Wednesday, August 21, 2002

• Premier Zhu Hosts Ceremony to Welcome Russian PM
• Macao SAR Chief Executive Visits Guangdong
• Seven Confirmed Dead in North China Fireworks Plant Explosion
• Chinese Defense Minister Meets Tanzanian Military Commander
• Territory-wide Operation by HK Customs Fruitful
• China's Rural Taxes Reduction Lifts the Lid of Political Reform
• Old Chinese Beaten by NY Police, Triggers off Big Clash
• North Part of West-East Electricity Transmission Project Starts Construction
• Not Practical for Shougang Group to Move out of Beijing
• Central Asia Regional Customs Cooperation Committee Founded in NW China
• Russian PM Arrives in Shanghai
• 40 Killed, 23 Still Missing in Mudslide in SW. China
• China's Leaders Farewell Former State Councilor
• Dalai Lama's "Greater Tibet" Defies Tibetan People's Will

• Senior CPC Leader Confident about Continued Economic Growth
• Mortgage Price War to Hurt Taiwan Banks: S&P
• Russia-China Trade to Hit New High: Russian PM
• China Set to Replace US as Biggest Exporter to Japan
• Community Investment and Inclusion Fund Launched in HK
• Economists Say China's Economic Growth to Reach 7.4%
• China Sets up National Certification Board
• "Air Macao will Fly High Amid Market Tussle," Says CEO
• Rules on B Shares by Foreign Shareholders Modified
• Nissan's Revival Plan Bets on New Models in China
• SW China to Set up International Zone for New Materials Industry
• Huge Market for General Aviation in China

• Investigators Find Piece of Missile Launcher Likely to Have Hit Mi-26 Helicopter
• US Fighter Crashes in Japan, Pilot Rescued
• Abu Nidal Killed Himself with One Bullet: Iraqi Official
• Russian State Duma Deputy Killed in Moscow
• NY Times Wedding Page to Run Same-sex Notices
• SAARC FM Meeting Begins in Kathmandu
• Abu Sayyaf Takes Eight Hostages in Southern Philippines: Report
• FBI Identifies New Associate of Sept.11 Hijackers
• Johannesburg Resolved to Hold "Green" Summit: Official
• GM Recalls 720,000 Vehicles for Air Bag Problems
• Israeli Army Assassinates Brother of PFLP Chief
• Colombian Rebel FARC Kidnaps 18 Vacationers
• Middle East Faces Long Road to Peace: News Analysis
• DPRK Denounces US-South Korea Joint Maneuvers
• Iran Repatriates 181,000 Afghan Refugees Since April
• Fire Ruins 20 Percent of Mongolian Forests
• Flu Kills 479 in Madagascar
• 6 People Fall Daily From City Windows in Moscow
• Moscow Railways Official Shot Dead
• Iraq Denounces Embassy Takeover by Dissidents as "Terrorist Attacks"
• US Accuses Iraq of Sheltering Al-Qaida Members
• Rocket Problems Delay US Missile Defense Test
• Putin Declared Thursday a Day of Mourning
• Egyptian Parliament Scoffs at US Interference
• Explosion in Moscow Trapped More People Under Debris
• 147 People on Board Downed Helicopter, 33 Survive
• German Police Bring Iraqi Embassy Takeover to End
• Anti-Saddam Group Occupies Iraqi Embassy in Berlin

• Only Pacemakers can Win Grand prize"--Mathematician Comments
• Text-message Service Warnings of Adverse Weather Launched
• When Will China Return to World Sci-tech Center: Interview
• Math Toy Exhibition Highlights China's Ancient Math History

• Top Seed Xia Xuanze Wins Opening Match in Singapore Open
• Chinese Lin Defeated in Singapore Open badminton
• Center Wang Zhizhi Required to Join National Team
• Chinese Tennis Hopes Better Performance in Asian Games
• St. Pauli Sign China's Yang Chen

• "La Dame aux Camelias" Adapted for Local Opera
• China Maps out Program to Develop Tourism in Three Gorges