Wednesday, November 05, 2003

• My impression of training system of Indian Air Force
• China marks Journalists Day
• Musharraf meets with Chinese defense minister
• Military exercise more competitive with new "Blue Army"
• Pakistani president concludes China visit
• Jiang Zemin meets Pakistani president Musharraf
• Macao media pay tribute to China's astronaut upon his arrival
• Sino-US economic development dialogue essential: vice-premier
• Officials praise direct elections in villages
• China continues to broker next phase of 6-party talk
• China willing to maintain close relations with Pakistan 
• China and Pakistan sign joint declaration
• Yukos case not to affect China-Russia oil pipeline: FM
• Hengyang fire kills 10 firemen, injures 16  
• Premier Wen urges stronger Sino-Pak economic ties  
• Jiang Zemin calls for further military reform  
• Chinese, US FMs hold phone conversation

• China's first lefty shop opens
• Vice premier: HK witnesses momentum of economic recovery
• Tung: "we are seeing proverbial light at end of tunnel"
• QFIIs vie for more investment quotas
• Tax incentives likely to attract regional headquarters
• Foregin magazines facing China's newsstand fever
• China to boost gas pipeline construction
• China may face trade sanction from US: Morgan Stanley
• Russia tries to sell oil to Asia through pipeline in Israel
• China's Shenzhen seeks top professionals in Europe
• GM set to launch Cadillacs in Shanghai
• Jobless situation in China to stay grave for years
• Farmers glean hope in grain, oil price hikes
• Surge in grain prices in China no surprise
• Musharraf sees opportunities for Chinese investors in Pakistan
• New lighting products needed to conserve electricity
• DuPont opens R&D workshop
• Microsoft sets up tech centre in Beijing
• Musharraf: Stronger Pak-China economic relations to come 
• Macao tycoon funds mainland's space professionals
• China welcomes cooperation on military electronic products
• ADB to lend 4.5 bln dollars to China in three years
• China's foreign debt size still safe and manageable
• TCL, Thomson team up to lead world TV production

• EU threatens US with trade war
• S.Korea: DPRK light-water project could be suspended for 1 year
• Cambodia's three major parties agree on tripartite govt
• Sri Lanka declares state of emergency  
• Release of Aung San Suu Kyi not on four-nation leadership meeting agenda: Thai F
• James Murdoch named CEO of broadcaster BSkyB
• ROK to deploy longer-range missiles
• US pledges to build strong economic ties with China
• Bush acknowledges Saddam "trying to stir up trouble"
• UN report: Al-Qaeda trained in Somalia
• Britain promises to help solve India-Pakistan row
• S.African president makes 30 trips in one year: report
• DPRK urges positive US response to solution package to nuke issue
• Cuba demands US end embargo to promote trade
• Sri Lanka's president suspends Parliament
• Japan formally confirms 9th mad cow case
• Zambia can learn a lot from China: president
• Japanese FM criticizes students, teacher for obscene performance in China
• ADB to lend $4.5B to China in 3 years
• No decision made on fate of light-water plant in DPRK
• Russia not to review privatization results: Putin
• UN rejects US embargo against Cuba

• Building a fewer but better force: commentary
• Not a dream for a Greater China Economic Ring
• US troops in Iraq find life tougher every day
• Grassroots communities need more than just the vote

• China standardizes appraisal for sci-tech projects
• China undecided on number of astronauts on Shenzhou-6
• China reports record 16 giant panda births this year
• China's Navy fosters defense cadets in civilian university
• China wants to have own space station within 10 years
• Exhibition on Chinese students studying abroad to open in HK

• Mourning and Yao Ming: Two big bodies collide
• Chinese win three gold medals at Wushu world championships
• Hong Kong to host Women's World Cup table tennis in December
• AFC to support Chinese football

• Over 100 million Chinese inhale polluted air every day
• Loosening family planning policy unconducive to aging problem: experts
• Beijing municipal gov't launches website in English
• China begins massive desertification monitoring campaign
• November features AIDS prevention, control activities in China
• Traffic accident kills 9, injures 3 in NW China
• Five killed in coal mine gas poisoning in NW. China
• Well preserved ancient female corpse found in east China
• Biggest deal lands online fake Viagra seller in jail
• Younger generations urged to prepare for "healthy aging"
• Shanghai young women reaching for the fag
• Center to take care of street children