Sunday, December 21, 2003

• Beijing: willing to see peaceful Taiwan reunion
• China to probe four new cases of land fraud
• China rejects US religious freedom report
• China teams up with the WFP to combat hunger
• Public Relation elite sets up China PR Day
• "One country, two systems" leads to Macao's success
• President Hu calls for speeding up talent training 
• Chinese, US presidents talk over phone

• Chinese government unveils plans to form big coal firms
• Beijing reports double-digit rise in overseas investment
• Bright future enriches charm of private firms for talented people
• Major SOEs to improve quality of employees
• Cross-Strait trade to exceed US$50 billion, up 25 percent

• 6 killed in 1st army operation since Indo-Pak ceasefire
• Sri Lankan president offers to share defense powers to end political impasse
• 118 confirmed dead in Philippines landslides
• Singapore Lifts SARS Quarantine Orders
• Spanish Prime Minister pays surprise visit to Iraq 
• DPRK, Ireland establish diplomatic ties
• Bin Laden tape denounces US war on Iraq

• Bruised French-US ties take time to heal

• Parma to get Chinese Owner?
• Administrators in training for Beijing Olympics

• Beijing wives to be equipped with 'condom cards'
• Once amulets, Chairman Mao badges still influence China
• China's fighting against piracy - a long way to go
• HK's Victoria Harbor decorated by dazzling lights  
• Sanya and Haikou top ten unpolluted cities in the world
• HK Mega Showcase and Food Festival opens
• Paintings album published in commemoration of Mao Zedong