Tuesday, July 16, 2002

• British Foreign Secretary to Boost China-UK Ties
• Chinese, Saint Lucia FMs hold talks
• China Customs Uncovers Dinosaur Skeleton Smuggling
• FM Spokesman Refutes US Report
• Milestone of Sino-Russia Relations: Commentary
• Official Gets Jailed for Helping Smuggling Kingpin Lai
• China's Reform Pilot City to Build New Hydropower Project
• China Mulls a Political Niche for Private Entrepreneurs
• China, Singapore to Cooperate in Training Senior Civil Servants
• Chinese Vice-premier Meets Thai Guests
• Chinese, British FMs Hold Talks
• FM Spokesman Condemns Shoot-out in Kashmir
• Foreign Ministry Commissioner Hails Macao's Development
• First Anniversary of Sino-Russian friendship Treaty Marked in Beijing  
• Taiwan Urged to Better Accommodation for Mainland Fishermen
• President Jiang Advocates Enhanced Sino-Britain Ties
• China and Russia: New Type of State Relations

• Interview: China, Vibrant Revival Story for Asian Trade
• Sagging US Dollar Causes Losses to Taiwan Software Exporters
• China Mobile Users Send 8.53 Billion Messages in June
• Beijing's Mid-year Individual Income Tax Hits New Record
• Japanese Diamond Firm to Set up Subsidiaries in US, China
• BMW Given Green Light to Ink JV in China
• Persistent Efforts to be Made for Economic Development: Top Legislator
• China Sees Good Industrial Performance in First Half Year
• Technology Barriers Stalking Threat to China's Export
• Public Servants' Salaries Still at Medium Lower Level
• South China City Reports Double-digit Rise in Export
• Germany Donates 8 Million Euros to Help NW Province Power System
• Car Shares Surge to Buck Market's Overall Decline
• China's Credit Cooperatives Grant More Loans
• Beijing Registers Fast Foreign Investment Growth
• China's Unemployment Remains Relatively High, But no Deflation
• Chinese, Korean Banks Join Hands
• Economic Growth to Be Faster Than Last Year: Official

• Fighting Breaks out again in Somalia
• US Helicopters Collide in Singapore, Killing One
• Russian Foreign Minister to Visit Seoul, Pyongyang
• Chinese Vice-Premier: Sino-Russian Traditional Friendship to Turn
• 5 Israelis Killed, Some 20 Wounded in West Bank Shooting
• US Increases Precision Weapons for Possible Strike Against Iraq
• Bill Gates Becomes Tanzanian Special Ambassador to Promote Investment
• Two Senior Officials Fired in Vietnam
• Convicted Pearl Killer Lashes Out
• Train Carrying Hazardous Materials Derails in US
• Philippines, US to Start Joint Navy Exercises
• Freezing Weather Kills 19 in Southern Peru
• Sons' Woes Leave Him 'wretched,' Kim Dae-jung Says
• Chirac Gunman Committed to Psychiatric Hospital
• New York City Ends WTC Debris Examination
• IOC to Reduce Costs of the Olympic Games
• Euro Equal to US Dollar
• News Analysis: Powerful AU to Help Solve Problems in Africa
• Malaria Death Toll Rises to 304 in Kenya
• S. Africa Signs Defense Treaty with Kuwait
• Israeli, Palestinian Officials to Hold "Wide Meeting"
• Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi Wins World Peace Prize
• Iraq Says 1 Killed, 6 Injured in US-British Raids
• Iraq's Parliament Supports Saddam, Blasts US Threats
• Zimbabwean Authorities Order US Journalist to Leave
• Roundup: Missile Man to Become Next Indian President
• Chinese Company to Invest in Air Conditioning Production in Bulgaria
• Vice-Premier Li Lanqing Starts Russian Tour
• Analysis: Quartet Meets to Chart New Road-map for Mideast Peace
• Israeli High Court Rejects Declassifying Report on Lebanon Massacre
• Indian Air Force MIG-21 Crashes, Pilot, Trainee Safe
• Tension between Pakistan, India Remains High: Spokesman
• Feature: Chinese Lantern Show Fills Tel Aviv with Joy and Curiosity
• American Taliban Fighter Pleads Guilty

• China Criticizes Pentagon Report for Impeding Relations
• US Media Kicking up Terrific Racket About 'China Threat'

• Cross Straits Young Scientists Discuss in Beijing
• China Develops Enhanced Versatile Disc (EVD) System
• Indonesia Enhances Chinese Language Education
• Shanghai Hosts International Conference on the Antarctic
• Provisional Regulations for Net Publishing to Enter into Force

• Tour de China 2002 Cycling Race Set for Late July

• Inbound/Outbound Numbers Highest Ever in First Half Year
• College Students to Promote HIV/AIDS Awareness in Rural Areas  
• Typhoon Halong to Hit East China Sea