Monday, March 18, 2002

• China is Committed to Combat Global Crimes and Terrorist Activities
• China Strives to Shorten Government Meetings
• Reports Delivered at 5th Session of 9th NPC
• Guangdong to Finish 2nd Round of Village Elections

• China Mobile Records Profits Increase of 55 Percent in 2001
• Shenzhen to Standardize Taxes: Official
• Sino-ROK Economic Seminar to Be Held in Beijing in March
• No Negative Effects on Anderson China by Enron Case
• BOC Hong Kong to List in Summer
• Effective Compensation Mechanism Needed for Stock Investors
• News Analysis: EU Stands Firm in Steel Trade Dispute with US
• Hong Kong to Host Forbes CEO Conference
• Financially Sound Credit Rating System to be Set up: Dai Xianglong
• China Making a Brand New Name for Itself
• Condom Industry Rises to Challenge
• China Participated in World Expo in 1851: Latest Discovery
• Tianjin Foreign Banks Report Profits

• Kazak President Meets China's Senior Military Officer
• Yugoslavia to Further Probe Arresting of Serbian Deputy Prime Minister
• Indonesian Legislators Hope Megawati's China Trip Success
• Feature: Security Stepped Up for U.N. Summit in Mexico
• News Analysis: EU Stands Firm in Steel Trade Dispute With U.S.
• Mugabe Starts New Term Despite Western Pressure
• Fire Damages Historic S.F. Cannery
• Arafat Meets U.S. Envoy in Ramallah
• Thick Yellow Sand Haze Envelopes S. Korea
• Japan's Former LDP Secretary General to Quit Party Over Tax-Evasion Scandal
• US President Condemns Church Attack in Pakistan
• Explosion in Islamabad Kills Four, Wounds 40
• News Analysis: Strong-Willed Mugabe to Wrestle With Challenges
• Iran, China Pledge to Further Develop Friendship, Cooperation Ties
• Israeli, Palestinian Security Officials Meet Over Israeli Pullout
• Cheney Claims His Mideast Tour Not for Planning Strike Against Iraq

• Countries Follow 'Two Sessions' with Different Emphases
• US-Taiwan Secret Talks on Arms Sale: Analysis

• HK Students Show Stronger Interest in Education in EU Countries
• Beijing University Honors Top Scientists
• Daya Bay's Electricity Output Surpasses 1,000 KWh
• China Plans More Capitals for Agricultural Technology
• Capital's Household Names
• Global Giant Helps Harden Domestic Software Industry
• China's Oldest University Inaugurates New College
• Stargazers Will See Newly Discovered Comet

• Pele Says Bora Gives China Chance to Advance  
• Liaoning Nails First Home Victory over Dalian 2-0 

• Sandstorm Spreads to Taiwan
• Germany's Biggest "China Town" to be Built in Berlin
• Imperial Palace in Beijing Soon to Undergo Large-scale Embellishment
• Ginkgo Trees Bring Health and Wealth
• Citizens Over 60 More Than 132 Million
• Peony Show to be Held in Central China
• Sandstorm Brings out Beijing's True Grit 
• Relic Restoration Project in HK Wins UNESCO Heritage Award
• Fourth China International Flower and Garden Exposition Closes