"Pubbe ca katapuññata, to be endowed with merits accrued in the past; this is the way to auspiciousness"... DOMESTIC NEWS: 1. PM General Khin Nyunt visits Shanghai Tours Pudong Industrial Zone, Shanghai Science & Technology Museum, Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Centre; 2. Implementation of e-Government clarified; 3. Upgrading of Kandawgyi Gardens and Zoo co-ordinated; 4. Regional development tasks in Yangon North District; 5. Paddy transplanting contest in Taunggyi; 6. Cash donated to needy patients; 7. Laotian Deputy FM calls on Minister U Win Aung; 8. Workshop on China-ASEAN Expo-2004; 9. Myanmar delegation leaves for Thailand; 10. Seminar on Globalization held; 11. Soccer tournament opened; 12. Cycling race on 7 August; 13. National Basketball C'ship continues; 14. Talks on MWAF given... "PERSPECTIVES": " Towards stronger Sino-Myanmar friendship and economic cooperation" (Page 2)... FEATURES: Agreements signed between the Union of Myanmar and the People's Republic of China (Page 6); "The opium problem: started by colonialists, but being put an end to it by developing countries" (Page 10).