Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, February 27:
Opener, Advisory
Feb 27, 2003 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forWednesday, february 26, 2003, and begins ...
Libertadores Cup results/standings/fixtures (1)
Feb 27, 2003 ... Libertadores Cup results/standings/fixtures (1)RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Following are the collatedresults, standings and fixtures in the first stage of the SouthAmerican Libertadores Cup after Tuesday's matches (top two in eachgroup qualify for the second round): ...
US, Saudi Arabia agree on military cooperation
Feb 27, 2003 ... US, Saudi Arabia agree on military cooperationWASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The United States and Saudi Arabiahave reached new agreements that will allow expanded US airoperations from Saudi territory, including full use of Prince SultanAir Base as an air operations center, in ...
S.African economists welcome "growth-oriented" budget
Feb 27, 2003 ... S.African economists welcome "growth-oriented" budgetJOHANNESBURG, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- South African economists havewelcomed a growth-friendly 2003/04 Budget from Finance MinisterTrevor Manuel that contained some surprises for the markets onforeign exchange controls, the South ...
Urgent: Bush economic adviser to step down
Feb 27, 2003 ... Urgent: Bush economic adviser to step downWASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- ...
First division Burnley upset Fulham 3-0 in FA Cup
Feb 27, 2003 ... First division Burnley upset Fulham 3-0 in FA CupLONDON, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Premier League club Fulham was knockedout of the FA Cup in the wake of a 0-3 surprising loss to firstdivision side Burnley on Wednesday's fifth round replay of the event. Burnley beat Fulham with ...
Latest key developments in Iraq crisis
Feb 27, 2003 ... Latest key developments in Iraq crisisBEIJING, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest keydevelopments in the Iraq crisis:ANKARA -- Turkish Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc said Wednesdaythat the lawmakers could take up for debate the motion on deploymentof ...
FA Cup quarterfinals draw
Feb 27, 2003 ... FA Cup quarterfinals drawLONDON, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Following is the quarterfinal draw ofthe English FA Cup after Wednesday's match between Burnley ...
Collated results, standings of Champions League
Feb 27, 2003 ... Collated results, standings of Champions LeagueLONDON, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Following are the collated results,standings and remaining fixtures in Groups A and B in the ChampionsLeague second phase after matches played on Wednesday: Group A Inter Milan tied ...
Bjoergen wins women's 1.5km sprint nordic skiing world title
Feb 27, 2003 ... Bjoergen wins women's 1.5km sprint nordic skiing world titleROME, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Norway's Marit Bjoergen won the women 's1.5 km sprint title at the Nordic skiing world championships in ValDi Fiemme, Italy on Wednesday. Bjoergen surged halfway around the circuit, ...
Results of State Farm Classic WTA tournament
Feb 27, 2003 ... Results of State Farm Classic WTA tournamentWASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from the585,000-dollar WTA State Farm Classic tournament: First round: Virginie Razzano, France, bt Lisa Raymond, United ...
Shares end lower in Argentina, Brazil; unchanged in Mexico
Feb 27, 2003 ... Shares end lower in Argentina, Brazil; unchanged in MexicoMEXICO CITY, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's two major stockmarkets -- Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires -- closed down on Wednesday, endedunchanged in Mexico. The Buenos Aires stock market closed with its Merval index ...
East China province lures huge investment from Taiwan
Feb 27, 2003 ... East China province lures huge investment from TaiwanJINAN, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- East China's Shandong Province has usedinvestment from Taiwan worth 3.3 billion US dollars in recent years,according to latest statistics from the provincial Taiwan affairsoffice. Last year, ...
Nordic skiing world championships results
Feb 27, 2003 ... Nordic skiing world championships resultsROME, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading results fromthe Nordic skiing world championships in Val Di Fiemme, Italy onWednesday: Women's 1.5 km cross-country sprint 1. Marit Bjoergen, Norway, 3 minutes 28.8 seconds ...
Shares end lower in Argentina, Brazil; unchanged in Mexico
Feb 27, 2003 ... Shares end lower in Argentina, Brazil; unchanged in MexicoMEXICO CITY, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's two major stockmarkets -- Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires -- closed down on Wednesday, endedunchanged in the Mexico City. The Buenos Aires stock market closed with its Merval ...
Market exchange rates -- Feb. 27
Feb 27, 2003 ... Market exchange rates -- Feb. 27BEIJING, Feb. 27 (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 100 827.74 ...
Highlights in Iraq, neighboring countries, related issues
Feb 27, 2003 ... Highlights in Iraq, neighboring countries, related issuesCAIRO, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Anything like a war on Iraq could bringabout a humanitarian disaster if it disrupts the UN "oil for food"program, a UN official said in the Iraqi capital Baghdad onWednesday. Veronique ...
Panama to take special security measures
Feb 27, 2003 ... Panama to take special security measuresPANAMA CITY, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Panama announced on Wednesdaythat it supported the decisions of the United Nations and would takespecial measures to guarantee the security of the country in theevent of war on Iraq.Panama's Vice ...
Goods to meet excellent standards
Feb 27, 2003 ... Goods to meet excellent standardsBEIJING, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- China's product certificationwatchdog Wednesday urged domestic and foreign enterprises to check alist of more than 100 products that must meet key criteria beforethey can go on sale on May 1, reported the China Daily ...
Spain, Colombia call for swift probe on mission attacks inVenezuela
Feb 27, 2003 ... Spain, Colombia call for swift probe on mission attacks inVenezuelaMADRID, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Spain and Colombia on Wednesday calledfor a swift investigation into Tuesday's bomb attacks on theirmissions in Venezuela, and said they were waiting for investigationresults from ...
Anti-war flag hoisted outside Brazilian Congress
Feb 27, 2003 ... Anti-war flag hoisted outside Brazilian CongressBRASILIA, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- A big white flag with the words "War is a crime against mankind", was hoisted outside the BrazilianCongress, in this capital on Wednesday. Two congress members of the ruling Workers Party (PT), ...
Mexican Open ATP tennis results
Feb 27, 2003 ... Mexican Open ATP tennis resultsMEXICO CITY, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Following are the second roundresults at the 690,000 US dollars Mexican Open ATP men's tennistournament in Acapulco, Mexico on Wednesday (prefix denotes seeding): Ivan Miranda, Peru, bt Luis Horna, Peru, 2-6, ...
NZ Treasury: Petrol price to leap in case of Iraq war
Feb 27, 2003 ... NZ Treasury: Petrol price to leap in case of Iraq warWELLINGTON, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Petrol prices would immediatelyincrease by 9 cents (NZ dollar) a liter in New Zealand in the eventof a war in Iraq and could potentially increase by another 53 cents(NZ dollar) for a short time, ...
Fredriksson wins men's 1.5km sprint nordic skiing world title
Feb 27, 2003 ... Fredriksson wins men's 1.5km sprint nordic skiing world titleROME, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Sweden's Thobias Fredriksson claimed themen's 1.5km sprint title at the Nordic skiing world championships inVal Di Fiemme, Italy on Wednesday ....
Italy will be in Iraq only on UN mandate: FM
Feb 27, 2003 ... Italy will be in Iraq only on UN mandate: FMROME, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Italy will only get involved militarilyin Iraq under the aegis of the United Nations, said Italian ForeignMinister Franco Frattini. In an interview with the French daily Le Monde, published onWednesday, ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT
Feb 27, 2003 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMTUNITED NATIONS -- The UN Security Council will meet on Wednesdayafternoon to decide when to hear the chief inspector's briefing onhis quarterly inspection report, sources said. The 15-member council, badly divided on how to proceed with ...
Thailand's exports of gemstone look bright
Feb 27, 2003 ... Thailand's exports of gemstone look brightBANGKOK, Feb. 27(Xinhua) -- Thailand's gemstone exports this year should earn as muchas 100 billion baht(2.32 billion U.S. dollars), Thai News Agencyreported Thursday. Speaking after opening the 21st Bangkok Gems and Jewelry ...
Southern Africa becomes dagga trafficking center: report
Feb 27, 2003 ... Southern Africa becomes dagga trafficking center: reportJOHANNESBURG, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Almost a quarter of all daggaseized world-wide last year was found in southern Africa, mostlySouth Africa, according to the annual report of the InternationalNarcotics Control Board (INCB), ...
Xinhua World Economic News Summary at 0500 GMT, Feb. 27
Feb 27, 2003 ... Xinhua World Economic News Summary at 0500 GMT, Feb. 27UNITED NATIONS -- The population of the world is expected toincrease by some 2.6 billion during the next 47 years, from 6.3billion today to 8.9 billion in 2050, according to a report releasedWednesday by the United Nations ...
Vietnam's industrial production up in first two months
Feb 27, 2003 ... Vietnam's industrial production up in first two monthsHANOI, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's industrial production in thefirst two months of 2003 rose 16.5 percent over the same period lastyear to reach nearly 3.2 billion US dollars, according to a report ofthe General Statistics ...
Wizards to activate White for injured Thomas
Feb 27, 2003 ... Wizards to activate White for injured ThomasWASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Washington Wizards center EtanThomas could miss the remainder of the season because of a fracturedleft eye, while Jahidi White will be activated. Thomas suffered the injury Friday when he was ...
Strickland involved in hit-and-run
Feb 27, 2003 ... Strickland involved in hit-and-runWASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Minnesota Timberwolves guard RodStrickland was involved into a hit-and-run accident near a downtownMinneapolis nightclub. A man said his parked car was hit by another vehicle that left thescene and ...
Creating memories, recording history: family archives debut inChina (1)
Feb 27, 2003 ... Creating memories, recording history: family archives debut inChina (1)SHENYANG, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Looking over salary records kept byhis family over the last half century is a pleasurable pastime forZhang, a retiree of Shenyang's Beijing Opera Theater. Zhang noticed ...
Lithuania's new president takes office
Feb 27, 2003 ... Lithuania's new president takes officeRIGA, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- New Lithuanian President Rolandas Paksastook office on Wednesday, promising to seek full membership of theEuropean Union (EU) and NATO next year, according to reports reachinghere from the Lithuanian capital of ...
Peru underscores int'l support in extraditing Fujimori
Feb 27, 2003 ... Peru underscores int'l support in extraditing FujimoriLIMA, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Peruvian government underscored onTuesday the importance of support from the international community inseeking the arrest and extradition of former president AlbertoFujimori. Luis Solari, ...
Croatia allows US to use airspace, airports in war on Iraq (updatedwith correction)
Feb 27, 2003 ... Croatia allows US to use airspace, airports in war on Iraq(updated with correction)BELGRADE, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Croatian government, respondingto a US request for logistic support in event of a war on Iraq,agreed on Wednesday to open the country's airspace and airports ...
Portugal smashes international check fraud group
Feb 27, 2003 ... Portugal smashes international check fraud groupLISBON, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) - Portuguese police have smashed aninternational check fraud group after arresting 44 people suspectedof stealing and falsifying bank checks worth at least 3 million euros(2.78 million US dollars), police ...
Bangkok rice F.O.B. prices
Feb 27, 2003 ... Bangkok rice F.O.B. pricesBANGKOK, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are Bangkok rice f.o.b. prices, as set by the Rice Committee Board of Trade of Thailand,for the week starting Thursday:U.S. Dollar/Metric Ton last week this week White Fragrant ...
Boca Juniors edges Colo Colo 2-1 in South American Libertadores Cup
Feb 27, 2003 ... Boca Juniors edges Colo Colo 2-1 in South American LibertadoresCupSANTIAGO, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Colo Colo of Chile lost to ArgentinaBoca Juniors 2-1 in a South American Libertadores Cup first roundgroup seven ...
Chile, Mexico call for single position Within UN Security Council
Feb 27, 2003 ... Chile, Mexico call for single position Within UN Security Council SANTIAGO, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chile and Mexico Wednesday called onthe five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council toreach a "single" position on the Iraqi crisis, Chilean PresidentRicardo Lagos ...
Major foreign exchange rates in Pakistan
Feb 27, 2003 ... Major foreign exchange rates in PakistanISLAMABAD, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are major exchangerates against the Pakistani rupee issued by the Treasury ManagementDivision of the National Bank of Pakistan on Thursday. Selling Buying BuyingTT & OD ...
El Nacional draws 1-1 at America in South American Libertdores Cup
Feb 27, 2003 ... El Nacional draws 1-1 at America in South American Libertdores Cup QUITO, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador's El Nacional drew 1-1 withAmerica of Colombia in a South American ...
Myanmar's minority groups to let Thailand to mediate in truce talks
Feb 27, 2003 ... Myanmar's minority groups to let Thailand to mediate in trucetalksBANGKOK, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Five ethnic minority groups inMyanmar agreed to let Thailand mediate truce talks between them andthe Myanmar government, the Bangkok Post reported Thursday. The five groups are ...
Chile-US trade agreement will go ahead despite war
Feb 27, 2003 ... Chile-US trade agreement will go ahead despite warSANTIAGO, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The free trade agreement (FTA),reached between Chile and the United States, will be signedregardless of a possible war on Iraq, US Ambassador to Chile WilliamBrownfield said on Wednesday ....
Poland, Latvia supports UN role in disarmament of Iraq
Feb 27, 2003 ... Poland, Latvia supports UN role in disarmament of IraqWARSAW, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Polish President AleksanderKwasniewski and his visiting Latvian counterpart Vaira Vike-Freiberga said on Wednesday that the United Nations plays a criticalrole in the international efforts to ...
Phil Jackson misses first game as coach
Feb 27, 2003 ... Phil Jackson misses first game as coachWASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Los Angeles Lakers head coach PhilJackson missed his first game as an NBA head coach on Tuesday night,when he was recuperating from having a kidney stone removed while histeam played the ...
Philippine manufacturing output declines in December 2002
Feb 27, 2003 ... Philippine manufacturing output declines in December 2002MANILA, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Philippines manufacturing output fellfor the fifth consecutive month in December last year by 5 percent,the Philippine National Statistics Office (NSO) said in a statementThursday ....
Roundup: US, British warplanes bomb "no-fly" zones; Saddam asksIraqis to prepare for war
Feb 27, 2003 ... Roundup: US, British warplanes bomb "no-fly" zones; Saddam asksIraqis to prepare for warBEIJING, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- United States and British warplaneson Wednesday attacked civilian targets in the two "no- fly" zones inIraq, while Iraqi President Saddam Hussein called on his ...
Creating memories, recording history: family archives debut inChina (2)
Feb 27, 2003 ... Creating memories, recording history: family archives debut inChina (2)Family archives can enrich state archive resources and some rareones can fill the gaps in state archives, said Yang Jibo, a seniorofficial with the State Archives Administration of China. Rare photos ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Feb 27, 2003 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the baht on Thursday as offered by the Bangkok Bank: Thursday Wednesday U.S. dollar 42.36/42.96 42.60/43.20 ...
Carcinogen found in Portuguese poultry
Feb 27, 2003 ... Carcinogen found in Portuguese poultryLISBON, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The forbidden carcinogen Nitrofuranohas been found in chickens and turkeys from 43 Portuguese poultryfarms, the Portuguese Agricultural Ministry said on Wednesday. The Agricultural Ministry announced that all ...
Slovak anti-chemical unit leaves for Gulf region
Feb 27, 2003 ... Slovak anti-chemical unit leaves for Gulf regionPRAGUE, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The first batch from Slovakia's anti-chemical warfare unit left the capital of Bratislava Wednesday forKuwait, at the request of the United States in case of a war againstIraq, according to reports ...
Southern Philippines in brownout due to destroyed power gears
Feb 27, 2003 ... Southern Philippines in brownout due to destroyed power gearsMANILA, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The southern Philippines has beenrendered powerless as suspected members of a secessionist rebel grouplaunched a series of attacks undermining the electricity transmissionfacilities, ...
Croatia to open airspace, airports to US in war
Feb 27, 2003 ... Croatia to open airspace, airports to US in warBELGRADE, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Croatian government agreed onWednesday to open Croatia's airspace and airports to the UnitedStates, responding to a US request for logistic support in a possiblewar against Iraq. Reporting ...
Roundup: China-ASEAN free-trade deal set to boost East Asianintegration
Feb 27, 2003 ... Roundup: China-ASEAN free-trade deal set to boost East AsianintegrationGUILIN, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Senior officials and academics at thejust-ended China-ASEAN Free Trade Area high-level forum said theproposed free trade deal will further boost economic integration inEast Asia ...
Mexico insists it has independent stance on Iraq
Feb 27, 2003 ... Mexico insists it has independent stance on IraqMEXICO CITY,Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Mexico's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday thatthe position of the country "remains independent and autonomous" overthe Iraq crisis. The ministry was responding to press reports that speculated on ...
Argentina calls for Rio Group meeting
Feb 27, 2003 ... Argentina calls for Rio Group meetingBUENOS AIRES, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Argentine Foreign MinisterCarlos Ruckauf on Wednesday called for a foreign ministers' meetingof the Rio Group to discuss ways of combating terror activities inColombia, local daily Clarin reported. He ...
Venezuela rejects foreign intervention
Feb 27, 2003 ... Venezuela rejects foreign interventionCARACAS, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Venezuelan government, which haswarned Spain, Colombia and the US not to meddle in Venezuela'sinternal affairs, said on Wednesday that it rejected any attempts totake Venezuela's internal politics to an ...
China strives for upgrading traditional Chinese medicine
Feb 27, 2003 ... China strives for upgrading traditional Chinese medicineNANNING, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- China is boosting the innovationsystem of traditional Chinese medicine to enhance the marketcompetitiveness of its pharmaceutical industry. According to guidelines on the modernized ...
Hong Kong stocks lower at midday
Feb 27, 2003 ... Hong Kong stocks lower at middayHONG KONG, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong ...
Cambodia destroys mound of confiscated pornography
Feb 27, 2003 ... Cambodia destroys mound of confiscated pornographyPHNOM PENH, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Phnom Penh authorities on Tuesdaydestroyed a pile of pornography confiscated from vendors andcoffeeshop proprietors, the Cambodia Daily reported Thursday. Some 357 magazines were burned and ...
IDB grants 20 million US dollars loan to Bolivia
Feb 27, 2003 ... IDB grants 20 million US dollars loan to BoliviaLIMA, Feb. 26(Xinhua) -- The Inter-American Development Bank ( IDB) said onWednesday that it had handed over to Bolivia the 20 million USdollars outstanding from a loan totaling 40 million dollars taggedfor poverty reduction in the ...
Japan pledges grant for food security project in Sri Lanka
Feb 27, 2003 ... Japan pledges grant for food security project in Sri LankaCOLOMBO, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Japan has pledged a financial grantof 160 million rupees (about 1.67 million US dollars) to Sri Lanka toimplement phase one of the special project for food security in thewar-torn country, the ...
China establishes emergency communications system at site ofearthquake
Feb 27, 2003 ... China establishes emergency communications system at site ofearthquakeURUMQI, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- An emergency communications system isup and running at the site of Monday's earthquake in West China 'sXinjiang Autonomous Region, said sources with the Xinjiangtelecommunications ...
Tung Chee Hwa attends Chinese Enterprises Association's Reception
Feb 27, 2003 ... Tung Chee Hwa attends Chinese Enterprises Association's Reception HONG KONG, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Tung Chee Hwa, chief executive ofthe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, attended here Wednesdayevening a spring festival reception held by the Chinese EnterprisesAssociation ....