Wednesday, January 21, 2004

• Chinese on the move for Spring Festival
• Chicken flu can be prevented: minister
• SARS control in south China region robust, effective, WHO
• Captured Taiwan spies visited by their families
• CPPCC chairman visits Muslim area in Beijing 
• China firmly opposes Taiwan Relations Act
• Poultry products in Beijing free of bird flu
• China concerned over unilateral oil bidding in disputed waters

• Guangxi trade with ASEAN members hits record high
• Chinese economy keeps high-speed growth in 2004, Experts predict
• 10% price reduction for Chinese sedan-cars forecast in 2004
• 9.1% surge epitomizes sound growth of Chinese economy
• NBS: China's economy is not overheating

• US to increase WMD civil support teams
• Dominican Republic presidential election begins
• Bush defends war in Iraq
• S.Korea, US, Japan to meet on DPRK nuclear issue
• Sharon upset at secret Qurei-Peres meeting: newspaper
• Guinea-Bissau transition govt., EU agree on roadmap to normalize relations
• Nigeria's union to go on strike unless government suspends fuel tax
• Humanitarian situation in Angola improves: UN
• Gephardt drops out of US presidential race
• Bush meets Iraqi Governing Council members over transition

• US adjusts security strategy after Sept. 11 attacks: Article

• Efforts needed to protect endangered rice species

• New basketball rankings for China
• China's Soccer Olympic Squad Back Home

• Beijingers celebrate Lunar New Year driving around China
• Women's prison offers part-time incarceration
• HK vigilant against possible SARS as holiday approaches
• Yunnan bans border trade to prevent bird flu
• Cross-straits news website launched