Friday, December 20, 2002

• Kazakhstan President's China Visit "Epoch-making"
• China Congratulates South Korea President-elect
• President Jiang Congratulates S.Korean President-elect
• Macao Daily Hails Third Anniversary of Hand-over
• Smuggler Sentenced to Death in S. China
• Accused Spy Wang Bingzhang Arrested
• Hu Jintao Congratulates Mbeki on Re-election as ANC President
• 11 Dead, 29 Still Missing in Ferry Sinking in SW China 
• China Forms Three Metropolitan Areas: Report
• Top Legislator Meets Kuwaiti Guests 
• Chinese Defense Minister Meets Mongolian Guests
• Earthquake Claims 2 Lives in Northwest China
• Reception Marks 30 Years of Diplomatic Ties with Australia, NZ

• China Holds Position as World's Leading Steel Maker
• China's Largest Orimulsion Fuel Depot Underway
• Chinese Provincial Television Teams up with News Corp
• Drop in Factory Prices for China's Industrial Goods Eases
• First Power Plant under Construction at Three Gorges
• China to Innovate Aviation Accident Insurance Products
• Chinese Province Cuts Use of Phosphor Drastically
• Japanese Auto Giant Confident in Chinese Market
• Administrations for Industry, Commerce to Improve Work Urged
• Forerunner of China's National Industry Celebrates 130th Birthday
• German Metro Opens Supermarket in Tianjin
• Experts Call for Faster Urbanization Process
• China Produces Most Types of Manufactured Products
• China Adjusts Forex Loan Management System

• S.Korean President-elect Outlines Key Economic Policies
• Pentagon Plans Big Budget Increase for Special Forces
• Roh's Victory to Bring Fresh Changes to South Korea 
• Pakistani Police Arrest Nine al-Qaida Suspects
• France, Israel Disagree on Mideast Peace Plan "Road Map"
• US Sees "Material Breach" in Iraqi Arms Declaration
• US President Congratulates South Korean President-elect
• No Reason to Worry about UN Arms Assessment: Iraq
• Mubarak, Bush Mull Mideast Situation over Phone
• Putin Highlights Russia's Economy Performance in 2002
• US Sets Late Jan. as Make-or-break Point with Iraq: Newspaper
• Roh Moo-hyun Becomes New President of S.Korea  
• Powell Says Iraq Totally Fails to Meet UN Resolution Requirements

• What Is Bush's Missile Defense System Intended for? 
• 'Theory of World Factory' Is Misleading: Commentary

• Shanghai Chosen to Produce Home-designed Turbo Jets
• CAE to Recruit 70 Academicians in 2003
• China Tries to Protect Cultural Heritage amid Fast Economic Growth
• Taiwan Scientists Succeed in Cloning Liver Cells
• China Performing Arts Agency's 45th Anniversary Celebrated
• Discovery of Small RNAs Named No. 1 Scientific Breakthrough of 2002

• China Secures Mixed Doubles Titles in China Open Badminton
• Chinese Women Shine at China Open Badminton Championships

• China to Have 3,000 Museums by 2015