Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, August 12:
Germany calls for NATO decision on Iraq
Aug 12, 2002 ... Germany calls for NATO decision on IraqBERLIN, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder onMonday called on the defense ministers of the North Atlantic Organization Treaty countries to deal with the issue of possible military strike against Iraq by the United ...
Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapers
Aug 12, 2002 ... Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapersLAGOS, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Nigerian newspapers Monday. The Punch: -- The Nigerian Senate at the weekend demanded two senators whowent to court to stop President Olusegun ...
Kuwait stock exchange index down
Aug 12, 2002 ... Kuwait stock exchange index downKUWAIT CITY, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait Stock Exchange index closed at 2,124.1 points Monday, down 36.7 ...
Stephen Hawking to lecture in east China university
Aug 12, 2002 ... Stephen Hawking to lecture in east China universityHANGZHOU, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Stephen Hawking, the world- renownedphysicist, will give a lecture at Zhejiang University in east Chinato explain some of his key doctrines. Hawking, who is almost totally paralyzed except for ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua - Aug. 11
Aug 12, 2002 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua - Aug. 11BEIJING, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Domestic news items Xinhua releasedon Sunday: Space-age plants grow well in China Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Aug. 11 Shanghai customs seizes smuggled fireworks ...
Ayhan upsets Szabo to win women's 1,500m European title
Aug 12, 2002 ... Ayhan upsets Szabo to win women's 1,500m European titleBERLIN, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's Sureyya Ayhan upset hot favorite Gabriela Szabo in the women's 1,500 meters final by denyingthe Romanian to win the only major title eluding from her. On the last day of action at ...
Mexican bus crash kills 16 people
Aug 12, 2002 ... Mexican bus crash kills 16 peopleMEXICO CITY, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Sixteen people were killed andmore than 20 injured on their way to summer vacation when their high-speed bus left a highway and crashed into a shallow river earlySaturday, local media reported. Local ...
Employment situation improves in Thailand
Aug 12, 2002 ... Employment situation improves in ThailandBANGKOK, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- The number of the employment totaled32 million in May, an increase of 4.3 percent over the same month oflast year, the Thai News Agency (TNA) said Monday. TNA quoted a report of the Bank of Thailand ...
Verbruggen gives thumbs-up to cycling venue in Kunming
Aug 12, 2002 ... Verbruggen gives thumbs-up to cycling venue in KunmingKUNMING, Southwest China, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Hein Verbruggen, president of the International Cycling Union (UCI), gave thumbs-up tothe venue in Chenggong after watching the 2002 Track Cycling WorldCup race here on Sunday ....
China's hotels graded by environmental standard
Aug 12, 2002 ... China's hotels graded by environmental standardBEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- The benchmark of eco-efficient hotels are under way in China and the first group of green hotels and restaurants with eco logo will receive their certification thisSeptember, China Daily reported ...
Vietnam takes measures to help people in flood-prone areas
Aug 12, 2002 ... Vietnam takes measures to help people in flood-prone areasHANOI, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- As many as 4.5 million people, almosta quarter of residents of the flood-prone regions in Vietnam'sdensely-populated Mekong delta, will be benefited from a latestgovernment preferential ...
ROUNDUP: Peace process going on in Philippines, prospect dimmed by Sun Xiaotian
Aug 12, 2002 ... ROUNDUP: Peace process going on in Philippines, prospect dimmed by Sun XiaotianMANILA, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Despite the announcement from the USState Department that the Philippine rebel group New People's Army(PNA) is a foreign terrorist organization, the Philippine ...
Peace theme park built in former military port
Aug 12, 2002 ... Peace theme park built in former military portDALIAN, Liaoning, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- A peace theme park has beenbuilt in Lushunkou, once a military port in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), at Dalian, a coastal city in northeast China's LiaoningProvince.Covering an area ...
Myanmar walks on its own way for goal: newspaper
Aug 12, 2002 ... Myanmar walks on its own way for goal: newspaper YANGON, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Official newspaper The New Light ofMyanmar said on Monday that the country has walked on its own way under the present military government to reach its goal without relying on others and dancing to ...
Chinese police join hospitals in saving lives
Aug 12, 2002 ... Chinese police join hospitals in saving livesSHANGHAI, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai police are hoping to cutthe number of traffic deaths by half with a new scheme to speed uphospital treatment of people injured in accidents. Police joined with an initial group of 58 local ...
Myanmar to introduce e-passport system
Aug 12, 2002 ... Myanmar to introduce e-passport systemYANGON, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar will introduce electronic ( e)-passport system starting this week and 5,000 of such e- documentswould be initially issued under a pilot program, the local MyanmarTimes reported Monday. These ...
Results of men's 5,000m final at European athletics championships
Aug 12, 2002 ... Results of men's 5,000m final at European athletics championships BERLIN, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from the men's 5,000 meters final at the European athletics championships inMunich, Germany on Sunday: 1. Alberta Garcia, Spain, 13 minutes 38.18 seconds ...
News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua
Aug 12, 2002 ... News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of XinhuaHONG KONG, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Sunday:Indonesian military, police to leave politics in 2004 Former Philippine President may be finally buried ...
Kipketer scores comeback win in men's 800m at Europeanchampionships
Aug 12, 2002 ... Kipketer scores comeback win in men's 800m at EuropeanchampionshipsBERLIN, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan-born Dane Wilson Kipketer scored a brilliant comeback victory in the men's 800 meters final atthe European athletics championships in Munich, Germany on Sunday ....
Security alert sounded in Indian capital
Aug 12, 2002 ... Security alert sounded in Indian capital NEW DELHI, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- A security alert has been soundedhere in view of intelligence reports warning of a "high level"terrorist threat to disrupt Independence Day celebrations on August15. All Delhi Police personnel, ...
Results of men's discus final at European championships
Aug 12, 2002 ... Results of men's discus final at European championshipsBERLIN, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from the men's discus final at the European athletics championships in Munich, Germany on Sunday: 1. Robert Fazekas, Hungary, 68.83 meters 2. Virgilijus ...
Shenzhen replaces Guangzhou to lead provincial economy
Aug 12, 2002 ... Shenzhen replaces Guangzhou to lead provincial economyGUANGZHOU, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Shenzhen, a boomtown in south China's Guangdong Province, has replaced provincial capital Guangzhou to lead the local economy for the first time. In the first half of this year, its sales ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Aug. 12
Aug 12, 2002 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Aug. 12WASHINGTON -- A former US Army scientist under scrutiny for theanthrax attacks last fall has vehemently denied any involvement inthe anthrax mailings. "I have had nothing to do in any way, shape or form with the mailing of ...
New Zealand's new ambassador to Russia named
Aug 12, 2002 ... New Zealand's new ambassador to Russia namedWELLINGTON, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand's next Ambassador toRussia will be career diplomat Stuart Prior, Foreign Minister PhilGoff announced in a government media release here Monday. New Zealand is an active member of the ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Aug. 12
Aug 12, 2002 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Aug. 12BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers on Monday:All major newspapers have carried a front-page report on the fastdevelopment of Shihezi, a booming city in northwest China's ...
Final result of Los Angeles Open WTA tennis tournament
Aug 12, 2002 ... Final result of Los Angeles Open WTA tennis tournamentLOS ANGELES, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result from thefinal of the 585,000 US dollars Los ...
Results of women's 1500m final at European championships
Aug 12, 2002 ... Results of women's 1500m final at European championshipsBERLIN, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from the women's 1,500 meters final at the European athletics championships inMunich, Germany on Sunday: 1. Sureyya Ayhan, Turkey, three minutes 58.79 seconds ...
Philippine authorities identify 27 illegal drug rings
Aug 12, 2002 ... Philippine authorities identify 27 illegal drug ringsMANILA, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- The newly created Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has identified 27 big drug syndicates operating in the country, the Philippine Star reported Monday. The PDEA listed these crime ...
Hong Kong stocks open higher
Aug 12, 2002 ... Hong Kong stocks open higherHONG KONG, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks increased 25.71points, or 0.26 ...
Results of men's long jump final at European athleticschampionships
Aug 12, 2002 ... Results of men's long jump final at European athleticschampionshipsBERLIN, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from the men's long jump final at the European athletics championships in Munich, Germany on Sunday: 1. Olexiy Lukashevich, Ukraine, 8.08 meters ...
More trade union branches expected
Aug 12, 2002 ... More trade union branches expectedBEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- The number of trade union branchesacross China will reach 1 million by the end of this year, sourceswith the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) said. More than 510,000 such branches were set up in ...
Arsenal beats Liverpool 1-0 in FA Community Shield soccer match
Aug 12, 2002 ... Arsenal beats Liverpool 1-0 in FA Community Shield soccer matchLONDON, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Arsenal nipped a 1-0 win over Liverpool in the FA ...
Iran said to have expelled al Qaeda members
Aug 12, 2002 ... Iran said to have expelled al Qaeda membersWASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Iran has quietly detained and expelled to Saudi Arabia 16 al Qaeda fighters who sought refuge inthe country after fleeing neighboring Afghanistan, according to a report published here on Sunday. ...
New Zealand's new ambassador to Saudi Arabia named
Aug 12, 2002 ... New Zealand's new ambassador to Saudi Arabia namedWELLINGTON, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand Foreign Minister PhilGoff Monday named career diplomat Jim Howell as the country's nextambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia, he added, is New Zealand's largest ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Aug 12, 2002 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapersNEW DELHI, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers on Monday.The Hindu: -- At least 33 people, including 18 women, were killed in sleepand several went missing Sunday when a ...
Result of Cincinnati Masters tennis final
Aug 12, 2002 ... Result of Cincinnati Masters tennis finalWASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result of the final of the 2.95 million US dollars Cincinnati Masters ...
Chambers anchors Britain to men's 4x100m relay victory at Europeanchampionships
Aug 12, 2002 ... Chambers anchors Britain to men's 4x100m relay victory at EuropeanchampionshipsBERLIN, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Dwain Chambers on Sunday anchored Britain to an expected victory in the men's 4x100 meters relay to win his ...
Standings of German first division soccer league
Aug 12, 2002 ... Standings of German first division soccer leagueBERLIN, Aug 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of Germanfirst division soccer league after the matches played on Sunday(tabulated under games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, againstand points):1. Arminia ...
Tour of Portugal ninth stage placing
Aug 12, 2002 ... Tour of Portugal ninth stage placingLISBON, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading placings inthe 181km ninth stage of the Tour of Portugal on Sunday: 1. Claus Moller, Denmark, Milaneza, four hours 52 minutes 55 seconds 2. Rui Sousa, Portugal, Milaneza, one ...
Private colleges carve a niche in China
Aug 12, 2002 ... Private colleges carve a niche in ChinaBEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Private colleges in China have beenrecognized and become second choices other than public universitiesfor Chinese high school students, according to Monday 's China Daily. The world's most populous nation ...
Results of women's high jump at European athletics championships
Aug 12, 2002 ... Results of women's high jump at European athletics championshipsBERLIN, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from the women's high jump final at the European athletics championships inMunich, Germany on Sunday:1. Kajsa Berqvist, Sweden, 1.98 meters ...
18 killed in Jammu, Kashmir
Aug 12, 2002 ... 18 killed in Jammu, KashmirNEW DELHI, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- At least 18 people, including 11militants, were killed and two persons, including a Special PoliceOfficer (SPO), injured in separate incidents in Jammu and Kashmir since Saturday night, an official spokesman said Sunday ....
Results of women's 4x400m relay final at European championships
Aug 12, 2002 ... Results of women's 4x400m relay final at European championshipsBERLIN, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from the women's 4x400 meters relay final at the European athletics championships in Munich, Germany on Sunday: ...
Opener, Advisory
Aug 12, 2002 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service for Sunday,August 11, 2002, and begins ...
Singapore has strength to overcome economic problems: official
Aug 12, 2002 ... Singapore has strength to overcome economic problems: officialSINGAPORE, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Singapore Minister for Trade andIndustry George Yeo has said the country has the strength to overcome the economic problems it faces. Speaking to reporters Sunday at a mass ...
Moya upsets Hewitt to snatch Cincinnati Masters title
Aug 12, 2002 ... Moya upsets Hewitt to snatch Cincinnati Masters titleWASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Spain's Carlos Moya clinched theCincinnati Masters title with a hard-earned 7-5, 7-6 win over topseed Australian Lleyton Hewitt in a battle delayed by showers inOhio, the United States on ...
Juninho to miss start of Middlesbrough's new season over injury
Aug 12, 2002 ... Juninho to miss start of Middlesbrough's new season over injuryLONDON, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Middlesbrough's Brazilian midfielderJuninho will have to miss the start of the English premier leagueseason after injuring his left knee in Saturday's friendly againstItalian side ...
Major foreign exchange rates in Pakistan
Aug 12, 2002 ... Major foreign exchange rates in PakistanISLAMABAD, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are major exchangerates against the Pakistani rupee issued by the Treasury ManagementDivision of the National Bank of Pakistan on Monday. Selling Buying Buying TT & OD...
Premature explosion in northern Colombia
Aug 12, 2002 ... Premature explosion in northern ColombiaBOGOTA, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- A car bomb explosion occurred in thenorth of Colombia Sunday, killing one person and wounding at leastthree others, police said. The bomb exploded in the back of a taxi which was passing a residential ...
DPRK delegation in South Korea for ministerial talks
Aug 12, 2002 ... DPRK delegation in South Korea for ministerial talksINCHON, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- A delegation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for the seventh inter-Korean ministerial talks in Seoul on Aug. 12-14 arrived at the Inchon International Airport Monday via the ...
Senior rebel commander arrested in Kosovo
Aug 12, 2002 ... Senior rebel commander arrested in KosovoBELGRADE, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- A senior ethnic Albanian rebel commander was arrested on Sunday by UN police in Kosovo on suspicionof murder, torture and illegal detention of unspecified captives. The commander, Rrustem Mustafa, was ...
Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapers
Aug 12, 2002 ... Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapersISLAMABAD, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Pakistani English newspapers on Monday.The Frontier Post: -- Federal Minister for Information and Media Development Nisar AMemon on Sunday ...
CPC delegation leaves for three countries
Aug 12, 2002 ... CPC delegation leaves for three countriesBEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- A Communist Party of China (CPC) delegation led by Wang Jiarui, deputy head of the International Department of the CPC ...
Medals table at European athletics championships
Aug 12, 2002 ... Medals table at European athletics championshipsBERLIN, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Following is the medals table afterthe final day of competition at the European athletics championshipsin Munich, Germany on Sunday (tabulated under gold, silver, bronzeand total): 1. Russia ...
Venezuelan president urges coup trial for 4 officers
Aug 12, 2002 ... Venezuelan president urges coup trial for 4 officersCARACAS, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez onSunday urged the Supreme Court to send four officers accused of coupto trial and warned against any attempt by opposition leaders tomanipulate the court ruling ....
URGENT: DPRK delegation arrives in Inchon
Aug 12, 2002 ... URGENT: DPRK delegation arrives in InchonINCHON, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- A high-level delegation from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea arrived ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Aug 12, 2002 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers Monday.The Philippine Star: -- The newly created Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency has identified 27 big drug ...
Results of German first division soccer league
Aug 12, 2002 ... Results of German first division soccer leagueBERLIN, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of the German first division soccer league matches played on Sunday and thefixture ...
Wonder willow walks 150 meters in 200 years
Aug 12, 2002 ... Wonder willow walks 150 meters in 200 yearsSHIJIAZHUANG, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- A miraculous old willow in north China's Hebei Province has walked 150 meters from where it first took root over 200 years ago. The wandering willow, found in Xiaozhapagou village of Longhua ...
AC Milan give up bid for Lazio's Nesta
Aug 12, 2002 ... AC Milan give up bid for Lazio's NestaROME, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan gave up its bid for Lazio's Italy defender Alessandro Nesta because the player is too expensive,the Serie A club said Sunday on its official website. Lazio turned down an offer of 26 million euros ...
Romania reiterates decision to exempt US peacekeepers
Aug 12, 2002 ... Romania reiterates decision to exempt US peacekeepersBUCHAREST, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Romania's Foreign Minister MirceaGeoana reiterated on Sunday his government's decision not to turnover US citizens to a new international court of justice. He said it was in Romania's ...
Results of men's 4x400m relay final at European athleticschampionships
Aug 12, 2002 ... Results of men's 4x400m relay final at European athleticschampionshipsBERLIN, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from the men's 4x400 meters relay final at the European athletics championships in Munich, Germany on Sunday: ...
Russian Kuznetsova claims WTA Tour Helsinki Open title
Aug 12, 2002 ... Russian Kuznetsova claims WTA Tour Helsinki Open titleHELSINKI, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova claimedher first WTA Tour title after beating Czech Denisa Chladkova 0-6, 6-3, 7-6 in the final of the 140,000 US dollars Helsinki Open tennishere on Sunday ....
9 anti-government guerrillas killed in Nepal
Aug 12, 2002 ... 9 anti-government guerrillas killed in NepalKATHMANDU, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- At least nine anti-government guerrillas were killed on Saturday by the government security forcesin this Himalayan kingdom, according to a press release issued bythe Nepali Defense Ministry Sunday ...
Market exchange rates -- Aug. 12
Aug 12, 2002 ... Market exchange rates -- Aug. 12BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Market exchange rates of four majorcurrencies against RMB yuan on Monday, announced by the People'sBank of China: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) US Dollar 100 827.66 ...