Thursday, July 18, 2002

• China, Russia Should Expand Cooperation in a Wide Range of Areas: Jiang
• Chinese Legislator Slams Negative US Reports
• 16 Miners Trapped in Flooded Mine Confirmed Dead
• Chinese Police Improving Public Security
• Chinese FM, Russian Security Chief Hold Talks

• China's CPI Drops 0.8 Percent in June
• China Internet Portal Sohu Report First Profit in Second Quarter
• Exports from Beijing's SOEs Outstrip Foreign-funded Firms
• Microsoft Undertakes Six Commitments in Contract with Chinese Commission
• China to Export Sightseeing Subs to Thailand
• Chinese Aviation Market Enjoys Smooth Ride
• Shanghai Reports Double-digit Industrial Growth
• Mobile Phone Use Rises in China

• Missile Arsenal Wins India's Presidential Elections
• Likud Becomes Israel's Largest Political Party
• Zimbabwean Justice Minister Gets Jail Term
• U.N. Cancels A-bomb Victims Exhibit in September
• Motorola Posts Largest Net Loss Ever
• Public Employees Strike in Britain
• Thailand Needs 130 Commercial Planes in Next 20 Years
• Embattled Japanese PM struggles to defend his reforms
• Four Chinese Injured in Suicide Bombings in Tel Aviv  
• US President's Niece Jailed
• Bush Insists on Change of Palestinian Leadership
• Arafat Intends to Nominate PM: Palestinian Official
• US FBI Official Says He Believes bin Laden Dead
• US President Defends Cheney's Business Record
• Arab League Chief Urges Spain to Withdraw from Disputed Islet
• Israeli Army Intensifies Operations Against Palestinians
• Spanish Military to Stay on Disputed Islet until Status Quo Restored
• BBC World Service Loses 3 Million Listeners: Review
• Iran Denies Terrorist Bases in Territory
• Zambian Police Deny Ex-foreign Minister's Reported Suicide
• Israeli Troops Capture Military Leader of Hamas in West Bank
• DPRK Ready for Talks with South Korea: Russian Official
• Malaysia Promotes Cooperation Between ASEAN, China: Mahathir
• Chinese, Kazakhstan inspect border areas
• China's Transformation Startling: Lee Kuan Yew
• Sino-Russian High-level Exchanges Close, Effective: Chinese Vice-premier

• NBS Deputy Director: China's Statistical Data Reliable

• Tibet Yields First Group of Masters on Local Literature, History and Medical Science
• International Forum on Education Opens in Beijing

• China's Central Defender Li Moves to Everton on Loan

• No Chinese Should Make Light of Their Native Language: Malaysian Paper
• Thailand Aims for One Million Chinese Tourists in 2003
• China Approves Project to Preserve Endangered Reptile
• 2 to 1 Income Ratio Ensures Most Stable Marriage?
• 30 Internet Cafes in Beijing Reopen