Wednesday, April 17, 2002

• Jiang Congratulates Chavez on Reassuming Presidency
• Tung Unveils New Accountability System
• Chinese Vice-Premier Meets Danish Defense Minister
• PD Delegation's Australia Visit: Friendship and Expectations
• 126 Confirmed Dead, 2 Missing in Monday's Air China Crash: Ministry
• China to Introduce Pilot General Counselor System to SOEs
• Aviation Experts Look For Cause of Air China Crash
• Hu's Visit to US Expected to Cement Ties
• Chinese Companies Required to Hold Sending More Workers to Israel
• Chairman Li Peng Meets His Thai Counterpart
• Passengers in Calm Mood After Plane Crash
• FM Spokeswoman: Mideast Peace Conference Needs Arafat
• Chinese, Ecuadorian Defense Ministers Meet in Beijing
• FM Says SCO Meeting in Moscow of Great Importance
• China Backs Elected Transitional Government in Afghanistan
• Top Chinese Legislator Meets Mongolian Guest 
• Air China Pilot Feels No Problem With Crashed Plane

• Shanghai Reports 23 Percent Growth in Tax Revenue in 1st Quarter
• China's GDP Grows 7.6 Percent in First Quarter
• China Eastern Airlines Orders 20 A320 Planes from Airbus
• China's Industry Performs Well in First Quarter
• China Northern Airlines Adds Flights for May Day Holiday
• China Launches Fourth Open-ended Fund
• Half of Taiwan's Large Firms Plan Mainland Deployment: Poll
• China Continues Financing in Int'l Capital Market

• Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji Arrives in Istanbul
• Powell Starts Talks With Arafat
• Powell Seeks Progress in Peace Trip
• Japan's Cabinet OKs Emergency Bills, to Submit to Diet on Wed.
• Zhu in Turkey, Vows to Fight Terrorism  
• Arafat Expresses Condolences on Death of Chinese Citizens in Jerusalem
• Chrysler Recalls 1.1 Million Jeep SUVs
• Dutch Queen Calls on PM to Form Caretaker Cabinet
• Dutch Cabinet Steps Down Over Srebrenica Report
• Chinese Premier Expresses Satisfaction With Sino-Turkish Ties 
• Chinese President on Middle East Issue
• Chinese, Tunisian Presidents Hold Talks in Tunis
• Chinese Premier Meets Turkey's Acting President 
• Chinese Premier Urges Israeli Withdrawal From Palestine
• Outstanding Chinese Vietnamese Commended in Ho Chi Minh City
• Turkey Pledges to Restrict Activities of "Eastern Turkistan"
• Chinese Envoy Urges Implementation of U.N. Resolutions on Mideast
• Nepal to Continue Friendship With China: PM
• EU, Russia Stress U.N. Resolutions the Basis for Middle East Peace

• China Performs First Cataract Operation on Panda
• Nobel Laureate: China Might Turn Out More Nobel Winners

• China's First Baseball League to Open at April 26
• Hong Kong Athletes Apply for Olympic Scholarships
• South Korea Still Has 265,717 Unsold World Cup Tickets

• Picture Exhibition Marks China-Japan Ties
• Meeting to Discuss Retailing Tourist Goods