Sunday, August 25, 2002

• China plans crackdown on capital flight
• China cracks down on fake diplomas
• Central China city declares state of emergency over floods
• China's law on securities investment funds due next year

• HKSAR symposium reaches consensus on economic integration with mainland
• Chinese lawmakers urge crackdown on local protectionism in debt cases
• Food exhibition shows direction for industry
• SW. China city cracks down on industrial polluters
• Suspected tax fraud prosecuted in east China

• Iran opposes US naval presence in the Persian Gulf
• Iran will not remain neutral when Iraq attacked: FM
• Iraqi minister warns of US attack consequences
• Iraqi foreign minister leaves for visit to China
• Capacity building key to SME growth: China
• Roundup: Ethiopia faces worsening forest denudation
• Russia, Georgia ties in crisis after air raid report
• Premier Zhu leaves for visit to Africa, UN summit
• Moscow, Pyongyang pin hopes on Kim Jong Il's visit
• Backgrounder: World Summit on Sustainable Development
• China, Vietnam hold ninth round of boundary talks
• Chinese Dunhuang singing, dancing performance premiered in ROK
• Roundup: Flood fight helps Schroeder in polls
• Castro, Arafat to attend Earth Summit protest march
• Russia urges Georgia to crack down on Chechen rebels
• US Rebukes Russia for Attacks on Georgia
• Slovak president hospitalized, poisoning suspected

• US-EU Difference Widens Over 'Down with Saddam' Issue

• Biotechnological industry develops rapidly in China
• Work begins on Chinese-Mongolian dictionary

• Chinese female worker swims across high-altitude lake in 17 hours
• Asian Optimist Sailing Championship opens in Qingdao, China
• Two Chinese pairs reach Asia-Pacific beach volleyball semifinals
• Chinese men's volleyball team to warm up with Denmark for 2002 Championship
• Chinese breaks world record in shooting World Cup Finals
• China holds England in Women's Hockey Champions Trophy

• "Children's Safety Week" launched in Shanghai
• Star panda survives dangerous nosebleed
• Mystery of Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum revealed