Tuesday, August 20, 2002

• South Africa to strengthen ties with China
• US Congress to be Reassured of China's Anti-terrorism Commitment
• Senior Party Official on Discipline Inspection
• NPC Chairman Li Peng Meets Thai Princess
• China Appoints New Ambassadors
• Cameroonian Ambassador on Premier Zhu's Upcoming Visit
• Foreign Resident Correspondents, a Special Group in China
• Iraqi Foreign Minister to Visit China
• Committee Prepares for Sino-Russian PMs Meeting
• CPC Central Committee Sends Message of Thanks to Fire-fighters
• Chinese, Tanzanian Military Leaders Hold Talks
• Students' Bodies Found in 6700-meter High Snow Field 
• Fires in China's Largest Forests Completely Doused
• China Intensifies Regulation on Food Safety
• Strong Tropical Storm Hits China
• UN to Continue Cooperation with China: Mary Robinson
• East China's Province Opens Government Files to Public
• Cross-Straits Direct L/C Transaction Realized
• China to Build Asia's Largest UN Police Training Center
• Terrorism Crackdown will not Solve Global Problems: Vice-Premier 
• Chinese President Jiang Meets Stephen Hawking  

• Overseas Financial Managers Eye China Market
• HKSAR to Strengthen Service Center Role in Regional Trade
• Pudong Sees 15 Percent Trade Growth
• Hitachi Invests in Shanghai's Logistics Sector
• China's First Semi-private Airline to Take off
• Macao Draws Huge Overseas Investment
• Foreign Stakes in Joint Ventures over 65% Must be Sold
• China to Host the First APEC E-commerce Fair
• China's Corn Production Belt Adjusts to Soaring Imports
• Farm Products Processing Industry Helps China's Agriculture Prosper

• Thousands of Indonesian Workers Protest Against US Nike
• Tanzania-Zambia Railway to be Privatized: Official
• Kim Jong Il Arrives in Russia
• Jerusalem to Build Memorial for Sept. 11 Victims
• Dengue kills 59 in Cambodia
• Iraq Lab Linked to al-Qaida: US Official
• Palestinian Guerrilla Chief Abu Nidal Found Dead: Report
• US Secretary of State to Attend Earth Summit
• China, PIF Members Meet for Closer Cooperation
• Baltic States Reject US Exemption from ICC
• Russia, China Strategic Economic Partners: Kasyanov
• No PNA Comment on Radical Guerrilla Leader Abu Nidal's Death
• S. Korean PM-designate to Be Questioned by National Assembly
• Japanese Women in DPRK to Visit Homeland.
• Israeli Troops Finish Pullback from Bethlehem
• Four Injured in Los Angeles County Nightclub Shooting
• NY Times: US Acquiesces in Use of Poison Gas During Iran-Iraq War
• UN Studying Iraqi Letter on Weapons Inspections
• Russia, Iraq Confirmed to Clinch a 10-year Economic Deal
• Roundup: US Airlines Retrench to Save Themselves
• China Enforces Environment Laws in Economic Development
• Israel's F-16 Warplanes Likely to Carry Nuclear Weapons: Report
• Kim Jong Il to visit Russia Tuesday
• Iraqi Parliament Endorses Saddam's Presidential Nomination
• Russian Helicopter Crash in Chechnya Kills at Least 85

• Beijing Bending on a Grand Olympiad 2008: Analysis
• Taiwan Authorities Warned to Shun from Dead End: Article

• China Set to Lead World Maths Research
• China Has Great Potential in Math: Shiing-Shen Chern
• Int'l Education Exchange Event to be Held in Beijing
• Two Mathematicians Awarded Fields Medal Prize
• Star Graduates of Private Universities Rewarded
• Chinese Scientists Nab Typhoon Data
• China to Step up Education for Ethnic Groups

• International Wushu Invitational Opens in Beijing
• DPRK to Send 315 Athletes to the Asian Games
• China Finalises Roster for Women's Volleyball World Championship
• China Names Tennis Players for Asian Games
• China Wants to Sweep Diving Golds in Asian Games
• Beijing Uses Int'l Experience in Preparing 2008 Olympics

• Tropical Storm Hits China's Southern Coast, Interior Areas
• China Guards Against Possible Arrival of Cholera
• Landslide Suspends Traffic on Beijing-Kowloon Railway
• China Attracts the Most ROK Visitors: ROK Ambassador