Monday, July 15, 2002

• Senior PLA Official Meets Cuban Guests
• China Mulls a Political Niche for Private Entrepreneurs
• Two HK Schoolgirls Killed in Hotel Fire in Beijing
• Chinese Vice-premier Meets Thailand Counterpart
• EP Official Calls on Tibet to Develop Tourism 
• China Urges US not to Send Wrong Signals to Taiwan

• BOC Share Hong Kong Public Offer Opens
• Shanghai to Build 8-inch Silicon-package Production Line
• Tax Authorities to Watch Income of Beijing's Upper Bracket
• 2002 Auto Sales to Reach One Million in China
• China's Economy Grew 7.8 Percent in First Half Year
• China Plans Tougher Rules on Financial Fraud
• Figures: China's Top 10 Trading Provinces
• China to Utilize More Marine Resources
• US Firm Wins 2008 Beijing Games Venue Design Contest
• Taiwan to Lift Half-century Ban on Direct Investment in Mainland

• Second Highway Opened for Civilian Traffic in Sri Lanka
• Chirac Attacker Leaves Internet Message Before Shooting: Police
• China to Help Renovate Largest Hospital in Kabul
• Egyptian President Mubarak Against US Attacks on Iraq
• Jakarta Prosecutors Demand 15-year Jail for Tommy Soeharto
• Model of Coexistence of Two Great Neighbors: Russian FM
• Mexico to Auction Two Airlines
• Sheikh Omar Gets Death Penalty for Murder of US Journalist
• JAL, JAS to Integrate Marketing Divisions
• Appointment of Acting PM Invalid: South Korean Opposition
• Ghaddafi Visits Mozambique
• Europeans Urge Morocco to Withdraw From Spanish Island
• Japan's Supersonic Plane Model Crashes in Australia
• France Holds National Day Parade
• Chinese and ROK Cities Exchange Civil Servants
• Three Million US Teens Think of Suicide: US Government Survey
• Roundup: Israeli High Court Disagree with Governmen't's Decision Against Israeli Arabs
• 89 Bangladeshis Killed by Indian Forces in 12 Months
• Britain Says Joint Sovereignty Deal for Gibraltar "Fantastic"
• Arabs not to Take Part in Military Action against Iraq: Moussa
• Slaying of Afghan VP Heavy Blow to New Gov't: Analysis
• Sri Lanka Tamil Rebels Accused of Forcibly Holding up Truce Monitors
• US Pilot Turns Israeli Consul General Away from US Flight
• Britain Becomes West's Crime Capital: UN Research
• Zambia's Former President Denies Plundering National Economy
• AL chief, Jordanian PM discuss Mideast peace, US strike on Iraq
• Bush Homeland Security Plan Risky, US Think Tank Warns
• Iranian President Criticizes Bush's Remarks on Iran
• Gunman Firing at French President Chirac

• Egypt Hopes to Promote High-tech Cooperation with China
• Secret of China's Manned 'Spaceport' Revealed
• China's First Self-developed High-speed Railcar to Start Operation
• Ancient Tang Silk Dresses Safely Separated
• British Scientists Find New Gene Against HIV
• What's New under the Sun? Solar Cars
• Ancient Female Corpse Discovered Intact in Eastern China

• China Crush Italy for First Win in World League Volleyball
• Russia Beats China 3-0 in Women Volleyball Grand Prix 
• China Draws US 5-5 in Chess Contest Third Round

• Visiting Chinese to New Zealand Frequently Robbed
• Myanmar to Allow Chinese Tourists to Spend Chinese Money
• Beijingers Swelter as Temperature Keeps Climbing
• Only White Dolphin in Captivity Dies in Central China