Monday, December 16, 2002

• Rights, Freedoms of HK People Unaffected by BL23 Legislation
• Gas Kills 7, with 41 Injured in NE China Port City
• Hu Jintao Urges Study, Implementation of Congress Guidelines

• Chinese, ASEAN Business Delegates Discuss Free Trade Area Prospects
• Human Resources Vital for China's Competitiveness
• China's Vehicle Production, Sales Speed Up
• Xinyi-Changxing Railway Passed Preliminary Acceptance
• BEA Systems Plans First Overseas R&D Center in China
• NW China's Xinjiang Leads Nation in Export Growth
• China to Micro-monitor Overseas Operations of its Firms
• "Suzhou Consensus" Reached by China's Manufacturing Leaders
• Macro-economy Policy Based on Continuity, Stability 
• UN Official: China Becoming a "People Superpower"
• Human Resources Vital for China's Development
• LG to Increase Investment in Tianjin
• Shanghai Exports to Exceed 30 Billion Dollars in 2002

• US Starts Military Buildup in Northern Iraq: Reports
• Indonesia Never Welcomes Taiwanese Leader
• DPRK to Open Mobile Service in Early 2003
• India's Ruling Party Wins Crucial Election in Gujarat
• DPRK slams US for politicizing humanitarian aid
• Japan Sends Ship to Indian Ocean to Support US Military Operations
• Australian FM Hails Good Relationship with China
• Support for Koizumi Cabinet Falls to Around 50%: Polls
• Venezuelan Opposition Launches Massive Anti-govt March
• Gore Decides Not to Run for President in 2004
• South Africa Ready for ANC Congress
• Threat of Transit Strike Hangs over NYC
• Indonesia not Expects Any Visit by Taiwanese "President"
• S.Korea Delegation Departs for Red Cross Talks with DPRK
• China's Sacred Tooth Relic of Buddha Arrives in Thailand
• News Analysis: Germany, US -- Partners Drifting Apart?
• Israel's Labor Party Proposes Separated-Jerusalem Solution
• 40 Killed in Road Accident in Nigeria
• Pakistani PM Urges India for Dialogue
• US to Blame for Resumption of Nuclear Development: DPRK Spokesman
• Israel Keeps Ban on Arafat for Christmas Mass in Bethlehem
• US President Widens CIA Authority to Kill Terrorists
• PNA condemns Israeli ban on Arafat for Christmas mass in Bethlehem
• Israel Has No Intention to Withdraw Troops from Bethlehem: Official

• Why Does Kissinger Suddenly Resign?
• Fragile Financial Base of the Bureaucratic Pyramid: China's Concern

• Liver Transplantation Operation Successful in Tibet 
• University Sets up Start-A-Business Park
• China's First Seismological Base Created for Kids

• Deng Yaping Earns Master's Degree in Britain  
• Hosts China Snatch Medals before End of World Cup Speed Skating 

• Key Project Route Altered to Protect Rare Camels in NW China
• South China Island Attracts More Foreign Tourists
• Long-awaited 'Hero' by Zhang Yimou Premieres in Beijing
• Opera Aria Concert Staged in China's Capital
• India Becomes Chinese Tourists' Destination
• Ship Accident Causes Light Pollution to Sea in South China
• Beijing Receives First Snow This Winter