Sunday, February 03, 2002

• Yangtze Water Diverted into Taihu Lake
• New Governor Elected for Hunan Province
• Senior Chinese Official Meets WTO Deputy Director-general
• Power Stations to Make Lancang-Mekong River More Navigable
• Chinese Police Arrest Principal Human Smuggler
• Inside Story of Negotiations Between Dalai Lama, Central Chinese Government Revealed

• China's Economy will be World's Second-largest by 2030: Report
• China Says No to Overpriced Goods at Airport
• HK Has No Plan to Drop Currency Peg With US Dollar, Official
• McDonald's Eyes Beijing Airport
• Shipbuilding Industry in Shanghai Reports Growth
• Shanghai Starts Building Taiwanese Industrial Park
• Chinese-Built Shipyard Delivered for Service in Myanmar

• Roundup: US, Europe Inconsistent Over NATO, Security
• WTO Official Calls on Rich Countries to Abandon Agriculture Subsidies
• Israeli Army Carries Out Military Operation in Southern Gaza Strip
• Egyptian Business Leader Envisages Better Economic Ties With China
• Zimbabwe President Threatens Sterner Action Against Unrepentant Whites
• World Economic Forum to Help Speed Up Disaster Relief
• Arafat Orders Continue Contacts With Sharon
• Bushmen to Sue Botswana Govt. for Being Forced to Leave Homeland
• Pakistan Rejects Reports of Receiving Chinese Aid in Missile Program
• Ethiopia: Israeli Ambassador's Remark Baseless
• Bush's Anti-Iran Rhetoric "Impolite": Iranian Speaker
• US Calls for New Relationship With Russia
• Roundup: Iran Looks to Natural Gas for New Cash Cow as Global Markets Swell

• Backgrounder: China's State Science and Technology Award
• News Analysis: Unawarded First Prize, Positive or Negative?
• Chinese Amateur Astronomer Discovers Comet
• Young Scientists to Play Larger Role in Shanghai

• Flower Garden Added to "Shangri-La"
• Donated Blood: Major Source for Clinical Use in Zhejiang
• Beijing Establishes Tourist Information Net
• Shanghai to Green One Third of Its Land
• Direct Flight to Link China, India
• China Invites Pressure to Help Curb Shrinking Wetlands
• China Adds 14 More Ramsar Wetland Sites
• Tibetans in Disaster-hit Area Celebrate Festival
• East China Province Welcomes Returned Students
• Liaoning Encourages More Overseas Students to Return
• China Dismantles Constructions to Protect Natural Scenery
• Shenzhen Launches First Automatic Plane Ticket System