Sunday, October 19, 2003

• All 17 trapped miners confirmed dead in central China
• China Youth magazine celebrates 80th anniversary
• Japan to pay China 300m yen for lethal gas leak incident

• Central bank chief reaffirms RMB rate reform goal
• Motorola targets Chinese home appliances market
• China confident of 7 percent economic growth this year
• China's packing industry grows rapidly
• China's central bank governor on exchange rate of RMB
• Beijing to invest 4.2 billion yuan in greening projects
• Foreign purchasing agents flock to China export fair
• Shanghai GM reports soaring sales of Buicks
• Chinese foreign trade rises in first nine months

• Chinese, US presidents meet in Bangkok
• Chinese President hails relations with Chile 
• Bush: China's manned space mission is not a threat
• Hundreds protest Bush visit in Bangkok
• Bin Laden calls for holy war against US: Al-Jazeera TV
• US seeks peaceful solution to DPRK nuclear issue: Bush
• APEC CEO Summit opens in Bangkok
• China's growth benefits world economy: President Hu
• China urges more APEC efforts in reviving Doha Round
• China calls for stronger APEC economic, technical cooperation
• President Hu reiterates stance on RMB valuation
• China to strengthen cooperation with ROK on nuclear issue on Korean Peninsula: FM
• APEC leaders' meeting can play active role: Chinese FM
• China to strengthen anti-terror coordination with APEC members: FM
• Chinese president meets Thai PM  
• Chinese president sees bright future for Sino-Thai economic cooperation  
• US Congress approves bills for Iraq, Afghanistan
• British defense chiefs told of huge cuts in equipment budget

• China, Brazil ready for second space launch
• Chief designer on Shenzhou V achievements 
• First Tibetan-Chinese-English electronic dictionary developed
• China starts scientific research in "Sea of Death"
• Int'l center set up for materials technology promotion

• Official: more efforts needed to train younger martial artists
• Chinese City Games opens in Changsha  
• Beijing Olympics faces traffic challenge: IOC member
• China eliminates Russia 5-0 at World JR Softball  
• World champions lead field in Chinese City Games
• Syster and Sun win Beijing Marathon men's and women's titles
• Beijing make sure no white elephants after Games: IOC member

• 36 injured in bus accident in Hong Kong
• South China province invests heavily in SARS hospitals
• Fuzhou to mark 320 years since Qing Dynasty general united Taiwan with motherland
• Coal mine accident kills four in Hubei province