Monday, March 15, 2004

• Chief of PLA general staff meets Russian guests
• President Hu Jintao congratulates Putin on reelection
• Sino-French maritime exercise comprehensive
• American missionary recorded Japanese atrocity in China
• China closes 677 state newspapers, saving 1.8bln yuan
• HK media highlight Premier Wen's remarks at news conference
• Deputy: Never forget farmers' role in nation
• Detailed amendments to the Constitution
• Price hike hits platinum sector
• Tightened reins make gov't accountable
• Chinese premier meets press 
• Constitution amendments endorsed
• Chinese premier on foreign relations
• Chinese premier's remarks on HK greatly appreciated
• CPC senior official meets Vietnamese delegation
• Japanese WWII bomb discovered in east China harbor

• Regulator moves to curb yuan speculation
• Multinational M&A express channel launched to lure more investment
• Property giants to seek funds overseas
• Closer biz ties with ASEAN sought
• Shanghai seeks foreign capital for medical services
• Venture capital sees strong growth in Shenzhen
• China to reform real estate tax to slash housing prices
• Construction Bank names IPO underwriters
• China to extend transparent fees and tax system nationwide
• Financial help vital for private businesses
• HK labor department urges partnership between employers, employees
• Chinese economy at critical juncture: premier
• EU Trade Commissioner Lamy arrives in Beijing
• Northeast endeavors to revive a green industrial base

• Nine Chinese confirmed dead in Kazak landslide
• New Zealand to export 20,000 dairy cows to China
• Putin wins reelection: top election official
• S. Korean acting president Goh Kun holds first cabinet meeting
• DPRK on impeachment against S. Korean president
• Georgia puts military on alert over row with renegade region
• Madrid suspect linked to 9/11 figure
• Putin in commanding lead with vote counts nearly completed
• Impeachment will not affect Seoul's efforts to solve nuclear issue: S.Korean FM
• Chinese-Indonesians rising to political stage
• Aristide leaves Central African Republic for Jamaica
• Egypt reiterates "One China" policy
• French President Chirac reiterates "One China" stance
• Fire Destroys Russia's Historic Manezh Hall
• Pavarotti says goodbye to opera
• India rejects Musharraf's contention on Kashmir issue
• Fatah, Hamas claim responsibility for Ashdod blasts
• Sharon postpones meeting with Palestinian PM
• Powell warns Iran of action if it moves to seek nuclear weapons
• New York holds disaster management drill
• S.Lankan president blames gov't for ignoring problems in peace process
• Popular Party concedes Socialist victory in Spanish elections 
• Putin declares victory in presidential poll

• Western media make random guess of China's military spending
• Openness for Beijing's metro projects a good sign
• Human progress tops both sessions
• Editorial hails success of China's top legislature meeting

• China's new-type submarine simulator passes expert appraisal
• China successfully accepts the first electronic patent application
• HK scientists to join new Mars exploration
• China stands firm on encryption rules
• HK students to obtain first-hand experience in tourism study visits
• Scientists: sun exposure increases chance of developing cataracts

• "Super Dan" crowned first ever All England title
• NBA heat reactivates Wang Zhizhi after five weeks

• Guangdong to build museum on marine Silk Road
• Rescued Tibetan asses released to wild in Qinghai
• Seven killed in fire in Guangdong
• US-born giant panda to give birth this year
• Chinese engineers come to the hardest time in Canada
• Daughters-only families enjoy extra help in China
• A meeting with premier puts village woman in awkward situation  
• Road accident claims eight lives in east China province
• China extends greater care for HIV-AIDS carriers