Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, December 19:
CBA fourth round results
Dec 19, 2002 ... CBA fourth round resultsBEIJING, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the fourth round results of the Chinese Basketball Association League (CBA) games played on Wednesday: Sina Lions lost ...
Beijing Ducks rally to down Northeast Tigers 107-102
Dec 19, 2002 ... Beijing Ducks rally to down Northeast Tigers 107-102BEIJING, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Friend Kimani scored 10 of his 24 points in the final quarter to lift the Beijing Ducks to a 107-102comeback win over the Jilin Northeast Tigers here on Wednesday, handing the rival their first ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Dec 19, 2002 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, Dec. 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) Roundup: S.Korean presidential election -- a ...
Pakistan's foreign direct investment increases
Dec 19, 2002 ... Pakistan's foreign direct investment increasesISLAMABAD, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Foreign direct investment (FDI) Pakistan received during the period of July-November 2002 increasedby 186 percent as compared with that of the corresponding period ofthe previous year, the local press ...
Opener, Advisory
Dec 19, 2002 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forWednesday, December 18, 2002, and begins ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Dec. 18 (2)
Dec 19, 2002 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Dec. 18 (2)Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Dec. 18 (1) Weather forecast for major Chinese cities Shenzhen stock index down Shanghai stock index down Xinhua stock index down Roundup: Macao's ...
Communique released on status of Yangtze River's water resources
Dec 19, 2002 ... Communique released on status of Yangtze River's water resourcesWUHAN, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Yangtze River Water Resources Committee on Wednesday released a communique on the status of the water resources of the Yangtze, China's longest river. The Yangtze River valley ...
China to calculate GDP using international method
Dec 19, 2002 ... China to calculate GDP using international methodSHANGHAI, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- China will begin to calculate andpublish the total value of its economy using the universally-practiced methods in other market economies in 3-5 years, Chinese chief statisticians said in Shanghai ...
Result of English league cup
Dec 19, 2002 ... Result of English league cupLONDON, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result of an EnglishLeague Cup quarter-final soccer match played on Wednesday: Aston ...
First Chinese solar energy-powered yacht in use
Dec 19, 2002 ... First Chinese solar energy-powered yacht in useSHENYANG, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The first Chinese-made solar energy-powered yacht has received official approval to take to the watersfor tourism in Shenyang City, capital of northeastern LiaoningProvince. The yacht, which ...
Draw for English League Cup semifinals
Dec 19, 2002 ... Draw for English League Cup semifinalsLONDON, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following is the draw for the semi-finals of the English League Cup made on Wednesday: Manchester United ...
Market exchange rates -- Dec. 19
Dec 19, 2002 ... Market exchange rates -- Dec. 19BEIJING, Dec. 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 100 827.73 ...
Arab rights activists slam US war threat against Iraq
Dec 19, 2002 ... Arab rights activists slam US war threat against IraqCAIRO, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Arab human rights activists on Wednesday slammed a US war threat against Iraq, warning any attack on Iraq would result in a great lose of lives.During a two-day conference, which opened here ...
Chinese minister of science, technology urges the popularization ofscience
Dec 19, 2002 ... Chinese minister of science, technology urges the popularizationof scienceBEIJING, Dec. 18 (Xinhua)-- In a national popular science conference on Wednesday, Xu Guanhua, minister of science and technology, urged that Chinese society has greatly improved its scientific awareness ...
Pakistan makes all-out efforts to attract investment
Dec 19, 2002 ... Pakistan makes all-out efforts to attract investmentISLAMABAD, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Minister for Industriesand Production Liaquat Jatoi said on Wednesday that all- out effortsare being made to create congenial environment for increasing localand foreign investment in ...
US farm official predicts normalization of Cuba-US trade
Dec 19, 2002 ... US farm official predicts normalization of Cuba-US tradeHAVANA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Agriculture Commissioner of the US state of North Dakota Roger Johnson predicted on Wednesday that trade relations between Cuba and the United States would be normalized in the future ....
Hong Kong stocks open slightly higher
Dec 19, 2002 ... Hong Kong stocks open slightly higherHONG KONG, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks rose 1.24 points,or 0.01 ...
Nicaragua, US sign anti-narcotics agreement
Dec 19, 2002 ... Nicaragua, US sign anti-narcotics agreementMANAGUA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Nicaragua and the United States signed an anti-narcotics agreement on Wednesday aimed at strengthening the capabilities of this Central American country tofight drug trafficking and other international ...
Greece, Bulgaria sign sports exchange program agreement
Dec 19, 2002 ... Greece, Bulgaria sign sports exchange program agreementATHENS, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Greek Deputy Sports Minister GeorgeLianis and Bulgarian Sports and Youth Minister Vassil Ivanov on Wednesday signed a program of sports exchanges for 2003, in Athens. The program includes ...
Thailand prepares Mideast evacuation plans
Dec 19, 2002 ... Thailand prepares Mideast evacuation plansBANGKOK, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Thai navy's Chakri Naruebet aircraftcarrier and Thai Airways International jetliners have been preparedto evacuate the country's nationals from Iraq, Kuwait and Israel ifwar breaks out in the Middle East, ...
Mauresmo to miss Australian Open
Dec 19, 2002 ... Mauresmo to miss Australian OpenPARIS, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- France's Amelie Mauresmo said on Wednesday that she will miss the Australian Open because of a kneeinjury.The French number one, ranked sixth in the world, has been plagued with a painful knee cap for two months ...
Development of logistics to be accelerated in S. China
Dec 19, 2002 ... Development of logistics to be accelerated in S. ChinaGUANGZHOU, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- South China's Guangdong Province,one of the country's economic powerhouses, will take a range of measures to speed up the development of logistics. At a logistics services fair in Hong ...
L.American economy shrinks by 0.5 percent in 2002
Dec 19, 2002 ... L.American economy shrinks by 0.5 percent in 2002SANTIAGO, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's economy registereda 0.5 percent drop in 2002 mainly due to the economic crises inArgentina, Uruguay, Venezuela and Paraguay, the UN EconomicCommission for Latin America and ...
2 more arrested in connection to southern Philippine blasts
Dec 19, 2002 ... 2 more arrested in connection to southern Philippine blastsMANILA, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Two suspects were arrested on Thursday morning in connection to the spate of bombing that rockedthe southern Philippine city of Zamboanga, killing at least 12 including an American serviceman, ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Dec. 19
Dec 19, 2002 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Dec. 19BEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers Thursday:People's Daily -- The Chinese government called on administrations of all levelsto make sure people have a peaceful and ...
Shares end higher in Brazil, Argentina, lower in Mexico
Dec 19, 2002 ... Shares end higher in Brazil, Argentina, lower in MexicoMEXICO CITY, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stock markets -- Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires and Mexico City -- closedmixed on Wednesday. In Sao Paulo, Latin America's biggest bourse, the leading ...
Major partner withdraws support for Roh Moo-hyun in S.Korean election
Dec 19, 2002 ... Major partner withdraws support for Roh Moo-hyun in S.KoreanelectionSEOUL, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Roh Moo-hyun, the presidential candidate for the Millennium Democratic Party (MDP), stressed Thursday that he will work out any differences with Chung Mong- joon,who announced his ...
Spurs striker banned for three matches
Dec 19, 2002 ... Spurs striker banned for three matchesLONDON, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Tottenham Hotspur striker Les Ferdinand will serve a three -match ban in the wake of his sending-off in Monday's reserve game against Arsenal. The Football Association (FA) said on Wednesday that the ban ...
Traditional Chinese hotpot challenges foreign fast food
Dec 19, 2002 ... Traditional Chinese hotpot challenges foreign fast foodCHONGQING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chongqing hotpot, a century-old Chinese dish named after its birthplace, Chongqing City in the country's southwest, has become a potential rival to the global fast-food giants like McDonald's, ...
Anti-Chavez protesters block highway, streets in Venezuelan capital
Dec 19, 2002 ... Anti-Chavez protesters block highway, streets in VenezuelancapitalCARACAS, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of anti-government protesters on Wednesday blocked a major highway and several main streets in eastern Caracas to demand an early referendum on the ruleof President Hugo ...
East China's businesses active on global projects market
Dec 19, 2002 ... East China's businesses active on global projects marketHANGZHOU, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Businesses in east China's Zhejiang Province are playing an active role in the international contracted projects market covering more than 50 countries and regions in Asia and Africa ....
Newcastle United's Bellamy banned for three matches
Dec 19, 2002 ... Newcastle United's Bellamy banned for three matchesGENEVA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Newcastle United striker Craig Bellamy was banned for three European games by UEFA because of violent conduct in a Champion's League match against Inter Milan onNovember 27. The Wales ...
IBM signs 2.5 billion dollar deal with Deutsche Bank
Dec 19, 2002 ... IBM signs 2.5 billion dollar deal with Deutsche BankLOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Deutsche Bank, the biggest bankin Germany, signed a 2.5 billion US dollar contract with IBM onWednesday for the computer giant to run its data centers for thenext 10 years. Deutsche ...
Hainan on path to ecologically sound province (2)
Dec 19, 2002 ... Hainan on path to ecologically sound province (2)Previously, unscrupulous industrial and real estate developmentswere seriously threatening Hainan's reputation as " virginterritory", or one of the few unpolluted areas left in China.By 1998, industrial waste gas and ...
Hamas leader indicted in US on terrorism-related charges
Dec 19, 2002 ... Hamas leader indicted in US on terrorism-related chargesWASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- A leader of the Islamic militantgroup Hamas and his wife, and five brothers working for a Texascompany have been indicted on terrorism-related charges in theUnited States, Attorney General ...
China to build first art museum on conservation theme
Dec 19, 2002 ... China to build first art museum on conservation themeGUANGZHOU, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- A disused cement factory is beingrebuilt as China's first art museum specializing in artworks relevantto environmental protection in south China's Guangdong Province. Artworks to be ...
Galileo satellite navigation project to be based in Rome
Dec 19, 2002 ... Galileo satellite navigation project to be based in RomeROME, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Galileo satellite navigation project, Europe's answer to the United States' unique Global Positioning System (GPS), is to be headquartered in Rome after all,Italian Education and Research ...
Polling kicks off in S.Korea's presidential election
Dec 19, 2002 ... Polling kicks off in S.Korea's presidential electionSEOUL,Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Polling stations for South Korea's 16thpresidential election opened Thursday morning for some 35 millioneligible voters to cast their ballots, according to national newsagency Yonhap News. The ...
Liverpool makes last four at League Cup
Dec 19, 2002 ... Liverpool makes last four at League CupLONDON, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Liverpool shrugged off its recent runof poor form to pull off a convincing 4-3 away win over Aston Villaon Wednesday. They will meet Sheffield United in the semifinal of the league cup, which start early ...
Hainan on path to ecologically sound province (1)
Dec 19, 2002 ... Hainan on path to ecologically sound province (1)HAIKOU, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's southern island province Hainan is working hard to make itself an ecologically sound province. It planted 126,667 hectares of trees in the past three years, boosting its forest coverage ...
Two Finnish athletes suspended on drug charges
Dec 19, 2002 ... Two Finnish athletes suspended on drug chargesHELSINKI, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Finnish shot putter Ville Tiisanojaand discus thrower Timo Tompuri have been suspended after banneddrugs were found in their vehicle in France, reports said here onWednesday. The two were also ...
Mills awaits contract extension
Dec 19, 2002 ... Mills awaits contract extensionLONDON, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- England defender Danny Mills has asked Leeds United to renew his contract for five years more with his week salary doubled.The player, whose contract will expire in two-and-a-half years,reportedly wants to ...
Peru, China sign up to crime fighting cooperation
Dec 19, 2002 ... Peru, China sign up to crime fighting cooperationLIMA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Peru and China strengthened communication and cooperation on Wednesday in the fight against transnational crime, drug trafficking, corruption and common criminal offenses by signing a memorandum of ...
Thai, Malaysian cabinets to hold joint meeting
Dec 19, 2002 ... Thai, Malaysian cabinets to hold joint meetingBANGKOK, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Thailand and Malaysia would discusslabor, border security, transnational crime, trade and tourismissues during their first-ever joint cabinet meeting on Dec. 22, theBangkok Post reported Thursday ....
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Dec 19, 2002 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Thursday.The Philippine Star: -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is blaming "black propaganda" spread by her ...
Ecuadorian economy expected to grow 3.8 percent in 2003
Dec 19, 2002 ... Ecuadorian economy expected to grow 3.8 percent in 2003QUITO, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Ecuadorian economy is expected togrow 3.8 percent next year with its domestic gross product reaching23.51 billion US dollars, an economic advisor to President-electLuiz Gutierrez said ...
US defense minister to get smallpox vaccination
Dec 19, 2002 ... US defense minister to get smallpox vaccinationWASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- United States Defense SecretaryDonald H. Rumsfeld said on Wednesday that he would get a smallpox vaccination together with about half-a-million troops. Rumsfeld told CNN that he "certainly ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Dec 19, 2002 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the baht on Thursday as offered by the Bangkok Bank: Thursday Wednesday U.S. dollar 42.64/43.24 42.71/43.31 ...
Ecuador's three volcanoes in rumbling mood
Dec 19, 2002 ... Ecuador's three volcanoes in rumbling moodQUITO, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador's Guagua Pichincha, Tungurahuaand Reventador volcanoes have been showing more activity, producingtremors and gas, experts in the National Geophysics Institute werequoted by local press as saying on ...
Philippines not to tax SMS as proposed by IMF
Dec 19, 2002 ... Philippines not to tax SMS as proposed by IMFMANILA, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine government is unlikelyto consider a proposal by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) totax short message services (SMS) offered by mobile phone companies,Finance Secretary Jose Camacho ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0040 GMT, Dec. 19
Dec 19, 2002 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0040 GMT, Dec. 19JERUSALEM -- Israel's Labor Party Chairman Amram Mitzna on Wednesday said if loses the Jan. 28 general elections, his party would not join a government under the leadership of Ariel Sharon, current and possibly also the next prime ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Dec 19, 2002 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Thursday: Mainichi, Yomiuri, Asahi: -- Japan is to cut 1 percent in public pension payments for fiscal 2003 budget. ...
New Zealanders Warned Against Non-Essential Travel to East Timor
Dec 19, 2002 ... New Zealanders Warned Against Non-Essential Travel to East TimorWELLINGTON, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- New Zealanders should avoid allholiday and non-essential travel to East Timor, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) warned here Thursday. In an updated travel ...
Seaman says he won't quit
Dec 19, 2002 ... Seaman says he won't quitLONDON, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- England goalkeeper David Seaman hasbraved critics by saying that he would keep on playing at both cluband international level. "I want to keep playing for Arsenal and if I play well for Arsenal then I expect to be ...
French plane to aid in search of crude stains in Portuguese waters
Dec 19, 2002 ... French plane to aid in search of crude stains in Portuguese waters LISBON, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- A French plane specially equipped with radiometry devices will help the Portuguese air force to detectcrude stains released from the floating wreckage of Greek tankerPrestige, ...
Shanghai to train more blue-collar workers
Dec 19, 2002 ... Shanghai to train more blue-collar workersSHANGHAI, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The eastern industrial hub of Shanghai has vowed to step up training of senior technical workersnext year in order to meet the demands of a new round of industrialization triggered by high and new ...
Panama seizes liquid cocaine in airport
Dec 19, 2002 ... Panama seizes liquid cocaine in airportPANAMA CITY, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Panamanian customs seized 14 cans of liquid cocaine at Panama City's Tocumen International Airport on Wednesday, authorities said. The National Customs Agency said that in the operation, dubbed ...
Thai leading banker warns of widening gap between rich, poor
Dec 19, 2002 ... Thai leading banker warns of widening gap between rich, poorBANGKOK, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's economy has already beenon the path of recovery, but there remain some problems, particularly the widening gap between the poor and the rich, a leading banker has noted. ...
Tiger Cup Group B results/standings
Dec 19, 2002 ... Tiger Cup Group B results/standingsSINGAPORE, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results and standings of Group B matches in the Tiger Cup soccer tournament onWednesday: Thailand bt Laos 5-1 Singapore lost to Malaysia 0-4 Standings (tabulated under ...
IDB promises financial aid for Panama's social drives
Dec 19, 2002 ... IDB promises financial aid for Panama's social drivesPANAMA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Inter-American Development Bankhas pledged to grant a loan of 70 million US dollars in 2003 to Panama for its social needs, local media reported Wednesday. A delegation from the IDB ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Dec 19, 2002 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers on Thursday.The Times of India: -- A Delhi special court Wednesday awarded death sentence to three of the four convicts in ...
Roundup: "Dual track" growth boosts Thai economy in 2002 (part 1) by Yang Qingchuan
Dec 19, 2002 ... Roundup: "Dual track" growth boosts Thai economy in 2002 (part 1) by Yang QingchuanBANGKOK, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- As annual year-end consumption spreeis going to take off in this Southeast Asian metropolis, housewiveshave begun to prepare their family shopping lists. This ...
US senators blame State Department for Sept. 11 attacks
Dec 19, 2002 ... US senators blame State Department for Sept. 11 attacksWASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Two top Republican senators on Wednesday criticized the State Department for failing to prevent theSept. 11 terrorist attacks that killed more than 3,000 people lastyear. Senators Jon ...
Economic growth likely in Argentina next year: UN agency
Dec 19, 2002 ... Economic growth likely in Argentina next year: UN agencySANTIAGO, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Although Argentina's economy contracted 11 percent this year, a moderate recovery is expected in2003, according to a UN agency. The Argentine economy appears to have bottomed out and ...
Philippine merchandise imports rise 17.6 percent in October
Dec 19, 2002 ... Philippine merchandise imports rise 17.6 percent in OctoberMANILA, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' merchandise importsrose 17.6 percent year-on-year in October to 2.787 billion USdollars, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said Thursday.The NSO earlier reported ...