Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, October 12:
News Analysis: Israel Keeps "Low Profile" in U.S. War Against
Oct 12, 2001 ... News Analysis: Israel Keeps "Low Profile" in U.S. War AgainstTerrorism By Ming Dajun JERUSALEM, October 12 (Xinhua) -- The U.S.-led airstrikes againstAfghanistan is now entering its sixth day, while Israel is playingan unaccustomed and unwanted role and keeping a low ...
Indonesian Govt Commits to Fighting Terrorism
Oct 12, 2001 ... The Indonesian government is committed to fighting terrorism -- auniversal evil, Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda said here Friday. "International terrorism has been a long-time concern ofIndonesia. We are therefore firmly committed to a multilateralstruggle against this universal ...
Trading on Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Oct 12, 2001 ... Following are Friday's major Hang Seng Indexes managed andcompiled by HSI Service Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of HangSeng Bank: Index: Close Previous Close Change Hang Seng Index (HSI) 10,274 10,522-248 HSI Sectors: ...
Major News Items in Leading Egyptian Newspapers
Oct 12, 2001 ... The following are major news itemsin leading Egyptian newspaperson Friday. Al Ahram: -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher said on Thursday thatArabs will not accept any aggression against any Arab country,reiterating that Egypt's stance on combating the ...
China's Third Quarter Forex Trade Surges
Oct 12, 2001 ... China's inter-bank foreign exchange transactions volume amountedto 20.191 billion U.S. dollars in the third quarter of this year,with the daily trade volume hitting 301 million U.S. dollars. The daily transaction volume was 35 percent higher than the dailyfigure for the second ...
URGENT: Us Attack to Focus more on Taliban Forces, Leaders
Oct 12, 2001 ... US-led military strikes against Afghanistan are to focus more onTaliban ...
Major Exchange Rates in Pakistan
Oct 12, 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 62.45 61.95 ...
Michael Jordan Plays First NBA Pre-Season Games for Wizards
Oct 12, 2001 ... Michael Jordan played his first pre-season games Thursday nightfor the Washington Wizards against the Detroit Pistons, scoring fourof eight shots in 16 minutes for an 85-95 loss. Jordan, tagged as "Air Man" in his 13-year career with theChicago Bulls for six NBA titles, started the ...
1stlead: Second Mad Cow Disease Case Found in Japan
Oct 12, 2001 ... A cow suspected of having mad cow disease has been found atTokyo's central wholesale market, the Tokyo metropolitan governmentsaid Friday. If the results are confirmed, it will be the second case ofmadcow disease in Japan following one found last month in ChibaPrefecture, ...
U.S. Embassy Condemns Kidnappers in Southern Philippines
Oct 12, 2001 ... Amidst reports that some pieces of human remains have beenconfirmed to belong to the American hostage Guillermo Sobero, theUnited States embassy in Manila has issued a statement condemninghis execution by the Abu Sayyaf. In the statement, the U.S. embassy strongly condemned the act ...
British Airways Begins Flight Between London, Addis Ababa
Oct 12, 2001 ... British Airways has started its twice-weekly flights betweenLondon and Addis Ababa. The new flight service, which operates onTuesday and Friday, would create new opportunities for businesstrade and tourism between Europe and Eastern Africa, said DesHetherington, chief executive of ...
Australian Grand Prix Qualifying Results
Oct 12, 2001 ... Following are Friday's first qualifying session for theAustralian 500cc Grand Prix on the 4.448-kilometer Phillip Islandcircuit on Sunday: 1. Garry McCoy, Australia, Yamaha, 1 minute, 34.104 seconds 2. Alex Barros, Brazil, Honda, 1:34.199 3. Valentino Rossi, Italy, ...
1stlead: At Least Six Killed in Kabul During Fresh U.S. Attacks
Oct 12, 2001 ... At least 6 civilians were killed in Kabul, capital ofAfghanistan, during the fresh U.S.-ledair attacks Thursday night,according to the Pakistan-based AfghanIslamic Press (AIP). It said planes and cruise missiles pounded Qargha area in westernKabul in fierce bombardment. At least 6 ...
Xinhua Stock Index Up
Oct 12, 2001 ... The Xinhua A-Stock Index closed at 1,388.51 points Friday, up42.33 points from the last close. The market opened at 1,345.07 points. Transactions totaled483,038,500 shares. The Xinhua Stock Index is ...
HK Stocks Close Lower
Oct 12, 2001 ... Hong Kong stocks ended at 10,274.13 points ...
URGENT Pakistani Protesters Attack Government Building, Shop
Oct 12, 2001 ... Pakistani militants protestingover US-led attacks on Afghanistanattacked a government building,and set fire a Kentucky Fried ...
Chinese State Councilor Meets French Guest
Oct 12, 2001 ... State Councilor and secretary-general of the State Council WangZhongyu met here Friday with Michel Sapin, French ...
URGENT: Russian Border Guard Shot Dead on Tajik-Afghan border
Oct 12, 2001 ... A Russian border guard was shot dead on the Tajik-Afghan borderovernight by six ...
URGENT: Death Toll in Afghan Village Bombed by U.S. Hits 160
Oct 12, 2001 ... At least 160 bodies have beenrecovered from a village in ...
OIC Members Urged to Secure Fair Share of Tourism Industry
Oct 12, 2001 ... Member states of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC)should work for securing a fair share of the world tourism industry,OIC secretary-general Abdelouahed Belkeziz said Friday. Their share in world tourism was still insignificant despitetheir countries being blessed with ...
Floods Claim More Lives in Vietnam
Oct 12, 2001 ... The seasonal floods in Vietnam's Mekong delta have claimed 241lives, including 193 children to date, Vietnam News Agency reportedFriday. On Wednesday alone, the flooding killed seven children and twoadults, when it swept through 54 districts and townships across ...
Shenzhen Stock Index Up
Oct 12, 2001 ... The Component Stock Index on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange closedat 3,384.69 points Friday, up 110.36 points from the last close,according to Guangfa Securities Co.,Ltd. A Share ...
Chinese Insurance Firms Form Alliance
Oct 12, 2001 ... Four Chinese insurance firms have formed an alliance forstrategic cooperation, the first such deal in China's insuranceindustry. With the green light from the China Insurance RegulatoryCommission, the four insurance firms, based in Shanghai, Xi'an,Shenzhen and Urumqi ...
Emperor's Hunting Ground Becomes Paradise of Wild Animals
Oct 12, 2001 ... Saihanba, a well-known royal hunting ground during the Qingdynasty (1644-1911), has now turned into a paradise for 100 rareanimal species. Saihanba, located in the Manchu-Mongolian Autonomous County ofWeichang in north China's Hebei Province, used to be a forested areawith a ...
New Zealand Stocks Close Higher
Oct 12, 2001 ... The New Zealand sharemarket closed higher here Friday. The NZSE40 Index ended 31 points higher at 1,903 with a turnoverof 33 million New Zealand dollars (13.7 million U.S. dollars). Contact Energy rocketed 46 cents to 391 cents and financial giantTower 20 to 505 ...
Scientists Discover Evolution of Mammals' Middle Ear
Oct 12, 2001 ... Four Chinese scientists have discovered that three auditoryossicles in the mammalian middle ear evolved from the only oneossicle of primitive reptiles, whichis solid proof of the linealrelationship between reptiles and mammals. The latest find reached by Wang Yuanqing, Hu Yaoming ...
Milutinovic Declines "Miraculous Coach" Title
Oct 12, 2001 ... Chinese national soccer team coach Bora Milutinovic said onFriday that he preferred not to be called "miraculous coach". The Yugoslav gave the remarks at a post-training news conferencewhen a reporter called him "miraculous coach". "In my opinion, titles like 'miraculous coach' ...
Ullrich Edges Millar to Win Time-Trial Title (Updated)
Oct 12, 2001 ... German rider Jan Ullrich on Thursday won the men's elite timetrial event in 51 minutes 49.99 seconds around a 38.2-kilometercourse in Lisbon's Monsanto park, repeating the title he captured inItaly in 1999. Just 6.3 seconds was enough to separate the Olympic road racechampion ...
"We Do Not Know About Presence of Terrorist Network": Indonesian
Oct 12, 2001 ... Defense Minister JAKARTA, October 12 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian Defense MinisterMatori Abdul Djalil Friday said he could not make any response tothe allegations that an international terrorist networkassociatedwith the U.S.' most-wanted Osama bin Laden existed inIndonesia, before he ...
Foreign Exchange Rates in Hong Kong
Oct 12, 2001 ... Following are the foreign exchange rates against the Hong Kongdollar, released by Bank of China Group at 17:00 HKT here on Friday: buysellGerman mark 359.45 361.55 Japanese yen 640.35 642.75 ...
Philippine Stocks Recover
Oct 12, 2001 ... Philippine stocks reversed a five-day slide on Friday followingtwo straight days of hefty gains on Wall Street. The 33-company main index, Phisix, jumped 27.84 points, or2.81percent, to end at 1,017.87. It dipped below 1,000 points onWednesday for the first time since 1991 and fell ...
HK Stocks Lower at Midday
Oct 12, 2001 ... Hong Kong stocks ended the morning session at ...
Indonesian House Speaker Asks Govt to be Clear-Cut on Afghanistan
Oct 12, 2001 ... Indonesian House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung Fridayurged the governmentto make another statement with more clear-cutwording on the Afghanistan issue. "The government has responded (to the House's call to issue astatement on the Afghanistan conflict). Only, it was ...
URGENT: Kabul, Kandahar Hit by US Warplanes
Oct 12, 2001 ... Afghanistan's Kabul and Kandahar are the two cities hit ...
Beijing Sees Better Air Quality
Oct 12, 2001 ... Travelers and residents in Beijing enjoyed fresher air and saw abrighter moon than in the past during the recent traditional MoonFestival, which fell on October 1. "The moon is brighter than before and I guess it is because thereis less pollution in the air," said Qin, a ...
Clashes Between Police, Protesters in Karachi, Pakistan
Oct 12, 2001 ... Hundreds of Pakistani Islamic groups followers clashed withpolice in the southern port city of Karachi Friday morning, throwingstones and setting a restaurant on fire, according to news reachinghere. The restaurant was U.S. fast food KFC-licensed. Witnesses werequoted as saying ...
Australian Sharemarket Closed Stronger
Oct 12, 2001 ... The Australian sharemarket closed higher Friday. According to the Australian Associated Press, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index added 25.9 points to close at 3225.1 while the allordinaries rose 25.9 points to 3159.0. National turnover reached 573.4 million shares worth ...
Major News Items in Leading Nigerian Newspapers
Oct 12, 2001 ... The following are major news items in leading Nigerian newspaperson Friday. Vanguard: -- In line with the on-going global fight against terrorism, theCentral Bank of Nigeria Thursday directed all banks and financialinstitutions in the country to confirm the existence or ...
WFP and IFAD Offer More Aid to China's Agriculture Sector
Oct 12, 2001 ... The World Food Program (WFP) and International Fund forAgriculture Development (IFAD) will continue to provide preferentialloans and give free grain worth 710 million yuan (85 million U.S.dollars) each year to China's impoverished western regions for thenext five years, said sourcesat an ...
EBC Loans Contributes to Shanghai's Development
Oct 12, 2001 ... The Everbright Bank of China (EBC) has granted over 13 billionyuan (1.57 billion U.S. dollars) of loans in recent years to helpShanghai's urban and economic development. The EBC's Shanghai Branch recently provided 663 million yuan(some 80 million U.S. dollars) in loans to help ...
African Preparatory Conference for World Summit to Be Held in Kenya
Oct 12, 2001 ... The African Preparatory Conference for the World Summit onSustainable Development will beheld here from October 15 to 18, theUnited Nations Environment Program (UNEP) announced here Friday. The conference to be attended by more than 50 African nationaldelegations will discuss ...
Two Hundred Killed in Airstrikes
Oct 12, 2001 ... Deputy governor of Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province says200 ...
Shenzhen Stock Exchange Hopes to Resume A Share Listing
Oct 12, 2001 ... The Shenzhen Stock Exchange, one of only two bourses on theChinese mainland, has applied to the China Securities RegulatoryCommission to resume listing A shares designed for domesticinvestors in China. The application has been under tense discussions, said Yu Youjun,Mayor of ...
Thai Prime Minister Arrives in Philippines for 2-day Visit
Oct 12, 2001 ... Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrived in the Philippineson Friday morning for a two-day visit designed to strengthenbilateral relations. Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs ...
Air Quality of Major Chinese Cities -- Oct.12
Oct 12, 2001 ... Report on the quality of air in47 major Chinese cities (12:00October 11 to 12:00 October 12) as released Friday by the ChinaEnvironmental Monitoring Center: City Major Pollutant Air Quality Level Beijing particulate matter...
U.S. Senate Gives More Powers to Police for Fighting Terrorism
Oct 12, 2001 ... The U.S. Senate on Thursday night approved a bill to give the law-enforcing forces more powersto fight terrorism. The legislation included toughening laws against moneylaundering, which may have connections with terrorism, drugtrafficking or organized crime. The bill will bar ...
Philippine Government, Rebels to Resume Peace Talks Next Week
Oct 12, 2001 ... Peace talks between the Philippine government and the MoroIslamic Liberation Front (MILF)will resume October 16 in KualaLumpur, Malaysia, MILF spokesman Eid Kabalu said Friday. The three-day talks will focus on hammering out the details ofthe ceasefire agreement signed in Tripoli ...
Xinhua Summary of Major Asia-Pacific News, Friday, October 12
Oct 12, 2001 ... JAKARTA -- The Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Policeofficers said they had not discovered any Al-Qaeda network in thecountry as claimed by the United States. "I have not seen it, perhaps the official was referring it to theAbu Sayyaf group or those in the Philippines ....
URGENT: 160 Bodies Found Under Ruins of Destroyed Afghan Village
Oct 12, 2001 ... Some 160 Bodies Found Under Ruins of ...
Major News Items in Leading British Newspapers
Oct 12, 2001 ... The following are major news items in leading British newspaperson Friday: The Daily Telegraph: -- Several thousand British troops could be committed to a winterwar in the mountains of Afghanistan to flush out Osama bin Laden andhelp topple the Taleban regime, the head of the ...
Shanghai Stock Index Up
Oct 12, 2001 ... The Composite Index on the Shanghai Stock Exchange closed at1,691.32 points Friday, up 53.00points from the last close,according to Guangfa Securities Co.,Ltd. A Share ...
Scattered Protests, Violence in Pakistani Cities
Oct 12, 2001 ... Scattered protests and violence have taken place in somePakistani cities as leaders of some major Islamic political partiescalled for nationwide demonstrations for Friday and a nationwidestrike for Monday to protest the U.S.-led airstrikes againstneighboring ...
U.S. Predawn Airstrikes Pounds Kabul
Oct 12, 2001 ... Two waves of U.S. warplanes pounded positions north and east ofthe Afghan capital Kabul predawn Friday, according to news reportsreaching here from Kabul. The ruling Taliban of Afghanistan claimed at least 200 people hadbeen killed two days earlier in the U.S.-led airstrikes in ...
Foreign Exchange Rates in New Zealand
Oct 12, 2001 ... The following are foreign exchange rates against the New Zealanddollar here on Friday. Friday Thursday Australian dollar 0.8277...
Ancient Site for Sacrificial Rituals Discovered
Oct 12, 2001 ... A large site used for sacrificial rituals 3,000 years ago hasbeen discovered in Yanshi,once the capital of the Shang Dynasty(1600 to 1046 B.C), in the western part of central China's HenanProvince. At the site, believed to be used by the royal family forsacrifices, archaeologists ...
Thai Electronics Export to Fall 40 Percent This Year
Oct 12, 2001 ... Thailand's electronics export is expected to plummet up to 40percent in value this year on a year-on-year basis, as a result ofglobal economic slump, the Board of Investment (BOI) said hereFriday. This signified a harsh downturn for the sector, which exportedsome 9 billion U.S ....
DPRK Postpones Exchange of Visiting Group of Separated Families
Oct 12, 2001 ... with South Korea PYONGYANG, October 12 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People'sRepublic of Korean (DPRK) and South Korea has decided to postponethe exchange of 4th visiting group of separated families andrelatives and the dispatch of DPRK's taekwon-do team to Seoul. A spokesman ...
Xinhua Summary of Asia-Pacific Economic News, Friday, October 12
Oct 12, 2001 ... SHANGHAI -- Shanghai has started to build a medium-size andgarden-like town for half a million people to live and work outsidethe city proper. Local officials said the new town will be based in SongjiangDistrict in Shanghai, and will be the first of its kind in Shanghaiand will ...
China, Papua New Guinea Mark 25th Anniversary of Bilateral Ties
Oct 12, 2001 ... The premiers of the People's Republic of China and theIndependent State of Papua New Guinea Friday exchanged messages ofcongratulations on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of theestablishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries whichfalls on the day. Chinese Premier ...
Thailand's Chicken Export Enjoys Record Growth
Oct 12, 2001 ... The prospect of food exports remains promising, particularly thechicken export, which enjoys arecord high in 30 years, the Thai NewsAgency(TNA) said Friday. Chief executive officer Adirek Sripratak in charge of operationatCharoen Pokhaphand Foods(CPF), was quoted as saying that ...
Shanghai Residents Favor Treasury Bonds: Survey
Oct 12, 2001 ... Shanghai people have shown increasing interest in buying treasurybonds in the third quarter of the year, according to a survey by theShanghai Branch of the People's Bank of China. The survey shows that some 25.5 percent of the sampled peoplehave bought treasury bonds, up 8 percent ...
Russian Guard, 6 Afghans Killed on Tajik-Afghan Border
Oct 12, 2001 ... A Russian border guard and sixAfghan drug smugglers were shotdead overnight in fighting at the Tajik-Afghan border, said reportsreaching here from Tajikistan's capital of Dushanbe. This was the first time this year that a Russian guard was killedon the Tajik-Afghan border, Russian ...
CFA Changes Mind To Spur Players to Move Abroad
Oct 12, 2001 ... Since China has qualified for the World Cup 2002, the ChineseFootball Association (CFA) changedits mind and is urging Chineseplayers to join high-level overseasleagues. CFA vice president Nan Yong said on Thursday that the Chinesesoccer body would no longer prevent its ...
Major News Items in Leading Pakistani Newspapers
Oct 12, 2001 ... The following are major news items in leading Pakistani Englishnewspapers on Friday. Dawn: -- Pakistan said on Thursday that it wanted peaceful settlementofall its disputes with India, including the issue of Kashmir, but itwas ready to repulse any aggression. The ...
URGENT: At Least Six Killed in Kabul During Fresh
Oct 12, 2001 ... U.S. Attacks ISLAMABAD, October 12 (Xinhua) --At least 6 civilians were killedin Kabul ...