Thursday, August 15, 2002

• FM Spokesman Urges Japan to Honor Its Commitments
• Majority of Macao Residents Optimistic About Future: Survey
• China Offers Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine
• China Urged to Heed Enlarging Income Disparity
• FM Spokesman Rejects Al-Qaida Contacts Allegation
• Former Everbright Chairman Expelled from Party and Post
• Beijing Sends Top-level Rescue Team to Mount Shisha Pagma
• Avalanche Claimed Two Young Climbers, Three Missing 
• Family of Murdered Chinese Student Go to Germany
• Chinese Vice-Premier Vows to Help Flood Victims
• Local Law in Anhui Allows 2nd Child for Some Families
• Tibet Willing to Promote Economic cooperation with India
• China Issues Statute on Pharmaceutical Administration
• Historic "24-zig" Rediscovered on Stilwell Road
• Report: China's Aging Population Expanding Fast

• Overseas Banks Eye Personal Business in China
• China's Forex Savings Grow Steadily
• ICBC's E-banking Exceeds 4 Trillion Yuan
• China's Guangdong Jan-Jul Exports 36.6% of National Total
• China's Soybean Imports from US to Rise
• Hang Seng Bank Starts RMB Business in Shanghai
• China Produces Nearly 100,000 Cars in July

• Israeli FM Willing to Add Bethlehem to "Gaza First" Plan
• US, Uganda to Launch Joint Military Training Exercise
• US Special Envoy Accuses Iran of Supporting Terrorists
• China Promotes New Security Concept at UN Disarmament Meeting
• Saddam Nominated Candidate for Iraq's Next President
• Israel to Close Its Embassy in New Zealand
• Ethiopia Willing to Learn from China: Prime Minister
• Zimbabwe Arrests Opposition Party Senior Official
• Kim Jong Il to Visit Russia in Late August
• 5 Japanese Ministers Visit Yasukuni Shrine Today
• Koizumi Renews Remorse for WWII Aggression on War Anniversary
• Inter-Korean Joint Celebration Begins
• Joint Statement Reignites Hope for Good Relations on Korean Peninsula
• Japanese PM's Foreign Policies Hawkish: Analysis
• United Airlines Parent Signals Possible Bankruptcy Protection Filing
• Israel Agrees to Release Another 15 Million Dollars to PNA: Report
• German Chancellor Reaffirms "No" to Iraq War
• Putin, Lukashenko Hold Talks on Russia-Belarus Integration
• Security Council Adjusts Mandate for UN Mission in Ethiopia-Eritrea
• Iran Says US Wise Enough not to Launch Attack on it
• Water Pollution: Biggest Killer of Children in Asian-Pacific
• Sudanese Government Committed to Peace Deal: Ambassador
• Iran to Host First International Robot Deminer Contest
• DPRK Ministerial Delegation Leaves South Korea
• URGENT: DPRK, Japan to Hold Talks in Pyongyang
• Annette Lu not Allowed to Enter Jakarta: Spokesman

• Strange Dinosaur Eggs Spotted in East China's Jiangxi
• China Makes Progress in Saving Black Soil
• Evidence of Seas, Forests Found in China's Xinjiang
• Differences in Gene Determines Humans' Unique Language Ability
• China Issues Sci-tech Program on Sustainable Development

• Timo Boll Top Threat to Chinese Table Tennis, Coach
• China Intends to Bid for 2014 World Cup: Official

• China to Divert Slush in Bid to Curb Sandstorms
• Chinese Solvent Makers Receive Training on Ozone Protection
• Air Macao to Add Flights Between Beijing, Macao
• China to Name Historical, Cultural Towns and Villages