Tuesday, January 27, 2004

• Majority lauds anti-corruption efforts
• China develops first "seasickness free" ship
• Govt helps enterprises tackle intellectual property right disputes
• China hit by spate of mass-fatality traffic accidents

• China refits Boeing-747-400 passenger planes to largest air freighter
• Shrimp producers urged to unite to fight US anti-dumping petition
• Tianjin reports fast economic growth
• 5 factors to affect China's stock market
• Hong Kong is to deepen bond market: official
• Shanghai residents prefer China-made products

• Japan to spend 1.7 bln yen on SDF operation in Iraq
• Chirac warns Taiwan of referendum
• Japan orders GSDF main force dispatch to Iraq
• Indonesia tests breeders' blood for avian influenza
• At least 34 killed in season's largest snowstorm in E. US
• Pakistan confirms outbreak of birds flu in Karachi
• Arab League chief welcomes Chinese president's upcoming visit
• White House defends Iraq war decision
• EU considers lifting arms embargo on China
• Russia, Japan call for early talks on DPRK nuclear issue
• Hu, Chirac agree to enhance Sino-French cooperation 

• Scientists develop contraceptives to target rats
• Scientist develops urine test to diagnose bladder cancer
• Chinese scholar launches online exhibition on sex culture

• Brazilian soccer team eliminated from 2004 Olympic

• Van accident kills eight in Fujian
• Cigarette counterfeiters disguise factory as prison
• Health jitters shortening China's menus
• Great Wall suffers from excessive tourism and neglect
• Guangzhou raises minimum level of personal taxable income
• People aged 30-39 most likely to say "no" to marriage: survey
• Only isolated cases of pigs infected foot-and-mouth disease found in HK
• Medical service welfare umbrella to cover more Tibetans
• Chinese urbanites accept "dink" values
• Fund set up to sponsor treatment of pneumoconiosis
• Survey shows Beijingers more ambitious in 2004
• Parents choose to rent new year toys for kids