Wednesday, April 07, 2004

• China urges Japan to honor commitment of reviewing history of aggression
• Central officials look forward to reaching consensus with HK people
• China to work with Vietnam to raise bilateral relations: CPC official
• China, DPRK arrange 7-day service for cross-border road connections
• Expert warns food safety could affect Chinese birth rate
• Students on fasting in Taiwan, Chen did not show up
• China urges US to honor promise on Taiwan issue
• UK leader of House of Commons ends visit to HK
• US urged again to stop fingerprinting Chinese citizens
• Cheney's visit expected to boost Sino-US ties: official
• Officials beware: Do the job or hit the road
• Nation to clear illegal requisitions of woodlands
• HK considering resuming live poultry import from mainland
• China tries to break Boeing, Airbus domination with self-made aircraft
• Chinese vice president meets Japanese guests
• China's top lawmaker lauds new moves of congress
• Costs burden worries farmers
• No political barriers between China and Holland for cooperation: Premier
• China sends second batch of engineering troops for peacekeeping in Liberia
• Chinese, Dutch FMs hold talks

• Thailand, China agree to expand economic cooperation: FM
• ASEAN expected to continue growth momentum
• GEOX concept shop launched in HK
• Japan resumes import of cooked poultry meat from China
• Beijing to host 17th ICCA conference in May
• China urges US to lift export restrictions
• 37th PBEC International General Meeting to be held in Beijing
• Lucent ditches four China chiefs over suspected corruption
• China business confidence keeps rising
• Taiwanese businessmen further expand investment in Chinese mainland
• China continues to loosen foreign exchange control
• Mitsukan recalls dried Chinese soups
• Coastal islands put on sale
• 7-Eleven to open 1st Chinese branch
• Chinese mobile front-runners to build TD-SCDMA on-site experiment net
• Mainland's 3PL service an attractive market to HK
• 6.2b yuan allocated for Qinghai-Tibet railway
• Macao's real estate sector rebounds fast
• Ford to set up second production base in China
• Rules focus on banking supervision
• HK GDP to grow 6.9% in 2004: forecast
• Survey: HK has nearly 1 million stock investors
• Chinese SOE overseas listing unlikely to be halted by US security probe
• China reports rise in payment of urban employees
• Standard Chartered to provide RMB credit card services in Hong Kong
• Foreign Trade Law amendment approved

• Sri Lankan new PM pledges peace, development
• Russian scientist jailed for 15 years for spying
• At least 52 Iraqis killed in Fallujah
• France rejects Rwanda genocide accusations against its soldiers
• Japanese court rules PM's shrine visit "unconstitutional"
• Saddam being held in Qatar: report
• US considers prosecution of Aristide on corruption charges
• Groups slam Google's new e-mail service
• NY Mayor wants Statue of Liberty reopened
• Blackseafor navy commanders discuss joint exercise program
• Iran pledges to accelerate cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog
• Golkar party temporarily leads in Indonesia's legislative election
• Lithuanian president Rolandas Paksas impeached
• Bush, Blair to meet next week
• Sri Lankan minor party may support new government
• Italian PM says no wavering on Italian troop presence in Iraq
• 12 US Marines killed in Iraqi attack: Pentagon

• Shrine visits chill better relations: Opinion

• China sets first AIDS legal research center
• Exhibition promoting workplace English to be held in HK
• China, EU arrange space workshop
• Intel CEO to visit China on WAPI dispute
• High schoolers sexually active: survey
• Chinese scientists locate pickles' gene for the first time in the world
• China makes breakthrough in rhBMP-2 R&D
• Work on developing lunar rover begins in China
• Largest traditional Chinese medicine hospital in Asia to be built
• Toshiba presents 4Gb NAND flash memory

• Beijing Relay-Marathon to kick off on April 11
• Chinese women's soccer can qualify for Athens: coach
• China soccer to launch trip drill in Europe
• China's premier league not the answer: Haan

• Tulip festival to be held in Qinghai
• Oldest grapevine discovered in Turpan
• HK opens exhibition to mark 14th anniversary of Basic Law
• Experts urge exploring clean energy
• China to train 35 million rural workers in 7 years: official
• Beijing begins to use second-generation ID cards
• Want ad for father arouses concern over single parents' children
• China to reform publishing system
• US satellite once mistook Hakka residence as nuke base
• Story of a horsehead fiddle artist
• Traffic accident kills 3, injures 15 in Hubei Province
• City turns spotlight on process practices
• Panda cubs by the dozen coming soon 
• Entry of several Americans with no valid visa refused
• Macao launches dengue fever prevention program
• Christie's to auction Chinese ceramics and jade carvings
• Four heritage sites conferred World Heritage Certificate