Thursday, July 10, 2003

• Water Level in Lower Reaches of Huaihe River Reach 54-year High
• UN Expert: China is World Model in Relieving Poverty
• Over 560,000 People Relocated in Flood-stricken Anhui
• At Least 22 Killed, 20 Injured in HK Traffic Accident
• Chinese Premier Wen Greets African Union Summit
• Water Level of E. China's Hongze Lake Exceeds Flood Warning Line
• Chinese Premier Extends Condolences Over Bangladeshi Ferry Disaster
• At Least 21 Killed in HK Bus Accident
• CPPCC Calls for Improved Safeguards
• State Councilor Meets Japanese Guests
• 1,650 People in Central China Trapped by Floodwater
• China Dispatches Military Personnel for Flood Control
• Senior Party Leader on Anti-corruption Campaign
• Roh Moo-hyun: Shanghai is an Amicable City
• ROK President Visits Great Wall

• Customs Duties up in First Six Months
• KFC Opens Outlet at Centennial Bazaar in N. China
• China Sees Booming Insurance Industry in First Half of 2003
• Acting Beijing Mayor Stresses Sustainable Development
• China Southern Airlines Issues A Shares
• Beijing Unveils Policies to Encourage Expansion of Convenience Stores
• Tianjin Bonded Zone Becomes Int'l Logistic Center
• Foreign Investment Jumps in E. China
• Beijing Promotes Growth of Chain Sores
• China's Service Industry Shakes off SARS Impact
• Inter-bank Forex Ttrade Hit Record High in China
• World Research Institutes Rank Hong Kong World's Freest Economy
• HK Chief Executive Stresses Economic Growth
• Traffic Figures Show Gradual Recovery of HK Aviation Industry from SARS
• ROK President Visits Beijing Hyundai Auto Factory

• Bush Arrives in Gaborone for Talks with Botswana President
• African Heads of State Gather in Maputo for AU Summit
• Ford to Celebrate His 90th Birthday
• DPRK Patrol Boat Crosses NLL to S. Korean Side
• Japan Sends SDF Planes, Troops to Jordan for Iraq Relief
• ADB Appoints Jin Liqun as Vice President
• Inter-Korean Ministerial Meeting Opens
• At least 49 People Die as Rainstorms Sweep Nepal
• Yahoo Q2 Profit Rises
• Vietnam Seeks Ways to Boost Exports to China
• Egyptian Delegation Arrives in Gaza to Reinforce Ceasefire
• British Opposition Demands Blair to Apologize over Iraq Dossier
• South African Demonstrators Protest Bush Visit
• Time for Indo-Pakistani Summit "Not Ripe": FM
• Laos Releases 2 Western Journalists, Hmong-Amercian Interpreter
• EC provides Nigeria with 49.78 Million Dollars for Immunization Program
• Asylum for Liberian President Not Verified by Nigeria's Parliament
• Nigeria to Deploy Peacekeeping Force in Liberia
• Hillary Clinton's Book Sales Top a Million
• UN Chief Appoints Special Envoy for Liberia
• Italian PM Regrets Schroeder's Holiday Cancellation
• Essy Quits AU Commission Chairmanship Competition

• Scholars, or Trouble Makers?--People's Observation
• Editorial: Remember SARS as More Than a Disease
• Miscalculation of Public Opinion: Commentary

• Chinese Doctors Nurture In-vitro Embryonic Human Heart at Day 35
• Study on HK-Pearl River West Cross-boundary Link Underway
• China to Set up Its First North Pole Station in September
• Tenures on a Tightrope at Peking University
• World's Largest Generator Connected to Power Grids in China

• Macao to Bid for Hosting 2006 Short Course World Swimming Championships
• Chinese Zou Topples Light Flyweight Champion
• COC to Try Best for 2008 Olympics: Re-elected President

• Rainstorms Expected in China's Huaihe, Yangtze River Valleys
• Yunnan Takes Measures to Curb Population Growth
• Sun Halo Seen in Lhasa
• Expert Warns Possible Small-range Outbreak of Flu
• Beijing's First Post-SARS Int'l Tourism Event to Stage in late Oct.
• Water Level in Huaihe's Mainstream Rising
• No Epidemic in Mengwa Flood Diversion Area
• Ancient Mummy Reproduced as Statue for Museum Tours
• National Geographic Channel to Shoot Documentary in China
• Elimination of Rats Underway to Ensure Dyke Security in China
• Study on HK/Pearl River West Cross-boundary Link Underway
• Tornado Kills 16, Injures 162 in East China