Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, September 26:
Thailand to hold four-nation trade exhibition
Sep 26, 2002 ... Thailand to hold four-nation trade exhibitionBANGKOK, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Thailand will host a four-nation trade show in northern resort province of Chiang Mai on Sept. 28 toOct. 6, aiming to strengthen ties and stimulate the economies ofChina, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. ...
Continued fiscal stimulus to ensure Thai economic growth: ministry
Sep 26, 2002 ... Continued fiscal stimulus to ensure Thai economic growth: ministry BANGKOK, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Thai Finance Ministry officials areconfident that continued stimulus measures under the budget plan forfiscal year 2003, starting Oct. 1, will help sustain economic growthunder ...
New Zealand stocks close higher
Sep 26, 2002 ... New Zealand stocks close higherWELLINGTON, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The New Zealand sharemarket closed higher here Thursday. The NZSE40 Index ended 15 points higher at 1,991 with a turnoverof 78.9 million New Zealand dollars (37.2 million US dollars). Both market ...
Qatari swimmers to gain experiences for 2006 Asian Games
Sep 26, 2002 ... Qatari swimmers to gain experiences for 2006 Asian Gamesby Zhou Xin BUSAN, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- As the hosts of the 15th Asian Games,Qatari swimmers plan to take Busan Asiad as the springboard to theirhome glory. Mohd. Elsa Al Fadhala, head coach of Qatari ...
three Palestinians, one Israeli soldier killed in Israeli raids
Sep 26, 2002 ... three Palestinians, one Israeli soldier killed in Israeli raids GAZA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Three Palestinians and one Israeli soldier were killed early Thursday during Israeli raids in the WestBank and Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources and Israel Radio.One ...
Chronology: Major events of Southern African Development Community
Sep 26, 2002 ... Chronology: Major events of Southern African Development Community LUANDA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is expected to hold its 2002 annual summit meetinghere from Sept. 26 to Oct. 3. During the summit, issues like how to accelerate ...
Foreign exchange rates in New Zealand
Sep 26, 2002 ... Foreign exchange rates in New ZealandWELLINGTON, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchange rates against the New Zealand dollar here on Thursday. Thursday ...
Sudan plane bombs Ugandan army detachment in southern Sudan
Sep 26, 2002 ... Sudan plane bombs Ugandan army detachment in southern SudanKAMPALA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- A Sudanese military plane has dropped three bombs on the Ugandan army detachment at Palotaka in southern Sudan, injuring seriously three Ugandan soldiers, local daily the New Vision reported ...
Versatile Indonesian swimmer enjoys TV presenting career
Sep 26, 2002 ... Versatile Indonesian swimmer enjoys TV presenting careerby Qi Zijian BUSAN, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Having competed in Asian and OlympicGames, Richard Sam Bera was in the limelight, at least on hishomeland. And now the spotlight is focusing and lasts even longer onhim, a ...
Afghan Asiad delegation arrives in Busan
Sep 26, 2002 ... Afghan Asiad delegation arrives in BusanBUSAN, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The first group of the Afghan Asiaddelegation, who have missed the Asian sports gathering for eight years, arrived here on Thursday afternoon.Twenty-four members including five officials of the 37-strong ...
Tokyo stocks rebound
Sep 26, 2002 ... Tokyo stocks reboundTOKYO, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher Thursdayfor the first time in four sessions, led by banks amid hopes the government will accelerate disposal of nonperforming loans at banks. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 155.51 points, ...
Kenyan govt. stops salaries for striking teachers
Sep 26, 2002 ... Kenyan govt. stops salaries for striking teachersNAIROBI, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Kenyan government has directedthe Teachers Service Commission (TSC) not to pay salaries to strikingteachers and issued instructions for recruitment of unemployedteachers, the Kenya Times ...
Gas pipeline construction starts in Inner Mongolia
Sep 26, 2002 ... Gas pipeline construction starts in Inner MongoliaHOHHOT, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Construction on the gas pipeline connecting the Changqing Oilfield, China's largest gas field, withHohhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region,started this week. The ...
33 "deadly activists" at large in Karach: report
Sep 26, 2002 ... 33 "deadly activists" at large in Karach: reportISLAMABAD, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan has told the United States that despite joint operations in its southern port city of Karachi against terrorists, 33 "deadly activists" of a "dangerous group" were still at large in the ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Sep 26, 2002 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapersJERUSALEM, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items in leading Israeli newspapers on Thursday.The Jerusalem Post: -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon described growing criticism by the United States ...
Zimbabwe suspends duty on wheat imports
Sep 26, 2002 ... Zimbabwe suspends duty on wheat importsHARARE, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The government of Zimbabwe has suspended import duty on wheat in a bid to remove all the obstaclesin the importation of the commodity while also reducing its landingprice, according to the Herald newspaper ...
Backgrounder: Brief introduction to Southern African Development Community
Sep 26, 2002 ... Backgrounder: Brief introduction to Southern African DevelopmentCommunityLUANDA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will hold its 2002 annual summit meeting here fromSept. 26 to Oct. 3. The summit is set for accelerating the process of ...
Feature: "In love with China forever" by Yang Qingchuan, Huang Yong
Sep 26, 2002 ... Feature: "In love with China forever"by Yang Qingchuan, Huang YongPAKSE, Laos, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The old saying "wherever the water flows there are footprints of Chinese" proves to be a truth intoday's world.Comparing with the high-profile success of ...
Shanghai stock index down
Sep 26, 2002 ... Shanghai stock index downBEIJING, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Composite Index on the ShanghaiStock Exchange closed at 1,587.64 points Thursday, down 10.18 pointsfrom the last close ....
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Sep 26, 2002 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items in leading Turkish newspapers on Thursday.Hurriyet (Freedom): -- New Turkiye Party (YTP) Chairman Ismail Cem said that the postponement of Nov. 3 ...
Tropical storm Megkhla hits Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi
Sep 26, 2002 ... Tropical storm Megkhla hits Hainan, Guangdong, GuangxiBEIJING, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Tropical storm Megkhla is expectedto bring torrential rains to the south China provinces of Hainan andGuangdong and to Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Thursday, warnedthe China Central ...
Rural couples see better opportunities for fewer, brighter kids (1)
Sep 26, 2002 ... Rural couples see better opportunities for fewer, brighter kids(1)CHANGSHA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- It used to be the traditional belief in China's rural hinterland that only sons would hold up thesky and properly support their aged parents. Couples would have children ...
Xinhua stock index down
Sep 26, 2002 ... Xinhua stock index downBEIJING, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Xinhua A-Share Index closed at1,255.57 points Thursday, down 9.66 points from the last close. The market opened at 1,264.23 points. Transactions totaled 266,980,500 shares ....
Agriculture -- new priority in China-Africa cooperation: official (1)
Sep 26, 2002 ... Agriculture -- new priority in China-Africa cooperation: official( 1)BEIJING, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- China will make agriculture a priority in its cooperation with Africa in the new century, a seniorChinese diplomat said here Thursday. Li Zhaoxing, vice-minister of foreign ...
Indonesia important partner for Canada: envoy
Sep 26, 2002 ... Indonesia important partner for Canada: envoyJAKARTA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Canadian Ambassador to Indonesia Ferry de Kerckhove said Thursday that Indonesia and Canada have established a mutually beneficial relationship in the areas of economy and politics for 50 years now ....
S.Korea has first female fighter pilots
Sep 26, 2002 ... S.Korea has first female fighter pilotsSEOUL, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Three young female air force officersThursday became South Korea's first female fighter pilots, accordingto national news agency Yonhap News. First Lieutenants Park Ji-yeon, Park Ji-won and Pyun Bo-ra ...
Nigeria's electoral agency fixes date for 2003 general elections
Sep 26, 2002 ... Nigeria's electoral agency fixes date for 2003 general electionsLAGOS, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria's national electoral agencyhas announced dates for 2003 general elections, saying that the governorship and presidential elections will come up between March 29and April 29 next ...
Australian dollar closes weaker
Sep 26, 2002 ... Australian dollar closes weakerCANBERRA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Australian dollar closed weaker Thursday. At the close, the Australian dollar was worth 54.38 US cents compared with 54.70 at ...
War with Pakistan still option, Indian minister says
Sep 26, 2002 ... War with Pakistan still option, Indian minister saysNEW DELHI, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Minister of State for Home I D Swami Thursday said that India will chart its own course of action ifthe international community failed to pressurize Islamabad to end"cross border terrorism." ...
Sri Lankan govt, Tamil rebels to seek international support
Sep 26, 2002 ... Sri Lankan govt, Tamil rebels to seek international supportCOLOMBO, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan government and separatist Tamil Tiger rebels are jointly seeking international assistance to rebuild the country's war-ravaged north and east, government spokesman and ...
Flash: Chinese delegation arrives in Busan
Sep 26, 2002 ... Flash: Chinese delegation arrives in BusanBUSAN, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese delegation arrived hereThursday afternoon for the upcoming Asian Games. The ...
Jakarta main index closes higher
Sep 26, 2002 ... Jakarta main index closes higherJAKARTA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Jakarta Stock Exchange closedtransactions here Thursday with the composite share price index wasup by 3.294 points to 411.941 points. Volume of the transactions was 584.938 million shares worth 276.39 ...
Small Indonesian Islamic parties join forces for upcoming election
Sep 26, 2002 ... Small Indonesian Islamic parties join forces for upcoming election JAKARTA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- In attempts to increase the share ofthe vote in the 2004 general elections, small Indonesian Islamicparties gathered here Thursday to form a political alliance. The move was also ...
Romania win bid to host inaugural Judo World Masters
Sep 26, 2002 ... Romania win bid to host inaugural Judo World MastersBUCHAREST, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Romanian capital city Bucharesthas beaten other bidders for hosting the inaugural judo World Masters tournament later this year, European judo officials said onThursday. "Romania will ...
Singapore share prices rise following rebound in US shares
Sep 26, 2002 ... Singapore share prices rise following rebound in US sharesSINGAPORE, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- In Singapore, share prices closedhigher on Thursday as a rebound in US stocks overnight spurred shortcovering.Traders said mild buying interest in big index stocks by ...
Feature: Chinese beach volleyballers feel no jitters at Asiad
Sep 26, 2002 ... Feature: Chinese beach volleyballers feel no jitters at AsiadBy Wang XiangjiangBUSAN, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) - "I'm by no means feeling nervous," said Teng Maoming with an illegible smile across the corner of his mouth, when asked of his mental status for the upcoming Asiad ...
Braig Bellamy appologies for headbutting Ukrainian player
Sep 26, 2002 ... Braig Bellamy appologies for headbutting Ukrainian playerLONDON, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Newcastle United's Craig Bellamy apologised on Thursday to the club for headbutting a Dynamo Kiev defender in a Champions League match last week. The striker was banned for three matches ...
New Delhi to start dialogue with all groups in Kashmir
Sep 26, 2002 ... New Delhi to start dialogue with all groups in KashmirNEW DELHI, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Minister of State for Home I.D.Swami Thursday said the government will start dialogue with all groups after the completion of assembly elections in India-controlled Jammu and Kashmir. He ...
Xinhua summary of Asia-Pacific economic news, Thursday, Sept. 26
Sep 26, 2002 ... Xinhua summary of Asia-Pacific economic news, Thursday, Sept. 26JAKARTA -- Indonesia will need to raise 28.5 billion US dollarsfor investments in its electricity sector over the next decade to meet the country's growing demand for electrical power, the JakartaPost reported ...
Major news items in leading German newspapers
Sep 26, 2002 ... Major news items in leading German newspapersBERLIN, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading German newspapers on Thursday:Frankfurter Allgemeine:-- The German government is still against a military strike against Iraq, but doesn't ...
Shanghai trade fair attracts 56 multinationals
Sep 26, 2002 ... Shanghai trade fair attracts 56 multinationalsSHANGHAI, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The four-day International Sourcing Conference, which opened in Shanghai Thursday, attracted 56multinationals, including Carrefour, Metro, OBI, Kingfisher, GeneralElectric, General Motors, Rockwell ...
Trading on Hong Kong stock exchange
Sep 26, 2002 ... Trading on Hong Kong stock exchangeHONG KONG, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Following are Thursday's major Hang Seng Indexes managed and compiled by HSI Service Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hang Seng Bank:Index: Previous CloseCloseChange ...
OneWorld win legal battle against former team member
Sep 26, 2002 ... OneWorld win legal battle against former team memberWELLINGTON, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. America's Cup challengersOneWorld have won a legal battle against a former employee for charges of trying to sell design secrets to their rivals. OneWorld said on Thursday U.S ....
Foreign exchange rates in Singapore
Sep 26, 2002 ... Foreign exchange rates in SingaporeSINGAPORE, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are interbank ratesof Singapore dollar to one unit of foreign currencies on Thursday. Thursday Wednesdaybid/ask bid/askAustralian dollar ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Sep 26, 2002 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Thursday.Al Ahram:-- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak held talks on Wednesday withKenyan President Daniel Arap Moi ...
No easy games for Chinese soccer team at Asiad
Sep 26, 2002 ... No easy games for Chinese soccer team at AsiadBUSAN, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- No match would be a piece of cake forChina, said Chinese soccer team leader Yan Shiduo as he led the teamto have their first training session in Busan on Thursday. Yan, also vice executive president ...
Xinhua summary of major Asia-Pacific news, Thursday, Sept. 26
Sep 26, 2002 ... Xinhua summary of major Asia-Pacific news, Thursday, Sept. 26MANILA -- Four teachers kidnapped in the southern Philippines onSept. 13 have been released, the Philippine Daily Inquirer onlinenews reported on Thursday. The teachers of the Mindanao State University were ...
Australian stocks end weaker
Sep 26, 2002 ... Australian stocks end weakerCANBERRA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Australian stocks closed weaker Thursday. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed down 2.4 points at 2988.7, whilethe all ordinaries dipped 0.8 of a point to 2945.8. National turnover was 581.4 million shares ...
Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapers
Sep 26, 2002 ... Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapersLAGOS, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Nigerian newspapers Thursday. This Day: -- As criticisms continued to trail the just concluded voters' registration exercise, Abel Guobadia, ...
Russian helicopter shot down during fighting with Chechen rebels
Sep 26, 2002 ... Russian helicopter shot down during fighting with Chechen rebelsMOSCOW, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- A Russian military helicopter was shot down early Thursday in Russia's republic of Ingushetia bordering Chechnya, killing the two crew members on board, Russiannews agencies quoted ...
Indian PM: US pressure on Pakistan not working
Sep 26, 2002 ... Indian PM: US pressure on Pakistan not workingNEW DELHI, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today said that US pressure on Pakistan for preventing "terrorism" appears not to be working and asserted that India will have to fight its own battle against the ...
Medal winners at past men's volleyball world championships
Sep 26, 2002 ... Medal winners at past men's volleyball world championshipsBUENOS AIRES, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Following is a list of medalwinners of the past men's volleyball world championships inauguratedin 1949 (tabulated under year, host city, host country and the topthree teams):...
Chinese president accepts credentials from six ambassadors
Sep 26, 2002 ... Chinese president accepts credentials from six ambassadorsBEIJING, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Jiang Zemin on Thursday accepted credentials presented by six new ambassadors to China. They are Charalambos Rocanas from Greece, Joao ...
Israeli parliament to swear in first gay member
Sep 26, 2002 ... Israeli parliament to swear in first gay memberJERUSALEM, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli Knesset, or parliament, is to swear in its first homosexual member from the left-wing Meretz Party when it reconvenes next month, the Ha'aretz Dailyreported Thursday. The Meretz ...
Fatal accident driver given 7 years of jail term
Sep 26, 2002 ... Fatal accident driver given 7 years of jail termBEIJING, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- A minibus driver has been sentencedto seven years of jail term for causing a grave traffic accidentwhich claimed eight lives in the Chinese capital of Beijing. The city's Chaoyang District ...
S. Korean stocks end mixed
Sep 26, 2002 ... S. Korean stocks end mixedSEOUL, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- After three straight days of slides,Seoul stocks bounced back on Thursday. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed at 662.41, up4.45 points. Volume stood at 618 million shares for a turnover of 2.07 ...
Thai tennis star hopes for better result in Asiad
Sep 26, 2002 ... Thai tennis star hopes for better result in AsiadBANGKOK, Sept.26 (Xinhua) -- After a surprise loss to Indonesia 'sYayuk Basuki in women's single semi-finals at the Bangkok Asiadfouryears ago, Thai tennis ace Tamarine Tanasugarn is hoping for a betterresult in Busan, South ...
China, Philippines reaffirm commitment to defense cooperation
Sep 26, 2002 ... China, Philippines reaffirm commitment to defense cooperationMANILA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Defense Minister Chi Haotian and Philippine Defense Secretary Angelo Reyes Thursdayreaffirmed the two counties' commitment to defense cooperation, confidence building and ...
Indonesia, China sign agreement on LNG supply contract
Sep 26, 2002 ... Indonesia, China sign agreement on LNG supply contractJAKARTA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia and China signed a contract worth 8.5 billion US dollars for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Indonesia's LNG Tangguh plant in Papua province to China's Fujian province ...
China goes all out for 2010 World Expo bid (1)
Sep 26, 2002 ... China goes all out for 2010 World Expo bid (1)BEIJING, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- If China's bid to hold the 2010 World Exposition is successful it will bring tremendous benefits tothe world, an article published by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade said here ...
Japan targets at 65 golds, but no one in weightlifting
Sep 26, 2002 ... Japan targets at 65 golds, but no one in weightliftingBUSAN, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Japan aims to capturing at least 65gold medals at the Busan Asian Games, but its performance will be likely sluggish in the weightlifting, a team's coach said on Thursday. Nobuhito Yokoyama, ...
Palestinian casualties in conflict double this year: report
Sep 26, 2002 ... Palestinian casualties in conflict double this year: report JERUSALEM, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The number of Palestinian casualties almost double this year compared with that of last year in the bloody conflict with Israel, the Ha'aretz Daily reported Thursday. The report is ...
Urgent: Train accident kills 12 in Pakistan
Sep 26, 2002 ... Urgent: Train accident kills 12 in PakistanISLAMABAD, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Twelve people were killed and more than 40 injured on Thursday while a train fell into a river near Balochistan's Domboli area, some 600 kilometers southeast of Islamabad, police said. According to ...
Israel to provide extra funds for bus guards
Sep 26, 2002 ... Israel to provide extra funds for bus guards JERUSALEM, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli government has decided to provide extra special funds to hire more security guardsfor the public transportations, especially for buses, local reportssaid Thursday. The decision, made ...
Earthquake measuring 5.5 jolts western Iran
Sep 26, 2002 ... Earthquake measuring 5.5 jolts western IranTEHRAN, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the open-ended Richter scale shook the western Iranian border town of Masjed-Sleyman early Thursday, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. According to the ...