Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, March 9:
News Analysis: New Approach of Grain Security Catches on (1)
Mar 09, 2001 ... Deputies to the ongoing fourth session of the Ninth NationalPeople's Congress (NPC) in Beijing have taken note of the use of thenew term "grain security" in place of grain output in the draftoutline of the 10th five-year plan under review. This is the first time for China to use ...
HK Stocks Lower at Midday
Mar 09, 2001 ... Hong Kong stocks dropped 27.77 points, or 0.20 percent, to closethe morning session at 14,181.18 ...
Foreign Exchange Rates in Indonesia
Mar 09, 2001 ... The following are foreign exchange rates against Indonesianrupiah here on Friday: Friday Thursday U.S. dollar 9,900/9,975 9,840/9,925 Australian dollar 5,050/5,170 5,025/5,140 Singapore dollar5,575/5,690 ...
S.Lanka Reveals Budget Proposals
Mar 09, 2001 ... The Sri Lankan government has revealed its budget proposals forthis year with an increased allocation on defense expenditure whichstands at 75 billion rupees (around 862 million U.S. dollars). The government will allocate over a fifth of its total spendingto finance the war against ...
Croatian FM to Visit China
Mar 09, 2001 ... At the invitation of Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan, ForeignMinister Tonino Picula of the Republic of Croatia will pay ...
DPRK, Greece Establish Diplomatic Relations
Mar 09, 2001 ... The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Greece haveestablished diplomatic relations, a joint communique released hereon Friday said. Representatives from the foreign ministries of the two countriessigned the protocol on the establishment of diplomatic relations atthe ...
Foreign Exchange Rates in Philippines
Mar 09, 2001 ... Following are foreign exchange rates against the Philippine pesoreleased Friday by the Central Bank of the Philippines: Friday Thursday U.S. dollar 48.0020 47.7990 Japanese yen 0.4011 0.3984...
Major News Items in Leading Kenyan Newspapers
Mar 09, 2001 ... The following are major news items in leading Kenyan newspaperson Friday. Kenya Times: The World Bank has issued fresh conditionalities to force theKenyan government to set up a tendering body to qualify forcontinued financial assistance. East African ...
Zimbabwe's Acting Chief Justice Appointed
Mar 09, 2001 ... Zimbabwean Judge President Godfrey Chidyausiku has been appointedacting Chief Justice for the next four months pending the retirementof Chief Justice Anthony Gubbay in July, the official The Heraldnewspaper reported on Friday. Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs ...
Zimbabwean Parliament Adopts Motion on Gender
Mar 09, 2001 ... The Parliament of Zimbabwe has adopted a motion seeking toimplore the government to take steps in implementing resolutions onthe Southern African Development Community (SADC) Declaration onGender and Development, the official The Herald newspaper reportedon Friday. The motion ...
Philippine Peacekeepers Fly to East Timor
Mar 09, 2001 ... A contingent of 84 Philippine policemen flew to East Timor Fridaymorning to join a multinational United Nations peace-keeping force. The contingent which is composed of 66 commissioned officers and18 non-commissioned officers from the Philippine National Police(PNP), will serve one ...
Philippine Stocks End Lower
Mar 09, 2001 ... Philippine share prices ended lower Friday as investors stayedout of the market due to lack of fresh leads, analysts said. The 30-company Philippine composite index fell 1.18 points toclose at 1,588.39 points. But the broader all shares index rose ...
Another Sea Route to Link Macao, Hong Kong
Mar 09, 2001 ... The third passenger route is expected to open between China'sHong Kong and Macao special administrative regions (SAR) at the endof 2002. Macao New World First Service Company Ltd. has signed anagreement with the General Secretariat for Transports and PublicWorks of the Macao SAR ...
Expert Proposes Merger of China's Two Top Auto-Makers
Mar 09, 2001 ... An auto expert has proposed merger of China's two leading motorvehicle manufacturers in order to take up the challenges posed byChina's accession to the WTO. China is entirely capable of building world-class automotivemanufacturers on the existing conditions and by reorganization ...
Mozambican Govt Urged to Fight Against Corruption, Violent Crimes
Mar 09, 2001 ... Mozambican Attorney-General Joaquim Madeira has denounced therampant corruption, arbitrary detention and violent crime in thecountry, the "Noticias" newspaper reported on Friday. In his department's annual report on justice to the parliament onThursday, Madeira said that the ...
Five Ugandan Candidates May Quit Presidential Race
Mar 09, 2001 ... Five of the six presidential candidates are considering pullingout of the race for the presidency if the Electoral Commission failsto address their concerns in the electoral process, reported the NewVision daily on Friday. "We are seriously considering pulling out of this election ...
Major News Items in Leading S. African Newspapers
Mar 09, 2001 ... The following are major news items in leading South Africannewspapers on Friday. The Star: Speculators burnt their fingers on Thursday as they inadvertentlyfound themselves on the wrong side of the table, betting against astronger rand. Business Day: South ...
Disaster Relief Continues in Inner Mongolia
Mar 09, 2001 ... Sandstorms, constant low temperatures, and heavy snow in recentdays have worsened the already grave conditions in the five blizzard-hit areas of northern Inner Mongolia. Snow storms have swept across some of the counties stillsuffering from the previous heavy snows. By the end of ...
Zanzibari President Urges Improved Education For Tanzanian Women
Mar 09, 2001 ... Aman Abed Karume, president of Tanzania's semiautonomous Zanzibarregion, has called upon Tanzanian women to double their efforts intheir pursuit for education at all levels to speed up nationaldevelopment, local newspapers reported on Friday. Speaking at the climax of national ...
China's Opening to Focus on System Transformation, Shanghai Mayor
Mar 09, 2001 ... Shanghai Mayor Xu Kuangdi said here Friday that implementation ofChina's open policy in the next five years is expected to focus onattuning administrative systems to internationally accepted rulesand practices. According to Xu, China's opening drive advanced rapidly in ...
Major Foreign Exchange Rates in Pakistan
Mar 09, 2001 ... The following are exchange rates against the Pakistani rupeeissued by the Treasury Management Division of the National Bank ofPakistan on Friday. Selling Buying Buying TT & OD TT CleanOD/T.CHQ U.S. dollar 60.60 60.25 ...
Australian Government Stimulates Building Industry
Mar 09, 2001 ... To prevent a possible recession, Australia doubled Friday itsallowance to home buyers. Prime Minister John Howard told a radio that the grant for firsthome builders will be doubled to 14,000 Australian dollars ( about7,000 U.S. dollars) for the rest of this year. Statistics ...
Foreign Exchange Rates in Thailand
Mar 09, 2001 ... The following are foreign exchange rates against the baht onFriday as offered by the Bangkok Bank: FridayThursday U.S. dollar 43.15/43.70 43.30/43.90 British pound62.83/64.63 62.57/64.37 German ...
Nikkei Ends Lower in Tokyo, Trimming Losses on Buybacks
Mar 09, 2001 ... The benchmark Nikkei index ended slightly lower in Tokyo Friday,cutting most of its morning losses on buybacks in the afternoon. The benchmark Nikkei Stock Average of 225 selected issues on theFirst Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which shed 73.33 pointsThursday, lost a ...
Buddhist Leader Hails Government Ban on Falun Gong
Mar 09, 2001 ... A Chinese Buddhist leader has spoken highly of the government banon Falun Gong according to law, saying that in the eyes ofBuddhists, this is a just action that is most gratifying to thepeople. Shi Shenhui, a vice chairman of the Buddhist Association ofChina, made this remark ...
NBA Thursday's Results
Mar 09, 2001 ... Results of Thursday's National Basketball Association games (hometeam in ...
12 Kenyans Killed Over Water Clashes
Mar 09, 2001 ... Ten more Kenyans were killed in southeast Kenya's Tana Riverdistrict as skirmishes between pastoralists and farmers entered the fourth day on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 12,according to Friday's Daily Nation newspaper. The clash started when Pokomo farmers denied Wordei ...
Chinese, Japanese Experts Find Effective Way to Battle Longicorn
Mar 09, 2001 ... After seven years of research, Chinese and Japanese experts haveannounced that they have found effective ways to battle longicornthat run rampant in forests in northern China. The longicorn pest is also known as the smokeless forest fire.The long-horn beetle has affected some ...
NBA Standings after Thursday's Games
Mar 09, 2001 ... Standings of National Basketball Association teams afterThursday's games (tabulate under wins, losses, winning percentage,games behind first place): EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION PHILADELPHIA45 16 .738 - MIAMI 37 25 .597 8 ...
Prince Norodom Sirivudh Re-enters Politics in Cambodia
Mar 09, 2001 ... Prince Norodom Sirivudh, half- brother of Cambodia's King NorodomSihanouk was accepted as a steering committee member of the royalistFUNCINPEC party and listed as a candidate for the 2003 generalelection, Prince Norodom Ranariddh, president of the party said hereFriday. Prince ...
Hong Kong Stocks Close Down
Mar 09, 2001 ... Hong Kong stocks went down 14.60 points, or ...
Uganda Extends Period of Voter Cards Issuance
Mar 09, 2001 ... The Ugandan Electoral Commission has extended the period ofissuance of voter cards to Saturday, announced the commission'sdeputy chairperson Flora Nkurukenda on Friday. The commission did so after being requested by representatives ofall the task forces of the presidential ...
Advisors Stress Reunification of Motherland
Mar 09, 2001 ... Members of China's top advisory body, the National Committee ofthe Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, calledFriday for efforts to guard against "Taiwan independence" and topromote the reunification of the motherland, saying this is theaspirations of all Chinese including ...
CPPCC Member Calls for Strengthened Democratic Supervision
Mar 09, 2001 ... Zhu Peikang, a member of the Chinese People's PoliticalConsultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, has called forstrengthened democratic supervision over the work of the government. Zhu, also a member of the Revolutionary Committee of the ChineseKuomintang, made the ...
Kenya to Probe Irregularities in College Entrance Exam
Mar 09, 2001 ... Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi has announced the formation of acommittee to investigate the circumstances which led to thecancellation of this year's college entrance exam results ofhundreds of secondary school students, the Daily Nation newspaperreported Friday. Moi said ...
CPPCC Members on Role of Hong Kong, Macao
Mar 09, 2001 ... Members of the Ninth CPPCC National Committee from Hong Kong andMacao voiced their opinions on giving full play to the role of thetwo regions as a window and bridge for China's foreign economiccooperation here Friday. They made the remark at the third plenary meeting of the ...
Taiwan Stocks Down 30.59 Points
Mar 09, 2001 ... Share prices opened low and closed even lower on the Taiwan StockExchange Friday, with the weighted index, the market's keybarometer, moving down 30.59 points to close at 5,680.43, accordingto reports reaching here from Taipei. Affected by a drop in U.S. stock prices, the bourse ...
Major News Items in Leading Egyptian Newspapers
Mar 09, 2001 ... The following are major news items in leading Egyptian newspaperson Friday. Al Ahram: Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said on Thursday that thefuture of Jerusalem should be decided by negotiations between thePalestinians and Israel. In the first Egyptian comment ...
Kuala Lumpur Stocks Close Lower
Mar 09, 2001 ... Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange closed lowerFriday. At the close, the benchmark Composite Index lost 1.16 points to695.26, the all-share Emas Index fell 0.77 of a point to 160.81, theIndustrial Index shed 9.46 points to 1,225.91 and the Second BoardIndex dropped ...
Foreign Exchange Rates in Malaysia
Mar 09, 2001 ... The following are closing foreign exchange rates againstMalaysian ringgit here Friday: Friday ThursdayU.S. dollar 3.7995/8005 3.7995/8005 Singapore dollar 2.1621/1635 ...
Ukrainian Leaders Lay Flowers at Shevchenko Statue Amid Protests
Mar 09, 2001 ... Ukrainian leaders on Friday morning placed flowers at the statueof Taras Shevchenko, a 19th century poet who is a symbol ofresistance against oppression in Ukraine, amid protests demandingthe resignation of President Leonid Kuchma. Besides Kuchma, Prime Minister Victor Yushchenko, ...
Major News Items in Leading Turkish Newspapers
Mar 09, 2001 ... The following are major news items in leading Turkish newspaperson Friday. Hurriyet (Freedom): Turkish Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the MotherlandParty Mesut Yilmaz said that the recent economic crisis has stemmedfrom heavy burdens of the public banks created by the ...
Share Prices Extend Losses on Singapore Stock Market
Mar 09, 2001 ... Share prices extended losses on the Singapore Stock Market Fridaywith the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) dipping by 6.85 points,or 0.34 percent to end at 1, 898.32 quiet trading. The total volume contracted to 245.43 million units worth 264. 72million Singapore dollars (about ...
Israel's Sharon Hopes to Meet With Arafat Soon
Mar 09, 2001 ... Israeli new Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has sent a letter toPalestinian leader Yasser Arafat, expressing hope that they couldmeet soon and find a way to put an end to the violence, Sharon'soffice said on Friday. "I believe that the only way to achieve peace is through dialogand ...
Thai Bourse Up 5.24 Points Amid AMC Optimism
Mar 09, 2001 ... The Stock Exchange of Thailand ( SET) index ended up 5.24 pointsat 307 points Friday, led by gains in banking stocks amid optimismfor the establishment of a central Asset Management Company (AMC)which will take over massive bad loans from the troubled financialsector. The ...
Asia-Pacific Disarmament Conference Kicks Off in Nepal
Mar 09, 2001 ... The 13th Regional Disarmament Conference in the Asia-Pacificregion kicked off here Friday with the aim of stimulating highlyprofessional dialogue among the regional countries and exchanginguseful thoughts or perspectives on current challenges in the fieldof regional security and ...
Nigerian Govt Calls for Zero Violence Against Women
Mar 09, 2001 ... The Nigerian government has warned that violence against womenwill hinder economic and social development seriously and urgedwomen to break the shackles of tradition and culture which are usedin putting them down, local media reported on Friday. Minister of Women Affairs and Youth ...
Unemployment Down in Czech Republic
Mar 09, 2001 ... Unemployment rate in the Czech Republic is expected to furtherdecrease from 9 percent in February to around 8.5 percent by theyear end, thanks to a national employment-stimulus plan andincreased direct foreign investment, said the Ministry of Labor andSocial Affairs. By the end ...
Storm Kills Two in Mozambique
Mar 09, 2001 ... At least two people were killed and one seriously injured as aconsequence of heavy rains and strong winds that hit the coast ofthe northern Mozambican Province of Nampula Wednesday and Thusday,local media reported Friday. The storm is also reported to have destroyed dozens of ...
Foreign Exchange Rates in Singapore
Mar 09, 2001 ... The following are interbank rates of foreign currency to oneSingapore dollar on Friday. Friday Thursdaybid/ask bid/ask Australian dollar 1.1069/1.10741.1147/1.1157British pound 0.3859/0.3861...
Pakistan to Set up Crisis Centers for Women
Mar 09, 2001 ... The Pakistani government has decided to open women crisis centersand shelter homes at district level, Minister for Women Development,Social Welfare and Special Education Attiya Inayatullah said in aPTV program on Friday. She said that the decision has been made following the ...
News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1)
Mar 09, 2001 ... Following are news items from the Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua inHong Kong Friday: Indonesia's Unemployment Down Last Year: Minister Major News Items in Leading Philippines Major News Items in Leading Japanese Newspapers Hong Kong Stocks Open ...
Thai Army Declares End of Border Tension With Myanmar
Mar 09, 2001 ... Thai army declared Friday that the recent tension along the Thai-Myanmar border has ended, according to local TV reports. Wathanachai Chaimuanwong, a high-ranking officer from the ThirdArmy Area which oversees the border regions with Myanmar, said onChannel 8 that situations in ...
Host of Oceania World Cup Qualifier Undecided
Mar 09, 2001 ... The decision on whether Australia or Fiji will host the Oceanialeg of the World Cup qualifiers next month has been postponed untilTuesday. The northern New South Wales town of Coffs Harbour had beenscheduled to stage the 10-team series from April 8-20 but theproblem lies with the ...
Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Down
Mar 09, 2001 ... Hong Kong's Hang Seng China Enterprises Index lost 9.97 points,or 2.47 percent, to close at 393.07 Friday. The Index, introduced in August 1995, tracks the overallperformance of 51 China's state-owned enterprises listed on the HongKong Stock Exchange. New Hang Seng MidCap50 ...
Gold Price in Hong Kong Up
Mar 09, 2001 ... The gold price in Hong Kong gained 48 HK dollars to close at2,489 HK dollar a tael Friday, according to Po Sang Bank, one of themajor gold dealers in Hong ...
Foreign Exchange Rates in Hong Kong
Mar 09, 2001 ... Following are closing foreign exchange rates against the HongKong dollar here on Friday according to Po Sang Bank Ltd.: Friday Thursday U.S. dollar 7.7915 7.7915 Canadian dollar 5.0415 5.0280...
CPPCC Member Calls for Better Protection of Women
Mar 09, 2001 ... A member of China's top advisory body suggested Friday thatplanning for the protection of the legitimate rights and interestsof women and children be made side by side with that for social andeconomic development. Despite the government policies in favor of women and ...
Major News Items in Leading Israeli Newspapers
Mar 09, 2001 ... The following are major news items in leading Israeli newspaperson Friday. The Jerusalem Post: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will spell out his diplomaticplan to U.S. President George W. Bush when the two meet inWashington on March 20, a source close to Sharon said on ...
Domestic News Items From Xinhua Mar.9 (1)
Mar 09, 2001 ... Following are Friday's domestic news items released by Xinhua: Market Exchange Rates March 9 Qinghai Attracts More Overseas Tourists Important Archaeological Discovery in east China Expenditure on Ads in China Jumps by 36 Percent Beijing Judges Wrap Up ...
Japan's Coalition Completes Emergency Economic Stimulus Package
Mar 09, 2001 ... Japan's ruling coalition parties on Friday compiled a package ofemergency economic stimulus measures, calling on the Bank of Japan(BOJ) to take quantitative monetary easing steps and set aninflation target, Kyodo News reported. The package also includes a call for a study of ...
Trading on Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Mar 09, 2001 ... Following are Hang Seng Index ( key indicator of Hong Kong's bluechips), Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index and turnover on the Hong Kong StockExchange on Friday: Index:Friday ThursdayChange Hang ...
Burundian MPs to Visit Refugees in Tanzania
Mar 09, 2001 ... A group of Burundian parliament members, led by its NationalAssembly Speaker Leonce Ngendakumana, is expected to visit theBurundian refugees being sheltered in Tanzania next Monday, theindependent Guardian newspaper reported on Friday. During their six-day visit, the speaker and ...
NPC Deputies Call for Legislation on Internet Safety
Mar 09, 2001 ... Deputies to the Ninth National People's Congress (NPC), insession here since Monday, have called for urgent legislation onInternet safety. A motion to the effect was submitted to the top legislature ofChina by deputies from Zhejiang Province in east China. The deputies said a ...
AIDS Drugs to Go down 15 Percent in Kenya
Mar 09, 2001 ... The Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya has announced a 15 percentdiscount for anti-retroviral HIV/ AIDS drugs, the Daily Nationnewspaper reported Friday. This will only apply in licensed pharmacies, the society'snational chairman Kamamia wa Murichu was cited as saying. He said ...