Thursday, January 29, 2004

• No new SARS case on Chinese mainland
• Official: China not the source of bird flu
• Streets posing hazards
• Residents in Shanghai go on spending spree
• WHO: Slaughtering will slow bird flu
• Leaders stress prevention, control of bird flu  
• China enhances cooperation with int'l organizations in bird flu control
• China in battle against bird flu
• Mainland chicken import ban unnecessary for HK right now: official
• Vice-premier encourages Yangtze River Delta to lead China's modernization

• President Hu presides over signing of major deals with French firms 
• HK chief executive optimistic about economy

• Australia to assist regional job against bird flu
• Laos takes drastic measures to control bird flu
• US Democratic presidential campaign goes national
• Vietnam takes bolder measures to contain bird flu
• Japanese Lower house passes DPRK sanctions bill
• China willing to further boost Sino-French partnership: President Hu  
• Japanese top official maintains Iraq has WMD
• Japanese lower house passes unilateral sanction bill
• Canada to provide vaccine to Asia for bird flu protection
• Vietnamese bodybuilders hit by bird flu
• Hu Jintao proposes steps to boost strategic partnership with France
• Tibet an inseparable part of Chinese territory: Hu
• Chinese president visits City Hall of Paris
• US Senator Kerry wins New Hampshire primary
• Snow storm cancels hundreds of New York flights
• President Hu meets with UN chief in Paris  
• UK judge clears Blair of wrongdoing in Kelly's death 
• Moscow, Seoul call for early multilateral talks over DPRK's nuclear issue
• Gavyn Davies to resign as chairman of BBC governors
• Regional officials pledge joint efforts to address bird flu crisis
• Genocide conference wraps up with Stockholm Declaration
• Seven contenders to run for Russian presidential election
• US Fed keeps key rate at 45-year low, hinting future increase
• China, France vow to boost legislative cooperation 
• Hu calls for more Sino-French cooperation in business 

• China donates books to Kenya university

• China Meets South Korea Again in Olympic Qualifiers
• IOC vice president Kim arrested following corruption allegations
• China names top guns for Greek Open table tennis event
• China beat Russia 3-0 at four-nation soccer tournament

• "City of ice" gives warm welcome to holidaymakers
• Macao Border Gate registers 1.1 mln entries and exits in a Week
• Farmer given death sentence for killing family of four
• Spring Festival tourists boost for S. China city
• Farmers try to maintain normality despite bird flu
• Head-on smash kills one, injures 13 in south China
• Beijing receives 1.98 million visitors in holiday period
• Slaughter calms bird flu fears 
• Chinese girls go wild for "artificial beauty"
• Shanghai sets up "mock community" wards for mental patients
• Important discoveries in Jingdezhen