Thursday, June 27, 2002

• Interview: HKSAR to Uphold Highest Standard of Law
• China's Flood-stricken Areas Expect More Rain
• Chinese Senior CPC Official Meets Japanese Guests
• Premier Zhu Holds Talks with Romanian PM
• China and US Agree to Work Towards Restoring Military Ties
• Multinational Greater Mekong Program Gears Up
• Chinese Defense Minister Meets Kenyan Guests
• Taiwanese Woman Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Death on Mainland
• China Ready to Further Military Relations with the US
• Hong Kong SAR Legislation Reflects "One Country, Two Systems"
• Chinese, Guyanan Leaders Exchange Greetings on Anniversary of Forging Ties
• China Reduces Red Tape
• Backgrounder: China in International Anti-drug Campaign
• President Jiang Sends Condolence to Tanzanian Rail Disaster Victims
• "Fire Phoenix" Operation Strikes Hard against Drug-trafficking in South China
• Chinese, Kenyan Military Leaders Hold Talks
• China Cracks down on Drug-related Crimes 
• Activities Mark Int'l Anti-drug Day in China
• China, Russia to Jointly Combat Drug Crimes
• Jiang Calls for Sustainable, Stable and Healty Sino-Japanese Ties 
• Renouncing "Taiwan Independence" Necessary for DPP Visit
• Cross-Strait Exchanges must Be Treated as Domestic Affair: Spokesman

• Eximbank Issues 10 Billion Yuan Financial Bonds
• China to Host APEC Medium/small Enterprises Technology Conference
• International Fair for Investment, Trade to Be Held in East China
• China to Further Rectify Market Order
• Legislators Call for Tighter Supervision of Budget
• China Going All Out to Crack Down on Illegal Oil Refining
• MMS to Make Debut
• Carrefour Expands Business in China
• Legend to Tap Mobile Phone Market
• China's Mining Cities Urged to Find Alternative Industries
• Railcom Gets US$1.2b Loan from China Development Bank
• China to Relax Gold Market to Investors
• China to Double Government Procurement This Year
• China's Fiscal Revenue Up, Deficit in 2001 Lower Than Budgeted
• HK's Investment Climate Advantageous: Survey
• Soft Drink Giant Shows Keen Interest in Beijing Olympics
• Foreign Insurance Companies Spread China-wide from Shanghai
• Prices of Chinese Industrial Products Drop in May
• Chinese Trade Minister Visits Mongolia

• Another Moderate Quake Hits Northern Iran
• Heavy Fighting Erupts in Somalia
• Iraq Slams Turkey for Extending Mandate for US-British Forces
• UN Confirms 150 Killed by Rebels in DRC
• Israeli Forces Pound Arafat's Headquarters in Hebron for Second Day
• Final Death Toll in Tanzania's Rail Crash Set at 281
• Philippine Foreign Minister Quits Over U.S. Troops
• Metro Will Go Mini And Light in Moscow
• US Imposes Flight Bans over Three National Landmarks
• Blair Joins Canada and Refuses to Demand that Arafat Quits
• Bush Vows to Crack Down on American Corporate Frauds
• Sri Lanka's Private Bus Owners Association President to Step Down
• Agenda for Sri Lanka's Peace Talks Takes Form
• Palestinian Elections Set; Arafat to Run
• Former Queen of Afghanistan Dead at 84
• U.S. Welcomes Palestinian Decision on Elections
• Guatemala Declares State of Alert Against Dengue Fever
• Bush Sends Letter to Ravalomanana
• WorldCom Scandal Rocks World Markets
• Russia to Host G-8 Summit for 1st Time in 2006
• Anti-G-8 Summit Protests Staged in Calgary
• G-8 to Produce Joint Action Plan Against Terrorism
• Bush Vows to Fully Look Into WorldCom Scandal
• China Provides Grant to Iran's Quake Victims
• Chinese Flotilla's Visit to Ukraine to Promote Exchanges
• 10 Pakistani Soldiers Killed in Operation Against Al-Qaeda

• CPC Members Called on to Freshen Mindset for Breakthrough in Theory & Practice

• Broad-based Education Expands Chinese Minds
• Prehistoric Rocks Tell Plate-tectonic Process
• China to Launch Int'l Digital Info-Service & Tech Show
• Experts Develop Chinese Voice Recognition Technology
• High-salary Schoolmaster Dismissed for Doubtful Harvard Diploma
• Six Leaps Realized in China's Space Monitoring Technology: Roundup
• China Resurrects 'Panda Porn' Plan to Rouse Sex-shy Animals
• China Boasts 36 Pilot Agro-science Parks
• Earliest Forecast of Lunar Eclipses Recorded in China
• Multiplication Tables Exist in China 2,200 Years Ago

• Chinese Center Yao Ming Makes NBA History in 2002 Draft
• Sautin Defeats China Duo, Guo Wins 1m Springboard
• Houston Rockets Selects Yao Ming with First Pick in NBA Draft
• Rockets Should Have Confidence to Select Yao Ming: CBA
• Ronaldo Sends Brazil into Third Straight World Cup Final  

• 11th Panchen Lama Blesses Buddhists
• China Establishes Home Area Mediator
• U.S. Youth Symphony Orchestra Performs in Beijing
• China's Model Village: from Political Symbol to Brand Name
• China's Major Pastoral Region to Cut Herd Size to Protect Grassland
• Smuggling Suspect's 'No.1 Hotel in Xiamen' to be Auctioned
• China Restoring Volcano Lake to Original State
• Deserts in Western China Apt to Merge
• China Faces Increasing Number of Fire Accidents
• PLA Hong Kong Garrison Receives 100,000 Visitors