Sunday, December 29, 2002

• China Launched 'Shenzhou IV' Unmanned Spacecraft
• China Hopes to Ease Tension on DPRK Nuclear Issue
• Xinhua Picks Top 10 China News Events of 2002
• German Chancellor Arrives in Beijing
• Taiwan Airlines Apply for Taipei-Shanghai Charter Flights
• Li Peng Reviews Work Over Past 5 Years
• Falun Gong Sabotage Case Sentences Upheld
• Hu Jintao Stresses Joint Efforts Between CPC, Non-communist Parties 
• Reception Held for Diplomats in Beijing
• Chinese, ROK Foreign Ministers Talk by Phone
• Chinese Legislature Adopts Five Laws
• All-China Federation of Trade Unions Elects New Leader
• Senior Leader Urges Party Building in SOEs 
• PM's Visit Brings Bangladesh, China Closer: Bangladeshi FM
• Huge Water Diversion Project Environmentally Friendly

• Senior Official Stresses Quality Inspection
• Official Upbeat About China's Economy in Next Two Decades
• Major New Gas Reserve Found in Northeast China
• American Cheese Giant Invests in China
• Private Economy Drives up East China's Growth
• Yearender: More Financial Products Emerge in Hong Kong's Securities Market
• Important Debt-to-equity Contract Signed in Beijing
• 2002 -- Year of HK's Successful Economic Integration with Mainland

• More Foreign Visitors Pour into South Africa This Year
• US Defense Secretary Orders "Significant" Military Buildup in Gulf Region
• Yemeni Opposition Socialist Party Deputy Chief Shot Dead
• Death toll in Chechen Blasts Rises to 55
• Iraq Gives UN Inspectors List of Scientists
• US Intends to Internationalize DPRK Nuclear Issue
• UN Inspectors Search 7 Iraqi Sites for Banned Weapons
• Egypt FM Warns Against Israeli Schemes to Exploit Iraqi Crisis
• Continued War on Terrorism Tops US President's Re-election Agenda
• Egypt Studying British Proposal on Mideast Conference: Official
• Palestinian Militants Call for Resuming Armed Attacks against Israel

• US Image Is Worsening Worldwide: Review

• Leading Information Center under Construction in Central China
• Science Expo Draws Returned Chinese Students
• New Robot Developed in China

• Yao Ming Digs Best out of New Life
• Catalan Selection Edges China in Soccer Friendly

• China Trains Advanced Housekeepers for Foreign Families
• Psychological Clinics Enter Chinese Prisons
• Chinese Enterprises Aid Myanmar Orphans
• Yearender: Helping Hands Make HK Better Place to Live
• Personalized Calendar: a Reflection of People's Changing Consumption
• China Aims for Festive Air as New Year Nears
• Railways Minister: China to Target High-speed Trains
• Snow Hits Northern Guangdong
• Chinese City Outraged over "Fabricated" Tiger Meat Reports
• News Website Launched in Zhejiang