Tuesday, September 17, 2002

• New Railway Set to Ease Access to Major Southwest China Cities
• Buddhist Association of China Convenes National Conference
• Reception Marks Change of Chief of Central Government Liaison Office in Hong Kong
• Massacre of 3,000 Remembered in Northeast China 
• "Whoever Brings China Strength and Prosperity Will Have My Support"
• Chinese Trade Union Leader Meets Japanese Guests 
• 25 Dead in Torrential Storm in East China
• Dalai Lama Urged to Give up Separatism
• 49 Confirmed Dead in Food Poisoning Case in East China

• Central Bank Governor Dai on Financial Advances Made
• China Witnesses Booming Information Industry
• Hong Kong Tops ITU Mobile/Internet Index
• China to Open up Its Basic Telecommunications Sector
• Top Planner on 13 Years' Modernization Construction
• Total Assets of Chinese Enterprises Increases by 19.7 Percent in 2001
• Beijing, Vienna Sign Economic Cooperation Agreement
• China's Guangdong Exports Hit Record High
• Chinese Telecom Giant to Go Public
• Boeing 737s in China Undergoing Inspections for Defects
• China-Malaysia's Trade Records 50 Percent Growth in First Seven Months
• Chinese Insurance Giant Plans Skyscraper in Shanghai
• China's Small, Medium-sized Banks Open to Private Shareholders
• Premier Calls for Increasing Income, Cutting Spending  

• S.Korea, DPRK Reach Agreement on Inter-Korean Railways, Roads
• Japan, DPKR Agree on Steps to Resume Normalization Talks
• Rwanda to Pull out Troops from Congo on Sept. 17: Official
• China, Caribbean Countries Vow to Strengthen Relations
• Chung Mong-joon to Run for S.Korean Presidency
• Skeleton Found in 4,500-year-old Egyptian Sarcophagus
• Israeli Army Arrests 23 in Gaza
• China Stands for Political Settlement of Iraqi Issue
• Koizumi, Kim Jong Il Concludes First Round of Talks
• US Dismisses Iraqi Move to Accept Inspector as "Tactical Step"
• Japanese PM Arrives in Pyongyang for Historic Visit
• Nigerian State Governors Sue President Over Revenue Allocation
• UN to Make All Efforts to Consolidate Peace in Angola: UN Representative
• Afghan Warlord Escapes to Unknown Place
• Singapore Arrests 21 Terror Suspects Linked to Al-Qaeda
• Insurance Executive Kills Two Co-workers, Self in NYC
• Nepali Army Chief Reaffirms Support for One-China Policy
• Gas Contract Avails Ties with Australia 
• At Least 34 Killed in Argentine Bus Crash
• 18 People Killed by Fire Near Lagos
• Some 600,000 People Need Food Aid in Mozambique
• Construction of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan Gas Pipeline to Start in 2003
• Iranian Forces Ready to Repel Possible Threat: Rafsanjani
• Southern African Air Forces to Stage Joint Exercise in Zambia
• China Calls for World Aid to African Development
• War with Iraq may Cost 100-200 Billion Dollars: US Official
• Progress in "Missing Japanese" Issue Key to Japan-DPRK Ties: Japanese PM
• Iraq Allows Return of Inspectors Without Condition 

• Japanese PM's DPRK Visit, an 'Ice-breaking' Tour

• Chinese Scientists Treat Internal Parasites in Wild Pandas
• Most Advanced Aircraft to Debut at China Air Show
• Tianjin Begins Building Biotech Industrial Park
• China's Grain Output Boosted by Agricultural Science
• China to Put Six Billion Yuan into Higher Education Projects

• China Beats Senegal for Top 12 at Women's Basketball Worlds 
• Russia Routs Chinese Taipei for Top 12 of Women's Basketball Worlds
• Chinese Women Handballers Vow to Jump to Top Two in Busan Asiad
• Chinese Men's Handball Team to Strive for Top 4 in Busan Asiad

• Smuggling Kingpin's Luxury Sold to Highest Bidder
• China to Build Underwater Museum at Three Gorges
• Few AIDS Patients in China Can Afford Standard Treatment
• Chinese Smiling as They Embrace Lifestyle Options
• Philippine Tourism Promotion Supported by China, North America