Tuesday, August 19, 2003

• Premier Wen Urges Further Education for Gov't Officials
• Senior CPC Official Pushes Anti-corruption Work among Party Members
• More Earthquake Victims Properly Accommodated
• China Will Promote Relations with Djibouti: FM
• China, ASEAN Vow to Advance Relations to New Level
• Erthquake-hit Areas Need Tents Badly
• Two Traffic Accidents Kill 17 in Northwest China
• China's Top Legislator Meets Australian PM 
• Jiang Zemin Meets Australian PM
• Chinese FM Urges UNGA to Stick to Multilateralism, Focus on Development
• HK to Conduct Another Consultation on Article 23 Legislation Work Next Month
• Japanese-abandoned Chemical Weapons Disinfected: Official
• Nine People Killed in Coal Mine Gas Explosion in Shanxi
• China to Launch Nationwide Health Services Survey
• Flying Tigers May Take to Skies Again
• China Plays Constructive Role in DPRK Nuclear Issue: Australian PM
• Third Three Gorges Generator Connected to Power Grid
• Chinese President Meets Australian PM
• Death Toll Rises to 31 in Flooded Coal Mine

• Shell Signs Milestone Oil Contract in China
• China Has 480 Million Phone Users
• Beijing Reports Marked Growth in Export
• China to Speed up Urban Water Price Reform
• China Sees Fixed Asset Investment Surge
• ASEAN Secretary-general on Sino-ASEAN Relations
• Chinese Premier Welcomes Close Cooperation in Oil, Gas Development
• "Future Computer" Designed by Beijing Boy Is of Business Value: Specialists
• Jiangsu's Expressway Mileage to Exceed 2,000km
• Tibet Three Key Road Construction Projects in Smooth Progress
• Ministries and Commissions Must All Use Homemade Office Software Henceforth
• EU to Cancel China's GSP Trade Benefits
• Tibet Three Key Road Construction Projects in Smooth Progress
• TYCO Purchases Chinese Power Cable Operation
• Lucky Phone Number Auctioned for 2.33 Million Yuan
• China Produces 60 Percent of World's Edible Fungus
• Sluggish Stock Market Plummets to 7-month Low
• Experts: Second Board Market Should be Launched
• Public Bidding to Purchase Medical Equipment
• Chinese Experts Offer Suggestions to Calm RMB Revaluation Pressure
• China to Issue 46 Billion Yuan of T-bonds
• Banks from China, S.Korea, Japan Sign Agreement on Forex
• HK's Unemployment Rate Beginning to Stabilize: Official
• China Launches Crackdown on Fake, Inferior Construction Products
• Chinese Government Throws Brakes on Electrolytic Aluminum Expansion
• HSBC Cited as Best Foreign Bank in China
• Chinese Government to Rationalize Auto Sector

• Blast Rips through UN Headquarters in Baghdad
• Former Iraqi Vice President Ramadan Caught
• US Troops "Crazy" in Killing Reuters Cameraman: Guardian
• Zambia's Ruling Party Expels 4 Senior Officials
• DPRK Expresses Willingness to Participate in Universiade
• Bush Calls DPRK Leader 'Dangerous Man'
• Roh Moo-hyun Expresses Regrets over Violent Anti-DPRK Protest
• Hambali Denies APEC Attack Plan: Thai Press
• Dow Rallies to 14-Month High
• Jo Myong Rok Meets Chinese Military Delegation
• S.Korean High-speed Train Schedule Set
• DPRK Blasts Japanese Officials for Visit to War Shrine
• Arroyo's Husband Dares Accuser to File Corruption Charges
• Large Number of Thai Women Forced into Japanese Sex Trade: Thai Official
• Saharan Kidnapping Tourists Released
• Liberia Government Signs Peace Agreement with Rebels
• US Troops to Pull Out of Liberia by Oct. 1, Bush Says

• New Show but Old Trick: Commentary
• Commentary: 'Manchukuo' Lies Hurt Sino-Japanese Relations

• Huge dinosaur fossil discovered in Xinjiang
• Lucent to Launch 3G Development Center in China
• China Produces World's Most Advanced Subway Cars
• China to Enroll First Postgraduates Majoring in Wine Production,Management
• Apple Ships Power Mac G5 Computers

• China Tops women's Preliminaries at 2003 Gymnastics Worlds
• DPRK Expresses Willingness to Participate in Universiade
• Universiade Opening Ceremony Gets Final Touches
• China Eye Over 10 Gold Medals at Daegu Universiade
• Gymnasts Qualify for Finals
• Beijing on Good Progress Preparing for Olympic Games: Australian PM
• US Keeps Low Key about Universiade Outing
• Chinese Girl Rewrites World Domino Record in Singapore
• Guangzhou to Host China Open for Next Five Years

• China to Hold Cultural Week in St. Petersburg
• 70 Percent Chinese Not Worried About SARS Comeback
• China's Richest Village: It Takes Brains and Guts
• China Simplifies Procedures for Marriage, Divorce
• Cause of Paint Plant Blaze in NE China Pinpointed
• Three Victims of Japan's Chemical Weapons Discharged from Hospital
• Earthquake Hits Eastern Tibet
• First Beijing Art Biennial Slated for September-October
• HK to Adopt Measures at Checkpoints to Handle More Mainland Visitors