Articles from Asian Economic News (August 7, 2000)

Title	Author	Type	Words
1 killed in Australian Olympics fireworks factory blast.			159
45 people injured in H.K. fire in immigration office.			312
Antismoking campaign starts in N. Korea: KCNA.			147
Asian version of Ryder Cup to be launched in 2002.			149
China, S. Korea sign fishing pact.			285
Chinese trainee killed by dump truck in Yamagata Pref.			92
FEATURE: Chinese villages produce fake cigarettes for Japan.			819
Foreign soccer players nabbed over Singapore match-fixing.			229
Garbage dump tragedy survivors to sue Philippine officials.			295
H.K. crime number rises 5.4% in first half of year.			210
H.K. student jailed for trying to rob professor.			209
Int'l phone rates in Singapore plunge in price war.			452
Iraq-Syria railway to be reopened.			238
Jackie Chan, A-mei among influential cross-strait figures.			355
Japan to offer 17.2 bil. yen in loans to China.			239
Japan urges further improvement in China's trade-related laws.			212
Japanese students raising funds for housing in S. Korea.			270
Key Korean stock index down.			108
Key Korean stock index up.			84
Korean stock index down, trading volume at record low.			88
LEAD: Japan-funded bridge over Mekong River in Laos completed.			385
LEAD: Malaysia tops ASEAN in vehicle sales.			553
Malaysia's 1st-half trade surplus down 13.6% on year.			168
Philippine exports up 11.5% for first half of 2000.			140
Philippines' inflation rate increases to 4.2% in July.			221
Russia to help in N., S. Korea rail link.			346
S. Korea's July exports, imports soar.			116
Severe earthquake hits remote part of Solomon Islands.			108
Taiwan's Chen, China's Jiang both conservative dressers.			284
Thai court gives Japanese woman 25 years for drug trafficking.			178
Tokyo, Seoul to ink investment accord before Kim's Japan trip.			127
Vietnam province offers commission for foreign investment.			167
Work to link N., S. Korea railways to start in fall.			237