Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, February 14:
2 killed, 1 injured in road accident in Pakistan
Feb 14, 2003 ... 2 killed, 1 injured in road accident in PakistanISLAMABAD, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Two children have died and theirfather received injuries in a road accident in Quetta, capital ofPakistan's Balochistan province, according to a news dispatchreceived here on Friday. The mishap ...
S.Korean launches pilot overland trip to Mt. Geumgang in DPRK
Feb 14, 2003 ... S.Korean launches pilot overland trip to Mt. Geumgang in DPRKSEOUL, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- A group of 498 South Korean people embarked on an overland trial tour to Mount Geumgang in DemocraticPeople's Republic of Korea (DPRK) aboard buses through an temporaryroad Friday afternoon ....
Three civilians killed in fresh clash in Philippines
Feb 14, 2003 ... Three civilians killed in fresh clash in PhilippinesMANILA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Three civilians were killed, while twosoldiers were wounded when 13 suspected members of the Moro IslamicLiberation Front (MILF) Friday attacked an Army detachment inKauswagan town of Lanao del Norte ...
Mystery disease affects 230 in West Java
Feb 14, 2003 ... Mystery disease affects 230 in West JavaJAKARTA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- An unidentified disease has continuedto spread in West Java province, affecting more than 230 residents intwo villages in Cikalongwetan district, Bandung regency, the dailyJakarta Post reported Friday ....
More Thai officers to join monitoring team in Aceh
Feb 14, 2003 ... More Thai officers to join monitoring team in AcehJAKARTA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The peace mediator in Aceh, Geneva-based Henry Dunant Center (HDC), has asked 18 more Thai officers tojoin the monitoring team to supervise the implementation of peaceaccord in Aceh, the national news ...
Indonesian team preparing evacuation from Mideast
Feb 14, 2003 ... Indonesian team preparing evacuation from MideastJAKARTA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- A special team set up to deal withthe effects of a potential crisis in Iraq embarked on a two-weekvisit to eight countries in the Middle East to make arrangements inthe event of a war, the Jakarta Post ...
URGENT: S. Korea, DPRK allow civilians to cross border for firsttime in decades
Feb 14, 2003 ... URGENT: S. Korea, DPRK allow civilians to cross border for firsttime in decadesSEOUL, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- South Korea and the Democratic People'sRepublic of Korea (DPRK) Friday opened their border for the firsttime ...
Foreign exchange rates in Philippines
Feb 14, 2003 ... Foreign exchange rates in PhilippinesMANILA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the Philippine peso released Friday by the central bankof the Philippines:FridayThursday US dollar 53.9450 ...
Roundup: Arroyo awaiting FATF nod before inking anti-money laundering law
Feb 14, 2003 ... Roundup: Arroyo awaiting FATF nod before inking anti-moneylaundering lawMANILA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Gloria Arroyosaid she would rather wait for the Paris-based Financial Action TaskForce (FATF) "thumbs-up" to the country's just-approved amendment ofthe ...
Canadian PM opposes Iraq war without UN authorization
Feb 14, 2003 ... Canadian PM opposes Iraq war without UN authorizationOTTAWA, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Canada would not support the US-ledwar against Iraq without the authorization of the United Nations,Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien said Thursday, but he gave anassurance that Canada remained ...
NBA standings after Thursday's games
Feb 14, 2003 ... NBA standings after Thursday's gamesWASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Standings after NationalBasketball Association games played on Thursday (tabulate under won,lost, winning percentage, games behind): EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION NEW JERSEY 34 ...
Ugandan farmers earn 555,000 US dollars by selling cotton
Feb 14, 2003 ... Ugandan farmers earn 555,000 US dollars by selling cottonKAMPALA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Cotton farmers in the Kazinga ChannelCotton growing areas of western Uganda are poised to earn a total ofabout 10 billion shillings (about 555,000 US dollars) from thecurrent season, local New ...
Tanzania frees 40 Kenyan fishermen
Feb 14, 2003 ... Tanzania frees 40 Kenyan fishermenDAR ES SALAAM, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania has released 40 out of84 Kenyan fishermen detained for alleged illegal fishing on the LakeVictoria after demanding fines from them, local newspaper Daily Newsreported Friday. Officials in ...
HK university is to confer Xu Kuangdi honorary degree
Feb 14, 2003 ... HK university is to confer Xu Kuangdi honorary degreeHONG KONG, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The University of Hong Kong is toconfer Xu Kuangdi the honorary degree of doctorate, the Universityannounced Friday. The announcement said professor Xu will receive the degree ofDoctor of ...
Feature: HK lovers kiss good-bye to extravagant Valentine gestures
Feb 14, 2003 ... Feature: HK lovers kiss good-bye to extravagant Valentine gestures HONG KONG, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Extravagance is out and frugalityis in for this year's Valentine celebration in Hong Kong. Statistics showed jewelry sales ahead of Valentine's day is muchpoorer than flower sales ...
WFP steps up food distribution in Zimbabwe
Feb 14, 2003 ... WFP steps up food distribution in ZimbabweHARARE, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The World Food Program (WFP) has saidthat the organization has stepped up distribution of food aid andpledged to feed at least 4 million people in 49 districts in Zimbabwethis month, local media reported on ...
Ugandan army joins hunt for escaped chimpanzee
Feb 14, 2003 ... Ugandan army joins hunt for escaped chimpanzeeKAMPALA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The hunt for the chimpanzee whichescaped from Quarantine at the Veterinary Training Institute inEntebbe, continued for the seventh day on Friday and the UgandaPeople's Defense Forces (UPDF) soldiers have ...
Chinese FM calls for utmost efforts to avert war
Feb 14, 2003 ... Chinese FM calls for utmost efforts to avert warNEW YORK, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister TangJiaxuan Thursday urged the world leaders to make every possibleeffort to avert war on Iraq, saying a political settlement of theIraq case is in the interest of all parties ...
Tokyo stocks rise
Feb 14, 2003 ... Tokyo stocks riseTOKYO, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Better-than-expected Japanese grossdomestic product (GDP) data for October-December helped Tokyo stocksfinish higher Friday, sending the benchmark Nikkei index to a three-week high. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 102.26 ...
Do-It-Yourself gifts romanticize Valentine's Day in China
Feb 14, 2003 ... Do-It-Yourself gifts romanticize Valentine's Day in ChinaSHENYANG, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Roses and chocolates can no longerbring surprises and romance on this year's Valentine's Day in China.Instead, self-designed adornments for that special someone have risenin public favor ....
Experts rank the world's countries by level of knowledge,information
Feb 14, 2003 ... Experts rank the world's countries by level of knowledge,informationBEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese experts have, for the firsttime, in "China's modernization report for the year 2003" justreleased, ranked the world's countries in terms of modernization, andspecifically ...
Air quality of major Chinese cities -- Feb. 14
Feb 14, 2003 ... Air quality of major Chinese cities -- Feb. 14BEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Report on the quality of air in 47major Chinese cities (12:00 Feb. 13 to 12:00 Feb. 14, Beijing time) ,released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center:CityMajor Pollutant ...
FINA Diving GP 2003 starts in Adelaide
Feb 14, 2003 ... FINA Diving GP 2003 starts in AdelaideGENEVA, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The best divers of the world havetheir first major international rendezvous of the year scheduled forAdelaide, Australia, February 14-16, for the first leg of the 2003edition of the FINA Diving Grand Prix ....
Iran, Malaysia call for Islamic meeting on Iraq
Feb 14, 2003 ... Iran, Malaysia call for Islamic meeting on IraqTEHRAN, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mohammad Khatami andMalaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad have called for a specialmeeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) todiscuss the Iraqi crisis, the ...
China's interbank Forex trade up in January
Feb 14, 2003 ... China's interbank Forex trade up in JanuarySHANGHAI, February 14 (Xinhua) -- China's interbank foreignexchange trade topped 15.838 billion US dollars in the first month ofthe year, representing a 73 percent surge year-on-year, according tofigures released by the Shanghai-based ...
Commentary: war against Iraq is brash
Feb 14, 2003 ... Commentary: war against Iraq is brashBEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- It is rash and unjustifiable for theUnited States to launch war on Iraq at a time when the internationalcommunity has plenty of reasons against such a war, China's leadingnewspaper People's Daily said in a ...
Enron uses schemes to avoid taxes: US congressional panel
Feb 14, 2003 ... Enron uses schemes to avoid taxes: US congressional panelWASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Enron, a scandal-ruined US energy-trading giant, reaped more than 2 billion US dollars throughquestionable accounts and complex schemes to avoid taxes, a UScongressional panel said in a ...
San Jose Open ATP results
Feb 14, 2003 ... San Jose Open ATP resultsWASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Thursday's results from the secondround of the 380,000 US dollars San Jose Open men's ATP tennistournament (prefix number denotes seeding): 1-Andre Agassi, United States, beat Mark Philippoussis, Australia,6-4, 6-1 ...
Pistons win 98-88 over Magic
Feb 14, 2003 ... Pistons win 98-88 over MagicWASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Richard Hamilton scored 29 pointsThursday as the Detroit Pistons advanced to a 98-88 victory over theOrlando Magic for their sixth straight victory. The Pistons pulled within a game of Indiana for the best record ...
New Zealand sharemarket closes marginally lower
Feb 14, 2003 ... New Zealand sharemarket closes marginally lowerWELLINGTON, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- After dropping to a fresh year lowFriday morning, New Zealand's Top 40 index managed to rally, althougha negative outlook prevailed. Earlier in the session, the NZSE-40 capital index was down ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Feb 14, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapersJERUSALEM, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Friday.The Jerusalem Post: -- Palestinian National Authority (PNA) Chairman Yasser Arafat,who is under immense pressure ...
Overseas Filipino workers send home 7 bln dollars in 2002
Feb 14, 2003 ... Overseas Filipino workers send home 7 bln dollars in 2002MANILA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Foreign currency remittances fromoverseas Filipinos workers (OFWs) reached 7 billion US dollars in2002, 16.6 percent more than the amount recorded a year earlier, thePhilippine central bank said ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0830 GMT, Feb. 14
Feb 14, 2003 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0830 GMT, Feb. 14WASHINGTON -- The United States is not seeking to push the UNSecurity Council to impose sanctions on the Democratic People'sRepublic of Korea (DPRK) and still believes that the DPRK nuclearissue could be solved by diplomatic efforts, ...
Libertadores Cup soccer results/standings/fixtures (3-last)
Feb 14, 2003 ... Libertadores Cup soccer results/standings/fixtures (3-last)Group Seven 1. Barcelona (Ecuador)1 1 0 0 2 0 3 2. Boca Juniors (Argentina) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3. Medellin (Colombia)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4. Colo Colo ...
Shares in S.Korea close mixed
Feb 14, 2003 ... Shares in S.Korea close mixedSEOUL, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- South Korean stocks closed mixedFriday. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) dropped 0.43point,or 0.06 percent, from the previous day's close, to close at575.24. Foreign investors sold a net 106.3 ...
Tanzanian PM urges diversify crops
Feb 14, 2003 ... Tanzanian PM urges diversify cropsDAR ES SALAAM, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian Prime MinisterFrederick Sumaye had called on local farmers to diversify theiragriculture crops to increase their income, local newspaper DailyNews reported on Friday. He made the call on ...
Military captures rebel group's key camp in southern Philippines
Feb 14, 2003 ... Military captures rebel group's key camp in southern PhilippinesMANILA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Philippine government troops captureda key field camp of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front ( MILF), thecountry's biggest rebel group in the south, after a four-day clash,officials said ...
IOC official hopes 2008 Olympics leave unique legacy for China
Feb 14, 2003 ... IOC official hopes 2008 Olympics leave unique legacy for ChinaBEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The 2008 Olympic Games should notonly be a sporting event, but also leave a unique legacy for China, atop official from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said hereon Friday ....
China playing responsible role on Iraq issue, experts (1)
Feb 14, 2003 ... China playing responsible role on Iraq issue, experts (1)BEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese experts, against the backdropof mounting US pressure and preparations for military action againstIraq, have told Xinhua that China is making constructive efforts,within the limits of ...
NBA Thursday's results
Feb 14, 2003 ... NBA Thursday's resultsWASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Results of Thursday's ...
DPRK accuses IAEA of interfering in its internal affairs
Feb 14, 2003 ... DPRK accuses IAEA of interfering in its internal affairsPYONGYANG, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic ofKorea (DPRK) Friday condemned the International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA) for referring the rift over its nuclear issue to the UNSecurity Council, branding ...
China playing responsible role on Iraq issue, experts (2)
Feb 14, 2003 ... China playing responsible role on Iraq issue, experts (2)The United States values the special role China plays insafeguarding world peace, and leaders of the two countries willcontinue to manage Sino-US relations from a strategic perspective, Yesaid. China attaches great ...
Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapers
Feb 14, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapersNAIROBI, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Kenyan newspapers on Friday. Daily Nation: -- Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki on Thursday appointed 19 eminentlawyers to the coveted roll of Senior ...
Japan sumo heavies join fight against crime
Feb 14, 2003 ... Japan sumo heavies join fight against crimeTOKYO, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Massive wrestlers of Japan's nationalsport sumo are being mobilised to fight rising crime. About 10 wrestlers from Isenoumi Stable, as sumo gyms are known,began nightly patrols in their neighbourhood in ...
Indonesian police complete document against Bali suspect
Feb 14, 2003 ... Indonesian police complete document against Bali suspectJAKARTA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian police on Fridaypresented the dossier on Amrozi, who is accused of collectingexplosives and preparing vehicles used in the Bali bombing, to theprosecutors in Bali. The ...
Libertadores Cup soccer results/standings/fixtures (2)
Feb 14, 2003 ... Libertadores Cup soccer results/standings/fixtures (2)Group Four Standings: 1. Alianza Lima (Peru) 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 2. Olimpia (Paraguay) 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 3. Cobreloa (Chile)1 0 1 0 0 0 1 ...
Free roses and condoms greet St. Valentine's Day in Beijing
Feb 14, 2003 ... Free roses and condoms greet St. Valentine's Day in BeijingBEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Flowers, the traditional Valentine 'sDay's gift, are being presented with a twist in Beijing this year, ashundreds of elegantly-wrapped roses with condoms attached presentedin shopping malls ...
Newsfeature: Report to usher in new round of diplomaticmaneuvering
Feb 14, 2003 ... Newsfeature: Report to usher in new round of diplomaticmaneuveringUNITED NATIONS, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- United Nations chief armsinspector Hans Blix is expected to report to the UN Security Councilon Friday on the latest developments in arms inspections in Iraq. Blix's ...
Indonesia's Golkar party names candidates for presidential race
Feb 14, 2003 ... Indonesia's Golkar party names candidates for presidential raceJAKARTA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's former ruling partyGolkar has prepared candidates for the presidential race in 2004, theparty's Chairman Akbar Tandjung said here Friday. He said a special team has been ...
Foreign exchange rates in Indonesia
Feb 14, 2003 ... Foreign exchange rates in IndonesiaJAKARTA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the Indonesian rupiah here Friday: Friday ThursdayUS dollar 8,895/8,945 8,915/8,965 Euro ...
Hong Kong stocks higher at midday
Feb 14, 2003 ... Hong Kong stocks higher at middayHONG KONG, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks rose 60.13 points,or 0.66 percent, to ...
Uganda Red Cross Society to resume operation in north
Feb 14, 2003 ... Uganda Red Cross Society to resume operation in northKAMPALA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS)has said that it will resume its activities in the northern part ofthe country after days it suspended them, reported the Monitornewspaper on Friday. The ...
Libertadores Cup soccer results/standings/fixtures (1)
Feb 14, 2003 ... Libertadores Cup soccer results/standings/fixtures (1)MEXICO CITY, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Results, standings and fixturesin the first round of the South American Libertadores Cup soccerafter Thursday's match (Top two in each group qualify for the secondround): Group Two ...
Thailand's consumer confidence index remains stable in January
Feb 14, 2003 ... Thailand's consumer confidence index remains stable in JanuaryBANGKOK, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The consumer confidence index inJanuary remains stable despite higher fuel prices, according to areport of Thai News Agency Friday. Saovanee Thairungroj, a researcher at the ...
Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapers
Feb 14, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapersLAGOS, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Nigerian newspapers on Friday. Vanguard: -- With just 10 weeks to the conduct of the 2003 generalelections, President Olusegun Obasanjo on ...
Cyprus, Egypt to sign agreement on economic zone
Feb 14, 2003 ... Cyprus, Egypt to sign agreement on economic zoneNICOSIA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus and Egypt will sign abilateral agreement for the delimitation of their respectiveexclusive economic zone Monday in Cairo, according to the CyprusWeekly newspaper. Commerce and Industry ...
Biathlon World Cup results (Updated)
Feb 14, 2003 ... Biathlon World Cup results (Updated)STOCKHOLM, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Leading results from a biathlonWorld Cup event in Holmenkollen, Norway, on Thursday: Women's 4x6km relay" 1. Russia, one hour 11 minutes 44.4 seconds (0 penalty laps) 2. Belarus, 58.6 seconds ...
Two earthquakes rock NW China's Xinjiang
Feb 14, 2003 ... Two earthquakes rock NW China's XinjiangURUMQI, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- A succession of earthquakes measuring5.0 and 5.4 degrees on the Richter scale, respectively, shook themountainous areas near Shihezi city, northwest China's Xinjiang UygurAutonomous Region at 1:34 a.m.(Beijing ...
Shanghai stock index up
Feb 14, 2003 ... Shanghai stock index upBEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Composite Index on the ShanghaiStock Exchange closed at 1,510.95 points Friday, up 6.61 points fromthe last close ....
Major news items in leading French newspapers
Feb 14, 2003 ... Major news items in leading French newspapersPARIS, Feb. 14(Xinhua) -- The following are major news items in leading Frenchnewspapers on Friday. Le Figaro: -- It's the D-day for Iraq an the United Nations Security Council.The debate will be tense. In the NATO, 19 ...
Xinhua stock index up
Feb 14, 2003 ... Xinhua stock index upBEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Xinhua A-Share Index closed at1,160.16 points Friday, up 6.65 points from the last close. The market opened at 1,152.38 points. Transactions totaled 505,158,800 shares ....
Philippines to launch hotline for overseas workers in Middle East
Feb 14, 2003 ... Philippines to launch hotline for overseas workers in Middle East MANILA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine Department of Labor andEmployment (DOLE) will soon replicate throughout the Middle East itsWelfareNet short message service (SMS) hotline in Saudi Arabia forOverseas ...
Team sent to probe civil casualties in central Afghanistan
Feb 14, 2003 ... Team sent to probe civil casualties in central AfghanistanKABUL, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- A fact-finding team has been sent to acentral province to investigate reports of civil casualties in a US-led military operation against suspected Taliban fighters earlierthis week, officials ...
Ausralia seek replacement for star cricket player Shane Warne
Feb 14, 2003 ... Ausralia seek replacement for star cricket player Shane WarneCANBERRA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Australian Cricket Board (ACB)has asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) for permission toname a World Cup replacement for bowler Shane Warne. The ACB said Friday it had ...
Foreign exchange rates in New Zealand
Feb 14, 2003 ... Foreign exchange rates in New ZealandWELLINGTON, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against NZ dollars here on Friday:Friday Thursday Australian dollar 0.9313 ...