Thursday, September 19, 2002

• Chinese Premier leaves Beijing for Europe
• Sino-US Ties See Sound Development: President Jiang
• China, Kirghizstan to Hold Military Exercise in October
• Japs Unit 731 Germ Warfare Site Applies for World Heritage
• Severe Drought Hits Shandong, Causing Huge Losses
• Chinese, Togolese Swap Greetings on Anniversary of Ties
• Toxic Air Sends 90 from Zhuhai Factory to Hospital
• EU-China Summit, ASEM to Boost Co-operation
• China Passes Revised Draft of Regulation Banning Child Labor
• Premier Says China Willing to Improve its Legal System
• Chinese Marks 71st Anniversary of Sept. 18 Incident  

• Dongfeng, Nissan Join Hands in China
• South China Port Reports Booming Container Business
• EU Market Opens to China TVs
• WIPO Launches Chinese Language Version of Website
• Beijing to Further Integrate with Global Economy: Mayor
• Tom.com to Set up Joint Venture with Mainland IT Media
• Judicial Officials Discuss WTO and Legal System Modernization
• Int'l Symposium on WTO, Legal Services Opens in Beijing

• 600 US Marines to Arrive in Philippines for 'Talon Vision 02' Exercises
• Cote d'Ivoire Shooting Is Coup Attempt: Top Official
• Rumsfeld: Saddam's Foreign Exile Could Help Avoid War
• Philippine Police Probe Foreign Kidnap Gangs
• Dozens Arrested in Date-rape Drug Probe in US
• Thai Delegation to Myanmar to Discuss Reopening of Border
• Poland Rejects EC Proposal on Kaliningrad Travel
• PNA Welcomes China's Appointment of Mideast Peace Coordinator
• DPRK, South Korea Start Mine Clearance in Buffer Zone
• Britain to Appoint Violence Monitor for Northern Ireland
• US, Britain Begin Drafting New Resolution on Iraq at UN
• US to Work for Creation of Palestinian State: White House
• UN Goes Ahead with Iraq
• Burundi Govt. Confirms Mass Killing of Civilians
• Putin Hails Start of Trans-Korean Rail Link
• Zambia's Former President in Iraq for Talks with Saddam
• Bush Discusses Action Against Iraq with US Lawmakers
• Philippine Senator Against Buying Fighters from Taiwan
• Historic Talks Boost Sri Lankan Peace Hopes, but No Easy Gains
• China, Australia Confident of Future Bilateral Relations 
• Iraq Allows UN Inspectors back to Avert US War: Analysis

• Important Step Toward Comprehensive Solution of Iraq Issue
• Xinhua Commentary Calls for Better Job in Re-employing Laid off Workers

• China and Singapore to Launch THSCANX-Ray Inspection System
• Remains of Buck-Toothed Dinosaur Found in China
• China to Promote Development of Medical Science, Technology
• Chinese University Joins Int'l Antimatter Detector Project
• China's Super Rice Breeding Progressing
• China to Launch Two Meteorological Satellites in 2005

• China Edges Spain in Women's World Basketball

• Beijing Ruling Protection of Historical Cultural Sites
• China National Symphony Orchestra to Tour Europe
• China to Issue Two Sets of Commemorative Coins
• China's Special Teas Promise Rosy Future
• China Classifies Water Environment Zones
• China Needs to Raise Insurance Consciousness Among Children: Expert
• Water Quality of China's Huaihe River and Taihu Lake Improves