Thursday, August 08, 2002

• HK Media, Community Refute "Taiwan Independence" Claim
• China to Build International Media Center
• China to Attend Conference on East Asian Development
• China Plans to Draft Law on Curbing Sand Extraction
• Macao Daily Criticizes Chen's Independence Speech
• Chinese Defense Minister Meets Azerbaijani Delegation
• Overhaul to be Done to Oldest Bridge on Yangtze River
• HK Public Figures Condemn Taiwan Leader's Splittist Remarks
• China Boasts 80,000 Professional Statisticians
• Beijing Police Cracking Largest Ever Drug Case
• Taiwan Leader's Separatist Cavils Fool None: ARATS

• Tom.com Comapny Posts Revenue Growth in Second Quarter
• HK Business Community Expects Better Prospects in Second Half Year
• Shanghai on Way to Creating International Financial Center
• Australia Wins Bidding to Supply LNG to China
• China Telecom to Go for Overseas Listing in This October
• Legend Group Reports 15.3 Pecent Increase in Profits
• China's Statistics Open, Transparent, Says IMF Official

• US Envoy Dismisses Controversial Briefing on Saudi Arabia
• Iranian Daily Forced to Close Shortly After Debut
• DPRK Delegates to Take Inter-Korean Air Route to S.Korea
• Peace Talks Likely in September Between S.Lankan Government, Rebels
• Iraqi President Addresses Nation, Blasts US Aggression
• Ugandan, Kenyan Ministers Escape Unhurt in Ambush
• Pilots to Blame for Air Show Crash: Top Investigator
• Colombian New President Starts Office Amid Enormous Challenges
• US Denied Access to Saudi Bases for Attack on Iraq
• Bush Softens Rhetoric on Iraq
• Vietnam Approves New Cabinet
• Dalai Lama not Invited to Attend Religion Conference in Cambodia
• Berlin Reaffirms Opposition to US War Against Iraq
• Bush Promises to Consult Friends and Allies on Iraq
• Bush Looks Forward to Chinese President Jiang's Visit: Spokesman
• IMF to Grant 30 Billion Dollars to Brazil
• Heavy Rain Leaves 6 Dead, 12 Missing in S. Korea
• Japan, DPRK Red Cross Societies to Meet Aug. 18-19
• Boeing to Develop New Unmanned Bomber for Pentagon
• Iraqi Parliament Says US War Threats "Doomed to Fail"
• US Rejection of Iraq Dangerous, Canadian FM
• Bangladesh-US Amphibious Exercise Continues
• Turkey Kicks Off Election Period
• More Police Fall in Nam Cam Scandal in Vietnam
• Colombia New President Seeks New Peace Dialogue
• 17 Killed, 24 Injured During Explosion in Bogota
• Israeli Army to Pull out of Palestinian Controlled Areas
• Dow Jones Index Drops by About 35pct Since early 2000
• US Reiterates It Does not Support Taiwan Independence

• The Dangerous 'Each Side Is a Country' Theory: Commentary

• Shanghai SMIC Issues 0.18-Micrometer Semiconductor Resolution
• ETS to Reintroduce Paper-based GRE Test in China

• Organizers Brief IOC Delegation on Beijing's Olympic Preparations
• China Set Target for Synchronized Swimming at Athens Olympics
• Young Chinese Soccer Star Qu Impresses at Tottenham
• List of Chinese Table Tennis Players for Pusan Asiad Drafted
• Women's World Cup Draw Set for Next May in Central China
• IOC Delegation Begins Three-day Visit to Beijing

• China Northern Airlines Adds New Flight
• China's Man-made Forests Largest in the World
• Xodoin Festival Celebrated in Tibet
• Beijing Subway Stations to be Revitalized
• China Mobilizes to Prevent AIDS in Various Ways
• Chinese Doctors Transplant Part of Father's Liver into Son
• Shanghai Has Direct Air Link to Ho Chi Minh City
• China Vows to Improve Housing for Low-income Groups
• China to Offer Foreign Language Religious Services
• Scorching Skies Affect Lives of 7.9m Chinese People
• Most Needy Families in West China to Have Better Homes