Thursday, December 26, 2002

• Urgent Notice Calls for Strict Inspection of Red Piranhas
• Chinese Envoy to Attend Brazilian Presidential Handover
• Taipei Accused of Holding up Charter Flight Plan
• Jiang Accepts Credential from Kenyan Ambassador
• Earthquake Jolts NW China's Xinjiang
• More Chinese Benefit from Social Security Systems
• Chinese, Eritrean Defense Ministers Hold Talks
• Senior CPC Leader Meets Hong Kong Guests
• Chinese Vice-Premier Meets Yemeni Foreign Minister
• Chinese Vice-President, Russian President Talk on Phone
• Law Experts: Civil Code Will Advance China's Human Rights Protection
• Hu Jintao Meets Bangladeshi PM  

• Shanghai Outlines Long-term Prosperity Blueprint
• China to Upgrade Quality Control in 2003
• State Councilor Calls to Boost Foreign Trade
• China-Bangladesh Business Seminar Held in Beijing
• China Sets Key Areas of Proactive Fiscal Policy
• Chinese Premier Urges Better Fiscal Management
• China's Tax Revenue Expected to Hit US$205bn in 2002

• Israel Arrests Some 1,800 Palestinians in Four Months
• Man Takes Hostages at Kyoto Chuo Shinkin Bank
• Roh Moo-hyun Appoints Head of Transition Team
• Venezuelans Spend Christmas Amid Fuel, Food Shortage
• Attorney General's Office of Peru to File New Charges Against Fujimori
• 22 Killed on Christmas Eve in El Salvador
• World Sees Complicated, Profound Changes in 2002
• Libya Firm on Decision to Quit Arab League: Reports
• Ugandan Govt., UNRFII Rebels Sign Peace Agreement
• Mubarak, Ghaddafi Mull Mideast Issues over Phone
• Putin Signs Russia's Budget Bill for 2003
• Palestinian Reform Conducive to Pushing Roadmap Plan: Blair
• Turkey Extends Permit for US-British Air Flight over Iraq
• Iran, Russia Sign Protocol on Nuclear Energy Cooperation
• PNA Discusses US Road Map Peace Plan: Minister
• Sharon Optimistic about Peace with Palestinians
• US Asks for Long-term Military Presence in Turkey

• Another Year of Palestine-Israel Conflict
• World Sees Complicated, Profound Changes in 2002

• 2,000-year-old Bamboo Slips Found in Ancient Tomb 

• Top 10 Athletes of China and World in 2002 Selected by Xinhua
• Beijing Olympics - A Good Beginning Is Half the Battle
• Yearender: Chinese Running Coaches Vow to Step out of Ma's Shadow
• Shandong Player Retires in Tears 

• China to Designate 120 Eco-friendly Regions in Next 3 Years