Friday, October 24, 2003

• China strengthens IPR law and administrative enforcement
• China, Netherlands start joint program on Yellow River
• Mainland indignant about Taiwan's armed attack against fishing vessel
• Suspect responsible for funeral dinner mass poisoning detained
• Asia-Europe parliamentarians meeting opens in Guilin
• China's first astronaut Yang Liwei to visit Hong Kong
• Madame Chiang Kai-shek dies at age 106
• China's top legislator to visit DPRK next week
• High fatalities confronts gov't to improve coal mine safety
• Yang Liwei instills more national self-confidence
• Jiang Zemin meets Canadian PM 
• China to strengthen ties with GCC: senior party official

• German reinsurance giant opens branch in Beijing
• China Telecom to buy 6 units from parent--source
• GE sees China global production center
• PBOC to play greater role in combating money laundering
• China exports railway wagons to Brazil for first time
• Kodak snaps up Lucky stake
• WEF to hold 22nd Business Summit in Beijing
• Bank's IPO plan in final deliberation
• China, Australia agree on free trade study
• Urban railway sector attracts non-state funds
• Shenzhou V and business boom: news analysis
• China to speed up reform of military industry in northeast
• US$10 billion bonanza for Beijing, HK business
• Nuke generators wait for foreign bidding
• Beijing's automotive industry reports hefty rises in output, sales
• ADB helps develop pricing strategy for China's power sector
• Enterprises enhance cooperation with international organizations
• Chinese businesses pay for lack of IPR awareness

• IMF chief outlines key areas of assistance for Iraq rebuilding
• Chinese president calls for world peace, prosperity
• Israel plans 323 new homes at W.Bank settlements
• Russia halts dike construction near Ukraine's waters
• US soldiers back from Iraq barred from donating blood
• China pledges to promote cooperation with Australia
• Iran hands over nuclear documents: IAEA chief
• Chinese envoy criticizes Israeli stance on separation wall
• Iraq to observe first Ramadan under US occupation
• President Hu: China to further its opening-up
• Arafat considers forming national leadership front

• News analysis: Iran defuses nuclear crisis, wins time
• Gender imbalance prompts more care for girls in China
• "Reputation of China" outweighing "Made in China"

• Peking University sets "knowledge account" for life-long education
• Global partnership for sustainable energy launched in London
• Intel teams with health center to explore early cancer detection
• Chinese, Canadian leaders hail nuclear power project
• China capable of launching 10-ton space station module
• "Shenzhou-5" re-entry module on show
• Satellite to assist in flood control, conserving water
• Scientists call for attention to AIDS control and cure, warn of "scourge"

• Tuo Tong adds Chinese men's epee hope for Olympics
• Li Jie wins the women's 200m butterfly but fails to reach Olympic A standard  

• 14 Chinese passengers accuse US NW Airlines, each claiming 1 dollar
• More flooding, fire hit flooded Xinjiang coal mine
• Africa expects millions of Chinese tourists
• "Crocodile" trademark infringement case concluded
• Chang'an Avenue finishing touch planned and to be completed on nation's 60th birthday
• Russian Art Culture Week to be staged
• Ancient cliff carvings discovered in Inner Mongolia
• Reserve set up to protect wild rice species in Hunan
• World's largest maritime Kwan-yin sculpture to be positioned in Haikou
• Fishermen rescued after boat sinks in Bohai Sea
• Foxes sent to hunt out mole rats in NW China
• Rare blood donated to save American friend
• Funeral dinner poisoning was deliberate: official
• Huge album on life of Jews in northeast China published
• Lawyer's request for document service denied by Justice Ministry