Wednesday, October 30, 2002

• Media Center of the 16th Party Congress Ready to Serve Journalists
• Beijing Stops Use of Salt on Ice
• Urban Poverty Warned in China
• Interview of Qian Qichen on Sino-US Ties and Taiwan Issue
• Chinese Arts Convey Friendship 
• CPPCC Vice-chairman Meets Philippine Guests
• Earliest Biography of Mao Zedong Discovered
• Maltese PM arrives in Beijing
• Why Is There the Need of a Second Damming of the Three Gorges? 
• China, US Hold Meeting on Drug Control Cooperation
• FM: Anti-terror Fight Should not be Linked to Specific Ethnic Groups
• FM Spokesman: Jiang's US Visit "Productive"
• President Jiang Zemin Back to Beijing 
• Chinese PLA Chief of General Staff Meets with Pakistani Guests
• Top Chinese Lawmaker Meets Belgian Delegation
• Top Chinese Legislator Meets German Ex-president 
• Top Chinese Legislator Meets Malaysian Delegation
• 21 Die After Fire in South China Mine

• China Vows to Solve Aquatic Product Safety Problem
• Correlation between Human Resources Management, Financial Performances: Survey
• Information Industry Booming in East China Province
• China Invests Heavily in Environment Equipment
• Progress Made in Rectifying Foreign Exchange Market
• China Not an Exporter of Deflation: BNP Paribas Peregrine
• Chinese Firms Eye Developing Trade Prospects with ASEAN Nations
• China's Hi-tech Exports See Record Rise
• China to Gradually Open Jet Fuel Market
• Non-state-owned Companies Chastised for Safety Flaws
• Air Route Opens from Bangkok to East China City
• Beijing Lures Hong Kong Investment with Olympics Projects
• US Consumer Confidence Plunges to Nine-year Low
• China to Make Postal Service More Market-oriented
• Amended Law to Promote Insurance Industry: CIRC Chairman
• China Holds Provincial Trade Fair in Nigeria

• China to Send Overseas More Field Service Volunteers
• Uganda, US Discuss Peace in Great Lakes Region
• Pyongyang Seeks Package Solution of Related Issues with Tokyo
• 59 People Killed by Fire in Ho Chi Minh City
• Senior CPC Official Appreciates Bahamas' One-China Policy
• Port City Association Incorporates Dalian as First Chinese Member
• Features: Vietnam Says "No" to Motorbikes
• China to Make Postal Service More Market-oriented
• Funerals Held for Moscow Victims
• Russia Launches 3-Man Crew Rocket
• Bomb Explodes Amid Railway Station Threat in Southern Thailand
• DPRK's Economic Measures Lead to Brisker Market, Better Life
• More Former Hostages Released from Hospital in Moscow
• Japan, DPRK End Day's Talks Without Obvious Progress
• Fire in Ho Chi Minh City Put Out
• Federal Charges Filed Against Suspected Sniper in US
• Iraq Returns First batch of Kuwaiti Documents: Spokesman
• Iraq's Major Contract for Power Generators Released from Hold
• Palestinian Militant Killed After Wounding Four Israelis
• At Least 48 Killed in Fire in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City
• Singaporean DPM Calls on Countrymen to Develop Common National Identity
• Arafat Feels Victory After Winning PLC Approval for New Cabinet
• Congolese Parties Reach Agreement on Power Sharing Issues
• Iraq, Iran Exchange Remains of 304 War-died Soldiers
• US Sends More Troops to Djibouti
• New PNA Cabinet Members Sworn in Before Arafat
• German Government Reiterates Opposition to Iraqi War
• Israeli Labor Party Calls for New General Elections
• World's Migrant Population Hits 175 Million, UN Reports
• US Could Wait Week for UN Vote on Iraq: Powell

• Editorial Hails Jiang's US Visit, Trip to Mexico

• US Biotech Company Finds Novel Obesity Gene
• Scientists Try to Control Malaria in the World
• Researchers Gain First Glimpse Inside Antimatter Atoms

• Chinese powerlifter sets new world record in FESPIC Games
• Chinese Taipei Upset in Table Tennis Team Final at FESPIC Games
• Chinese Athletes Set More World Records at FESPIC Games
• China Nurtures Young Players in Asian Women Youth Basketball Championships
• Chinese Paddlers Need Awakening to Fight for Athens Olympics

• Chinese Women Retiring Their Needles, Thread
• Boiler Renovation to Ensure Clean Beijing Air
• China Sees Substantial Reduction of Serious Accidents
• China Vows to Improve Public Health in Rural Areas
• New Computer Software Speeds Shipping Checks
• Understanding Cultural Differences Crucial to Human Rights:Scholars
• Hong Kong Fans Mourn Passing of Pop Star
• Chinese Culture Center Opens in Cairo