Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, July 4:
"1996 China Summit" Set For November
Jul 04, 1996 ... The State Commission for Restructuring the Economy announced heretoday that it will hold a "1996 China Summit" with the InternationalHerald Tribune in Beijing in mid-November. The theme of the economic seminar, the third since 1994, will be"China and the World: Partners in Economic ...
11 Members of Family Murdered in Pakistan
Jul 04, 1996 ... Eleven members of a family including women and children wereslaughtered by unidentified people in Punjab province in the east ofPakistan early this morning, said the Associated Press of Pakistan(APP). The family members living in a village were butchered by theassailants with ...
13th Jerusalem Film Festival Opens
Jul 04, 1996 ... The 13th Jerusalem Film Festival opened here this evening withmore than 60 countries and regions participating. China has two feature films for the festival: On the Beat,directed by Ning Ying; Temptress Moon, directed by Chen Kaige. John Malkovich, star of silver screen, stage ...
6 Die as House Collapses in India
Jul 04, 1996 ... Six people including a seven-year-old child of a family died onthe spot when an old building housing the family collapsed earlytoday in India's Uttar Pradesh, the Press Trust of India said. Police said ...
617 Die of Traffic Accidents in May in France
Jul 04, 1996 ... Traffic accidents killed 617 people in France in May this year, 45fewer than those in the same month last year, said Highway Securityin a communique today. For 10 months running, the number of casualties in trafficaccidents has been declining in France after the government ...
8 Killed in Road Accident in India
Jul 04, 1996 ... Eight people, including seven of a family, were killed and sevenothers seriously injured when a car collided with a truck in India'sMaharastra state on Wednesday, ...
9 Ministers of
Jul 04, 1996 ... Nine ministers appointed by afghan new Prime Minister GulbuddinHekmatyar will be sworn in tonight, said a report coming from Kabultoday. The report quoted afghan presidential spokesman Abdul Aziz Muradas saying that this was a major step in the development of the newgovernment, ...
AEC Motor To Be Started By OAU Summit
Jul 04, 1996 ... The engine to implement the Abuja treaty to establish the AfricanEconomic Community (AEC) is expected to be started by theOrganisation of African Unity (OAU). "Now it's about the time after so many delays," said OAU spokesmanIbrahim Dagash before the opening of the 64th OAU council ...
African Countries Advised to Develop Human
Jul 04, 1996 ... African states have been advised to make concerted efforts inpromoting human capital particularly among women, in order to realizebetter productivity and sustainable rural development. This was said by resident representative of the U. N. DevelopmentProgram (UNDP) in Uganda ...
Agricultural Bank in Tibet Successful
Jul 04, 1996 ... The Tibetan Regional Branch of the Agricultural Bank of China,which was established a year ago, now has 3.5 billion yuan indeposits, according to an official of the branch, who noted that thataccounts for 56 percent of all funds in financial institutions in theregion. To date, ...
Agrotechnique Helps Feed 64 Million Poor Farmers
Jul 04, 1996 ... More than 64.6 million people in China's poor rural areas are nolonger threatened by hunger, thanks to a state-sponsored agriculturaltechnique promotion project that has been in use for the past fiveyears. The technique, which boosts maize yield by using hybrid seeds andplastic ...
Air France Announces Merger Plan With Air Inter
Jul 04, 1996 ... Christian Blanc, president of France's national carrier AirFrance, today attended a meeting of enterprise committee of anothercompany Air Inter (also called Air France Europe) and announced amerger plan of the two air companies. At the meeting held in Paris this morning, Blanc said ...
All Schools in Israel to Be Computerized by 2000
Jul 04, 1996 ... Within four years, each of Israel's 2,400 schools will have amodern computer lab, making it the first country in the world with somany computers in its educational system, reported The Jerusalem Posttoday. According to the report, Haim Tirosh, chairman of the IsraelAssociation ...
American Foxes Being Bred in Inner Mongolia
Jul 04, 1996 ... American foxes from Canada have been relocated in north China'sInner Mongolia Autonomous Region. In 1994, the Menglong Animal Husbandry Farm in Huhhot investedfive million yuan in constructing an American fox farm, to raise5,000 foxes annually. Over the past two years, the ...
Annual Inflation Rate Drops in Uganda
Jul 04, 1996 ... Uganda's annual inflation rate for the financial year ending June1996 fell from 6 percent in May to 5.4 percent in June, reportedlocal daily "The New Vision" today. Sources from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning wasquoted as saying that this is slightly above the 5 ...
Another Italian Judge Arrested in Graft Probe
Jul 04, 1996 ... Another prominent Italian magistrate was arrested today along withthree lawyers and an accountant, as a result of a widening graftprobe into Rome's judiciary. Local news reports said magistrate Antonio Pelaggi was accused ofbeing paid 400 million lire (about 265,000 U.S. dollars) ...
Anshan to Hold 1996 International Trade Fair
Jul 04, 1996 ... An international trade fair is to be held from September 5 to 8 inAnshan in northeast China's Liaoning Province. During the event activities centered on trade, science andtechnology, culture, tourism will be staged. Business people from domestic and overseas companies ...
APEC to Improve Life Quality in Asia-Pacific Region
Jul 04, 1996 ... The fourth meeting of the leaders of the Asia Pacific EconomicCooperation (APEC) in Subic in November will be distinguished notonly by the promotion of economic growth but also by the improvementin the quality of life in the region. Philippine President Fidel Ramos made the remarks ...
Arafat Orders Release of Jailed Islamic Activists
Jul 04, 1996 ... Palestinian National Authority (PNA) President Yasser Arafat todayordered the release of hundreds of Hamas and Islamic Jihad activistsjailed in the self-rule areas. Arafat said that the release of the activists was conducted "oncondition that Palestinian security is not ...
Argentine Exports Post Record in May
Jul 04, 1996 ... Argentine exports posted a record high of 2.4 billion U.S. dollarsin May, resulting in a 543 million dollar surplus for the month. The exports figure represents a 5.6 percent increase over that ofthe same period last year, according to the lastest report from theEconomic Planning ...
ASEAN Members Urged to Form New FDI Strategies
Jul 04, 1996 ... Member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN) have been urged to formulate appropriate strategies tofurther improve its position in competing for foreign directinvestment (FDI). ASEAN Secretary General Ajit Singh said in Shah Alam near heretoday that ...
Asians Warned of Western Dominance of TV Programs
Jul 04, 1996 ... Delegates to the ongoing Asian Summit on Child Rights and theMedia Wednesday called on TV stations to promote programs andpublications with Asian values to counter the dominance of western TVprograms in Asia. Naohiro Kato of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, based inKuala ...
Australian Stocks Close Lower
Jul 04, 1996 ... The Australian stock market closed 10 points lower today. The leading indicator, the All Ordinaries index, closed 10.1points lower at 2225.7 points. National turnover totaled 279.44 million ...
Beijing Ethylene Devices Pass Evaluation
Jul 04, 1996 ... Six Italian and Dutch devices for use on a Beijing ethyleneproject received approval from Chinese and foreign experts heretoday. Installation of the devices started in June 1992 and theyunderwent trial runs starting December 31, 1994, with more than10,000 tons of ethylene having ...
Beye On Tour of Peace for Angola
Jul 04, 1996 ... UN special envoy to Angola Blondin Beye left here for Congo todayto continue his efforts to consolidate peace in Angola. Earlier in the day, Beye returned from his tour of Europe, wherehe visited Italy, Germany and France. In Italy, the UN special envoy attended two symposia on ...
Biological Proposal For Treating Lake Pollution
Jul 04, 1996 ... Southwest China's Yunnan Province and the Chinese Academy ofSciences have jointly worked out a plan to deal with pollution inDianchi Lake, using bio-technology. The lake, which is in the Kunming suburbs, is a leading source ofdrinking and industrial water for the capital city, but ...
Blijlevens Wins Fifith Stage at Tour de France
Jul 04, 1996 ... Jeroen Blijlevens of the Netherlands captured the 242km fifthstage of the Tour de France from Lac de Madine to Besancon onThursday while Stephane Heulot of France retained the overallleader's yellow jersey. The 25-year-old Blijlevens won in a sprint finish, passing formeryellow ...
Brazil Vows to Eradicate Illiteracy in Five Years
Jul 04, 1996 ... Brazilian education authorities have announced a national programto eradicate illiteracy in five years. Education Minister Paulo Renato said several non-governmentalorganizations are working to ...
Brazilian Jobless Rate Drops in May
Jul 04, 1996 ... Brazil's unemployment rate dropped in May for a second month to5.91 percent, said the Brazilian Institute of Geography andStatistics (IBGE). The drop is a reflection of economic improvement during the secondquarter, said the IBGE. The rate was 6.38 percent in March and 6.03 ...
British PM Welcomes Yeltsin's Re-election
Jul 04, 1996 ... British Prime Minister John Major today welcomed Boris Yeltsin'svictory in the Russian presidential elections, saying that he looksforward to continuing to work closely with President Yeltsin and tofurther steps forward in relations between Britain and Russia. The Prime Minister ...
Buddha Exhibitions Held at Zhaxi Lhunbo Lamasery in Tibet
Jul 04, 1996 ... Thousands of Tibetan Buddhists flocked to the Zhaxi LhunboLamasery, in Tibet's Xigaze City, for the annual Buddha exhibitions. In accordance with religious convention, Buddha exhibitions areheld at the lamasery each year between the 14th and 16th of the fifthmonth in Tibetan ...
Bus-Tanker Head-On Collision Kills 21 in Iran
Jul 04, 1996 ... A head-on collision between an inter-city bus and an oil tankerkilled 21 people and injured some others, a press report said heretoday. The Persian daily "Abrar" reported that the accident happened at4:30 ...
Buthelezi Denies IFP Withdrawal From Govt This
Jul 04, 1996 ... Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi todaydismissed speculation that his party would withdraw from the AfricanNational Congress-led government of national unity at the weekend. Speaking to reporters in Johannesburg, Buthelezi said the IFPmeeting scheduled for ...
Chernomyrdin Asked to Form New Government
Jul 04, 1996 ... Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin said today he had beengiven the go-ahead by Russian President Boris Yeltsin to form a newgovernment. After meeting with Yeltsin, fresh from his victory over hispolitical rival Gennady Zuyganov in yesterday's presidentialelection, ...
China Approves Giant Panda Loan to San Diego Zoo
Jul 04, 1996 ... China has agreed to lend a pair of giant pandas to San Diego Zooin the United States for a long-term reproduction research program. The China Wildlife Conservation Association said the Chinesegovernment has approved the association's application to send thepair of giant pandas ...
China Develops New Breed of Merino Ram
Jul 04, 1996 ... China has succeeded in developing a new species of Merino ram inthe northwest's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The research work has great practical value, scientists say,because the species can increase net wool output by more than tenpercent, according to the experimental ...
China Important to World Peace: Australian FM
Jul 04, 1996 ... China has already a leading role to play in contributing tointernational peace and security as a permanent member of the UNSecurity Council, said Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer. In his luncheon address to the Australian Chamber of Commerce inHong Kong this afternoon, ...
China Resources Gains Stake of Lippo in HK
Jul 04, 1996 ... China Resources Holdings, a major business player of China in HongKong, has paid 214 million HK dollars (27.6 million US dollars) tobuy a five percent stake in Indonesia's PT Lippo Land Development,local media reported today. Engaged in property development in and around the ...
China's Cosmetics Market Keeps Growing Rapidly
Jul 04, 1996 ... China's booming economy which has given millions a good life stylehas brought about a wave of vanity. Lipstick has become a yardstick in the country's changing societyas observers cast an eye on the growing cosmetics market. In the past year the cosmetics market in China has ...
China's Largest Stone Production Center Takes Shape
Jul 04, 1996 ... China's largest stone materials production center has taken shapein Xingzi County. The county, in east China's Jiangxi Province, is rich in stoneresources, with granite and green stone deposits topping 1.5 billioncu m and 120 million cu m, respectively. The county has worked ...
China's Tariffs Continue To Come Down
Jul 04, 1996 ... China will continue to scale down its tariff over the next twoyears, letting tariffs account for 15 percent of revenues of thecentral government, as opposed to the current 30 percent, "ChinaChemical Industry News" reports. The move is aimed at aligning the Chinese economy ...
China's Top Importing Provinces in Jan
Jul 04, 1996 ... Following is a list showing the top three provinces in China interms of imports volumes in January this year, calculated on thebasis of the statistics released by the General Administration ofCustoms of China: value unit: USD ...
China's Top Exporting Provinces in Jan
Jul 04, 1996 ... Following is a list showing the top three provinces in China interms of exports volumes in January this year, calculated on thebasis of the statistics released by the General Administration ofCustoms of China: value unit: USD ...
China to Become ASEAN's Full Dialogue Partner
Jul 04, 1996 ... China will become a full dialogue partner of the Association ofSoutheast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the 29th ASEAN Ministerial meetingto be held here later this month, a senior official of the IndonesianForeign Ministry said today. In an exclusive interview with Xinhua, Director ...
China to Develop Its Own Magnetic Aerotrain
Jul 04, 1996 ... China is developing its own magnetic aerotrain following thesuccessful development of suspension and steering systems, two keytechniques for developing the wheel-less mode of transport. Experts from National Defense Science and Technology Universitylaunched research into the two ...
China to Standardize Accounting Procedures
Jul 04, 1996 ... China today released three documents that set standards for itsfast-growing accounting business. The three documents are Provisional Rules on the RepresentativeOffices of Overseas Accounting Firms, Provisional Rules onSino-Foreign Joint Venture Accounting Firms, and the Notice ...
China Tour Groups Going to Atlanta's Olympic Games
Jul 04, 1996 ... The State Council and China National Tourism Administration haveapproved tours organized by three leading travel services forAtlanta, Georgia, site of the 26th Olympic Games. The agencies are China International Travel Service, China TravelService, and China Youth Travel ...
Chinese Cotton Protected from Bollworms
Jul 04, 1996 ... The prevention and control rate of cotton bollworms in China hasrisen to 90 percent, up from 50 percent reported in 1992. Cui Shi'an, director of the Agriculture Ministry's AgriculturalDepartment, said that the average cost for the prevention and controlof bollworms in one mu ...
Chinese Lawmaker Calls for Better Identification of Emigrants
Jul 04, 1996 ... A senior Chinese lawmaker today called for a clearer definition ofthe identity of people who were born in China but live overseas. Huang Changxi, a member of the Standing Committee of the EighthNational People's Congress (NPC), made the appeal at the committee's20th ...
Chinese Law-makers Expect Three Laws to Be Passed
Jul 04, 1996 ... Chinese lawmakers have suggested that two new laws coveringauctions and firearms control, and a revision of an old law onarchives, be passed by China's top legislature. Xue Ju, chairman of the Law Committee of the Eighth NationalPeople's Congress (NPC), reported the opinions of ...
Chinese Newspaper Highlights
Jul 04, 1996 ... Highlights of today's major Beijing-based newspapers: "People's Daily" Chinese President Jiang Zemin arrived in Bishkek yesterday for astate visit to Kyrgyzstan, the fifth leg of his six-nation Euro-Asiantour. The front page carried a speech made by Chinese President ...
Chinese Official Asks Writers to Abide by Party's Line
Jul 04, 1996 ... A well-known revolutionary literary figure was commemorated todayin a meeting held by Chinese officials, who also called on artists toadhere to the Party line. "People should learn from Mao Dun, a great revolutionaryliterati," said councillor Li Tieying during the meeting in ...
Chinese President
Jul 04, 1996 ... Chinese President Jiang Zemin said today that China attaches greatimportance to cooperation and contacts between the parliaments ofChina and Kyrgyzstan. Jiang held talks here today with Mukar Cholponbayev, speaker ofKyrgyzstan's Legislative Assembly, and Almanbet Mutubraimov, ...
Chinese President Says Visit to Kyrgystan Fruitful
Jul 04, 1996 ... Chinese President Jiang Zemin said here today that his currentvisit to Kyrgystan, although brief, has been fruitful. Speaking at a dinner hosted by Prime Minister Apas Jumagulov,Jiang said his talks with President Askar Akayev were excellent andhe was deeply impressed by the ...
Chinese President Leaves Kyrgyzstan for Kazakhstan
Jul 04, 1996 ... Chinese President Jiang Zemin wound up his two-day state visit toKyrgyzstan and left here for Alma Ata, Kazakhstan this afternoon. Before departure, Jiang said his visit has been fruitful inpromoting mutual trust and strengthening cooperation. During the visit, Jiang held talks ...
Chinese University Entrance Exam Ordeal
Jul 04, 1996 ... More than two million Chinese young people are bracing for theworld's largest university entrance examination this weekend. Official figures released here today put the number of thoseparticipating in the unified national university entrance examinationat 2.66 million this year, up ...
Chirac Congratulates Yeltsin on Re-election
Jul 04, 1996 ... French President Jacques Chirac today sent a message of friendlyand warm congratulations to his Russian counterpart Boris Yeltsin onhis re-election as Russian president. In a letter addressing Yeltsin as "dear Boris Nicolayvich" andsigned "with very cordial and loyal friendship," ...
Chirac to Visit Middle East in Autumn
Jul 04, 1996 ... French President Jacques Chirac will pay a visit to Lebanon,Syria, the Palestinian automonous territory of Gaza and Israel inlate September and early October. Chirac made the announcement after meeting with visiting LebanesePrime Minister Rafik Al Hariri. The president also ...
Cipollini Quits Tour de France
Jul 04, 1996 ... Italian sprint specialist Mario Cipollini quit the Tour de Francebefore the start of Thursday's fifth stage complaining of feelingunwell, his ...
Colombian Vice President to Resign as Ambassador to Spain
Jul 04, 1996 ... Colombian Vice President Humberto de La Calle announced today thathe will resign the post of ambassador to Spain and will return to hiscountry to help solve the political crisis in his country. Last night, De La Calle met President Ernesto Samper discussingthe situation in Colombia ...
Common Prosperity Association Helps Farmers Become Rich
Jul 04, 1996 ... Farmers in Shinian town have discovered an easy way to overcomepoverty: get help from neighbors who are already rich. This is possible because of an association for achieving commonprosperity, formed by local rich farmers. The group providesresources for poor farming families, ...
Computer Production License Issued
Jul 04, 1996 ... The Ministry of Electronics Industry issued a total of 145computer production licenses to 114 enterprises across the countrythis week. The move came following a one-year nationwide study of thecomputer market, which indicated that many computer products were ofpoor ...
Cost of Living in Britain the Lowest in EU: Survey
Jul 04, 1996 ... The cost of living in Britain is the lowest in the 15-nationEuropean Union (EU), according to a survey published today. Britain is put by ECA International, a global network of nearly800 multinational member companies which track the cost of more than200 goods and services, at the ...
Cote d'Ivoire Prime Minister to Visit China
Jul 04, 1996 ... Daniel Kablan Duncan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Coted'Ivoire, will pay an official good-will visit to China from July 7to 13 this year at the ...
Courts in Fujian Intensifies Law Enforcement
Jul 04, 1996 ... Law courts in east China's Fujian Province dealt with more than120,000 cases during the 1992-1995 period, increasing at an annualrate of 23 percent. "Effective law enforcement is crucial for the overall developmentof the province, " said a senior official at the ...