Tuesday, September 16, 2003

• Top leaders meet Malaysian deputy PM respectively
• China denies troop build-up on borders
• "One Country, Two Systems" work well in HK, Macao: EC
• HK woman comfired not affected by SARS
• Farmer sets self on fire at Tian'anmen Square
• HK woman not yet classified as suspected SARS case
• Chinese premier meets Russian deputy prime minister
• Chinese premier meets Malaysian deputy prime minister
• China's top legislator meets Lithuanian parliament chairman  
• Culprits in N. China gold mine explosion punished
• China aimes to reshape cities, preserve farmland
• China on alert against SARS resurgence
• German president visits Guangxi
• Chinese premier meets Turkish deputy prime minister
• China, Malaysia vow to further cooperation
• No place for politics in Straits flights: spokesman
• HK woman under suspicion of having SARS
• Chinese Premier Urges Reform of Administrative System  

• Chinese consumers tighten purse strings
• Chinese bank to issue country's first domestic forex bond
• Bank of China improves asset quality
• Half of China's business loans granted to SMEs: survey
• Broad band users of China Telecom exceeds 6 million
• Shenzhen maps plan to become int'l metropolis
• Boeing, Airbus eye larger Chinese market share
• China's fleet expected to triple in two decades
• China's exports growth slows in August: experts
• Best fund management practices to be introduced to HK
• Six major Chinese SOEs to offer top jobs
• China International Finance Forum to open in October
• Shanghai initiates new projects to provide jobs for unemployed
• News analysis: China seeing fast growth of bank loans
• More Chinese firms given greenlight to issue corporate bonds
• HK launches global advertising campaign

• China donates 1,000 motorcycles to Indonesian police
• 3 killed, 24 injured in Japan hostage blast
• DPRK complains U.S., Japan hold up UN food aid
• Lockheed Martin to buy Titan, sources say
• Madonna children's book goes on sale worldwide
• Colombian army kills 17 rebels in offensive
• 'Senior Taliban' killed in clash: Afghan officials
• Police chief of Iraqi town shot dead
• Mubarak: Expelling Arafat "extremely dangerous"
• Killing Arafat not Israeli gov't policy: Shalom
• Saudi Arabian prison fire kills 67
• UN General Assembly concludes 2003 session
• Israeli decision to expel Arafat criticised at UN debate
• Top UN envoy calls for speeding up road map
• UN not to take over and run Iraq: Annan
• Britain says death threat to Arafat "unacceptable"

• Opinion: Overheating economy a false alarm

• Preparations for China's first manned space launch going smoothly: minister
• Fly can be used to treat cancer: Chinese expert
• China trains SARS laboratory research staff
• China's largest solar light power station operational
• China to start artificial breeding of golden monkeys
• Scientific fraudsters slammed at CAST meeting
• Three goals set for China's rural education reform
• Beijing high-tech expo closes
• China's high-tech future more open, global: minister

• Sweden manager: we're on a par with China
• China held 2-2 by Sweden in World Cup warmup  
• China outclass Japan 3-0 at Asia Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup
• 2003 Sino-American women's basketball circuit slated for October

• Marked growth reported in number of Tibetan antelopes
• Smart ID card replacement commences in HK
• Earthquake victims in NW. China move into new accommodation before winter
• China to rebuild quake-destroyed mosques in Xinjiang
• Tibetan Opera aims to become UNESCO masterpiece
• Chinese executives eager for sleep: survey
• Bogus Internet Casanova defrauds middle-aged woman
• CNPC engineer sentenced to 8 years' prison for corruption
• Flu vaccinations in Beijing to beef up public health  
• China's mobile subscriber number to reach half a billion in 2010