Sunday, November 23, 2003

• Premier Wen to visit four nations, attend China-Africa forum
• Huaihe River dammed for flood control project
• Washington Post interview with Premier Wen Jiabao
• Premier Wen presses US on Taiwan, trade
• Tung Chee Hwa casts vote in District Council elections 
• Senior CPC leader vows to strike hard on crimes
• Swiss President says his China tour successful
• China to promote cooperation with Togo: defense minister
• French warship visits south China port 
• President Hu calls for stability, law, order 
• HK starts 2003 District Council election
• Official calls for higher turnout in HK District Council poll

• China's biggest garbage burning power plant operational
• China, ROK to increase bilateral cooperation
• Three Gorges project: another generator fires up 
• China says it will not dump US Treasuries to retaliate
• China slaps dumping tax on imported chemicals
• Three Gorges project to get four generators each year from 2004 to 2009
• China Life sets date for Wall Street listing

• Georgia's opposition hints at possible talks with gov't
• US, European powers close to reach consensus on Iran nuclear issue
• Georgian opposition attempt to grab power "unacceptable": CIS
• Sri Lankan PM to take charge of peace process: report
• China-Africa forum adds value to Sino-African ties: Ethiopian FM
• New six-party DPRK nuclear issue talks may begin soon
• Suicide bombs in Iraq kill 18, plane reported hit
• DPRK nuclear power project suspended
• Russia denies its troops involved in Georgia events
• Georgian President declares state of emergency 
• 18 suspects arrested for Istanbul blasts: newspaper
• Hamas rejects truce under current circumstances

• Mainland's serious warnings to Chen Shui-bian
• Hyper-inflation unlikely in China in near future

• China to conduct clinical tests of SARS vaccine soon
• US software giant Actuate to enter Chinese market
• Nine schoolmasters in NW China deposed for overcharging students

• Ding crowned as China women's team finishes on top at worlds
• Clippers fire China's Wang Zhizhi to make room for Overton
• World No.1 Ma Lin blown out of Swedish Open

• Bad traffic cuts into Beijing's bottom line
• Tan Dun, a musical journey back to roots
• Forest fires soar in China from September to October