Monday, September 08, 2003

• Yellow River Flood Crest Begins Entering Sea
• Chinese Leaders Warmly Congratulate DPRK's Founding Anniversary
• Taiwan Huge Rally Opposes Lee Tung-hui's Split Plan 
• Bombs Found Last Week Confirmed to be Left by Japan During World War II
• Situation in Middle East Worrysome: China's FM
• HK Health Official to Attend WHO Regional Meeting
• CPC Senior Official Visits Oceanian Countries
• Chinese Vice-premier Meets Foreign Guests
• Chinese President Calls for More Help for Disabled People 
• Central Government Attaches Importance to Stability, Development of HK, Macao

• DaimlerChrysler/Beijing: Improve Engine, Component Ops
• China to Launch Hebei-Beijing Emergency Water Diversion Program
• FDI in China Expected to Reach US$57b in 2003
• Int'l Investment and Trade Fair Opens in Xiamen 
• China, Japan, S.Korea Sign Arrangement on Information Cooperation
• Is China's Interest Rate Hike Looming?
• China's No.1 Copper Producer Doubles Capacity
• China to See Peak Steel Production within 3 Years: Expert
• Tianjin Aims to Become Int'l Container Center in E. Asia
• China Hopes Overseas Investors Eye Its Northeast
• China Puts in Huge Investment to Curb Water Pollution

• WHO Chief Calls for Strengthened National Health Systems
• WHO Warns of SARS Resurgence, Urges Vigilance
• China's Development Poses No Threat to Other Counties
• China, Japan Shoulder Greater Responsibility for Peace, Development
• Chinese-Brazilian Businessman Beaten to Death in Rio
• US Opposes Israel's Killing of Hamas Leaders: Powell
• Bush Seeks US$87b for Iraq, Wider Terror War
• Kyrgyz President, Chinese FM Meet on Relations
• China, Kyrgyzstan Jointly Agree on Ties, Anti-terrorism
• Indian PM Plans Another Cabinet Reshuffle
• Fatah Recommends Qurei as New Palestinian PM
• Arafat Officially Asks Qurei to Be New Prime Minister
• Senior Chinese Party Official Starts Visit to Iceland

• Increasing Cell Phone Stock Endangers Industrial Chain
• Too Early to Assert whether RMB Devalued or Revalued
• Tung Aims to Get Consensus on National Security Bill
• Xinhua Commentary Calls for Long-term Fight against Falun Gong Cult

• China Sweeps Korea Open Table Tennis Championships
• Chinese Chen Wins Malaysian Open Badminton
• China Routs S. Africa 13-0 in Women's Soccer
• China to Start Olympic Soccer Qualifier against Syria

• Peking Opera Borrows from Literary Classic
• Ship Collision Leaves one Dead in South China
• More Chinese Urban Women Choose Single Life
• Poisoners Face Harsh Punishment
• Ancient Towns in E. China Retain Traditional Style Despite Modernization
• Higher Court Upholds Ruling against Chinese-Dutch Business Tycoon Yang Bin
• Unexpected Flood Kills Three Tourists, Two more Missing
• Ancient Rampart in NW China Damaged by Rainfall