Friday, December 27, 2002

• China Launches Gigantic Water Diversion Project
• CPC General Secretary Stresses Importance of Study
• China to Launch Gigantic Water Diversion Project
• Ice Threatens Yellow River 
• China Increases Help to AIDS-stricken Areas
• China to Allow Lawyers More Autonomy
• Chinese, Nigerien Defense Ministers Hold Talks
• Renovation of World's Oldest Irrigation Project Completed
• Farmers' Burden Reduced by 35 Percent in Chinese Province
• Chinese, Yemeni Foreign Ministers Hold Talks 
• China to Expand Social Security Network
• Six Gang Leaders Sentenced to Death in South China
• China Vows to Target Rural Development

• Annual Output of Karamay Oilfield Hits 10mn Tons
• Li Lanqing on Sound Fiscal and Taxation System 
• China Netcom Earns US$7.71 Billion
• New Models of Buick Debut in Shanghai
• Beijing Building Major Logistics Base
• Hong Kong can Handle Mega Container Ships
• Market of Duty-free Products Grows Fast in China
• China Provides Loans for Pakistani Port Project
• Antidumping Cases Should be Calmly Treated: Official
• Beijing Expects Double-digit Economic Growth This Year
• China's FAW Plans Huge Diesel Engine Parts Project
• Overseas Investment to China to Hit All-time High

• South Korean President Visits US Airforce Base
• Indonesian Senior Military Officer Sentenced to Jail
• Kenyans Begin Voting for New President
• Top 10 World News Events of 2002 by Xinhua
• Christmas Shopping Season Disappointing in US: Report
• Baby Girl Born Through Cloning: Raelian Sect
• Two Die, 14 Injured in Brazil Air Force Crash
• Israeli Army Kills Eight Palestinians
• Iraq Says UN Inspectors Find no Proof of Alleged Banned Weapons
• Russia Urges Political Solution to Iraq Issue
• Iraq Says 3 Killed, 16 Injured in US-British Raids
• US Ready to Unleash New Weapons on Iraq: Report
• Egyptian, Chinese Experts Hold Seminar on Human Rights
• MIG-21 Crashes in Kashmir, Killing One on Ground

• China Advised to Keep an Eye on Fiscal Deficit

• Sino-Egyptian K-8E Jet Production Hailed
• 2,000-year-old Irrigation Works Equipped with Computer
• Progresses Made in China's Education: Minister

• Progressing Chinese Soccer Embraces Breakthroughs

• 180,000 More Tibetans have Access to Clean Drinking Water
• China to Invest 50bn Yuan to Preserve Bio-diversity
• Openness, Tolerance Flourish Amid China's Religions
• China Closes over 3300 Internet Cafes in Six Months
• Air China Staff Get New Look from January 1 
• Mao Zedong's Birthday Celebrated in Hometown
• Taklimakan Covered with Thick Snow
• Stories of Mao Zedong Inspire China's Movie, TV Directors