badly Wrong": Harvard President
• China Sets Up TCM Databases
• Study Shows Chinese Youths' Poor in Creative Ability
• Meteorological Satellite Fengyun-1D Maps Clouds
• China's First Independently-Developed Marine Satellite
• China's Progress in Aerospace Carrier Technology
• Better Tech Urged to Help Farmers Face WTO
• China Successfully Launches Two Satellites with One Rocket

• Head Referee Praises Thomas-Uber Cup Badminton Organizers
• China to Save Best Shot to Last at Thomas Cup
• South Korea Advances to Final after Downing Netherlands
• China Makes Record Tenth Final at Uber Cup
• Tunisia Coach Names 26 Players for World Cup in Japan
• Chinese to Maintain Dominance in Uber Cup, Says HK Head Coach
• List of 2002 Laureus World Sports Award Winners
• China, Denmark, Indonesia, Malaysia Advance to Thomas Cup Semis
• China Nails down South Korea 4-1 at Thomas Cup 
• Full-Strength China to Host Uruguay at Pre-World Cup Friendly

• Man-made Rain Relieves Drought in Southern Province
• Shenzhen Wins UNEP Award for Environmental Protection
• China's Biggest Trash-Burning Power Plant to Be Built
• World's First Temple with Jade Buddha Built in China
• 35 Years Old, China's Eldest Panda Critically Ill
• China to Survey Environment in Central, Eastern Areas
• Joint Efforts to Fight East Asian Sandstorms
• Serum Study to Decode Chinese Medicine
• China to be Leading Pharmacy Processing Center: Official
• Chinese Ballet Master Wins Major Award in Japan
• First China Forum for Pharmacies, Medical Industry Concludes