Thursday, March 25, 2004

• China to ensure safety of embassies, foreigners
• Polluted ocean, fishery cost China RMB580 mln in loss
• President Hu meets Iraqi governing council president
• Victims of Morecambe Bay tragedy all Chinese citizens
• Lesotho Deputy Prime Minister to visit China
• China to give priority to formulation and implementation of regional plan
• China lodges representations over Nansha "tourist route"
• Iraqi governing council president arrives in Beijing
• China demands Japan "unconditionally" release activists
• China's eradicating poverty, hunger "on track", UN report
• Int'l conference on MDGs opens in Beijing
• Chinese govt. enhances transparency in drafting development guidelines
• Party, gov't officials banned from posts in enterprises
• Taiwan residents protest against 'unfair election'
• US visa application measures prompt debate
• Book published to promote officials' awareness of sustainable development
• China's harsh crackdown on human trafficking pays off
• Chinese government passes draft law on online signature
• Wen promotes 3-point proposal on Sino-Micronesian ties
• Taiwan vote dispute drags on
• Japan told not to harm Diaoyu Islands activists
• Yassin death may signal massive Israeli offensive: Chinese expert

• China triggers anti-dumping measures on chemical imports
• Airbus expects soaring China purchase
• Macao exerts role in Pearl River Delta Region
• Agriculture issue back in WTO spotlight
• Strong demand pushes up China's industrial prices
• China's output of non-ferrous metals jumps
• TV makers rally support for dumping case
• Kingsoft makes plans for its IPO on Nasdaq
• McDonalds targets China's kiddie consumers
• Shanghai foresees 10% growth in FDI in 2004
• Huawei Technologies boosts Sunday stake
• Daqing faces oil output exhaustion
• Microsoft's CEO seeks settlement with EU 
• China's central bank raises rate for Banks
• China plans huge investment for imrpovement of Yangtze navigation condition
• CompTIA sets up regional center in Hong Kong
• APEC TEL 29 meeting opens in Hong Kong
• PetroChina posts profit in 2003
• Vice-premier on ensuring value of national social security fund
• China prepares for manufacturing expo, outlining industrial base revival
• Construction Bank speeds up bad asset disposal

• Germany wants to be permanent member of UN Security Council:Schroeder
• Chinese Vice-Premier meets Myanmar top leader
• UN: China ahead of Millennium Development Goal for education
• UN Human Rights Commission condemns Isreali assassination of Hamas leader
• Sri Lanka ratifies prisoner transfer agreement with Britain
• Blair to hold historic talks with Gaddafi
• Pakistani president meets Chinese defense chief
• US lifts sanctions on Pakistan
• US introduces UN draft resolution on WMD
• Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership Meeting held in Vietnam
• US rejects China' request on fingerprinting procedure
• Spain insists on troops withdrawal despite pressure from US, Britain
• France, Spain vow to boost ties
• Helicopter missing in Gulf of Maxico; 10 aboard
• Israeli tanks roll into Palestinian refugee camp
• Daughter of S. Korean former president elected new GNP chairperson
• Spain holds memorial service for Madrid blast victims
• CIA defends Clinton, Bush administrations on anti-terror effort
• UN chief to visit Russia next month
• Mubarak meets IAEA head over Mideast situation
• Britain orders freeze of assets of Hamas leaders
• Kim Jong-il meets with China's Foreign Minister 

• US ignores truth about China's human rights record

• Dinosaur fossil discovered in SW China
• China¡¯s military manufacturing industry heading for informationization and digitization
• School investors granted naming rights in Beijing
• China's first clone cows to give births
• Law school graduates extend legal aid
• China adopts IPMA-HR certification program
• First Sino-foreign university approved to be set up in E.China city
• Youth illiteracy rate in W.China to be under 5% by end of 2007: official
• China to initiate evaluation on higher education quality

• Olympic flame lit in Ancient Olympia
• Chinese Champs Grab Silver in World Championships
• China wins Asian Cup go-chess team title
• China to host inaugural Volkswagen golf masters
• New drug case won't affect China's anti-doping stance: CSA official
• S. Korea beats Malaysia in Asian Olympic soccer qualifier

• Stampede injures 19 students in central China primary school
• China's acid rain pollution worsens in 2003
• Guangzhou may dim city lights
• Judge on trial after couple's suicide
• Forest fire in NW. China's Qinghai Province
• David Copperfield to Make Magic in Beijing
• HK takes initiative in tackling elderly suicide problem