Xinhua News Agency back issues from Wednesday, February 19:
Urgent: Bolivian cabinet resigns amid unrest
Feb 19, 2003 ... Urgent: Bolivian cabinet resigns amid unrestLA PAZ, Feb. 18(Xinhua) -- Bolivia's cabinet resigned en masse on Tuesday amidongoing unrest following street violent protests left 29 people deadin the ...
China sees 14.8 percent industrial growth in January
Feb 19, 2003 ... China sees 14.8 percent industrial growth in JanuaryBEIJING, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- China reported year-on-yearindustrial growth of 14.8 percent in the first month of this yearwith 266.2 billion yuan (32.4 billion US dollars) in added value. In its monthly report released ...
Nigeria rolls out new policy on state-owned enterprise privatization
Feb 19, 2003 ... Nigeria rolls out new policy on state-owned enterpriseprivatizationLAGOS, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria's National Council onPrivatization (NCP) has rolled out the code of conduct for state-owned companies singled out for sale under the ongoing privatizationprogram. Joe ...
Writethru: Big Israeli army forces raid Gaza City
Feb 19, 2003 ... Writethru: Big Israeli army forces raid Gaza City Eds: Updateswith detailsGAZA, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- A large number of Israeli army forcessupported by at least 38 tanks and armor personnel carriers Tuesdaynight raided the eastern neighborhood of Sheja'eya in Gaza City, ...
Latest key developments in Iraq crisis
Feb 19, 2003 ... Latest key developments in Iraq crisisBEIJING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the latest keydevelopments in the Iraq crisis:UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations Security Council kicked offan open meeting Tuesday afternoon, during which delegates of 57countries ...
Putin meets Prodi in Moscow on Iraq
Feb 19, 2003 ... Putin meets Prodi in Moscow on IraqMOSCOW, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin andvisiting European Commission President Romano Prodi began theirmeeting here Tuesday, focusing on the Iraq crisis and relationsbetween Russia and the European Union (EU) ....
Coal mine blast kills 12, one missing
Feb 19, 2003 ... Coal mine blast kills 12, one missingCHENGDU, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Twelve miners died and one was stillmissing in a coal mine gas explosion in southwest China's Sichuanprovince Monday. Local officials said the explosion occurred Monday afternoon inDingjiaping Coal Mine in ...
Piracy increases alarmingly in Bangladesh
Feb 19, 2003 ... Piracy increases alarmingly in BangladeshDHAKA, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The incidents of dacoity, extortion andabduction by pirates have alarmingly increased in the southwesternSundarbans area of the country, threatening life and property of thepeople especially the fishermen ....
Britain still favors second resolution on Iraq
Feb 19, 2003 ... Britain still favors second resolution on IraqLONDON, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair saidon Tuesday there was "no rush" to go to war with Iraq, emphasizingthat he still wanted a new United Nations resolution before militaryaction. "I still believe ...
Opener, Advisory
Feb 19, 2003 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forTuesday, february 18, 2003, and begins ...
Xinhua world news summary at 1600 GMT, Feb. 18
Feb 19, 2003 ... Xinhua world news summary at 1600 GMT, Feb. 18LONDON -- A new poll published Tuesday by the center-left Guardiannewspaper shows that for the first time a clear majority of Britonsoppose war with Iraq, while the popularity of British Prime MinisterTony Blair has plunged ....
Roundup: Key developments in Iraq, neighboring countries
Feb 19, 2003 ... Roundup: Key developments in Iraq, neighboring countriesCAIRO, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- An Iraqi scientist on Tuesday defendedIraq's import of aluminum tubes, saying they are for reasonablepurpose. The tubes were imported to replace the eroded aluminum tubes ofIraq's infantry ...
NZ Conservation Department calls for measures to protect dolphins
Feb 19, 2003 ... NZ Conservation Department calls for measures to protect dolphins WELLINGTON, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The New Zealand Department ofConservation has called for additional measures to protect endangeredhector's dolphins after some were being killed in set nets aroundKaikoura on South ...
15 Greek soccer, 5 basketball clubs' licenses in danger
Feb 19, 2003 ... 15 Greek soccer, 5 basketball clubs' licenses in dangerATHENS, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Fifteen Greek soccer clubs and fivebasketball clubs are in danger of having their licenses recalled, asenior government official said Tuesday. The country's Development Deputy Minister ...
Arafat chairs Fatah meeting to discuss appointment of PM
Feb 19, 2003 ... Arafat chairs Fatah meeting to discuss appointment of PMGAZA, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat chaireda meeting of his mainstream Fatah's revolutionary council at hisRamallah headquarters Tuesday night to discuss appointment of a primeminister, Palestinian ...
ATP World Indoor Tournament results
Feb 19, 2003 ... ATP World Indoor Tournament resultsBRUSSELS, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from thefirst round of the ATP World Indoor Tournament on Tuesday ( prefixnumber denotes seeding): Raemon Sluiter, Netherlands, bt Martin Verkerk, Netherlands, 3- 6,6-4, 7-6 (7-3) ...
Iraqi VP urges Russia to stop US war threat
Feb 19, 2003 ... Iraqi VP urges Russia to stop US war threatBAGHDAD, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Vice President Taha YassinRamadan urged Russia to rise against US war threat against Baghdad onTuesday. Ramadan told a visiting Russian Duma delegation led by communistleader Gennady Zyuganov ...
Sixers' McKie out with shoulder injury
Feb 19, 2003 ... Sixers' McKie out with shoulder injuryWASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Philadelphia 76ers guard AaronMcKie was ruled out indefinitely with a separated left shoulder onWednesday. McKie, the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year in 2000-01, sustained theinjury in last Friday's victory ...
US orders additional 28,000 troops to Gulf region
Feb 19, 2003 ... US orders additional 28,000 troops to Gulf regionWASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The US Defense Department hasordered additional 28,000 troops to the Gulf region as part of acontinued military buildup for a possible war with Iraq, militaryofficials said on Tuesday ....
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Feb. 19
Feb 19, 2003 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Feb. 19WASHINGTON -- Calling Iraqi President Saddam Hussein "a threat toAmerica," US President George W. Bush said Tuesday that he would notbe deterred by global protests against war on Iraq. "Saddam Hussein is a threat to America, and ...
New Zealand scientists find compound for possible TB drug
Feb 19, 2003 ... New Zealand scientists find compound for possible TB drugWELLINGTON, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand scientists at AucklandUniversity have found a compound that may provide a new cure fortuberculosis, New Zealand Press Association reported here Wednesday. Laboratory tests ...
Remaining fixtures of Champions League
Feb 19, 2003 ... Remaining fixtures of Champions LeagueLONDON, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the remaining fixturesin Groups A and B of Champions League second phase after matchesplayed on Tuesday: Group A: Wednesday, February 26: Inter Milan vs Barcelona ...
Cuba to host 1st World Dominos Tournament
Feb 19, 2003 ... Cuba to host 1st World Dominos TournamentHAVANA, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- At least 124 couples from ninecountries confirmed their participation in the first World DominosTournament next March at this capital, reports said here on Tuesday. The event will take place on March 3-4 ...
European Champions League collated summaries
Feb 19, 2003 ... European Champions League collated summariesLONDON, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the collated summariesof Champions League second phase matches played on Tuesday: Group A In Barcelona: Barcelona bt Inter Milan 3-0 Scorers - Javier Saviola 7, ...
Market exchange rates -- Feb. 19
Feb 19, 2003 ... Market exchange rates -- Feb. 19BEIJING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Market exchange rates of four majorcurrencies against RMB yuan on Wednesday, announced by the People'sBank of China: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) US Dollar 100 827.72 ...
Juventus mull postponement of Champions League tie
Feb 19, 2003 ... Juventus mull postponement of Champions League tieLONDON, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Juventus coach Marcello Lippi may askfor the postponement of Wednesday's Champions League tie againstManchester United if more players come down with a flu bug. A string of regular players have ...
Results, standings of Champions League on Tuesday
Feb 19, 2003 ... Results, standings of Champions League on TuesdayLONDON, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the collated results andstandings in Groups A and B in the Champions League second phaseafter Tuesday's matches: GROUP A: Barcelona beat Inter Milan 3-0 Bayer ...
Chilean tennis player Rios leaves ATP Argentina open
Feb 19, 2003 ... Chilean tennis player Rios leaves ATP Argentina openSANTIAGO, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chilean tennis player Marcelo Riosleft on Tuesday, in the last minute, the ATP Argentina open, due to alesion. In Buenos Aires, where he arrived on Monday night, Rios said thata muscle ...
Chinese city designates May as Republic of Korea Month
Feb 19, 2003 ... Chinese city designates May as Republic of Korea MonthSHENYANG, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Shenyang, an industrial city innorthwest China, has designated May as Republic of Korea (ROK) Monthas of this year, local officials said. The move is aimed to facilitate exchanges and ...
WTA results in Memphis
Feb 19, 2003 ... WTA results in MemphisWASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from theWTA St. Jude Classic in Memphis, Tennessee, the United States, onTuesday (prefix number denotes seeding): Second round: 1-Silvia Farina Elia, Italy, bt Antonella Serra Zanetti, ...
Thai King's Cup soccer results
Feb 19, 2003 ... Thai King's Cup soccer resultsBANGKOK, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of ...
Hebei, Shanxi provinces to increase water supply to Beijing
Feb 19, 2003 ... Hebei, Shanxi provinces to increase water supply to BeijingBEIJING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- North China's Hebei and Shanxiprovinces have promised to increase water supply to Beijing in thecoming five years to meet demand for water in the Chinese capital. Officials attending a ...
ATP results in Memphis
Feb 19, 2003 ... ATP results in MemphisWASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the first roundresults from the second day of the 690,000 US dollar ATP St. JudeClassic in Memphis Tennessee on ...
China's auto city sells more private cars
Feb 19, 2003 ... China's auto city sells more private carsCHANGCHUN, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Nowadays in Changchun city, China'sleading auto base in the northeastern Jilin province, many peoplestrike up a conversation with the line "Are you ready to buy a car?"instead of the traditional "Have you ...
Henman beaten in first round at Rotterdam
Feb 19, 2003 ... Henman beaten in first round at RotterdamBRUSSELS, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Britain's number one Tim Henman madean early exit in his first match after coming back from an injury ashe was eliminated by Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic in the first round ofthe World Indoor Tennis Open in ...
Seles advances in Dubai Open tennis tournament
Feb 19, 2003 ... Seles advances in Dubai Open tennis tournamentKUWAIT, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Former world number one Monica Selesbeat Francesca Schiavone of Italy 6-3, 6-2 on Tuesday in the secondround of the WTA Dubai Open. Seles, who was knocked out in the second round of the Qatar ...
WTA Dubai Open results (updated)
Feb 19, 2003 ... WTA Dubai Open results (updated)KUWAIT, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results at the WTADubai Open tennis tournament on Tuesday (prefix number denotesseeding): Second round: 4-Monica Seles, United States, bt Francesca Schiavone, Italy, 6-3, 6-2 ...
Argentinian Open tennis results
Feb 19, 2003 ... Argentinian Open tennis resultsBUENOS AIRES, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the first roundresults from the Argentinian Open tennis tournament here on Tuesday(prefix number denotes seeding): 3-Fernando Gonzalez, Chile, bt David Sanchez, Spain, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 ...
Wal-Mart earnings up in last fiscal year
Feb 19, 2003 ... Wal-Mart earnings up in last fiscal yearWASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the biggestcorporation in the United States, earned 8.04 billion dollars infiscal year of 2003 ending at Jan. 31, up from 6.67 billion dollarsin the previous year, the company announced ...
Barcelona maintain sharp form in Europe
Feb 19, 2003 ... Barcelona maintain sharp form in EuropeLONDON, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Barcelona continues their sharp formin Europe as they cruised to a 3-0 victory on Tuesday over InterMilan and set a record of 11 successive Champions League wins. Barca broke the Champions League record set ...
Stevenson beat Aussie qualifier in marathon match
Feb 19, 2003 ... Stevenson beat Aussie qualifier in marathon matchWASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- American fourth seed AlexandraStevenson saved four match points to defeat Australia's SamanthaStosur in a marathon match at the WTA St. Jude Classic in Memphis onTuesday. Stevenson rallied to ...
New Zealand UN ambassador reiterates government stance on Iraq
Feb 19, 2003 ... New Zealand UN ambassador reiterates government stance on IraqWELLINGTON, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand believes that aunilateral attack on Iraq is not justified while the inspection anddisarmament process is in its course, New Zealand's ambassador tothe United Nations, Don ...
Indian PM warns of erosion of UN moral authority
Feb 19, 2003 ... Indian PM warns of erosion of UN moral authorityNEW DELHI, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Indian Prime Minister Atal BihariVajpayee on Tuesday warned of erosion of moral authority of theUnited Nations, saying that any action against Iraq without UNmandate would be unfortunate ....
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Feb. 18 (2)
Feb 19, 2003 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Feb. 18 (2)Chinese Vice-Premier to attend ROK presidential inauguration Senior CPC official meets British Conservative deputy leader Chinese State Councilor meets Croatian Deputy PM DPRK FM makes stop-over in Beijing ...
Singapore to strengthen environment training
Feb 19, 2003 ... Singapore to strengthen environment trainingSINGAPORE, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Singapore on Tuesday launched afull-fledged education and training institute as part of its effortsto strengthen professional training to meet demands for environmentsolutions. The new ...
Myanmar exposes 2,899 drug-related cases in 2002
Feb 19, 2003 ... Myanmar exposes 2,899 drug-related cases in 2002YANGON, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar authorities exposed atotal of 2,899 narcotic-drug-related cases in the year 2002,arresting 4,291 people in this connection, according to the CentralCommittee for Drug Abuse Control Wednesday ....
President of Inter-Parliamentary Union criticizes WTO
Feb 19, 2003 ... President of Inter-Parliamentary Union criticizes WTOSANTIAGO, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- President Sergio Paez of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has accused the World Trade Organization(WTO) of being unable to end the subsidies provided by rich nationsto their farmers ....
China plans to enroll 6.55 million college students this year
Feb 19, 2003 ... China plans to enroll 6.55 million college students this yearCHANGSHA, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Institutions of higher education onthe Chinese mainland plan to enroll a total of 6.55 million studentsthis year, announced education officials during a national conferenceon enrollment on ...
Federation getting more than 6 million laid-off women new jobs
Feb 19, 2003 ... Federation getting more than 6 million laid-off women new jobsBEIJING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- All-China Women's Federation willhelp train and employ more than 6 million laid-off women by 2005 andmost of them should find an income by serving in the community, theChina Daily ...
State of emergency declared in Brazilian cities due to storms
Feb 19, 2003 ... State of emergency declared in Brazilian cities due to stormsBRASILIA, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- A state of emergency was declared onTuesday in two cities of the southeastern Brazilian state of SaoPaulo hit by heavy rains on Monday. The cities, Campinas and Indaiatuba, some 100 ...
NW province set to breed panda cubs
Feb 19, 2003 ... NW province set to breed panda cubsXI'AN, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Zoologists are preparing to breed giantpanda cubs using artificial methods this year in Shaanxi province,northwest China, where at least 116 of the rare species were found inthe 2001 national census. Five adult ...
Thai, US customs to sign CSI pact next month
Feb 19, 2003 ... Thai, US customs to sign CSI pact next monthBANGKOK, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Thailand'S Customs Department and itsUS counterpart will sign an agreement next month on a new systemformulated by the US government to prevent possible attack fromterrorists through products imported to ...
Thailand to push "one tambon, one product" goods onto world markets
Feb 19, 2003 ... Thailand to push "one tambon, one product" goods onto worldmarketsBANGKOK, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Thai government is poised to sendgoods produced under the government's "one tambon (village), oneproduct" initiative onto global markets. Rachen Phojanasunthorn, director of ...
Ten international chain-store companies opt for Beijing
Feb 19, 2003 ... Ten international chain-store companies opt for BeijingBEIJING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Beijing is welcoming internationalretail companies to build regional headquarters and distributioncenters or open outlets in the Chinese capital city as part of theirefforts to set up a modern ...
Hong Kong stocks open higher
Feb 19, 2003 ... Hong Kong stocks open higherHONG KONG, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
Record snowfalls in northeastern US blamed for 42 deaths
Feb 19, 2003 ... Record snowfalls in northeastern US blamed for 42 deathsWASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- A severe winter storm sweepingthrough eastern and northeastern United States since last week hasbeen blamed for 42 deaths, officials said on Tuesday. Eighteen people died in the storm in ...
Frozen section of Yellow River thawing without mishap
Feb 19, 2003 ... Frozen section of Yellow River thawing without mishapZHENGZHOU, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- A 330-km frozen section of thelower reaches of the Yellow River, the second longest river in China,had thawed without any mishap by Tuesday. The river's lower reaches were subjected to a ...
Latest key developments in Iraq crisis
Feb 19, 2003 ... Latest key developments in Iraq crisisBEIJING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the latest keydevelopments in the Iraq crisis:MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin met with visitingEuropean Commission President Romano Prodi late Tuesday and agreed onclose ...
Colombia seeks regional support to end civil war
Feb 19, 2003 ... Colombia seeks regional support to end civil warBRASILIA, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Colombia wants its neighboringcountries, in particular Brazil, to help end the internal armedconflict that has lasted for over 40 years. In an interview released on Tuesday by local daily Folha de ...
Palestinian killed in Israeli widespread operation in Gaza
Feb 19, 2003 ... Palestinian killed in Israeli widespread operation in GazaGAZA, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- More than 40 Israeli army tanks, armorpersonnel carriers jeeps and troops supported by Apache attackhelicopters carried out on Tuesday night a widespread operation inGaza City, killing one ...
DPRK slams US for turning down proposal on non-aggression treaty
Feb 19, 2003 ... DPRK slams US for turning down proposal on non-aggression treatyPYONGYANG, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic ofKorea (DPRK) has slammed the United States for persistently turningdown its proposal on signing a non-aggression treaty to find apeaceful solution to ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Feb. 19
Feb 19, 2003 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Feb. 19BEIJING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-basednewspapers Wednesday: All major Beijing-based newspapers on Wednesday reported that Communist Party of China (CPC) General Secretary Hu Jintao called ...
UNESCO demands protection of Iraqi archaeological sites
Feb 19, 2003 ... UNESCO demands protection of Iraqi archaeological sitesSAN JOSE, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- UNESCO Director-General KoichiroMatsuura Tuesday called for the protection of architectural andarchaeological sites in Iraq as the country is facing a possible US-led military attack ....
Stockholm indoor athletic meeting results
Feb 19, 2003 ... Stockholm indoor athletic meeting resultsSTOCKHOLM, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading resultsat an international indoor athletics meeting on Tuesday: MEN 60 meters 1. Coby Miller, United States, 6.54 seconds 2.Jason Gardener, Britain, ...
Spanish govt. says war last option in Iraq
Feb 19, 2003 ... Spanish govt. says war last option in IraqMADRID, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish government affirmed onTuesday that "war ought to be the last resort" to solve the Iraqicrisis, although it demanded firm action on the crisis. The government's position was made clear in a ...