Friday, March 26, 2004

• Foreign ministry: detained Chinese citizens in Japan in good health
• Interpretations of Basic Law aim at endding confusions: article
• Lien-Soong join 'election' protest in Taiwan
• China to improve minimum living subsidy mechanism
• Mozambique President to visit China
• Extensive consensus reached during FM's DPRK visit 
• UN report says greater efforts required for China to curb AIDS in 2015
• UN sees problems, progress in China's path
• China to give priority to formulation and implementation of regional plan
• Macao's chief executive stresses on vigilance against political disturbance
• Nine activists return home, seven still held by Japan
• China contributes to global anti-poverty efforts
• Chinese rights group condemns US decision on human rights motion
• China protests Japan's detention of citizens
• Taiwan "election" protesters keep vigil
• Some 22.47 million needy urban Chinese receive gov't allowance
• Senior Chinese official urges all nations active in achieving MDGs
• Macao NPC delegates convey Beijing's messages
• China making progress in reducing childhood mortality
• China's offshore seawater pollution alleviated

• China to help SOEs go public by injecting funds
• China to consume 270 million tons of crude oil in 2004
• Sino-Japanese car maker locates MPV R&D center in south China city
• Fifth World Potato Conference opens in SW Chinese city
• Lenovo joins elite club of Olympic sponsors
• China takes measures against possible overheating
• Complaint hotline saves 4.4 billion yuan for consumers during five years
• Founder, AMD form alliance
• Conference on NGT technology for Convergent Services
• S.Korean and Japanese managers favor Chinese economy, Survey
• Star-rating for beauty parlors
• TBWA to raise investment in China
• Customs list rewards the 'good'
• French clothing firm loses lawsuit
• Blue Star: Talks still underway
• China making efforts to cultivate middle income class
• National Social Security Fund to launch investment overseas
• Leading US insurer sets up joint venture in Beijing
• Citibank kicks off consumer banking business in Beijing
• Sales rate of major Chinese coal producers exceeds 100 percent
• China puts more social security fund in stock market

• Guinea-Bissau's interim president on legislative election
• Earthquake claims at least nine lives in eastern Turkey
• Israel not to assassinate Arafat: Israeli minister
• Days after assassination of Yassin, violence persists
• EU upbeat about reaching constitution consensus by June summit
• US children march in protest of cuts in education funding
• US gov't seeks more money on nuclear arms study
• Why Blair shakes hands with Gaddafi? 
• Japan to extend anti-terror mission in Gulf
• French gov't risks reshuffle after second-round regional elections
• Al-Qaida's No. 2 urges Pakistanis to overthrow government on purported tape
• Spanish outgoing PM meets successor
• Pakistan welcomes US decision to relax restrictions
• Annan to meet UN Security Council on oil-for-food investigation
• US vetoes UN measure on Yassin's death
• EU appoints counter-terrorism coordinator
• South Africa grants Aristide asylum
• Powell acknowledges disagreements with new Spanish PM
• 140 suspects nabbed in operation on terrorists in Pakistan
• Pentagon plans to cut by half forces in Germany: report
• Bangladeshi PM reshuffles cabinet
• India test-fires Trishul short-range missile successfully
• Schroeder calls for tougher European anti-terror measures
• Major events in British-Libyan relations: Backgrounder
• China, Kenya to further enhance cooperation in field of mass media
• China refutes US censure on human rights

• US is hypocritical over human rights jibes: Commentary
• "China is a model of development": Interview

• China has more than 70,000 private schools
• Private schools get legal protection
• Fudan offers sports MBAs
• China's military manufacturing industry heading for informationization and digitization
• China's 1st panda eco-park scheduled for completion at year end
• UN: China making progress in reducing childhood mortality
• China striving to launch satellite to orbit moon in late 2006

• Chinese women basketballers to participate in WNBA draft
• Rockets blast Raptor 90-89, Yao scores 25 points high
• China loses to US in women's U-21 soccer friendly
• Macao elites donate for Beijing Olympic sports facilities

• Some 30,000 wild birds set free in China
• Overall TB control carried out in China
• South Korean elder hikes to support Beijing Olympic
• Photos:Zhao Yuncai, the gourd "king" and his "fortune" life
• AIDs, HIV test free for pregnant women
• 7,400-year-old jar gives clue to phoenix-worshipping history
• Prison opens to visitors of all sorts
• Pet pig draws complaints
• Complaint hotline saves 4.4 bln yuan for consumers
• "Little Swallow" marchs toward singing career
• Thousand-year-old treasures on display
• China's environmental quality remains stable in 2003
• China to raise water prices to ease water shortage
• Oracle bone unearthed in NW China
• China's 1st panda eco-park scheduled for completion at year end