China Daily back issues from October 2003:
China charges to championship
Oct 02, 2003; ... HARBIN, Heilongjiang: The Chinese men's basketball team gavethemselves and the motherland a memorable birthday gift last night bydefeating South Korea 106-96 to capture their 13th title at the 22ndSanjing Asian Men's Basketball Championships. It was a long-awaited rematch between ...
Roh, Kelly upbeat on further nuke talks
Oct 02, 2003 ... SEOUL: The Republic of Korea (ROK)'s President Roh Moo-hyun saidyesterday he expects a successful second round of talks on theDemocratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear ambitions. In Tokyo, US envoy James Kelly said those follow-on talks toAugust's first six-way meeting ...
Press faces audits of circulation statistics
Oct 02, 2003; ... China is preparing to establish an official system for auditingthe circulations of newspapers and magazines, the GeneralAdministration of Press and Publication (GAPP) told China Daily. "We are now setting up a scientific and measurable system tooversee and verify the circulations ...
Weekend customs service introduced
Oct 02, 2003; ... SHANGHAI: Weekend customs and exit-entry clearance services werelaunched yesterday for the first time in China in the port city. The service was jointly unveiled by Shanghai Customs, ShanghaiEntry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, and other relatedgovernment ...
Champions League elite are all still perfect
Oct 02, 2003 ... LONDON: Inter Milan, Monaco, Juventus and Real Sociedad maintainedtheir perfect starts in the Champions League on Tuesday while Celticand Deportivo Coruna picked up their first victories. Italy striker Christian Vieri, returning after three weeks outwith an injury, came off the ...
IN BRIEF (Page: 1, Date: 10/02/2003)
Oct 02, 2003 ... VIENNA UN nuclear experts head to Iran before deadline UN nuclear inspectors left for Iran yesterday as doubts increasedabout whether Teheran would meet an October 31 deadline to prove ithas no secret atomic weapons programme. The inspectors from the International ...
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Oct 02, 2003 ... BEIJING Weapon issue Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said here on Tuesday theJapanese Government could not shirk responsibility for its wartimelegacy of chemical weapons. Kong was commenting on a Japanese court's verdict on Japan'sliability for damage done by ...
IOC inquiry could cost Young his gold medal
Oct 02, 2003 ... LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) isinvestigating American sprinter Jerome Young's clearance to competein the Sydney Olympics despite failing a drug test. In a statement issued on Tuesday,the IOC said sanctions could betaken after the disciplinary procedure, but ...
Israel goes ahead with cut-in fence
Oct 02, 2003 ... JERUSALEM: The Israeli Government approved the next stage of itsvast security barrier on the West Bank yesterday, despiteinternational criticism that it cuts deep into Palestinian territoryand undermines peace initiative. Political sources said the cabinet had decided to press on ...
One wild and wonderful week!
Oct 02, 2003; ... The week-long National Day holiday which started yesterday hasbecome both an occasion for celebrating the birth of the country anda time for people to relax, reunite - or tie the marriage knot. Of all the activities being held across the country to celebratethe 54th anniversary of ...
Foreigners lauded for extending assistance
Oct 02, 2003; ... China is welcoming more foreign experts to participate in itsconstruction, Premier Wen Jiabao said on the eve of the National Day. At Tuesday's ceremony honouring 50 foreigners who won this year's"Friendship Award" from the Chinese Government, Wen said China willstreamline its laws ...
WEATHER REPORT (10/02/2003)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Light to moderate rain is forecast for eastern Qinghai-TibetPlateau, northern Heilongjiang, northeastern Inner Mongolia, westernGuangxi, eastern Northwest China and eastern Southwest China. Windsof force 4-5 are likely to sweep the same regions in Northeast China,while the sea areas ...
WEATHER REPORT (10/02/2003)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Bangkok 31 24 overcast Cairo 30 20 clear Frankfurt 21 11 drizzle Karachi 37 26 clear London 20 11 ...
WEATHER REPORT (10/02/2003)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Beijing 21 9 clear Changchun 14 2 cloudy Changsha 25 18 clear Chengdu 18 14 overcast Chongqing 16 12 showers Dalian 21 14cloudy Fuzhou 31 20 cloudy Guangzhou 33 23 cloudy Guilin 32 ...
Slovenian honoured for dedication to healthcare in Tibet
Oct 02, 2003; ... Marija Ursula Rechbach from the Republic of Slovenia was one ofthe foreign experts honoured with this year's Friendship Awards. With a passionate love for Chinese traditional medicine, the 55-year-old Rechbach has lived in Tibet for seven years and co-ordinated a project to help ...
New regulations take effect
Oct 02, 2003 ... Several new laws and regulations, including some easing controlson tourists and on married or engaged couples, took effect on China'sNational Day. From yesterday, tourists can now take US$3,000 out of China at onetime if they stay abroad for less than half a year. They can ...
Shipping takes new navigation rule on board
Oct 02, 2003; ... All boats sailing the Yangtze River between the Three Gorges Damand the Bianyuxi, a river separating Hubei Province and ChongqingMunicipality, now have to stay to the right, under a new navigationrule that took effect yesterday. Boats that sail this stretch, which runs westward ...
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Oct 02, 2003 ... ATHLETICS Beijing marathon attracts big names Some of the sport's biggest names will be among the more than10,000 entries expected for the Samsung Beijing InternationalMarathon on October 19 at Tian'anmen Square. The annual event, organized by the Chinese Athletics ...
Tigers tracked via DNA database
Oct 02, 2003 ... HARBIN: Chinese zoologists have launched a programme to test andregister the DNA of Siberian tigers at the country's largest breedingcentre to keep track of their bloodlines and avoid inbreeding. Zoologists from the Chinese Academy of Forestry Sciences andNortheast China's ...
SCOREBOARD (10/02/2003)
Oct 02, 2003 ... FOOTBALL Champions League LONDON: Results of European Champions League group stage matchesplayed on Tuesday: GROUP A In Glasgow: Celtic 2 Olympique Lyon 0 In Brussels: Anderlecht 1 Bayern Munich 1 Standings W D L Gf Ga ...
Closing in on SARS vaccine
Oct 03, 2003 ... TORONTO: Canadian researchers are a step closer to finding avaccine to fight the potentially fatal severe acute respiratorysyndrome (SARS), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research saidyesterday. A team at McMaster University cloned the gene that contains animportant protein of ...
Holiday Thursday sees 2.3 million travel
Oct 03, 2003; ... Around 2.3 million people travelled yesterday on the second day ofthe week-long National Day holiday, said sources with the ChinaNational Tourism Administration. The number of tourists was up 3.6 per cent compared to the figurefor the same day last year. However, one analyst ...
Bali bomber gets death
Oct 03, 2003 ... BALI, Indonesia: An Indonesian court yesterday sentenced to deaththe man who commanded the Bali nightclub bombings, wrapping up thetrials of the four main accused ahead of the first anniversary of theatrocity. Islamic militant Mukhlas, who now joins his younger brother ondeath ...
UN agency starts talks with Iran
Oct 03, 2003 ... TEHERAN: Officials from the United Nations' (UN) nuclear watchdogbegan talks in Teheran yesterday about Iran's atomic programmes, withpressure mounting on the Islamic republic to come clean about itsplans ahead of an October 31 deadline. The International Atomic Energy Organization ...
TV show features healthy diet
Oct 03, 2003 ... Eating a healthy, well-balanced diet can help people feel betterand live longer. "About Taiwan," a programme on China Central Television (CCTV)will feature a new series entitled "Healthy Eating" which will showhow a good diet can leave people with more energy and vitality ...
Shanxi water reaches Beijing
Oct 03, 2003; ... The first drop of water diverted from North China's ShanxiProvince reached Beijing on the eve of the Chinese National Day tostart easing the capital's water shortage. Xinhua News Agency quoted the Ministry of Water Resources assaying it plans to divert 50 million cubic metres of ...
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Oct 03, 2003 ... BEIJING Financial forum Senior company executives, Chinese financial regulators and bankpresidents are scheduled to gather later this month in Beijing toswap opinions about China's financial markets and internationalfinancial liberalization. The 2003 International ...
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Oct 03, 2003 ... BERLIN Defence minister calls for cut of 35,000 to Germany's army Defence Minister Peter Struck said yesterday he wants to cut thesize of the German armed forces by 35,000 to 250,000 troops by 2010and reduce civilian personnel by 10,000 to 75,000. Struck also ...
Ghana calls for closer economic ties
Oct 03, 2003; ... Afare Donkor, Ghana's ambassador to China, said he hoped moreChinese enterprises would do business in Ghana. "We would like to see more Chinese firms going to Ghana to dobusiness there," Donkor told China Daily recently in an exclusiveinterview. He said he saw huge potential ...
New JV plant to create 'greener' engines
Oct 03, 2003; ... SHANGHAI: German auto giant Volkswagen AG (VW) and the ShanghaiAutomotive Industry Corp (SAIC) will jointly spend 240 million euros(US$278 million) to set up a new engine plant in the eastern Chinesemetropolis. The investment is regarded as part of VW's strategy, unveiledearlier ...
Consummate CoCo to conquer capital
Oct 03, 2003; ... While people around the country are enjoying their week-longNational Day holidays, CoCo Lee is putting in the hard yards,rehearsing every day in Hong Kong for her first Beijing gig at the80,000-seat Workers' Stadium on October 6. Because of the time difference between China and San ...
Scepticism expected over new US resolution
Oct 03, 2003 ... UNITED NATIONS: The United States on Wednesday revised its draftresolution, calling for an enhanced United Nations (UN) role in Iraqand emphasizing a progressive transfer of authority to Iraqiinstitutions. But the new draft does not give the UN a central role inoverseeing the ...
Culture year to promote friendship
Oct 03, 2003 ... The splendour of Chinese culture will blossom in France throughthe twinning of cities, said the organizing committee of the Europeancountry's Chinese Culture Year, an event scheduled to open in Parisnext Monday. Supported by top leaders from both countries, the ...
Pyongyang admits to fuel usable in weapons
Oct 03, 2003 ... PYONGYANG/SEOUL: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)said yesterday it has processed some 8,000 spent fuel rods that couldbe used to fuel nuclear bombs and could reprocess more if it deemsthis necessary. However, its Foreign Ministry spokesman said it does not intend ...
WEATHER REPORT (10/03/2003)
Oct 03, 2003 ... Light to moderate rain is forecast for the eastern Qinghai-TibetPlateau, northern Heilongjiang, northeastern Inner Mongolia, westernGuangxi, eastern Northwest China and eastern Southwest China. Windsof force of 4 to 5 are likely to sweep regions of Northeast China.The country's sea areas ...
WEATHER REPORT (10/03/2003)
Oct 03, 2003 ... Bangkok 31 24 overcast Cairo 22 20 clear Frankfurt 22 10 drizzle Karachi 38 26 clear London 17 10 ...
WEATHER REPORT (10/03/2003)
Oct 03, 2003 ... Beijing 22 10 clear Changchun 12 3 cloudy Changsha 21 17 clear Chengdu 18 14 overcast Chongqing 16 13 showers Dalian 20 13cloudy Fuzhou 30 20 cloudy Guangzhou 32 22 cloudy Guilin 26 ...
Training to benefit migrant workers
Oct 03, 2003 ... Millions of Chinese migrant workers and their children willbenefit from an ambitious training programme and education policyunder the leadership of the central government. The central government announced recently that the programme andpolicy will soon be implemented ...
Food feasts for thought
Oct 03, 2003; ... Lovers of Chinese cuisine have many topnotch choices in Beijingthese days, especially during the National Day holiday week, whichstarted on Wednesday. While sticking to traditional styles, chefs - especially those inbrand-name restaurants - have also created some new specialities ...
Develop Bohai Sea rim economy
Oct 04, 2003; ... The Bohai Sea rim economic circle is believed to become a neweconomic engine for the country in the near future. But its potentialneeds to be further tapped for thorough development of the area. First conceived in 1986, the concept of a Bohai Sea rim economiccircle was once highly ...
Japan gov't votes to expand presence
Oct 04, 2003 ... TOKYO: Japan's lower house of Parliament voted Friday to extend ananti-terror law that lets the military continue providing non-combatsupport for the US-led war on terror in Afghanistan. The decision by the more powerful of parliament's two chambersmakes it all but certain that ...
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Oct 04, 2003 ... JAKARTA Indonesia hopes to shine at ASEAN summits after rough year For host Indonesia, the specific policies endorsed at next week'sASEAN political and business summits may be less important than thefact the meetings are taking place in the country and on its ...
Pumping votes tougher than pumping iron
Oct 04, 2003 ... SAN BERNARDINO: Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger tried to dodgepotentially lethal political bullets on Thursday by apologizing forpast sexual harassment and distancing himself from a 1975 statement aclose associate said he made expressing admiration for Hitler. Withpolls showing the ...
Market: Dollar dips, stocks rise
Oct 04, 2003 ... SINGAPORE: The US dollar weakened against the yen on Friday onpersistent doubts about the strength of an economic recovery in theUnited States, while Asian shares gained ground to push a regionalindex to a three-year high. Foreign exchange traders were wary of intervention by ...
Safety top priority during holidays
Oct 04, 2003; ... Sporadic traffic accidents occurred during the on-going NationalDay holiday period, ushering in more efforts to safeguard tourists'safety when they are travelling around the nation. Three people were killed in traffic accidents in Changchun,capital of Northeast China's Jilin ...
Beijing, Hong Kong upgrade co-operation
Oct 04, 2003; ... The Seventh Beijing-Hong Kong Economic Co-operation Symposium willbe held October 23-24 in Beijing in an attempt to further upgradeties between the two areas. The symposium will probe into establishing a new co-operativesystem between the two cities under the framework of the ...
Public hearing system needs improvements
Oct 04, 2003; ... Legal experts are calling for further improvements to the systemof administrative hearings so that the government can increaseimpartiality in decision making and ensure the transparency of theprocess. "The law should clearly stipulate that recorded hearings be madethe sole basis ...
World Cup hopes dashed
Oct 04, 2003 ... PORTLAND, United States: China's World Cup trip was put to aheartbreaking end, after the favoured Chinese squad was shocked 1-0by Canada in the quarter-final round at Portland's PGE Park onThursday. The Chinese women dominated the North Americans but their poorfinishing ability ...
Japan confident in economy
Oct 04, 2003 ... TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Fridayreiterated his confidence about the Japanese economy, sayingprospects are good that Japan will resolve the issue of bad loans inthe country by around 2005. Koizumi expressed determination to have his contentious plans ...
Pakistan tests new missile
Oct 04, 2003 ... ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's military said it had test-fired a short-range ballistic missile on Friday, which it said was capable ofcarrying nuclear warheads. The military named the "indigenously developed" surface-to-surface ballistic missile Hatf-III Ghaznavi. "This was the ...
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Oct 04, 2003 ... BANGKOK Asia Bond plans to be discussed Thai Finance Minister Suchart Jaovisidha hailed the progress madeon plans to establish the Asia Bond, saying a summary of progress todate would be presented to regional leaders meeting in Bangkok forthe Asia-Pacific Economic ...
Myanmar's reconciliation vital
Oct 04, 2003 ... LANGON: To break the political deadlock in Myanmar, that hasdragged on for over 10 years and led to bids for the early release ofAung San Suu Kyi, general secretary of the National League forDemocracy (NLD), Razali Ismail, who serves as special envoy toMyanmar of the United Nations under ...
Israel plans to build 600 new homes
Oct 04, 2003 ... JERUSALEM: Israel unveiled plans on Thursday to build more than600 new homes in Jewish settlements, drawing fresh international andPalestinian condemnation a day after it approved expanding its WestBank separation barrier. Israel says the barrier will act as a bulwark against ...
Annan rejects US proposals
Oct 04, 2003 ... UNITED NATIONS: In a stark rejection of US proposals, the UnitedNations (UN) Secretary-General Kofi Annan made clear on Thursday theUN could not play a proper political role in Iraq under termsWashington wanted, UN officials said,. While not refusing outright UN participation in ...
Shell in pipeline all the way
Oct 04, 2003; ... The Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell said they arecommitted to participation in the US$5.2 billion west-east naturalgas pipeline project, despite earlier reports that said negotiationswith their Chinese partners had reached a deadlock. Company officials said, however, that ...
Elderly getting better, not older
Oct 04, 2003; ... If you stand outside the famous Fragrant Hills Hotel at around 7am, you will very likely see a group of old people stepping carefullydown from the bus that has brought them from downtown Beijing'sXuanwu District, as they do every day to climb in the hills. They areeasy to spot with their ...
Security for US embassy in Berlin sparks controversy
Oct 06, 2003 ... BERLIN: The tight security that has sealed off the United States'embassy from the rest of Berlin and brought a once-bustling block inthe heart of the German capital to a standstill has an eerie cold-war feel to it. Three-metre-high fences, huge concrete barriers, guards ...
Kenyan president goes on US tour
Oct 06, 2003 ... NAIROBI: Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, leader of the West's keyally in East Africa, will seek to repair a friendship frayed byeconomic decline and militant bombings on a rare visit to the UnitedStates today. Winner of the December 2002 peaceful polls, Kibaki is expected totell ...
Hu urges central areas to work scientifically
Oct 06, 2003 ... CHANGSHA: President Hu Jintao urged the country's central areas tostep up economic development, encouraging people there to achieverapid progress in scientific and practical ways. He was speaking during a visit to Central China's Hunan Province,a trip that began on October 1 and ...
Solid system of supervision essential
Oct 06, 2003; ... The recent corruption cases involving provincial-level officials,such as Cheng Weigao in Hebei Province and Liu Fangren in GuizhouProvince, highlight the importance of building an efficientsupervision system. The cases also raised a pertinent question: In the supervision ...
Up to 20% of fauna, flora endangered
Oct 06, 2003; ... About 15 to 20 per cent of China's existing species of animals andplants are being endangered owing to poor forest resources, and thenation's wildlife reserves are also facing unceasing abuse from humanbeings, officials said yesterday. The proportion of endangered wild animals and ...
Building healthier lives for the elderly
Oct 06, 2003 ... Arguably the most economically energetic country in the worldtoday, China is also coping with an ageing society. According to the2000 national census, the percentage of the country's totalpopulation over the age of 60 was 10.32 per cent. Defiant of anyconcerns about being a burden on ...
Ex-Iraqi soldiers riot in Basra for payments
Oct 06, 2003 ... BASRA, Iraq: British and US troops clashed yesterday with hundredsof former soldiers of Saddam Hussein's army, who were demandingcompensation for lost wages. British soldiers fired rubber bullets to disperse hundreds offormer soldiers who hurled rocks and set tyres ablaze in the ...
Weihe River crest drops
Oct 06, 2003; ... The fifth flood crest this year on the Weihe River, the largesttributary of the Yellow River mainly in Northwest China's ShaanxiProvince, began to fall slowly yesterday as the water level dropped 4centimetres over several hours, officials said. Officials with the provincial ...
Reforms to remove barriers needed for growth
Oct 06, 2003 ... To overcome remaining institutional obstacles in various fields isof vital importance to China's economic development, said an articlein Outlook Weekly. A major feature of China's gradual transition from centralplanning to a market economy is that, in the absence of ...