Wednesday, October 02, 2002

• Variety Show, Fireworks Display Highlight National Day's Festive Mood in HK
• 30th Yangtze River Bridge Ends Need for Local Ferry 
• National Day Celebrated All Over China
• Macao SAR Chief Executive Calls for Closer Ties with Inland
• HKSAR Chief Executive Hosts National Day Cocktail Reception

• Trendsetting US Insurance Firm Marks 10 Years of Operation in China
• Shanghai Becomes China's Leading Exhibitor
• Chinese-Filipino Taipan Gives up Buying Local Telecom Giant
• East China Province's GDP to Grow by 12 Percent This Year
• Nissan Beefing up China Business, Aiming at No. 1 Brand in 10 Years
• Beijing's Economy Growing Steadily This Year
• China-Russia Trade Grows Strongly
• Sino-US Trade Likely to Reach US$92 Billion This Year
• Global Retail Giants Promote "Made-in-China" Products Around the World
• News Analysis: China-ASEAN Summit Eyes Free Trade
• China to Become Largest German Export Market in Asia
• Beijing Launches New Edition of Invoice

• Kabul Zoo Ready for Newcomers -- Chinese Lions
• Iraqi Deputy PM Says no Need for New UN Resolution 
• Nationwide Strike Against Privatization Enters 2nd Day in South Africa
• News Analysis: EU Caves in to US Pressure on ICC
• 15 Killed in Navy Planes Midair Collision in India  
• US Suggests Assassination of Iraqi Leader
• Ugandan Speaker Says China, Uganda are Friends
• UN Anti-terror Panel Adds Four Names to Sanction List
• Iraqi Crude Exports Dip Slightly Under "Oil-for-food" Scheme
• Bush Criticizes Draft Congressional Resolution on Iraq
• Bangladesh, United States Hold Joint Exercise
• Kuwait Opposes Any Unilateral Strike on Iraq: Official
• Turkish, Iraqi Leaders Meet on Possible US Strike
• Russia Stresses Development of Partnership with China
• Chinese Envoy on Preventing Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
• UN, Iraq Reach Agreement on Return of Arms Inspectors  

• Shanghai Begins Digital TV Broadcasts

• China Wins Men's Foil Team Title at Asiad
• Xu Yanwei of China Wins Women's 100m Freestyle Asiad Gold
• China Shooters Beat Fields and World Records
• Zhang Fights Back to Save China's Match-winning Record
• China, Kazakhstan Meet in Men's Epee Team Final at Busan Asiad
• China, S. Korea to Fight for Men's Foil Team Title at Busan Asiad
• China Beats Chinese Taipei 113-50 in Asiad Men's Basketball 
• China's Zhou Yan Wins Women's 58kg Category Weightlifting Gold
• China Breaks Second Shooting World Record
• China Wins Men's Single Sculls at Asiad Rowing
• China Wins Women's Coxless Fours Gold in Asiad
• China Wins First Shooting Gold at Asiad 
• Chinese 1-2 in Women's 10m Air Rifle Final
• China Wins Men's 10m Air Rifle Team in Asiad
• China Clean Sweeps Rowing Golds at Wednesday's Asiad
• China Win Men's Coxless Fours Gold in Asiad
• Preview: Chinese Women Gymnasts Face Challenge in Asiad
• China Wins Men's 50m Pistol Team Event with 1,690 Points
• China Sweeps Swimming Golds in 2nd Day of Games

• Study Shows Breast Self-exam is Unproven
• 800-year-old Tomb Unearthed in Central-south China
• China's National Day Holiday Spurs Tourism Boom