Friday, December 12, 2003

• China's first state regulation on construction safety to take effect
• Jiang Zemin stresses Party construction in armed forces
• China to intensify regulation over medicines
• Former TV producer Zhao An sentenced to 10 years in prison
• Water shortage causes US$28b annual industrial losses
• 960 million yuan provided for disaster-hit victims
• Yang Wenchang meets US congressional staff delegation
• Premier Wen's US visit a success: FM spokesman
• Job fairs, agencies increase in China
• Deng's honor underscores China's care for vulnerable groups
• Chinese paratroopers trained to fight in all conditions

• China's state commercial banks cut non-performing loans
• China, impetus to world economy: Minister of Commerce
• China Life IPO seen raising US$3.04b on intense demand
• Oil rules altered to correct quota quandary
• Chinese premier underlines China's goal of economic development
• Greenspan: China's currency not costing US jobs
• China frees up lending rates
• Hot sectors cooled by green limits
• HK shares end at 29-month high
• Honeywell taps auto maintenance market
• China, US lead in demand for oil
• China Fujian Zijin changes HK IPO timetable; delays debut
• Hunger for oil
• New rule oversees securities watchdog
• China pledges to speed up IT development
• China lifts oil import quotas
• Hong Kong Business Awards announced
• Peninsula Hong Kong celebrates 75th anniversary
• 1,100-plus mainland professionals to work in HK
• US rules for food may harm China-US trade

• Premier Wen says his visit to US important, successful
• South Africa to launch 2004 presidential elections
• US signals flexibility on Iraq contracts amid row
• Japanese PM Koizumi hails China's development
• Vietnamese Communist Party Secretary-General meets People's Daily Delegation
• New tower begins to rise at ground zero in New York
• Pakistani airlines to resume India flights next month
• Japan, ASEAN pledges to strengthen security cooperation
• "Taiwan people are our blood brothers and sisters" 
• Mexican President welcomes Wen's upcoming visit
• Full text of Premier Wen's speech at Harvard  
• Interview: Action-oriented spirit highlights China-Africa Cooperation Forum
• DPRK rules out unconditional freezing of nuclear programs
• China, Canada ink seven agreements 
• Leaders of China, Canada vow to further deepen relations  
• Wen pledges to enhance China-Canada cooperation
• Only dialogue could solve Kashmir issue: Pakistani FM
• US official to visit Sri Lanka
• British troops left without proper kit during Iraq war, says watchdog
• EU offers humanitarian aid to Middle East
• US sea-based missile test successful: Pentagon
• Greenspan once again warns of US protectionism
• Bush rebuffs European criticism over Iraq contracts

• U.S., Japan, ROK and India longing to enter Southeast Asia
• Russian parliamentary elections usher in a new era: Commentary
• An issue on the nature of autonomy: Opinion
• US will attack from space? China and Russia call for space arms prohibition

• National exam on Chinese language ability launched for professionals
• Archeologists gather in Guilin to discuss cave discoveries
• Relic repair cash attracts alien firms
• Satellites to foretell disasters

• Third Military World Games conclude
• Chinese Tung drives into history books in F1  
• World champions shut out of ITTF Pro Tour Finals

• HK prepares for new round of tourism boom
• Photo news: Japanese orgy case heard in Zhuhai
• Museums to open for free in Zhejiang
• Yunnan setting up first domestic AIDS prevention, care center
• Book series charts historical progress
• Archeologists gather in Guilin to discuss cave discoveries