Friday, April 25, 2003

• HK Does Excellent Job Against SARS: WHO
• Beijing Party Secretary Meets French PM
• Chinese Premier Holds Talks with French PM
• China's Top Legislator Urges Lawmakers to Enhance Study
• Chinese Mainland Reports 2,601 SARS Cases
• Vice-premier Wu Yi Delivers SARS Report to Legislature
• SARS Patients Transferred for Better treatment: Official
• Talks on DPRK Nuclear Issue Ends in Beijing
• Beijing Official Denies Rumor of Martial Law
• Premier Wen to Attend China-ASEAN SARS Meeting
• French Prime Minister Arrives in Beijing for Visit
• China's Countryside on Alert for SARS
• China Making Positive Efforts against SARS, Needs to Do More: WHO
• WHO Experts Visit Shanghai Hospitals for Foreigners
• China's Insurance Watchdog Demands Prompt Payment of Claims to SARS Victims
• Vice-premier Urges Further Efforts in Fight against SARS 
• Ten Miners Found Dead in Flooded Mine in Shanxi
• Chinese State Councilor Meets New Zealand Guests

• China Reports Marked Increase in Patent Applications
• China Beefing up Monitoring of RMB Clearance Accounts
• China Signs Contract to Purchase 30 Airbus Jets 
• China Eastern Airlines Sets Up Branch in NW Province
• China's Aquatic Products Export Soaring
• US Trade&Development Agency: 2002 the Year of China
• Citibank and Pudong Development Bank Boost Cooperation
• HK General Chamber of Commerce Elects New Chairman
• Shanghai Sees 39 Percent Rise in Foreign Currency Revenue
• China Vows to Increase Trade with Vietnam, Japan
• China's Industrial Efficiency Grows Remarkably in First Quarter

• Russia Hopes US-DPRK Talks on Nuclear Issue to Continue
• American Airlines CEO Resigns
• ASEAN, Chinese Senior Halth Officials Meet to Discuss SARS
• France "Ready to Examine" NATO Role in Iraq
• China Donates 1,000 Motorcycles to Indonesian Police
• Some Evidence Suggests Saddam Dead: Bush
• US Says Shots at Journalists' Baghdad Hotel "Justified"
• Iraq Might Have Destroyed WMD: US President
• Iraqi Deputy PM Reportedly Under US Custody
• BBC Leader Criticizes US Coverage of War against Iraq
• Britain Warns France of Consequences of its Stance over Iraq
• US Junior School Student Kills Principal, then Himself
• UN Extends Emergency Arrangements for Iraq Oil-for-food Program
• Sharon Denies Allowing Arafat to Move Freely
• Russia's Arms Sales Amount to US$4.82 billion in 2002
• Russia Calls for Partial Suspension of Iraq Sanctions
• Iran Refutes US Charges of Interference in Iraq

• Commentary: The DPRK Is Not Iraq
• US, Britain Poised to Have Final Say in Iraq
• True Love Knot - Most Effective Weapon for Fighting SARS

• China to Take International Student Assessment Ranking
• Beijing Becomes China's Largest Technology Trading Center
• Beijing High-tech Expo Postponed
• College Students Told to Remain in Beijing for Holidays

• Stoudemire Edges out Yao for NBA Rookie of Year Award

• Beijing's Supply of Staple Foods, Daily Necessities Abundant
• Beijing Plans to Protect Ancient Imperial City
• Renmin Hospital in Beijing Closed for SARS Observation  
• Nominations for Directors of Year Awards 2003 open in HK
• Industrial City Strives to Curb Water Pollution
• China's Largest Coral Museum Features Marine Life
• My Doctor Wife Put Her Life on the Line to Fight SARS
• Perpetrator of Poisoning Executed in Zhejiang
• Checking Temperature of Arrivals in HK
• 45 Patients Recovered from SARS in HK
• Women's Sanctuary Operational in North China