Monday, August 12, 2002

• Premier Zhu to Visit 4 African Nations, Attend UN Summit
• China Develops First Unmanned Civil Plane "Shenying I"
• China Strives to Protect Workers' Rights
• Taiwan Separatists Doomed to Fail: Chinese Scolars
• China Needs a Third "Liberation of Farmers": Expert
• Eight Miners Confirmed Dead in Central China

• China's Economic Growth Benefits World Economy: Goldman Sachs
• Shanghai Private Firms Become Big Taxpayers
• Shenzhen Replaces Guangzhou to Lead Provincial Economy
• China 3G Suppliers Seek Government's Support
• China Promulgates New Regulations on Trademark Law
• Network Reduces False Invoices

• Hamas May Halt Attacks on Civilians Inside Israel: Report
• Chinese Professor Urges to Eliminate Discrimination
• Iraqi Paper Slams US Threats Against Iraq
• China Starts Building Hydro-power Project in Ethiopia
• Singapore Has Strength to Overcome Economic Problems: Official
• Roundup: World Leaders Aim High at Earth Summit
• Japan's Okinawa Assembly Protests over US Military Accidents
• Bus Crashes in N.W. Mexico, Kills 16
• France May Limit Prostitution
• 11 Allied Troops Killed in Missile Attack in Afghanistan
• Peace Process Going on in Philippines, Prospect Dimmed
• US Scientist Denies Link with Anthrax Attacks
• DPRK Delegation Arrives in S. Korea for Ministrial Talks 
• Two Koreas Begin 3-day Ministerial Talks Today
• Libya to End Isolation by Compromising on Lockerbie?
• At Least 48 People Dead in Clashes in Congo
• Death Toll in Russian Floods Rises to 58
• Torrential Rains Kill 43 People in Northern India
• 157,000 Afghan Refugees Voluntarily Left Iran: Official
• US Airways Files for Bankruptcy Protection
• Israeli Claim of Egypt's Interfering in its Internal Affairs "Baseless"
• Somali Gunmen Abducted British Vessel
• Sharon Calls PNA Acceptance of Gaza First Plan "a Trick"
• India Plans to Launch Low Cost Lightweight Satellites

• US Should Change Two-sided Policy: Opinion
• China's Defensive Strategy Threat-free: News Analysis

• Soil Improvement Breakthrough to Fertilize Saline Land
• Young Trees Bear Fruit in China's Program for Gifted Teens
• State Torchlight Program Items Decided for This Year
• Stephen Hawking to Lecture in East China University  

• Preparation for 2002 Shanghai Masters Tennis Tournament in Final Sprint
• Zico to Visit China with Japan's Under-21 Soccer Squad
• China to Hold 2002 World Women's Beach Volleyball Tournament
• China's Jiang Yonghua Sets World Record for Women's 500m Time Trial
• China's Wu Lingmei Wins Women's Triple Jump at Asian Athletics
• China's Liu Xiang Win's Men's 110m Hurdles

• Murderer of Beijing Opera Star Sentenced to Death
• Shanghai Caught in "Spider-Man" Web
• Single Cross-Strait SIM Mulled by Mobile Giants
• Users Over 1 Million, China Unicom Speeds up CDMA Network Construction
• China's Hotels Graded by Environmental Standard