Wednesday, January 08, 2003

• Tung Chee Hwa Delivers 1st Policy Address in 2nd Term
• Top Chinese, Indian Lawmakers Meet in Beijing 
• NPC Chairman Meets Slovak President 
• China Invites over 440,000 Overseas Experts Annually
• Jiang Holds Talks with Myanmar Head of State 
• Yellow River Freezes Through Half of Shandong 
• Chinese Premier Meets Indian Parliamentary Leader 
• Chinese Premier Meets Slovak President 
• Pollution Control Remains China's Top Environment Task
• President Jiang Meets Indian Parliamentary Speaker 
• Election of Taiwan's NPC deputies Starts in Beijing
• US-Taiwan Military Cooperation 'will Harm Sino-US Ties'
• Policy Support a Key to Employment Reform in China's Institutions
• Li Ruihuan Hails Success of Macao SAR  

• China Gets 600,000 dlr ADB Grant for Road Construction
• Tung Says HK-Macao-Zhuhai Bridge to be Built Soon
• Shanghai Develops Airport to Welcome 2010 World Expo
• Per Capita Dispensable Income for Beijingers Exceeds 12,000 yuan in 2002
• Shenzhen: A Strong Magnetic Field for Foreign Investors
• China Allows Private Individuals to Build, Run Fishing Ports
• China to Upgrade Customs System
• China Becomes Largest Market of Kodak Cameras
• China to Speed up Urbanization
• China Completely Opens Urban Utility Sector
• China, Kenya Trade Unions Enhance Ties
• HK's Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures Released

• Japan's Emperor Akihito to Have Prostate Cancer Surgery Jan.18
• Iraqi Volunteers March in Baquba
• About 47,000 Americans Die Each Year from Flu
• British Police Arrest 6 Men After Discovery of Ricin Poison
• Photos: US Increasing Troops in Persian Gulf
• US Says It Will Talk to DPRK
• Chinese Scholar Praises Role of Small Countries in Regional Affairs
• Chinese Scholar Calls for Speeding up Cooperation in Asia-Pacific
• Britain Calls on Reservists for Possible Iraqi War
• Only UN Security Council Able to Decide War on Iraq: Chirac
• Bush Unveils Tax-cut Plan to Stimulate US Economy
• Britain Urges Israel to Drop Ban on Palestinians in London Talks
• New US Congress Convenes as Republicans Take Over Both Chambers
• Diplomats of US, ROK, Japan Meet on DPRK Nuclear Issue
• Sharon's Political Life Faces Threat from Bribery Scandal
• US Says It Supports Dialogue with DPRK on Nuclear Issue
• PES President Speaks out Against Unilateral Action in Iraq
• Zimbabwe Releases 5,500 Prisoners
• UN Chief Approves Distribution Plan for "Oil-for-food" Program
• 3,000 British Marine Commandos to Head for Gulf
• Italian Holiday Death Toll Hits 232 from Christmas to Epiphany
• US Has No Intention to Invade DPRK: Bush

• Why Doesn't US Set to 'Use Force' Against DPRK?
• Bush Tries to 'Oust Saddam' by Both Hard & Soft Means
• China's First Cross-sea Railway Brings Key Island Closer

• Nuclear Power Plant Completed in S. China
• China-UK Cooperation on E-science Making Progress
• Scientific Tests on Chinese Spaceship Fruitful: Experts
• New-Generation Nuclear Reactor Put into Use in China 
• China Drafting Sci-Tech Development Program
• Chinese Universities Get Rules for Schools Abroad

• Three Skiers Disqualified for Blocking And Trampling

• Chinese Adapting to Faster-paced Lifestyle
• More Chinese Enhancing Their Future with International Qualifications
• Air Traffic Hits Record in Macao in 2002