Thursday, December 11, 2003

• Nation pledges to enhance friendship with all Mideast nations
• Premier's US visit a success: FM spokesman
• Parties concerned should cherish consensus on 6-party talks
• China to get more involved in UN peacekeeping operations
• Nation sees record winter daily electricity consumption
• Cities sinking due to excessive pumping of groundwater
• China committed to human rights dialogue
• Working hours reform under way in China
• New law to make moving easier
• Chen Shui-bian's move benefits neither China nor US
• New water pricing rules in pipeline

• EU business agency satisfied with China's WTO implementation
• Shanghai absorbs increasing Taiwanese investment
• Logistics cost of Beijing Olympic Games to top 40 billion yuan
• Online travel service gets boost
• Telecom industry on the comeback
• AMD, Founder to open China design lab
• CITIC Ka Wah Bank seeks China branch under CEPA
• Chang'an-Suzuki auto company to double output
• WTO issues to be conferred at top forum
• Mainland, Hong Kong and Macao discuss intellectual property
• World largest mountain road network completed in western ethnic minority regions
• More plants to ease power woes
• US team comes to check TV costs
• A deep look into China's facelift industry
• US team arrives to inspect TV costs
• China's industry output up 17.9 percent in November
• China's WTO moves heading on right track
• Auto giant plans new JV in China
• SOE managers to be paid on their performance
• Cross-border economic integration in significant move in south China
• HK takes measures against fake money
• HK's economic growth predicted at 3.8 percent in 2004
• Japan to aid water-purifying projects in SW China province
• Banking reform speeding up
• Gov't tries to tame coal price

• Sri Lankan President calls for unity to save country
• At least 3 killed, 15 wounded in Tel Aviv explosion
• Polish president proposes delaying decision on EU voting system
• Japan calls for joint efforts with ASEAN on antiterrorism
• Wen arrives in Ottawa for official visit to Canada
• Jordanian PM hails China's economic support
• Premier Wen Jiabao concludes visit to US
• China signs UN treaty against corruption
• UN anti-corruption accord signed in Mexico
• Iraq bids ban reopens diplomatic rift
• 'Sino-US friendship benefits world'
• Premier Wen delivers a speech at Harvard University 
• Iranian female lawyer wins Nobel Peace Prize
• Germany denounces US restriction on Iraqi reconstruction
• Russia criticizes US restriction on Iraqi reconstruction
• Kenya, China mark 40-year diplomatic ties
• UN Human Right Prize serves as spur for further efforts, says Deng

• China-US trade moves forward in spite of disputes
• Japan needs to rethink its military role: News analysis

• Project Hope finances 2.5 million poor rural students
• Top 10 science, technology stars to be selected
• Glial cells play larger role than most people think: scientists
• China rises to world fifth place in sci-tech papers
• Ancient "Wushan Man" written into history textbook
• China gains 19 Guinness world records in 2003
• China promotes own Internet domain
• China unveils civilian exports using military technology

• BOCOG claims full rights to 2008 logo
• China names new coach for women's soccer
• Italy upset China to win men's volleyball at MWG
• Table tennis pros to vie for year end honors
• South Korea wins East Asian soccer championship

• 5 missing in sand barge capsize in Xijiang river
• Scholar says Cao alone wrote "A Dream of Red Mansions"
• Industrial accidents take 165 lives in Beijing this year
• Domestic violence put under the spotlight
• Four sentenced to death in caffeine case