Thursday, September 25, 2003

• Visits of Wen, Cheney on consultation: FM spokesman
• Chinese president: Sino-ROK relations will develop
• China appreciates Russia's visa rejection to Dalai Lama
• China-Japan-Korea media conference begins
• No immigration of other ethnic groups: Tibetan official
• CPC active in developing external relations: official
• China pays salary to prisoners at labor camp
• Buddhist contribution to society recognized
• Corrupt media officials sackd in major bribery sweep
• Taiwan's 'abnormal' charter flight plan slammed
• Trade unions try hard to help laid-off workers find jobs
• China's top legislator meets ROK counterpart
• US government donates cash for flood-relief in Shaanxi
• China's top legislator meets Russian PM
• Chinese Vice-President meets with Russian PM
• Chinese President meets Russian PM 
• Armed man shot dead in hostage-taking incident in Xi'an
• Public security key to China's "golden" week-long holiday: senior leader
• Chinese, Russian PMs call for strengthened UN authority

• China to import US$1,000b of goods, services in 3 years
• State think tank forecasts 2003 GDP growth at 8.3%
• Salary bill for foreign firms rising in big cities
• Sino-Russia joint communique stresses economic, trade cooperations
• China's investment giant has stake in Uzbek rail projects
• Hong Kong shares close highest in 15 months
• "China's Wall Street" to be completed by 2008
• China opens urban public utility works to private, overseas investors
• Chinese banking giant speeds up recovery of bad debts
• Pepsi China accused of stealing phone-call records
• US$18 billion projects open to all investors
• China tightens control of TV advertising

• Hunt for Iraq banned weapons yields nothing: paper
• Indonesian Navy to buy four submarines from S.Korea
• Brazilian president to meet Castro in Cuba
• Japanese PM to dissolve lower house: report
• New Zealand PM condemns broadcaster's comment on Kofi Annan
• U.S. and British newspapers carry ads of exiled Russian tycoon
• Taliban vows attacks after Omar meeting
• OPEC to cut output by 3.5 percent
• Proportion of Jews in Israel drops in 2002: statistics
• China advocates active UN role in safeguarding rule of law
• News Analysis: Putin's US visit aims to improve ties
• Swedish police arrest new suspect for murder of foreign minister
• Russia invites int'l observers to parliamentary elections
• Bush, Schroeder agree to leave behind dispute over Iraq
• BBC chief defends report over govt's prewar Iraq dossier
• Musharraf invites India to "sustained dialogue"

• Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Progress
• Boom in overseas trips unlikely: analysis
• Revaluation of Japanese Yen, a historical lesson to draw: analysis

• China hopes for proper solution of student murder in Japan
• Doing away with superstition--an arduous task
• China prepares for first manned spaceflight, possibly next month
• SARS work continues despite lab infection
• China to build world's largest campus computer grid
• Chinese teachers win financial support
• Scientific expedition team trapped on island in Tibet
• World leading storage tech company sets up subsidiary in Beijing

• Zhang Ouying to start in China vs Australia game
• Sun Jihai creats penalty to seal win in UEFA Cup
• Injured China midfielder eyes 2007 World Cup
• NBA star Yao Ming paces China onslaught 
• China coach Ma prays for Sun to be fit for Australia game

• Sandstorm bogs down rescue effort to Tibet island
• Macao's tourist arrivals hit monthly record in August
• Rights of taxi drivers arouse concern at unions' congress
• Foreigners presented with the Great Wall Friendship Award in Beijing
• Shanghai eases residency limits for multinationals' staff