Friday, October 31, 2003

• Chief of PLA general staff meets Swedish guest
• Top legislator returns to Beijing after visit to DPRK
• Chinese, Italian PMs vow to deepen cooperation
• EU trade commissioner Lamy: online chat with People's Daily readers very interesting  
• Premier Wen: China aims at sustainable development
• Chinese procuratorates to be monitored
• China to recruit more college students in military conscription
• Sixth China-EU Summit issues joint press statement
• China, EU pledge to boost cooperation
• Chinese students protest Japanese students' obscene performances in Xi'an
• UN urges China to pursue sustainable industrialization

• Ramos underlines China's role in promoting Asia's economic integration
• Int'l investors show great confidence in China: Goldman Sachs chief
• Internet mogul tops Forbes List of China Rich
• Overseas investors eye China's urban construction
• China's farmers' income rises 6.5% in 3rd quarter
• China active to reduce US trade deficit
• Local buyers drive up sales of Audi A6 
• Legend cuts notebook prices
• Former US trade representative says Chinese economy is booming
• Arrest of Russia's richest not to affect Sino-Russian oil trade: Russian Deputy FM
• Projects to boost Northeast China get the nod
• Hang Seng Bank expands renminbi business
• Toyota eyeing auto loan service in China
• No laid-off workers in seven Chinese provinces and cities
• Recent years saw increasing economic crimes in China
• Full steam ahead on energy reform
• Earnings of Chinese enterprises likely to moderate in 2004: S&P
• China to further securities opening-up
• China, Japan, ROK to set up NE Asia Cooperation Bank
• Wal-Mart to open first Sam's Club in SW China
• Sohu.com completes uplink with Walt Disney group
• China to enhance governmental role in macro economy
• China serious about commitments to WTO
• AviChina debuts on Hong Kong bourse
• Moutai widens global networks
• HK SMEs more confident of business prospects: survey
• Spanish discount shop "Dia" opens business in Beijing
• China signs tourism MOU with 12 EU nations
• Central bank official reaffirms stable yuan policy
• Chinese vice-premier meets Wal-Mart president

• Indian Air Force's Su-30MKI ready for maritime role
• Peaceful solution to DPRK nuclear issue meets all interests
• Top legislator's visit to DPRK important for bilateral ties
• Sri Lankan Tamil rebels hand over peace proposals to Norwegian facilitators
• Abdullah sworn in as Malaysia's fifth Prime Minister
• Mahathir steps down as prime minister
• Iran declaration seems comprehensive -El Baradei
• Former US trade representative: Chinese economy is booming
• Rumsfeld accuses press of "ignoring" progress in Iraq
• US economic rebound gains as GDP soars 7.2 percent
• M6.8 quake jolts Northeastern Japan
• Intruding incident at US House building over, say police
• US pleased with DPRK willingness for new talks
• Russian prosecutors seize Yukos shares
• Russian President fires chief staff
• Sino-Ethiopian bilateral cooperation further strengthened
• US gov'nt says China is not manipulating currency
• Russia, Ukraine failed to reach solution on island dispute

• Chinese fleet's first visit to Guam-- heart of US forces in the Pacific 

• State scientific research institutes most inefficient: expert
• Shenzhou-5 capsule arrives in HK
• Two anti-SARS medicines discovered in Taiwan
• China, EU sign agreement on Galileo

• Chinese pair leads short program at Skate Canada
• China sign protocols on sports exchange with France, Netherlands
• Chinese wins Tour de China opening stage
• Tour de China cycling starts in Beijing

• Beauty contests emerge from underground in China
• Chinese pair leads short program at Skate Canada
• Injured foreign tourists in fatal crash out of danger
• Wal-Mart to open first Sam's Club in SW China
• Heavy fog blankets Tianjin in N.China
• China cracks down sales of powerful rat poison
• Housing consumption increase to continue for decades: official
• Dengue fever cases rise to five in Macao
• Contemporary Silk Road artworks shown in Beijing
• People pursue more comfortable, healthy housing