Friday, September 13, 2002

• Chinese Trade Union Leader Meets Italian Visitors
• Money Laundering Ruled out Expected in China
• Climate Changes to Hammer China Hard
• China Offers 100 Million US Dollars to Developing Countries for 2010 Expo
• Coal Mine Explosion Leaves 13 Workers Missing
• Typhoon Hagupit Brings Timely Rain to South China
• Vice-Premier Reports Progress, Urges More Effort on Re-employment
• China's Senior Military Official Meets Armenian Officer
• Jiang: Jobs for Laid-off workers From State-Owned Enterprises Most Crucial
• Jiang Urges Focus on Re-employment Efforts 
• Jiang Urges Better Service for Laid-off Workers
• FM Spokesman: ETIM a Wholly Terrorist Organization
• Anti-Terrorism Cooperation Becomes Important Part of Sino-US ties: Vice FM
• FM Spokesman: Japan Should Honor Commitment on Sunk Ship Salvage
• Scientific Literacy Tops National Average in Rich Eastern Province
• CPPCC Chairman Meets Nepalese Visitors
• NPC Vice-chairman Meets Finnish guests
• Premier Zhu Rongji Meets Former PM of New Zealand
• Chinese Vice-premier Meets US Guest
• Vice-premier Meets IMF Managing Director
• Police in HK, Guangdong Cooperate in Major Diamond Heist

• German BASF Sets up First Solely Funded Firm in China
• Bright Outlook for Environmental Protection Industry in China
• Free Trade Framework with China Tops ASEAN's Economic Meeting
• Foreign Trade Increases 16 Percent in January-August
• KFC Chain Stores over 700 in China
• Auto Giant Being Reborn after Reform

• Japan Announces Time Schedule for PM's DPRK Visit
• Root Causes of Terrorism Need to be Addressed: Musharraf
• Vietnam, Cuba Pledge to Expand Multi-faceted Ties
• China Stands for Peace, Stability on Korean Peninsula
• China Hopes to See Iraqi Issue Resolved Within UN Framework
• China, EU Pledge to Further Develop Bilateral Ties
• A Victory for Justice: Tang 
• Further Action against Iraq must Agree with UN Charter, Countries Say
• US to Rejoin UNESCO 18 Years After Withdrawal
• US to Act "militarily" if Iraq Refuses to Honor Resolutions: Bush
• Conference on Disarmament Concludes 2002 session
• UNC, DPRK Sign Agreement on Inter-Korean Railways Construction
• ASEAN Economic Ministers Discuss Regional Economic Cooperation
• China's Top Legislator Starts Visit to Philippines
• Inter-Korean Tour Talks End Without Final Agreement
• 8 bodies Found Near the Unidentified Sunken Ship
• US Base in Afghanistan Hit by Rockets: AIP
• Hot Spots Hotter after Sept. 11 Terrorist Attacks

• Commentary: It's Time to End the Farce

• Shanghai to Put Maglev Line into Trial Run Early Next Year
• Belgian Scholars Hail China's Tibetan Culture
• Chinese, Japanese Universities Cooperate Well
• World Congress of Accountants to be Held in HK
• Innovation Encouraged at Shanghai Technology Platform

• Challenges Ahead, Chinese Athletes Expected to Win in Pusan Asian Games
• China's Hope for Gold in Asiad men's Running Events Lies on Liu Xiang
• Chinese Women Sprinters to Defend Asiad Relay Titles in Busan

• 5 Killed, 8 Injured in Bus Collision in South China
• Growing Number of Laid-off Workers Turn to Employment Agencies
• 800,000-year-old Stoneware Unearthed in South China
• China to Popularize Mandarin by 2010
• China International Tea Festival Opens
• Photo Festival to Open in Ancient North China Town