Wednesday, March 20, 2002

• China Initially Reins in Soil Erosion Along Yangtze
• Chinese Military Delegation Leaves for Three-Nation Tour
• Sand Storm Harness Project Launched in Beijing and Tianjin  
• A Bridge of Friendly Cooperation -- Interview with Ambassador of S. Africa to China
• NPC Delegation Leaves for Visiting Canada, Venezuela and Ecuador
• China to Build Three Channels for West - East Electricity Transmission
• Thai PM to Attend Annual Meeting of Boao Forum for Asia
• 11th Panchen Lama Holds Buddhist Gathering in Beijing 
• Lions from Beijing Prepare for New Life in Kabul 
• Fire at Xinjiang Cotton and Hemp Depot
• Customs Chief Bribery Trial Opens
• Premier Zhu Meets Japanese Guests 
• China's Top Procurator Meets Vietnamese Guests
• China, Japan Hold Security Talks: FM Spokeswoman
• FM Spokeswoman on Indonesian President's Visit to China

• Thailand Bids for More Export Quota of Rice to China
• First Foreign Bank to Offer Forex Services to Chinese Customers
• Center for Promotion of International Procurement Set up inShanghai
• China, US to Hold Talks on Steel Tariffs This Week
• President of Ecuador Meets Chinese Entrepreneurs
• 263.net Ends Free E-mail Service to 20 Million Users
• Steel Tariffs Take Effect, China Demands Talks with US
• UPS to Move Asia Operation Center out of Taiwan
• SDPC Clamps Down on Illegal Rural Electricity Charges
• China to Hold Procurement Fair for Multinational Retailers
• HKEx to Introduce New Trading Mechanism
• HK Issues Seventh Air Operator's Certificate
• China, France Sign Fuselage Subcontract

• Followers of Ugandan Cult Arrested in Rwanda
• Five Killed, 30 Wounded in Israeli Suicide Bus Bombing
• NYC Empire State Building to be Sold for $57.5 Million
• Cuba to Present Proposals to U.N. Human Rights Commission
• News Analysis: Voter Apathy Overshadows French Election
• Sri Lanka Holds Local Government Elections
• CPC to Continue Cooperation with Communist Party of India (M)
• FBI Arrests 40 in Child Porn Sting
• HP Declares Victory in Battle to Merge With Compaq
• US Sending More Agents to Help Church Attack Probe in Pakistan
• Zimbabwe Suspended Membership of Commonwealth for One Year
• Signs Indicate Israeli-Palestinian Ceasefire Likely Within This Week
• Senior Al-Qaeda Official Captured in Sudan: Washington Post
• Mubarak, Cheney Mull Mideast Situation Over Phone
• China Calls for Cooperation in Human Rights Field
• 54,000 Afghan Refugees Return Home Under Repatriation Program
• Japanese PM Pledges to Boost Economic Ties With S.Korea

• Commentary: Never Impose on Others What You Hate to Be Imposed Upon

• Science Conquers Sorcery in Rural Tibet  
• First Report Issued on Informationization of China

• Chinese National Bowling Team Open to National Trials

• China Releases Detailed Regulations to Reduce Acid Rain
• China Cracks Down on Unqualified Cosmetic Surgeries
• 'Shangri-la' Emerges from the Mist as Chinese County Renames Itself
• First Sediment Report on Yangtze River Released
• Western Fashions Hit Traditional China
• Strong Sandstorm Hits Northern China, Envelops Beijing 
• Yunnan Becomes Leading Black-Necked Crane Habitat  
• Silt Levels Drop in Yangtze
• China's Major Projects to Reduce Yangtze Soil Erosion
• China to Reduce Sulfur Dioxide Emissions