Wednesday, March 27, 2002

• Senior Party Official on Discipline Inspection
• Compilation of 'Brief History of the PRC' Launched
• Chinese Premier Offers Condolences to Afghanistan
• Experts Say: 'Seeking Independence by Force' Will Bring Taiwan Untold Disaster
• China to Begin Fishing Ban on Lower Reaches of Yangtze in April
• Port Call by a U.S. Warship to Hong Kong Rejected
• Chinese Military Leader Meets Sudanese Guests

• SDPC Begins Scrutiny of Rural Electricity Charges
• Tom.com Builds Largest Outdoor Media Network in China
• Sino-ROK Cooperation Augurs Big Potential in Trade, Investment and Finance: Premier Zhu
• HK, Mainland Hold 2nd Meeting on Closer Economic Partnership
• China Sets Off Anti-dumping Investigation on Steel Products from Russia & ROK
• Shell's Investment in China to Reach 5 Billion US Dollars
• Beijing Issues Guidelines on Foreign Investment in Service Industry
• Bank Card Service to Be sharply Expanded in China
• ICBC (Asia) to Acquire 24.9 Percent Interest in TPI
• Analysis: HK Economy Farewells to Worst, But Still Early to Be Optimistic
• "Win-Win" Cooperation Between Bank, University

• Occupation Is State Terrorism: Lebanese President
• Tibetan Delegation Visits European Parliament and Belgium  
• Death Toll Lowered in Afghanistan
• Assembly Leaders from EU, China's Tibet Meet in Brussels 
• Retired Californian Policeman Kills 4 Children Before Suicide
• Gunman Kills 8, Injuring 20 on Paris Suburb
• Quakes Rock Afghan, Death Toll may Approach 5000
• Pentagon Downplays Reports on Sightings of Bin Laden in Southeastern Afghanistan
• Andersen CEO Resigns Under Pressure
• Arafat Won't Attend Beirut Arab Summit: Official
• Iraqi Journalists Hold Anti-US Rally
• Analysis: Beirut Summit, Crossroads for Arab World
• Sharon Hints Arafat Not Allowed to Beirut for Arab Summit
• Border Demarcation Good for Settling Ethio-Eritrea Dispute: Ethiopian Pundit
• Striking Iraq Yields No Good Results: Saudi Crown Prince
• Mubarak Decides not to Attend Arab Summit
• Analysis: Land for Recognition, Another Chance for Mideast Peace
• ADB to Strengthen Cooperation With China
• Kim Dae-jung Urges Revival of DPRK-US Talks

• 'Shenzhou III'Spacecraft Orbits Smoothly
• World's First Ovary Transplant Successful in China
• Hong Kong Educator Disappointed by Oxford University Scandal

• China to Host Babyfoot Invitational Tournament
• China Sea Race to Begin Thursday

• China Honors Qing Dynasty General Who Defended Taiwan Against Invaders
• Hangzhou to Build China's Biggest Int'l Conference Center
• Buildings Demolished to Resume Natural Beauty in World Heritage Area
• Alleged Bear Attacker Released on Bail
• One Million Accidents in China Last Year, Claiming 130,000 Lives
• China Rises as Switzerland's 2nd Largest Tourist Source in Asia
• Occupation Income Gap Widens in Beijing
• UNDP Starts Research on Chinese Women in WTO
• New Program to Clean Major Freshwater Lake in East China
• Shanghai Oriental Art Center Breaks Ground