Friday, May 09, 2003

• Cumulative SARS Cases Rise to 4,805 on Chinese Mainland
• Rural China takes measures to prevent SARS spread
• Chinese Mainland Reports 118 New SARS Cases on May 9
• No SARS Virus Ever Been Found on Any Plant and Animal in China
• Macao's First Suspected SARS Patient Leaves Hospital
• Number of SARS Cases Declining in Beijing 
• SARS Being Reined in S. China Province
• Three Nations Make Donations to China in Support of SARS Control
• 7 New SARS Cases, 4 Deaths in HK
• China Pleased with Latest India-Pakistan Situation
• China Prepares for Upcoming SCO Summit
• Chinese President to Attend North-South Leaders' Informal Meeting
• FM Spokeswoman Briefs on Assistance to China for SARS Battle
• China Strongly Opposes Taiwan's Participation in WHO Conference
• Beijing Acting Mayor, WHO Representative Discuss SARS Control
• Designated Hospitals in Beijing Meeting SARS Treatment Demands
• Wu Yi on Value of Traditional Medicine in SARS Treatment 

• Tibet Reports Strong Economic Growth in First Quarter 
• Macroeconomic Impact in Asia Manageable if SARS Contained Quickly:IMF
• World Bank Announces New Chief Financial Officer

• Japan to Send Experts to China for SARS-fighting
• Tornado Strikes Oklahoma City Area of U.S.
• French Leaders Mark WWII Anniversary
• India Test-fires GSLV-D2
• Russian, Indian Navies to Conduct Joint Exercise
• US Senate Approves Admission of 7 Eastern European Countries into NATO
• Vajpayee Rejects Pakistan's Suggestion for De-nuclearization
• South African Suspected of Having SARS Free of Virus
• S. Africans Eye Post-WTO Chinese Market
• Roadmap Peace Plan "Historic Window of Opportunity": Annan
• London Mayor Describes Bush as "Corrupt"

• Red Tide Monitoring Zone Set up in S. China's Island Province
• This Spring Sees No Sandstorm in Beijing
• Entrance Exam Schedule Unchanged: Beijing Official
• New Heads Appointed for Yangtze River Flood Control Headquarters
• China Temporarily Closes Some Border Ports
• China Seizes Inter-regional Drug Smuggling Ring
• China Tightens Supervision of Rural Traffic
• Farmers Sentenced to Death for Theft
• Financial Burden Reduced for Beijing Taxi Drivers in SARS Crisis