Wednesday, January 14, 2004

• Daughter of corrupt official sentenced
• PLA chief on growth of Sino-US military ties 
• Referendum threatens peace across Taiwan Strait: official
• Top legislator meets Japanese, US, Mongolian lawmakers
• PLA extends Lunar New Year greetings to HK residents
• Yang Jing elected chairman of Inner Mongolia autonomous region
• Suspected spies from Taiwan "in good health": ARATS
• SCO foreign ministers arrive in Beijing
• Yasuhiro Nakasone becomes APPF honorary chairman
• Yang Chuantang elected governor of Qinghai
• Chen Shui-bian testifies over alleged vote-buying
• Chinese premier meets with Mongolian Prime Minister
• Japanese detained for helping Koreans to flee
• Proposed Taiwan "referendum" risky: Lao deputy PM
• Wen meets Dr. Kissinger, foreign ambassadors to China
• China's expressways reach nearly 30,000 kilometers
• China contributes a lot to Palestinian refugees: UN official
• Asia-Pacific congressmen: strengthen cooperation to prevent contagious diseases
• SOE laid off workers cut slack on taxes
• CPC sets priority in anti-corruption task in 2004 
• Premier Wen: 2004 a critical year for reform  
• China, India discuss border issues
• Chinese top legislator meets APPF participants
• China makes better-than-expected progress in 2003: vice-president
• WHO experts visit Guangdong suspected SARS patients 
• WHO praises China for SARS control

• China's foreign direct investment hits US$53bln in 2003
• Mainland official calls for closer cross-Straits agricultural links
• HK to lure manufacturing of more brand-name products
• Jiangsu leads nation in export growth
• China's Wuhan Steel: To benefit from steel dumping tariffs
• Hisense taps into US digital TV market
• HSBC upbeat on Chinese economy
• Yahoo!, SINA to create auction
• Leading N. China port city reports rise in foreign trade
• Global GDP to advance 3.8 precent in 2004: JP Morgan
• China plans greater foreign exchange autonomy
• Chinese, US participants call for int'l cooperation in economy
• China's construction payment in arrears accumulates to 336.6bln yuan
• China on alert for property market overheating
• China's tax revenue up 20.3 percent in 2003
• BP plans to invest US$3 billion in China in coming 5 years
• Tax rebate timetable set
• China Green sees strong performance
• China Exim Bank to expand buyer's credit
• Fuel tax levy awaits approval
• Greater foreign exchange autonomy
• China to start reform of taxation system
• Chinese firms buy 2.3 billion dollars IT products from US

• Sri Lankan gov't opposes extended presidential term
• Bush allows Canada to bid on Iraq deals
• US makes concessions to Latin American countries at Monterrey summit
• Sri Lankan president says her tenure to end in 2006
• Court blocks immunity for Italian premier
• Ex-South Vietnamese leader returns home
• Fearing SARS, US announces ban on import of civets
• Roh Moo-hyun apologizes for funding scandal
• 36 said killed in Uzbekistan plane crash
• Arafat wants another Madrid conference against Sharon's plan: sources
• US would aid withdrawal of Russian bases from Georgia
• US envoy calls on DPRK to return to six-party talks
• Stranded passengers threaten to raze Lagos int'l airport
• American leaders end summit with call for growth with equity
• Turkish Cypriot leader approves coalition cabinet
• Indian President says he is marketing idea of India as developed nation by 2020
• American nations to continue work for FTAA

• Who will supervise China National Petroleum Corporation? 
• Commentary: Havoc-wreaking camp pose a great threat

• Samples of Guangdong SARS suspects sent to WHO 
• China's first Arctic research station set to open in March
• China tests European satellite positioning system
• Beijing will host 89th World Esperanto Congress in 2004
• Show on human specimens makes ethicists squeamish
• Foundation to fund education of migrant workers' children
• More wildlife being tested for SARS-related virus
• HK opens 3T Magnetic Resonance Imaging Center

• Dong confident in Man. Utd future
• "Soccer News" debate continues

• HK, Argentina sign agreement on visa-free access
• Traditional paper-cutting links small county with world
• Railway passengers soaring in run-up to Chinese New Year
• Three killed, six missing in tsunami in Changsha
• China boasts 29 sites on world heritage list