Thursday, June 19, 2003

• Chinese Mainland Reports No New SARS Cases (June 19)
• Tragedy Spurs End to 20-Year-Old Rule on Vagrants
• Security Chief Arrested for Cultural Relics Theft
• Macao's Finance Official Leaves for Mainland-Macao CEPA Talks
• FM Stresses Asian Security Issues in ASEAN Forum
• China, Russia Share Farming Problems
• China, Thailand Broaden Cooperation in Health Issues
• Thai-Chinese Agricultural Cooperation Advancing Despite SARS Outbreak
• China, Thailand to join hands in rejuvenating Asian tourism market
• Financial Aid Provided to SARS Patients in HK
• China Plans New Disease Control Center
• China, Thailand Agree on Zero Tariff
• China Adopts Draft Regulation on Vagrants
• China Strives to Develop New Sino-African Ties: Hu
• HK Passes Motion to Thank Central Govt for Support in SARS Fight

• China to Invest 157.8 Billion Yuan in Affordable Housing
• Chinese, Thai Business People Discuss Economic Cooperation
• First-time Opening of Agricultural Insurance Market to Outside World
• On Auction Next Month, China's First Foreign-Invested Tourist Enterprise in Zhuhai
• Shanghai Establishes Archives for Farm Produce
• Beijingers Spearhead Tourism Revival
• Nielsen: China's ad Market to be World No.2 by 2010
• China Sees Increase in IT Application to Manufacturing
• Economist: China's GDP Growth Target still Attainable
• Honeywell to Move Regional Headquarters from Singapore to Shanghai
• Hainan Island Attracts Taiwan Investors
• Most Industrial Firms Unaffected by SARS in Guangdong
• Travelers Urged to Resume Asia Visits

• Democracy in Iraq, through Ballot or Bullet?
• Russia to Move Space Launches to Latin America
• Bush Warns Iran On Nuclear Weapons
• ASEAN-Dialogue Partners Meeting(10+10) Opens in Phnom Penh
• Singapore Airlines to Cut 414 Jobs
• Singapore Roars into Action to Bring Visitors Back
• China Calls for Prudent Manner in Iranian Nuke Issue
• Finland's First Woman PM Resigns over Political Scandal
• S.Korean Former Culture Minister Arrested
• Chinese, US Foreign Ministers Meet on ASEAN Sideline 
• Iranian Woman Set Herself Ablaze in London Protesting French Raid
• Italian Parliament Set to Approve Premier Immunity Bill
• UN Chief to Start Trip to Mideast, Europe and Africa
• Malaria Kills over 500 People in Southern Angola
• Khatami Defends Iran's Right to Acquire Advanced Nuclear Technology
• Russia to Launch 35 Military Satellites in 2003
• 21 Killed, 39 Injured in Bus Mishap in India
• Russia Opposes Possible Sanctions against DPRK
• Russia Not to Send Peacekeepers to Iraq, Afghanistan: Defense Minister
• Saddam Almost Certainly Still in Iraq
• US Hands over Marine in Rape Case to Japan
• Pakistan Criticizes India for Slowing on Negotiations

• News Analysis: Iran, Next US Target?
• Five Major Problems in China's Income Distribution

• Chinese Doctors Nurture in Vitro Embryonic Human Heart for 13 Days
• Development of "Independent Institutes" Encouraged in China
• Chinese Girl Granted US "President Scholarship Prize"
• China-made HDTVs Sold to US Army
• Space Scientists Say China's Mars Probe 'Years Away'
• Fifth Int'l High-tech Fair to Go ahead as Scheduled

• Chinese Shooters Vow to Win 25 Olympic Berths
• France Struggle As Japan Win Easily
• China Coach Confident in Heading on to Asian Women's Soccer Championships
• China's Synchronized Swimmers Expect Breakthrough at Worlds
• Victory Gives China Women's Volleyball Much Confidence

• Sports Personalities Wise Up to Image Rights
• Eating Wild Animals to be Forbidden in Shenzhen
• New Railway Links China's West, East
• New International Exhibition Center Planned for Beijing