Monday, April 19, 2004

• NPC Standing Committee to deliberate Tung's constitutional development report
• WB-funded project effective for soil erosion control in N. China
• China subsidizes soybeans, wheat, corn, rice growers
• Victims of Japanese bombing demand compensation
• China starts nationwide promotion of intellectual property
• Jilin vice governor appointed acting mayor of Jilin city
• China, US set to focus on trade row in high-level meeting
• Chinese Vice-Premier leaves Beijing on US visit
• Photos: Remaining gas storage tanks destroyed
• Security control beefed up in Tian'anmen area
• China strengthens government accountability
• Cambodian PM starts visit to China
• Hu Jintao, Wu Yi honored among "most influential"
• Chongqing chlorine gas leak controlled; nine dead
• Foreign attorneys to expand roles in China
• Photos: National railway picks up steam
• China's railway aims high for growth after five large-scale speed increases
• National railway picks up steam 
• China prepared for ESCAP session: official
• Importance of preventing, combating corruption stressed
• Chlorine alarm ends, investigation starts in SW China

• US, Chinese entrepreneurs hold first annual meeting on business cooperation
• China to turn out 2.6 million cars in 2004: Ministry report
• Xinjiang exports tomato sauce to Kazakhstan for first time
• French firms seek more business opportunities in HK
• Beijing expects to host 4.4mln overseas tourists in 2008
• Profit of major SOEs exceeds 100bln yuan in first quarter
• ICBC (Asia) assigned first-time ratings by Moody's
• Taiwan sees sharp decline of visitors in first quarter
• Chinese crane team renovates container loading and unloading world record
• Imported cars via Tianjin Port top 20,000 in 1st quarter
• China: 1 billion US dollars to restore land
• China, foreign firms to set up foreign quality brands protection system
• Canon aims for bigger niche in China market
• No plan for interest rate hike: central bank governor
• U$2,000 billion to be invested in Beijing Olympics
• Designer stores rush to build int'l brands in HK
• HK takes lead in asset management
• Macao's gaming market liberalization proves big job creator
• Upstream tunnel linkup realized in Xinjiang for grand gas transport program
• Vice-Premier calls for revitalization of equipment industry

• SAARC, UNAIDS agree to cooperate in AIDS prevention
• Spain hopes ties with US not affected by troops withdrawal
• Unidentified disease reported in Vietnam
• S.Korea concerned over Israel's assassination of Hamas leader
• Japanese gov't concerned over more Japanese taken hostage in Iraq
• UAE deputy PM to discuss issues of common concern with Chinese leaders
• EU favors greater UN role in Iraq, says Prodi
• EU, Asia pledge multi-lateralism in international relations
• US says to continue cooperation with Spain
• Canada condemns Israel's assassination of Hamas leader Rantisi
• Gasparovic elected Slovak president
• Russia voices concern over killing of Rantisi
• Blair to U-turn on Europe poll: papers
• DPRK turns down US request of nuclear dismantlement
• Iraq able to lift oil production to 12 million bpd
• ASEM FMs' meeting ends, calling for enhanced multinationalism
• Bush gives Sharon no green light to kill Rantisi: Rice
• Spain to withdraw troops from Iraq soon: MENA

• US Middle East policy changes: News analysis
• Will "take the blame and resign" become a usual practice?
• Rantisi assassination harpoons peace effort

• Philips funds intellectual property education at People's University
• China develops software stopping hijacked planes from crashing into buildings
• China develops new oxygen supply equipment to pilots
• Russia launches spacecraft to ISS with new crew
• Shakespeare classics delight Chinese youngsters
• Photos: China launches two new satellites
• China develops first nano-satellite
• China launches two new satellites

• Women's soccer: China, Japan, North Korea Win in Olympic Qualifiers
• China qualifies for Athens synchronized swimming
• Yao Ming, Beckham listed as 100 most influential people
• Eager Guangzhou eyes 2010 Asian Games
• Shaq dunk sends Lakers over Rockets 72-71
• Four teams qualify for Athens synchronized swimming
• DPRK, China and Japan open Asian Olympic qualifiers with easy wins

• Temperature hits 53-year-high in Beijing
• Flooded coal mine in Henan resumes production
• Hong Kong passenger, cargo flow increase in March
• Poisonous food leaves 115 people sick in Shaanxi
• Dynamic Yunnan to take on the world
• Idol of today in entertainment world: Edison Chan
• Mother becomes addicted to Internet, elopes with cyber boyfriend
• Deaf theft gang members convicted in east China
• Yin oracle bone scripts to go under hammer
• Old Siberian tigress gives birth to twin cubs in NE China
• Fake Milk Powder Kills Dozens of Babies
• 11th College Film Festival staged
• Residents relocated out of forested area in NE China for eco-protection
• Chlorine leak blast victims return home
• Fujian colliery fire kills 11 miners
• Ancient sex culture museum reopens