Monday, October 27, 2003

• Premier Wen inspects Three Gorges reservoir area
• Senior CPC official meets Cyprus parliament leader
• More cotton-padded tents in pressing need in quake-hit areas
• Thousands homeless in sub-zero temperatures 
• Chinese mainland condemns Taiwan separatist rally
• China, UNESCO make progress in protecting Buddhist grotto
• China appreciates DPRK's stance on US security suggestion

• HK foreign trade continues to increase in September
• Foreign investment in China's mining industry rising
• 89.85b RMB defaulted in gov't-funded construction projects
• Chinese military invests 950 million yuan on housing
• HK lighting, hardware fairs open
• HK, Shanghai airports sign letter of intent for closer cooperation
• Health insurance market may reach 150b yuan in next five years
• Italian Motors marks 10 years in China, says luxury car market growing
• CASS predicts high GDP growth for 2003
• China lowers barriers to allow private capital flow
• China hopes WTO seminar will accelerate Doha round
• Most complex railway project to take on Tibetan style
• HK, Shanghai officials meet for closer ties
• QFII scheme to be finetuned
• Chinese experts call for cancellation of interest tax
• Dandong-Inchon container freighters launched
• Foreign trade soaring in northwest China's Xinjiang
• Sohu's net surges in 3rd quarter
• China outlines its reproductive health product plans
• China's integrated circuit industry see sizzling profits
• US consulting firm 'bets' on China
• Chinese commercial banks going overseas
• Law on securities investment funds likely to pass
• HKSAR chief executive to attend Boao Forum

• Mahathir promises no interference with administration after retirement
• China to work for rational solution to Cyprus issue: senior official
• Russian president Putin not to interfere in Yukos case
• Chinese president winds up visit to New Zealand
• Two killed as heat pipeline bursts in Moscow
• UNEP announces 2003 recipients of Sasakawa Environment Prize
• Sudan peace talks adjourned till Nov. 30
• At least 18 killed in Baghdad explosions
• US Congressional delegation delays trip to DPRK
• Second explosion rocks Central Baghdad
• Rashid Hotel compound in Baghdad attacked again
• Israel to open cabinet-level talks with Palestinians: newspaper
• PNA condemns Israeli demolition of high-rises in Gaza
• Syria threatens to retaliate if Israel strikes again: report
• Mahathir urges Malaysians to do things in their own way
• West African countries urged to introduce common currency soon
• Wildfires destroy 270 homes, forcing more evacuations in California
• Iran says it is studying halt of uranium enrichment
• DPRK blasts Japanese officials for visit to Yasukuni shrine
• US soldier killed in rocket attack on Baghdad hotel
• Iran provides UN with names of 225 al-Qaida suspects: spokesman
• Chinese president Hu meets New Zealand PM 
• Pakistan, China no threat to India: Indian newspaper

• Let time and fact speak for itself
• Taiwan separatists are doomed to fail: commentary

• Young space elite emerges from manned space program: experts
• Home-made light aircraft makes maiden flight in Hebei

• Double Olympic champion leads Chinese lifting team for Worlds
• Wushu matches at Chinese City Games wrapped up
• Chongqing beat Shenzhen 1-0 in Chinese first division soccer league
• China takes two weightlifting golds at AAG
• Gymnastics-Basic skills "secret weapon" for 2008 Olympics
• China, India split shooting golds at AAG
• Yang Yu bags five golds at Chinese City Games
• China unveils logo and mascot for 2004 Asian Cup 

• China urged to improve emergency medical service
• Chinese visitors to Australia surpass 100,000
• Major cities to shut off analogue television by 2005
• "Environment police" to patrol south China city
• Elks released back to nature in east China
• Ecological environment faces severe challenges
• Euthanasia faces ethical and legal dilemmas in China
• Prices of building materials soar in flood-hit province
• HK air traffic beats pre-SARS level
• Death toll in NW China earthquakes rises to nine