Wednesday, June 12, 2002

• Armed Police Rescue Tourists Stranded in Flooded Shaanxi Province
• China Boosts Training, Skills Recruitment for West Region
• China to Offer Hydrological Data to Mekong River Commission
• Central Authorities Concerned with Flood Fighting in NW China 
• Jiang Greets Philippines on Independence Anniversary
• China to Offer Basic Living Subsidy to All Urban Needy
• 150 Confirmed Dead in Flooding in Northwest China 
• Two Air Traffic Control Centers to Be Set Up in Central, Western China
• 11th Panchen Lama in Lhasa for Buddhist Ceremony
• China Bans Fishing on China-Russia Boundary River 

• Booming Pudong Attracts 39 Billion US Dollars in Overseas
• Foreign Helicopter Giants Vie for Chinese Market
• China Reports Soaring Overseas Investment
• China's Financial Sector Operates Smoothly
• China to Adjust Immigration Policy to Attract Overseas Skills
• Sino-Canadian Joint Insurance Firm Launched
• Carrefour Carries on an Overall Entry into China's Market
• Central Bank Official: Five Problems Hindering Securities Market Development
• Indonesian Shoemakers Fear Export Order Shifted to China
• China Exports Fresh Lychees to US
• Personal Finance in Shanghai Remains "Virgin Territory": Survey
• China's No. 1 Stock Manipulation Case Heard
• China Draft Plans for Foreign Entry to Stock Market
• China's Police Equipment Market Eyed by Foreign Firms 
• China Publishes National Program on Personnel
• China's Machinery and Electronic Products Exports Soar

• Chinese President Begins Visit to Estonia
• Sri Lankan Tamil Rebels to Shun Peace Talks: Leftist Party
• Leaders of Rwanda, Kenya, Ethiopia Talks on the NEPAD
• Israeli, Palestinian Officials to Hold Secret Talks in Japan
• Massive Oil Spill Near S'pore After Ships Collide
• Disney Signs $1 Billion Ad Deal
• Brief Military Confrontation Between ISAF, Local Military Men in Kabul
• Arroyo Starts Independent Day Celebration in South Philippines
• Street Broadcasts to Continue in Moscow
• India Pulls Warships Back From Pakistan
• Over 11,500 Afghans Refugees Return Home From Southeastern Iran
• Russia to Seek Time Limitation on U.S. Military Presence in Central Asia
• Israel Arrest PFLP Leader in Ramallah
• Putin Wishes Afghan Loya Jirga Success
• U.S. Defense Secretary Arrives in India
• Final Piece of Pentagon Facade Dedicated
• Coup in Guinea-Bissau Frustrated: President
• Bush Saudi Crown Prince Discuss Mideast Peace Efforts
• U.S., Sri Lanka Sign Aviation Agreement
• Chinese Vice-Premier Meets UN Officials in Rome
• Chinese Vice-Premier Meets Indonesian President
• War-mongers Are Biggest Threat to World: Iranian President
• Iran to Open 5 New Regional Stock Exchanges
• US House Democrats Sue Bush Over ABM Treaty Withdrawal
• Bush to Put Forward US Mideast Peace Plan Soon
• Israeli Troops Break Into UN-Run College in West Bank
• Iran Air Seeks to Purchase 10 New Airbus Jets
• Jiang Meets Latvian Government, Parliament Leaders 
• Suicide Bombing Injures 15 in Restaurant North of Tel Aviv
• Iraq Opposes OPEC Oil Output Hike
• Roundup: India Takes Step in Military De-Escalation
• Italian PM, Chinese Vice-Premier Hail Bilateral Ties

• From 'China Threat' to 'China Fall', Western Media's Farce

• CAS Aiming at Nobel Level on Basic Researches
• Farming Experts Urge Water-conservation Techniques
• China to Launch IT Evaluation Scheme
• Majority of CPC Officials Well Educated
• "Sparks Program" Going Well in West China

• Sweden Eliminate Argentina with 1-1 Draw
• England Draw 0-0 with Nigeria to Cruise into World Cup Last 16
• Embattled Turkey Going for Broke while China Play for Pride
• Rockets Have no Plan to Trade Yao Ming if Draft Him 

• Beijing to Release New Meteorological Index on Strong Gales
• Renowned Chinese Scientist's Birth Anniversary Marked in Beijing
• China's Best-Known Theater Celebrates 50 Years
• Macao Prepares for Third Cross-Sea Bridge
• Ibis Population Tops 400
• Chinese Drama in a Dilemma