Wednesday, November 26, 2003

• Election for district people's congress goes smoothly in Beijing
• Scholar proposes establishment of IPR ministry
• US urged not to send wrong signal to Taiwan separatists
• Seven Chinese confirmed dead in Moscow blaze
• Taiwanese human smuggler sentenced to death 
• Top leaders have lecture on history of world development
• Taiwan question to head Premier's US visit
• Women looks for ways to defeat domestic violence 
• Senior official pays visit to 100-year-old renowned writer
• New rules to prevent unlawful extended custody
• PLA forces in HK conduct rotation 
• Taiwan lacks sincerity over flight plan

• Key expressway construction starts in Guangdong
• Transport sector boosted by high economic growth
• New thermal power company to be founded in early 2004
• Industrial profits shoot 46%
• Sohu takes two more websites
• S&P assigns "pi" ratings to 8 banks
• New proposals on non-tradable shares under review
• First chain Internet cafe opens in Beijing
• Europe's companies urges removal of ban on high-tech exports to China
• Banks see slide in forex savings
• Beijing thirsty for capital in its infrastructure construction
• Microsoft moves to improve image in China
• China's economic growth rate in 2003 to reach 8.5 percent
• Top auto brands go on show, auto booming in China
• US urged to be fair in trade problems
• China's FDI remains strong
• Rural credit cooperatives given greater rights
• Macao sets fiscal budget for 2004
• China concerned about US TV import ruling

• Arroyo not afraid of movie actor's candidacy: official
• Ceasefire good for regional peace, prosperity: Pakistani official
• US cuts loan guarantees to Israel over settlement
• Concorde arrives in New York harbor  
• UN: AIDS killing more people this year than ever before
• Chinese residing in Nigeria hold rally against "Taiwan Independence"
• Powell reiterates "One-China Policy"
• US troops to leave Iraq once new Iraqi authority can guarantee security: Abizaid
• Georgian presidential elections set for Jan. 4
• Russian FM criticizes undemocratic regime change in Georgia
• Indian, Pakistani troops to observe ceasefire from midnight Tuesday
• China, India should further promote bilateral relations 
• Georgia lifts state of emergency

• Commentary: false popular will, real selfishness
• What's behind the resignation of Georgian president?
• On world ranking of China's competitiveness
• Why China excluded from auto recall?
• Orbital debris threatens future space journeys: Chinese experts

• WHO: China advances in developing SARS vaccine
• Motorola kills launch of new cam-phone in China
• China's first spaceman breaks the Great Wall fallacy
• Chinese experts look into sequela of SARS
• Oracle extends Graduate Development Program to HK

• Tennis stars cheer China Open  
• China's happy ending tainted by Feng's injury  
• Chinese weightlifters return home with golds from worlds

• News Tipster: new profession in Chinese metropolis
• Nuo ritual: from sacrifice to entertainment
• Guangdong sees rising AIDS
• Dance festival raises its curtain
• Tianjin to be short 3.647 billion cubic meters of water by 2005
• Int'l sculpture show opens in Xiamen
• Xu Beihong painting auctioned for 6.27 million yuan
• Closed coal mines reopen in Shanxi
• Climate changes to have more negative effects on mankind