Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, July 9:
Spanish police seize 700 kilograms of cocaine
Jul 09, 2002 ... Spanish police seize 700 kilograms of cocaineMADRID, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Spanish police intercepted a sailboaton the high seas and seized 700 kilograms of cocaine on board, agovernment official of the Cadiz province said on Monday. The sailboat, which was flying a US flag ...
Pakistan needs more imports from Sri Lanka: Pakistani minister
Jul 09, 2002 ... Pakistan needs more imports from Sri Lanka: Pakistani ministerCOLOMBO, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan was keen to increase importsfrom Sri Lanka, specially agricultural products including tea, thestate-owned Daily News reported on Tuesday. Visiting Pakistani Minister of ...
46 percent of Argentines demand end to privatization
Jul 09, 2002 ... 46 percent of Argentines demand end to privatizationBUENOS AIRES, July 8 (Xinhua) -- An opinion poll released by daily La Nacion on Monday revealed that 46 percent of Argentines arein favor of returning privatized firms to the state, which is thehighest percentage in the last ...
Results at Tour de France cycling race
Jul 09, 2002 ... Results at Tour de France cycling raceBERLIN, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are results from the 181-kilometer second stage of the Tour de France cycling race: 1. Oscar Freire, Spain, Mapei, four hours 19 minutes 51 seconds 2. Robbie McEwen, Australia, Lotto ...
IMF, WB delegations arrive in Argentina for talks on loan
Jul 09, 2002 ... IMF, WB delegations arrive in Argentina for talks on loanBUENOS AIRES, July 8 (Xinhua) -- International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) delegations arrived on Monday in Argentinato hold negotiations on granting credits to the capital- strippedSouth American country ....
Five people killed in Ukraine traffic accident
Jul 09, 2002 ... Five people killed in Ukraine traffic accidentKIEV, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed immediately in aserious traffic accident on Sunday night in the southern state ofKhersonskaya, Ukraine. The ...
China builds new pasture on Yellow River Delta
Jul 09, 2002 ... China builds new pasture on Yellow River DeltaJINAN, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The salty and remote wilderness of theYellow River Delta is gradually becoming a major pasture on the eastcoast of China. The delta, with a total area of 1.3 million hectares, now boasts160,000 ...
Sao Caetano to clash Mexico's America in Copa Libertadores semi- finals
Jul 09, 2002 ... Sao Caetano to clash Mexico's America in Copa Libertadores semi-finalsBRASILIA, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Sao Caetano will clash Mexico's America in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Tuesday in the semi- finalsof the Copa Libertadores soccer tournament. The second leg ...
China opens first business airport terminal
Jul 09, 2002 ... China opens first business airport terminalSHANGHAI, July 9 (Xinhua) -- China's first business satellite building opened at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport over theweekend, aiming to improve services for business people. Shanghai Airlines has invested more than one ...
Argentine players, coaches want Bianchi to head nat'l team
Jul 09, 2002 ... Argentine players, coaches want Bianchi to head nat'l teamBUENOS AIRES, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Carlos Bianchi is wanted by Argentine players and coaches to succeed Marcelo Bielsa as coach ofthe national soccer team, according to an opinion poll Monday published by sports daily Ole ....
Brazilian striker Edilson to play in Japanese league
Jul 09, 2002 ... Brazilian striker Edilson to play in Japanese leagueRIO DE JANEIRO, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian international Edilson da Silva, member of the team winner of the Korea-Japan 2002World Cup, will play during the next two seasons in Japan's KashiwaReysol, his present club ...
British Grand Prix promoter resigns
Jul 09, 2002 ... British Grand Prix promoter resignsLONDON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- British Grand Prix promoter Rob Bainannounced his resignation on Monday after criticism of the running ofSunday's race by Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone. In a statement, the Octagon Motorsports Group's ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- July 9
Jul 09, 2002 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- July 9BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers Tuesday: People's Daily-- A front-page report on the achievements made by northeast China's Heilongjiang Province to improve drinking ...
Latin America serves as foreign trade interest to Spain: FM
Jul 09, 2002 ... Latin America serves as foreign trade interest to Spain: FMMADRID, July 8 (Xinhua) -- In spite of crisis, Latin America willbe the main foreign trade interest to Spain, said Foreign AffairsSecretary Miguel Nadal on Monday. Addressing a conference, entitled "Economic ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua
Jul 09, 2002 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of XinhuaHONG KONG, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Monday:Japan's wholesale prices down in June for 21st month Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers ...
S'pore sees no big change in ties with Malaysia after Mahathir
Jul 09, 2002 ... S'pore sees no big change in ties with Malaysia after MahathirSINGAPORE, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Singapore expects no significant change in its relation with Malaysia after Malaysian Prime MinisterMohamad Mahathir retires in October next year. In response to a question in the ...
Guatemalan interior minister quits
Jul 09, 2002 ... Guatemalan interior minister quitsMEXICO CITY, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Guatemala's Interior Minister Eduardo Arevalo unexpectedly resigned on Monday, reports from Guatemala City said. Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo has accepted Arevalo's resignation along with that of ...
Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapers
Jul 09, 2002 ... Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapersISLAMABAD, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Pakistani English newspapers on Tuesday.The Nation: -- President Pervez Musharraf will address the nation on Friday(July 12). The address ...
Thai PM denies links between southern violence, Al-Qaeda
Jul 09, 2002 ... Thai PM denies links between southern violence, Al-QaedaBANGKOK, July 9 (Xinhua) --Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatrahas slammed news reports that a series of recent violent attacks insouthern Thailand could be linked to the international terroristnetwork of Al-Qaeda ....
Argentine authorities rule out obligatory bond swap
Jul 09, 2002 ... Argentine authorities rule out obligatory bond swapBUENOS AIRES, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Argentine Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna ruled out on Monday an obligatory swap of bank deposits into bonds. "If people prefer to remain as bank creditors instead of creditors of the ...
Repeat with correction in 7th para Bush says policy to topple Iraqi regime unchanged
Jul 09, 2002 ... Repeat with correction in 7th para Bush says policy to topple Iraqi regime unchanged EDS-Repeat withcorrection in 7th para WASHINGTON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- United States President George W.Bush said on Monday that his administration's policy to bring down the Iraqi regime ...
Ronaldinho denies there are proposals from European clubs
Jul 09, 2002 ... Ronaldinho denies there are proposals from European clubsRIO DE JANEIRO, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian international Ronaldinho Gaucho Monday denied he has received proposals from European teams, as mentioned by the local press. He said he is happy at his present club in ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, July 9
Jul 09, 2002 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, July 9KABUL -- Commander-in-Chief of International Security AssistanceForce (ISAF) Turkish Major General Hilmi Akin Zorlu announced Mondaythat ISAF will establish a joint commission with the Afghangovernment to investigate the ...
Freire wins Tour de France second stage
Jul 09, 2002 ... Freire wins Tour de France second stageBERLIN, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Oscar Freire of Spain won the 181-kilometre second stage of the Tour de France from Luxembourg to Saarbruecken, Germany on Monday. The Mapei rider, world champion in 2000 and 2001, beat AustralianRobbie ...
Results from Palermo tennis
Jul 09, 2002 ... Results from Palermo tennisROME, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are results of the Palermo clay-court women's tennis tournament in Palermo, Sicily on Monday (prefix number denotes seeding): First round 5-Vera Zvonareva, Russia, bt Iveta ...
Results at Zagreb Grand Prix II meeting (1)
Jul 09, 2002 ... Results at Zagreb Grand Prix II meeting (1)ZAGREB, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading results fromthe Grand Prix II athletics meeting in on Monday: Women 200 meters 1. Kelli White, United States, 22.54 seconds 2. Juliet Campbell, Jamaica, ...
Market exchange rates -- July 9
Jul 09, 2002 ... Market exchange rates -- July 9BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Market exchange rates of four majorcurrencies against RMB yuan on Tuesday, announced by the People's Bank of China: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar 100 827.67 ...
Tour de France overall standings
Jul 09, 2002 ... Tour de France overall standingsPARIS, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are Tour de France standingsafter Sunday's 181-kms second stage from Luxembourg to Saarbrucken,Germany on Sunday: Overall standings:1. Rubens Bertogliati, Switzerland, Lampre Daikin, nine hours ...
France releases roster for Fed Cup quarter-final
Jul 09, 2002 ... France releases roster for Fed Cup quarter-finalPARIS, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Amelie Mauresmo was named on Monday tolead French Fed Cup team for the quarter-final tie against Slovakialater this month. Nathalie Dechy, Emilie Loit and Stephanie Foretz were also included for ...
Russia names new coach for national soccer team
Jul 09, 2002 ... Russia names new coach for national soccer teamMOSCOW, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Valery Gazzayev, was named as the coach of Russia's national soccer team Monday, replacing Oleg Romantsev, who resigned after the squad's disappointing performanceat the World Cup Finals. The ...
Results from Casablanca Open tennis
Jul 09, 2002 ... Results from Casablanca Open tennisRABAT, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are results from the Casablanca Open women's tennis tournament in Morocco on Monday: First round 3-Petra Mandula, Hungary, bt Alena Vaskova, Czech ...
Results at French Community Championships
Jul 09, 2002 ... Results at French Community ChampionshipsBRUSSELS, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from thefirst round of the WTA Women's French Community Championships in Brussels on Monday: Emilie Loit, France, beat Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, 6-3, 6-0 ...
Olympic champions to compete at Skate Canada
Jul 09, 2002 ... Olympic champions to compete at Skate CanadaOTTAWA, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Featuring a string of reigning Olympicchampions, the Skate Canada International is on the course ofbecoming a mini Olympics. The biggest names include singles titlists Sarah Hughes and Alexei Yagudin, ...
Results from Swedish Open Tennis
Jul 09, 2002 ... Results from Swedish Open TennisSTOCKHOLM, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are results from first round matches at the 400,000 U.S. dollars ATP tournament in Bastad,Sweden on Monday (prefix number denotes seeding):Albert Montanes, Spain, bt Jan Vacek, Czech Republic, 7-5, ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- July 8(2)
Jul 09, 2002 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- July 8(2)Domestic news items from Xinhua -- July 8 (1) Chinese to check e-mails by phone NPC Vice-Chairman meets German guest NPC Vice-Chairman meets Indonesian guests Latin American culture taking root ...
Ethnic minorities boast high college enrollment
Jul 09, 2002 ... Ethnic minorities boast high college enrollmentURUMQI, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Of the nearly 30,000 high school students of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang sitting college entranceexaminations this July, nearly 80 percent will pass exams and be enrolled, says an educational official ....
European stock markets shaken by accounting scandals
Jul 09, 2002 ... European stock markets shaken by accounting scandalsLONDON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- European stock markets ended lower onMonday as corporate profit and debt concerns eroded investors' confidence, which had already been seriously impaired by accountingdiscrepancies in the United ...
Results at Zagreb Grand Prix II meeting (2-last)
Jul 09, 2002 ... Results at Zagreb Grand Prix II meeting (2-last)Men Long jump 1. Savante Stringfellow, United States, 8.06 meters 2. James Beckford, Jamaica, 8.04 3. Sinisa Ergotic, Croatia, 7.87 110m hurdles 1. Larry Wade, United States, 13.18 ...
Afghan-ISAF to jointly investigate assassination case
Jul 09, 2002 ... Afghan-ISAF to jointly investigate assassination caseKABUL, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Commander-in-Chief of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Turkish Major General Hilmi Akin Zorlu announced Monday that ISAF will establish a joint commissionwith the Afghan government to ...
Argentina to Hire International Financial Adviser
Jul 09, 2002 ... Argentina to Hire International Financial AdviserBUENOS AIRES, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The Argentine government announced on Monday it will soon hire an international financial adviser for its future negotiations over this South American country's foreign public debts. Economy ...
39 dead bodies found at NE coal mine
Jul 09, 2002 ... 39 dead bodies found at NE coal mineHARBIN, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Thirty-nine dead bodies have been found at the Dingsheng Coal Mine in Hegang City, northeast China'sHeilongjiang Province by 23:20 Monday, which was hit by a gas explosion Monday afternoon, said a local official ....
Brazilian economy to grow despite drop in industrial output
Jul 09, 2002 ... Brazilian economy to grow despite drop in industrial outputRIO DE JANEIRO, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian government hasforecast 2 percent growth in the gross domestic product (GDP) for this year despite the fact that industrial production dropped 5.1 percent in May, compared ...
Backgrounder: African Union replaces OAU
Jul 09, 2002 ... Backgrounder: African Union replaces OAUDURBAN, South Africa (Xinhua) -- Leaders from across Africa gathered here on Monday through Wednesday to transfer the Organization of African Unity (OAU) into the African Union, biddinga formal farewell to the 39-year regional bloc formed ...
Intel begins shipping new processor
Jul 09, 2002 ... Intel begins shipping new processorLOS ANGELES, July 8 (Xinhua) Intel announced on Monday that ithad begun shipping Itanium 2 processors, the successor to its slow-selling Itanium. The Itanium 2 processor is the second in the Itanium processor family, a line of high-end ...
Sri Lankan Tamil rebels, govt forces violate truce: monitor
Jul 09, 2002 ... Sri Lankan Tamil rebels, govt forces violate truce: monitorCOLOMBO, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The Scandinavian ceasefire monitorssaid on Monday that 56 violations of the truce by the Tamil Tiger rebels have been recorded while the government army is blamed for 20breaches. The ...
Opener, Advisory
Jul 09, 2002 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service for Monday,July 08, 2002, and begins ...
Key financial agencies lift forecast for Thai economic growth
Jul 09, 2002 ... Key financial agencies lift forecast for Thai economic growthBANGKOK, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Ten famous foreign and Thai financialinstitutes have revised upward their forecast for Thailand'seconomic growth this year to 3.9 percent from 2.7 percent projectedearlier ....
China to buy 200,000 tons of Thai jasmine rice
Jul 09, 2002 ... China to buy 200,000 tons of Thai jasmine riceBANGKOK, July 9 (Xinhua) -- China has offered to purchase 200, 000tons of Thai jasmine or Hom Mali rice, the Thai commerce ministerhas said. Thai Commerce Minister Adisai Bodharamik said on Monday that theChinese ...
Bush says policy to topple Iraqi regime unchanged
Jul 09, 2002 ... Bush says policy to topple Iraqi regime unchangedWASHINGTON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- United States President George W.Bush said on Monday that his administration's policy to bring downthe Iraqi regime remains unchanged. "It's the stated policy of this government to change the ...
Media try to rid city of summer embarrassment
Jul 09, 2002 ... Media try to rid city of summer embarrassmentBEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- A major Beijing newspaper has begunrunning "topless" photographs -- to encourage their subjects to puttheir clothes back on. The pictures are part of a media campaign in the Chinese capitalto end ...
China appoints new commissioner in Macao SAR
Jul 09, 2002 ... China appoints new commissioner in Macao SARBEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The central government of China Tuesday appointed Wan Yongxiang special commissioner of the Office ofSpecial Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the ...
Experts propose world strategy to cope with HIV/AIDS
Jul 09, 2002 ... Experts propose world strategy to cope with HIV/AIDSBARCELONA, Spain, July 8 (Xinhua) -- International experts proposed on Monday a world strategy to prevent and deal with the threat of a possible 29 million new infections of HIV/AIDS in the coming decade, reports here said ....
Soccer star Ronaldo opens physical therapy center
Jul 09, 2002 ... Soccer star Ronaldo opens physical therapy centerRIO DE JANEIRO, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Soccer star Ronaldo and the physical therapist who helped him recover from the knee injuries opened a school of physiotherapy and a rehabilitation center at a Rio de Janeiro university ....
Chinese airline recruits in-flight security guards
Jul 09, 2002 ... Chinese airline recruits in-flight security guardsSHANGHAI, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The Shanghai-based China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd. has launched a recruitment campaign in a bid tofind 30 eligible men for security guards on its planes. The State Council approved the ...
Brazil to offer poor countries generic AIDS drugs, technology
Jul 09, 2002 ... Brazil to offer poor countries generic AIDS drugs, technologyRIO DE JANEIRO, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Brazil will share its genericAIDS drugs and technology with 10 of the world's poorest countriesto reduce the gap in treatment between rich and poor, a director ofthe national AIDS ...
Some plants not to be sniffed at
Jul 09, 2002 ... Some plants not to be sniffed atBEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Flowers and trees may not always keeppeople happy and healthy, as some of them contain cancer- causingchemical components, experts warn. The warning applies to professional horticulturists as well as those who ...
Former president wins second Bolivian vote
Jul 09, 2002 ... Former president wins second Bolivian voteLIMA, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Former President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada narrowly won Bolivia's presidential election with 22.94 percent of voter support, according to 99.76 percent of the ballotscounted, the National Electoral Court of ...
Chile registers trade surplus in January-June
Jul 09, 2002 ... Chile registers trade surplus in January-JuneSANTIAGO, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Chile registered a trade surplus of1.80 billion US dollars in the first six months of the year, theCentral Bank (CB) said on Monday. Exports from January to June amounted to 8.708 billion dollars ...
Carved stone characters of world's longest epic discovered in SWChina
Jul 09, 2002 ... Carved stone characters of world's longest epic discovered in SWChinaCHENGDU, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 1,000 carved stone charactersof the Tibetan epic "King Gesser", the longest epic in the world,have been discovered in Danba County, in southwest China's SichuanProvince. ...
Laos to revive satellite project
Jul 09, 2002 ... Laos to revive satellite projectBANGKOK, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Despite many difficulties in its economy, Laos decided to revive an ambitious plan to launch two first-ever satellites of its own, Thailand's The Nation newspaper reported Tuesday.The Lao government is ...
World golf rankings
Jul 09, 2002 ... World golf rankingsWASHINGTON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are leading world golfrankings through July 7: 1. Tiger Woods, United States, 16.86 points 2. Phil Mickelson, United States, 10.843. Ernie Els, South Africa, 7.484. Retief Goosen, South ...
Carter to broker meeting between Venezuela, opposition
Jul 09, 2002 ... Carter to broker meeting between Venezuela, oppositionCARACAS, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter proposed a meeting on Monday between the government led by President Hugo Chavez and opposition political parties. After a Monday morning meeting with ...
Air safety regulation launched
Jul 09, 2002 ... Air safety regulation launchedBEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- China's civil aviation authority willstrictly limit the operation of passenger jets that are not equippedwith a second-generation airborne collision avoidance system(ACASII) starting from Friday. The move aims ...
Arroyo says next Philippine-US exercises to cover another Abu Sayyaf lair
Jul 09, 2002 ... Arroyo says next Philippine-US exercises to cover another AbuSayyaf lairMANILA, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has said US military advisers may be deployed in Sulu,another stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf bandit group, for the nextjoint ...
OPEC head seeks support of independent producers
Jul 09, 2002 ... OPEC head seeks support of independent producersCARACAS, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Secretary General of the Organizationof Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Alvaro Silva Calderon saidhere his priority in rationalizing oil output is to seek supportfrom independent producers ....