Thursday, March 11, 2004

• Record of 1,374 motions tabled to NPC session
• Procuratorate moves to protect rights of the accused
• Premier Wen sends condolences to Spanish PM
• FM spokesman: China, EU attach importance to Solana's upcoming visit
• Six-party talks working group to be formed soon
• Legislators propose law on development of oil resources
• Anti-corruption sword turned to financial sector
• Legislature urged to ban online pornography
• Sichuan to exempt ethnic regions from agricultural taxes
• Zhejiang to ease power shortage by 2007
• Ecological legislation urged for man-nature harmony
• Legislator calls for law on AIDS control
• China confident of having Lai Changxing extradited
• Gov't plans make grain crops pay better
• Agencies tighten price supervision
• China freezes approval of construction land for 26 cities
• Top judge promises more court reforms
• Official denies report on maglev between Shanghai and Hangzhou
• Migrants will be better protected in Guangdong
• Chen's bid for 'referendum' provocative: military expert
• Beijing denies reports on large-scale evictions
• HK to resume poultry import from mainland
• China sentences six corrupt senior officials last year
• Chinese leaders call for better work in scientific development 

• China to issue equivalent of 4.6 billion US dollars in T-bonds
• China, Vietnam sign MOU on import, export of plants
• Jiangxi ranks third gold output
• Loans for individuals, private firms up by 50% annually: banker
• Lawmakers propose for opening free trade zones along continental bridge
• Face up to anti-dumping charges: NPC deputies
• Central bank not mulling interest rate rise despite CPI growth
• No timetable for state banks' listing: official
• HP head unveils big plans for China
• Higher down payment needed from car buyers
• Chinese bank to transfer shares to US investor
• China's "deficit economy" phasing out
• Central bank promises "basically stable" RMB
• Sino-Kazakh oil pipeline to begin construction
• Flower industry earns US$506m in Yunnan last year
• Another nuclear power generating unit in E. China begins operation
• Hang Seng Bank upgrades 2004 GDP forecast for HK
• New budget "feasible and practical": HK Financial Secretary
• Chinese, Israeli entrepreneurs hold business seminar
• China's life insurance premiums to reach 100 bln US dls in 2008,expert says
• HK, PRD to boost cross boundary logistics cooperation: official
• China will further economic ties with neighbors: minister
• US businessmen to start China tour next month
• China to curb blind investment in steel sector
• Beijing Publishing Group inaugurated

• At least 173 killed in Madrid rail blasts
• Fijian president reiterates one-China policy
• Over 60 killed in train blasts in Madrid
• Two S. Korean fighter jets collide in mid-air
• Blasts hit Madrid railway station, several dead
• Former president of Daewoo Construction and Engineering Co. commits suicide
• Britain frees all Guantanamo detainees sent home
• India start landmark cricket tour
• Roh Moo-hyun defiant despite vote threat
• Iran threatens to stop cooperation with nuke agency
• US wants IAEA to be tough on Iran
• Sharon, Qurei plan summit next week
• S.Korean president apologizes for slush fund
• US to impose sanctions on Syria soon
• Russian Cabinet to discuss reform of its structure Thursday
• New prime minister arrives at Haiti
• Mubarak to meet Israeli FM over Mideast peace process
• Most Britons oppose Bush re-election: report
• Palestinian parliament leadership resigns for elections
• Palestinians adopt security plan to end chaos
• Marshall Islanders demand more US compensation for nuclear tests
• Mercenaries' detained by Zimbabwe to face death if convicted
• New Greek government sworn in by President
• Hamas striving for leadership in Gaza with looming Israeli pullout
• US troops kill two gunmen in Haiti

• Green GDP system to debut in 3-5 years
• "Greater Middle East" Plan not sells well
• Martin Lee's "testifying" a grave deception

• China develops two new types of bird flu vaccines
• Lawmakers propose law against junk mails
• Nuke power generating unit in E.China begins operation
• Giants link to develop Internet for mobiles terminals
• Hi-tech system helps China supervise land use
• China launches first biobank

• Tyson to tour China to ease bankruptcy
• Samaranch expects splendid Olympic Games in Beijing
• Chinese table tennis team back home
• China delays to name table tennis roster for Olympic qualifiers
• Lightning kills Chinese soccer player in Singapore

• Classification of Maijishan Grottoes documents underway in Gansu
• China leads world in instant noodle consumption
• Sandstorm sweeps northern China 
• Lawmaker calls for legislation against "biological intrusion"
• Making little lives happier
• Forest fire leaves one dead, 28 injured 
• Largest bullring in Asia to open in Beijing this year
• Overwork shortens life span of professionals in Beijing
• Wild spotted deer back in northern China
• Poisoning kills 20 Chinese in February
• Beijing restores ancient city gate