Monday, June 10, 2002

• Locust Plague Strikes Parts of China
• China Alocates US$554m Social Security Funds to Aid Needy
• Survey: Geological Disasters Severe in Xinjiang, Most Caused by Human Activities
• Safety-first Message Delivered to Enterprises
• Chief of General Staff Meets Brazilian Guests
• Rainstorm Hits NW China, Killing 6, Destroying Railway Bridge
• Ship Captain Jailed for Large CD Smuggling Case
• Association for Ethnic Unity, Progress Founded

• Beijing Welcomes Welcomes Overseas Investment in Infrastructure: Mayor
• Institutional Investors Encouraged to Play Bigger Role in China
• Chinese Consumers Wonder When to Buy Cars
• Potato as a Major Industrial/Food Crop Speedily Developed in China
• Chinese HP Market Sees a Dramatic Rise
• Top Ten Trade Partners of China's Mainland : Figures
• AVIC II and Its Foreign Partners to Upgrade Tech, Develop New Models
• First Foreign Life Insurer Starts Business in Beijing
• Interview: "HK Will Be Best Place for British Companies"

• OPEC: Global Oil Demand to Rise to 81 Mln Barrels Per Day in 2005
• China Urges ILO to Promote Common Development
• EU Ministers Endorse Sanctions on US in Steel Dispute
• UN Chief Urges International Community to Act Quickly to End Hunger
• India Lifts Ban on Overflight by Pak Aircraft
• Chinese President Arrives in Riga for Visit to Latvia
• Iran Rejects Remarks on Nuke Weapons
• China's Booming Economy Benefits East Asian Countries: Lee Kuan Yew
• Two Hijackers Shot Dead on Ethiopian Internal Flight
• Peace Benefits, While Fight Harms, Both Sides: Interview
• Sri Lanka's Mainstream Tamil Political Party President Dead
• Regional Summit on Burundi to Be Held in Tanzania
• U.S. Provides Humanitarian Aid to DPRK
• Fire in Central Japan Kills 3, Injures 2
• Afghan Loya Jirga Postponed for Several Hours
• S.Lankan Rebel's Access to Northern Jaffna Islands to Be Finalized
• Israel Troops Start Incursion Into Ramallah
• Chirac to Seize Control of France's Parliament
• Fires Rages Across Russia's Far East  
• Bomb Explodes in Jakarta's Chinatown, 5 Hurt
• Nine Killed in Indian Cross Border Firing
• Four Die in U.S. Bus Crash
• Madagascar Rivals End Meeting Without Deal
• Soccer Riot in Russia Kills One
• China, Russia to Promote Cooperation at Local Levels
• Le Pen: French Election System Is "Anti-Democratic"
• Where Loya Jirga Leads To?
• Arafat Announces Reforms to PNA Cabinet
• Sri Lankan Muslim Leader Wants Representation in Peace Talks
• Iraq Signs Free Trade Agreement with Qatar

• Sino-Russian Ties Curb US Pressures: News Analysis

• Signs of Prehistoric Man Found on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
• China Develops Super-fine Glass
• China on Alert for "Chinese Hacker" Virus

• 50th Anniversary of Mao Zedong's Sports' Inscription Marked
• Portugal Beat Poland 4-0 as Pauleta Scores Hat-trick
• Lewis Hopes His Win Gives England World Cup Boost
• Defense Is Key in South Africa's Clash with Spain
• Tunisia Earn 1-1 Draw with Belgium at World Cup
• Li Weifeng Says Dream Comes True
• South Korea Tie US in Clash of Giant-killers  
• Asian Soccer Official Proposes Joint League of China, Japan, S. Korea
• Japan is China's Target 
• Russian Soccer Fans Riot in Central Moscow, One Reported Dead
• Turkey Still Hopeful for Knock-out Round of World Cup: Gunes Says
• Japan Beat Russia 1-0 to Top Group H 
• China Wins World Respect on Pitch: Schlappner 
• Parks Brings Costa Rica to 1-1 Draw with Turkey
• Mexico Beat Ecuador 2-1 to Top Group G at World Cup

• China Targets Better Rural Primary Health Care
• Shanghai Transfers Flights at Hongqiao to Pudong
• Heavy Rain in China Prompts Flood Warning
• Shanghai Citizens to Drink Best Water in the World
• Opera School Celebrates 50th Anniversary
• Air Time Increased for Mainland-Taiwan TV Co-productions
• "Beijing - Kowloon Through Trains" Special Stamps Issued