Thursday, May 15, 2003

• Chinese Mainland Reports 52 New SARS Cases (May 15)
• China Boosts Counter-chemical Contamination Efforts During SARS Crisis
• SARS-containing Measures Effective in Rural Areas
• Chinese President on SARS Control, Economic Development 
• Foreign Leaders Send Condolences to Chinese Leaders over Submarine Disaster
• China, Romania See Broader Prospects for Cooperation:Premier 
• N. China Urged to Intensify Cooperation on SARS Control  
• Int'l Community Aids China's SARS-control
• Sixty-three Dead, 23 Missing After Gas Blast in E. China 
• Chinese President Sends Condolences to Russian Counterpart
• Nine New SARS Patients Confirmed in HK
• Chinese President Sends Condolences to Saudi King over Suicide Bombings
• Chinese FM Offers Condolences to Philippine Bombing Victims
• Hongkongers Strengthen Confidence in Government, Chief Executive
• NPC Chairman meets Romanian PM 

• China's Deflation Rressures Easing
• Combating SARS Requires Combined Efforts
• Taiwan's Commercial Banks Likely to Outpace Japanese Counterparts on Reform
• Air China Takes Strict Measures Against SARS
• China Sets Rules for Government Pricing Surveillance

• Bodies of 18 Immigrants Found in Truck in Texas, U.S.
• Australia's Acting Governor-general Sworn in
• 35 Killed in Indian Train Fire
• Cuba Condemns Expulsion of Diplomats by US
• WHO: Toronto Area Not Affected by SARS
• Menem Quits Argentina Presidential Race
• Russia's Lower House of Parliament Approves Arms Reduction Treaty with US
• Over 3,000 Bodies Exhumed from Mass Grave in Iraq
• No Case for Voting on EU Constitution: Blair
• Britain Steps up Security at Entry Points
• At Least 20 Killed in New Suicide Attack in Chechnya
• Train Collision in Rome Injures 34
• About 3,000 Italian Troops to be Deployed in Iraq
• Russia, US Look for Consensus on New Draft Resolution on Iraq
• US, S. Korea Agree to Work for Peaceful Solution of Nuclear Issue

• New Face Shield Against SARS Virus Tested in HK
• HK Government Takes Measures to Prevent Dengue Fever

• Shanghai Clarifies Rules for Travel
• China Approves New Power Plants
• Red Cross Receives 60 million yuan in SARS Donations
• Experts Inspect SARS Situation in Henan Province  
• WHO Expert Expresses Admiration for Guangxi Medical Workers'Fighting Spirit Against SARS
• Medical Expert Warns of Possible Rise of SARS Cases in Hebei Province
• Japanese Experts Aid China in Preventing Hospital Transmission
• Three Gorges Reservoir to be Filled as scheduled
• China's Forex Deposits, Loans Maintain Steady Growth
• Beijing Parks Extend Schedules