China Daily back issues from April 2004:
India's economy grows 10.4%
Apr 01, 2004; ... India's economy grew at its fastest quarterly pace in at leastseven years in the final three months of 2003 as record farmproduction and the cheapest borrowing costs in three decades spurredconsumers to buy cars and homes. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 10.4 per cent in the ...
US mired in Cold War mentality
Apr 01, 2004 ... A Chinese expert on human rights blames the US Government's "ColdWar mentality" for trying to distort China's image, undermine itsstability and hinder its development in the field of human rights. In a signed article published after Tuesday's issuance of agovernment white paper ...
Anti-terror efforts see renewed vigilance
Apr 01, 2004 ... A Spanish judge issued five international arrest warrantsyesterday for suspects in the Madrid train bombings and re-arrested aMoroccan suspect, a court official, said. Judge Juan del Olmo was forwarding the warrants to authorities inBritain, Morocco and France, the court official ...
North
Apr 01, 2004 ... Mahjong game lands two seniors in hospital What was supposed to be a leisurely mahjong game landed twoelderly men in hospital in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, HarbinDaily reports. Zhou, 65, invited three of his elderly neighbours to play mahjongat his home last Wednesday ....
Hubei brings home fight against AIDS
Apr 01, 2004 ... Lao Wang, an HIV/AIDS sufferer in a remote village of HubeiProvince, now has a new "home" where he can share his innermostfeelings with fellow AIDS sufferers. The home comprises two parts: an activity place and a mutual-support group for the 11 HIV/AIDS sufferers who, from ...
State pledges employment for disabled
Apr 01, 2004; ... Additional government effort was pledged yesterday to ensure thata "reasonable" number of disabled people find jobs - even as thenation is challenged with securing work for 24 million joblessindividuals. A special regulation will be printed in the near future to promotethe ...
Congress discusses rules for accessibility
Apr 01, 2004; ... Convenient and safe public transportation vehicles for disabledpeople and senior citizens are a top agenda item in Beijing,legislators said yesterday. The Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal People's Congress,the capital city's top legislative body, discussed accessibility ...
Technology sector gets US$1.3 billion
Apr 01, 2004; ... The Ministry of Science and Technology will invest 11 billion yuan(US$1.32 billion) this year to fuel the country's high technology andagricultural development. Particular efforts will be paid to ensure pollution-free grainsafety and help farmers fatten their pocketbooks while ...
Falluja frenzy repeats scene in Somalia
Apr 01, 2004 ... FALLUJA, Iraq: A crowd of cheering Iraqis dragged the charred andmutilated bodies of four contractors working for the US-led coalitionthrough the streets of Falluja yesterday after they died in anambush. In a separate attack five American soldiers were killed when aroadside bomb ...
Nation petitioning for stake in IDB
Apr 01, 2004; ... China is vying to become a shareholder of the Inter-AmericanDevelopment Bank (IDB) to further beef up its economic relations withLatin American economies. Central bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan, who is heading a high-profile delegation participating in an IDB meeting in Lima, ...
ROK biz confidence decreases
Apr 01, 2004; ... The Republic of Korea's business confidence fell for the firsttime in four months in March amid concern the impeachment ofPresident Roh Moo Hyun may hurt the economy. The Federation of Korean Industries, which represents the nation'sbiggest industrial groups, said its business ...
Rights progress reflects 'people first' policy
Apr 01, 2004 ... On Tuesday the central government issued a white paper entitled"Progress in China's Human Rights Cause in 2003." It has beenapplauded by many experts and scholars as the best testament to thegovernment's dedication to prioritizing "people first" principles. Liu Nanlai, an expert on ...
30 detained after Uzbek terror attacks
Apr 01, 2004 ... TASHKENT: Thirty people have been detained on terrorism charges inthe wake of three days of attacks that killed 42 people in thisformer Soviet republic, a news agency reported yesterday, citingprosecutors. Police declined to confirm the number of people detained but saidthey were ...
East
Apr 01, 2004 ... Residents mum about trees on their property Only a few Shanghai residents responded to a recent citywidegeneral survey to locate the city's old trees aged above 100 years,reports Youth Daily. The survey was intended to identify the location of the city'sestimated 1,450 trees ...
Daughter helps family survive misfortune
Apr 01, 2004 ... Fifteen-year-old Da Yanjing, whose father is a HIV/AIDS patient inFujiapeng Village, in Hubei Province's Junchuan Township, has adream. "I want to be a doctor when I grow up," she says. Da's father is one of the farmers who were infected with HIV viruswhen selling blood ...
Wen: Study, implement Constitution
Apr 01, 2004; ... Premier Wen Jiabao yesterday urged governments at all levels toset up specific mechanisms and work out detailed policies to supportthe implementation of the Constitution, which was amended for thefourth time last month. The 10th National People's Congress (NPC), the country's ...
Campaign to teach kids about road safety
Apr 01, 2004; ... SHANGHAI: The city plans to launch a citywide campaign to educateparents and kids about pedestrian safety and against road trafficinjuries, which are leading causes of death among local schoolchildren. The road safety education programme is expected to reach 450,000children - ...
Oil prices follow world market rises
Apr 01, 2004; ... China yesterday raised the retail prices of gasoline to reflectprice hikes on the international market. The price rise is likely to add further weight to inflationpressures on the economy, experts said. The National Development and Reform Commission yesterday raisedbenchmark ...
Fire strikes 3rd-largest oil refinery in Texas
Apr 01, 2004 ... HOUSTON: An explosion and fire rocked a BP oil refinery in Texas,the third-largest in the United States, on Tuesday, driving gasolineprices to an all-time high and unnerving currency markets worriedabout security threats. BP Plc said there was no sign of "any outside influence" in ...
Singapore's Crocodile to bite into mainland market
Apr 01, 2004; ... SHANGHAI: Singapore-based Crocodile International Pte Ltdannounced yesterday that it will relocate its headquarters to China'seastern metropolis as part of its global strategic plan after winninga court case against French retailer Lacoste. "This decision shows our commitment to ...
Dutch budget deficit tops 3% limit
Apr 01, 2004; ... The Dutch budget deficit exceeded 3 per cent for the first time inalmost a decade in 2003, breaking the limit of European Union (EU).Dutch Minister for Economic Affairs Laurens Jan Brinkhorst said itmay happen again this year. The 2003 budget deficit was 14.4 billion euro (US$17.6 ...
Placing parameters on administrative justice
Apr 01, 2004; ... The Supreme People's Court this week issued a notice requiringlocal courts to maintain impartiality in hearing administrativecases. It orders local courts to avoid pampering government departmentsand resist any local powers' attempts to influence ...
West
Apr 01, 2004 ... Woman held in jam jumps out bus window In a scene resembling an action film, a woman in her 20s swiftlyjumped out the window of a bus stuck in traffic jam to get to work ontime, reports Tianfu Morning Post. According to a witness, the bus was trapped in a traffic impassenear ...
A nationwide struggle A nationwide struggle
Apr 01, 2004 ... Because of ignorance among people and officials, the HIV virus hasspread rapidly in this, the world most populous country, over the 20years since it was first detected in China in 1985. An official report in 2003 estimated that there are now 840,000HIV/AIDS sufferers in China, ...
Bohai Sea expects pollution cleanup, fisheries recovery
Apr 01, 2004; ... Thanks to renewed efforts to save its ecosystem, the Bohai Sea inEast China should see its pollution easing and depleted fish stocksrecover in the years ahead. That is the news from the Ministry of Agriculture, which releasedthe Bohai Fauna and Flora Resources Conservation ...
Chemical spill in river cleaned up
Apr 01, 2004; ... The water supply has returned to normal in three residential areasof the densely populated Sichuan Province in Southwest China after amonth-long battle to dilute chemicals that leaked into the TuojiangRiver. The river is the sole water source in those areas. More than 1 ...
Environmental assessors held more accountable
Apr 01, 2004; ... Professionals who conduct environmental impact assessments willhave to take more responsibility for their work, under a professionalqualification system that kicks off today. Both officials designing the system and experts on environmentalimpact assessment hope the new standard ...
Qurei cautiously welcomes Israeli Gaza pullout plan
Apr 01, 2004 ... RAMALLAH, West Bank: Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureicautiously welcomed yesterday an Israeli plan to unilaterallywithdraw from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank, but only asa first step in peace efforts. The gesture came as Israeli troops scuffled with settlers ...
Wine giant seeks foreign investment
Apr 01, 2004; ... YANTAI, Shandong: The 112-year-old Changyu Wine Co is to transfer30 to 40 per cent of its State-owned shares to foreign investors tore-organize its solely State-owned status. "Changyu will unite with international corporations to createcomplementary advantages, and together ...
EXCHANGE RATES (04/01/2004)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Following are the exchange rates for leading currencies againstthe dollar at 12:00 GMT on March 31: Euro US$ per Euro 1.22235 Britain US$ per Pound 1.83435 Australia US$ per A$ 0.7612 Switzerland Franc per US$ 1.2756 Norway Crown per US$ ...
Lacklustre China edge Hong Kong
Apr 01, 2004 ... HONG KONG: Veteran striker Hao Haidong scored a fortuitous headeras lacklustre China scraped a 1-0 victory over Hong Kong in Asianzone qualifiers for the World Cup here yesterday. China skipper Li Weifeng swung in a corner and the ball fellinvitingly for 33-year-old Hao to score ...
Yankee stars bedevilled in season opener
Apr 01, 2004 ... TOKYO: The Tampa Bay Devil Rays spoiled Hideki Matsui's homecomingby beating the New York Yankees 8-3 in Major League Baseball's seasonopener in Japan on Tuesday. Tampa Bay took control of the game in the sixth inning whenrightfielder Jose Cruz Jr. crushed a homer off Yankees' ...
France's increase beats forecast
Apr 01, 2004; ... France's economy may grow faster than the 1.7 per cent forecast bythe government for this year as companies step up production,investment and hiring, the national statistics office chiefforecaster said. "A 2-per cent growth is still possible in 2004," said MichelDevilliers, the ...
Workers slake Sudanese thirst for water
Apr 01, 2004; ... Li Aijun and Jia Huipeng were familiar with phrases like "welllocation" and "drilling for water" even as little children. "They are second-generation water prospecting workers," said YuTongchao, 62, former chief engineer of the North China EngineeringInvestigation Institute ...
New mutual fund hits market
Apr 01, 2004; ... China's buzzing mutual fund market welcomed another newcomeryesterday, as Fortune SGAM Fund Management Co Ltd started to sell anew equity fund nationwide. The fund, the fourth issued by the Shanghai-based joint venture ina year, has a diversified investment strategy, seeking ...
Market
Apr 01, 2004 ... SHANGHAI Composite index up 1.01 per cent China's shares closed up yesterday after index heavyweight SinopecCorp raised its ex-refinery oil prices. The benchmark Shanghai composite index, grouping hard-currency Bshares and yuan-dominated A shares, finished 1.01 per ...
South
Apr 01, 2004 ... Man wrongly decorates neighbour's apartment A man in Haikou, Hainan Province, found recently the new apartmenthe had decorated is not his but his neighbour's, reports HainanSpecial Zone News. The man, surnamed Du, spent 20,000 yuan (US$2,500) in decoratingthe apartment, ...
Water pollution incident urges effective control
Apr 01, 2004; ... River pollution made drinking water unsafe for more than 1 millionpeople in three cities of Southwest China's Sichuan Province earlierthis year. Although a clean water supply was restored two weeks later, whathappened in those cities revealed a weakness in our mechanisms ...
Group presents views on HK law
Apr 01, 2004 ... HONG KONG: A task force of the Hong Kong Special AdministrativeRegion government submitted Tuesday morning a report to therepresentatives of the Standing Committee of the National People'sCongress on views over constitutional development. The report of the task force was put to the ...
City to tear down polluting chimneys
Apr 01, 2004; ... SHENYANG: This city, heavily polluted after decades of economicplanning geared at energy-consuming and environmentally-destructiveproduction, plans to pull down some 3,000 highly contaminatingfactory chimneys in the next couple of years. The local government will tear down one ...
Dead and cold, lobsters 'live' life anew
Apr 01, 2004 ... CONNECTICUT, United States: Call it cryonics for crustaceans. A Connecticut company says its frozen lobsters sometimes come backto life when thawed. Trufresh began freezing lobsters with a technique it used foryears on salmon after an offhand suggestion by some workers. It ...
Probe finds aide to Roh received US$530,000
Apr 01, 2004 ... SEOUL: A three-month probe into illicit political funding ofimpeached South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun's team found a formeraide received US$530,000 but other accusations were unproven, aspecial counsel said yesterday. The main opposition Grand National Party overrode a ...
Talks to boost M&As in N. China
Apr 01, 2004; ... Tianjin Property Right Trading Centre, a major property rightexchange, is in talks with some foreign investment banks on thetrading of assets and equities of non-listed companies in NorthChina. These foreign companies, including Citigroup and Morgan Stanley,want to apply the ...
IN BRIEF (Page: 16, Date: 04/01/2004)
Apr 01, 2004 ... FOOTBALL Roma hit with stadium ban for derby debacle ROME: AS Roma will have to play a home Serie A match at a neutralvenue as punishment for the crowd trouble that caused the abandonmentof a derby match against Lazio earlier this month. Both clubs were also fined by ...
IN BRIEF (Page: 10, Date: 04/01/2004)
Apr 01, 2004 ... BEIJING New Thinkpad launched US information technology giant IBM aims to strengthen itsposition as the biggest laptop vendor in China with innovativeproducts and services. The company released its latest product in Beijing - Thinkpad X40.Weighing 1.23 kilograms, it ...
IN BRIEF (Page: 8, Date: 04/01/2004)
Apr 01, 2004 ... MANILA Peace talks to resume The largest Muslim separatist rebel group in the southernPhilippines and the government have agreed to resume formal peacenegotiations in Malaysia in the third week of April, officials saidyesterday. The planned talks are about a week ...
IN BRIEF (Page: 2, Date: 04/01/2004)
Apr 01, 2004 ... BEIJING Presidents speak President Hu Jintao and his French counterpart Jacques Chiractalked by telephone yesterday afternoon. Chirac reiterated thatFrance will firmly stick to the one-China policy, noting that Francewill strive to push forward the comprehensive strategic ...
Crespo connects to sink Ecuador
Apr 01, 2004 ... BUENOS AIRES: Striker Hernan Crespo struck on the hour to giveArgentina a hard-fought 1-0 win over Ecuador in a World Cup qualifieron Tuesday. The Chelsea player cut inside and slammed home a low shot from theedge of the penalty area to break the deadlock in the South ...
Tougher triathlon route suggested for Beijing
Apr 01, 2004; ... Les McDonald, president of the International Triathlon Union(ITU), says Beijing needs a "tougher" route to host the Olympictriathlon in 2008. McDonald said the suggested route provided by the Beijing Olympicorganizers is "a little too flat" to make the Olympic competitionhighly ...
Optimism reigns for first time in seven years in Japan
Apr 01, 2004; ... Japanese manufacturers' sentiment improved and service companiesbecame optimistic for the first time in seven years as an export-ledeconomic recovery spreads to consumers, the Bank of Japan's quarterlyTankan survey may show. The index of confidence among large manufacturers ...
Honda plans to produce more cars this year
Apr 01, 2004; ... Guangzhou Honda Automobile, Japanese Honda Motor's biggest jointventure in China, plans to produce up to 250,000 cars next year tosatisfy surging demand from local consumers. The plan was revealed yesterday by Koji Kadowaki, president of thejoint venture who is set to retire today, ...
Border nations find new ways to work together
Apr 01, 2004; ... Co-operation prospects between China and Russia, its largestneighbour, on resources, such as oil exploitation and pipelines, areon the rise, said officials from the countries earlier this week. Alexander K. Akimov, vice-president of Sakha Republic (Yakutia) innortheastern Russia ...
More pay tribute to dead loved ones
Apr 01, 2004; ... SHANGHAI: Millions of Chinese will soon sweep the tombs of theirbeloved dead ones. The number of people in this metropolis expected to mark Qingming,a traditional festival for mourning beloved dead ones, is a sign thatthe Chinese patrilineal clan culture and tradition of ...
World court: US violates rights of 47 Mexicans on death row
Apr 01, 2004 ... THE HAGUE: The International Court of Justice yesterday ruled thatthe United States violated the rights of 47 Mexicans on death row andordered their cases be reviewed. The United Nations' highest judiciary, also known as the worldcourt, was considering whether 52 convicted ...
Arabs want answer of their own
Apr 02, 2004; ... A first-meeting kiss between a young Arab man and a young Arabwoman on a Bahrain TV show drew widespread criticism from thecountry's Muslim population, who regard such behaviour as verging ondepravity. A commercial attempt to introduce Western television to the Arabworld, the ...
Sri Lanka hopes new vote will bring unity
Apr 02, 2004 ... On one side is a bitter, name-calling rivalry between thepresident and the prime minister. On the other is a secretive rebelmovement divided by infighting and publicly vowing to murder adissident leader but still insisting it's moving toward themainstream. Caught in the middle ...
North
Apr 02, 2004 ... Cheated worker walks 1,500 km back home A farmer who was cheated of his salary by a labour contractorafter months of work in Shandong Province, walked more than 1,500kilometres on foot to return to his home in Heilongjiang Province,Fushun Evening News reports. Guo Yongshan ...
Tibetan farmer becomes rich
Apr 01, 2004 ... LHASA: A former poor Tibetan farmer in a small village of Xigaze in the Tibet Autonomous Region, Southwest China, has now become thearea's first billionaire. Qoinpe Cering, 49, went from rags to riches by setting up aconstruction company that specializes in building Tibetan ...
Argentine ace ousts Agassi
Apr 01, 2004 ... MIAMI, Florida: Andre Agassi was beaten at the Nasdaq-100 Open forthe first time in four years on Tuesday, losing 6-2, 7-6 toArgentina's Agustin Calleri in the fourth round. Agassi has won the title in Miami six times, including the lastthree years, and Calleri's victory snapped a ...
Liu hurdling towards hero status
Apr 01, 2004 ... Liu Xiang might seem an unlikely candidate for the job ofrestoring China's reputation on the athletics track. The hurdler has been described as having "terrible technique" andhe accepts the stereotype that Asians are slow on the track. Heidolizes basketball great Michael Jordan ...
European consumer spending may stall
Apr 01, 2004; ... Consumer confidence in the 12-nation euro region probablystagnated in March, a survey of economists showed, adding to theEuropean Central Bank's concern that growth isn't strong enough toboost household spending. An index of consumer sentiment compiled by the European ...
Sudan kidnap victims home at last
Apr 01, 2004 ... After a 14 hour flight out of Africa, the plane that carried LiAijun and Jia Huipeng to Chinese soil landed at Beijing's CapitalInternational Airport at 7 pm. After two hours of unwantedbureaucracy, the two men were finally swarmed by colleagues and athrong of journalists eagerly ...
Big role for professional companies
Apr 01, 2004; ... Despite concerns over shrinking living space due to the furtheropening up of trade sector, China's professional trading companies,mostly State-owned enterprises (SOEs), will continue to play a bigrole in the trading sector. Their brands, personnel resources, and trading networks ...
Telecom firms face fierce rivalry
Apr 01, 2004; ... Gauging market trends is a most difficult task and one thatanalysts are trying to perfect. One trend that stands out when studying the 2003 financial reportsfor China's three listed telephone companies, however, is thatChina's telecommunications market is becoming more and more ...
SCOREBOARD (04/01/2004)
Apr 01, 2004 ... FOOTBALL LatAm 2006 World Cup qualifier Result from 2006 World Cup qualifier on Tuesday: LA PAZ: Bolivia 0 Chile 2 (Moises Villarroel 38, Mark Gonzales 59) BUENOS AIRES: Argentina 1 (Crespo 60) Ecuador 0 Standings W D L Gf Ga ...