Friday, March 21, 2003

• Chinese-American Sentenced for Sabotaging TV Facilities
• Security Strengthened in Macao after US Attack on Iraq
• China's CPPCC Issues Statement on US War against Iraq
• China's Top Legislature "Gravely Worried" over Military Actions against Iraq
• Former Chinese Workers in Iraq Look Forward to Peace in Iraq
• Chinese Concern over Consequences of Iraq Conflict
• One Dies of, Three Recover from Atypical Pneumonia in HK
• Anti-war China Calls for Peace in Iraq
• Tang, Powell Talk over Phone on Iraq Issue

• Foreign Companies in China Hoping for Quick End to War
• NE China SOEs Restructured with Sino-British Cooperation
• Chinese Cities Expand to Meet Development Plans
• Foreign-funded Life Assurance Gets Government Approval
• Sino-Swiss Venture Capital Fund Set up in Beijing
• War to Affect China's Economy, but Growth to Continue
• Full Text of Budget Report by Minister Xiang Huaicheng

• Saddam's Family Targeted, but They are Safe:Sahaf
• US, S.Korea in Massive Landing Drill against DPRK
• Turkey, US at Odds, Air Corridor to US Planes Shut Down
• US B-52 Bombers Based at RAF Fairford Primed for Gulf
• Chopper Crash Kills 12, US-led Troops Invade S. Iraq
• Full Text of European Council Statement on Iraq
• British Forces Grab Oil Pumping Equipment in Southeast Iraq
• Iraqi Forces Reportedly Set Fire to Oil Wells
• Sri Lankan Tamil Rebels Attack Chinese Trawler, Killing at Least 14
• KCNA Warns of Possible Nuclear War on Korean Peninsula
• First US, British Army Casualties Reported as Raids on Iraq Intensify
• Saddam Says Iraqi Army Will not Surrender
• Military Face-off, Massive Armoury: US vs Iraq
• Koizumi, Bush Discuss Iraq Developments over Phone
• US Confirms 16 Killed in Helicopter Crash in Kuwait
• France Would Intervene if Iraq Uses Illegal Weapons
• Opening War Salvos Spark Global Protests
• Iraq Fires 9th Missile to Kuwait, No Casualties Reported
• Rumsfeld Warns Saddam's Days are Numbered
• Blair Says British Forces Fighting in Iraq
• Russia, US Remain Partners Despite War in Iraq: Ivanov
• Queen Sends Message to British Troops in Gulf
• Human Rights Commissioner Urges Respect for Human Rights
• Putin Calls for an Immediate End to US War on Iraq
• S.Africans Thumb Down US-led War Against Iraq
• News Analysis: Seoul Supports US War on Iraq with View to Mending Ties
• British Troops Start Ground Offensive Against Iraq
• US, British Forces Capture Two Iraqi Border Towns

• Oil and Votes, Two Factors Fueling the War: Analysis
• PD Commentary on US Start of War against Iraq
• International Law First Casualty of US Action
• World Economy Is Full of Uncertainties: Dialogue

• China Finds Buffalo Fossil Dating Back 20,000 Years

• China to Host FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup Meets in June
• China Loses to US 2-0 in the Algarve Cup Final

• CAAC Invites Taiwan Airlines to Use Emergency Air Routes
• South China Zoo to Build Asia's Largest Butterfly Hall
• Soap Operas Become Chinese Favorite
• Loulan, Mysterious City in Desert of Northwest China 
• Standardization of Pharmaceutical Services Urged in China
• Rainfalls Spare N China Sandstorm Ravages