Wednesday, April 21, 2004

• Backgrounder: Kim Jong-il's three visits to China
• CPC official on Kim Jong Il's China visit
• Kim Jong Il meets Chinese leaders
• NPC chairman urges closer ties with Cambodia
• China, DPRK to continue pushing forward six-party talks
• China, DPRK should further high-level exchanges: Hu
• Kim Jong Il pays unofficial visit to China
• Czech president arrives in Beijing
• Premier Wen, Cambodian PM Hun Sen hold talks 
• China opposes Vietnam's tourism to Nansha islands
• China: UN should consider Iraqi people's opinions when making decisions
• Senior CPC official meets Mauritania guests
• HK official welcomes central authority's prompt reaction to report
• Premier Wen meets former Japanese PM
• Premier Wen praises good links with UAE
• China, DPRK have tradition of high-level visits, FM spokesman
• China hopes Canada offers no platform for Dalai Lama
• China confident in Sino-Russian ties
• US FBI chief visits China
• China to crack down on illegal polluters
• China to continue coope-ration with WHO: President Hu
• Premier appreciates WHO stance on one-China policy
• Chinese state councilor holds talks with UAE guests
• Czech president expects closer business ties with China
• Chinese leader on grain production, farmers' income
• CPC to recruit more members from workers, farmers, intellectual: official
• Individual visit scheme to extend to 3 more mainland provinces
• Huge loopholes found in China's land requisition cases
• China marks centenary birth anniversary of revolutionary leader

• Trading on auto market turns brisk in Beijing
• Sino-US trade advances despite disputes
• WIPO to strengthen cooperation with China
• China unveils new rules for pricing regime
• Eastcom, Samsung cooperate to promote 3G development in China
• Central China province reports big volume in favorable balance of trade
• Construction of Olympic projects welcomes int'l contractors
• China resolute on IPR protection: Vice Premier
• HKGCC raises HK GDP growth forecast to 5 pct for 2004
• Building a better future for China-US maritime trade
• Local court accepts lawsuit against Guangxia stock market fraud
• Hang Seng Bank to offer 90 pct mortgages

• Palestine calls for int'l intervention in Israeli raids
• Over 40 killed, 200 wounded in Basra blasts
• Ukrainian Parliament ratifies pact with Russia on disputed water
• US renews easing of some sanctions on Iran
• Powell says coalition in Iraq remains strong
• Mexico backs Cuban motion on human rights inquiry into Guantanamo
• Gabonese FM upbeat about cooperation with China
• Mubarak: Arabs hate US more than ever
• Finland to continue sticking to one-China policy: president
• First half of S.Korean replacement troop leaves for Iraq
• 21 prisoners die in Iraq prison bombing
• China, Brazil to boost economic cooperation
• US sees terror threats, aims to boost security
• Indian election ends first day after sporadic violence
• DPRK condemns Israel's assassination of Rantisi
• Dominican government to withdraw troops from Iraq
• Injury replaces infectious disease as top killer of Asian children: UN
• Thailand will withdraw its troops from Iraq if attacked: PM
• European Commission funds Sudan peace talks
• Britain confirms EU constitution referendum plan
• Disarming militias a must for Afghanistan's success: US ambassador
• Avian flu spreads to more Canadian farms
• Italian hostages could be free soon: UN envoy
• US able to address Arab concerns on roadmap plan: Powell
• Powell dismisses suggestions Saudis knew Iraq war plan before him
• Israeli Jewish settlers protest against evacuation
• Chinese FM's visit to promote partnership: Russian diplomat
• Another Canadian kidnapped in Iraq
• Three missing US contractors in Iraq confirmed dead

• Spanish Withdrawal of Troops from Iraq Knocked Down Dominos
• US should follow Spain in withdrawing

• Mainland degree unaccepted, Taiwan students face punishment for delaying military service
• China, Australia sign education cooperation agreement
• Beijing to forge international education links
• Nobel Prize literatures coming to China
• Eastcom, Samsung cooperate to promote 3G development in China
• Beijing to host Asian Education Forum in August

• Macao to set up 4 new casinos
• Mini gate tower of Han Dynasty unearthed in Chongqing
• Rescuers injured in gas leak accident to get compensation
• Shanghai govt: No blackouts this summer
• Shanghai Airlines launches new flight to Osaka
• Normal spring weather returns to Beijing
• Mainland pop singer Wei Wei announces divorce
• Stef Sun holds news conference for Beijing concert
• Bottle building to attract customers
• Heavy snow hits NW China pastoral area
• No more tears in heaven, but at funerals
• The evolution of iconic figures in China
• Chlorine leak in Nanchang causes 282 people hospitalized
• Three killed in poisonous gas leakage in Beijing
• 6 severely poisoned in chlorine leak accident in E.China
• Urban travellers flock to ethnic spots
• Koma premieres in Hongkong
• Miss Kites fly high in Wei Fang
• Resurgent desires - a visit to the China Ancient Sex Culture Museum
• Water agency established in Beijing
• Tough action to wipe out "killer" milk powder
• Judgment on mass poisoning case upheld
• Feature: Hong Kongers to eat chickens from mainland again 
• Teenage pregnancies rise sharply in SW China due to inadequate sex education
• Inferior milk power leads to death of 13 infants
• China marks centenary birth anniversary of revolutionary leader
• Poisonous liquid waste kills 3 in Beijing's suburb