Thursday, January 24, 2002

• Karzai Ends China Visit
• China Appreciates Guinea Bissau's Stance on Taiwan Issue
• Premier Zhu Meets Egyptian President Mubarak
• China to Provide 150 Million US Dollars of Aid to Afghanistan
• President Jiang Meets Afghan Interim Government Chairman
• Karzai Visits the Great Wall, Sure of Chinese Aid
• Customs Pinpoint Smuggling-infested Areas in China 
• 16 Provincial-Level Officials Punished Last Year
• Hu Jintao Visits Poor Residents in Tianjin
• China to Play "Significant" Role in Afghanistan's Reconstruction
• Zhu Reiterates Anti-Terrorism with Karzai 
• Chinese Defense Minister Meets Thai Guests
• China Wants Closer Ties with Ireland, Premier

• China Produces 181.83 Tons of Gold in 2001
• Macao International Auto Fair Opens
• Deadline Set for Reshuffle of Bidders for New Casino Licenses in Macao
• Egyptian President Attends Founding Ceremony of China-Egypt Business Council
• China's Ten IT Figures of 2001 Awarded in Beijing
• China to Construct Larger Oil Wharves
• Why Mercedes-Benz Plays Tough on Its Chinese Customer? 
• Three Forces Set Back Stock Market - Legislator
• Shenzhen's Processing Trade Tops 30 Billion US Dollars
• China's Oil Industry Braces for Competition
• WTO Entry: A Two-edged Sword for China's Employment Market
• Officials Briefed on Impact of WTO Entry, Countermeasures
• Work Starts on China's First 1000-ton Polyphenyl Thioether Line
• Baoshan Group Buys Steel Debris from WTC
• Hong Kong to Host FATF Plenary

• Study: Tokyo Most Expensive City for Expatriates
• Indonesian Police Questions Baasyir on Links With Terror Groups
• Norway to Help DPRK Develop Hydroelectric Power Industry
• Sino-Vietnam Border Treaties Equal to Both Countries: Spokesperson
• Philippine President Declares Filipino-Chinese Friendship Day
• Indonesian Rebel Chief Killed
• Seoul Hails Pyongyang's Call for Inter-Korean Dialogue
• US Starts Questioning Prisoners at Guantanamo Bay
• Pyongyang's Appearance to Change
• Enron's Chairman and CEO, Kenneth L. Lay, Resigns
• Argentine Parliamentary Leaders Meet Chinese Official
• Iraq's Aziz Visits Moscow for Sanctions Talks
• Connie Chung Joins CNN
• Fired Enron Auditor Refuses to Testify at U.S. Congress Hearing
• Heavy Police Presence for International Security Meeting in Germany
• Annan Arrives in Islamabad
• Palestinians: Cease-Fire Can't Be Enforced Because of Israeli Raids
• Lockerbie Appeal Challenges Judges
• Former U.S. Military Leaders, Diplomats Urge Bush Not to Extend War to Iraq
• Bush Proposes Largest Military Spending Hike in Two Decades
• 42 Countries to Participate in OIC-EU Joint Meeting
• Saddam Stresses Solidarity With Palestinians
• Egypt, Saudi Arabia Ask US, EU to Help End Israeli Blockade on Arafat
• Sri Lankan Opposition Cuations Against Lifting Ban on Tamil Rebels

• Performance of Tragedy Must Not Be Repeated 

• Egyptian First Lady Donates Books to China's National Library
• Beijing Employs More Foreign Cultural, Educational Specialists
• China and World Top 10 Sci-Tech Advances of 2001
• Bank of China Introduces EMBA Program
• China Able to Better Dispose Unwanted Ammunition
• New Missions for Chinese Rocket Launcher

• China Football Association Made Clear Its Attitude on Black Whistlers
• Norway, China Seal Opening Wins at Women's Soccer Tournament  
• HK to Participate in Clipper 2002 Round the World Yacht Race
• Zhejiang Snaps Down Shandong 98-93

• Sharing Water Resources in East China
• Computer Helps Catch 5,500 Thieves in Beijing
• Traces of Bengal Tigers Found in Yunnan Province
• Nationwide Survey Finds Growing Male/Female Income Gap
• More Money Funneled to Aid China's Poor
• Suspected Million Yuan Thieves Nabbed in East China
• Shenzhen Cracks Down Hard on Piracy
• Food Poisoning Killed 146 Chinese Last Year
• Shanghai to Invest Heavily to Upgrade Its Power Grid
• National Disease Control Center Launched in Beijing
• Feature: Hong Kong Gov't Encourages Cultural Diversity