Thursday, January 16, 2003

• Chinese FM to Attend UN Anti-terrorism Meeting
• Chinese President Jiang Meets US Delegation
• Circular Issued to Reduce Salary Delays for Migrant Workers
• CPC Leader Visits Veterans, Retired Cadres, Model Workers
• Japanese Court Rejects War Slave's Compensation Request
• Chinese Historians Condemn Koizumi's Shrine Visit
• China Amends, Adopts 11 Laws on Agriculture, Rural Areas in Five Years
• Chairman of CPPCC Tibet Regional Committee Elected
• China, Turkey Share Concerns in Fighting Terrorism: Hu
• China, Italy Sign Memorandums on Aid Projects
• Chinese Vice-premier Meets US Delegation 
• Chinese, US Officials Meet on DPRK Nuclear Issue
• Vice-premier Qian Qichen on Cross-strait Negotiations

• Guangdong Aims to Break Government Price Monopolies
• China's Housing Prices Continue Rising
• Beijing's Foreign Trade Grows in 2002
• East China Province Reports Booming Economy in 2002
• Major Chinese Steel Maker Reports Profits, Sales up
• Yahoo Posts Profit, Sees Services Growth
• Intel Building Pentium 4 Plant in China's Shanghai
• Naming Right for the 1st Maglev Train to be Auctioned 
• Overseas-funded Firms in Shanghai Report Healthy Growth
• China's Leading Auto Maker Sees Record Sales
• Country's Second All-cargo Airline Takes off
• China's Media, Publishing Sector to Speed up Reforms
• China Approves 31 Provincial-level Mineral Exploration Programs
• CNOOC's 2002 Profit up 14.4 Percent
• Auto Imports via Shanghai Port Rise Sharply
• Guangzhou Honda Rolls out New Model
• Top 10 HK Brandnames Awarded

• S. Korean President-elect Meets Japanese FM
• Russian Air Force to Upgrade 20 Su-27s in 2003
• Cote d'Ivoire Peace Talks Open in Paris
• Poland to Contribute Troops to Operation in Iraq
• S.Korea Presidential Election Votes to be Recounted
• Cuba, China Sign Cooperation Accord
• Over 80 People Feared Drowned in Gulf of Aden
• International Seminar on HIV/AIDS Opens in Maputo
• First Pakistani Communication Satellite to Start Operation on Feb. 1
• Britain Says Radar Station Can be Used for US Missile Defense Project
• Poll Shows Israel's Likud Has Much More Chance to Win Elections
• Cyprus' Two Sides Pledge to Negotiate for Solution
• DPRK Will Not Accept US' Offer: Spokesman
• IAEA Chief Calls for Peaceful Settlement of Iraq, DPRK Issues
• Czech Lawmakers Fails to Elect New President
• EU Gives Aid to Bangladesh, Pakistan
• US Military Leaders Urge Iraq to Disarm to Avoid War
• US Asks for NATO Military Support: Rumsfeld
• Russian Envoy Arrives in Baghdad for "Peaceful Solution"
• Saddam Says Iraq Does Not Want War with US
• UN Urges Congolese Parties to Implement Peace Accord
• China, Myanmar to Deepen Cooperation in Various Fields

• Reason for China's Development of Manned Spacecraft 

• Teachers of Chinese in Great Demand
• Train for Beijing's Light Railway Makes Debut
• China's First Fuel Cell Car Make Debuts in Shanghai
• Datang 3G Dream on the Way
• Chinese Universities to Enroll 3.35 Million Students in 2003
• Senior CPC Cadre Recognizes Elderly Scientists 

• US World Cup Stars Picked for China Tourney
• Rockets Blast by Suns 102-96
• Yang, Li Crown 3,000m Titles at National Winter Games
• Beijing Olympians Beat Jiangsu Dragons, 100-91
• Athens Unveils 2004 Olympic Torch

• Chinese Archeological Exhibition Opens in Auckland
• Former British Consulate Becomes Coins Museum
• Guilin Draws Record Number of Overseas Tourists
• Guangzhou Kicks off "Spring Festival Transport Season"
• Vehicles Promoting Reproductive Health Tour China
• China to Host World Heritage Conference in June