China Daily back issues from August 2003:
Surgery on heart works
Aug 01, 2003 ... BANGALORE, India: A two-year-old Pakistani girl whose successfulheart surgery in India came to symbolize peace efforts between thenuclear-armed rivals left hospital yesterday. Noor Fatima went to India on July 11 with her parents on a cross-border bus service between Lahore and New ...
Vagrants get aid as new system begins
Aug 01, 2003; ... A new regulation on aid for vagrants and beggars in urban areastakes effect today and is expected to help improve the country'ssocial security system. The Measures on Aid and Management for Urban Vagrants and Beggarswas approved by the State Council in mid-July. It aims to ...
US speeds deployment in Liberia
Aug 01, 2003 ... UNITED NATIONS: The United States has moved to speed deployment ofa multinational force to war-ravaged Liberia, but said it will notlead the military operation. US Ambassador John Negroponte introduced a resolution on Wednesdaylocal time asking the UN Security Council to authorize ...
Becks keen to just play ball
Aug 01, 2003 ... KUNMING, China: England captain David Beckham wants to put all thehoopla surrounding his transfer to Real Madrid behind him and justconcentrate on playing football, he said at his first news conferencein China on Wednesday. "I'm just looking forward to playing football," Beckham ...
Search for 3 missing journalists continues
Aug 01, 2003 ... CHANGCHUN: As the hunt for three missing reporters in China's "Valley of Death" entered its seventh day yesterday, rescuers havefailed to find any trace of the missing people in the ChangbaiMountains in Jilin Province, Northeast China. Officials said the search for the missing ...
Logistics venture set up
Aug 01, 2003; ... China has approved the first foreign-funded comprehensivelogistics company, indicating that the nation's logistics market iswidening up. The China Poly Group Corp and Japan's Sagawa Express Co will forma Shenzhen-based 50-50 joint venture capitalized at US$10.8 million. The ...
Actor Zhang Tielin sues singer over sex 'libel'
Aug 01, 2003; ... Actor Zhang Tielin is suing a 27-year-old singer for claiming thathe asked her to have sex with him, a Beijing court said yesterday. Beijing Intermediate People's Court No 2 has accepted the lawsuit,and its civil division will hear the case in the "near future," ...
Bremer says Iraq to hold elections in one year
Aug 01, 2003 ... BAGHDAD: Iraq's United States governor said yesterday that "democratic elections" could be held within a year but the killing ofanother US soldier in an ambush was a reminder that the occupiersface many hazards before then. A US military spokesman said two soldiers were also ...
Private schools on the upswing
Aug 01, 2003; ... For many young people in China now, public universities are notthe only place to get a higher education. The increasing number of private colleges and universitiesspringing up in the country offer an alternative path for the youngto pursue a higher education and prepare themselves ...
IN BRIEF (Page: 1, Date: 08/01/2003)
Aug 01, 2003 ... LONDON MPs tell Britain to drop Gibraltar deal Britain should abandon a proposed joint sovereignty deal withSpain over the disputed territory of Gibraltar because it isunworkable, an influential parliamentary committee said yesterday. "The reality is that the ...
EXCHANGE RATES (08/01/2003)
Aug 01, 2003 ... Market exchange rates in RMB set by the People's Bank of China (July 31) Currency Unit Rate US dollar100 827.73 Japanese yen 100 6.9049 HK dollar 100 106.10 Bank of China exchange rates in RMB Currency Unit Buying ...
IN BRIEF (Page: 6, Date: 08/01/2003)
Aug 01, 2003 ... BEIJING Nation sets oil import quotas China has set its crude oil import quotas for non-State firms at10.95 million tons for 2004, compared with 9.52 million tons thisyear, the Ministry of Commerce said yesterday. Oil product import quotas for non-State companies would ...
IN BRIEF (Page: 8, Date: 08/01/2003)
Aug 01, 2003 ... FOOTBALL Fergie in dark over Veron move claim PISCATAWAY, New Jersey: Manchester United manager Alex Fergusonsays that a British newspaper story claiming Juan Sebastian Veron ison the verge of signing for Chelsea is news to him. "I don't know anything about it," ...
Union leaders highlight safety
Aug 01, 2003; ... NANJING: Trade union leaders and delegates from more than 30provinces and cities gathered in the capital of East China's JiangsuProvince to study and discuss the "One method and three cards"workplace-safety system on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Jiangsu has used "One method and ...
Oil, chemical sector secures high profits
Aug 01, 2003; ... China's oil and petrochemical industry posted a record high profitin the first half of this year, thanks to the oil price hike duringthe period and the global recovery of the chemical industry. Analysts expect the growth of the oil industry to slow down in thesecond half of this ...
Alarm sounded on geological disasters
Aug 01, 2003; ... The Ministry of Land and Resources yesterday called on people tobe vigilant as the continued heavy rain in much of China could causemore geological disasters. Concentrated heavy rainfall is the factor most to blame fortriggering off many geological disasters this year such as ...
Bush tries to ride out intelligence crisis
Aug 01, 2003; ... US President George W. Bush acknowledged on Wednesday hisresponsibility for the discredited US charge that former IraqiPresident Saddam Hussein sought uranium from Africa for his nuclearweapon programme. It is his first admission of culpability since the outbreak of ...
Israelis and Palestinians fail to agree on handovers
Aug 01, 2003 ... JERUSALEM: Israel and the Palestinians failed yesterday to agreeterms for handing back control of two West Bank cities to thePalestinians, further stalling efforts to implement a United States-backed peace plan. Palestinian Security Affairs Minister Mohammed Dahlan and ...
Software company branches out
Aug 01, 2003; ... Information technology giant PeopleSoft revealed yesterday that itwill further expand its operations in China, with the opening ofanother office in the country. PeopleSoft Asia and Japan Senior Vice-President Murray Creightonsaid the new office would be located in Shanghai, joining ...
Nation promotes affordable housing
Aug 01, 2003; ... The State Council announced on Wednesday that China's limiteddevelopment strategy for real estate encourages the supply ofeconomical apartments but curbs the construction of luxury houses andvillas. The central government also decided to strengthen its monitoringof the country's ...
Oil greases wheels of US policy
Aug 01, 2003; ... Not having rich oil reserves, Liberia has been handled by theUnited States in a different way than Iraq. The United States, along with its allies, launched militarystrikes against Iraq without a go-ahead mandate from the UnitedNations (UN) Security Council. Although Saddam ...
US loath to pay price for NATO help in policing Iraq
Aug 01, 2003 ... JRUSSELS: The United States wants to get NATO more involved instabilizing post-war Iraq as the cost and toll on its own forcesmounts, but any such a move faces political hurdles that may beunpalatable to Washington. Diplomats say European allies led by France and Germany, ...
Defence minister pledges stronger army
Aug 01, 2003; ... Defence Minister Cao Gangchuan yesterday vowed to build a strongerChinese army through science and technology. He made the pledge while addressing a reception at the Great Hallof the People in Beijing, held on the eve of the 76th anniversary ofthe founding of the People's ...
Artillery division broadens its aim
Aug 01, 2003; ... A reserve service artillery division of the People's LiberationArmy (PLA) in Beijing has taken on a fresh look thanks to theintroduction of state-of-the-art technology and the updated trainingof military personnel. The PLA celebrates its 76th birthday today. To enhance the troop's ...
Oil limits to remain unchanged
Aug 01, 2003 ... VIENNA: OPEC oil producers yesterday looked set for astraightforward decision to keep output limits unchanged, supportingprices at over US$30 a barrel for US crude. Ministers are due to meet at 1pm local time following a businessbreakfast with representatives from non-OPEC ...
Product cheers investors
Aug 01, 2003; ... China's recovering trust industry gained further ground in thelargely unexplored foreign exchange business yesterday, with thelaunch of a US-dollar denominated product in East China's JiangsuProvince. The Jiangsu International Trust and Investment Co Ltd (JITIC) saidits one-year ...
Rice feels 'responsible' for charge
Aug 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON: US President George W. Bush's national securityadviser Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday local time she feltpersonally responsible for the president's now-discredited chargethat Iraq was seeking uranium from Africa. "I certainly feel personal responsibility for this ...
'Manchukuo' draws heated debate
Aug 01, 2003; ... Experts on China's history and international law yesterdayreiterated that Northeast China during Japanese occupation some 70years ago was Chinese territory, refuting the recent remarks of someJapanese lawyers claiming that the "Manchukuo" region was "anindependent state." "The ...
Indices close mixed as quick profits netted
Aug 01, 2003 ... China's shares closed slightly lower yesterday amid weak marketsentiment after a recent downtrend pushed investors to take quickprofits in index heavyweights, brokers said. The benchmark Shanghai composite index, grouping hard currency Bshares for foreigners and yuan-denominated A ...
Fireworks explosion hits Fujian
Aug 01, 2003; ... An explosion at a fireworks factory in East China's FujianProvince yesterday killed three people and injured at least eightothers. The tragedy comes soon after a fatal blast in North China's HebeiProvince, which claimed 29 lives. The Fujian explosion took place at the Jingxi ...
WEATHER REPORT (08/01/2003)
Aug 01, 2003 ... Light to moderate rain or thundershowers will visit most parts ofthe Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, eastern parts of Northwest China,northeastern parts of Inner Mongolia, Northeast China, southern partsof North China, northern parts of the region between the Yellow andHuaihe rivers, most parts ...
Goalkeeper Howard about to enter new world
Aug 01, 2003 ... NEW YORK: Tim Howard is about to notice the difference. He spent four-and-a-half seasons in Major League Soccer, playingmostly in front of small crowds on a circuit still building itsreputation in the United States. On Thursday, the goalkeeper makes his debut for the ...
Sea rights listing fails to attract bidders
Aug 01, 2003; ... China's first attempt at distributing sea use rights throughpublicly listing them at local land markets has failed due to a lackof market experience on the part of the local authorities. "None of the sea use rights have attracted any applications duringtheir two weeks' listing ...
Arroyo warns of danger while coup charges sought
Aug 01, 2003 ... MANILA: President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo warned yesterday thePhilippines was not out of danger after an uprising by renegadetroops, as investigators sought coup charges against 321 soldiers. Arroyo said the situation "will soon be completely under control"as the plotters and ...
ROUNDUP (08/01/2003)
Aug 01, 2003 ... HONG KONG Hang Seng advances modestly Share prices in Hong Kong showed a modest increase yesterday, withreal estate companies leading the market higher on the news that twobig developers were going to delay some projects to limit the supplyof new apartments. The Hang ...
Cloud seeding works in drought-hit regions
Aug 01, 2003; ... Cloud seeding, an artificial rain-making technique, has helpedrelieve severe drought in parts of China. Chen Zhiyu, a division director with the State MeteorologicalAdministration, told China Daily yesterday: "Now we are using thismethod in Beijing and other drought-hit areas to ...
Rural Bangladesh women slowly becoming liberated
Aug 01, 2003 ... BOGRA: Inspired by success at the top of the political world,women in rural Bangladesh are building economic freedom forthemselves, but find their biggest foe is often within the four wallsof their own home. Eleven years after her home and farmlands were washed away by thechronic ...
IN BRIEF (Page: 3, Date: 08/01/2003)
Aug 01, 2003 ... BEIJING Development zone The approval of all kinds of development zones that are newlydesigned or being enlarged will be stopped and it must be approved bythe State Council if a national development zone is to be expanded,Vice-Premier Zeng Peiyan said yesterday at a State ...
Japan likely to reject Peru's requests
Aug 01, 2003 ... TOKYO: Peruvian authorities formally asked Japan yesterday toextradite former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, but Tokyohinted it would reject the appeal because the disgraced leader whofled his homeland almost three years ago is now a Japanese citizen. The Lima Government ...
Putting authority in its proper place
Aug 01, 2003; ... The legal standing of private homes is hardly newsworthy, butthere has been considerable hoopla following the media's exposure ofthe notorious August 18 police raid in Northwestern Shaanxi Provinceon a couple's home, in which they were charged with watching an adultmovie. The ...
Ministry: Rural migration to rise
Aug 01, 2003; ... The Ministry of Agriculture has predicted that more rural workerswill migrate to the cities this year, based on a survey conducted bythe ministry's research unit. In April and May, 10 per cent of migrant workers from rural areasreturned home because of fears over severe acute ...
NOTES (08/01/2003)
Aug 01, 2003 ... BEIJING Children's contest A national contest of paintings, calligraphy and photographicworks by young Chinese - those under 18 - has begun to receiveentrants. The activity, the combined effort of 12 organizers, aims toattract young people to join in the promotion of ...
Free trade talks make progress
Aug 01, 2003 ... MONTREAL: Trade and agriculture ministers said they made progressas they concluded three days of free trade talks, but acknowledgedthat they have several mountains still to climb. "We had focused and frank political discussions," Canadian TradeMinister Pierre Pettigrew, who chaired ...
Need to build regional social services
Aug 01, 2003; ... Southeast Asian countries should extend their co-operation beyondeconomic and political fields to social concerns, a move that canfurther deepen regional integration. The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak earlier thisyear has already pushed regional co-operation in ...
Lenovo opens Shanghai base
Aug 01, 2003; ... The Legend Group (Lenovo), China's largest PC maker, yesterdaylaunched a new technology and production centre in Shanghai, itsthird in the country. The new centre adds to the group's centres in Beijing andGuangdong Province. It is located in the Zhangjiang High-tech Park ...
Regional power markets mulled
Aug 01, 2003; ... The State Electricity Regulatory Commission, the industrywatchdog, yesterday said it plans to set up six competitive regionalpower markets across the nation in three years, aiming to forcegenerators to slash costs and improve their efficiency. In regional power markets, power ...
Six die in flooding, landslides
Aug 01, 2003; ... Flooding and landslides caused by torrential rain killed at leastsix people and left thousands homeless over the past few days innorthern China. The six fatalities were caused by floods and landslides whichstruck Lintan County in Northwest China's Gansu Province Tuesdaynight, ...
Legislation on legal aid hailed
Aug 01, 2003; ... Legal experts yesterday lauded a newly enacted regulation on legalaid, the first national legislation of its kind, as a major steptowards building the country under the rule of law. "The regulation is expected to greatly promote the development ofthe country's fledging legal aid ...
Transforming the classroom ethos
Aug 01, 2003; ... Being an experienced educator, Shu Han or Lily Shu as she iswidely known, has thought long and hard about a curious fact in theeducation systems of China and the United States, where she lived for15 years. Chinese middle school students regularly win the InternationalOlympic ...
SCOREBOARD (08/01/2003)
Aug 01, 2003 ... BADMINTON BIRMINGHAM, England: Results of second round matches at the worldbadminton championships on Wednesday (x-denotes seeding: Men's singles Agus Hariyanto (Hkg x7) bt Jan Frohlich (Cze) 15-6, 15-10; ShonSeung-mo (Kor x13) bt Vladislav Druzchenko (Ukr) 8-15, 15-11, ...
Shanghainese put the squeeze on history
Aug 02, 2003; ... Seeking history in a city without a long past might be considereda challenging undertaking. But with Shanghai, the economic powerhouse of China, things aredifferent. The short albeit colourful history of the city has beendeliberately preserved within its remaining zigzag ...
Blair to testify in Kelly suicide case
Aug 02, 2003 ... LONDON: The judge heading an inquiry into the suicide ofgovernment weapons adviser David Kelly said on Friday he will askPrime Minister Tony Blair to testify. Lord Hutton, an appeals judge, said he would ask Blair to giveevidence about a decision to name Kelly as the possible ...
General Zhang's residence opens
Aug 02, 2003; ... SHENYANG: The former home of China's legendary general ZhangXueliang (Peter H. L. Chang), (1901-2001) opened to the public onFriday in Shenyang, capital of Northeast China's Liaoning Province. Zhang's home, also called "the residence of the chief commander,"was the political and ...
Saturated north, scorched south
Aug 02, 2003; ... More rain is forecast in northern China in the next two to threedays, increasing flood risks, while the drought in southern Chinawill worsen as its heatwave continues. Torrential or persistent moderate rainfall is likely to increasewater levels in the Songhua and Nenjiang rivers in ...
EXCHANGE RATES (08/02/2003)
Aug 02, 2003 ... Market exchange rates in RMB set by the People's Bank of China (August 1) Currency Unit Rate US dollar100 827.73 Japanese yen 100 6.8919 HK dollar 100 106.09 Bank of China exchange rates in RMB Currency Unit Buying ...
IN BRIEF (Page: 8, Date: 08/02/2003)
Aug 02, 2003 ... JERUSALEM Israeli soldiers injure 11 Palestinian demonstrators Israeli soldiers fired rubber bullets on Friday at protesters whoapproached the disputed "security fence" Israel is building around -and sometimes through - Palestinian areas. A protest group said ...
IN BRIEF (Page: 2, Date: 08/02/2003)
Aug 02, 2003 ... BEIJING Social sciences Philosophy and sociology must develop if society is to prosper,said Li Changchun, member of the Standing Committee of the PoliticalBureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee,yesterday at a meeting to evaluate projects supported by a ...
Investors target China market
Aug 02, 2003; ... SHANGHAI: Singapore businesses will invest more on the Chinesemainland if China further improves its business environment, Lim HweeHua, deputy speaker of the Singaporean Parliament, said here onFriday. "China is considered a powerful engine for Asia's economicdevelopment which ...
Billions to be borrowed for JV
Aug 02, 2003; ... The China National Offshore Oil Corp and its partner Royal Dutch/Shell have agreed to borrow US$2.7 billion for the construction of ajoint petrochemical complex. It represents the largest financing of a private project in theAsia-Pacific region. The loan accounts for 60 per ...
Chinese soccer faces Real test
Aug 02, 2003; ... The Spanish super club Real Madrid arrived in Beijing on Fridaymorning and met with the world's media that afternoon for the firsttime in the capital. The star-studded squad finished their week-long training in thehigh altitude training base in Kunming, Southwest China's ...
US weighs approaches to Iraqi attacks
Aug 02, 2003 ... TIKRIT, Iraq: It calls to mind a wagon train rumbling throughhostile territory; armed men riding shotgun up top squint into anangry sun, seeing a potential enemy in every approaching figure,behind every patch of scrub. The US Army machinegunners swivelling their sights onto ...
Pyongyang agrees to 6-party talks
Aug 02, 2003 ... PYONGYANG/SEOUL: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)agreed on Friday to hold six-party talks to solve the nuclear issueon the Korean Peninsula. "At the recent DPRK-US talks, the DPRK put forward a new proposalto have six-party talks ... And to have the DPRK-US bilateral ...
New 'Saddam' tape released
Aug 02, 2003 ... BAGHDAD, Iraq: In an audiotape broadcast on Friday purporting tobe from Saddam Hussein, the speaker issued a new call to arms andsaid looters of government property should not worry aboutretribution when the former leader - "at any moment" - defeats theAmerican occupation forces and ...
Refilling farmers' SARS-hit pockets
Aug 02, 2003; ... The still-robust performance of the national economy is once againswelling the pockets of urban residents, but farmers' reduced cashincome reveals how unevenly the impact of SARS (severe acuterespiratory syndrome) has been felt. Latest statistics indicated that the per capita ...
Move will improve land management
Aug 02, 2003; ... Applications for establishing or extending development zones havebeen suspended indefinitely to allow clean-up of malpractice in landtransfer and management and to enhance land protection. The decision was released at a teleconference organized by theState Council on ...