Thursday, June 13, 2002

• Media Enjoys Greater Latitude in Reporting Hong Kong's Success, Tung
• 11th Panchen Lama Tours Lhasa
• Foreign Embassies Asked to Hand over Intruders to China
• Far Less than 100, White-Flag Dolphin in Yangtze River near Extinction
• Two Kids Killed by WWII Bomb in Northeast Province
• 11th Panchen Lama Pays Homage to Jokhang Temple 
• Two Chinese Pilots Killed in Locust Control Operation
• Floods Kill Two Hundred, Affect Thirty Million  

• CPPCC Vice-Chairman Urges More Investment from Private Sector
• Beijing Auto Show Wins International Plaudits
• East and West to Meet at Trade Fair
• China's CPI Drops 1.1 Percent in May
• China Becomes Purchasing Center for Worldwide Retailers
• Fortune Selects Most Favored Foreign Firms in China
• World Auto Manufacturers Exhibit China Ambitions
• Chinese Residents' Savings Deposits Top 8 Trillion Yuan
• Oracle Chief Foresees Fewer Competitors, More Competition
• Foreign Trade Jumpes 12.1% in the First Five Months
• Joint-Venture Auto Logistics Firm Set up in China
• Microsoft Eyes China's Government Procurement Deals
• Legend to Move Headquarters to Shanghai
• Taiwanese Firm to Build Petrochemical Plant on Chinese Mainland
• World-Class Dream for China's Railways

• Ethiopia Losing Confidence For Return of Axum Obelisk: FM
• World Food Summit Ends With Calls for Concrete Actions Against
• Uganda Stops Arms-Trafficking from Sudan to DRC
• India Rules Out Early Resumption of Talks With Pakistan
• Karzai Officially Nominated As Head of State
• US Considers Interim Palestinian State
• Afghans Name Assembly Chief, Vote for President Next
• Japan to Provide Aids to Cambodia
• US President, First Lady Promote Exercise Programs
• Chinese Invented Number System: Singapore Ressearcher
• Zambian President Hopes to Visit China to Learn Agriculture Development
• Roundup: Indo-Pak Tensions Reduced, Fighting Goes On
• De-proscription of Rebels Not to Affect Government Military Capability
• Senior Chinese Party Official Meets Zimbabwean Vice President
• US to Meet DPRK This Month: Powell
• 71 Argentines Arrested in Looting Caused by Elimination
• U.S. Farm Bill to Hurt Australian Farms: Australian PM
• UN Council Sets First Mideast Debate in Six Weeks
• Israeli Forces Pull Out of Ramallah
• British Helicopter Crashes Off U.S. Coast
• Quarrels Impede Afghan Loya Jirga Process
• US Report Confirms Vandalism as Clinton Left White House
• US Fed Says Economic Recovery Modest, Uneven
• Opposition in Guinea-Bissau Proposes Amnesty for All Political Crimes
• First Iranian-made Plane Makes Maiden Flight
• US Military Transport Plane Crashes in Afghanistan, Three Dead
• Israeli Prime Minister Meets Blair in London
• Roundup: Transmission Bus Shot Outside Hotel in Kabul
• Sierra Leone President, Chinese Vice-Premier Discuss Bilateral Ties
• China Plays Constructive Role for Peace in SA: Pak Spokesman 
• Zimbabwean President, Chinese Vice-Premier Meet on Bilateral Ties
• Chinese Naval Fleet Crosses Suez Canal 
• Rumsfeld: Al Qaeda Terrorists Operating Near Line of Control
• Britain's Anti-Terror Force Plans Unveiled
• Chinese, Estonian Presidents Hold Talks  

• Commentary on Jiang's May 31 Speech: People's Daily
• Japan Covets Southeast Asia, Diplomatically and Militarily: News Analysis

• Chinese Firm Obtains CMM Certificate
• China, Canada Jointly Publish Chinese Language Textbooks
• China Improves Education of Ethnic Minorities

• Mexico Ties 1-1 with Italy, Both into World Cup Last 16
• Ecuador Win Eliminates Croatia
• World Cup Debut Exposes Gap between China and Soccer Elites
• Turkey Survive World Cup Group C by 3-0 Win over China  
• Brazil Beat Costa Rica 5-2 to Send Turkey to Second Stage  
• Losers Lakers Win Third Straight NBA Title with Asterisk
• Rockets Watch Yao Ming's Training after Talk with CBA
• Spain Beats South Africa 3-2 to Top World Cup Group B
• Paraguay Advances with Three-Goal Second Half Thriller

• China's First Mudslide Forecasting System Set Up in Beijing
• First Chinese-Russian Women's Culture Week Due
• Asia-Pacific Cities Information Forum Opens in Shanghai
• Smuggled Chinese Paleozoic Fossils Returned by the US
• Beijing Speeds up Building Public Transport Centers
• "Casablanca" Named Top Romantic Film in 100 Years
• Beijing Plans 1000 Electric Buses for 2008 Olympics  
• Foreign Businessman Calls for End to Criticism of Human Rights in China
• Air China Invests More to Ensure Safety