Wednesday, January 15, 2003

• Beijing Offers to Host Talks over DPRK Nuclear Issue
• Xiamen Customs Hands over Huge Haul of Confiscated Relics
• CPPCC Member: Citizenship Should be Added to Textbooks
• Simplified Formalities Make Private Flights Possible
• Beijing Recovers 1.3bn yuan in Anti-corruption Campaign
• Cross-Straits Charter Indirect Flight Demand Subdued
• Chinese Leader Visits Disadvantaged Miners
• Chinese Premier Meets Turkish Ruling Party Leader 
• China Calls for Public Attention to Forests
• China, Turkey Urge that War against Iraq be Avoided
• CPC Leader Calls for Closer Ties with General Public

• Shanghai Expects Double-digit Growth for 13th Year
• Private Firms Aiming to Register Name Brands
• China's Major Auto Producer Reports Increasing Sales Income
• China Steps up Supervision on Foreign Exchange Trading
• Olympics Preparations to Stimulate Beijing's Economy: Mayor
• Shanghai's Daily Imported, Exported Goods Valued at US$199m in 2002
• Shenzhen Tops China in Exports
• S. China Province Sets New Economic Growth Goal
• Guangxi Boosts Legal Protection of Foreign Investment
• Beijing's New Fiscal Budget Focuses on Infrastructure Construction
• Turkey Hopes to Expand Trade to China
• China Issues Rules on Foreign Debt Management
• China Improves Quality Control in its Domestic Food Market

• US Sends Fresh Warning, Annan Sees no Imminent War
• S.Korea Accepts DPRK's Proposal for Ministerial Meeting
• DPRK to Respond to a Hard-line with the Toughest One: Rodong Sinmun
• France, Germany Propose Dual Presidency for EU
• France, Germany Share Anti-war Approach to Iraqi Crisis
• Ecuadorian President Reiterates One-China Policy
• S. Korean President Cancels Meeting with Japan's FM
• U.S. Proposes Written Security Guarantee to DPRK
• China, Myanmar to Step up Cooperation: Vice Premier 
• International Conference on Palestinian Reform Opens in London
• Russia to Send Envoy to Help Mediate DPRK Crisis
• World Economic Forum to Hold Annual Meeting in Davos Next Week
• Zimbabwean President Refutes Media Reports over His Step-down
• US Offers Food, Energy Aid in Exchange for DPRK's Disarmament
• Nigeria to Launch First Satellite in June
• "Time Is Running out" on Iraqi Issue: US President
• IAEA Chief Arrives in Moscow for Talks on Iraq, DPRK
• Saudi Arabia, Egypt Urge for Granting Palestinians Legitimate Rights
• Former Zambian Foreign Minister Arrested over Corruption Charges: Police
• US, Russian Officials to Meet on Anti-terrorism in Moscow
• 87th "Mad Cow" Case Found in Italy
• US Discount Retailer Kmart to Close 326 Stores, Slash Jobs
• Britain to Host New Quartet Meeting on Palestinian Reform

• Reducing a Major Issue into a Minor one Is Intolerable 

• Elite Sci-tech University Plans Graduate School in Shanghai
• China to Help its Western Regions Narrow Digital Gap
• US Non-profit to Continue HIV/AIDS Education Project in China

• Chinese FA Names Four Assistants for National Coach Hann
• China Eyes at Least Two Figure Skating golds at Winter Asiad
• Olympic Silver Winner Li Wins 500m at Chinese Winter Games
• Shao Jiayi Vows to Fight for Success in Bundesliga 

• China Promulgates Criteria on Water Recycling
• Panda Gaogao Travels to US to Get Married  
• China to Hold 7th Arts Festival in Zhejiang
• World's Biggest Snoopy-themed Park to be Built in Guangdong