Thursday, August 22, 2002

• Shanghai Mayor Meets Russian PM
• Chinese President Meets President of Zanzibar
• Jiang Zemin Accepts Credentials from Four Ambassadors
• CPC Central Committee Highlights Physical Culture Work
• Chinese, Russian PMs Sign Joint Communique
• Chinese, Russian PMs Hold Talks
• Cemetery Built for Chinese Martyrs Killed in 1895 Sino-Japanese War
• Tung Chee Hwa Welcomes New Director of Central Government Liaison Office
• No Living Space for Taiwan Separatists: Xinhua Article
• China Speeds up Quality Control System for Food Sector
• Yangtze River in Three Gorges Navigable as Water Flow Drops
• Central China's Province Declares Floods Emergency 
• Vice President Hu Holds Talks with President of Zanzibar
• New Freeway Opens in Northwest China
• Chinese Defence Minister Meets Bangladesh Guests
• Vice-Premier Highlights Sacred Mission for All Chinese
• UN Official Praises China's Contribution in Peace-keeping
• China Pursues Harmony Between People, Nature

• Cheung Kong, Hutchison Whampoa Record Declining Profits
• Int'l Giant Eyes China's Environment-friendly Goods Market
• Giant Medicine Company Restructuring Deal Hammered out
• China to Promote Key Food Processing Industries

• Israeli Troops Arrest Top Hamas Leader in Qalqilya
• 45 Feared Dead in Bus Accident in Nepal
• Abu Nidal's Group Denies Leader's Suicide
• Philippine Kidnappers Describe Beheading Hostages as "Jihad"
• Bush to Propose $4 Billion in Aid for Africa
• Saudi Arabia-US Ties at Critical Moment: News Analysis
• 18 Feared Dead in Nepal Plane Crash
• US Airways to Cut More Flights
• Colombian Parliament Leaders Meet Chinese Party Delegation
• Bush Says He Continues to Seek Consultations on Iraq
• Kim Jong Il Arrives in Khabarovsk
• Japanese FM Announces Foreign Ministry Reform Program
• Bush's Proposed Iraq War Would be too Costly for US
• Musharraf to Remain President, COAS for Five More Years
• Omar Still Alive but Difficult to Aatch: Afghan DM
• Bill Clinton May Get Talk Show
• Canadian Prime Minister to Step Down in 2004
• Chemical Spill in US Airport Sickens 36
• Chinese Communist Party Greets Namibia's SWAPO Party on Congress
• France Surprised at Israel Holding French Peace Activists
• China Makes Improvement in Environmental Protection: World Bank
• 2 Soldiers Killed in Helicopter Crash in US
• Palestinian, Israeli Officials Meet on Pullout Implementation
• Israel Tries to Undermine Any Security Deals: PNA

• Why 'Axis of Evil' Has Become Sweet Cakes for Russia

• Deadline Set for the Launching of China's 'Shenzhou IV'
• Russian Scientists Set Ambitious Mars Mission for 2007
• Maths Genius Nash Wows Beijing 
• China's 1st College for Disabled Marks 15th Anniversary
• Top Mathematicians Worry About Future of China's Maths Studies

• Chinese Women's Volleyball Team Leave for World Championships
• Tickets for Shanghai Masters Tennis Sell Like Hot Cakes

• Hong Kong Reports 1,863 HIV Infection Cases
• Beijing Suspends Issue of Personalized Number Plates
• Illegal Antelope-horn Traders Sentenced 11-year Jail Term
• Chinese Shadow Play, Precursor of Modern Cinema, Experiences a Revival