IN: chinese military analysts today criticized the united states and nato for their air strikes against yugoslavia and warned that the air raid could escalate into something worse and even become a disaster of the mankind at the turn of the century if it is not halted immediately .
summary: chinese military affairs analysts criticize nato air strike

IN: two of the ruling kuomintang 's -lrb- kmt 's -rrb- candidates in november 's mayoral elections in xinbei city and kaohsiung city , jointly launched their campaigns wednesday and vowed to win the races through a show of unity .
summary: kmt candidates launch joint campaign for mayoral races

IN: south african president thabo mbeki calls for african journalists to learn more about africa and report the news in their continent from the view of africans .
summary: s. africa urges journalists to report africa with african view

IN: turkmen leader saparmurat niyazov and russian prime minister viktor chernomyrdin signed a sweeping agreement on cooperation between the two former soviet republics ' huge oil and gas industries .
summary:
turkmenistan and russia sign oil and gas industry agreement