Sunday, January 18, 2004

• Baiyun Airport: Off your shoes and belts for safety check
• Guangdong keeps guarding against SARS: health official
• China reports progress in tackling delayed wage payment
• China to increase investment in cultural undertakings 
• Iranian ambassador expresses appreciation for China's assistance after earthquake
• China to step up SARS control efforts in north China
• President Hu reiterates commitment to multi-party cooperation 
• China urges US to continue opposing Taiwan independence
• Taiwan's "referendum" a unilateral provocation
• Shanghai breaks ground on new main railway station
• Chinese fishing boats back from Diaoyu islands
• Criminal gang leaders executed in Shanxi

• Payment with inland cards in Hong Kong
• Industrial economy rose 17 percent last year over the previous year
• Everbright Bank reports huge growth in assets
• Food industry cashes in over 1.1trillion yuan in 2003
• Int'l digital industrial park under construction in Beijing
• Exports of China's mechanical & electrical products hit nearly US$23b
• Beijing's annual GDP growth exceeds 10 pct for five years
• China takes half of Intel's Asia sales ex Japan
• HK firms eye mid-end homes
• Airfares may cover Airport Construction Fees
• China busy developing homebred online games
• Warner Brothers marches into China's cinema market

• Irish FM eyes on roadmap peace plan
• Large explosion rocks central Baghdad, 15 dead 
• Plane carrying nine people crashes in US
• US-China military ties on the mend: News analysis 
• Recorder of crashed plane handed over to Egyptian authorities
• 3 army personnel injured in ambush in India-controlled Kashmir
• Indian, Pakistani FMs to resume dialogue next month
• Bush to defend Iraq war in major policy speech Tuesday

• 2003 Top 10 pieces of news in science, technology and industry for national defense unveiled
• Computer viruses damage put at US$55 billion in 2003
• US specialist claims implanting cloned human embryo
• Premier Wen Jiabao stresses scientific creativity 

• Tianjin retain China's women volleyball league title  
• 350 Chinese athletes to attend Athens Olympics
• China bestows retired athletes Solicitude Grants
• Report: McDonald's not extends contract with Bryant
• China not considering moving World Cup tie out of Guangzhou

• Spring Festival Parade to be held at Ave des Champs-Elysees
• Shanghai to introduce 'Green card' system this year
• Volunteers to accompany "empty nesters" during holiday season
• Chinese Mainland, Taiwan co-make cartoon based on age-old love story
• Record passengers leave Guangzhou before the Spring Festival
• Air passengers in HK urged to respect ban on dangerous goods
• Bus plunges into water, leaving 12 dead, 21 injured