Friday, August 01, 2003

• Spokesman: China's National Defense Work Indisputable
• China Will Assist Nauru in Founding Embassy in China
• Hot Weather to Linger in South, East China
• China's First Law on Wetlands Takes Effect
• Coal Mine Rescue Slowed Down by Collapse
• Lightning Kills 11 People in Two Months in NE China
• Six killed, 21 Injured in Central China Bus Collision
• Traffic Accident in S. China Leaves Four Dead, Eight Injured
• Vagrants Get Aid as New System Begins in China
• Sri Lankan Prime Minister to Visit China
• Japanese Lawyers' Manchukuo Remarks Refuted
• Flood in Northwest China Leaves 2 People Missing
• First Flood Crest Hits Middle Reaches of Yellow River
• China to Crack down on Illegal Land Use
• Three Killed in Fireworks Factory Blast in E. China
• Senior Chinese officer meets Moldovan guests
• Int'l Workshop on Chinese Farmers' Rights Opens
• Death roll Rises to 12 in E. China Mine
• Police Told to End Human Rights Violations

• Construction Begins on China's Biggest Gas-fired Power Plant
• Strategists Suggest Shaping of Economic Hubs in West
• Integrity Rating Helps Chinese Farmers Get More Loans
• Gas Field Begins Operation in South China
• Union Leaders Highlight Safety
• Beijing's Insurance Industry Booms in First Half of 2003
• China Posts Double-digit Growth in Gold Production
• Beijing's Insurance Industry Booms in First Half of 2003
• China Posts Double-digit Growth in Gold Production
• China's Largest Product Line for Solar-energy Batteries Set up in Shanghai
• China Oil Import Quotas for Non-state Trading in 2004
• Exports of China's IT Products Jump 47%
• China to Establish Six Regional Electric Power Markets
• HK's Flat Supply to Drop
• HK's Total Deposits Grow 0.2 Percent in June
• Profits of China's SOEs Rise Sharply
• HK Exchange Fund Stands at 979.9 Billion HK Dollars at end of June
• Senior Official Confident China will Hit Trade Goal
• Construction Bank Sees Sharp Rise in Bill Business
• Police Crack People Smuggling Operation in NE China
• China to Continues Import Quotas on Agricultural Products

• Cambodian Ruling Party Confirms Victory, Rivals Boycott
• 321 Philippine Mutineers Formally Charged with Rebellion
• Indian Defense Minister Undertakes MiG-21 Flight
• Heavy Fighting Erupts in Liberian Capital
• "Saddam Tape" Delivers Anti-US Message on Al Jazeera
• China, Russia Appeal for Ban on Space Weapons
• OPEC Decides to Keep Oil Output Unchanged
• 4 killed, 4 Arrested in Joint Operation Near Kandahar
• Arroyo Seeks Congress Support in Ending Coup Attempt
• DRPK Accepts Six-way Nuclear Talks: S.Korean Official
• 1,100 Palestinian Prisoners Begin Hunger Strike
• Japan, US, S.Korea to strengthen consultation for 6-way talks
• Bali Bomb Blasts Witness Llinks Jemaah Islamiyah to Al-Qaeda
• Philippine Senate opens probe hearing on mutiny
• Death Toll from Nepal's Landslides, Floods Rises to 58
• No Proof Whatsoever, Says Fujimori of Extradition Request
• British Muslim Reservist Fights Charge of Refusing to Fight in Iraq
• Inter-Korean Economic Agreements to go into Effect Next Month
• Indian, Pakistani Troops Exchange Fire
• France Urges Iran to Stop Nuclear Program
• 3 Suspected Terrorists Arrested in Scotland
• Philippine Official Wants President to Intervene Mutiny Probe
• Iraqi Scientists Deny Existence of WMD Programs
• 45 Dead, 20 Missing in Floods, Landslides in Nepal
• US Military Convoy Attacked Near Afghan Capital
• Subregional Cooperation Key to Central, South Asian Prosperity: ADB
• Russia May Extend Deadline of Amnesty for Chechen Rebels
• Russia Says DPRK Supports to Hold Multilateral Talks on Nuclearissue
• High-tech Tools Used by US Forces to Hunt Saddam
• UN urges Israel, Lebanon guerrillas to end border violations
• Liberia President not Leave Power by Next Week: Spokesman
• Saddam's Daughters Arrive in Jordan
• Annan Urges to Deploy Multinational Force to Other Afghan Cities
• CIA Adviser Claims "Solid Progress" in Search for Iraqi Weapons

• Is China's Forex Reserve Surplus?

• Senior CPC Leader Urges Promoting Social Sciences
• Situation of Chinese Students in Austral and NZ Is Worrying
• IT Companies form Alliance to Enter Military Market
• Hong Kong-made Space Tools on Display
• 2003 National Undergraduate Electronic Design Contest Starts in China

• CFA Name Squad for Olympic Qualifying Campaign
• Real Madrid Tickets Sold out in Orderly Manner
• Hong Kong to Bid for 2009 East Asian Games

• Tomb Dating Back 2,000 Years Unearthed in N.China
• Writers Awarded for Environmental Protection Works
• South China Police Break Narcotics Ring
• Beijing Builds Shelters for Homeless 
• Actor Zhang Tielin Sues Singer Over Sex 'libel'
• New Policy Enable Disadvantaged to Better Obtain Legal Services
• Dragon Dance Performed on 233-meter-high Tower in Macao
• Beijing Courts Issue "how-to" Booklets for the Litigious
• Meteorologist Warns of Possible Flooding in NE China
• Beijing Bath House Killers Sentenced to Death
• Month-long Heat Wave Becoming a Disaster: Meteorologist
• Singapore Simplifies Chinese Travelers Visa Procedure