Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, January 10:
Foreign exchange rates in India
Jan 10, 2003 ... Foreign exchange rates in IndiaNEW DELHI, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against Indian rupee and the Reference Rate of the ReserveBank of India (RBI) in Bombay on Friday.Unit ...
CPC official on publicity work
Jan 10, 2003 ... CPC official on publicity workBEIJING, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- A senior Chinese official called forfurther study of the essence of the 16th Party Congress and concreteimplementation of the important theory of "Three Represents" at anational conference on publicity work held here ...
China to speed up harnessing of Yangtze River
Jan 10, 2003 ... China to speed up harnessing of Yangtze RiverWUHAN, Jan. 9 (Xinhua)-- China should accelerate the harnessing ofthe Yangtze River and promote unified water resources management toensure sustainable social and economic development along the river,experts said at a seminar which ...
Opener, Advisory
Jan 10, 2003 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forThursday, January 09, 2003, and begins ...
News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Jan 10, 2003 ... News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Thursday:News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1) hka -- Hang Seng China Enterprises Index up ...
Pakistani nuke technology in safe hands: official
Jan 10, 2003 ... Pakistani nuke technology in safe hands: officialISLAMABAD, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Minister for Informationand Media Development Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Thursday reiteratedthat Pakistan's nuclear technology was indigenous and in safe hands. Talking to the Associated ...
Roundup: Freezing cold continues to lash parts of India by Xiong Changyi
Jan 10, 2003 ... Roundup: Freezing cold continues to lash parts of India by Xiong ChangyiNEW DELHI, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Freezing cold continued to lash northern, central and eastern regions in the country Thursday with 49more deaths overnight, pushing the nation-wide toll past 250. ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Jan. 9 (2)
Jan 10, 2003 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Jan. 9 (2)Chinese, US foreign ministers consult via telephone on DPRK nuclear issue 250 million yuan earmarked for Yellow Emperor's mausoleum upgrade Weather forecast for major Chinese cities Xinhua stock index up...
Sudan has nothing to do with mass destruction weapons: FM
Jan 10, 2003 ... Sudan has nothing to do with mass destruction weapons: FMKHARTOUM, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Sudan's Foreign Minister Mustafa Othman Ismail said on Thursday his country has nothing to do with mass destruction weapons. Refuting a report by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) ...
Zimbabwe, S. Africa draft Memorandum of understanding
Jan 10, 2003 ... Zimbabwe, S. Africa draft Memorandum of understandingHARARE, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe and South Africa have drafteda memorandum of understanding regarding labor issues, a seniorofficial said here Thursday.Zimbabwe's Minister of Public Service, Labor and Social ...
More Chinese finding jobs at job fairs
Jan 10, 2003 ... More Chinese finding jobs at job fairsJINAN, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Job fairs for 2003 college graduatesheld at the end of 2002 across China have proved unprecedentedly popular with more students seeking jobs through them rather than waiting on campus for an employer. A ...
Foreman fights into Boxing Hall of Fame
Jan 10, 2003 ... Foreman fights into Boxing Hall of FameWASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Two-time heavyweight champion George Foreman topped the list of inductees into the InternationalBoxing Hall of Fame, according to local reports on Thursday. Other members of the class of 2003 to be ...
Market exchange rates -- Jan. 10
Jan 10, 2003 ... Market exchange rates -- Jan. 10BEIJING, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Market exchange rates of four majorcurrencies against RMB yuan on Friday, announced by the People' sBank of China: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) US Dollar 100 827.66 ...
Central American golf tournament to be disputed in Panama
Jan 10, 2003 ... Central American golf tournament to be disputed in PanamaPANAMA CITY, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- The 60th tournament of Central American golf clubs will be held from Feb. 2 - 9 with the participation of 250 players of different categories. The organizer of the competition, Carlos ...
Chilean pilot among the first places of Paris-Dakar Rally
Jan 10, 2003 ... Chilean pilot among the first places of Paris-Dakar RallySANTIAGO, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Chilean motorcylist Carlo De Gavardois just 15 minutes behind the first five finishers in this year'sParis-Dakar Rally, according to local reports released on Thursday. The Chilean pilot ...
Uruguayan Del Campo to join Argentina's River Plate
Jan 10, 2003 ... Uruguayan Del Campo to join Argentina's River PlateMONTEVIDEO, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Uruguayan player Martin del Campo,who played for Uruguay's Nacional, was hired by Argentina's RiverPlate. Del Campo, 27, will be paid 130,000 US dollars in the six monthswhen he will play ...
Bryant still leads polling for NBA all-star game
Jan 10, 2003 ... Bryant still leads polling for NBA all-star gameWASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and injured Toronto Raptors forward Vince Carter still leadthe poll for the NBA all-star game. The results of third returns released by the NBA on Thursday ...
Leeds midfielder Dacourt completes move to Roma
Jan 10, 2003 ... Leeds midfielder Dacourt completes move to RomaROME, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Leeds United midfielder Olivier Dacourthas completed his transfer to AS Roma on Thursday after passing amedical check in Rome, the Serie A club said. Roma said in a statement that Dacourt had signed ...
Dakar Rally eighth stage results/standings
Jan 10, 2003 ... Dakar Rally eighth stage results/standingsALGER, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading results fromthe eighth stage of the Dakar Rally, 727 kilometers between Ghat andSabha, Libya on Thursday: Cars 1. Hiroshi Masuoka, Japan, Mitsubishi Sports, three hours ...
Luxemburgo applauds return of Parreira to Brazilian team
Jan 10, 2003 ... Luxemburgo applauds return of Parreira to Brazilian teamRIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Wanderley Luxemburgo, coach ofBrazilian soccer club Cruzeiro, considered on Thursday as " optimum"the return of Carlos Parreira to the Brazilian national soccer team. After the ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Jan. 10
Jan 10, 2003 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Jan. 10PARIS -- French President Jacques Chirac said Thursday that war isthe worst way to solve the Iraqi crisis, reaffirming that Francefavors a political solution to military actions. "The resort to force is always a statement of ...
Shares ended higher in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico
Jan 10, 2003 ... Shares ended higher in Argentina, Brazil and MexicoMEXICO CITY, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets -- Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires and Mexico City -- closed up onThursday. The Buenos Aires stock market closed with its Merval index up 3.71 percent to ...
Italian supreme court urges better care for soccer players
Jan 10, 2003 ... Italian supreme court urges better care for soccer playersROME, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- The supreme Court of Cassation ruled onThursday that the national soccer federation, soccer clubs and clubmedical staff must adopt measures to take greater care of soccerplayers. ...
Banks in Shanghai report good performance in 2002
Jan 10, 2003 ... Banks in Shanghai report good performance in 2002SHANGHAI, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- The banking sector in Shanghai improved its performance and assets quality in 2002, with both outstanding deposits and loans each topping one trillion yuan (120.48 billion US dollars).Last ...
Results of World Cup biathlon event
Jan 10, 2003 ... Results of World Cup biathlon eventBERLIN, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from a WorldCup biathlon event at Oberhof, Germany, on Thursday (missed targetsin parentheses): 1. Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Norway, 26 minutes, 8.3 seconds (1) 2. Sergei ...
Economist praises HKSAR chief executive's policy address
Jan 10, 2003 ... Economist praises HKSAR chief executive's policy addressHONG KONG, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- An economist Thursday praised HongKong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Chief Executive Tung CheeHwa's policy address delivered Wednesday for helping Hong Kongrectify its economic ...
Suspected Colombian rebel chief arrested
Jan 10, 2003 ... Suspected Colombian rebel chief arrestedBOGOTA, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Colombian secret police Thursday captured a suspected guerrilla leader who was accused of being involved in the hijacking of an airliner in 1999. Antonio Ospina, also known as "Chucho," was captured in ...
Hewitt pitted against qualifier in Australian Open first round
Jan 10, 2003 ... Hewitt pitted against qualifier in Australian Open first roundCANBERRA, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Australian top seed Lleyton HewittFriday was pitted against a qualifier in the first round of theAustralian Open tennis tournament which starts on Monday. Hewitt also faces a ...
Dutch driver Verstappen to race for Minardi
Jan 10, 2003 ... Dutch driver Verstappen to race for MinardiBRUSSELS, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Dutch Formula One driver Jos Verstappen will race for Minardi in the 2003 season after a year onthe sidelines, the Ford-powered team announced in Rotterdam, theNetherlands, on Thursday. The ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Jan 10, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Friday.The Philippine Star: -- In a much anticipated major policy speech, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo called ...
Blind government advisor submits bill online on blind education
Jan 10, 2003 ... Blind government advisor submits bill online on blind educationFUZHOU, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Xia Rongqiang, the first blind memberof the advisory body to east China's Fujian Province, submitted hisbill via the Internet urging a bigger budget for blind people'seducation ....
Urgent: Li Ruihuan Leaves Macao
Jan 10, 2003 ... Urgent: Li Ruihuan Leaves MacaoMACAO, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Li Ruihuan, chairman of the NationalCommittee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference(CPPCC), left here Friday morning by a special plane, wrapping up afour-day visit to the Special Administrative ...
IMF mission in Argentina for final talks on debt rescheduling
Jan 10, 2003 ... IMF mission in Argentina for final talks on debt reschedulingBUENOS AIRES, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- A mission from the InternationalMonetary Fund (IMF) arrived in Argentina on Thursday for the lastround of negotiations on a rescheduling of 9 billion US dollars indebt ....
Volcano erupts in Guatemala, causing evacuation of homes
Jan 10, 2003 ... Volcano erupts in Guatemala, causing evacuation of homesMEXICO CITY, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- At least seven families have beenevacuated following the eruption of Fuego volcano in the easternChimaltenango province of Guatemala, reports from Guatemala Citysaid on Thursday ....
English premier league fixtures this weekend
Jan 10, 2003 ... English premier league fixtures this weekendLONDON, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the English Premier League fixtures this weekend: Saturday, Jan. 11 Bolton vs Fulham Chelsea vs Charlton Liverpool vs Aston Villa ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Jan. 10
Jan 10, 2003 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Jan. 10BEIJING, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers Friday:All Beijing-based newspapers on Friday frontpage President JiangZemin's meeting Thursday with visiting French Foreign ...
No orders issued in New Zealand on standby for war: spokkesman
Jan 10, 2003 ... No orders issued in New Zealand on standby for war: spokkesmanWELLINGTON, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- The New Zealand government saidit had issued no orders to put defence personnel on a war footingdespite signs that the United States and traditional alliesincluding Australia are ...
Cortina to host extra super-G World Cup race
Jan 10, 2003 ... Cortina to host extra super-G World Cup raceROME, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- An extra women's World Cup super-G racewill be held at the Italian resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo on January15, the International Ski Federation said on Thursday. The race is ...
Climber's remains found at Mt Cook in New Zealand
Jan 10, 2003 ... Climber's remains found at Mt Cook in New ZealandWELLINGTON, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- The remains of a climber who isprobably to be lost 20 years ago have been found in the Aoraki- MtCook National Park on South Island in New Zealand, The Timaru Heraldreported Friday.The ...
Rafter announces retirement
Jan 10, 2003 ... Rafter announces retirementCANBERRA, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Australian Pat Rafter formally announced his retirement on Friday, saying he no longer felt the motivation needed to compete at the top, reported by local media. The 29-year-old Australian, one of the few geniune ...
New Zealand man survives 30 hours adrift after boat capsizes
Jan 10, 2003 ... New Zealand man survives 30 hours adrift after boat capsizes WELLINGTON, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- An Auckland man survived nearly 30hours adrift in a lifeboat after his fishing boat was hit by a bigwave near Great Barrier Island on Wednesday morning, The DominionPost reported ...
Volkswagen to invest 2 billion dollars in Mexico
Jan 10, 2003 ... Volkswagen to invest 2 billion dollars in MexicoMEXICO CITY, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen will invest 2 billion US dollars in Mexico over the nextfive years with half of the money being used to restructure, withintwo years, its factory in the ...
Work on refined oil storage center underway
Jan 10, 2003 ... Work on refined oil storage center underwayFUZHOU, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Construction of a large refined oilstorage and transfer center is underway in east China's Fujian Province. The storage center is expected to have a yearly handling capacityof 6.8 million tons of ...
Large amount of stimulant drug tablets seized in Myanmar
Jan 10, 2003 ... Large amount of stimulant drug tablets seized in MyanmarYANGON, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar authorities seized 80, 000tablets of stimulant drugs in Shan state in late December, accordingto a report of the Myanmar Central Committee for Drug Abuse Controlavailable here ...
Car bomb kills four, injures 15 in northeastern Colombia
Jan 10, 2003 ... Car bomb kills four, injures 15 in northeastern ColombiaBOGOTA, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- At least four people were killed and 15others wounded on Thursday when a car bomb exploded in the northeastern state of Arauca, Colombian officials said. Arauca Governor Emiro Palencia said ...
Chinese heart-kidney transplant recipient longest-living in Asia
Jan 10, 2003 ... Chinese heart-kidney transplant recipient longest-living in AsiaHANGZHOU, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Song Shuihong, 47, has become a record-breaker in Asia for still being alive nearly 20 months afterhaving a heart-kidney transplant operation. The former record holder in this ...
Urgent: DPRK withdraws from NPT
Jan 10, 2003 ... Urgent: DPRK withdraws from NPTPYONGYANG, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) --The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) withdraws from theTreaty on the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Wepaons (NPT), the KoreanCentral Broadcasting Station announced on Friday, a move thatfurther escalated the ...
Japan to release oil reserves in event of war on Iraq
Jan 10, 2003 ... Japan to release oil reserves in event of war on IraqTOKYO, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Japan is ready to release its oil stockpiles in line with other countries if a war breaks out in Iraq,Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma saidFriday. "We should ...
South Korean President-elect names envoy to US
Jan 10, 2003 ... South Korean President-elect names envoy to USSEOUL, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President-elect Roh Moo-hyun Friday named ruling party's senior advisor as his special envoyto the United States on the nuclear issue of Democratic People'sRepublic of Korea (DPRK), Roh's ...
DPRK withdraws from NPT
Jan 10, 2003 ... DPRK withdraws from NPTPYONGYANG, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- TheDemocratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) announced on Fridaythat it withdraws from the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT), amove that further escalated the nuclear crisis on the KoreanPeninsular. The Korean ...
Many Venezuelan banks, supermarkets join general strike
Jan 10, 2003 ... Many Venezuelan banks, supermarkets join general strikeCARACAS, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan bank workers launched a two-day strike and supermarkets closed on Thursday in support of the39-day-old opposition strike that has crippled the oil sector in theworld's fifth largest ...
Northern Honduras on alert for torrential rains
Jan 10, 2003 ... Northern Honduras on alert for torrential rainsMANAGUA, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Torrential storms in the northern Honduran state of Atlantida have caused flooding, prompting an alertand forcing the evacuation of some 3,000 civilians, an officialcontingency organization said on ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Jan 10, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, Jan.10 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items in leading Indiannewspapers on Friday.The India Express: -- India Thursday successfully test-fired nuclear-capable Agni- Imissile from the launch complex of ...
Flu rate at record low in Britain
Jan 10, 2003 ... Flu rate at record low in BritainLONDON, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- The number of patients infected with influenza in Britain has dropped to a record low this winter since 1967 when related statistics were first collected, an official report released on Thursday said ....
No big change in Israel's Palestine policy after elections:ambassador
Jan 10, 2003 ... No big change in Israel's Palestine policy after elections:ambassadorMADRID, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Israeli ambassador to Spain Herzl Inbar said Thursday that he did not expect much change in Israel'spolicy toward the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) after the Jan. 28 Israeli ...
Nepal to host int'l youth meeting on combating social evils
Jan 10, 2003 ... Nepal to host int'l youth meeting on combating social evilsKATHMANDU, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- An international youth gatheringwill be held in Biratnagar city in eastern Nepal on Jan. 11-15 to activate and motivate youth to combat the worldwide social distortions including drug ...
BOJ considers setting inflation target: Japanese minister
Jan 10, 2003 ... BOJ considers setting inflation target: Japanese ministerTOKYO, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Financial Services MinisterHeizo Takenaka said Friday that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) should consider introducing an inflation target to overcome deflation, Japan's Kyodo News reported ....
Slovak President leaves Shanghai for Hong Kong
Jan 10, 2003 ... Slovak President leaves Shanghai for Hong KongSHANGHAI, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Slovak President Rudolf Schuster left Shanghai for Hong Kong Friday morning, ending his two-day stayin this coastal industrial and financial center in east China. Schuster arrived in Shanghai on ...
French FM leaves Beijing for Shanghai
Jan 10, 2003 ... French FM leaves Beijing for ShanghaiBEIJING, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Visiting French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin left Beijing for Shanghai Friday. He met with Chinese President Jiang Zemin, Vice-Premier Wen Jiabao, Foreign Minister Tang ...
DPRK withdraws from NPT, not to produce nuclear arms
Jan 10, 2003 ... DPRK withdraws from NPT, not to produce nuclear armsPYONGYANG,Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)on Friday announced its withdrawal from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) but had no intention of developingnuclear weapons. The DPRK ...
China's agriculture exports set record
Jan 10, 2003 ... China's agriculture exports set recordBEIJING, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Minister of Agriculture Du Qinglinsaid here Thursday at a national meeting that China's farm-produceexports hit a record high in 2002 and the country harvested 16.5 million tons of soybeans, the most in its ...
Negotiators reach draft deal to avoid strike in Germany
Jan 10, 2003 ... Negotiators reach draft deal to avoid strike in GermanyBERLIN, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Negotiators on Thursday evening hammered out a draft pay deal in the public service sector after days of bargaining in the eastern city of Potsdam, averting a nationwide strike, Deutsche ...
Thailand's exports up 10 pct last December
Jan 10, 2003 ... Thailand's exports up 10 pct last DecemberBANGKOK, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Thai Commerce Minister Adisai Bodharamik revealed that exports last December rose by only 10 percent year-on-year, slightly below the projected 15 percent target, the Businessday newspaper reported Friday ....
Japanese govt to take steps to shore up stock prices
Jan 10, 2003 ... Japanese govt to take steps to shore up stock pricesTOKYO, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary YasuoFukuda said Friday the Japanese government will take necessary stepsto shore up Japanese stock prices. "Honestly speaking, I think (stocks are) too cheap," ...
Japan's foreign exchange reserves hit new record in December
Jan 10, 2003 ... Japan's foreign exchange reserves hit new record in DecemberTOKYO, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Japan's foreign exchange reserves atthe end of last December hit a new record, up 9.26 billion US dollars from a month earlier to 469.73 billion dollars, the JapaneseFinance Ministry said ...