Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, February 11:
India to take firm stand at Tokyo WTO mini ministerial
Feb 11, 2003 ... India to take firm stand at Tokyo WTO mini ministerialNEW DELHI, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- India will take a "firm and tough"stand at the WTO mini ministerial in Tokyo on the issue of marketaccess on agriculture and services as a large population is dependenton them. "We will ...
China to build four gigantic hydropower stations
Feb 11, 2003 ... China to build four gigantic hydropower stationsYICHANG, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- China plans to build four hugehydropower stations along the Jinsha River, the China Yangtze ThreeGorges Project Development Corporation announced Tuesday. The stations will have a combined ...
Kenyan currency strengthens against US dollar
Feb 11, 2003 ... Kenyan currency strengthens against US dollarNAIROBI, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Kenya shilling strengthenedagainst major trading currencies during the week to Tuesday, TheCentral Bank of Kenya said. Average exchange rates were 77.07 shillings per US dollar, 126. 16shillings ...
News items from Asia-Pacific desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Feb 11, 2003 ... News items from Asia-Pacific desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Monday:Xinhua summary of Asia-Pacific stocks news at 1100 GMT, Feb. 10 S.Lankan President to address on ...
Romania to support US in disarming Iraq
Feb 11, 2003 ... Romania to support US in disarming IraqBUCHAREST, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Romanian government decided onMonday to open Romania's skies to the United States jet fighters andsend non-combat troops in case of a US-led war against Iraq, thepresidential press office said in a press ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Feb. 10 (2)
Feb 11, 2003 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Feb. 10 (2)Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Feb. 10 (1) Power restored on Beijing-Kowloon Railway section Hong Kong shares close higher More Japanese firms look to investment in southern China Taiwan stocks ...
Norway closes embassy in Iraq
Feb 11, 2003 ... Norway closes embassy in IraqSTOCKHOLM, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Norway is closing its embassy inBaghdad, press reports from Oslo, the Norwegian capital, said onMonday. The decision was not based on the possibility of a US-led war onIraq, but was made after the Nordic country ...
Portugal closes embassy in Iraq
Feb 11, 2003 ... Portugal closes embassy in IraqLISBON, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Portugal has closed its embassy inIraq due to security risks, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday. The country made the decision to shut the embassy in Baghdad atthe end of January, the spokesman said ....
China satisfied with relations with Tanzania: CPPCC chairman
Feb 11, 2003 ... China satisfied with relations with Tanzania: CPPCC chairmanDAR ES SALAAM, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Li Ruihuan, chairman of theNational Committee of the Chinese People's Political ConsultativeConference (CPPCC), said here Monday his country is satisfied withthe relations with ...
URGENT: Iraq approves flights by U2 spy planes
Feb 11, 2003 ... URGENT: Iraq approves flights by U2 spy planesUNITED NATIONS, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Iraq has approved the requestby UN inspectors for U2 surveillance plane ...
Switzerland provides aid for Nepal's development programs
Feb 11, 2003 ... Switzerland provides aid for Nepal's development programsKATHMANDU, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Swiss government has agreed toprovide financial and technical assistance totaling 8.124 millionSwiss francs (5.54 million US dollars) to Nepal for the country'sthree development programs, ...
Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2400 GMT, Feb. 10
Feb 11, 2003 ... Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2400 GMT, Feb. 10BAGHDAD -- Chief UN weapons inspectors Hans Blix and MohamedElBaradei left Baghdad on Monday after a new round of talks withIraqi officials which will be crucial for their updated reports onIraqi disarmament to the UN Security ...
Two killed in cargo plane crash in Estonia
Feb 11, 2003 ... Two killed in cargo plane crash in EstoniaRIGA, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- A small cargo plane crashed nearEstonia's Tallinn airport on Monday, killing two people and injuringanother, Estonian television reported. The plane, an Antonov An-28 belonging to Estonian cargo ...
Dhaka favors sincerity in resolving differences with neighbors
Feb 11, 2003 ... Dhaka favors sincerity in resolving differences with neighborsDHAKA, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Bangladeshi Foreign Minister M MorshedKhan said Monday that Bangladesh favors resolving differences withneighbors through sincere discussions. In an exclusive interview with the ...
Citizens of Dhaka to get daily air quality report
Feb 11, 2003 ... Citizens of Dhaka to get daily air quality reportDHAKA, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Citizens of Dhaka are going to get adaily report on the state of air quality by the end of this month,sources at the department of environment (DOE) said Monday. The daily air quality report would ...
British Airways posts profit in last quarter of 2002
Feb 11, 2003 ... British Airways posts profit in last quarter of 2002LONDON, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- British Airways (BA) posted a 25million pound (40.5 million US dollar) profit for the last threemonths of 2002, compared with a loss of 160 million pounds (259.2million dollars) in the same period a ...
Opener, Advisory
Feb 11, 2003 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service for Monday,february 10, 2003, and begins ...
Thai PM to play mediator in Myanmar's national reconciliation
Feb 11, 2003 ... Thai PM to play mediator in Myanmar's national reconciliationBANGKOK, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar has decided to let Thai PrimeMinister Thaksin Shinwatra help persuade its ethnic rebels to come tothe negotiating table to bring about national reconciliation inMyanmar, the Bangkok ...
Spain, Germany call for scoring forwards
Feb 11, 2003 ... Spain, Germany call for scoring forwardsMADRID, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- European soccer giants Spain andGermany are scheduled to play an exhibition match in Palma deMallorcabe Wednesday, with both teams expecting their goal-shyforwards for an improvement. Spain, which reached ...
Recovered Cisse happy to be in French squad
Feb 11, 2003 ... Recovered Cisse happy to be in French squadParis, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Wandering outside his national team forfive months due to injury, Djibril Cisse was satisfied to reappear inthe French squad for a friendly match against the Czech Republic atthe State de France on Wensday ....
Arbitration commission to better serve clients
Feb 11, 2003 ... Arbitration commission to better serve clientsBEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The China International Economic andTrade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) will improve its work toattract more clients, China Daily reported Tuesday. The commission will improve training of ...
Johansson to be out long following surgery
Feb 11, 2003 ... Johansson to be out long following surgerySTOCKHOLM, Feb 10 (Xinhua) -- 2002 Australian Open winner ThomasJohansson of Sweden said on Monday a coming surgery on a knee injurycould keep him out of action for up to seven months. The 27-year-old Swede will have his knee ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Feb 11, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Tuesday.The Philippine Star: -- A Philippine intelligence report has linked a senior Iraqidiplomat in Manila to a ...
China's island province a popular destination during festival
Feb 11, 2003 ... China's island province a popular destination during festivalHAIKOU, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The island province of Hainan in southChina hosted 665,300 tourists during the seven-day "golden week"Spring Festival which began on Feb. 1. The figure is 8.89 percent more than that of ...
Uruguayan international Fonseca retires
Feb 11, 2003 ... Uruguayan international Fonseca retiresMONTEVIDEO, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Uruguay international strikerDaniel Fonseca has retired and he will switch to a new career as aplayers' agent, Uruguan newspaper El Pais reported on Monday. The ...
Chinese buy wool, cashmere to celebrate year of goat
Feb 11, 2003 ... Chinese buy wool, cashmere to celebrate year of goatBEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- From woolen sweaters, cashmeredresses, sheepskin jackets to toy lambs, anything associated with agoat or sheep is cutting a smart figure as the Chinese welcome in theyear of the goat. Weeks ...
IMF starts second revision of agreement with Brazil
Feb 11, 2003 ... IMF starts second revision of agreement with BrazilBRASILIA, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) started in Sao Paulo on Monday the second revision of theagreement which would provide Brazil with a loan of some 30.70billion US dollars. Sources from ...
Sino-Vietnamese border trade undergoes changes
Feb 11, 2003 ... Sino-Vietnamese border trade undergoes changesKUNMING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The border trade between southwestChina's Yunnan Province and Vietnam has changed remarkably in recentyears. Motorcycles and spare parts, tea-making machines and householdelectrical appliances have ...
Russian Kuznetsova stuns Italian sixth seed in Doha Open tennis
Feb 11, 2003 ... Russian Kuznetsova stuns Italian sixth seed in Doha Open tennisABU DHABI, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russiasurprised Italia's sixth seed Francesca Schiavone 6-2, 6-3 in thefirst round of the 170,000 US dollars Qatar Open WTA tournament inDoha on Monday ....
Hong Kong stocks open higher
Feb 11, 2003 ... Hong Kong stocks open higherHONG KONG, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- ...
Top US diplomat considers trip to South Korea
Feb 11, 2003 ... Top US diplomat considers trip to South KoreaWASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- The US State Department saidMonday that Secretary of State Colin Powell is considering a trip toSouth Korea in the near future but nothing has been finalized. "He has talked about going and he's ...
Davis Cup rankings
Feb 11, 2003 ... Davis Cup rankingsLONDON, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading Davis Cuprankings issued on Monday: 1. (1) France, 35,125.00 points 2. (2) Russia, 26,965.00 3. (3) Australia, 23,125.00 4. (4) Spain, 14,062.50 5. (5) Argentina, ...
Names of committee on 2004 Olympic costs announced
Feb 11, 2003 ... Names of committee on 2004 Olympic costs announcedATHENS, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Greek government on Mondayannounced the names of the three individuals picked by Prime MinisterCostas Simitis to serve on a new ad hoc committee monitoringexpenditures for Olympic overlays as well ...
Private economy growing in south China SEZ
Feb 11, 2003 ... Private economy growing in south China SEZSHANTOU, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Private economy has become a majorengine of growth in Shantou, one of China's five special economiczones (SEZ), in Guangdong Province. Statistics released by local industrial and commercial ...
Myanmar exports less teak in first 3 quarters of 2002
Feb 11, 2003 ... Myanmar exports less teak in first 3 quarters of 2002YANGON, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's teak export declined by12.64 percent to 206,165 cubic-meters in the first three quarters of2002 compared with the same period of 2001, show the latest figuresissued by the state-run Myanma ...
Modest Beattie in praise of Rooney
Feb 11, 2003 ... Modest Beattie in praise of RooneyLONDON, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- As the youngest player ever in theEnglish lineup, Wayne Rooney is out of question the focus of thefriendly match between England and Australia on Wednesday.James Beattie, his probable parterner from ...
Italy's new men's volleyball coach vows to take Italy back up top
Feb 11, 2003 ... Italy's new men's volleyball coach vows to take Italy back up top ROME, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Italy's new men's volleyball coach GianPaolo Montali has promised to take the national squad back to thetop, with goals set for the European championships and the 2004Olympics in Athens ....
Unemployment down to 2.4 pct in Thailand
Feb 11, 2003 ... Unemployment down to 2.4 pct in ThailandBANGKOK, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The national unemployment rate for2002 dropped to 2.4 percent, according to a report of Bank ofThailand (BOT) available Tuesday. Figures show that the number of people entering the private sectorsocial ...
Ancient Chinese scholartree discovered in Fujian
Feb 11, 2003 ... Ancient Chinese scholartree discovered in FujianFUZHOU, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Experts in coastal Fujian Provincerecently discovered an ancient Chinese scholartree which is includedon the list of ancient and famous trees under top state protection. The 900-year-old tree was ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Feb 11, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Tuesday.Yomiuri: -- Japan and South Korea agreed to strengthen cooperation tosecure Internet safety after W32/SQ Slammer ...
China strengthens medical cooperation with ASEAN
Feb 11, 2003 ... China strengthens medical cooperation with ASEANKUNMING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- As traditional Chinese medicine gainsgreater recognition on the world market, China has found great scopefor expanding medical cooperation with the Association of SoutheastAsian Nations (ASEAN) ....
Government sets up database for migrant construction workers in EChina province
Feb 11, 2003 ... Government sets up database for migrant construction workers in EChina provinceJINAN, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The government of Jinan, capital ofeast China's Shangdong Province, began setting up a personal databasefor the city's migrant construction workers at the beginning of ...
Qatar Open WTA tennis first round results
Feb 11, 2003 ... Qatar Open WTA tennis first round resultsABU DHABI, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the first roundresults from the 170,000 US dollars WTA Qatar Open in Doha on Monday(prefix number denotes seeding): Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, beat Francesca Schiavone, Italy, 6-2, 6-3 ...
Bangkok Rubber Price
Feb 11, 2003 ... Bangkok Rubber PriceBANGKOK, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The followingare Bangkok rubber sheet F.O.B prices on Tuesday, in baht perkilogram (43.00 baht to one US dollar):this week last week rsst1 41.90 40.95 ...
Chile ATP tennis results
Feb 11, 2003 ... Chile ATP tennis resultsSANTIAGO, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the first roundresults from the 345,000 US dollars ATP tennis tournament in Vina delMar, Chile on Monday (prefix number denotes seeding): ...
Maradona's doctor admits drug possession
Feb 11, 2003 ... Maradona's doctor admits drug possessionBOGOTA, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Colombian Hernando Mauricio Vergarawho became known by treating Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona,admitted on Monday that he was guilty of possessing drug. "I'm guilty. I made a mistake and I'm going ...
Ecuadorian President visits US to seek investment
Feb 11, 2003 ... Ecuadorian President visits US to seek investmentQUITO, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Ecuadorian President Lucio Gutierrez onMonday began a five-day official visit to the United States in searchof more investment in order to increase oil production and reducepoverty. In a speech at ...
Yunnan opens door to pharmaceuticals development
Feb 11, 2003 ... Yunnan opens door to pharmaceuticals developmentKUNMING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The government of southwest China' sYunnan Province says it welcomes overseas scientists, researchinstitutes, universities and companies to invest in or work withlocal enterprises in developing its ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Feb. 11
Feb 11, 2003 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Feb. 11BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-basednewspapers Tuesday: People's Daily -- Shanxi Province is building an expressway connecting DatongCity and Yuncheng City to expedite the province's ...
Greece to issue Athens Olympics stamps
Feb 11, 2003 ... Greece to issue Athens Olympics stampsATHENS, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Hellenic Post Office is to issuecommemorative stamps for the Athens 2004 Olympics on Tuesday, whichare designed by well-known Greek painter Kostas Tsoklis. On ...
Music a popular accompaniment to operations in NE China province
Feb 11, 2003 ... Music a popular accompaniment to operations in NE China provinceSHENYANG, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The sound of music can sometimes beheard these days in the operating rooms of some large hospitals ofShenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province. Before entering the ...
Vietnam's export increases in January
Feb 11, 2003 ... Vietnam's export increases in JanuaryHANOI, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's export turnover in Januarythis year was estimated at 1.48 billion US dollars, registering a 31percent increase over the same period last year, according to areport of Vietnamese Ministry of Trade on ...
Bus crash kills five, injures 13 in NW China
Feb 11, 2003 ... Bus crash kills five, injures 13 in NW ChinaXI'AN, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Five were killed and 13 others injuredin a traffic accident that occurred on Monday in Shanyang County,northwest China's Shaanxi Province. The passenger bus rolled down a slope at about 12 a.m. Monday ...
Chilean president to visit Japan, South Korea on internationalcrises
Feb 11, 2003 ... Chilean president to visit Japan, South Korea on internationalcrisesSANTIAGO, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chilean President Ricardo Lagosannounced here on Monday that he will visit Japan and South Korea todiscuss with his counterparts of the two countries the present crisesin Iraq and ...
Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapers
Feb 11, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapersISLAMABAD, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Pakistani English newspapers on Tuesday.Pakistan Observer: -- Pakistan on Monday made it clear that its nuclear program isdefensive in ...
Yellow River faces water shortage
Feb 11, 2003 ... Yellow River faces water shortageBEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Stopping the Yellow River fromrunning dry will be a major task for water resource authorities thisyear, China Daily reported Tuesday. Water flow into the river's mainstream in the first seven monthsof 2003 is ...
Belgium squad for friendly revised
Feb 11, 2003 ... Belgium squad for friendly revisedBRUSSELS, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Anderlecht's Walter Baseggio andAjax's Jelle Van Damme dropped on Monday out of the Belgium squad forWednesday's friendly against Algeria. Baseggio pulled out with a knee problem while Van Damme wasdiagnosed ...
South China city cuts management costs to lift competitiveness
Feb 11, 2003 ... South China city cuts management costs to lift competitivenessGUANGZHOU, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Though one of China's mostcompetitive cities, the southern metropolis of Guangzhou is exploringways to reduce its management costs in a bid to maintain itscompetitiveness. "We ...
Key suspect in Bali bombing denies assistance from other groups
Feb 11, 2003 ... Key suspect in Bali bombing denies assistance from other groupsJAKARTA, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Ali Imron, one of the key suspects inthe Bali bombing, made his first public statement in Bali Tuesday,stressing that no other groups had involved in the deadly attacks,Detikcom online ...
Cuba Cycling Tour to open on Tuesday
Feb 11, 2003 ... Cuba Cycling Tour to open on TuesdayHAVANA, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Some 90 cyclists from Spain, theUnited States, France and Italy, together with 61 from hosts Cuba,will take part as of Tuesday in the 28th Tour of Cuba, to beofficially inaugurated on Monday in Guantanamo province ....
Thailand raises export growth target
Feb 11, 2003 ... Thailand raises export growth targetBANGKOK, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Thai Commerce Ministry declaredto raise its full-year export growth target from 5.5 percent to 6percent. The revision is based on the quick export growth of January 2003,the Commerce Minister Adisai ...
South China province reports faster industrial growth
Feb 11, 2003 ... South China province reports faster industrial growthHAIKOU, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- South China's Hainan Province chalkedup 10 billion yuan (about 1.21 billion US dollars) in industrialadded value last year, up 14.5 percent from 2001. According to local sources, the growth is ...
Foreign exchange rates in Philippines
Feb 11, 2003 ... Foreign exchange rates in PhilippinesMANILA, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the Philippine peso released Tuesday by the centralbank of the Philippines:Tuesday Monday US dollar 53.9380 ...
Mexico plans evacuation of citizens from Gulf region
Feb 11, 2003 ... Mexico plans evacuation of citizens from Gulf regionMEXICO CITY, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Mexico will draft an emergency strategy to evacuate its citizens living and working in the Gulfregion, the local daily, Milenio, quoted Foreign Minister Luis Derbezas saying on Monday ....
Thailand considers to give rewards to Myanmar's drug suppression troops
Feb 11, 2003 ... Thailand considers to give rewards to Myanmar's drug suppressiontroopsBANGKOK, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Thai Prime Minister ThaksinShinawatra floated a new idea to pay cash rewards to Myanmar troopswho help seize drugs from smugglers, the Bangkok Post reportedTuesday. Thai ...