Tuesday, August 13, 2002

• "Taiwan Independence" a Dead End: Expert
• Food Poisoning Strikes 68 in China's Xinjiang
• Zanzibar President to Visit China
• Landslide in Yunnan Kills at Least 7, over 30 Missing
• Traffic Accident Fatalities Reported on Rise in China
• HK CPPCC Members Strongly Condemn "Taiwan independence" Remarks
• China Fights Against Fake Drugs
• Academics Slam Chen Shui-bian for Separatist Remarks
• Air China Denies Reported Ban on 747 Flights to Busan
• Sino-Israeli Cooperation Project's MOU Signed in Beijing

• Beijing to Drop Higher Housing Prices for Overseas Buyers
• China to Invest 9 Billion Yuan in New Taxation Information System
• Actual Overseas Investment in China Surges in July
• China's Financial Industry Operates Smoothly
• New Joint Venture Insurance Company to Set up in China
• Beijing Boasts 20 Regional Headquarters of Multinationals
• China's Economic and Financial Operation Affected by International Environment
• Sony, Ericsson Launch Mobile Phone JV in Beijing
• Telephone Sales Boom in Rural Anhui
• Beijing Urges Foreign Firms to Tender for Games Gyms
• China's Exports Hit Record of US$56.2 Billion in July

• Chinese Made Modern Train Launched in Pakistan
• Iranian President Pledges Support for Afghan Reconstruction
• Sharon Labels Iraq as Israel's Greatest Threat
• US Commandos in Malaysia to be Regarded as Invaders: Mahathir
• Hamas, Islamic Jihad Vow not to Stop Attacks Against Israel
• Half of Births in Africa Unplanned: Report
• Iranian President Khatami Arrives in Kabul for Official Visit
• Israel Must Continue Political Talks with Palestinians: Sharon
• Israeli, Palestinian Senior Officials to Resume Talks
• U.S. to Begin Fingerprinting Aliens
• Intel Chairman Urges Comprehensive Strategy for China Relations
• US Breaks up International Child-smuggling Ring
• US Airways Gets Reprieve to Keep Flying
• Chung Mong-joon Looking at S. Korean Presidential Bid
• Eight FARC Guerrillas Killed in Clashes
• Chronology: Major Events in Sudan's 19-year Civil War
• Seven Tons of Marihuana Seized in Brazil
• Iraq Hints No Need for Further UN Arms Inspections
• Germany Calls for NATO Decision on Iraq
• News Analysis: Africa Ambitious to Harmonize Railway Lines
• Sudan Voices Solidarity with Iraq Against US War Threats
• Severe Floods Hit Czech Republic
• Sudan Peace Talks Resume in Kenya
• 99 Parties Deposit Documents with Election Commission of Pakistan
• US May Seize Arab Airports by Force to Attack Iraq: Report
• Russia Commemorates 2nd Anniversary of "Kursk" Disaster
• Death Toll in India's Bihar Floods Mounts to 275
• Taiwan's UN Bid Doomed to Failure: Chinese Envoy

• China's On-going Reform Calls for Better Economic Illumination
• Commentary: Taiwan Independence No Easy Thing (I)

• Many Chinese Students Return Home after Studying Abroad
• Chinese Star-gazers Turn out for Star Shower
• China's Demand for Satellites Due to Soar
• China to Study Relics of Earliest Humans in East Asia
• Zhejiang University Gets New Mathematics Centre 

• CFA Makes Hiddink Top Candidate for China's New Coach
• China Announces Team for Men's Basketball Worlds
• Tottenham Signs Chinese Striker on 10-month Loan Deal
• China Men's, Women's Youth Basketball Teams Beat US Counterparts
• China's Cui Kai Wins Men's High Jump at Asian Athletics Championships

• Chinese Youngsters Burdened by Unseen Pressures
• Personalized Number Plates for Cars Unveiled in Beijing
• China Halts Approval of New Internet Bars until Late August
• Unrecorded Great Wall Beacon Tower Ruins Found in NW. China