Wednesday, January 28, 2004

• China to issue new intelligent ID cards
• China confirms first cases of bird flu

• Improving economy may boost HK's rating
• HK's retail sales to see single-digit growth
• Shanghai: Foreign-funded enterprises earn record profits
• HK's exports grow 12 pct in November
• Better performances of banks in Macao expected in 2004
• Revival of a mercantile city: Wenzhou
• HK suspends poultry import from Indonesia, Pakistan, Laos

• UN agencies urge int'l help for bird flu-affected countries
• Seoul bans imports of Chinese chicken, duck products
• Plane with Libyan nuclear equipment arrives in US
• US Secretary of State Powell visits Moscow
• Cholera outbreak claims 26 lives in Mozambique
• WHO urges int'l cooperation in fighting avian flu
• Two bomb explosions cause casualties west of Baghdad
• Malaysia has no cases of bird flu: health minister
• Sino-French declaration to help boost ties: Hu
• Indian cabinet decides to dissolve lower house on Feb. 6
• Security Council members hail Annan's decision to send team to Iraq
• Arms embargo on China makes no more sense: Chirac
• Florida welcomes Queen Mary 2 maiden voyage
• EP president urges agreement on EU constitution
• 10th case of mad cow disease detected in Poland

• News Analysis: Insurgence in Sunni Triangle result of occupation

• International business school woos Chinese market
• Communist Party of China goes on campus recruiting drive
• University grads help create "job-hunting economy"

• Benfica star Miklos Feher dies on pitch
• China to face Russia in opener of Four-Nation tourney

• Online tax payment system launched in Beijing
• Macao's land customs under heavy pressure of passenger flow
• Road accidents kill 51 people in China
• "The Return of the King" leads Oscar nominations
• Fame brings troubles for woman after she meets Premier Wen
• Internet adds flavor to Spring Festival
• Shanghai govt focuses on citizens' income increase in 2004
• Over 50 city sites discovered in Zhengzhou