Thursday, April 01, 2004

• China slams US selling radar system to Taiwan
• FM: Shrine visit mirrors Japan's stance on history
• China, US officials meet on Korean nuke issue
• China pledges US$150 mln aid package to Afghanistan
• China writes off Afghan debts
• Nation renews employment commitment to disabled
• NPC hears views on HK law
• China, Russia find ways to work together
• Japan's attempt to control over Diaoyu Islands "illegal"
• Azerbaijan ambassador stresses cooperation with China
• Chinese, French presidents hold phone conversation
• China's military procurement turns to inviting open bids

• Sino-Japanese joint venture to produce new car varieties
• China to set up commodity distribution center in Dubai
• Boeing hopes to become a more localized company brand in China
• Japanese insurance company expands businesses in China
• China's land price remains stable and consistent in general
• Macao's gaming industry sees profit hike
• China petitioning for stake in IDB
• Crocodile to bite into mainland market
• Port-railway link to boost economy
• Oil prices follow global market rises
• China, Uruguay to boost economic, trade development
• Dow Jones adjusts constituent stocks in Chinese market
• Chinese gov'nt expects urban land prices to rise in 2004
• China raises oil prices following world market rises
• ADB to loan $3b for western development
• Famous medicine company lands in S.Korea
• China to reinforce market system in rural area
• Beijing Capital Int'l Airport sees drop in net profit in 2003

• Mongolian president vows to boost partnership with China
• U.S. and Canadian drug agents smash large Ecstasy ring
• Google to offer free e-mail
• S. Korea to end prostitution from 2007
• Philippine Abu Sayyaf says no dearth of bombers
• Russia's lower house approves bill on rallies
• Iraqis drag four US bodies through streets
• Lithuanian Court says president breached Constitution
• Chinese FM affirms progress in rebuilding Afghanistan
• OPEC to cut oil output target by 4 percent
• Chinese FM meets US counterpart in Berlin
• US government disappointed at OPEC's decision to cut output
• Israeli troops kill 31 Palestinians after Yassin assassination
• 43 observers to monitor election in Indonesia
• Spain requests seizure of six bombings suspects
• Israeli pullout should be part of roadmap plan: Jordanian king
• US suspends aid to Serbia, Montenegro
• Afghan plea for $27.5b aid as donors' talks open
• DPRK warns to take decisive countermeasure for self-defense
• France reshuffles government
• Cyprus reunification talks fail

• Why NATO expands further eastward: commentary 
• China-Japan relations roll ahead despite obstacles

• China's first domestic produced 64-bit PC to debut
• China to earmark US$1bln for technology sector this year
• Cloned cow gives birth in Shandong
• Chinese schools caught charging 3.02 billion yuan illegally
• Japan to delay launch of lunar probe satellite

• Preparing for F:1 Shanghai International Circuit
• Photos: World Cup qualifer in Hong Kong
• China beat China's Hong Kong 1-0 in World Cup soccer qualifer 
• Olympic flame arrives in Athens

• Fishing ban starts on Dongting lake
• Books in rare ancient characters of Shui group retrieved
• Shanghai-London air route operational
• 58 percent of Taiwanese at supervisor level intend to work in Chinese mainland
• Beijing cancels bullfight performance
• Beijing drafting rules on water resources
• HK's Madame Tussauds Unveils Wax Figure of Leslie Cheung
• Traffic accident kills 15 in Sichuan
• Macao issues health tip on fish poisoning
• Beijing's population to hit over 15 million in 2008
• Servicemen to enjoy better medical care
• City to tear down polluting chimneys
• Shenzhen women seek foreign husbands
• Leslie Cheung: Anita Mui is my bosom friend
• More pay tribute to dead loved ones
• Water leakage in coal mine in central China province kills 2
• Death toll rises to 14 after bus plunges into river in SW China
• Joint travel service launched across Taiwan Straits, most convenient so far
• Emergency police numbers to be unified in China
• Ancient Chinese kiln ruins to compete to enter World Heritage list