Monday, June 17, 2002

• Jiang Congratulates President of Mozambique Liberation Front Partyon Election
• Vice President Hu Jintao Inspects Northeast Province
• China Free of Mad Cow Disease: Ministry of Agriculture
• Hope of Retrieving CAL Plane's Black Boxes Fading
• China Promotes Ethanol-Based Fuel in Five Cities
• China Invests Heavily in Flood Control Projects
• Chinese, Philippine Air Force Commanders Hold Talks
• Torrential Rains Bring Floods to East China Province
• Religious Freedom in HKSAR Upheld: Priests
• Two Controversial Issues Face up to China's Population Policy
• Chinese Foreign Minister to Attend First ACD Meeting
• Mafia Ring with Gov't Connections Busted in Hunan
• 11th Panchen Lama Attends Buddhist Service
• Beijing Internet Cafes Ordered to Stop Operation for Rectification
• Rain Closes Shipping on Lijiang River
• Zhejiang Elects New Party Leader
• Englishman Hired as Chief Advisor of Yunnan Provincial Government
• Landslide Blocks Railway Line in South China
• Experts Discuss Government's Role After WTO Entry
• Shaanxi Provides Relief to Flood-stricken Areas

• Chinese, Russian Banking Sectors Sign Deal to Boost Bilateral Trade
• Analysis: China Equities to Be Bullish for 2nd Quarter
• Foreign Investment in Taiwan Decreases 40 Percent
• Land Sales Bring 422 Million HKD to Government Revenue
• Japanese Industrial Firm to Make, Sell Water Pipes in China
• Chinese, Nepali Central Banks Sign Cooperation Agreement
• Signs Show Sina.com & Sun-TV Go Different Ways
• Chinese Economy, 'Three-hitched Chariot' to Drive it onto Freeway
• Microsoft Joins in China Software Industry Association
• American Farm Bill Threatens Chinese Farmers: Analysis
• Home-made Auto Sales Head for 3 Million in 2002
• NPC Vice Chairman Calls for Sound Credit System

• Heavy Fighting Breaks Out in Southern Somalia
• Pakistan to Reciprocate if India Withdraws Forces: Pak Spokesman
• Iran Air Resumes Nonstop Flight to Berlin
• Turkish President in Iran for Talks on Trade, Regional Issues
• News Analysis: France Bids Farewell to Right-Left "Cohabitation"
• S.Korean Presidential Envoy to Visit U.S. on DPRK
• Nepalese King to Visit India on June 23
• Roundup: Iraq Tussles with UN Over Oil Pricing Mechanism
• Grand Festival for Korean National Reunification Closes
• 12 Asian Foreign Ministers to Attend Dialogue Meeting
• Veterans Mark Malvinas Islands War
• China Provides to Cambodia Highway Assembling Steel Bridges
• Vietnam Faces Urgent Environmental Problems
• More Dengue Fever Cases Reported in Sri Lanka
• Sri Lankan Tamil Rebels to Start Political Work
• Government of Madagascar Dissolved
• S. African Team to Sail to Antarctic for Rescue Mission
• Ex-Leader Kohl Returns From Disgrace
• US Hands Over to Egypt Man Involved in Killing of Sadat
• Hamas to Participate in Elections Not Based on Oslo Accords
• Bush Gives CIA More Power to Oust Iraq's Saddam
• 26 killed in Indian Bus Accident
• Referendum Starts in Cuba on Constitutional Reform
• No Perceptible Tension Along Indo-Pakistan Border: India Defense Minister
• Egyptian Minister, Foreign Diplomats Visit Chinese Destroyer 
• French Right Parties Win Majority of Votes in Legislative Election
• Sudanese Rebels Vow to Fight Until Peace in Southern Sudan
• Time Not Right for Establishment of Palestinian State: Sharon
• Egypt Expects "Balanced" US Mideast Policy
• 4 Arab Ministers Sign Memo on Natural Gas Project
• ABM Treaty Demise Opens Door to US Missile Defense Efforts, But Problems Remain
• President Jiang in Lithuania to Boost Bilateral Relations  

• Uncle Sam's Policy to Cross-Straits Ties against Its Own Interests

• Chinese Schools Urged to Publicize Education Charges
• Vice-Premier Li Lanqing Meets Nobel Laureates
• China, Russia Cooperate to Bolster High-tech Development
• "Horse-Back" Schools Take Root in Grasslands กกกก
• China to Produce More ODS Substitutes

• Rivaldo, Ronaldo Lead Brazil Past Belgium
• 139 Goals, 220 Yellow Cards, 14 Red Cards in World Cup: FIFA
• US Advances into Quarter-final by 2-0 Win over Mexico  
• Spain Beats Ireland on Shoot-out to Reach Quarters 
• Senegal Beats Sweden on Golden Goal

• First China-Russia Women's Culture Week Opens
• China Celebrates Millennial Anniversary for World's Longest Epic
• Exhibition on Iranian Culture Opens in Southwest China
• Desertification Remains Serious in China: Official
• Foreign Ecologist Praises China's Environmental Protection
• Bulletin on 2001 Eco-environment of Chinese Fishery Issued
• Ancient Measuring Tool Unearthed in West China
• Bill Clinton Has Unexpectedly Become a 'Sweet Cake'