Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, September 19:
Scolari joins list of candidates to lead Mexican nat'l team
Sep 19, 2002 ... Scolari joins list of candidates to lead Mexican nat'l teamMEXICO CITY, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Former Brazilian national soccer team's coach Luis Felipe Scolari, 2002 World Champion, Wednesday joined the list of candidates to lead Mexico, one of theworld's ten best paid national ...
Merrill Lynch revises 2002 economic growth forecast for Thailand
Sep 19, 2002 ... Merrill Lynch revises 2002 economic growth forecast for ThailandBANGKOK, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Merrill Lynch raised its 2002 economic growth forecast for Thailand to 3.8 percent from 3.5 percent, citing the country's robust performance in the second quarter, the Bangkok Post ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Sept. 18 (2)
Sep 19, 2002 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Sept. 18 (2)Cult members tried for cable TV hijacking Hang Seng China Enterprises Index down Gold price in Hong Kong up Roundup: China's FDI, export remain strong: UN report US printing giant enters ...
Chinese university joins int'l antimatter detector project
Sep 19, 2002 ... Chinese university joins int'l antimatter detector projectSHANGHAI, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai Jiaotong University Wednesday took part in a research project on an updated version ofhigh energy particle detector called Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) for the International ...
Opener, Advisory
Sep 19, 2002 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forWednesday, September 18, 2002, and begins ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Sep 19, 2002 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Wednesday:News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1) hka -- Asian IT Expo 2002 kicks off with ...
Group F results, standings of women's basketbal worlds
Sep 19, 2002 ... Group F results, standings of women's basketbal worldsCHANGZHOU, China, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the resultsand standings of the women's basketball championship here onWednesday. Russia bt South Korea 92-47 United States bt Cuba 87-44 France bt ...
France nips 71-63 victory over Lithuania at women's basketballworlds
Sep 19, 2002 ... France nips 71-63 victory over Lithuania at women's basketballworldsCHANGZHOU, China, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- France survived an earlyshock to beat Lithuania 71-63 at the 14th women's world basketballchampionship here on Wednesday. France had four double-digit scorers, with ...
Pakistan stresses importance of defense production of conventional nature
Sep 19, 2002 ... Pakistan stresses importance of defense production of conventionalnatureISLAMABAD, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs ofStaff Committee General Muhammad Aziz Khan on Wednesday said that Pakistan is not in arms race with any country but defense productionof ...
China edges Spain in women's world basketball
Sep 19, 2002 ... China edges Spain in women's world basketballSUZHOU, China, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Shooting Guard Miao Lijie scored 22 of her 24 points in the second half to lead China to a 72-59 key win over Spain in Group E top eight elimination round of thewomen's world basketball here on ...
Landslide kills 2, injuring 32 in south China
Sep 19, 2002 ... Landslide kills 2, injuring 32 in south ChinaSHENZHEN, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Two people died and 32 were injured in a landslide which took place about 1:40 p.m. Wednesday ina village in Shenzhen of Guangdong Province, south China. A dozen illegally built shelters halfway up ...
CPPCC vice-chairman meets Bahraini women's delegation
Sep 19, 2002 ... CPPCC vice-chairman meets Bahraini women's delegationBEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Wang Wenyuan, vice-chairman of theNational Committee of the Chinese People's Political ConsultativeConference (CPPCC), met here Thursday with a ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Sep 19, 2002 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchange rates against the baht onThursday as offered by the Bangkok Bank: Thursday WednesdayUS dollar 42.64/43.24 42.64/43.24...
US warns of possible new terrorist hijacking tactics
Sep 19, 2002 ... US warns of possible new terrorist hijacking tacticsWASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned that terrorists may be developing anew way to hijack passenger planes, ABC News television reported Wednesday. In Wednesday's ...
Shares close lower in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico
Sep 19, 2002 ... Shares close lower in Brazil, Argentina and MexicoMEXICO CITY, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stock markets -- Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires and Mexico City -- closeddown on Wednesday. The Buenos Aires stock market closed with its Merval index down1.32 ...
Burundi govt. confirms mass killing of civilians
Sep 19, 2002 ... Burundi govt. confirms mass killing of civiliansNAIROBI, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The government of Burundi confirmedWednesday that unidentified gunmen had killed 183 people, mostlycivilians, in central Gitega province on Sept. 9, according toreports reaching here from Bujumbura ....
Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2100 GMT, Sept. 18
Sep 19, 2002 ... Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2100 GMT, Sept. 18TEHRAN -- Iran and Iraq exchanged remains of over 100 soldiers from both sides killed during the 1980-1988 war at Fakkeh, west of Khouzestan Province on Tuesday, the official IRNA news agency reported. The Iranian side has ...
Davis Cup weekend programme
Sep 19, 2002 ... Davis Cup weekend programmePARIS, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are Davis Cup programme this weekend: World group Semi-finals: At Paris France vs United States (outdoor clay) France: Sebastien Grosjean, Arnaud Clement, Fabrice Santoro, ...
Farina Elia reaches quarter-finals at WTA Tour event
Sep 19, 2002 ... Farina Elia reaches quarter-finals at WTA Tour eventOTTAWA, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Top seed Silvia Farina Elia of Italyreached the quarter-finals Wednesday at the WTA Tour tennis tournament in Quebec, Canada with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over AmericanLaura Granville ....
4 US TV networks to receive Emmy honor awards
Sep 19, 2002 ... 4 US TV networks to receive Emmy honor awardsLOS ANGELES, Sept. 18 (Xinhua)-- Four major US TV networks willreceive top honor awards at a Sunday Emmy Awards ceremony for theirprograms honoring heroes of the Sept. 11 terror attacks last year,the NBC4 TV reported Wednesday. ...
Myanmar to train more nurses
Sep 19, 2002 ... Myanmar to train more nursesYANGON, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar has been attaching importance to train more nurses by opening nursing institutes, schools and midwifery training schools in the country. According to the Myanmar Ministry of Health Thursday, the government ...
Bangkok to host gay film festival
Sep 19, 2002 ... Bangkok to host gay film festivalBANGKOK, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Bangkok will join Honolulu, Dublin,London, Berlin and Tokyo by hosting its own gay and lesbian filmfestival between Oct. 5 and Nov. 16. According to local TV news reports Thursday, the event will feature ...
Poland rejects EC proposal on Kaliningrad travel
Sep 19, 2002 ... Poland rejects EC proposal on Kaliningrad travelBRUSSELS, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Polish Foreign Ministry said onWednesday in a statement that Poland can not be used as a transitcorridor for the residents of Russia's Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad. The statement was ...
Thai delegation to Myanmar to discuss reopening of border
Sep 19, 2002 ... Thai delegation to Myanmar to discuss reopening of borderBANGKOK, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- A Thai delegation started a three-day visit to Myanmar on Thursday to discuss the issue on the reopening of border, the Bangkok Post reported. Sanan Kachornklam, head of the nine-number ...
Thai PM to visit Russia for trade talks
Sep 19, 2002 ... Thai PM to visit Russia for trade talksBANGKOK, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra isscheduled to pay a three-day visit to Russia for enhancing bilateraltrade and economic ties, the state-owned radio said Thursday. During the trip between Oct. 16 and ...
Over 80 percent Japanese welcome outcome of Pyongyang summit
Sep 19, 2002 ... Over 80 percent Japanese welcome outcome of Pyongyang summitTOKYO, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Four out of five Japanese in a recentsurvey welcome the results of the landmark summit Tuesday betweenPrime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Kim Jong Il, leader of theDemocratic People's ...
Hollywood actress Ryder faces trial for shoplifting
Sep 19, 2002 ... Hollywood actress Ryder faces trial for shopliftingLOS ANGELES, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Oscar-nominated Hollywood actress Winona Ryder will go on trial early next month, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday after efforts to reacha plea bargain deal failed ....
HK stocks close higher
Sep 19, 2002 ... HK stocks close higherHONG KONG, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks opened at 9,485.22 points Thursday, up ...
Brazilian electoral body foresees rapid ballot-counting
Sep 19, 2002 ... Brazilian electoral body foresees rapid ballot-countingBRASILIA, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian Superior ElectoralTribunal (TSE) said Wednesday that results of the Oct. 6 presidential elections would be known on election day thanks to anelectronic balloting system ....
Kuwait to fund Muslim education, culture center in Thailand
Sep 19, 2002 ... Kuwait to fund Muslim education, culture center in ThailandBANGKOK, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait has plans for a 100- millionBaht (2.38 million US dollars) project that will promote Thailand'ssouth as a Southeast Asian center for Muslim education and culture,the Nation ...
Afghanistan to study Thai drug-control approach
Sep 19, 2002 ... Afghanistan to study Thai drug-control approachBANGKOK, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Thai drug-control approach ofcrop substitution will be tried in Afghanistan where 70 percent ofworld's opium are produced, Thai officials said. Local TV news reports said Thursday that a team ...
De-mining work starts in DMZ of Korean peninsula
Sep 19, 2002 ... De-mining work starts in DMZ of Korean peninsulaDORASAN, South Korea, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Troops of South Koreaand the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) moved into theDemilitarized Zone (DMZ) Thursday to clear mines in the zone forfuture rail and road links ...
Peruvian opposition denies receiving Montesinos money
Sep 19, 2002 ... Peruvian opposition denies receiving Montesinos moneyLIMA, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The main Peruvian opposition party, the American Revolutionary Popular Alliance (APRA), has denied allegations that it had received funds from former presidential adviser Vladimiro Montesinos, local ...
IDB approves soft loan for Nicaragua
Sep 19, 2002 ... IDB approves soft loan for NicaraguaMANAGUA, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Inter-American Development Bank(IDB) Wednesday approved a 60-million-US-dollar soft loan forNicaragua, said the president's office. The IDB loan is granted for a 40-year period at an annual interest ...
Cuba wants to expand cooperation with Thailand
Sep 19, 2002 ... Cuba wants to expand cooperation with ThailandBANGKOK, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Cuba has expressed its appreciationto Thailand's economic initiatives introduced by Thai government andwants to expand cooperation with the kingdom, the Thai NewsAgency(TNA) said Thursday ....
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Sep 19, 2002 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Thursday.Asahi, Yomiuri, Mainichi, Nihon Keizai: -- Bank of Japan eyes directly purchasing shares held by banks ....
No worry for Thailand for US threat to cut military aid
Sep 19, 2002 ... No worry for Thailand for US threat to cut military aidBANGKOK, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Thailand is unlikely to be affectedby a US threat to cut military aid to countries which refuse toexempt US citizens from the newly set-up International CriminalCourt (ICC), officials said ....
1 injured in southern Philippine bus bomb explosion
Sep 19, 2002 ... 1 injured in southern Philippine bus bomb explosionMANILA, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- A security guard was injured Thursday morning when an explosion rocked a passenger bus during hisinspection at a bus terminal in the southern Philippine city ofZamboanga.The blast went off ...
Ewing named Washington Wizards assistant coach
Sep 19, 2002 ... Ewing named Washington Wizards assistant coachWASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Patrick Ewing, who retired thisweek after nearly two decades as one of the top players in theNational Basketball Association (NBA), was introduced on Wednesdayas an assistant coach with the ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Sept. 19
Sep 19, 2002 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Sept. 19JERUSALEM -- Two person were killed and several others injured ina suicide attack Wednesday at the Umm El Fahm Junction in the Northern Israel.According to Israel Army Radio, the attack took place at a bus stop, where the ...
US trounces Cuba 87-44 in women's basketball worlds
Sep 19, 2002 ... US trounces Cuba 87-44 in women's basketball worldsCHANGZHOU, East China, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Sheryl Swoopes scored19 points and Lisa Leslie added 20 points and 6 rebounds to steer theUnited States to an emphatic 87-44 victory over Cuba at the 14thwomen's world basketball ...
Market exchange rates -- Sept. 19
Sep 19, 2002 ... Market exchange rates -- Sept. 19BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Market exchange rates of four majorcurrencies against RMB yuan on Thursday, announced by the People'sBank of China: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) US Dollar 100 827.69 ...
EU market opens to China TVs
Sep 19, 2002 ... EU market opens to China TVsBEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Leading television makers and officials from the China Chamber of Commerce have been discussing their next moves after the door into the lucrative EU market was opened. The behind-closed-doors talks came after a ...
Philippine team to Busan gets blessing from church
Sep 19, 2002 ... Philippine team to Busan gets blessing from churchMANILA, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- In an unprecedented move, the Catholic Church has thrown its support to Philippine national athletes bound for the 14th Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, setSept. 29 to Oct. 14.In a message ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Sept. 19
Sep 19, 2002 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Sept. 19BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-basednewspapers Thursday:People's Daily -- Chinese President Jiang Zemin sent a congratulatory letter toa symposium on legal services in the ...
Olympiakos Piraeus beats Bayer Leverkusen 6-2 in Champions Leaguematch
Sep 19, 2002 ... Olympiakos Piraeus beats Bayer Leverkusen 6-2 in Champions LeaguematchATHENS, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The well-known Greek team OlympiakosPiraeus beat Bayer Leverkusen of Germany 6-2 (half-time 3-1) in aChampions League first stage Group F soccer match in Athens onWednesday ...
China's special teas promise rosy future
Sep 19, 2002 ... China's special teas promise rosy futureFUZHOU, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's special teas, including oolong and flower-flavored tea, promise bright prospects as more consumers worldwide take to drinking these beverages.This conclusion was drawn at a forum on globalization ...
Manchester United crushes Haifa in European Champions League
Sep 19, 2002 ... Manchester United crushes Haifa in European Champions League LONDON, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Manchester United fought back from onegoal down to overwhelm European Champions League debutants MaccabiHaifa of Israel 5-2 on Wednesday at Old Trafford. The biggest winners of the night ...
Chinese, Togolese swap greetings on anniversary of ties
Sep 19, 2002 ... Chinese, Togolese swap greetings on anniversary of tiesBEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Togolese leaders haveexchanged congratulatory messages to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of their two nations' diplomatic relations whichfalls on Thursday. In ...
Results from WTA Tour event
Sep 19, 2002 ... Results from WTA Tour eventOTTAWA, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are results from the WTATour tennis tournament in Quebec, Canada on Wednesday (prefix numberdenotes seeding): Singles first round 8-Meilen Tu, United States, bt Brie Rippner, United States, 2-6, ...
Argentina slashes IMF for delaying loans
Sep 19, 2002 ... Argentina slashes IMF for delaying loansBUENOS AIRES, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Argentina on Wednesday slashedthe International Monetary Fund (IMF) for delaying loans it neededto stop its economy from getting worse. Argentine Interior Minister Jorge Matzkin told a press ...
Results and standings of European Champions League group E-H
Sep 19, 2002 ... Results and standings of European Champions League group E-HLONDON, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the collated resultsand standings after Champions League first stage group E-H matchesplayed on Wednesday (tabulated under games played, won, drawn, lost,goals for, against, ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Sep 19, 2002 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers Thursday.The Philippine Star: -- The military is verifying reports on western intelligence information alleging that ...
Lastras wins 11th stage in Tour of Spain cycle race
Sep 19, 2002 ... Lastras wins 11th stage in Tour of Spain cycle raceMADRID, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Spaniard Pablo Lastras took his second win on this year's Tour of Spain when he won the 11th stagefrom Alcobendas to Collado Villalba on Wednesday. The 26-year-old iBanesto.com rider clocked a ...
Montgomery not to run the 100 meters in World Cup athletics
Sep 19, 2002 ... Montgomery not to run the 100 meters in World Cup athleticsMADRID, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- New 100 meters world record holderTim Montgomery of the United States will not take part in the 100-meter race within the framework of the World Cup, Friday in Madrid,Wednesday pointed his ...
Colombia destroys large cocaine lab
Sep 19, 2002 ... Colombia destroys large cocaine labBOGOTA, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Colombian authorities have destroyeda large cocaine-processing laboratory capable of producing 2.5 tonsof drugs per month, it was reported on Wednesday.Colombia's Army and Attorney General's Office found ...
DPRK, South Korea start mine clearance in buffer zone
Sep 19, 2002 ... DPRK, South Korea start mine clearance in buffer zoneSEOUL, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Troops of South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) entered the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) Thursday to start demining work, media reports here said. About 100 South ...
Results from Tour of Spain cycle race
Sep 19, 2002 ... Results from Tour of Spain cycle raceMADRID, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are leading results in Wednesday's 11th stage of the Tour of Spain cycle race, held over 166.1-kilometer, starting in Alcobendas and finishing in Collado Villalba: 1. Pablo Lastras, Spain, ...
Juventus and AC Milan look to restore italian prestige
Sep 19, 2002 ... Juventus and AC Milan look to restore italian prestigeROME, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Juventus and AC Milan will be lookingto restore some of the prestige of Italian soccer Wednesday nightafter Tuesday night's disappointing Champions League debuts by Romaand Inter Milan....
Oceania Football Confederation recommends changes to World Cupqualifiers
Sep 19, 2002 ... Oceania Football Confederation recommends changes to World CupqualifiersCANBERRA, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Oceania Football Confederation(OFC) has announced it plans to increase the number of qualifyingmatches it plays if the region is awarded an automatic place for the2006 ...
CCB to auction bad assets for bank's listing
Sep 19, 2002 ... CCB to auction bad assets for bank's listingBEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- China Construction Bank (CCB), together with China Cinda Asset Management Corp, will hold an auction week to sell eight billion yuan (963 million US dollars) worth of assets with debts against them ....
Greek PM satisfied with preparations for Olympics
Sep 19, 2002 ... Greek PM satisfied with preparations for OlympicsATHENS, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The 2004 Athens Olympic Games' communication strategy was examined during a ministers' meeting chaired by Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis on Wednesday, who expressed absolute satisfaction over ...
Brazil returns as world's largest coffee exporter
Sep 19, 2002 ... Brazil returns as world's largest coffee exporterRIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's coffee exports areexpected to amount to 31 percent of the world market this year, up 8percentage points from 2001, recovering its lead in the sector, theCouncil of Coffee Exporters ...
New Zealand stocks close lower
Sep 19, 2002 ... New Zealand stocks close lowerWELLINGTON, Sep. 19 (Xinhua) -- The New Zealand share market closed lower here Thursday. The NZSE40 Index ended 18 points lower at 2,021 with a turnover of57.2 million New Zealand dollars(27 million US dollars). Most of the leading ...
Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapers
Sep 19, 2002 ... Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapersNAIROBI, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Kenyan newspapers Thursday. Kenya Times: -- A new draft constitution was released Wednesday by the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission ...