Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, December 13:
Britain Says Uganda Safe for British Tourists
Dec 13, 2001 ... The British Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) has given agreenlight to all British tourists wishing to visit Uganda, sayingthat they are safe to travel, the New Vision newspaper reported onThursday. It is now safe to travel and tour the Bwindi and MgahingaNational Parks in ...
Foreign Exchange Rates in Philippines
Dec 13, 2001 ... The following are foreign exchange rates against the Philippinepeso released Thursday by the central bank of the Philippines: Thursday Wednesday U.S. dollar 51.972051.9590 Japanese yen 0.4128 0.4123 ...
Israel Decides to Sever All Contact With Arafat
Dec 13, 2001 ... The Israeli diplomatic- security cabinet has decided to sever allcontact with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and to launch wide-range military strikes against targets in the West Bank and the GazaStrip, said sources close to the cabinet early Thursday. The decision was made at an ...
Retailers from US, Japan to Open New Stores in China
Dec 13, 2001 ... Chinese people will enjoy a more professional shopping servicewhen the country's World Trade Organization membership brings aflood of multinational retailers. Thursday's China Daily quoted Pei Liang, secretary-general of theChina Chain-Store and Franchise Association, as saying ...
URGENT Israel Decides to Break All Contact With Arafat
Dec 13, 2001 ... The Israel cabinet decided on Thursday morning to sever allcontacts with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who was in hisRamallah residence when Israeli ground and air forces launchedovernight ...
Results from Orange Bowl Youth Tennis
Dec 13, 2001 ... Following are results in the Orange Bowl international youthtennis championships in Miami, Florida on Wednesday (prefix numberdenotes seeding):Boys under-18 Third round 1-Philipp Petzschner, Germany, bt Bastian Groenefeld, Germany, 6-2, 6-2 5-Robin ...
Shares Edge up in Brazil, Argentina
Dec 13, 2001 ... Latin America's two major stock markets of Sao Paulo and BuenosAires closed higher on Wednesday while trading was suspended inMexico for holidays. Buenos Aires' stock market closed with its Merval index up 0.85percent to end at 241.37 points, as compared to Tuesday's ...
Civil Charges Laid Against Thai Former Central Bank Governor
Dec 13, 2001 ... Prosecutors formally filed civil charges with the Civil Courtagainst former central bank governor Rerngchai Marakanond foralleged recklessness during the 1997 defense of the baht, theBangkok Post reported Thursday. The court announced that it will decide whether to formallyaccept ...
Nepali GDP Growth to Tumble to 14-Year Low
Dec 13, 2001 ... The Nepali economy in the fiscal year 2001/2002 is expected torecord the lowest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in 14 yearsdue to dwindling agriculture, manufacturing and tourism revenues,the Nepali Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) said Thursday. Preliminary estimates put the ...
Public to Have a Say on Travel Price
Dec 13, 2001 ... Chinese public could soon have a say on the price of tickets totravel by public transport on highways during the coming SpringFestival. Public hearings will occur if provincial pricing authoritiesdecide to float prices during the travel peak, according to theState Development ...
Myanmar to Launch Aerospace Engineering University
Dec 13, 2001 ... Myanmar will open an Aerospace Engineering University, the firstever in the country, in August next year, aiming at producinginternational-standard aerospace engineers and officers, accordingto sources at the Ministry of Science and Technology Thursday. At the university run by the ...
U.N. Assembly Urges Continued Work on Draft Accord Against
Dec 13, 2001 ... Terrorism UNITED NATIONS, December 12 (Xinhua) -- The legal committee ofthe U.N. General Assembly approved on Wednesday a draft resolutionon measures to eliminate international terrorism, a U.N. statementquoted an official as saying here. Mahmoud Al-Naman, rapporteur of the ...
Stewart Named U.S. Soccer Player of Year
Dec 13, 2001 ... Earnie Stewart was voted as the U.S. Soccer Player of the Yearafter he led his national soccer team in goals in 2001. Stewart, 32, received 290 points in the voting casted by Americanmedia members, with last year's winner Claudio Reyna finished secondon 205 points, and Jeff Agoos ...
Brazilian Sports Minister Receives Congressional Report on
Dec 13, 2001 ... Corruption BRASILIA, December 12 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Sports Minister CarlosMelles on Wednesday promised legislation aimed at cleaning up soccerafter receiving a 1,600-page investigation report. The report from senators Alvaro Dias and Geraldo Althoff accusedleading ...
Poland Taps Budget to Equip Soldiers for Afghanistan
Dec 13, 2001 ... The Polish Defense Ministry said a reserve budget would be usedto prepare and equip soldiers that would eventually be dispatched toAfghanistan, a Polish senior official said Wednesday. At a news conference following the meeting of a parliamentarydefense committee, Vice Minister of ...
Latvia, U.S. Sign Treaty
Dec 13, 2001 ... Latvia and the U.S. signed a treaty in Washington D.C. onDecember 12 for the prevention and proliferation of weapons of massdestruction, according to a local news agency. The 7-year treaty was signed by Latvian Foreign Minister IndualisBerzins and U.S. Under Secretary of Defense ...
Wei Jianxing Leaves Beijing for Three-Country Visit
Dec 13, 2001 ... Wei Jianxing, a member of the Standing Committee of the PoliticalBureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, leftBeijing Thursday morning to pay an official visit to Cambodia,Greece and Libya. Wei is at the invitation of the Cambodian People's Party ...
HK Stocks Open Lower
Dec 13, 2001 ... Hong Kong stocks opened at 11,803.02 points ...
World Cup Nordic Skiing Results
Dec 13, 2001 ... Following are the results of a Nordic skiing World Cup event heldat Brusson, Italy, on Wednesday: Men's 15 kilometers freestyle 1. Johann Muehlegg, Spain, 33 minutes 50.4 seconds 2. Christian Hoffmann, Austria, 34:14.3 3. Per Elofsson, Sweden, 34:22.9 4 ....
Israel to Sever Contacts with Arafat
Dec 13, 2001 ... Israeli diplomatic-security cabinet decided to sever contactswith Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat and launch large -scale military strikes in cities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip,according to sources close to the cabinet. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said at ...
ISRAELI TROOPS ENTERED RAMALLAH, SELF-ROLED PALESTINIAN CITY IN
Dec 13, 2001 ... WEST BANK, EARLY ON ...
Tanzanian Students Unable to Pay Back Govt. Loans
Dec 13, 2001 ... Former and current students in Tanzania's institutions of higherlearning owe the government over 8 billion Tanzanian shillings (about 8.6 million U.S. dollars) disbursed as study loans over thepast six years. Local media reported on Wednesday that the government was workingon ...
More Multinationals Locate R&D Centers in Shanghai
Dec 13, 2001 ... Over 40 multinationals, including IBM, Microsoft, Alcatal andBayer, have set up their regional or global research and development(R&D) centers in Shanghai, the biggest industrial and commercialcenter in China. The four Shanghai R&D centers were established over the ...
3-Year Repatriation Goal Urged for Myanmar Refugees in Thailand
Dec 13, 2001 ... An adviser to Defence Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh stressedthat Thailand should set a schedule of three years for therepatriation of Myanmar refugees and begin preparing for that goal,the Bangkok Post reported Thursday. Sanan Kajornklum, who played a key role in the return ...
Highlights of Major Beijing-Based Newspapers -- Dec. 13
Dec 13, 2001 ... Highlights of major Beijing- based newspapers Thursday: People's Daily -- Chinese President Jiang Zemin met Wednesday with Khin Nyunt,first secretary of the State Peace and Development Council ofMyanmar in Yangon. -- President Jiang Zemin said that the work relating to ...
One Robber Shot Dead, Two Escape With 220,000 Yuan in NE China
Dec 13, 2001 ... One of three armed robbers who plundered a security van carrying4 million yuan (480,000 U.S. dollars) Wednesday evening in JinzhouCity, northeast China's Liaoning Province, was shot dead on thespot. The other two escaped taking 220,000 yuan, said local police. The incident ...
Venezuela Extends Caracas Energy Agreement
Dec 13, 2001 ... The Venezuelan government on Wednesday extended the CaracasEnergy Agreement so as to continue providing Central American andCaribbean nations with crude oil under preferential conditions. The extension of the agreement was signed by Venezuelan PresidentHugo Chavez at the closing ...
Major News Items in Leading Philippine Newspaper
Dec 13, 2001 ... The following are major news items in leading Philippinenewspapers Thursday. Malaya: -- Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Lauro Baja said WednesdayMalaysia has asked the Philippines to be ready to receive formerAutonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Governor Nur Misuari ...
URGENT Israeli Troops Invade Ramallah After Sustained Air Raids
Dec 13, 2001 ... Israeli troops invaded the self- roled Palestinian city ofRamallah in West Bank on early Thursday morning after continuous airstrikes at Palestinian targets overnight. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was in his Ramallah residencewhen the attacks began, Palestinian ...
Sex Education Begins in East China University
Dec 13, 2001 ... The provincial normal university in east China's Fujian Provincehas offered an elective sex education course to students for thefirst time. The 32-hour course introduces basic sex information to studentsincluding physiology, psychology, ethics and health care. Students are ...
URGENT Israel Threatens to Widen Scope of Attacks on Palestine
Dec 13, 2001 ... The Israeli Inner Cabinet threatened on Thursday morning to widenthe scope of its military strikes against the establishments of thePalestinian National Authorities (PNA). The threat was issued with an ...
Nuggets Coach Suspended for Racial Profanity
Dec 13, 2001 ... NBA coach Dan Issel of the Denver Nuggets was suspended onWednesday for four games for shouting a profanity and sensitiveethnic remarks at a fan. As he walked off the court after a 99-96 loss to the CharlotteHornets on Tuesday, Issel yelled back to a fan "go drink anotherbeer, ...
Brazil, Russia to Boost Nuclear, Military Cooperation
Dec 13, 2001 ... Russia and Brazil on Wednesday signed an agreement here tobolster nuclear, military and trade cooperation between the twocountries. The agreement was signed during Russian Prime Minister MikhailKasyanov's visit. The two countries agreed to increase cooperation in the ...
Chinese Scientist Upgrades Bee Venom Therapy (1)
Dec 13, 2001 ... A Chinese Scientist and his colleagues have cured thousands ofpatients with chronic and intractable diseases by using an upgradedbee venom therapy. The upgraded therapy inventor, Miao Xiaoqing, a professor withthe Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, said the therapy isof ...
Portuguese Cup Fifth Round Results
Dec 13, 2001 ... Following are the results of Portuguese Cup fifth round matchesplayed on Wednesday (Roman numerals denote division of non-premierleague teams): Vila Real (II) beat Beira-Mar 2-1 Estarreja (III) tied Taipas (II) 0-0 Moreirense (II) lost to Leixoes (II) ...
Japan's Current Account Surplus Up 14 Percent in October
Dec 13, 2001 ... Japan's current account surplus rose to 865.1 billion yen (6.92billion U.S. dollars) in October, up 14 percent over the same monthlast year, the Japanese Finance Ministry said in a preliminaryreport Thursday. The increase is partly because terrorist attacks in the UnitedStates ...
Latin American, Caribbean Nations Urged to Fund Indian Programs
Dec 13, 2001 ... The 4th General Assembly of the Fund for the Development of theIndian Peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean was convened hereon Wednesday, with a call on governments to further support programsfor the benefit of aboriginal peoples. The president of the fund council, Luis ...
Chinese Scientist Upgrades Bee Venom Therapy (2)
Dec 13, 2001 ... Experts say bee venom can help blood flow smoothly in humanbodies and can rehabilitate cells. It can inhibit the growth ofbacteria and the development of inflammation. A traditional way of collecting bee venom is to cut the stingsfrom bees and extract the venom after sundering the ...
Rapid Economic Growth Exceeds Predicted in Shandong
Dec 13, 2001 ... East China's Shandong Province, a major economic powerhouse ofthe country, is expected to register 10 percent increase in grossdomestic product this year, higher than the previously predictednine percent, according to a government official in Shandong. Statistics show that in the ...
Xinhua World News Summary at 0030 GMT, December 13
Dec 13, 2001 ... WASHINGTON -- A U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber crashed into the IndianOcean Wednesday when returning from a bombing mission in Afghanistanand all the four crew aboard have been rescued, the Pentagon said. The plane went down about 48 kilometers north of Diego Garcia, aBritish-controlled ...
Asia's Largest Rice Silo Built in Thailand
Dec 13, 2001 ... The biggest rice silo in Asia has been established in Thailand ina bid to secure sustainable competitiveness of the world's largestrice exporting nation, the state-owned radio reported Thursday. The silo, situated in Phichit province, 344 kilometers north ofBangkok, has a total ...
Kirch Sells World Cup Rights in Italy for 138 Million Dollars
Dec 13, 2001 ... The Munich-based media group Kirch on Wednesday sold thetelevision rights for the 2002 and 2006 World Cups in Italy tochannel RAI for 299 billion lira (138 million U.S. dollars). Under the agreement, RAI will be allowed to broadcast all 64matches of the 2002 competition in South ...
Major News Items in Leading Japanese Newspapers
Dec 13, 2001 ... The following are major news items in leading Japanese newspapersThursday. Asahi, Yomiuri, Mainichi, Nihon Keizai: -- The powerful tax policy panel under Japan's ruling LiberalDemocratic Party (LDP) decided on Wednesday to scrap plans to raisetaxes on cigarettes and low-malt ...
China Cracks Down on False Medical Treatment
Dec 13, 2001 ... A nationwide medical inspection was launched recently to counterrampant false diagnoses and illegal medical treatment by peoplewanting the drug retail industry to thrive. Thursday's China Daily reported that drug producers and wholesalecompanies employ salespersons and medical ...
German Cup Results
Dec 13, 2001 ... Following are the results of German Cup matches played onWednesday (I denotes first division, II second, A amateurs): Third round Eintracht Frankfurt (II) lost to Hertha Berlin (I) 1-2 KFC Uerdingen (A) tied Cologne (I) 1-1 (Cologne won 5-3 ...
Sharon: Arafat "No Longer Relevant"
Dec 13, 2001 ... The Israeli Inner Cabinet met late Wednesday night and claimedthat Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat was "no longerrelevant." The meeting was convened by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharonfollowing Palestinian shootings near the settlement of Emmanuel andthe suicide ...
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Calls for Unity, Calm
Dec 13, 2001 ... Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has called forunity and calm and appealed to the people to desist from violencewhile asking the police to take legal action against perpetratorsirrespective of their political bias, the state-run Daily Newsreported on ...
Israeli Troops Continue Strikes on Palestinian Sites
Dec 13, 2001 ... The Israeli air strikes against Palestinian targets in the GazaStrip and West Bank, which began on Tuesday night, were continuingincessantly until early Thursday morning. At least one Palestinian was killed and 25 others were injured inwhat was believed to be a retaliation for an ...
Central China's Refinery Turns Plastic Waste Into Oil
Dec 13, 2001 ... An oil refinery in central China's Hunan province has recentlywon high praise from domestic environmental experts for its use ofwaste plastic products as raw materials. Currently, the refinery can convert 30,000 tons of waste plasticinto 20,000 tons of gasoline and diesel oil in ...
"National Unity Concept" Should Be Maintained: Megawati
Dec 13, 2001 ... Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri has called onIndonesian society to maintain the country's "national unityconcept" as a means preserving national unity beside improving theirvision. "The national unity concept must be maintained. We have toimprove it from time to ...
Former Colombian Soccer Player Shot to Death
Dec 13, 2001 ... Former Colombian player Norberto Cadavid, who was part of thenational soccer team in the 1980s, was shot dead by an unidentifiedgunman in the downtown of Medellin, Antioquia province, police saidon Wednesday. Cadavid, 39, was gunned down on Tuesday by an attacker who shothim on ...
Caribbean Leaders Pledge Commitment to Fighting Terrorism
Dec 13, 2001 ... Leaders of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) on Wednesdaypledged to intensify the fight against terrorism. The commitment was contained in the Declaration of Margarita andthe Plan of Action which were adopted at the end of the two- day ACSsummit. The Declaration of ...
Posthumous Award for Yachtsman Blake
Dec 13, 2001 ... The International Olympic Committee (IOC) plans to give aposthumous award of its Olympic Order to New Zealand yachtsman PeterBlake who was murdered by pirates on the Amazon river last week. IOC president Jacques Rogge, a former Olympic yachtsman, made theannouncement after a ...
Sports-Yearender: Bittersweet Year for Chinese Soccer League
Dec 13, 2001 ... EDS-Xinhua will release a series of year-end sports stories from By Sportswriter Ma Xiangfei BEIJING, December 13 (Xinhua) -- As its professional soccerleague progressed into the eighth year, Chinese soccer fulfilled adream of 44 years by booking a place in the World Cup ...
Tension Grows as Israel Severs Contacts with Arafat
Dec 13, 2001 ... by Ming Dajun JERUSALEM,December 13 (Xinhua) -- Israel decided early Thursdayto sever contacts with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and launchwide-ranging military strikes in West Bank and Gaza Strip cities ina move deemed to add fuel to the already-tense regional ...
Major News Items in Leading Indian Newspapers
Dec 13, 2001 ... Following are major news items in leading Indian newspapers onThursday. The Times of India: -- India Wednesday successfully test fired the 250-km extendedrange version of "Prithvi" missile from the Interim Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur-on-sea, in east India's Orissa ...
Indonesian Economy Predicted to Grow 3.5 to 4 Percent This Year
Dec 13, 2001 ... Bank Indonesia has seen an improvement in the country's economyin the fourth quarter this year and is predicting a growth by 3.5 to4 percent this year, the central bank spokesman Halim Alamsyah said. He was quoted by the Antara News Agency Thursday as saying thatthe governors of ...
Russian President Backs Caribbean Region
Dec 13, 2001 ... Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his support for theCaribbean region and an interest in cooperating with the Associationof Caribbean States ( ACS), said an official communique received atthe third ACS Summit here Wednesday. In the communique, Putin said his country is ...
Earnie Stewart Named U.S. Player of Year
Dec 13, 2001 ... Earnie Stewart was selected Honda Player of the Year for theUnited States on Wednesday after leading the U.S. national soccerteam in scoring in 2001. The 32-year-old midfielder-forward received 290 points in votingby media members who cover the sport in America. Last year' ...
Argentina to Be Based at Utsukushimori for World Cup
Dec 13, 2001 ... Argentina will make their next year's World Cup base atUtsukushimori, 230 kilometers north of Tokyo, the ArgentinianFootball Federation (AFA) announced on Wednesday. The base at Utsukushimori, near to Fukushima, has good trainingfacilities and has satisfied the stringent ...
Leading North China Port to Invest Heavily
Dec 13, 2001 ... Tianjin Port, the leading port in north China, will pour 12billion yuan (1.44 billion U.S. dollars) into infrastructureconstruction over the next 10 years. Sources with Tianjin Port said that the huge investment will gotoward changing six bulk cargo berths into four container ...
4,000-Year-Old Pottery Drum Discovered in NW China
Dec 13, 2001 ... A drum with both pottery frame and drumhead has been discoveredrecently in Qinghai Province, northwest China. Liang Jinzhi, a music professor with the Qinghai Teachers'University who found the drum, confirmed that this is the first timea drum of this kind has been found in ...
Imperial Vase Reaches High Price at Auction
Dec 13, 2001 ... An imperial pottery vase, engraved with patterns of flowers anddragons and confirmed to be produced during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), fetched 8 million yuan (about 1 million U.S. dollars) here atthe recent 2001 Autumn Auctions. Bidding for the vase claimed to be used by emperor ...
English League Cup Quarter-final Result
Dec 13, 2001 ... Following is the result of an English League Cup quarter-finalsoccer match played on Wednesday: Chelsea beat Newcastle United 1-0 Played on ...
Rogge to Call for Peace at Start of Salt Lake Olympic Games
Dec 13, 2001 ... International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge isto call for world peace in his speech at the opening ceremony ofnext February's Winter Olympics even though a U.N. resolution for an"Olympic Truce" during the Games does not request a cease-fire inhostilities. The ...