Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, October 7:
Nepali king consults with party leaders on forming cabinet
Oct 07, 2002 ... Nepali king consults with party leaders on forming cabinetKATHMANDU, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Nepali King Gyanendra met with political party leaders here Sunday to discuss the formation of a new government, two days after he dissolved the Deuba cabinet, according to the press ...
News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua
Oct 07, 2002 ... News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of XinhuaHONG KONG, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Sunday:Thailand's industrial output continues to rise Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers Major ...
Cote d'Ivoire government troops launch attack on rebel-held city
Oct 07, 2002 ... Cote d'Ivoire government troops launch attack on rebel-held cityABIDJAN, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire government troops Sunday launched a major attack on the rebel-held city of Bouake withheavy weapons, it was reported. The move was taken after President Laurent Gbagbo ...
England squad for Euro 2004 qualifiers
Oct 07, 2002 ... England squad for Euro 2004 qualifiersLONDON, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- England head coach Sven-Goran Erikssonon Sunday named the following 23-man squad for their Euro 2004 groupseven qualifiers away to Slovakia on October 12 and home toMacedonia on October 16: Goalkeepers: ...
Opener, Advisory
Oct 07, 2002 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service for Sunday,October 06, 2002, and begins ...
Xinhua Mideast news summary at 22:25 GMT, Oct. 6
Oct 07, 2002 ... Xinhua Mideast news summary at 22:25 GMT, Oct. 6SANAA -- A giant French oil tanker was set ablaze by an explosionoff the eastern coast of Yemen on Sunday, Yemeni governmentofficials said. The tanker Limburg, carrying 397,000 barrels of crude oil, was onits way from ...
Figures: China's main export commodities
Oct 07, 2002 ... Figures: China's main export commoditiesBEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's main export commodities in January-August, with the value in million US dollars and the changeon a year-on-year basis:Export total changeMachinery ...
Figures: China's exports to Finland
Oct 07, 2002 ... Figures: China's exports to FinlandBEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's major export commodities toFinland in January-August, with the value in million US dollars:Exports TotalMachinery, electronic products,and ...
Figures: China's exports to Netherlands
Oct 07, 2002 ... Figures: China's exports to NetherlandsBEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's major export commodities tothe Netherlands in January-August, with the value in million US dollars:Exports Total Machinery, electronic goods, ...
Spanish first division results/standings
Oct 07, 2002 ... Spanish first division results/standingsMADRID, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are results of Spanish firstdivision soccer matches played on Sunday:Barcelona tied Osasuna 2-2Deportivo Coruna lost to Racing Santander 0-2Malaga bt Atletico Madrid 3-1 ...
WANG QINGQING OF CHINA WINS WOMEN'S 20KM WALK TITLE AT ASIAN GAMES
Oct 07, 2002 ... WANG QINGQING OF CHINA WINS ...
Thai bus crash kills 7, injures dozens
Oct 07, 2002 ... Thai bus crash kills 7, injures dozensBANGKOK, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Seven people were killed and dozensleft injured after a bus lost its control and rammed into pedestrians and several cars in southern part of the capital laterSunday. According to reports of state-owned ...
Myanmar increases agricultural loan in 2002
Oct 07, 2002 ... Myanmar increases agricultural loan in 2002YANGON, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's agricultural loan has amounted to 10.522 billion Kyats (about 10.5 million US dollars) sofar this year, up from 10.33 billion Kyats (about 17.2 million dollars) last year, the local Myanmar Times ...
Schedule for Asian Games finals on October 7
Oct 07, 2002 ... Schedule for Asian Games finals on October 7BUSAN, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are the schedule for the 14thAsian Games finals here on Monday (all local time): Athletics: at 8:30: Men's 20km walk final at 10:30: Women's 20km walk final at 14:00: ...
Japan to join APEC's visa-free travel card system
Oct 07, 2002 ... Japan to join APEC's visa-free travel card systemTOKYO, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Japan will adopt a system introduced bythe Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum to allow businessmen to freely visit and stay in Asia-Pacific countries without obtaining visas. According ...
Figures: China's exports to New Zealand
Oct 07, 2002 ... Figures: China's exports to New ZealandBEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's exports to New Zealand in January-August, 2002, with the value in million US dollars: ExportsValue Textile raw materials and products121.262 ...
African Cup Winners' Cup results
Oct 07, 2002 ... African Cup Winners' Cup resultsJOHANNESBURG, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are results of AfricanCup Winners' Cup semi-final, first leg soccer matches on Saturdayand Sunday:In Casablanca, Saturday:Wydad Casablanca (Morocco) tied USM Alger (Algeria) 0-0 ...
Figures: China's exports to Sweden
Oct 07, 2002 ... Figures: China's exports to SwedenBEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's major exports to Sweden in January-August, 2002, with the value in million US dollars:Exports Total Machinery, electronic goods, and audio-visual ...
Former trade union leader leads in Brazilian presidential elections
Oct 07, 2002 ... Former trade union leader leads in Brazilian presidentialelectionsBRASILIA, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Former trade union leader Luiz Inacio Lula led the Brazilian presidential elections but fell shortof the majority he needs to avoid a runoff, the first officialfigures said on ...
Figures: China's exports to Belgium
Oct 07, 2002 ... Figures: China's exports to BelgiumBEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's major export commodities toBelgium in January-August, with the value in million US dollars: Exports Total Machinery, electronic goods,and ...
South Korean Kim wins Asiad cycling women's points race (corrected)
Oct 07, 2002 ... South Korean Kim wins Asiad cycling women's points race(corrected)BUSAN, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Kim Yong-mi of South Korea won the Asian Games ...
key economic figures -- factory price indices of industrialproducts
Oct 07, 2002 ... key economic figures -- factory price indices of industrialproductsBEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's ex-factory price indices ofindustrial products for June of 2002 provided by the National Bureauof Statistics: Total Industry Products 97.5 ...
French first division results/standings
Oct 07, 2002 ... French first division results/standingsPARIS, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are results of French firstdivision soccer matches played on Sunday:Paris St Germain bt En Avant Guingamp 5-0Girondins Bordeaux tied Sedan 2-2AJ Auxerre tied Monaco 1-1 ...
CHINA WINS MEN'S 4KM TEAM PURSUIT GOLD MEDAL AT ASIAN GAMES
Oct 07, 2002 ... CHINA WINS MEN'S 4KM TEAM ...
Figures: China's exports to Australia
Oct 07, 2002 ... Figures: China's exports to AustraliaBEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's exports to Australia in January-August, 2002, with the value in million US dollars: Exports Value Textile raw materials and products ...
Paris-Tours World Cup race results
Oct 07, 2002 ... Paris-Tours World Cup race resultsPARIS, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are leading results from theParis-Tours World Cup cycling race over 257 kms on Sunday: 1. Jakob Piil, Denmark, CSC-Tiscali, 5 hours 39 minutes 11 seconds 2. Jacky Durand, France, FDJEUX.com, ...
Figures: China's exports to UK
Oct 07, 2002 ... Figures: China's exports to UKBEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's major export commodities tothe United Kingdom in January-August, 2002, with the value in million US dollars. Exports Total Machines, electronic products and ...
African Cup Winners' Cup leading scorers
Oct 07, 2002 ... African Cup Winners' Cup leading scorersJOHANNESBURG, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are leading goal scorers in this year's African Cup Winners' Cup after this weekend 'ssemi-final, first leg matches: 6 - Michael Osei (Asante Kotoko, Ghana), Emerson (Wydad ...
Leading CAF Cup scorers
Oct 07, 2002 ... Leading CAF Cup scorersJOHANNESBURG, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are leading scorers inthis year's Confederation of African Football (CAF) Cup after thisweekend's semifinal, first leg matches: 5 - Gaspard Aloma (Tonnerre Yaounde, Cameroon), Daniel Wansi (Etoile ...
German first division leading scorers
Oct 07, 2002 ... German first division leading scorersBERLIN, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are leading scorers in theGerman first division after Sunday's matches: 8 - Elber (Bayern Munich) 6 - Ailton (Werder Bremen), Thomas Christiansen (VfL Bochum), Sasa Ciric (Nuremberg), Kevin ...
Israel names team for Malta qualifier
Oct 07, 2002 ... Israel names team for Malta qualifierJERUSALEM, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Israel coach Avraham Grant has named a team of 24 for Saturday's Euro 2004 group one qualifier awayto Malta at Ta'Qali. Squad: Goalkeepers: Dudu Awat (Maccabi Haifa), Liran Strauber (MaccabiTel ...
French first division leading scorers
Oct 07, 2002 ... French first division leading scorersPARIS, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are leading scorers in the French first division after Sunday's matches:7 - Benjani Mwaruwari (Auxerre)6 - Sonny Anderson (Olympique Lyon), Kaba Diawara (Nice), Pauleta (Girondins ...
Thai PM proposes establishment of Asia Bond Market
Oct 07, 2002 ... Thai PM proposes establishment of Asia Bond MarketBANGKOK, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, at the World Economic Forum's East Asia Economic Summitheld in Kuala Lumpur, suggested the Asia Bond Market be set up tokeep the region survive from a new round ...
Figures: China's exports to Switzerland
Oct 07, 2002 ... Figures: China's exports to SwitzerlandBEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's major export commodities toSwitzerland in January-August, with the value in million US dollars: Exports Total Textile materials and products ...
Valeriy Borissov wins men's 20km walk title at Asiad
Oct 07, 2002 ... Valeriy Borissov wins men's 20km walk title at AsiadBUSAN, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Valeriy Borissov of Kazakhstan won thefirst athletics gold at the 14th Asian Games by taking the men ...
Key Economic Figures -- consumer goods
Oct 07, 2002 ... Key Economic Figures -- consumer goodsBEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's main indicators of total retail sales of consumer goods for the first half of 2002 provided bythe National Bureau of Statistics: Sector Number Change (100 ...
Aerial tour launched in Thailand's northern city of Chiang Mai
Oct 07, 2002 ... Aerial tour launched in Thailand's northern city of Chiang MaiBANGKOK, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- The northern resort province of Chiang Mai comes up with an idea to arrange air adventure activitiesto lure thrill seekers to experience the aerial scenery of ChiangMai.Saman ...
Vietnam's leather, shoe exports up
Oct 07, 2002 ... Vietnam's leather, shoe exports upHANOI, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's gross leather and shoe exportvalue reached 1.34 billion US dollars in the past nine months, up19.6 percent year on year, local media reported Monday. All other leather shoe makers are working with ...
China's non-performing loans fall
Oct 07, 2002 ... China's non-performing loans fallBEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- The ratio of non-performing loans (NPLs) at China's four state-owned commercial banks fell 2.65 percentage points in the first half of 2002. Monday's China Daily reported that the banks, Industrial and ...
Results of Asian Games athletics competitions (1)
Oct 07, 2002 ... Results of Asian Games athletics competitions (1)BUSAN, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of athleticscompetitions at the 14th Asian Games here on Monday: Men's 20km walk: 1. Valeriy Borissov, Kazakhstan, one hour 24 minutes ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Oct 07, 2002 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers Monday.Philippine Daily Inquirer: -- Breaking her silence on the abduction of a GMA Network reporter and his cameraman ...
Israeli troops enter Palestinian area, killing two
Oct 07, 2002 ... Israeli troops enter Palestinian area, killing twoGAZA, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- At least two Palestinians were killed and 10 more were wounded when a column of Israeli military vehiclesentered a Palestinian neighborhood in the Gaza Strip early onMonday, Palestinian security sources ...
German first division results/standings
Oct 07, 2002 ... German first division results/standingsBERLIN, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are results of German firstdivision soccer matches played on Sunday:Werder Bremen tied Hansa Rostock 0-0VfB Stuttgart bt TSV 1860 Munich 4-1 Played on Saturday:Hertha ...
Figures: China's exports to EU
Oct 07, 2002 ... Figures: China's exports to EUBEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's major exports to the EuropeanUnion in January-August, with the value in million US dollars: Exports Total Machinery, electronic goods,and ...
Key Economic Figures -- completed investment in fixed assets
Oct 07, 2002 ... Key Economic Figures -- completed investment in fixed assetsBEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's main indicators of completedinvestment in fixed assets for the first half of 2002 provided bythe National Bureau of Statistics: Sector Number ...
Kazakh veteran Borissov clinches first athletic gold in Busan (Updated)
Oct 07, 2002 ... Kazakh veteran Borissov clinches first athletic gold in Busan(Updated)BUSAN, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Kazakh veteran Valeriy Borissov clinched the first athletic gold at the Busan Asian Games on Mondaymorning when he won the men's 20km walk final in one hour, 24minutes and 19 ...
Results from CAF Cup semi-final, first leg
Oct 07, 2002 ... Results from CAF Cup semi-final, first legJOHANNESBURG, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are results of Confederation of African Football (CAF) Cup semi-final, first leg matches: In Port Said, Friday:Al Masry (Egypt) bt JS Kabylie (Algeria) 1-0Scorer: ...
Xinhua world news summary at 1610 GMT, Oct. 6
Oct 07, 2002 ... Xinhua world news summary at 1610 GMT, Oct. 6SANAA -- A French oil tankers was set ablaze by an explosion offthe eastern coast of Yemen on Sunday, Yemeni government officialssaid. The tanker, which was coming from Iran to the Red Sea port of Mina al-Dabah to load crude ...
Collated African Champions League results
Oct 07, 2002 ... Collated African Champions League resultsJOHANNESBURG, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are collated results ofAfrican Champions League matches played at the weekend: Group A:In Dakar on Sunday:Jeanne d'Arc (Senegal) bt Al Ahli (Egypt) 2-1 Scorers: ...
Qatar-based TV says Bin Laden threatens new anti-US strike
Oct 07, 2002 ... Qatar-based TV says Bin Laden threatens new anti-US strike KUWAIT CITY, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Terrorist group leader Osama binLaden is threatening a new anti-US strike in a message broadcast Sunday on the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera satellite TV channel. According to the TV ...
KAZAKHSTAN WINS FIRST ATHLETICS GOLD AT ASIAN GAMES' MEN'S 20KM WALK
Oct 07, 2002 ... KAZAKHSTAN WINS FIRST ATHLETICS ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Oct. 7
Oct 07, 2002 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Oct. 7BEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers Monday: People's Daily -- China has afforested 82.53 million hectares of barren land over the last five years as part of its effort to ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Oct 07, 2002 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Monday:Mainichi, Nihon Keizai, Yomiuri: -- The Japanese government mulls forced injection of funds intobanks if crisis ...
Kazakh Borissov clinches first athletic gold in Busan Asiad
Oct 07, 2002 ... Kazakh Borissov clinches first athletic gold in Busan AsiadBUSAN, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Valeriy Borissov of Kazakhstan clinchedthe first athletic gold at the Busan Asian Games on Monday morningwhen he won the men's 20km walk final in one hour, 24 minutes and 19seconds ....
Figures: China's exports to France
Oct 07, 2002 ... Figures: China's exports to FranceBEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's major export commodities toFrance in January-August, 2002, with the value in million US dollars:Exports Total Machinery, electronic goods, ...
Figures: China's exports to Germany
Oct 07, 2002 ... Figures: China's exports to GermanyBEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's major export commodities toGermany in January-August, 2002 with the value in million US dollars:Exports Total Machinery and electronic goods...
Results of Asian Games men's team tennis final
Oct 07, 2002 ... Results of Asian Games men's team tennis finalBUSAN, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from the Asian Games men's team tennis tournament here on Monday: ...
African Champions League leading scorers
Oct 07, 2002 ... African Champions League leading scorersJOHANNESBURG, Oct. 6(Xinhua) -- Following are leading scorers in the African ChampionsLeague after the weekend's group matches: 6 - Ahmed Belal (Al Ahli, Egypt), Nathalie Suivestin (Stade Olympic de l'Emyrne, Madagascar) 5 - ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Oct. 7
Oct 07, 2002 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Oct. 7GAZA -- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on Sunday urged US President George W. Bush not to respond to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's ideas of escalating military actions against the Palestinians during his upcoming visit to ...
AS Aviacao wins Angolan soccer championship for first time
Oct 07, 2002 ... AS Aviacao wins Angolan soccer championship for first timeLUANDA, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- AS Aviacao won the Angolan soccer championship after a goalless draw with Primeiro Agosto on Sunday tobecome only the fourth team to snatch the country's league title. The airline club, ...
New Thai ministry to focus on "e-citizen" plan, telecom reform
Oct 07, 2002 ... New Thai ministry to focus on "e-citizen" plan, telecom reformBANGKOK, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- The newly-formed Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) will focus on an " e-citizen" project and telecom sector's reform, said its minister. Surapong Suebwonglee, ...
Portuguese premier league results/standings
Oct 07, 2002 ... Portuguese premier league results/standingsLISBON, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are results of Portuguese premier league soccer matches played on Sunday:Vitoria Guimaraes bt Santa Clara 5-0Gil Vicente tied Pacos Ferreira 1-1Maritimo bt Academica 2-1 ...
Figures: China's exports to Italy
Oct 07, 2002 ... Figures: China's exports to ItalyBEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's major export commodities toItaly in January-August, with the value in million US dollars:ExportsTotal Machinery, electronic goods, audio-visual ...
Thailand prepares for shrimp export battle with US
Oct 07, 2002 ... Thailand prepares for shrimp export battle with USBANGKOK, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Thailand has devised plans to cope with the possible new difficulties in exporting shrimps to the United States, the commerce ministry said here Monday. The move is responding to recent news ...
Key Economic Figures -- money supply
Oct 07, 2002 ... Key Economic Figures -- money supplyBEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's money supply for June of 2002provided by the People's Bank of China: Money Supply Change (100 million yuan) ...