Wednesday, March 17, 2004

• Report on economic and social development plan released 
• Report on central and local budgets released 
• New railway linking China, Europe to be built
• China, EU consolidate comprehensive partnership 
• Ministry still on alert against bird flu
• FM on DPRK tour made by ambassador in charge of Korean Peninsula issue
• NPC Standing Committee chairman meets US senator
• Senior official calls for enhancement of China-EU strategic partnership
• Top Chinese legislator meets European Parliament delegation
• SCO secretary-general meets with Solana
• Draft guideline adopted to build clean government
• Sino-European relationship in "active" and "fruitful" phase: Chinese FM
• Chinese armed forces to enhance cooperation with Zimbabwean army
• China to assess progress toward development goals

• More automobiles imported into Guangdong
• No more solid clay bricks for construction: ministries
• Trade centre to boost printing business
• Israel's Tower to invest in Shanghai
• Insurers resist airport monopoly plan
• Midea targets largest home appliance maker
• Logistics company seeks IPO this year
• China works to address US concern on trade deficit 
• Russia to contest tender for nuclear power plant in China
• China encourages stock ownership cooperation between domestic, overseas banks
• Foreign restaurants make good profits in China
• Huatang expands business in China
• China, Kenya sign tourism MOU
• China, Philippines to expand trade and economic cooperation
• China to lift restrictions on foreign investment in retailing
• China willing to further expand trade with US: Minister

• EU and China, strategic partners with global objectives: Interview
• Police identify 6 Moroccans suspected in Madrid attacks
• Brazil voices concern over Taiwan's "referendum"
• Spain Remembers Dead, Pursues Morocco Link
• Birth anniversary of radio inventor Popov marked in Russia
• Haiti's interim PM forms new gov't
• Iran agrees on resumption of IAEA nuclear inspections
• Japan hopes to study bird flu control measures in China
• DPRK strengthens quarantine measures against bird flu
• Kashmir remains core issue between India, Pakistan: Pakistani PM
• Chirac, Schroeder meet on fighting terrorism, EU constitution
• Bush urges allied forces to stay in Iraq
• Mandela shocked by fatal shooting outside his house
• Death toll of Russian house blast reaches 32
• US willing to consider new resolution on Iraq: White House

• 'Eye for an eye' hurts pursuit of peace talks: Comment
• Signed article against foreign intervention in HK affairs

• Scientific achievements upgrade national power
• Chinese govn't OKs program on 3G standards
• Chinese economic development pushes Chinese language education ahead in the world
• China intensifies investigation of academic malpractice
• Regulatory support needed for brain donation
• Space pioneer Sir William Pickering dies at 93
• Study: future cell phones to pack plenty of power
• Computers, phones "dirtier than toilets": study
• Report: Drug-resistant TB a big threat
• China's first liver transplant patient to give birth
• Naming rights for school investors
• China becomes No. 1 in DSL
• State Councilor calls for more investment in basic science research
• HK to launch education exchange program for HK, Beijing students

• China crush Finland in Algarve Cup
• Chess queen Zhu Chen to fight over name rights
• China vows to beat Malaysia in Olympic soccer qualifier
• Yao boosts new national team coach's confidence
• China women's soccer lose to Italy

• China's first liver transplant patient to give birth
• Compensation for forced sex in marriage denied
• Bicycle thieves' contest takes them to jail
• Student killer an introvert who finally cracks
• First Chinese transsexual gets marriage certificate
• "Auto era" poses tough challenges
• Suspects in smuggling ring to front court
• WWII bombs unearthed in Munich's new stadium
• Sweet sweat of making sugar
• Spillage from ship collision pollutes river
• Tipster gets 250,000 for helping napping campus slaying suspects
• Suspected university killer sent to Yunnan
• Counting cost of loving
• Posture watch for office workers