Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, May 13:
Opener, Advisory
May 13, 2002 ... . Unauthorized reproduction of ...
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter Visits Cuba
May 13, 2002 ... HAVANA (Xinhua) -- Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter arrived hereon Sunday for a six-day private visit to the island country since its1959 revolution. The first U.S. president - in or out of office- to visitCuba,Carter was greeted by Cuban President Fidel Castro at ...
China Crushes South Korea in Uber Cup
May 13, 2002 ... China staved off South Korea 3-1 in a group match of the Uber CupTeam Badminton Championship here on Sunday. Defending champion China jumped to a good start as Japan Openwinner Zhou Mi got a convincing 3-0 victory over Kwon Hee Sook. But Wei Yili and Zhang Jiewen were surprised ...
Dhaka Takes New Measures to Ensure Waterway Safety
May 13, 2002 ... Bangladesh Shipping Minister Akbar Hossain Sunday said thegovernment would make registration of vessels mandatory and launchNaval patrol to ensure safety of passengers on waterways. Besides, no new passenger vessel would be allowed to operatewithout approval of design from Naval ...
Bangkok Rubber Price
May 13, 2002 ... The following are Bangkok rubber sheet F.O.B. prices, in baht perkilogram (43.00 baht to the U.S.dollar) on Monday: this week last week rsst1 30.30 30.45 rsst2 29.70...
Turkish Football Squad to Restrict Press Coverage
May 13, 2002 ... The Turkish soccer squad, who continued their preparations for theupcoming World Cup finals in Antalya, southern Turkey, will restrictpress coverage, reported the Anatolian News Agency on Sunday. The national team's general manager, Can Cobanoglu, announced thatfrom Monday they ...
Standings of Women's United Soccer Association League
May 13, 2002 ... Following are the standings of the Women's United SoccerAssociation league after one game on Sunday (tabulated under gamesplayed, won, lost, tied, goals for, against and points): Philadelphia Chrage4 4 0 0 11 4 12 Carolina Courage 4 3 0 1 63 ...
Thailand to Help Fruit Exports
May 13, 2002 ... Thai Commerce Minister Adisai Bhodaramik revealed that thegovernment would take measures to help fruit exports, the Businessdaynewspaper reported Monday. Adisai was quoted as saying that the government had put five typesof fruit, including durians, mangosteens, rambutans, ...
Nigeria Drop Foreign Trainers for World Cup Squad
May 13, 2002 ... Nigeria has canceled a plan to hire two foreign trainers for itsnational soccer team who are preparing for the Korea-Japan World Cup,an official of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) said on Sunday. NFA Secretary-General Taiwo Ogunjobi said, "We don't have anymoretime before ...
Brush Fire Blazes Forests North of Los Angeles
May 13, 2002 ... Windy and dry weather conditions on Sunday aggravated a brush firethat continued to erupt north of Los Angeles, which has destroyedabout 3,500 acres (1,417 hectares) of forests in the area. The wildfire, which started Saturday in Bouquet Canyon of theSanta Clarita Valley, 22 miles ...
Former U.S. President Meets Cuban Foreign Minister
May 13, 2002 ... Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who was on a landmark visit toCuba, met Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque on Sunday fortalks that focused on the presentstatus of bilateral relations. Perez told a press conference that Cuba would not be hostile totheUnited States despite ...
Sunday's NBA Playoff Results
May 13, 2002 ... Following are results of National Basketball Association playoffgames played on Sunday (home team in CAPS): Eastern ...
Thai Govt Promote Education for Senior Citizens
May 13, 2002 ... Thailand's senior citizens could soon find themselves back inclassroom thanks to a government planto arrange education for peopleover 50 years of age, according toa report of the Education Ministryavailable here Monday. Athorn Chantawimol, director of the Department of ...
NPC Vice-Chairman Leaves for DPRK
May 13, 2002 ... A delegation from the Chinese People's Association for Peace andDisarmament (CPAPD) left here Monday for Pyongyang for a goodwillvisit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The ...
Israel's Ruling Party Votes Against Creation of Palestinian State
May 13, 2002 ... EDS: 1st lead, updates with details JERUSALEM, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Israel's ruling party LikudSundaynight voted almost unanimously to reject the creation of anindependent Palestinian state in the Palestinian territories. The Central Committee of Likud voted almost unanimously ...
Xinhua World News Summary at 0100 GMT, May 13
May 13, 2002 ... HAVANA (Xinhua) -- Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter arrived hereon Sunday for a six-day private visit to the island country since its1959 revolution. The first U.S. president - in or out of office- to visitCuba,Carter was greeted by Cuban President Fidel Castro at ...
Pet Food Profits Soaring
May 13, 2002 ... The pet food industry is becoming alucrative business in China asmore and more well-off Chinese start to keep pets, the China Dailyreports on Monday. Wei Xubin, a professor with Changchun Agriculture and AnimalHusbandry University in Northeast China's Liaoning ...
Highlights of Major Beijing-Based Newspapers -- May 13
May 13, 2002 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers Monday: People's Daily -- The Neijiang-Kunming railway -- a railway linking southwestChina's Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan Provinces was put into operationSunday, which will help to promote regional economic development ofsouthwest ...
Spirit Tie CyberRays 1-1 in WUSA Women's Soccer
May 13, 2002 ... An injury-time goal helped the visiting San Diego Spirit tiedefending champion San Jose CyberRays 1-1 in the Women's UnitedSoccer Association (WUSA) league match in San Jose on Sunday evening. Sherrill Kester, a 74th-minute substitute, received a passfromJulie Foudy, beat defender ...
Smuggled CDs Halted in Shantou
May 13, 2002 ... Shantou Customs officers in south China's Guangdong Province haveseized a fishing boat attempting to smuggle 2,510 cartons of compactdiscs from overseas. In the largest CD smuggling case ever cracked by local customs,the2.51 million CDs under 70-plus categories are worth more than ...
URGENT Israel's Ruling Party Votes Against Creation of Palestinian
May 13, 2002 ... State JERUSALEM, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Israel's ruling party LikudSundaynight voted almost unanimously to reject the creation of anindependent Palestinian state in the Palestinian territories. The vote ...
Argentine Soccer Championship Standings
May 13, 2002 ... Following are standings of Argentine Clausura (Closing)championship after the matches playedat the weekend (tabulated undergames played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1. River Plate18 12 4 2 36 10 40 - champion 2. Gimnasia-La Plata 18 11 3 4 31 ...
Birmingham City Promoted to English Premier League
May 13, 2002 ... Birmingham City won promotion to theEnglish premier league inCardiff on Sunday with a 4-2 victory on penalties over Norwich aftera 1-1 draw following 30 minutes of extra time. The game was 0-0 after regulation before 72,000 at MillenniumStadium in the Welsh ...
China to Clear up Drug Ads
May 13, 2002 ... Following consumer complaints of false advertisements formedicine, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC)and the State Drug Administration (SDA) will give priority to theinspection of medicine advertisement throughout the country thisyear. Statistics from the ...
hka -- Hong Kong Stocks Open Higher
May 13, 2002 ... Hong Kong stocks rose 7.65 points,or 0.07 percent, to open at11,653.55 ...
Incorrect Call Helps U.S. Win 2-1 over Uruguay in Soccer Friendly
May 13, 2002 ... With the help of an apparent incorrect off-side call, the UnitedStates outscored Uruguay 2-1 in a soccer friendly here at the RFKStadium on Sunday afternoon. In the 73rd minute, an otherwise tying header by Uruguay forwardSebastian Abreu was nullified by a Guatemala lineman, which ...
Feature: Long March of a Chinese Farmer (1)
May 13, 2002 ... Scaling mountains and fording streams, a Chinese farmer walkedalone for 219 days across 10,000 kilometers to experience thehardships of the Chinese Red Army in the Long March of 1934-35. Shi Guoli, a 52-year-old farmer from northeast China's JilinProvince, started his trip from ...
Indonesian Govt-GAM Talks Results Welcomed
May 13, 2002 ... The reconciliatory talks between the Indonesian government and theseparatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Geneva, which ended on Friday,have received a warm but cautious welcome, the Jakarta Post reportedMonday. Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda Sunday night said thatthe ...
Trade Tycoon's Descendants Work for Tibet's Prosperity
May 13, 2002 ... Editor's note: Xinhua recently sent reporters to cover thesignificant changes along the Old Cha Ma Road, an ancient trade routebetween southwest China's Yunnan Province and the Tibet AutonomousRegion. This is the third in a series of articles. LHASA, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Bumtar ...
South Africa Beat Madagascar 1-0 in World Cup Warmup
May 13, 2002 ... World Cup qualifier South Africa beat Madagascar 1-0 in a warm-upgame here on Sunday, 18 days ahead of the soccer tournament to behosted by South Korea and Japan this summer. South Africa's Thabo Mngomeni scored the only goal of the matchinthe 14th minute. Madagascar attacked only ...
Feature: Long March of a Chinese Farmer (2)
May 13, 2002 ... On his way, he wore through six pairs of rubber overshoes and twopairs of cotton-padded shoes. As he had to travel through 100 counties and cities of 10provinces, he had to overcome difficulties like dietary and dialectdifferences. "I've got no more desire for material wealth ...
Nigeria Still in 10 Polio-Endemic Countries
May 13, 2002 ... Nigeria is among the remaining 10 polio-endemic countries in theworld, according to a statement issued by the World HealthOrganization (WHO) here on Sunday. The statement said despite the government's determination to haltpolio transmission across the country by the end of 2002, ...
Mexico Beat Colombia 2-1 in World Cup Warmup
May 13, 2002 ... World Cup finalists Mexico scrambled to beat Colombia, who failedto qualify for the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup finals, 2-1 here onSunday in their last warm-up game at home. Mexico, fielding a total of 19 players, netted the winninggoalthrough defender Rafael Marquez in the 75th ...
Hayatou Seeks Support in Beijing (Updated with More Quotes)
May 13, 2002 ... With the help of FIFA vice president Chung Mong-Joon, Issa Hayatoudangled five World Cup finals berths as a reward for Asia when hearrived here on Sunday to seek China's support in his race for theFIFA presidency. Hayatou made no secret of his aim in his one-day visit to ...
Domestic News Items from Xinhua - May 11
May 13, 2002 ... Domestic news items released by Xinhua on Sunday: Figures: China's Exports to Canada Figures: China's Exports to Germany Figures: China's Exports to France Figures: China's Exports to Netherlands Figures: China's Exports to Russia ...
Macedonian Parties Agree on Law Package of Peace Framework
May 13, 2002 ... Leaders of four Macedonian main parties reached an agreementSunday on a package of 16 laws aimed at implementing a peaceframework agreement, the Macedonian Informative Agency (MIA)reported. "I want to express my satisfaction that the leaders' meeting endedsuccessfully. An ...
S.Lankan PM Says No Assurances Given to Tamil Rebels
May 13, 2002 ... Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that noassurances have been given to separatist Tamil Tiger rebels in therun up to the proposed peace talks and that the question of aninterim administration will be discussed only when negotiationsproceed, the official Daily News ...
URGENT Sharon Losses Vote on Postponing Decision on Palestinian
May 13, 2002 ... State JERUSALEM, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel SharonSunday evening lost the vote ...
Major News Items in Leading Japanese Newspaper
May 13, 2002 ... The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspaperson Monday: Mainichi: -- Japanese Cabinet Office is to declare in May economicassessment report that nation's economy has bottomed out. Asahi: -- Japan's Health Ministry may raise prices for ...
Experts Call for Care of Women
May 13, 2002 ... Women's studies experts have urged the society to pay moreattention to mothers, as Mother's Day was celebrated in a number ofcountries Sunday. Domestic violence remains the most serious issue facing women andchildren in modern society, according to Zhai Yan, assistant to ...
Commission Warns of New Dump Charges
May 13, 2002 ... China has increasingly become a user and a target of anti-dumpingmeasures following the country'sentry into the World TradeOrganization (WTO). With the reduction of tariffs and phasing out of non-tariffmeasures as required by WTO, China is likely to see an increasingnumber of ...
Agassi Wins Rome's Masters Men's Tennis Series
May 13, 2002 ... Andre Agassi, 9th seed of Rome MastersMen's Tennis Series,clinched the title of the tournament here on Sunday by ...
Major News Items in Leading Philippine Newspapers
May 13, 2002 ... The following are major news items in leading Philippinenewspapers Monday. The Philippine Star: -- Hundreds of security personnel and a few warships from Malaysiaand Philippines began on Sunday a six-day military exercise to wipeout terror activities including piracy, illegal ...
Argentine Soccer Championship Results
May 13, 2002 ... Following are results of Argentine Clausura (Closing) championshipmatches played at the weekend. Newell's Old Boys bt Nueva Chicago, 2-0 Independiente tied Boca Juniors, 1-1 River Plate bt Argentinos Juniors, 5-1 Gimnasia-La ...
Thai Ruling Party to Seek Ouster of Opposition Leader
May 13, 2002 ... In its counter-attack, Thailand's ruling Thai Rak Thai Party isseeking to remove former premier Chuan Leekpai as the parliamentaryopposition leader, accusing himof irregularities in masterminding anonconfidence motion against the government, the state-owned radiohere reported Monday ....
Market Exchange Rates
May 13, 2002 ... Market exchange rates of four majorcurrencies against RMB yuan onMonday, announced by the People' s Bank of China: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar 100 827.71 Euro 100 755.75 Japanese Yen 100 ...
Nets, Celtics, Lakers Take Commanding Leads in NBA Playoffs
May 13, 2002 ... The New Jersey Nets, the Boston Celtics and the Los AngelesLakers, all took a commanding 3-1 leadin the best-of-seven semifinalplayoffs as they outscored their respective opponents in the NationalBasketball Association on Sunday. Both the Nets and the Lakers won their away game as ...
Canada to Publish Initial Report on "Friendly Fire" Episode
May 13, 2002 ... The Canadian military this week willpublish its first report on anaccident in which four Canadian soldiers were killed by an Americanfighter jet bombing in Afghanistan last month, local media reportedSunday. The Canadian Military Board of Inquiry investigating the accidentwill ...
Cuban Leader, Former U.S. President Hold Formal Talks
May 13, 2002 ... Cuban leader Fidel Castro held formal talks here Saturday withformer U.S. President Jimmy Carter,who is on a landmark visit toCuba. Before the talks, Castro presided over a formal ceremony towelcome Carter and his entourage, in which the two men shook handsfora second time in one ...
Japan's Soccer Squad Coach Troussier Returns to France After Death
May 13, 2002 ... his Nephew TOKYO, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Japan's soccer squad coach PhilippeTroussier has left his team for France after he was informed of thedeath of his nephew in a car accident, the Japan Football Association(JFA) confirmed on Monday. Troussier left Oslo, where the World Cup ...
Asia-Pacific Conference on Food and Agricultural
May 13, 2002 ... Development Begins in Nepal KATHMANDU, May 13 (Xinhua) -- The Asia-Pacific regional conferenceon food and agricultural development kicked off here Monday with thecommitment to promoting the cooperation in food and agriculture amongthe member countries of the region, according to an ...
AUM Member Arrested Over Tax Evasion in Japan
May 13, 2002 ... Japanese police on Monday arrested a member of the AUM Shinrikyocult on suspicion of tax evasion, Japan's Kyodo News reported. Katsuhiko Harada, a 30-year-old AUM member who run a computerstore in Tokyo's Taito Ward, is suspected of failing to submitdocuments showing salary ...
New Zealand Stocks Close Lower
May 13, 2002 ... The New Zealand share market closed lower here Monday. The NZSE40 Index ended 9 points lower at 2,051 with a turnover of44.1 million New Zealand dollars(20 million U.S.dollars). Brewing giant Lion Nathan, Tranz Rail Holdings and insurancecompany AMP lost 10 cents each to ...
Major News Items in Leading Indian Newspapers
May 13, 2002 ... The following are major news items in leading Indian newspapers onMonday. The Hindu: -- Amid tension on the border, the Indian Air Force (IAF) hasdecided on Sunday to restore the upgraded version of the MiG Bisaircraft to its operational status next week The Times of India: ...
Hong Kong Stocks Higher at Midday
May 13, 2002 ... Hong Kong stocks rose 89.12 points, or 0.77 percent, to finish themorning session at ...
URGENT Arafat Makes First Tour Outside Ramallah
May 13, 2002 ... Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat made his first tour outside theWest Bank city of Ramallah Monday ever since Israeli army laid siegeto his compound early ...
hka--Public Order Remains Good in Macao
May 13, 2002 ... Public order remained good in China'sMacao Special AdministrativeRegion (SAR) thanks to police efforts. The efforts are focused on preventing and fighting against crimesto prepare for liberalization of the gambling market, a governmentreport shows Monday. The report from the ...
Lao Leader Starts Visit to Vietnam
May 13, 2002 ... Chairman of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President ofthe Lao People's Democratic Republic Khamtay Siphandone arrived hereMonday morning to start afour-day official visit to Vietnam. The visit, which is made at the invitation of General Secretaryofthe Communist Party of ...
Search Underway for Crashed Plane's "Black Boxes"
May 13, 2002 ... Chinese salvage workers started searching on Sunday night for thetwo "black boxes", or flight-data recorders, that could reveal why aChina Northern Airlines passenger jet crashed last Tuesday with 112people aboard. According to experts, the two rectangle boxes are actually ...
Air Quality of Major Chinese Cities -- May 13
May 13, 2002 ... Report on the quality of air in 47 major Chinese cities (12:00 May12 to 12:00 May 13, Beijing time),as released by the ChinaEnvironmental Monitoring Center: CityMajor Pollutant Air Quality Level Beijing particulate matter...
Major News Items in Leading Pakistani Newspapers
May 13, 2002 ... The following are major news items in leading Pakistani Englishnewspapers on Monday. The News: -- The police have arrested more than 400 Afghans in a majorcrackdown on illegal immigrants parallel to the sweep of Islamicmilitants that began after a suicide bus bombing killed ...
Sabotage, Prime-facie Cause of Indian Train
May 13, 2002 ... Sabotage was the prime-facie cause of the derailment of the NewDelhi-Patna Shramjeeve Express near Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh Sundayin which 12 people were killed, an Indian official release said hereMonday. It said that the preliminary enquiry at the accident site hadreported the ...
Philippine Coast Guards Charged for Bloody Sea Mishap
May 13, 2002 ... The Philippine Coast Guard filed administrative and criminalcharges against four of its personnel for allowing an overloadedferry boat to sail leading to its capsizing claiming at least 19lives. "We are doing this despite the fact that they were intimidated bylocal officials to ...
Foreign Exchange Rates in Thailand
May 13, 2002 ... The following are foreign exchange rates against the baht onMonday as offered by the Bangkok Bank:Monday Friday U.S. dollar 42.45/43.0542.55/43.15 British pound 61.43/63.2361.46/63.26 ...
Foreign Exchange Rates in Philippines
May 13, 2002 ... The following are foreign exchange rates against the Philippinepeso released Monday by the central bank of the Philippines: MondayFriday U.S. dollar 49.7370 49.9000 Japanese yen 0.3898...