Thursday, January 30, 2003

• No Sign of Let-up in North China Drought
• Indian DM: China, India not Threat to Each Other
• Official Hails Success of "One Country, Two Systems" in Macao
• 15 Fishermen Still Missing in South China Sea
• Corrupt Officials Punished in Northeast China
• CPPCC National Committee Holds Spring Festival Party
• Zhu Extends New Year's Greetings to Foreign Experts 
• Jia Qinglin Stresses Prosperity for All Ethnic Groups 

• Japan Reports 238 Illegal Loan Cases in 2002
• Taiwan Investors Target Agricultural Development in Hainan
• Guangzhou's GDP Exceeds 300 Billion Yuan
• China's Development Beneficial to Japan: Interview
• Hong Kong Economy to Rebound in 2003: Interview
• Beijing Seeks More Foreign Investment
• Chinese Consumers Most Optimistic in Asia Pacific: Survey

• Japan Urges Iraq to Prove Nonexistence of Weapons Program
• Thai People from Cambodia Return Home Safely
• Thai Govt Asks Cambodian Ambassador to Leave
• Turner Quits as AOL Loss Hits $99B
• Nepal Government, Rebels Agree to Cease-fire
• Sharon Rebuffs Arafat's Offer to Meet and Resume Talks
• 3 Dead, 37 Injured in N.C.Explosion in U.S.
• US Air Force Launches a New GPS Satellite
• Italian Defense Minister Says France, Germany "Anti-European"
• Most Security Council Members Favor Giving Inspectors More Time
• Arafat Says Ready to Negotiate with Sharon "Immediately"
• Cult Scientist Claims First Cloned Baby Is in Israel
• US Willing to Help Arrange Saddam's Exile: Powell
• Saddam Says Iraq Ready to "Defeat" US Troops
• China Donates Tactors, Water Pumps to Tanzania
• Thai PM Threatens to Send Troops to Restore Order in Thai Embassy
• Thaksin Declares Indefinite Close of Thai Embassy in Cambodia
• DPRK Condemns US Containment Strategy
• Military Action by Iraq Will be Suicidal: Kuwaiti Defense Minister

• China's Competitiveness Rises to World's 33rd Place
• A 'Gray Report': News Analysis

• Safety Casing Test Ended at Qinshan Nuclear Power Station
• Experts Hail "Major Archaeological Discovery" in China

• Referee Gong's Conviction Hits Headlines in China
• Yao Ming, Sui Feifei Most Popular Chinese Basketballer
• China Ties Norway, US Wins Title in Women's Soccer Tourney

• Three Electronic and Information "Belts" Formed in China
• China Greets Auspicious Year of Sheep
• Artists to Entertain Beijingers during Spring Festival
• Beijing Police Crack down on Holiday Crimes