Wednesday, January 01, 2003

• China Greets New Year with Achievements, Greater Confidence
• Chief Executive Optimistic about Macao in New Year
• Hong Kong Welcomes New year with Carnivals, Fireworks
• Shanxi Province Reopens Coal Mines after Improvement
• Chinese Vice-premier Stresses Workplace Safety
• HKSAR Issues New Passport
• Building a Highway into Village is as Great as Sending Man into Space

• Yearender: Sino-US trade, economic cooperation developing smoothly
• China's Diamond Import Climbs
• Euro Marks First Birthday in Cash with 3-year High Dollar Rating
• Beijing Entrepreneurs to Take Part in Government Decision-making
• Foreign Companies in China Busy with Good Deeds in 2002
• China Seeks Foreign Capital to Help Manage Domestic NPAs
• High-speed Maglev Technology Passes the Test: Engineer
• German Maglev Expert: World's Fastest Train Puts China in the Spotlight
• China Establishes Agricultural Import Quotas for Chinese Companies

• Fireworks Blast Kills 17, Injures 50 in Mexico
• 7 killed in Blast in Southern Philippines
• China, Antigua and Barbuda Exchange Greetings on Anniversary of Relations
• Five Countries Take Seats on UN Security Council
• UN Arms Inspectors Search Eight Suspected Iraqi Sites
• NY Police Tighten Security for New Year Eve Gala
• US Vows to Continue Diplomacy on DPRK Nuclear Issue
• US War against Iraq could Cost 50 to 60 Billion Dollars
• New President Says Switzerland must Join EU Eventually
• Palestinian Statehood Key to Mideast Stability: Egyptian FM
• China Provides 4 Million US Dollars in Aid to Mongolia

• Cult-linked Company Says Cloned Baby Back Home
• Unmanned Spacecraft Operating Normally

• Chinese Athletes Set 29 World Records in 2002
• Chinese Athletes Win 110 World Champion Titles in 2002

• Guangzhou City Raises Minimum Wage Standard
• Senior Chinese Leaders Attend New Year's Concert
• China's Cross-border Tourism Prospers in 2002
• Shanghai Introduces New Tree-planting Method