Tuesday, October 07, 2003

• Floods affect more than 100,000 in central China
• Presidents hail inauguration of Sino-French culture year 
• China condemns Israeli military attack on Syria
• Chinese State Councilor pushes to maintain social stability
• Fund to help SARS victims to be set up: HK health chief
• Yellow River main dike holds, but inner barrier breached

• C. China province attracts more overseas investment
• Jiangsu most attractive to foreign investors: report
• South China province reports 12.8 percent growth
• Bailian aims at being in world's top 500
• Air France overhauls services to draw larger market share
• Siemens touts two standards to make both work in China
• China's cargo plane market revs up
• Premier Wen confident of 7 percent economic growth
• China's electricity law amendment under way
• Survey bares entrepreneur discontent over legal system
• Macao's gaming market to embrace new take-off: Interview
• New director of accounting services appointed in HK
• Beijing to hold int'l micro-electronics forum in October

• Pakistan PM shocked over murder of National Assembly member
• UN Council members slam Israel, call for restraint
• Wen expounds China's policy towards ASEAN countries
• Chinese premier arrives in Indonesia for ASEAN-related meetings
• Kremlin's man wins Russia's Chechen elections
• Nobel medicine prize goes to US, British scientists
• 5,000 Philippine troops, cops to secure Bush's visit
• Gunmen kill five people in Islamabad
• We must push toward an ASEAN Economic Community: Gok Chok Tong
• Senior Taliban commander killed in central Afghanistan
• US president says Israel has right to defend itself
• Israeli soldier killed at Lebanese border

• US export controls on China unwise: Int'l Finance News
• A hopeless independence element: commentary

• AC Milan cruise to 3-1 win over Inter for tie at top
• Yao Ming shows up at Rockets training camp
• Nigeria targets to host 2018 World Cup: Nigerian President
• "Olympic" program for Greek fire brigade launched

• National museum hosts diverse art exhibitions
• Furore over study that suggests 'cure' for homosexuality