Tuesday, December 24, 2002

• Strategists discuss international situation
• Forum on Environmental Protection Held in Beijing
• China Red Cross Collects over 200 Million Yuan in 2002
• Bangladeshi Prime Minister Arrives in Beijing
• Beijing Seminar Discusses Arms Control
• Chinese, Kazakh Presidents Sign Friendship Treaty

• Figures, Powerful Notes to China's Economy in 2002
• Private Property Owners Win with Reform
• Hyundai Sonata Cars Debut in Beijing 
• China Firm Handles 4.7 Billion US Dollar Bad Assets
• Rolls-Royce Supports Aviation Training in China
• China Set Trade Growth Goal at 7 Percent in 2003

• Yearender: 2002 Sees Intensified Global Anti-terror Campaign
• DPRK Has Right to Produce, Export Missiles: Newspaper
• Yearender: Africa Strides Ahead with Dream of Rejuvenation
• Inter-Korean Military Talks Failed to Reach Agreement
• Annan Welcomes Nonaggression Declaration Between Afghanistan, Neighbors
• U.S. Oil Price Hits 2-year High on Worries About Iraq, Venezuela
• Iran, Russia Vow to Complete Nuclear Power Plant
• Iranian President Khatami Begins Pakistan Visit
• India Starts De-mining in Kashmir
• Israeli PM Vows to Defend People if Attacked by Iraq
• Russia Warns US Against Improper Approach to DPRK's Nuclear Issue
• Israel to Build 232 Housing Units in W. Bank Settlement: Radio
• Quartet to Approve Israeli-Palestinian Peace Plan in February: Russia
• US Spy Plane Shot Down, Baghdad Blasts 'Little Bush'
• US Says DPRK's Nuclear Decision a Mistake
• Arafat Urges World to End Siege on Bethlehem
• Cote d'Ivoire Rebel Head Calls for UN, French Mediation
• Frist Elected as New US Senate Republican Leader
• Britain: Iraq Has Potential Nuclear Arsenal
• Iraq Lashes Out at US Military Buildup in Gulf
• Up to 46 Feared Dead in Plane Crash in Iran

• 'Taiwan Independence' Is Doomed to Have No Speck of Land: Commentary

• China's Z11 Helicopters Get Green Light for Civilian Use

• Christmas Spirit Takes Hold in Chinese Capital
• Tibetan Blacksmith Changes His Life, Finds Success
• China to Build World's Largest Bone Marrow Bank
• CITS Promotes "Total Travel" Brand
• Heavy Snow in Beijing Spells Joy And Trouble 
• Coffin Opened in Ancient Tomb, Ownership Unclear