Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, May 11:
UN Country Teams of Ethiopia, Eritrea Meet in Asmara
May 11, 2001 ... United Nations Country Teams of Ethiopia and Eritrea havediscussed the ways to collaborate more effectively on a wide rangeof common humanitarian and technical issues, including health andprevention and control of HIV/AIDS as well as resourcesmobilization, a U.N. press release said here ...
Jakarta Police Question 11 Witnesses Over Bomb Explosion
May 11, 2001 ... Jakarta Police Chief Inspector General Sofyan Jacoeb said that hehad questioned 11 witnesses in connection with the bomb explosionthat occurred in an Aceh student dormitory in Manggarai, SouthJakarta, on Thursday afternoon. Two persons were killed in the explosion and two others ...
8 Hindus Killed By Militants in Kashmir
May 11, 2001 ... Eight Hindus were massacred on Thursday by militants who abductedthem from a village in Doda district in India-controlled Kashmir,the Press Trust of India ( PTI) reported. A group of militants abducted 11 shepherds who were grazingcattle in a forest area near Atholi Sajjar village ...
News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
May 11, 2001 ... Following are news items from the Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua inHong Kong Thursday: Indonesia Asks WB, IMF to Understand Timing of Oil Price Hike Kuala Lumpur Stocks Close Mixed Fortune Global Forum Ends in Hong Kong Indonesian Government Hopes to Complete Budget ...
Ghanaian President Delivers National Speech on Soccer Tragedy
May 11, 2001 ... Ghanaian President John Kufuor Thursday pledged to take everypossible action to bring anyone proved guilty in Wednesday's soccertragedy into justice, reports reaching here said Thursday. Addressing the nation on state-run television in the capitalAccra, Kufuor announced a three-day ...
Market Exchange Rates -- May 11
May 11, 2001 ... Market exchange rates of three major currencies against RMB yuan,announced by the People's Bank of China: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar 100 827.71 Japanese Yen 100 6.7621 Hong Kong Dollar 100 ...
Real Madrid Lost Again
May 11, 2001 ... For the fourth time this season, Real Madrid has lost the chanceto participate in finals, losing 2- 1 to German club Bayern Munichon Thursday. The Spanish club coached by Vicente del Bosque has lost in fouroccasions 2-1: in the European Super Cup against Turkey'sGalatasaray; in ...
OAU Stresses Cooperation in Peacekeeping Operations
May 11, 2001 ... Secretary General of the Organization of African Union (OAU)Salim Ahamed Salim underscored here Thursday the needs for continuedcollaboration and partnership among African countries and with theinternational community. Salim made the remarks at the closing session of an ...
Roundup: Sorrow, Anger Reign Over Ghana After Soccer Tragedy
May 11, 2001 ... by Li Wenfei LAGOS, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Ghanaian President John Kufuor Thursdaydeclared a three-day national mourning on the victims of a soccertragedy, which killed about 130 people Wednesday night at a stadiumin the country's capital Accra. "I am aware of the anger so many ...
Sri Lanka Asks Norway to Press Ahead with Peace Process
May 11, 2001 ... Sri Lanka Thursday asked Norway to press ahead with its effortsfor peace talks between the government and separatist Tamil Tigerrebels. Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar said in a statement that hehad asked his Norwegian counterpart Thorbjorn Jagland to embody whathas already ...
Valencia Players Recognize Baryern's Favorite Condition
May 11, 2001 ... Defenders of Valencia soccer club Amedeo Carboni and JocelynAngloma have recognized the condition of favorite of the German teamBayern Munich, against which they will play the Champions Leaguefinal, May 23 in Milan. Carboni, from Italy, said Bayern has more experience, ...
Gascoigne Undergoes Surgery Again
May 11, 2001 ... Everton midfielder Paul Gascoigne has undergone surgery for thethird time this season, putting a question mark over his footballingfuture. The operation, carried out on Wednesday, was on a thigh muscle,with further work to remove a metal plate from his arm. Club manager ...
Canada to Replace Old Switch Locks
May 11, 2001 ... The Canadian rail company Thursday ordered the replacement of oldlocks being used on railway switches across the country. The company, best known as CN in the country, said it decided toupgrade 1,900 locks that dot the line after the Via train hurtledoff the track last month in ...
Italian Open Tennis Results
May 11, 2001 ... Following are Thursday's third round results of Italian Opentennis tournament (prefix number denotes seeding): Wayne Ferreira, South Africa bt Roger Federer, Switzerland 7-6(4), 6-2 Harel Levy, Israel bt Nicolas ...
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Warning Issued in Canada
May 11, 2001 ... Four western Ontarion hospitals may have been exposed toCreutzfeldt-Jakob disease through shared medical instruments, thelocal government warned Thursday after a neurosurgeon discovered apossible case in one of the hospitals. Ontario's Health Minister Tony Clement said an action ...
Highlights of Major Beijing-Based Newspapers -- May 11
May 11, 2001 ... Highlights of Beijing-based newspapers on Friday: Most Beijing-based major newspapers front-paged a five-yearprogram of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China ontraining of cadres throughout the country in the 2001-2005 period.The program was issued to provincial ...
Thailand Reaffirms Stance on Open-Economy
May 11, 2001 ... Foreign trade and investment are always welcome in the Thaieconomy, as the country adheres to economic liberalization policy,the Thai News Agency (TNA) reported Friday. Director-General of the Department of Business EconomicsBoonthipa Simasakul was quoted as saying that Thailand ...
Chile Unhappy With U.S. Anti-Dumping Probe Into Grapes
May 11, 2001 ... The Chilean government Thursday described the U.S. anti-dumpinglegislation as arbitrary and protectionist after Washington decidedto start an anti-dumping investigation on Chilean grapes. In a press release, the Foreign Ministry expressed concern of theChilean government over the ...
Cuban President Arrives in Malaysia
May 11, 2001 ... KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 (Xinhua) -- President of the Cuban Councilof State Fidel Castro arrived here early Friday morning for hisfirst visit to Malaysia. The aircraft, which originated from Tehran carrying the 74-yearold Cuban leader and his entourage touched down Kuala Lumpur ...
Hong Kong Stocks Open Lower
May 11, 2001 ... Hong Kong stocks opened flat at 13,602.15, rising 0.35 points, or0.00 percent on ...
Colombian Host Cities for America Cup Awaits Inspection
May 11, 2001 ... The Technical Commission of the South American SoccerConfederation (CSF), headed by Paraguayan Oscar Harrison, will visitsince Friday seven Colombian cities which will host games of theAmerica Cup 2001. Depending on the results of the report presented by Harrison andhis ...
Thousands in Support of Ecuador Coach
May 11, 2001 ... Many thousand Ecuadorians demonstrated Thursday, in downtownQuito, in support of the coach of the national soccer team, theColombian, Hernan "Bolillo" Gomez, wounded by supposed supporters ofthe son of the former president Abdala Bucaram. "Out with Bucaram" and "We Ecuadorians in ...
England FA Cup Final is Losing Appeal: Official
May 11, 2001 ... English premier league side Sunderland chairman Bob Murray warnedon Thursday that the FA Cup is in severe danger of losing its appealas the clamor for European football escalates. Sundland, who stands 7th in the premier league standings, will betwiddling their thumbs on Saturday ...
Xinhua World News Summary at 0030 GMT, May 11
May 11, 2001 ... WASHINGTON -- U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell on Thursdayexpressed his regret over an amendment by the House ofRepresentatives to withhold some back dues from the United Nationsuntil the United States regains its seat on the U.N. Human RightsCommission. The amendment, which ...
World Ice Hockey Results
May 11, 2001 ... Following are the quarter-final results from the ice hockey worldchampionships in Hanover on Thursday : United States bt Canada 4-3 (0-1 3-2 0-0 1-0) Scorers: Canada - Patrick Marleau (17:41), Rem Murray (22:23), Brad Stuart(28:41) United States - Darby ...
World Under-17 Soccer Draw
May 11, 2001 ... Following is Thursday's draw for the FIFA World Under-17Championship, to be played in Trinidad and Tobago between September13 and 30. Group One: Trinidad and Tobago, ...
Stocks Up in Argentina, Mexico; Down in Brazil
May 11, 2001 ... The three most important stock exchange markets in Latin Americaclosed mixed Thursday, with stocks in Buenos Aires and Mexico City slipping while those in Sao Paulo climbing. In Buenos Aires, the benchmark Merval index dipped 0.04 percentto close at 431.09 points. Volume ...
Dunkirk Cycling Results
May 11, 2001 ... Following are the leading placings in the third stage of the FourDay of Dunkirk cycling race over 189 km from Douvrin to Landrecieson Wednesday: 1. Jan Svorada, Czech Republic, Lampre, 4 hours 35 minutes and 10seconds 2. Endrio Leoni, Italy, Alessio 3. Zoran ...
EU Supports Jordanian-Egyptian Peace Plan: Spanish FM
May 11, 2001 ... The European Union (EU) supports the Jordanian-Egyptian peaceplan for the Middle East, though it is considered fragile, saidSpanish Foreign Minister Josep Pique on Thursday. The Middle East "is in a severe situation and there is greatuncertainty," Pique told the Spanish ...
Tour of Romandie Cycling Results
May 11, 2001 ... Following are the leading results from the 171 km second stage ofthe Tour of Romandie from Tramelan to Vevey on Thursday: 1. Paolo Savoldell, Italy, 4 hours 7 minutes 48 seconds 2. Manuel Beltran, Spain 3. Dario Frigo, Italy 4. Felix Garcia Casas, Spain 5 ....
Seven Rebels, one Soldier Die in Colombia
May 11, 2001 ... Seven guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia(FARC) and a sergeant of governmental army were killed in clashes inthe Colombian states of Huila and Putumayo, in the southwest of thecountry, military sources said Thursday. The commandant of military forces said the ...
Colombia to Issue 250 Million Euros in Bonds Abroad
May 11, 2001 ... The Colombian government will issue bonds worth 250 million euros(221 million U.S. dollars) on the international market Friday, theMinistry of Finance said Thursday. The bonds have a 10-year maturity and an 11.75 percent yield, anamount fixed on the basis of the ...
Brazil Issues One Billion Dollars in Global Bonds
May 11, 2001 ... Brazil's central bank Thursday issued one billion U.S. dollars inglobal bonds, the bank's public relations office said. The bonds will mature on July 15, 2005, but could be changed forbonds maturing in 2020. The offered yield is 11.25 percent a year. The bank's ...
Major News Items in Leading Japanese Newspapers
May 11, 2001 ... The following are major news items in leading Japanese newspapersFriday. Mainichi, Asahi, Yomiuri: -- Tokyo Metropolitan Police arrested a 29-year-old man Thursdayon suspicion of fatally stabbing a 19-year-old girl in Tokyo lastweek. Yomiuri, Nihon Keizai, ...
Indonesian Govt Closely Monitors Over 10 of 129 Active Volcanoes
May 11, 2001 ... An "alert" status has been placed on 10 of Indonesia's 129volcanoes due to increased activity, the Jakarta Post Friday quoteda state Volcanologist as reporting. Eddy Mulyadi, the head of the Ministry of Mines and Energy'ssubdirectorate of volcano mapping, said his office had sent ...
Chinese President Meets Mexican Newspaperman
May 11, 2001 ... Chinese President Jiang Zemin is meeting here Friday morning withMario ...
Brazilian Authorities Confirm New Outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth
May 11, 2001 ... A second round of foot-and- mouth disease has broken out inBrazil and the government has ordered the vaccination of some 13million animals, an official said Thursday. Jose Hoffmann, chief of the Agricultural Department of the stateof Rio Grande do Sul, said the new outbreak was ...
Portugal to Comply With Kyoto Protocol Despite Lack of Ratification
May 11, 2001 ... Portugal will comply with the Kyoto Protocol commitments by 2010after its Council of Ministers approved the National Strategy forClimatic Change, said Portuguese Environment Minister Jose SocratesThursday. Socrates said the government has the will to comply with thetargets ...
Peru, Chile Threatens to Take EU to WTO Over Fishing
May 11, 2001 ... Peru and Chile will turn to the World Trade Organization (WTO) tosettle their disputes with the European Union (EU) over EUrestrictions on the fish food industry, a Peruvian official said onThursday. Peruvian Fishing Minister Ludwin Meier, said Chile and Peru, thetwo fish meal ...
Major News Items in Leading Philippine Newspapers
May 11, 2001 ... The following are major news items in leading Philippinenewspapers Friday. Manila Bulletin: -- The Philippine Supreme Court banned Thursday warrantlessarrests of suspected leaders and participants in May 1 violentdemonstration in the presidential ...
Five Italians Cleared of Match-fixing Charges
May 11, 2001 ... Five Italian footballers, who were banned for a year in a game-fixing scandal, were acquitted on appeal here Thursday. Three players from first division side Atalanta, Fabio Gallo,Sebastiano Siviglia, and Luciano Zauri, and two from second ...
Spanish PM Urges U.S. Deliberation of Missile Defense to Avoid
May 11, 2001 ... Tension MADRID, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Spanish Prime Minister Jose MarieAznar Thursday urged the United States to deliberate its missiledefense plan to guarantee that it will not cause tension worldwide. Aznar reaffirmed the stance at a press conference after talkswith visiting ...
Gas Leak in Sydney Forces Evacuation of 1,000
May 11, 2001 ... A major gas leak Friday forced the evacuation of more than 1,000people from six buildings in the city center of Sydney, southeastAustralia, Sydney's emergency services said. The gas leak occurred just before 8 a.m. (Australian EasternStandard Time), the services' spokesman ...
Australian Groups Oppose U.S. Missile Plan
May 11, 2001 ... Two Australian organizations Friday urged both the federalgovernment and the Labor opposition to reject the U.S. NationalMissile Defence (NMD) scheme. Fearing a new cold war and a resumption of the global nucleararms race, the Australian Peace Committee called on both ...
Australian Labor Opposes U.S. Missile Defence Plan
May 11, 2001 ... Australia should not be involved in the development of the UnitedStates' proposed missile defence system, opposition Labor leader KimBeazley said Friday ahead of a briefing with a U.S. envoy. Assistant U.S. Secretary of State James Kelly will brief theAustralian government and the ...
Serbian PM Visits Macedonia
May 11, 2001 ... Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic paid a short visit toMacedonia on Thursday and discussed with Macedonian leaders thesituation in Macedonia and southern Serbia, Macedonia's MIA newsagency reported. Djindjic met Macedonian president, prime minister and foreignminister ...
Indonesia Open Offers Higher Prize Money
May 11, 2001 ... Organizers of the Sanyo Indonesia Open badminton tournament willincrease prize money for the five- star tournament to 170,000 U.S.dollars to attract more world- class foreign players, particularlyfrom China, to compete at the event in July. Last year's event offered 150,000 U.S ....
Indonesia Has Chance to Beat China: Team Captain
May 11, 2001 ... Indonesia soccer team captain Bima Sakti radiated confidence overhis squad's chance of beating host China in the 2002 World Cup AsiaZone Group Nine qualifier at Kunming, China, on Sunday, the JakartaPost reported Friday. Bima said local soccer fans estimated that the visitor would ...
Charlotte Hornets Claw Back against Milwaukee Bucks
May 11, 2001 ... The Charlotte Hornets played aggressive at home to beat theMilwaukee Bucks 102-92 on Thursday, clawing back one game afterlosing the first two away games for 1- 2 in the semifinal series ofthe Eastern Conference. Jamal Mashburn scored his playoff-high 36 points, grabbed ...
Major News Items in Leading Indian Newspapers
May 11, 2001 ... The following are major news items in leading Indian newspapersFriday: The Hindu: -- In an act of high-handedness, personnel of India's BorderSecurity Force unleashed an unprovoked assault on 17 reporters,newscameramen and photojournalists of international and ...
Macedonian Troops Smash Four Rebel Groups
May 11, 2001 ... Macedonian security troops Thursday continued "selective strikes"against ethnic Albanian rebels and smashed four rebel groups, said amilitary spokesman. Defense Ministry spokesman Georgi Trendafilov told a pressconference that Macedonian artillery and tanks shelled ...
Greene Leads Japanese Athletics GP Stars
May 11, 2001 ... The fastest man in the world Maurice Greene of the United Stateswill lead a star-studded field at the IAAF Japanese Grand Prix thisweekend. Greene, who holds the men's 100 meters world record of 9.79, willface off against Sydney Olympic bronze medalist Obadele Thompson ofBarbados ...
U.S. Secretary of State Plans Trip to Africa
May 11, 2001 ... U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell plans to visit four Africancountries later this month, the State Department said Thursday. The secretary begins his trip on May 22 which will cover Mali,South Africa, Kenya and Uganda, the State Department said in astatement. Powell will ...
Nepal to Host World Meeting on Mountain Women
May 11, 2001 ... Nepal will host a "Global Meeting of Mountain Women" in 2002,bringing more than 300 delegates from around the world to discussthe entire gamut of issues related to mountain women. The meeting, under the aegis of the International Center forIntegrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), ...
Chinese Premier Starts Visit to Five Asian Nations
May 11, 2001 ... Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji left here Friday morning for anofficial visit to five Asian nations -- Pakistan, Nepal, Maldives,Sri Lanka and Thailand. Zhu is expected to discuss with leaders of the countriesbilateral relations and regional and international issues of mutualconcern, ...
NBA Playoff Result
May 11, 2001 ... Following is a result of Thursday's National BasketballAssociation second round playoff game (home team in ...
Indonesian government to Crack Down on Nationwide Illegal Logging
May 11, 2001 ... Indonesian government will launch a joint operation to crack downon rampant illegal logging which causes up to 4 billion U.S. dollarsin losses for the country every year, Justice and Human RightsMinister Baharuddin Lopa said here on Thursday. President Abdurrahaman Wahid had ...
Chinese President Meets Mexican Newspaperman (details added)
May 11, 2001 ... Chinese President Jiang Zemin met here Friday morning with MarioVazquez Rana, president of "Sol de Mexico," a leading newspaper inMexico.Jiang extended a welcome to Rana, and answered his questions onSino-Latin American relations, Sino-Mexican relations and China 'sviews on ...
Around 70 Pct of Coral Reefs in Indonesia Seriously Damaged: Reports
May 11, 2001 ... Some 70 percent of the coral reefs in Indonesia are badly damagedand difficult to rehabilitate, according to the report of a naturalresources management team of the State Environment Ministry. Nyoman Nurjaya, the team leader for the formulation of a bill onnatural resources ...
Sri Lanka to Hold National Census in July
May 11, 2001 ... Sri Lanka is to hold its 13th national census on population andhousing after 20 years on July 17. Director General of Census and Statistics A.G.W. Nanayakkara saidon Friday that the census will take place from 6 p.m. to midnight onthe day when enumerators will call on all ...
Thai Academics: TAMC to Be Help Revive Thai Economy
May 11, 2001 ... The newly-established Thai Asset Management Corporation (TAMC) isbelieved to help address the problem of non performance loans (NPLs)in the country's banking sector and revive the Thai economy in thelong-run, provided that its operation and management are fair andtransparent with no ...
Major News Items in Leading Pakistani English Newspapers
May 11, 2001 ... The following are major news items in leading Pakistani Englishnewspapers on Friday. Dawn: -- Pakistan has decided to award a lease contract for the SaindakCopper-Gold Project to a Chinese firm during a four-day visit ofChinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who is ...
Nepali Garment Exports Tumble for First time in Years
May 11, 2001 ... The Nepali garment export, which had been achieving double digitgrowth in the past years, has for the first time registered anegative growth rate due to a multiplicity of causes. Statistics released Friday by the Garment Association Nepal (GAN) showed that garment export to the ...
Kazakhstan Clears Hurdle to Join UEFA
May 11, 2001 ... Kazakhstan has been allowed to withdraw from the Asian FootballConfederation and apply to join Europe's governing soccer body UEFA. The Asian ...
Six-Country Ministerial Meeting on Drug Control Begins in Myanmar
May 11, 2001 ... A ministerial meeting of six MOU ( memorandum of understanding)countries on drug control in the sub- region of East Asia and thePacific, involving the U.N. Drug Control Program, began here Fridayfollowing the end of the one- day high-level bilateral meetings andthe two-day senior ...