Xinhua News Agency back issues from Wednesday, August 7:
India rules out postponement of polls in Kashmir
Aug 07, 2002 ... India rules out postponement of polls in KashmirNEW DELHI, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Indian Deputy Prime Minister L.K.Advani ruled out postponement of the assembly elections in the India-controlled Kashmir area in the wake of a terrorist attack on pilgrimsthere. Advani told ...
Xinhua domestic news items - Aug. 6
Aug 07, 2002 ... Xinhua domestic news items - Aug. 6 BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) --Domestic news items Xinhua released Tuesday: Market exchange rates -- Aug. 6 Beer gala in Beijing's busiest shopping center Shanghai to host China TeleFeX 2002 Highlights of major ...
Famous Qinghai lamasery reopens to public after renovation
Aug 07, 2002 ... Famous Qinghai lamasery reopens to public after renovation XINING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The main hall of a reputed ancient lamasery in west China's Qinghai Province reopened to the public onTuesday after a major renovation lasting several months. The Grand Golden Tile Hall is one ...
News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Aug 07, 2002 ... News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Tuesday:Australian dollar loses 1.5 US cents Foreign exchange rates in Malaysia Australian ...
Opener, Advisory
Aug 07, 2002 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forTuesday, August 06, 2002, and begins ...
Shanghai to plan development of suburban towns
Aug 07, 2002 ... Shanghai to plan development of suburban townsSHANGHAI, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai is to carry out a one-and-half year planning process for the development of 100 suburb towns,Mayor Chen Liangyu told a government conference on Tuesday. After the completion of the process, ...
London metal exchange prices
Aug 07, 2002 ... London metal exchange pricesLONDON, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the closing cash and three-month prices at the London Metal Exchange on Tuesday:Cash Three-month (US dollars per ton) (US dollars per ton) Unofficial close ...
European stock markets soar
Aug 07, 2002 ... European stock markets soarLONDON, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- European stock markets soar in late trading on Tuesday, amid hope that US Federal Reserve would cut interest rates.FTSE-100 index in London rose 3.37 percent to 4131.00 points, while CAC-40 index in Paris surged 5.44 ...
Liverpool's Bamby set to join Leeds
Aug 07, 2002 ... Liverpool's Bamby set to join LeedsLONDON, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Leeds United manager Terry Venables isto make Liverpool's Nick Barmby his first signing since taking overas manager at Leeds, the BBC said here on Tuesday.Venables knows Barmby well from his time in charge of ...
Kanu to Miss Arsenal's season opener for injury
Aug 07, 2002 ... Kanu to Miss Arsenal's season opener for injuryLONDON, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian striker Kanu will be forced tomiss Arsenal's premier league opener after spraining his ankle in a2-1 win over Barnet on Tuesday. The Double winners already have Francis Jeffers ruled out of ...
Five injured in sewage plant explosion in US
Aug 07, 2002 ... Five injured in sewage plant explosion in USLOS ANGELES, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Five people were injured, including one critically, in an explosion Tuesday at a sewage treatment plant in Huntington Beach in Orange County, southern California. The explosion occurred Tuesday ...
US backs Bolivia's war on drugs
Aug 07, 2002 ... US backs Bolivia's war on drugsLIMA, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Tuesday pledged itssupport to the new Bolivian government in its fight against drugtrafficking. John P. Walters, director of the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), said in La Paz that ...
Brazil dominates first day swimming in S. American Games
Aug 07, 2002 ... Brazil dominates first day swimming in S. American GamesRIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Brazil dominated the swimmingcompetition's opening day on Tuesday in the South American Games inBrazil, by winning five gold medals and breaking three Games andregional records ....
FARC blows up oil-pipeline in Colombia
Aug 07, 2002 ... FARC blows up oil-pipeline in ColombiaBOGOTA, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) Tuesday blew up the Osensa oil-pipeline in centralBoyaca, for the first time since its construction, causing a severecrude spill, according to local sources ....
Venezuelan cyclist wins his second gold medal in S. American Games
Aug 07, 2002 ... Venezuelan cyclist wins his second gold medal in S. American Games RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan cyclist AlexanderCornieles Tuesday won his second gold medal in the Brazil 2002 SouthAmerican Games. Cornieles defeated compatriot Hector Rodriguez in the two ...
ROUNDUP: Electoral activities pick up pace in Pakistan
Aug 07, 2002 ... ROUNDUP: Electoral activities pick up pace in PakistanISLAMABAD, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- As the October parliamentary elections draw closer, Pakistan's political landscape is beginning toshow more clear picture with mainstream leaders Benazir Bhutto andNawaz Sharif certain to miss ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, August 7
Aug 07, 2002 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, August 7AMMAN -- Visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Sukru Sina Gurel on Tuesday denied that his country has agreed to use its territories against Iraq. Instead, he stated Turkey's opposition to any militaryactions against Iraq ....
London key market information
Aug 07, 2002 ... London key market informationLONDON, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following is the key market information at close in London on Tuesday: Aug. 6 Aug. 5 Pound sterling 1.5385 1.5586 US dollars 1.5907 1.5921 Euro ...
Ronaldo of importance for Real behind the stage: Denilson
Aug 07, 2002 ... Ronaldo of importance for Real behind the stage: DenilsonMADRID, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Real Betis Brazilian international Denilson de Oliveira Tuesday said, in relation to the possible signing of Ronaldo by Real Madrid, that the top scorer of this year's World Cup finals "could be ...
Shares jump in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico
Aug 07, 2002 ... Shares jump in Brazil, Argentina and MexicoMEXICO CITY, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets -- Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires and Mexico City -- closed up onTuesday. The Buenos Aires stock market closed with its Merval index up 1.55 percent to end at ...
Afghan foreign minister praises China's timely assistance
Aug 07, 2002 ... Afghan foreign minister praises China's timely assistanceKABUL, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah Wednesday praised China's timely assistance to the reconstruction of Afghanistan and welcomed China to invest in the private sector of Afghanistan ....
Niger president orders renegade soldiers to return their units
Aug 07, 2002 ... Niger president orders renegade soldiers to return their unitsLAGOS, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- President of Niger Tandja Mamadou Tuesday ordered renegade soldiers to return to their units but vowedtheir ringleaders would be punished, according to reports reachinghere from Niamey ....
S. African former president De Klerk testifies in court
Aug 07, 2002 ... S. African former president De Klerk testifies in courtJOHANNESBURG, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- South Africa's former presidentF. W. de Klerk testified in court during the trial of his ex-wife'salleged murderer Tuesday, according to a court in Cape Town. De Klerk said in the ...
Angola rich in hydraulic resources, arable land: official
Aug 07, 2002 ... Angola rich in hydraulic resources, arable land: officialLUANDA, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Angolan Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Gilberto Lutukuta said here Tuesday that his country is rich in hydraulic resources and has an estimated 31.5 million hectares of arable ...
16 more found dead in Nepal floods
Aug 07, 2002 ... 16 more found dead in Nepal floodsKATHMANDU, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- At least 16 more people were confirmed dead in the latest floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains in recent days in Nepal, the Radio Nepal reportedhere Wednesday. A total of 16 people died in the ...
Study finds US school anti-violence programs work
Aug 07, 2002 ... Study finds US school anti-violence programs workLOS ANGELES, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- A newly-released study said Tuesday the anti-violence education programs in the United States have been successful in reducing violence in schools. It is estimated that one out of every 25 US ...
Los Angeles Open WTA tournament results
Aug 07, 2002 ... Los Angeles Open WTA tournament resultsWASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Results from the 585,000 US dollars Los Angeles Open WTA tennis tournament in Manhattan Beach,California, on Tuesday (prefix number denotes seeding): First round: Ai Sugiyama, Japan, beat ...
Cincinnati Masters tennis results (updated)
Aug 07, 2002 ... Cincinnati Masters tennis results (updated)WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Results from first round matches atthe 2.95 million US dollars Cincinnati Masters Series ATP Tour eventin Cincinnati, Ohio, on Tuesday (prefix number denotes seeding): 15-Pete Sampras, United ...
US treasury secretary arrives in Uruguay to show support
Aug 07, 2002 ... US treasury secretary arrives in Uruguay to show supportMONTEVIDEO, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- US Treasury Secretary Paul O' Neillarrived here Tuesday for a four-hour visit as a gesture of supportfor the South American country to tide over an ongoing economiccrisis. During his ...
Thailand to host globalization forum
Aug 07, 2002 ... Thailand to host globalization forumBANGKOK, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Top businessmen, politicians and academics from the world will gather here later this month to discuss the impacts of globalization on Thailand and the region atthe Leadership Forum 2002. Forum sponsor the ...
Myanmar agrees to cooperate with Thailand in all areas: Thai spokesman
Aug 07, 2002 ... Myanmar agrees to cooperate with Thailand in all areas: ThaispokesmanBANGKOK, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar has pledged to cooperate withThailand in all areas and expressed its willingness to clear pendingproblems so that bilateral relations will return to the normal levelas ...
Venezuelan president's popularity falls 10 points
Aug 07, 2002 ... Venezuelan president's popularity falls 10 pointsCARACAS, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- About 60 percent of Venezuelans haveexpressed "little or no" support for the performance of PresidentHugo Chavez, signifying a 10-percentage-point drop in his popularityratings from the same period a ...
Famine to kill 13 million people in Africa, Spanish Red Cross
Aug 07, 2002 ... Famine to kill 13 million people in Africa, Spanish Red CrossMADRID, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Some 13 million people will starve todeath in southern Africa in the months to come if they do not receive immediate humanitarian relief, the Spanish Red Cross said here on Tuesday ....
Afghan FM calls for speedy delivery of aid promises
Aug 07, 2002 ... Afghan FM calls for speedy delivery of aid promisesKABUL, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah Tuesday appealed the international community to move fasterin delivering its aid promises to the war-torn country so that theAfghan government can bring real ...
Prime Minister greets Australia Commonwealth Games team
Aug 07, 2002 ... Prime Minister greets Australia Commonwealth Games teamCANBERRA, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Six-time gold medalist swimmer IanThorpe led the Australian team's return home on Wednesday and PrimeMinister John Howard congratulated the athletes on their performanceat the Manchester ...
Japan's foreign exchange reserves hit record-high in July
Aug 07, 2002 ... Japan's foreign exchange reserves hit record-high in JulyTOKYO, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Japan's foreign exchange reserves hit anew record for the fourth month in a row at the end of July, rising6.89 billion US dollar from a month earlier to 453.09 billiondollars, Japanese Finance ...
Guatemalan joined twins stable after second surgery
Aug 07, 2002 ... Guatemalan joined twins stable after second surgeryLOS ANGELES, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- A baby girl, one of twins joinedat birth, who underwent a second surgery session after a 20- hourhead-separation operation overnight was listed in critical butstable condition Tuesday afternoon ....
Auditing keeps officials on alert
Aug 07, 2002 ... Auditing keeps officials on alertBEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- A growing number of government and Party officials as well as senior executives with state-owned enterprises nationwide have been audited in the past two years by the National Audit Office to curb corruption. In ...
Market exchange rates -- Aug. 7
Aug 07, 2002 ... Market exchange rates -- Aug. 7BEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Market exchange rates of four majorcurrencies against RMB yuan on Wednesday, announced by the People' sBank of China: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) US Dollar 100 827.68 ...
US treasury secretary starts visit in Argentina
Aug 07, 2002 ... US treasury secretary starts visit in ArgentinaBUENOS AIRES, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- United States Treasury SecretaryPaul O'Neill, Tuesday afternoon, started a 24-hour visit to Argentinawhich is suffering the most severe economic crisis in its history. O'Neill's visit is aimed ...
Draft law on stock funds in sight
Aug 07, 2002 ... Draft law on stock funds in sightBEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese lawmakers are working on a draft law on stock funds that authorities hope will help stabilizethe nation's sluggish stock market. Stock funds are mainly mutual funds that invest primarily in stocks and ...
New Zealand still "riding on the sheep's back": study
Aug 07, 2002 ... New Zealand still "riding on the sheep's back": studyWELLINGTON, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand is still "riding on the sheep's back", according to a study by the Institute of EconomicResearch. "There hasn't been a significant emergence of hi-tech, ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Aug. 7
Aug 07, 2002 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Aug. 7BEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers on Wednesday:People's Daily -- A front-page review on achievements made by Chinese governmentin the past five years to improve the ...
Japanese cabinet to approve austere budget plan for FY 2003
Aug 07, 2002 ... Japanese cabinet to approve austere budget plan for FY 2003TOKYO, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's cabinet is set to approve Wednesday afternoon an austerefiscal 2003 budget request framework that includes a three percentcut in public works spending ...
Men's shot put final results at European championships
Aug 07, 2002 ... Men's shot put final results at European championshipsBERLIN, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Results from the men's shot put finalat the European athletics championships in Munich, Germany, onTuesday: 1. Yuriy Bilonog, Ukraine, 21.37 meters 2. Joachim Olsen, Denmark, 21.16 ...
Australia Prime Minister calls for unity on World Cup bid
Aug 07, 2002 ... Australia Prime Minister calls for unity on World Cup bidCANBERRA, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Australia's Prime Minister John Howard has called on state premiers for united efforts for a possible bid for hosting the World Cupm instead of using it as a political stunt. "Melbourne ...
Chinese athletes set loose taekwondo target for Asian Games
Aug 07, 2002 ... Chinese athletes set loose taekwondo target for Asian GamesBEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Free of pressure as no specific target set for the upcoming Asian Games, Chinese taekwondo athleteswill try to win as many gold medals as they can, a leading Chinesesports official said here ...
UN chief: Iraqi weapons inspections must comply with UN resolution
Aug 07, 2002 ... UN chief: Iraqi weapons inspections must comply with UN resolution UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan Tuesday welcomed Iraq's invitation concerning arms inspections, but stressed that the resumption of such inspections must comply with the Security ...
Railway construction makes way for rare antelope (1)
Aug 07, 2002 ... Railway construction makes way for rare antelope (1)GOLMUD (Qinghai), Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Roaring machines were turnedoff at the construction site of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway Mondaynight to make way for 500 migrating Tibetan antelope, a rare specieson the verge of extinction ....
Railway construction makes way for rare antelope (1)
Aug 07, 2002 ... Railway construction makes way for rare antelope (1) EDS-Recastwith Aug. 7 for 6 in dateline GOLMUD (Qinghai), Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Roaring machines were turnedoff at the construction site of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway Mondaynight to make way for 500 migrating Tibetan antelope, a ...
Cisco reports higher earnings for fourth quarter
Aug 07, 2002 ... Cisco reports higher earnings for fourth quarterLOS ANGELES, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Cisco Systems, the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, Tuesday reported a net profitof 772 million US dollars for the fiscal quarter ending July 27,more than 10 times the 7 million ...
European athletics championship women's long jump qualifiers
Aug 07, 2002 ... European athletics championship women's long jump qualifiersBERLIN, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Results from the women's long jump qualifying competition at the European athletics championships in Munich, Germany, on Tuesday: Qualifiers for final: 1. Jade Johnson, Britain, ...
Cincinnati Masters tennis results
Aug 07, 2002 ... Cincinnati Masters tennis resultsWASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Results from first round matches atthe 2.95 million US dollars Cincinnati Masters Series ATP Tour eventin Cincinnati, Ohio, on Tuesday (prefix number denotes seeding): 8-Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain, beat Ramon ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Aug 07, 2002 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapersNEW DELHI, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers on Wednesday. The Pioneer: -- In astern warning issued to Pakistan after Tuesday's attack on Amarnath-bound pilgrims by a suspected ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Aug 07, 2002 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Wednesday.Asahi, Yomiuri, Mainichi, Nihon Keizai: -- Japan's Nippon Meat Packer Inc. falsely labeled imported beefas ...
Nearly 25,000 dengue cases reported in Venezuela
Aug 07, 2002 ... Nearly 25,000 dengue cases reported in VenezuelaCARACAS, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- A total of 24,930 classic and hemorrhagic dengue cases have been reported in Venezuela, a Venezuelan official said on Tuesday. Dalita Rivero, director of the Epidemiology Vigilance Departmentof ...
Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapers
Aug 07, 2002 ... Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapersISLAMABAD, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Pakistani English newspapers on Wednesday.The Frontier Post: -- To avoid any further terrorist bid, the government on Tuesdaymultiplied ...
European athletics championships men's high jump qualifying results
Aug 07, 2002 ... European athletics championships men's high jump qualifyingresultsBERLIN, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Results from the men's high jump qualifying competition at the European athletics championships in Munich, Germany, on Tuesday: Qualifiers for final: 1. Alessandro ...
Brazil to increase credits to exports
Aug 07, 2002 ... Brazil to increase credits to exportsRIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's National Economic andSocial Development Bank (BNDES) is planning to increase credit toexports, Sergio Amaral, Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, said on Tuesday.Amaral ...
Railway construction makes way for rare antelope (2)
Aug 07, 2002 ... Railway construction makes way for rare antelope (2)Tibetan antelope, an endangered species at the top of China's protection list, is native to the grasslands in and around QinghaiProvince, and Xinjiang Uygur and Tibetan Autonomous Regions and normally lives up in the mountains ...
US pledges support in war against drug, terror: Thai minister
Aug 07, 2002 ... US pledges support in war against drug, terror: Thai ministerBANGKOK, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The United States has promised to continue its support in Thailand's war against illicit drugs and terrorism, a Thai cabinet minister said. Minister of Prime Minister's Office Thammarak ...
Hong Kong stocks open higher
Aug 07, 2002 ... Hong Kong stocks open higherHONG KONG, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks climbed 182.99 points, or 1.89 ...
More school-age children in school in Myanmar
Aug 07, 2002 ... More school-age children in school in MyanmarYANGON, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- As many as 1.23 million school-age children have been enrolled in the academic year 2002-03 which beganin June, accounting for 93.07 percent of the total school- agechildren, according to a report of the ...
West Nile claims fifth victim in US
Aug 07, 2002 ... West Nile claims fifth victim in USWASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- A fifth person has died and 71 cases of infection have been confirmed in Louisiana in the worst outbreak of the deadly West Nile infection in the United States, authorities reported on Tuesday. The fifth ...
Hewitt through 1st round but fined by ATP for interview rejection
Aug 07, 2002 ... Hewitt through 1st round but fined by ATP for interview rejection WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Australia's Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt trounced hapless American wildcard Robby Ginepri 6- 0,6-0 in the first round of the 2.95 million US dollars CincinnatiMasters in ...