Friday, March 05, 2004

• Institutional innovation vital to fighting against corruption
• Premier promises to build "government for the people"
• Sino-French relations at best period: Chinese ambassador
• Quarantine on 4 bird-flu affected areas lifted
• Concrete, prudent efforts to be made in political restructuring: premier
• Questions by US students to Chinese Premier
• Father of hybrid rice on efforts to improve food security
• "Motion Ace" with talents tells of Chinese entrepreneurs' zeal
• Premier vows to further transform government functions
• Premier on demolition of urban houses, expropriation of farmland
• Rural workers must be paid on time: Premier
• China to open wider to outside world: premier
• China to strengthen public health sector: premier
• Premier urges cultural development
• Wen stresses human resource development
• China to intensify job creation, social security work: premier
• Gov't to rectify itself, fight corruption: Premier Wen
• China to coordinate economic development in different regions: premier
• Agriculture a top priority in government work: premier
• China to appropriately control scale of investment: premier
• Gov't to reduce issuance of treasury bonds gradually: premier
• Premier focuses on people's well-being in policy briefing to parliament
• Premier Wen on principal domestic tasks for 2004
• China increases efforts to improve legal system: premier
• Premier Wen delivers government work report 
• China to improve defense capability: premier
• China boosts economy by appropriate macro-control: premier
• China's investment in social fields up 12.4% in 2003: premier
• China makes remarkable achievements in 2003: premier
• Premier Wen hails victory in fight against SARS
• Government works hard to create jobs in 2003: premier
• China to continue independent foreign policy of peace: premier
• China will never allow Taiwan separation: premier
• Top legislative body begins annual session
• Long-range science plan tackles urban planning
• Deputies' motions come up trumps
• Top leaders emphasize development need  
• Congress starts busy schedule Friday

• Balanced development: no easy challenge but necessary
• Mengniu Dairy expects Hong Kong flotation
• Dongfeng Motor may team up with Renault
• AMC reforms get the green light
• First fund gets approval to invest overseas
• China says no to one-sided pursuit of GDP growth
• China to set up first farming insurance company
• New program of Far East oil pipeline to reach China
• China to scrap agriculture tax in 5 years
• China to boost non-public sector economy: premier
• Premier Wen urges accelerating reform of state banks
• China's petrochemical industry booms in 2003
• Premier Wen expects 7% economic growth in 2004
• Rice price being monitored closely
• ISUZU agrees to fix flaws on vehicles exported to China
• Canadian company wins China sewage treatment project
• Walmart to convene board meeting in China

• Russia says US human rights accusation unfair
• Malaysia to hold general elections on March 21
• Haiti rivals launch peace talks
• Bush, Kerry face long, fierce campaign
• NATO considers taking over command of multinational force from Poland
• Three Muslims convicted of conspiracy against US
• Sino-French relations at best period: Chinese ambassador
• Russia denies objection to EU enlargement
• Libya to stick to one-China policy
• Macedonia pledges to develop comprehensive ties with China
• Powell says US wants "a good solution" on nuclear issue
• Russia dismisses property chief for connection with Yukos case
• French company ends rail inspection after bomb threat
• Libya completes first phase of chemical weapons destruction
• ASEAN Ministerial Meeting Retreat ends in Vietnam

• Japan urged to mend ties with China
• It is unfit to wear 'color spectacles': Commentary
• China says good-bye to blind pursuit of GDP growth
• People's Daily hails legislature's annual session
• China to rank the third of the world in national strength as a whole in 2020

• It's time to teach teachers a lesson
• Measures urged to ease climate change
• Canada to set up bird flu vaccine centers
• 1,200-year-old scholar tree discovered in Tianjin
• Chinese tigers looking for home along Yangtze River
• US university offers free human stem cells
• National R&D projects cost 9 billion state funds
• HK unveils cyber city strategy

• Chinese women paddlers to meet at final
• Team for 2004 Olympic basketball named
• China tipped for Thomas & Uber Cup double
• Chinese women's team enters final at table tennis worlds

• Transsexual's marriage bewilders registry
• Xinjiang seals off fired coal mine after confirming 6 deaths
• Phoneline for Sexual Assault Victims in Beijing
• Thousands pay last respects to policeman