Thursday, October 23, 2003

• China mulls introducing nonprofit mechanism into public institutions
• Mutual respect key to church exchanges: top reverend
• Production accidents kill over 95,600 workers Jan-Sept
• Photos: China, Pakistan hold joint naval exercises
• Top Chinese legislator meets Thai tycoon
• Top Chinese legislator meets Canadian PM
• Communal elections sprout up in Chinese urban areas
• China urges IAEA resolution to Iran nuclear issue
• Premier Wen proposes to boost Sino-Canadian ties 
• Chinese, Pakistani naval forces conduct joint exercise
• Senior CPC official hails China's ties with Oman
• China, Japan marks bilateral peace treaty
• China suffers heavily from weather-related disasters

• China, EU discuss intellectual property cooperation
• Foreigners attracted to senior management positions in China's SOEs
• HKEx to introduce H-shares index futures Dec. 8
• Chinese Vice Premier meets US trade representative
• China's economic powerhouse region in need of technicians
• GE Medical Systems unveils industrial park
• Door to oil sector opens slightly
• Newspaper advertising revenue to hit new record
• Shanghai to establish world expo bureau

• Renouncing hostile policy a prerequisite for talks: DPRK
• Israeli army ready to expel Arafat: newspaper
• UN agency to study Iran nuke papers
• DPRK to contact US over Bush remarks: sources
• Bush expects US-Australia free trade deal by 2004
• Egyptian presidential advisor meets Chinese envoy
• Simulated chemical attack staged in central Paris
• Misinterpretation of Islam may lead to violence: Mahathir
• India works to normalize ties with Pakistan
• Bush's visit to Indonesia draws protests across nation
• Japan eyes long-term space program
• Frequent cases of suicide seen in US troops in Iraq

• How far we are away from a space power?
• China not transitional to capitalism: experts

• 548 billion yuan invested in China's education last year
• Insurance fee of 5m yuan for China's first astronaut
• China has basically eliminated illiteracy among young & middle-aged people
• Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei fully recovers
• KDDI to offer cell phone high-speed data-transfer service
• THG-detecting tests to be sent to all IOC-accredited labs

• Olympics food safety discussed
• Luo and behold! a winning winner

• 2,000-year-old camphor tree found in east China
• Tibetan lamas trained with electrical skills
• "Pingtan" -- A dying art form
• HK reports RSV pneumonia, not yet found in Beijing
• China's new smart ID card to be put into use next year
• Shanghai to have All-English TV channel
• Media invited to cover Miss World contest in Hainan
• 13 year old Tibetan boy able to tell world's longest epic
• China vows to improve city environment
• Foreigners show Chinese skills in annual contest
• China's ancient culture goes 3D in cyberspace
• Food poisoning victims out of danger in central China