Saturday, October 18, 2003

• Chinese central gov't allocates 10m yuan for quake-hit areas
• Chinese premier proposes Sino-Vietnamese measures
• China Buddhist Association's Tibetan Branch elects new leaders
• Chinese vice-premier meets Indian minister
• Suspects causing disturbance at Tian'anmen Square arrested

• SARS impact to China's GDP growth estimated 0.8 percentage
• China's economy grows 8.5% in first three quarters: report
• Mainland, Macao sign closer economic ties pact
• Premier Wen explains future economic restructuring to CPPCC meeting

• Iran has no intention to develop nuclear bombs: Khatami
• Chinese president meets Thai King on bilateral ties 
• Mass rally refuses Bush's plan to visit Indonesia
• Rape case of Swiss diplomat creates ripples in India
• Koizumi, Bush talk about Iraq, DPRK, economy
• SARS impact serious but not overwhelming: APEC report

• "True Story of China's Astronauts", an exclusive key to ten-year selection and training process
• Witness Shenzhou V tracked by vessel Yuanwang-3
• Chinese scientists call for genome structure program
• China, first to determine three-dimensional structure of "earthworm enzyme"
• Shenzhou-5 re-entry capsule passes to research institute 
• China's first astronaut in good health after space flight

• One out of four swimmers to have drug test in Chinese City Games
• World champion swimmer Luo expected to shine at Chinese City Games

• Beijing ready for World Tourism Organization meeting
• Chinese scientist says SARS revival unlikely
• 80 percent of sewage in Beijing to be treated by 2005