Monday, June 09, 2003

• Chinese Mainland Reports No New SARS Case (June 9)
• Three Gorges Dam Costs Less, Turns out More
• Strong Quake Rattles Taiwan, No Reports of Damage
• Road Accident Death Toll Rises to 32 in Guangdong
• WWF Launches Program to Protect China's Longest River
• Beijing Reports No Suspect, Probable Cases of SARS for First Time
• China Issues Circular on AIDS-SARS Patients
• Chinese Army Fights Floods in Xinjiang
• SARS Suspects Dip Below 100 in Beijing: Official
• Water Level of Three Gorges Reservoir to Hit 135 Meters ahead of Schedule  

• China to Build Container Ships for Syria
• Beijing Promotes Re-employment by Govn't Allowance
• China to Upgrade its Busiest Port
• China Reports Progress with New North-south Trunk Road
• China Takes Temporary Anti-dumping Measures against Imported Chemical
• High Reject Rate for Imported Cotton into Shandong Ports
• China's Netcom Denies Business Split
• Fiscal Policy Needs to Shift Emphasis
• Improved SARS Situation Raises Retail Sales in Late May
• Building of First Microchip Joint Venture in NE China Gets Underway
• Two More Foreign Banks Gain Access to China's Stock Market

• DPRK Admits Seeking Nuclear Deterrent Force
• Patient Mauled by Tiger Because of Staff Shortages in Hospital
• Poles Vote "Yes" for EU Membership
• OAS Assembly Addresses Issues of Poverty, Democracy
• Russia Sends Supply Spacecraft to ISS
• Monsoon Hits Southern India, Heatwave Relieved
• Liberian Peace Talks to Reopen as Scheduled
• Iran Accuses US of Making Effort to Block Iran's Economic Development
• US Reports First Outbreak of Human Monkeypox Cases
• Roundup: Cyprus Talks for Reunification Stalled over Differences
• No Palestinian Refugee Will Be Allowed into Israel: Sharon
• Saudi Arabia, Yemen Sign Border Agreement

• Signed Article Refutes US Report on Tibet
• US Policy Toward Taiwan Swings to the Middle

• Chinese Bio-tech Company Works on SARS Vaccines
• Chinese Scientists Defeated by SARS: China Youth Daily
• Tsinghua University, RFWaves Sign Partnership Agreement
• National College Entrance Exams Proceed Smoothly
• Chinese Find Cactus, Dahlia Useful for Curing Diseases

• First Olympic Project Gets Underway in Beijing
• HK Special Olympics Team to Take Quarantine Training in Macao

• First Natural Museum under Construction in Tibet
• Patient Calls for Right to Die with Dignity
• Group Travelers from Mainland Doubled in Macao
• China Enhances Protection of Largest Saltwater Lake
• Overseas Marriage up 7 Times in Shanghai
• Two People Detained for Counterfeiting Certificates
• Five Trapped in Coal Mine in North China
• Bronzeware Museum Opens in East China
• Tourist City in SW China Renamed to Strengthen Tourism