Tuesday, May 20, 2003

• First Flood Crest Passes through E. China Provincial Capital
• Three Gorges Project will Double as Flood Fighting Tool
• Chinese Mainland Reports 17 New SARS Cases (May 20)
• Beijing Has "No Necessity" to Under-cover SARS Cases
• Chinese Leaders Congratulate East Timor for First Birthday
• SARS Infection Stable among Migrant Workers in Beijing
• Proposed Guidelines for HK's District Council Election Win Support
• SARS Cases Plummet in China's Rural Areas
• China's SARS Cases Continue to Fall Steadily: Experts
• China Delays Anti-dumping Measures on Imported Steel
• Southwest China Faces Flood Threat
• President Hu: Build on Good Relations with Japan 
• Senior Chinese Leader Stresses SARS Fight, Development  
• All Attempts to Separate China will Fail: Spokeswoman
• Taiwan's Attempt to Participate in WHA again Turned Down
• Four Criminals Executed in China's Capital

• Sichuan's Foreign Trade Shows Steady Growth in First Four Months
• SARS is Challenge but not Doom for Exhibition Industry
• China's Zhoushan Archipelago Sets up Maritime Court
• Shenzhen Customs Reports Increase in Tariff Revenue
• China to Widen Expressway Linking Shanghai, Nanjing
• Beijing Reports More Investment, Foreign Trade
• SARS Will Not Stop Growth of China's Economy

• 5 Aceh Rebels Killed in Clashes with Indonesian Military
• Chinese Mainland Cherishes Taiwan People's Health: Vice Premier 
• US to Launch Foreigner-tracking System Next Year at Borders
• US Re-amends Draft Resolution on Lifting Iraq Sanctions
• Taiwan's Attempt to Participate in WHA Again Turned Down
• FBI Warns of Possible Al-Qaeda Attacks in US
• Indonesian Military Capture Nine Aceh Rebels
• S. Korean Delegation in Pyongyang for Economic Cooperation Talks
• US to Seek Vote on Iraq Resolution Later This Week
• Suicide Bombing in Northern Israel Carried out by Woman: Police
• White House Claims to Maintain "Strong Dollar" Policy

• Face Up to Difficulties, Fortify Confidence: Commentary

• Brazil and China to Launch Second Satellite
• Secrets of Ancient Dead Arise from Tomb
• China Earmarks Funding to Expand Senior High School Education
• Beijing "Effectively Contains" SARS among Students
• New Civil Service Course in HK on Mainland Systems to Be Launched

• Table Tennis World Championships Begin in Paris
• 34 Chinese Athletes Tangled in Doping Net

• More SARS Patients Recover through Joint Therapy
• Islam's Lasting Connection with China: Feature
• Two Tibetans Jailed for Stealing Ancient Artifacts