Friday, April 09, 2004

• China to break monopoly of state-run hospitals
• China publishes annual report on land and resources
• China's farmland shrinks by 2 percent in 2003
• Mozambican president leaves Shanghai for HK
• Unexpected geological disasters claim 743 lives in 2003: report
• Pakistan FM: China's rise benefits world peace
• China's first film law ready to make debut
• US, UK urged to respect rights of HK, Beijing
• China unveils high level gov't think-tank
• Chinese, Brazilian FMs hold phone conversation
• Counsellors offer wise, timely advice
• Japan urged to show sincerity
• HK report to spotlight opinions, principles
• World art exhibition on environmental protection tours in China
• Forty-two Chinese judges investigated in 2003
• Chinese health official urges to enhance awareness, investment in AIDS combat
• Officials explain aim of Basic Law interpretation
• China opposes British official's interference in HK affairs

• China's new Foreign Trade Law receives warm welcome
• China sees soaring proceeds of national social security fund in 2003
• China hungry for electricity this summer
• China witnesses fast growth in marine economy in 2003
• Year 2003 witnesses surge in imports of mineral products
• Guangzhou to invest 2.3 bln yuan to build LNG pipelines
• Expanded Hotel Lisboa of Macao aims to be Asia's most luxurious
• CEPA fuels inflow of Hong Kong goods
• Asia's largest green paint plant up and running
• Merger to create giant chain store
• Credit insurance deal signed
• SK, China Unicom set up joint venture
• New diesel technology runs cheaper, cleaner
• Fast pace of investment to slow down
• China to host world advertising conference in September
• China's consumer confidence index remains strong
• Consumers baulk at bank charges for debit cards
• China issues equivalent of US$3.2 billion in T-bonds
• IFC report: China performs well on business environment
• Intel establishes R&D center in Shanghai
• China's finance minister calls for new int'l economic order
• Shanghai World Expo gets 5.5 billion yuan loan
• National market research watchdog unveiled in China

• US suspends offensive operations in Fallujah
• Iraqi insurgents pressure US allies to withdraw troops
• Nuclear reactor shut down due to malfunction in S.Korea
• Seoul not to change plans to send troops to Iraq: FM
• UN chief hails signing of truce for Sudan's Darfur region
• Argentina claims sovereignty over disputed Malvinas Islands
• Campaign official claims Algerian president re-elected
• Rice defends Bush administration in damage-control effort
• Iraq's interior minister resigns
• Palestinian official says Arafat in good health
• Absentee voting for S.Korean parliament general election begins
• Chilean lawmakers accuse US firm of illegally recruiting mercenaries
• Powell dismisses comparison between Iraq, Vietnam war
• Iraq situation at critical time: Polish defense minister
• Japan sets up task force on hostage crisis in Iraq
• Bush administration faces test in Iraq: News analysis
• Seven hostages freed in Iraq; 5 still held
• US Vice President to visit Japan, China, South Korea
• Fierce fighting rages in Iraq, foreigners kidnapped 
• Three Spanish soldiers wounded in Iraq
• Latin American human rights group condemns US attacks on mosques in Iraq
• Portugal's first group of soldiers return home from Iraq
• Woman convicted for making bomb threat to German airport
• US Mars rover mission extended to September
• Clinton testifies before 9/11 panel in private session
• US supports one-China principle: senior official
• Canadian government urged to revamp immigrant admission criteria
• Japanese troops face 1st attack in Iraq
• Iraqis wonder why Saddam's regime toppled without resistance
• Rice clashes with Democratic panel members
• Bush discusses Iraq situation with Putin
• Russia's position on NATO's expansion "unchanged" after its chief's visit
• S.Koreans detained by Iraq insurgents released

• Another quagmire for the US troops
• Why Sino-Russian trade not up to US$20 billion
• Why Mideast leaders travel to US in succession
• China's rise promotes peace: Opinion

• China to launch neo-generation communication satellite
• China heads genomic research: Vice President of CAS
• What the moon exploration program will bring us?
• State vows to help 70 percent college grads to find jobs
• China's first route switching system high-end core chip makes debut
• Chinese scientists clone gene causing familial trichoepithelioma
• Chinese medicine approved to improve AIDS symptoms
• US Mars rover mission extended to September
• Artificial structures used to promote fish breeding in Poyang Lake

• China's golfer Zhang struggles on Masters debut
• Chinese sweep gold medals at diving Asian Cup
• China's Wang Liping in FIFA world team
• Olympic convoy to cross continents

• Beijing experiences unusual hot weather
• Chongqing gov't helps improve migrants' life
• Nonstop trains to hit the road on April 18
• Eyes versus lungs
• Shenzhen leads China in pension plans
• Cagey croc eludes media glare in Hongkong
• Beijing rail link is upgraded
• Death toll from ship collision on Yangtze River rises to 5
• Ancient plucked stringed instruments found in Xinjiang
• 3 men sentenced to death for car robberies, murders
• Chongqing gov't shuts down Internet bar involved in teenager deaths