Thursday, March 13, 2003

• Tibet's Fledgling Social Security System on a Sound Footing
• New Leaders for China's Top Advisory Body Elected
• CPPCC Session Holds Plenary Meeting to Elect New Leadership
• New CPPCC Leadership to be Elected
• Draft List of Candidates for Senior Chinese Leaders Endorsed
• Annual NPC Session Holds Third Presidium Meeting
• Parcel Bomber Executed in E.China's Zhejiang Province
• Top Leaders Gather with Minority NPC Delegates, CPPCC Members 
• Chinese Legislators Appeal for Peaceful Settlement of Iraq Issue
• China Commemorates Democratic Revolution Forerunner
• Li Peng Stresses Supervisory Role of People's Congresses
• Jiang Stresses Importance of Pioneering, Innovative Spirit
• Law Required to Promote Employment, Says NPC Deputy
• No Casualties from Strong Aftershock in Xinjiang
• Chinese Peace Organization Says no to War on Iraq

• Hong Kong's Budget Measures a Positive Start: S&P
• China's CPI Rises Slightly in February
• Beijing to Improve Investment Environment
• China to Expand Packaging Industry
• China Shanghai Commodity Fair Opens in Phnom Penh
• Industrialization Key to Breakthrough in Increasing Farmers' Income
• More Chinese K-8 Aircraft to Enter Overseas Market
• Chinese Copper Company in Zambia Starts Operation
• China Post Allocates 100mn Yuan to Improve Logistics Network
• New GM Mid-sized Car Hits Chinese Roads
• China Becomes Growth Driver for Asia: Economist
• China's Currency Stable in First Two Months of 2003

• France Rejects New British Proposal on Iraq
• Strong Earthquake Jolts Tokyo
• China Supports Int'l Anti-nuclear Terrorism Efforts
• 3,000 Families Lose Homes in 7-hour Manila Fire
• Britain Proposes Six-step Test to Win Support from UN Council
• New York City Council Passes Anti-war Resolution
• Work of Relinking Inter-Korean Railways to Be Resumed Late March
• State of Emergency Declared in Serbia after Premier's Assassination
• Russia Expresses Outrage over Murder of Serbian PM
• UN Chief Shocked Over Assassination of Serbian PM
• Cyprus Peace Talks Should Be Held Only Under UN Auspices: President
• EU Presidency Expresses Condolences over Djindjic's Assassination
• German Leaders Mourn Djindjic's Death
• Kuwait Reiterates Call for Saddam's Exile as Only Way to Avert War
• US to Resume Spy Flights near DPRK: Officials
• China, South Africa Sign Protocol on Scientific Cooperation
• Serbian Prime Minister Assassinated

• Who'll Pay Money for US-Planned 'Toppling Saddam'?
• World Oil Market, "Old Calendar" vs New Reality: Analysis
• Policies Needed to Help Farmers Get Rich

• Heart Transplant Operation Successful in Xinjiang
• Leading Computing Tech Institute Sets up Branch in Shanghai
• China Takes in 85,000 Foreign Students in 2002
• Intel Releases its New Breed Notebook 'Centrino' 
• Informants Rewarded Large Sums of Money
• Chinese College Students Closely Following NPC, CPPCC Sessions
• Sichuan Boasts World's Largest Population of Artificially-bred Giant Pandas

• Malone Passes 36,000 Career Points in Jazz Victory
• Official: Chinese Wrestlers Should Take Part in More Competitions
• Shanghai Shenhua Beats Kashima Antlers in AFC Champions League

• Emotional Problems Plague Mid-aged Women in China
• Parents Blame Video Games Obsession for Boy's Fatal Fall
• Shaolin Kung Fu Makes a Move Towards Intangible Heritage List
• Shanghai Invites Designs for Bund Development
• Giant Pandas to Leave China for Vienna 
• Consuls General, Wives Attend Salon to Mark Women's Day in Shanghai
• Bus Accident Kills 6 in SW China Province
• China Marks Sun Yat-sen's Death Anniversary