Monday, September 29, 2003

• Railway security to be strengthened in China
• China aims at balanced growth: senior legislator
• China unveils anti-SARS taskforce
• 61 students felled by rat poison in central China
• Symposium urges global reunification efforts
• Suspects detained in Zhuhai massive sex scandal
• Premier Wen calls for intensified ecological protection efforts
• China to host conferences on UN procurement
• China laments death of Iraqi Governing Council member, FM spokesman
• China launches massive training plan for migrant workers
• CPPCC chairman underlines unity of China worldwide
• Chinese President stresses role of working class

• Overseas Chinese firms awarded for contributions to China's economy
• HK bus company teams up with mainland counterpart
• China, important world purchasing base: Carrefour
• HK-mainland sign annexes to flesh out CEPA trade accord
• SARS-affected tourism to recover next year: Official
• Special funding earmarked to create more jobs in Tibet
• Japanese yen rise draws concern
• Head of Aricultural Bank of China named
• New rule for country's border trade
• China fuel-oil imports down
• Insurance field gets extra push
• Landmark efficient power grid switches on
• Pudong airport to get second terminal by end of 2007
• China looks to reform of its rural economy
• Dongfeng Motor Corparation moves to Wuhan
• SAFE refutes Yuan criticism
• News analysis: EU-style economy for East Asia?
• China reports progress in track-laying for world's highest rail line

• Bali native gets 15-year jail term for assisting bombers
• Australian PM reshuffles cabinet
• India, US to hold biggest joint naval exercise
• Japan, US, S. Korea to start 2-day talks on DPRK
• South Korean president decides to quit MDP
• Palestinians mark anniversary with vow to fight on
• 4-year-old boy finds gun, kills sister in US
• Commuter train crash kills one in Germany
• Iran won't give up its nuke plan
• US intelligence criticized for weak Iraq war data
• Blair defends going to war with Iraq
• Blair reiterates determination for euro referendum before election
• 10 killed in bomb blast in Colombia
• Power gradually returns to Italy after worst blackout
• Guinea-Bissau interim president sworn in
• Fatah armed wing vows to continue attacks on Israel
• US gives Iraq 6 months to draft constitution
• India prefers to resume air links with Pakistan first

• New Oriental fined 10m yuan in copyright lawsuit
• China's first marine satellite operating well
• China's urban schools asked to serve for migrant workers
• State Council: local governments have obligation of assisting poor students

• China back on track to repeat 1999 glory
• China beats Russia 1-0 in Women's World Cup  
• Ghana upsets Australia 2-1 to send China through at WWC
• Chinese duo settle for silver in Shanghai Open
• World's best paddlers squaring off in Jiangyin
• Basketballers to get new Asia Cup next year
• China reaches semi-finals at Asian Men's Basketball Championships 

• Nation to release daily tourism info in National Day holidays
• HK well-prepared for mainland visitors inflow in coming holidays
• Shanghai arts festival draws top world talent
• Beijing Leading schools say "No" to students' mobile phones
• Ancient tombs of W. Zhou Dynasty unearthed in Shaanxi
• Exhibition puts fun into world of avant-garde art
• Education brings a better tomorrow
• Ancient stone figurines found in Henan
• Mistakenly-caught Chinese sturgeons released into sea
• Shanghai calls off policy to restrict small restaurants
• Shanghai to support fair-price drugstores
• Saving of tiger a humane option