Saturday, March 20, 2004

• Chinese, French women hold dialogue
• China issues circular to prosper studies of social sciences
• China axes golf course projects to curb fast loss of arable land
• China puzzled over US filing tax complaint at WTO
• China to resume export of cooked poultry meat to Japan
• Illegal foundation for embezzling donations closed down
• China is reliable partner: Kazakh President
• China issues new rules on public welfare foundations
• Gas explosion kills at least three miners in NW China
• Right to national self-determination irreplaceable: China

• World Bank expert: globalization boosts China's economic growth
• Economist: China should care about both inflation and deflation
• China values others' experiences in financial reform
• ASEAN/China investment fund launched
• HK, Macao insurers warned
• Oracle, Dell establish strategic partnership in China
• Sichuan Province launches 480 projects to lure investors
• Specific reform objectives set for Chinese state banks
• MP3 players market sees explosive growth
• Semiconductor industry to get boost
• World's largest IT industry association enters China market
• China Credit Trust Co. inaugurated
• China: US request of chip consultation in WTO "beyond understanding"

• New Iraqi leadership unpopular with ordinary people
• Tens of thousands of Britons protest against Iraq war
• Putin denounces "ethnic cleansing" in Kosovo
• US defends war on terror as Iraqis protest over occupation 
• Situation in Kosovo improves as more NATO troops arrive
• More than 100 terrorists arrested in Pakistan
• Abducted Chinese escapes to safe place in Sudan
• IAEA, US making plans for nuclear inspection in DPRK
• Security situation holds off reconstruction process in Iraq
• 2 foreigners killed, 8 arrested in operation in Pakistan
• DPRK warns of stronger nuclear deterrence
• EX-reporter of US newspaper found to have faked major stories
• US missionary couple killed in north Uganda
• Chirac happy to meet Bush for June 6 ceremonies in Normandy
• Roundup: EU ministers map out measures on fighting terrorism
• Bush marks Iraq war anniversary with vow to fight terrorists
• EU to provide compensation to victims of terrorism

• China's navigation charts updated more frequently
• China to invite world's leading scientists for academic exchanges
• Mars "blueberries" give strong support to water theory 
• CAS to cultivate more excellent scientists
• HK holds conference on education
• China committed to peaceful use of nuclear energy: Jiang
• China opens trial network based on next-generation Internet protocol

• Chinese "polar bears" enjoy races at winter swimming national
• China tied 1-1 by Malaysia in Olympic soccer qualifer
• Chinese boxers aim to book another three berths for Athens
• Chinese baseball seeks future supporters among the young
• China sends nine walkers to Athens's race walking

• Fishing ban starts on China's largest freshwater lake
• Arsonist sentenced to life imprisonment in south China
• China final of Miss Universe to be held in "Spring City"
• Legal assistance provided for prisoners in Beijing