Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, November 18:
Number of Japan's self-service gas stations doubles to 2,000
Nov 18, 2002 ... Number of Japan's self-service gas stations doubles to 2,000TOKYO, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- The number of self-service gas stations in Japan has doubled over the past year to top 2,000, accounting for 3.9 percent of all gas stations, Kyodo News reportedTuesday. As of November ...
Over 6 students injured, 50 arrested in clashes in Kabul
Nov 18, 2002 ... Over 6 students injured, 50 arrested in clashes in KabulKABUL, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- More than six students were seriouslyinjured and over 50 others arrested in clashes with local policeTuesday morning in front of the University of Kabul. Policemen opened fire against more ...
Japan sets up FTA, EPA promotion headquarters
Nov 18, 2002 ... Japan sets up FTA, EPA promotion headquartersTOKYO, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Foreign Ministry of Japan set up aninternal headquarters Tuesday to promote free trade agreements (FTAs) and economic partnership agreements (EPAs), Kyodo News reported.The ministry also ...
Indonesian police restrict nine suspects of Bali bombings
Nov 18, 2002 ... Indonesian police restrict nine suspects of Bali bombingsJAKARTA, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian police have restricted nine possible suspects of the tragic bombing in the beautiful resort of Bali island since last week, following the arrest of prime suspect Amrozi, said a ...
Gates to invest 20 billion rupees in India in 3 years
Nov 18, 2002 ... Gates to invest 20 billion rupees in India in 3 yearsNEW DELHI, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Microsoft chief Bill Gates Tuesdayannounced a 20 billion rupee (412 million US dollars) investmentplan for India over the next three years.Gates told reporters on the second day of his ...
Gates announces 400 million dollar investment for India
Nov 18, 2002 ... Gates announces 400 million dollar investment for IndiaNEW DELHI, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates Tuesday announced a major investment of 400 million US dollars in India over the next three years and said it would be the company'slargest set of investment ...
India's industry grows by over 6 percent in September
Nov 18, 2002 ... India's industry grows by over 6 percent in SeptemberNEW DELHI, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Industrial production in the country grew by 5.2 percent during the first three months of the current financial year as compared to a growth of 2.4 percent registered during the corresponding ...
Indonesian police prepare law suit against Ba'asyir
Nov 18, 2002 ... Indonesian police prepare law suit against Ba'asyirJAKARTA, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian police will file alaw suit against international terror suspect Indonesian Muslim Cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, soon after the process of putting together all of his case's requirements ...
Vietnam's starch exports climb
Nov 18, 2002 ... Vietnam's starch exports climbHANOI, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam exports about 200,000 tons ofcassava every year, becoming the third biggest exporter of cassavastarch in the world, following Thailand and Indonesia, an officialsaid Tuesday.Dr. Nguyen Nang Nhuong with ...
Gates commits 21 million dollars to IT projects in India
Nov 18, 2002 ... Gates commits 21 million dollars to IT projects in IndiaNEW DELHI, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates willprovide an assistance of one million US dollars for the Media LabAsia project by the government of India, besides extending 20 million dollars for an ...
Foreign exchange rates in Malaysia
Nov 18, 2002 ... Foreign exchange rates in MalaysiaKUALA LUMPUR, Nov.12 (Xinhua)-- The following are closing foreignexchange rates against the Malaysian ringgit here Tuesday:TuesdayMonday U.S. dollar ...
Singapore's DBS bank announces outsourcing agreement with IBM
Nov 18, 2002 ... Singapore's DBS bank announces outsourcing agreement with IBMSINGAPORE, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's DBS Bank Tuesday announced an agreement with IBM on an outsourcing initiative aboutits IT services and infrastructure in Singapore and Hong Kong. Under the agreement, ...
Japanese lawyers' group unveils proposals on refugee policies
Nov 18, 2002 ... Japanese lawyers' group unveils proposals on refugee policiesTOKYO, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA) on Tuesday unveiled proposals, featuring termination of a 60-day limit for people arriving in Japan to applyfor refugee status ....
Australian dollar closes weaker
Nov 18, 2002 ... Australian dollar closes weakerCANBERRA, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Australian dollar shed more than half a US cent Tuesday.The currency closed at 56.05 US cents compared to 56.61 at Monday's close, at 67.10 yen from 67.55 and 55.53 euro cents from 55.73. The unit ...
Sensex up on Bombay Stock Exchange
Nov 18, 2002 ... Sensex up on Bombay Stock ExchangeNEW DELHI, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Sensex ceased its four- sessionlosing streak on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Tuesday on latepurchases by speculators and foreign funds. Dealer said that foreign Institutional Investors, which had ...
Xinhua summary of Asia-Pacific stocks news Nov. 12
Nov 18, 2002 ... Xinhua summary of Asia-Pacific stocks news Nov. 12TOKYO -- The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 4.40 points, or0.05 percent, to finish at 8,464.77. The broader Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) of all First Sectionissues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) tacked on 2.43 ...
Result of French first division soccer league
Nov 18, 2002 ... Result of French first division soccer leaguePARIS, Nov. 17(Xinhua) -- Following is the result of a French first divisionsoccer match played on Sunday: RC Lens beat Paris St Geramin 3-2 Played Saturday:AJ Auxerre lost to Nice 2-0 ...
Silicified wood points to tropical past of central China
Nov 18, 2002 ... Silicified wood points to tropical past of central ChinaWUHAN, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, was once a lush tropical forest, according to Chinese geologists who have discovered large amounts of silicifiedwood in areas around the city ....
Italian soccer first division summaries
Nov 18, 2002 ... Italian soccer first division summariesROME, November 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the summaries of Italian first division matches played on Sunday: Atalanta2 - Ousmane Dabo 69, Gianni Comandini 73 Brescia 0 Halftime: 0-0 - - - - ...
South Korea to fund regional poverty reduction schemes
Nov 18, 2002 ... South Korea to fund regional poverty reduction schemesBANGKOK, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- South Korea will donate 226,000 USdollars to the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) to implement new projects to reduce poverty in theregion. The ...
Bolivian police seize 204 kg of cocaine
Nov 18, 2002 ... Bolivian police seize 204 kg of cocaineLIMA, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Bolivian police seized 204 kg of cocaine and arrested four suspected drug traffickers in northern Bolivia, Peruvian media reported Sunday. The drugs, hidden in an oil truck, were intercepted by the policeon ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Nov. 17
Nov 18, 2002 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Nov. 17BEIJING, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are domestic news items Xinhua released Sunday:East China to promote IT development "Notre Dame De Paris" to debut in China Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers ...
Leading results of World Cup swimming meet (1)
Nov 18, 2002 ... Leading results of World Cup swimming meet (1)RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading final results of a two-day World Cup short-course swimming event here on Sunday: Men 200 meters freestyle: 1. Pieter van den Hoogenband, ...
Illiteracy rate among adult people slashed
Nov 18, 2002 ... Illiteracy rate among adult people slashedBEIJING, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- The illiteracy rate among people over 15 years old in China has dropped to 8.72 percent, according tothe Ministry of Education. The illiteracy rate was more than 80 percent in 1949, when the People's ...
Leading scorers in Italian first division
Nov 18, 2002 ... Leading scorers in Italian first divisionROME, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading scorers in the Italian first division soccer league after matches played on Sunday: 8 - Antonio Di Natale (Empoli), Christian Vieri (Inter Milan), Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus), ...
Colombia destroys money laundering network for drugs
Nov 18, 2002 ... Colombia destroys money laundering network for drugsBOGOTA, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- With the help of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, Colombian security authorities destroyed atransitional money laundering network for drug dealers on Sunday,arresting nine suspects ....
Foreign exchange rates in Philippines
Nov 18, 2002 ... Foreign exchange rates in PhilippinesMANILA, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchange rates against the Philippine peso released Monday by the central bank of the Philippines:Monday FridayUS dollar 53.3890 ...
Thousands of Canadians continue to protest war with Iraq
Nov 18, 2002 ... Thousands of Canadians continue to protest war with IraqOTTAWA, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of people took part in demonstrations in Canada's second largest city of Montreal and thecapital city of Ottawa Sunday to voice their opposition to possibleUS military action against ...
Chinese weightlifters arrive in Warsaw through arduous journey
Nov 18, 2002 ... Chinese weightlifters arrive in Warsaw through arduous journeyWARSAW, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- All Chinese weightlifters attendingthe upcoming world championships in Warsaw arrived here early Mondaymorning, three hours later than scheduled, while their baggages wereleft behind ....
Private businesses drive Tibet's economy
Nov 18, 2002 ... Private businesses drive Tibet's economyLHASA, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Private businesses in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region are playing a bigger role in creating jobs and paying taxes. Official statistics indicate that between 1997 and 2001, 22, 278people have ...
Major foreign exchange rates in Pakistan
Nov 18, 2002 ... Major foreign exchange rates in PakistanISLAMABAD, Nov. 18 (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 BuyingTT & OD ...
Van den Hoogenband wins two golds in World Cup meet
Nov 18, 2002 ... Van den Hoogenband wins two golds in World Cup meetRIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Olympic swimming champion Pieter van den Hoogenband claimed the title of the 200 meters freestyle to bag home two golds and two silvers at the first short-course World Cup meeting of the ...
Final results of Polish Open table tennis meet
Nov 18, 2002 ... Final results of Polish Open table tennis meetWARSAW, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the final results of the Polish Open table tennis tournament here on Sunday: Men's singles: Ma Lin, China, beat Werner Schlager, Austria, 11-9, 11-8, 13-11,11-9 Women's ...
Writethru: Israeli helicopters attack Palestinian Gaza security HQ
Nov 18, 2002 ... Writethru: Israeli helicopters attack Palestinian Gaza security HQEds: Updates with more details GAZA, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Apache attack helicopters firedon Sunday night several missiles on the main headquarters of theGaza Strip preventive security, Palestinian ...
African Champions League leading scorers
Nov 18, 2002 ... African Champions League leading scorersCAIRO, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Leading scorers in the African Champions League after the weekend's semi-final, second leg matches: 7 - Ahmed Belal (Al Ahli, Egypt), Antonin Nantcho Koutouan(ASECAbidjan, Ivory Coast), Hicham Aboucherouane ...
Juventus moves to top place in Italy first division
Nov 18, 2002 ... Juventus moves to top place in Italy first divisionROME, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Italian champions Juventus climbed tothe top place of Serie A on Sunday after a 4-0 derby win over Torino. Marcello Lippi's side produced an outstanding display as first half goals from ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Nov 18, 2002 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapersNEW DELHI, Nov.18 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers on Monday.The Hindu: -- A blast occurred in one of the chemical plants atthe Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC) in Hyderabad, Andhra ...
Tibetans elect their local leaders
Nov 18, 2002 ... Tibetans elect their local leadersLHASA, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Farmers and herdsmen in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region have begun selecting their villageheads by direct vote, part of a growing trend in rural areas throughout China. Up until recently, village heads ...
Myanmar to hold border trade fair
Nov 18, 2002 ... Myanmar to hold border trade fairYANGON, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar will hold a border trade fairwith China on Dec. 15-19 in Muse, a border town in Myanmar'snorthern Shan state, the local weekly Myanmar Times reported Monday. With a total of 272 booths reserved by ...
Hong Kong stocks open higher
Nov 18, 2002 ... Hong Kong stocks open higherHONG KONG, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks opened higher at10,005.27 points, ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Nov 18, 2002 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) --The following are foreign exchange rates against the baht on Fridayas offered by the Bangkok Bank: Monday Friday US dollar 43.10/43.70 43.08/43.68...
South China plans to build women's homes
Nov 18, 2002 ... South China plans to build women's homesGUANZHOU, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Women facing domestic violence, homelessness and other personal crises will soon have places to stayand relax as the Guangzhou Women's Federation is planning to buildspecial homes for women. An ...
African Champions League semi-final results
Nov 18, 2002 ... African Champions League semi-final resultsCAIRO, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Results of African Champions League semi-final, second leg matches played at the weekend: In Cairo: Zamalek (Egypt) 2 TP Mazembe Englebert (Democratic Republic of Congo) 0 First leg: ...
Liaoning purchases vaccines through public tender
Nov 18, 2002 ... Liaoning purchases vaccines through public tenderSHENYANG, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Northeast China's Liaoning Provinceis to put a contract for 300,000 infant vaccines worth 5. 7 millionyuan (700,000 US dollars) out to public tender. According to the province's Public Bidding ...
Bangkok Rubber Price
Nov 18, 2002 ... Bangkok Rubber PriceBANGKOK, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are Bangkok rubber sheet F.O.B prices on Monday, in baht per kilogram (43.00 baht to the US dollar): this week last week rsst1 37.35 37.45 ...
Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapers
Nov 18, 2002 ... Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapersISLAMABAD, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Pakistani English newspapers on Monday. The Frontier Post: -- Hectic negotiations are continuing among political parties inthe capital to ...
Liverpool held by Sunderland in English premier league
Nov 18, 2002 ... Liverpool held by Sunderland in English premier leagueLONDON, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Liverpool failed to regain the lead inthe English premier league after being held at home 0-0 by relegation candidate Sunderland on Sunday. Second-placed Liverpool were one point less than ...
Obstacles on way of Chinese lifters at world championships
Nov 18, 2002 ... Obstacles on way of Chinese lifters at world championshipsWARSAW, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese lifters who are eyeing morethan 10 of the 45 golds of the upcoming world championships here have to overcome much difficulties before they could win titles, Chinese head coach Wu Shude ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Nov. 18
Nov 18, 2002 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Nov. 18BEIJING, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers Monday: All major newspapers front-paged the full text of Jiang Zemin'sreport at the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of ...
Standings of Spanish first division
Nov 18, 2002 ... Standings of Spanish first divisionMADRID, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of the Spanish first division league after Sunday's matches: P W D L GF GA Pts 1. Real Sociedad 9 6 3 0 21 13 21 2. Real Mallorca10 ...
Spanish first division leading scorers
Nov 18, 2002 ... Spanish first division leading scorersMADRID, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading scorers inthe Spanish first division soccer league after Sunday's matches: 7 - Darko Kovacevic (Real Sociedad), Julio Alvarez (Rayo Vallecano), Roy Makaay (Deportivo Coruna) ...
Italy squad for Turkey friendly
Nov 18, 2002 ... Italy squad for Turkey friendlyROME, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Following is the Italian squad for a friendly with Turkey on Wednesday: Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Francesco Toldo ( InterMilan), Carlo Cudicini (Chelsea) Defenders: Fabio Cannavaro (Inter ...
German soccer first division summaries
Nov 18, 2002 ... German soccer first division summariesBERLIN, November 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the summaries of German first division soccer matches played on Sunday: Werder Bremen 5 - Frank Verlaat 14, Miroslav Klose 61og, Ailton 77, 88, Ivan Klasnic 90 ...
Opener, Advisory
Nov 18, 2002 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service for Sunday,November 17, 2002, and begins ...
News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua
Nov 18, 2002 ... News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of XinhuaHONG KONG, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Sunday:Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers 3 die, 9 injured in road accident in Nepal Major ...
Arab ideas on US peace plan considered: Egyptian FM
Nov 18, 2002 ... Arab ideas on US peace plan considered: Egyptian FMCAIRO, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Mahersaid on Sunday that Arab ideas about a US Mideast peace plan have been considered. "It is clear that the United States has taken into considerationideas of ...
Belgians demonstrate against war on Iraq
Nov 18, 2002 ... Belgians demonstrate against war on IraqBRUSSELS, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- About 10,000 Belgians from all overthe country took to the street in Brussels on Sunday to protestagainst a possible US-led war on Iraq. Large crowds gathered at Brussels' northern railway station, ...
Vietnam to tighten value-added-tax law
Nov 18, 2002 ... Vietnam to tighten value-added-tax lawHANOI, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Vietnamese government has been urged to amend the Value-Added-Tax (VAT) Law, and stop refund of input VAT for unprocessed farm produce and seafood purchased withoutan invoice. The VAT refunds will only ...
English premier league results
Nov 18, 2002 ... English premier league resultsLONDON, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of Englishpremier league soccer matches played on Sunday:Birmingham City tied Fulham 0-0Blackburn Rovers lost to Everton 0-1 Leeds United lost to Bolton Wanderers 2-4 ...
French first division soccer league leading scorers
Nov 18, 2002 ... French first division soccer league leading scorersPARIS, Nov. 17 (Xilnhua) -- Following are the leading scorers inthe French first division league after soccer match played on Sunday:8 - Pedro Pauleta (Girondins Bordeaux), Shabani Nonda (Monaco)7 - Juninho ...
French soccer first division summaries
Nov 18, 2002 ... French soccer first division summariesPARIS, November 17 (Xinhua) -- Following is the summary of a French first division match played on Sunday: RC Lens 3 - Antoine Sibierski 29, Daniel Moreira 60, John Utaka 68 Paris St Germain2 - Gabriel ...
Standings of Itlian first division
Nov 18, 2002 ... Standings of Itlian first divisionROME, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of the Italian first division soccer league after Sunday's matches: P W D L GF GA Pts 1. Juventus10 7 3 0 18 5 24 2. Inter Milan ...
Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2230 GMT, Nov. 17
Nov 18, 2002 ... Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2230 GMT, Nov. 17 TEHRAN -- Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered a local court to study carefully the case of university professor Hashem Aghajari, the Persian-language daily Jomhouri Eslami (the Islamic republic) reported on ...
S. China University of Science and Engineering celebrates 50thanniversary
Nov 18, 2002 ... S. China University of Science and Engineering celebrates 50thanniversaryGUANGZHOU, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- The South China University of Science and Engineering, dubbed as "the cradle of engineers and entrepreneurs," celebrates its 50th anniversary here Sunday. Li Changchun, ...
Spanish first division results
Nov 18, 2002 ... Spanish first division resultsMADRID, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of the Spanish first division soccer matches played on Sunday: Alaves beat Recreativo Huelva 3-0 Athletic Bilbao bt Rayo Vallecano 2-1 Espanyol lost to Atletico Madrid 1-2 ...