Xinhua News Agency back issues from Wednesday, December 26:
News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1)
Dec 26, 2001 ... Following are news items from the Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua inHong Kong Tuesday: Major News Items in Leading Japanese Newspapers Major News Items in Leading Philippine Newspapers Church Services Proceed in Peace on Christmas Indonesia to Intensify Control of ...
Indian Troops Kill 13 Pakistani Soldiers
Dec 26, 2001 ... Indian troops killed 13 Pakistani soldiers and destroyed 18 oftheir bunkers on Tuesday in"retaliatory" strikes along the line ofcontrol in south Kashmir, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported. For the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday, Indian defense sourcesin the area claimed, ...
Summer Resort Protects Wetland
Dec 26, 2001 ... Qinhuangdao City, a well-known Summer resort in north China'sHebei Province, has been protecting local wetland as part of itsenvironmental efforts in recent years. The city, with a 124.6-km-long coastline, has set up a number ofnature reserves on its wetland where regulations have ...
SAARC Summit Preparations Completed: Nepali Official
Dec 26, 2001 ... All necessary preparations for the forthcoming 11th summit of theSouth Asian Association forRegional Cooperation (SAARC) have beencompleted, the state-run Radio Nepal quoted a Nepali official assaying Wednesday. Nepali Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat told the radio that ...
Major News Items in Leading Philippine Newspapers
Dec 26, 2001 ... The following are major news items in leading Philippinenewspapers Wednesday. The Daily Tribune: -- Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said Tuesday sheis going to embark on a road show to far-flung areas in the countrystarting January 2 to mark the first anniversary ...
Chinese Capital Builds New Museum
Dec 26, 2001 ... The Chinese capital started Tuesday to build a new CapitalMuseum, one that will be the largest cultural building constructedin the city since 1949, the year the People's Republic of china wasfounded. The new museum, located at the western section of Chang'anAvenue, aims to become ...
Kazakhstan Sends 54 Athletes to Salt Lake Winter Olympics
Dec 26, 2001 ... Kazakhstan has decided to send a total of 54 athletes to competein the Winter Olympic Gamesin Salt Lake, United States. The Kazakhstan athletes will at compete at seven events includingbiathlon, alpine skiing, speed skating, ...
Peru Official Stresses Need to Support Anti-Drug Fight
Dec 26, 2001 ... Peru's anti-drug chief on Tuesdayunderscored the need to put moremoney in the fight against drug-trafficking and the substitution ofillicit crops. "Drugs do not only damage the individual, but the country aswell, and that's why they must be battled," said Ricardo Vega,whochairs ...
Heavy Rains Leave At least 40 Dead in Brazil
Dec 26, 2001 ... At least 40 people werekilled and 68 others missing in the heavytorrential rains which have been falling on Brazil's state of Rio deJaneiro since Sundaynight, civil defense authorities said here onTuesday. More than 2,000 people were left homeless and the death tollcould rise as ...
Portugal Ends Search for Missing Cypriot Ship
Dec 26, 2001 ... Portuguese rescuers Tuesday abandoned their search for 27 crewmembers of a Cypriot freighter which was reported missing off theAzores Islands Saturday, the Naval Command from the Atlanticarchipelago said. The decision was made after a Portuguese surveillance planespotted a second ...
Philippine Military Shrugs Off Mindanao Terrorists' Threat
Dec 26, 2001 ... The Philippine military and police authorities downplayed thethreat of the so-called MindanaoFederal Army (MFA) group, who isresponsible for a foiled bomb attack at a radio station in Cotabatocity in the south. Members of the MFA were just drawing attention to themselves, ...
Highlights of Major Beijing-Based Newspapers - Dec. 26
Dec 26, 2001 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers Wednesday: People's Daily -- Zhejiang Province has made remarkable economic achievements inthe year 2001. -- Vice Premier Li Lanqing has urged localities to takePresident Jiang Zemin's "Three Represent's" thought as ...
U.S. Edges Czech Republic 3-1 at World Junior Ice Hockey
Dec 26, 2001 ... The United States Edged the Czech Republic 3-1 in the openingmatch of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Pardubice,Czech Republic on TUesday. American Kristopher Vernansky opened the scoring at 7:26 inthefirst period and his compatriot Christopher Higgins was ...
Brazil to Receive 100 Afghan Refugees
Dec 26, 2001 ... Brazil is set to receive from January about 100 Afghan refugeeswho were forced to flee home following the internal war in theirhomeland, a government official said on Tuesday. Elizabeth Sussekind, president of Brazil's National Committee forRefugees, said the ...
Nepal Makes Arrangement of Traffic for SAARC Summit
Dec 26, 2001 ... The Nepali government has made arrangements for vehicular trafficin Kathmandu valley in view of the 11th SAARC (South AsianAssociation for Regional Cooperation) Summit to be held from January4 to 6, 2002 in Kathmandu, the state-run English daily The RisingNepal said ...
Christmas Sales Drop in Argentina
Dec 26, 2001 ... Argentina's Christmas sales dropped by 50 percent from those oflast year, the ArgentineCommercial Activities Coordination Officerevealed Tuesday. The sector organization said most Argentine consumers thisyearpreferred low-price gifts averaging 12 dollars, reflecting thefact that ...
Xinhua World News Summary at 0030 GMT, December 26
Dec 26, 2001 ... NEW DELHI -- Indian troops killed 13 Pakistani soldiers anddestroyed 18 of their bunkers on Tuesday in"retaliatory" strikesalong the line of control in south Kashmir, the Press Trust of India(PTI) reported. For the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday, Indian defense sourcesin the ...
Tibet's 1st Railway Tunnel Dug Through
Dec 26, 2001 ... The two sections of the first railway tunnel under constructionin the Tibet Autonomous Region have been connected Monday, afteralmost six months of hard work of local railway builders. The tunnel, which is located 13 km away from Lhasa, the regionalcapital, is ...
Verona-bound Nigmatullin Dreams of Playing for AC Milan
Dec 26, 2001 ... Lokomotiv Moscow goalkeeper Ruslan Nigmatullin, who signed a 4-1/2-year contract with Italian Serie A side Verona earlier this month,said on Tuesday the team he really dreamed of playing for was ACMilan. Russia's Sport-Express newspaper asked him if Verona was the clubhe really ...
Thai Expert Warns of Terrorists Spreading in Southeast Asia
Dec 26, 2001 ... A representative of the National Intelligence Coordination Centerwarned that Southeast Asian countries must be vigilant to ensurethat the terrorist network of Osama bin Laden, routed fromAfghanistan, does not attempt to re-establish itself in the region,the Nation Newspaperreported ...
People Responsible for Gas Station Explosion Punished
Dec 26, 2001 ... Two people responsible for agas station explosion in centralChina's Henan Province earlier this year have been sentenced tothree years in prison. Police found petrol leaking from an oil pump into the basement tobe the cause of the explosion that occurred in a gas ...
Colombia Denounces ELN for Truce Violation
Dec 26, 2001 ... The authorities of Colombia's southwestern province of Cauca onTuesday denounced the rebel group,the National Liberation Army(ELN),for violation of the unilateral Christmas truce. National Police in the provincial capital of Popayan said theELN, the country's second largest ...
Major News Items In Leading Indian Newspapers
Dec 26, 2001 ... The following are major news items in leading Indian newspaperson Wednesday. The Times of India: -- Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee said on Tuesday thatPakistan was imposing war on India. "We do not want war but it isbeing thrust on us. We have to face it," he told the ...
French Minister in Cuba for Closer Ties
Dec 26, 2001 ... French Minister of Transport Jean-Claude Gayssot arrived hereTuesday for an official visit to Cuba. During the week-long visit, Gayssot will meet Cuban officials toevaluate implementation of signed ...
Market Exchange Rates
Dec 26, 2001 ... Market exchange rates of threemajor currencies against RMB yuanon Wednesday, announced by the People's Bank of China: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar 100 827.67 Japanese Yen 100 6.3316 Hong Kong Dollar 100 ...
New Zealand Soldiers to Be Sent to Kabul
Dec 26, 2001 ... New Zealandwill contribute 25 armed military personnel to theBritish-led peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, the Press reportedhere on Wednesday. The Christchurch-based newspaper quoted Prime Minister HelenClark as saying the New Zealanders will leave for London onSundayafter ...
Arsonists blamed for Bushfire in Australia
Dec 26, 2001 ... Arsonists have been blamed for many of the more than 100bushfires raging across New South Wales state in AustraliaWednesday. The state's Rural Fire Service Commissioner Phil Koperberg blamedarsonists for most of the fires. "It's bad enough when you have to contend with ...
Thai Policemen Seize One Million Methamphetamine Tablets
Dec 26, 2001 ... Police arrested suspected drugpeddlers in Chiang Rai, 785kilometers north from Bangkok, while they were allegedly on the wayto deliver more than one million methamphetamine tablets to clientsin Bangkok, the state-owned Channel 11 reported Wednesday. According to the report, ...
Brazil Tops Illiteracy Within Mercosur
Dec 26, 2001 ... Brazil had a 12.8 percent overall illiteracy rate in 2000, thehighest within the South American Common Market (Mercosur) region,despite a 7 percent dropfrom a decade ago, Brazilian authoritiessaid in a report releasedTuesday.The Brazilian Geography and ...
Xinhua World Economic News Summary at 0500 GMT, December 26
Dec 26, 2001 ... LAGOS -- After nine months of efforts, the OML 119 oil-drillingrig on the offshore oil-rich Niger-Delta in southern Nigeriahas officially started production of crude oil,a Nigerian offshoreoilofficial said on Tuesday. E.O. Ayoola, managing director of the Nigerian Petroleum ...
Venezuela to Request Extradition of Escaped Cuban Convict from
Dec 26, 2001 ... Panama CARACAS, December 25 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela will request thePanamanian authorities to extradite an escaped Cuban convictresponsible for the 1976 attack on a Cuban commercial flight,Foreign Minister Luis Alfonso Davila said Tuesday. Davila said he was waiting for the ...
Myanmar's Irrigated Area Increases by 722,426 Hectares
Dec 26, 2001 ... The irrigated area of Myanmar has increased by 722,426.4 hectaresto 1.92 million hectares after128 dams were built in the countrysince 1988 when the present government took office, the MyanmarMinistry of Agriculture and Irrigation disclosed Wednesday in apress release. The addition of ...
Major News Items in Leading Japanese Newspapers
Dec 26, 2001 ... The following are major news items in leading Japanese newspapersWednesday. Asahi, Yomiuri, Mainichi: -- Japanese government plans to accept an out-of-court settlementproposal to compensation lawsuits filed in the court byformerleprosy patients who were not forced into ...
Killed in Southern Philippine Road Mishap
Dec 26, 2001 ... A total of 13 people were killed while another eight were injuredTuesday when a bus run into a van in Polomolok town in the southernPhilippine province of South Cotabato. The collision was so intensive that the 13, who just came backfrom Christmas celebrations, were killed on the ...
Thousands of Colombian Minors Drafted by Rebels: Report
Dec 26, 2001 ... About 7000 minors were recruited by various rebel forces and fellvictim to Colombia's civil war, a report form the Colombian militarysaid here on Tuesday. These child soldiers, who are cajoled and coerced into joiningthe rebel forces, are often forced to perform dangerous duties ...
Fire Destroys 150 Houses in Mexican Capital
Dec 26, 2001 ... A fire broke out and destroyed 150 squatter houses Tuesdaymorning in the Iztapalapa sector, southeast of the Mexican capital,the Public Security Department (SSP) said. About 1,000 people were evacuated from the area and there were noreports of casualties from ...
YEARENDER Germany More Active in World Politics
Dec 26, 2001 ... by Huang Yong BERLIN, December 26 (Xinhua) -- Since its reunification in1990,Germany, an economic giant, has endeavored to exert moreinfluenceon international affairs and the past year, in particular,has seen the country make greater strides in seeking a bigger roleinworld ...
China's Railway Industry Registers Profit
Dec 26, 2001 ... China's once deficit-plagued railway industry is set to makeprofit this year, the third year in the row, Wednesday's China Dailyreported. The profit, which is expected to be several hundred million yuan,mainly came from a sharp increase in railway cargo transport,whichjumped ...
Washington Wizards' Hamilton Be Sidelined for Four Weeks
Dec 26, 2001 ... Washington Wizards guard Richard Hamilton, who has helped takethe scoring load off MichaelJordan, could be sidelined for up tofour weeks with a partial tear in his right groin. The Washington Post said Tuesday that an MRI on Mondayrevealedthe injury that will sideline Hamilton for ...
Law Makes Workplace Safer
Dec 26, 2001 ... China is considering drafting a bill to safeguard workplacesafety and curb the number of accidents, especially fatal ones. The draft of the landmark law was tabled at the country's toplegislature for discussion on Monday, after 20 years of preparationand numerous revisions, ...
LAX International Terminal Evacuated in False Alarm
Dec 26, 2001 ... The international terminalat Los Angeles International Airport(LAX) was closed for three hours Tuesday morning in a scare causedby suspicious packages that later turned out to be wrapped Christmasgifts. LAX spokesman Tom Winfrey said that someone alerted theairportpolice after ...
Heavy Christmas Snowfall Slows Poland
Dec 26, 2001 ... A "white Christmas" swept through Poland over the Christmasperiod, bringing transportation to a halt and inconveniencingpeople's daily lives. The snow, which lasted several days without break, blocked manyroads, causing frequent traffic accidents and injuries. It alsodelayed ...
FEATURE: Ariana Getting Ready to Fly Again
Dec 26, 2001 ... BY Liang Hao, Liu Hong KABUL, December 23 (Xinhua) -- Ariana airline company, which hadbeen banned by a UN resolution during the Taliban regime, is nowendeavoring to resume its international and domestic flights afterthe establishment of the new Afghan interim administration ....
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Dec 26, 2001 ... . Unauthorized reproduction of ...
HK Disburses HKD 28.5 Million for Disaster Relief in 2001
Dec 26, 2001 ... The government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region(SAR) has so far this year released a total of 28.5 million HKdollars (3.65 million U.S. dollars) from the Disaster Relief Fund toprovide immediate reliefto people in distress outside Hong Kong. In response to appeals ...
Final Team Results of Asian Junior Table Tennis
Dec 26, 2001 ... Following are the team finals results of the eighth Asian Junior(under 17) Table Tennis Championships on Wednesday in ...
Indonesian Minister Asked to Account for Train Mishap
Dec 26, 2001 ... Indonesian Transportation Minister Agum Gumelar was asked to takeresponsibility for the train accident in Brebes, Central Javaprovince, that killed at least 30 passengers on Tuesday. Talking to reporters here Wednesday, House of RepresentativesSpeaker Akbar Tandjung said what is ...
Weather Forecast for Major Chinese Cities
Dec 26, 2001 ... Weather forecast for 17 major Chinese cities (20:00 December 26 -20:00 December 27, Beijing time, temperatures in Celsius): Min. Max. Condition Wind scale Beijing -702 clear<3 Harbin -20-9 clear ...
Share Prices Down in Tokyo
Dec 26, 2001 ... Share prices dropped in Tokyo ina directionless session lower onWednesday with a lack of fresh trading incentives as well as theparticipation of foreign investors due to the Christmas holidayseason. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 62.24 points, or 0.61percent, to close at ...
Shanghai Stock Index Up
Dec 26, 2001 ... The Composite Index on the Shanghai Stock Exchange closed at1,633.64 points Wednesday, up 22.47 points from the last close. A Share Index: 1,699.64 ...
Wallaby in Canberra Runs for Life
Dec 26, 2001 ... A swamp wallaby was found Wednesday swimming across Lake BurleyGriffin, an artificial lake in the center of the capital ofCanberra. A wildlife protection organ spokeswoman told the AustralianAssociated Press that it was a sign of the impact bushfires have hadon native ...
Military Forces Join Fighting Bushfires in Australia
Dec 26, 2001 ... The Australian military forces joined Wednesday fightingbushfires in New South Wales state. According to the Australian Associated Press, army personnel hadjoined the fire-fighting efforts in southern Sydney where fires wereexpected to worsen while navy helicopters have already ...
DPRK Welcomes Formation of Afghan Interim Government
Dec 26, 2001 ... The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesdaywelcomed the formation of the Afghan interim government, reportedthe Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The DPRK regards the inauguration of the new Afghan government asthe first step toward stability and development in ...
Sri Lanka Asks Norway to Broker Peace
Dec 26, 2001 ... Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesdayformally asked Norway to help the country start peace talks withseparatist Tamil Tiger rebels. Wickremesinghe told reporters that he has asked Norway to revivethe peace process in the country to bring an end to the ...
Ten People Killed in Road Accident in SW. China
Dec 26, 2001 ... A bus crashed into a stopped truck on an expressway in southwestChina, leaving ten people deadand 18 injured on December 24. Local police said the accident took place in the Jianyang sectionof the Chengdu-Chongqing expressway. Police sources said the truck, overloaded with nine ...
YEARENDER Russia's Pragmatic Diplomacy in 2001
Dec 26, 2001 ... Barely two weeks after the Taliban retreated from Kabul, the war-torn capital of Afghanistan witnessed the opening of its firstforeign embassy - the Russian embassy, indicating a significant moveof Russia's pragmatic diplomacy. At the time when the Russian embassy in Afghanistan ...
Pakistan to Encourage Multinational Companies to
Dec 26, 2001 ... Produce Hybrid, Synthetic Seeds ISLAMABAD, December 26 (Xinhua) -- The Pakistani government isconsidering decentralizing public sector seed industry to encouragemultinational companies to start production of hybrid and syntheticseeds, the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reported ...
Japanese Prosecutors Demand Death Penalty For Former AUM Member
Dec 26, 2001 ... Japanese prosecutors on Wednesday demanded death sentence for aformer key member of the AUM Shinrikyo cult for a series of murderscommitted by the doomsday cult, Kyodo reported. The 37-year-old AUM member, Tomomitsu Niimi, is charged with atotal of 11 cases, including seven murder ...
Shenzhen Stock Index Up
Dec 26, 2001 ... The Component Stock Index on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange closedat 3,324.10 points Wednesday, up 45.04 points from the last close. A Share Index: 3,617.10 ...
Overseas Investors to Get Free Consultancy in Beijing
Dec 26, 2001 ... Starting from January 1, foreign investors who wish to set upenterprises in the Chinese capital will enjoy some free consultingand administrative services, Wednesday's Beijing Daily reported. Beijing Foreign Investment Service Center (BFISC), anintermediary organization that helps ...
Thailand Issues Second Batch of Licenses for Traditional Chinese- Medicine Professionals
Dec 26, 2001 ... The Thai government on Wednesday issued the second batch ofmedical licenses for 103 local traditional Chinese-medicineprofessionals after it legalized the Chinese medical treatment lastJuly. "The traditional Chinese medicine has been known to Thaipeoplefor hundreds of years and ...
Foreign Exchange Rates in India
Dec 26, 2001 ... The U.S. dollar turned sharply dearer against the Indian rupee at48.0350/0450 per dollarand the British Pound Sterling endedexpensive at 69.35/37 per pound at the close of the InterbankForeign Exchange (FOREX) market in Bombay on Wednesday. Following are Interbank FOREX and the ...
News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1)
Dec 26, 2001 ... Following are news items from the Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua inHong Kong Wednesday: Major News Items in Leading Japanese Newspapers Major News Items in Leading Philippine Newspapers Arsonists blamed for Bushfire in Australia Killed in Southern Philippine Road ...
Final Team Standings of Asian Junior Table Tennis
Dec 26, 2001 ... Following are the team standings of the eighth Asian Junior(under 17) Table Tennis Championships after Wednesday's team finalsin Hong Kong: Boys teams 1. China 2. South Korea 3. Japan and India 5. Chinese Taipei 6. Iran 7 ....
Most Palestinians Support Ceasefire With Israel: Poll
Dec 26, 2001 ... A majority of the Palestinians in the West Bank and the GazaStrip support the ceasefire deal with Israel and the resumption ofthe peace negotiations, a poll said Wednesday. The poll, conducted by the Palestinian Center for Studies andSurveys based in the West Bank, showed that 60 ...