Friday, October 18, 2002

• Grassroots Democracy Flourishing in China
• New Party Boss for South China's Guangzhou
• HK Police Seizes 600,000 HKD Worth of Heroin
• China, Uganda Mark 40th Anniversary of Diplomatic Ties
• China Supports UN Debate on Iraq Issue: Spokeswoman
• Chinese Mainland Offers Taiwan Island Goodwill Gesture
• China Striving for Balanced Development of Population, Resources and Environment 
• Truth Behind Overseas Falun Gong Lawsuit Revealed
• Former Falun Gong Follower Says Cult Leader Should be on Trial
• Chinese Mainlander Hurt in Bali Blasts Returns Home
• China Pursues Population Control to Promote Sustainable Development
• HK, Shanghai Implement Government Official Exchange Program
• "Falun Gong Leads My Brother to Commit Suicide"

• China, US, Saudi Arabia Planning Refinery JV in Fujian
• Sino-Russian Trade, Economic Cooperation Expanding
• Australia, China Sign Multibillion Dollar Natural Gas Deal
• Huge Loan for New Beijing Subway Line
• China's Railway Sector Uses More Foreign Capital
• ASEAN-China Free Trade Area to Create "Win-win" Situation
• China Approves First Joint Venture Management Firm
• China Strengthens Export Control of Dual-use Biological Agents: MOFTEC Spokeswoman
• China Issues Regulations on Control of Dual-use Biological Exports
• China Calls on EU to Grant it Full Market Economy Status

• Corporate Scandals Cost Americans Billions: Report
• Ugandan President Orders for Deployment of More Troops in North
• Cote d'Ivoire's Govt. Accepts Ceasefire with Rebels
• Colombia Sees Coming visit by Chinese FM to Ancom as Historic
• Japan Begins Issuing Passports to 5 Abductees Back from DPRK
• Why Does India Withdraw Troops from Pakistan
• Governor of Russia's Far Eastern Region Killed in Moscow
• Chinese War Show Commemorating American Pilots Opens in Washington
• Roundup: Venezuelan Political Crisis Heats Up
• Core of the Iraqi Issue is Disarmament: Chinese Official
• Britain to Study Anti-missile Shield Plan
• Saddam Sworn in as President for Another 7-year Term 
• US Softened on Iraq Amid Growing Opposition
• New Iraq Resolution Must not Authorize Automatic Use of Force: Russia
• Russian Military Helicopter Crashes in Chechnya

• Made-in-China Boosting Chinese Economy

• US Software Giant Partners with Legend to Advance Technology
• Fourth China High-tech Fair Ends with Record Deals 
• China Succeeds in Cloning Cow Using Frozen Stem Cells
• China has 81 Non-governmental Science, Technology Awards

• China's Yao Ming Expected in Houston Soon
• Vice Premier Li Welcomes Athletes back from Busan
• Beijing Olympics Committee Recruits Talents

• Two More Imported Cases of Dengue Fever Confirmed in HK
• China Shifts Family Planning Focus to Reproductive Services
• China Facing Huge Challenge in Conserving Biodiversity
• Expert: Chinese Forest Programs Making World Greener
• China's 2nd International Competition for Singers Well Prepared
• Chinese Mongolian Herdsmen Strive for Better Life
• China Spends More on Environmental Protection