Friday, July 19, 2002

• Chinese FM Meets Special Envoy of Algerian President
• China Offers Condolences to Victims of Tel Aviv Suicide Bombing
• Singapore Plane Hits Equipment at Chinese Taipei Airport
• Corrupt State Workers Jailed for Embezzlement in Shenzhen
• Forum Held on Economy, Regional Security in Central Aisa
• Five Pirate DVD Disk Production Lines Seized
• UK Foreign Secretary Hails "One Country, Two Systems" as Success
• Chinese Defense Minister Meets Lao Guests
• Gas Explosion Kills at Least Seven in North China
• Three Judges Dismissed for Taking Bribes

• Fixed Asset Investment Soars in First Six Months
• Workshop on Sustainable Development Held in Beijing
• Bank of China Listing 15 Times Oversubscribed
• China's Dairy Market Sees Fierce Competition
• China to Set up Wuhu Export Processing Zone
• China Subject to Most Restriction by US Trade Barriers
• Japan to Legislate Ban on Vegetables from China
• Economist Calls for Lifting Rein on Non-State Sectors and Tapping Rural Market
• Foreign Giants Vie for China's West-East Gas Project
• Jiangsu Province Reports Double-digit Midyear Growth
• Zhejiang Province Sees 12 Percent Midyear Economic Growth
• Bank Issues International Travel Card in Shanghai
• Beijing to Build Modern Pharmaceutical Logistics Distribution Center
• News Analysis: Banks Launch New Round of Reforms
• China's Retail Sales Rocket in First Six Months of 2002
• Analysis: China's Export Growth Likely to Reach 8 Percent

• British Doctor Confirmed to Have Killed at Least 215
• Hundreds of Thousands of Iranians Take Part in Anti-US Rallies
• Iraq's Parliament Sends Letters to Arabs on US Threats
• S.Korea Sends Delegation to DPRK to Talk Joint Events
• DPRK Senior Official Winds up Visits to Indonesia, Libya and Syria
• World Top Media Conglomerate Suffered Losses in Shares
• Cuban Top Official Terms Bush "Ignorant but not Crazy"
• Visit Consolidates Friendship between Nepal, China: Nepali King
• Helicopter Crash Kills Two in Eastern Canada
• 10 Peacekeepers Among 60 Victims Died in Uganda Bus Crash
• Flight 11 Crew Sent Key Details Before Hitting WTC
• Bush Meets Arab Ministers to Find Pathway to Mideast Peace
• Roundup: British Armed Forces to Be Overhauled
• Iraq Lodges Protest Against US for Refusing to Grant Visas
• China Calls for Quickened New Round Trade Negotiations
• Feature: Kalam, from Scientist to Indian President
• King Sihanouk Supports Draft Law on Throne Council
• Mubarak Keen on Sino-Egyptian High-tech Cooperation
• Nigerian Experts Envisage Bright Prospects for China-Nigeria Relations
• Chinese, Russian Vice Premiers Hail Fruitful Cooperation
• One Chinese killed, Four Injured in Tel Aviv Blasts  
• US Judge Rejects Guilty Pleas by Sept. 11 Suspect

• Plague of Violence Stalks Mideast: Commentary

• Chinese TV Series on World Famous Universities Screening
• China Planning Documentary Series on Chinese Students in North America
• China to Auction Copyright of Sex Education VCD
• China Plans to Build Asian Elephant Breeding Base
• Alkalescent Fluid Keeps 2,000-year-old Corpse Intact: Expert
• Chinese Office Software Challenges Microsoft's Win98
• Technical Breakthrough Boosts China's Fish Farming

• China vs Russia in Federation Cup Tie in Beijing

• Allowance Now Paid to 19.308m Chinese Urban Needy
• Tourism Gala Opens in NW China's Region
• Xinjiang Tackles Largest Salt Lake Woes with Spanish Loans
• More Chinese Travel by Plane
• China's Urbanization Rate Tipped to Rise: Experts
• Luxury Cruise Liner "Oriana" Displayed in Dalian
• 528 Travel Agencies Approved to Conduct Overseas Business
• Archaeological Findings Shed Light on Qin Dynasty
• Longer Lifespan for China's Most Populous Region
• Construction, Tourism Threaten Historical Relics in China
• Russia New Tourist Destination for Chinese
• Guangzhou Plans China's Biggest Beagle Breeding Center
• China to Set up National Bone Marrow Bank
• Japan Airlines, China Eastern Airlines Ink Code Share Accord
• Chinese Poet Wins Russian Prize for "Kursk Eulogy"
• World Marks 1000-year-old Epic Poem "King Gesser"
• China's Xinjiang, Charming Tourist Destination
• Smuggling kingpin's Luxury Hotel Fails to Sell at First Auction