Monday, March 10, 2003

• 10 Still Missing after Collision off South China
• CPPCC Session Holds Third Plenary Meeting
• Fee-to-tax Reform Alleviates Farmers' Burden by over 30 Percent 
• CPPCC Members Advise Government on Education
• CPPCC Member Urged Balanced Structure of China's Population
• China yet to Cover Farmers in Social Security System
• CPPCC Members Call for Promoting Ties across Taiwan Straits
• Fourteen Members Speak at 3rd Plenum of CPPCC Session
• Multi-candidate Election to Drop 8 Nominees for NPC Standing Committee
• CPPCC Session Receives 3,668 Proposals
• NPC Session Holds Third Plenary Meeting
• China Releases White Paper on Ecology and Environment in Tibet
• China's Government Restructuring Plan Adopted
• Li Peng Making Report on Work of 9th NPC Standing Committee  
• Hu Stresses Harmony among People, Resources, Environment
• Presidium of CPPCC Session Holds Second Meeting  
• China Makes Great Progress in Weaponry Development
• Executive Chairmen Meeting of CPPCC National Committee Presidium Holds First Session

• CPPCC Member Calls for Implementation of Intellectual Property Strategy
• China to Build Biggest H-shape Steel Production Base
• Safety Control on Gene-modified Products not to Affect International Trade
• China Electric Giant Invites Overseas Investment
• Credit Rating System Improves Financial Assets Quality in Shanghai
• More Overseas Small Businesses Eye China Market
• China Reports Progress in Allocating Land Use
• China's Foreign Exchange Reserve Conducive to Investment, Trade
• China Needs More Technicians to Rev up Manufacturing Industry
• China's Robust Growth Benefits Other Countries
• Tata Engineering to Make Foray into Chinese Market

• French Air Force Jets Crash, Two Pilots Dead
• Nauru President Dies in U.S.
• Roh Moo-hyun to Nominate New Prosecutor General
• 2 Killed in Bus Seizure in Southern Philippines
• DPRK Test-fires Missile: S. Korea
• Interception of US Plane Just, Self-defensive Act: DPRK Paper
• S.Africa Opposes Sanctions Against Zimbabwe
• Erdogan Set to Become Turkey's Prime Minister after Winning By-election
• Influential US Paper Voices Opposition to War
• 40 Bus Passenger Taken Hostage in Southern Philippines
• PCC Approves Abu Mazen as PNA Prime Minister
• Sharon Conditionally Welcomes Abu Mazen's Appointment
• Violence Leaves 14 Injured in New York's Times Square
• Powell Says US Will Eventually Talk with DPRK on Nuclear Issues
• Iraqi Issue Should Not Harm Russian-US Relations: Russian Official
• Iraq Well-prepared for Any US-British Military Offensive: Official
• Powell: US Close to Get Enough Votes on Iraq
• Putin, Chirac Reaffirm Stance on Peaceful Settlement of Iraqi Crisis

• E. Asia Needs Co-ordination on Nuclear Issue

• New Software for Chinese Domain Name on Internet
• Beijing Confers Title of "Master" on 140 Artists
• ETS Launches New English Test in Beijing
• Over 600 Needy University Students Get Financial Aid
• Xinjiang joins Hands with University to Boost Eco-agriculture
• China Takes Every Possible Means to Ensure Safety of Astronauts

• China Vowing to Curb Corruption with Olympic Projects Construction: Official