Monday, November 17, 2003

• Chen Shui-bian warned not to fuel separatism
• Traffic woes to ease with express thoroughfares
• Investigation team to probe deadly coal mine blast in Jiangxi
• Premier Wen strongly condemns terrorist bombings in Turkey
• Senior CPC official vows to promote Party building
• Nation cracks down on illegal land use

• Add balance to international payments
• China, Israel expect more cooperation in telecommunication sectors
• Vice-premier calls for international energy cooperation
• Hong Kong's unemployment rate down
• Consumption surges, economy powers ahead
• Metro hopes for 10% rise in procurement
• NPLs grow, overall lending slow
• DAB creates a job web for mainland
• WB: Investment environment in china is good
• CPI rise cause for modest optimism
• Overhaul of nation's tax, fiscal systems announced
• Liaoning sets the Northeast beat
• Chinese steel exports no threat to rivals

• S.Korea, US issue statement after military talks
• Pakistan rejects Vajpayee's stance on Kashmir
• Schwarzenegger takes office in California today
• Thailand determined to eradicate poppy cultivation in 2 years
• Attacks against US forces in Iraq endanger Bush's re-election: expert
• WB: Investment environment in China is good
• AP exclusive: Top Iraqi scientist flees
• Israel warns Syria of possible further attacks
• S.Korean FM to visit Moscow
• Bogota nightclub explosions leave one dead, 72 injured
• Al-Qaida claims responsibility for Istanbul blasts 
• Burundi govt., rebels sign peace accord in Tanzania
• Sri Lankan president vows to safeguard national security
• DPRK says prospect of nuclear issue depends on US attitude
• Iraq's political transformation has initial timetable
• Rumsfeld arrives in Seoul for military meeting
• Toll in France's Queen Mary II accident rises to 16
• Serbian presidential election fails again
• Bush mourns US troops killed in helicopter crash in Iraq
• 'Saddam message' calls for more strikes on US forces

• On China and US elementary education
• New Iraq timetable gives United States 'exit strategy'

• China to enroll 330,000 graduate students in 2004
• Asia-Pacific information security summit opens in HK
• Ozone talks fail over US stance  
• Fossils of 120m-year-old angiosperm discovered in China
• Science, education development must be sped up in west China: official
• Chinese-developed 3G mobile phone expected to be put into commercial use
• More overseas Chinese students returning home

• Kasparov wins in computer chess match
• China sweeps four titles at Danish Open table tennis
• Zhang delivers for an expectant China
• Chinese women's volleyball team aims at Olympics gold

• Farmers, herdsmen move out of habitat of golden monkeys
• Cathay Pacific to resume flights between HK, Beijing
• Wealthy in pocket, rich in ethics: Can IQ help?
• Shanghai businessman becomes 1st owner of private plane
• A family besieged now beloved
• Roadway accidents become top killer in China
• 'Cultural revolution': from reality to recollection
• Two fireworks blasts kill 9, injure 18 in Guangxi
• "Brave to shoulder, serve the district" - DAB chairman
• Continuous rainfalls lead to quarry accident in Shaanxi
• Tropical storm threatens Hainan
• Tourists allowed closer contacts with horse racing in HK