Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, March 7:
Pacific Life Open WTA tournament results (updated)
Mar 07, 2003 ... Pacific Life Open WTA tournament results (updated)WASHINGTON, Mar. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the second roundresults from the 2.1 million US dollars Pacific Life Open WTA eventon Thursday (prefix number denotes seeding): 2-Jennifer Capriati, United States, bt Antonella ...
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0500 GMT, March 7
Mar 07, 2003 ... Xinhua world economic news summary at 0500 GMT, March 7ROME -- A senior official from the Organization for EconomicCooperation and Development said on Thursday that he expected Italy'seconomy to grow by 1.5 percent this year. (Italy-GDP growth)- - - - GENEVA ...
22,250 killed in six years as crimes rampant in Bangladesh
Mar 07, 2003 ... 22,250 killed in six years as crimes rampant in BangladeshDHAKA, March 7 (Xinhua) -- About 22,250 people were murdered inBangladesh within six years from July, 1996 as the situation ofpublic security worsened, reported the Bangladesh Observer Friday. About 3,700 people ...
Philippines wants OIC aid in hunting perpetrators in deadly blast
Mar 07, 2003 ... Philippines wants OIC aid in hunting perpetrators in deadly blast MANILA, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine government wants theOrganization of Islamic Conference (OIC) to help the country inhunting down criminals behind the deadly bombing attack in thesouthern city of Davao that ...
Foreign exchange rates in Philippines
Mar 07, 2003 ... Foreign exchange rates in PhilippinesMANILA, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchange rates against the Philippinepeso released Friday by the central bank of the Philippines:FridayThursday US dollar 54.8310 54.7150 ...
NBA standings after Thursday's games
Mar 07, 2003 ... NBA standings after Thursday's gamesWASHINGTON, Mar. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings afterNational Basketball Association games played on Thursday ( tabulatedunder won, lost, winning percentage, games behind): EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION ...
GE wins bid for turbine building in Chinese gas project
Mar 07, 2003 ... GE wins bid for turbine building in Chinese gas projectBEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The General Electric Power Systemshas won a bid to build gas turbines for a key power-plant program inChina's 10th Five-Year Plan (2001-2005), China Daily reported Friday. Agreements on ...
Thick haze covers Indonesia's Pontianak
Mar 07, 2003 ... Thick haze covers Indonesia's PontianakJAKARTA, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Thick haze from forest fires coveredPontianak, capital of Indonesia's West Kalimantan province, onFriday, reducing visibility range to between 400 and 500 meters, thenational news agency Antara reported ....
Arroyo approves revised anti-money laundering bill
Mar 07, 2003 ... Arroyo approves revised anti-money laundering billMANILA, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Friday signed into law the amended Anti money- Laundering Act(AMLA), which she said, is paving the way for " greater economicactivity and resiliency." ...
Urgent: UN observers say part of DMZ fence cut down
Mar 07, 2003 ... Urgent: UN observers say part of DMZ fence cut downKUWAIT CITY, March 7 (Xinhua) -- UN observers said on Friday thatpart of a fence marking the demilitarized Iraq-Kuwait border zone(DMZ) has been cut down by ...
Mexican president reiterates anti-war stance in phone talks withBush
Mar 07, 2003 ... Mexican president reiterates anti-war stance in phone talks withBushMEXICO CITY, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Mexican President Vicente Foxreiterated his government's anti-war stance on Thursday in a 10-minute phone conversation with US President George W. Bush. Speaking to ...
Roundup: US claims Iraq is not disarming; Britain to amend jointdraft resolution on Iraq
Mar 07, 2003 ... Roundup: US claims Iraq is not disarming; Britain to amend jointdraft resolution on IraqBEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The United States said Thursday thatIraq is not disarming itself in compliance with the United Nations(UN) demands, while Britain signaled that it would amend the ...
Delray Beach International Championships results (updated)
Mar 07, 2003 ... Delray Beach International Championships results (updated)WASHINGTON, Mar. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the second roundresults from the 380,000 US dollars International TennisChampionships in Delray Beach, Florida, on Thursday (prefix numberdenotes seeding): 4-Jan-Michael ...
Japan extends more financial assistance to Myanmar
Mar 07, 2003 ... Japan extends more financial assistance to MyanmarYANGON, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese government has providedgrassroots grant assistance of 761,405 US dollars to Myanmar in thepast eight months for 16 more projects, according to a press releaseissued by the Japanese embassy ...
Japan unveils plan for cutting pension benefits
Mar 07, 2003 ... Japan unveils plan for cutting pension benefitsTOKYO, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Japan unveiled a new pension planFriday, under which public pension benefits will be cut by an average0.3 percentage point per year through fiscal 2025 in line with theshrinking labor force. The ...
Indonesia opposes US-backed resolution authorizing force on Iraq
Mar 07, 2003 ... Indonesia opposes US-backed resolution authorizing force on IraqJAKARTA, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government opposed USplan to propose another resolution on Iraq to the UN Security Council( UNSC), which rejects extension for UN weapons inspectors toconclude their jobs ...
Bangladeshi private paper mills fail to raise market share
Mar 07, 2003 ... Bangladeshi private paper mills fail to raise market shareDHAKA, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Due to large-scale imports andsmuggling of paper, private paper mills in Bangladesh failed to raisetheir market share despite closure of three large state-runfactories, reported the Financial ...
Thursday's NBA results
Mar 07, 2003 ... Thursday's NBA resultsWASHINGTON, Mar. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results ofThursday's National Basketball Association ...
Major foreign exchange rates in Pakistan
Mar 07, 2003 ... Major foreign exchange rates in PakistanISLAMABAD, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are major exchangerates against the Pakistani rupee issued by the Treasury ManagementDivision of the National Bank of Pakistan on Friday.Selling Buying BuyingTT & OD ...
Family violence becomes public evil in China (1)
Mar 07, 2003 ... Family violence becomes public evil in China (1)BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Family violence occurs in about 30percent of China's 270 million households and about 90 percent of theabusers are male, according to a survey reported by a recent editionof the China Consumer Journal ....
Family violence becomes public evil in China (2)
Mar 07, 2003 ... Family violence becomes public evil in China (2)According to the All-China Women's Federation, its sub-organizations at all levels throughout the country receive largenumbers of complaints of family violence each year, includingassault, burning with cigarettes and pouring ...
Prisoners in Beijing enjoy best-selling books
Mar 07, 2003 ... Prisoners in Beijing enjoy best-selling booksBEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- A woman inmate surnamed Ren inBeijing was surprised Wednesday to get one of the latest books onAmerican English, since she had dreamed of it ever since beginningstudying for a university degree in the ...
New Zealand share market closes lower
Mar 07, 2003 ... New Zealand share market closes lowerWELLINGTON, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The New Zealand share market wasgoing nowhere fast Friday, as US president George W Bush took anotherstep towards war with Iraq. The NZ50 gross index closed down 7.46 points to 1902.49 and theNZSE-40 ...
S. China province simplifies passport application procedures
Mar 07, 2003 ... S. China province simplifies passport application proceduresGUANGZHOU, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Residents of south China'sGuangdong Province are now required only to present ID cards andpermanent residence booklets when applying for passports, officialswith the provincial public ...
Hewitt downs Ferreira for quarter-final berth
Mar 07, 2003 ... Hewitt downs Ferreira for quarter-final berthWASHINGTON, Mar. 6 (Xinhua) -- Top seeded Australian LleytonHewitt outplayed South African Wayne Ferreira 7-5, 6-1 to reach thequarter-finals of the 380,000 US dollars Scottsdale Classic inArizona on Thursday. World singles top ...
Mekong Airlines begins first flight to Hong Kong
Mar 07, 2003 ... Mekong Airlines begins first flight to Hong KongPHNOM PENH, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's Mekong Airlines beganits first flight to Hong Kong on Friday. Mekong Airlines operates three flights a week from Phnom Penh toHong Kong. Flights depart on Monday, Wednesday and ...
NBA-Conference standings after Thursday's games
Mar 07, 2003 ... NBA-Conference standings after Thursday's gamesWASHINGTON, Mar. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the NationalBasketball Association (NBA) standings by conference after Thursday'sgames. EASTERN CONFERENCE 1) DETROIT 38 23 .623 - 2) NEW JERSEY ...
US team for world indoor athletic championships in Birmingham
Mar 07, 2003 ... US team for world indoor athletic championships in BirminghamWASHINGTON, Mar. 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are the athletes selectedfor the 52-member US team to compete in the world indoor athleticchampionships at Birmingham, England, on March 14-16: Men: 60 meters - ...
DNA test proves new panda community in Sichuan
Mar 07, 2003 ... DNA test proves new panda community in SichuanCHENGDU, March 7 (Xinhua)-- DNA and other tests by wild animalexperts have proved the existence of an independent panda communityin the Zhile Natural Protection Zone of China's southwest SichuanProvince. Experts from the ...
Road mishap kills 2, injures 5 in Pakistan
Mar 07, 2003 ... Road mishap kills 2, injures 5 in PakistanISLAMAMAD, March 7 (Xinhua)-- Two people were killed while fiveothers severely injured on Thursday in a road accident near northPakistan's Kohat city, according to a report reaching here on Friday. The report of The Statesman ...
Happiness and worry mix in China's booming ski industry (2)
Mar 07, 2003 ... Happiness and worry mix in China's booming ski industry (2)Currently, almost all businesses in the province's tertiary sectorare linked with the skiing industry. At one ski ground in the suburbs, men can be seen driving sleds,housewives are busy preparing food, older ...
Happiness and worry mix in China's booming ski industry (1)
Mar 07, 2003 ... Happiness and worry mix in China's booming ski industry (1)HARBIN, March 7 (Xinhua) -- With the coming of spring, northeastChina's Heilongjiang Province is bidding farewell to a booming skiseason mixed with both joy and worry. Statistics show the province attracted some 2 ...
China reiterates call for peaceful settlement of Iraq crisis
Mar 07, 2003 ... China reiterates call for peaceful settlement of Iraq crisisNEW YORK, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister TangJiaxuan said Thursday China has stood for a peaceful settlement ofthe Iraq issue and regarded as unnecessary a new resolution by theUnited Nations Security ...
Air quality of major Chinese cities -- March 7
Mar 07, 2003 ... Air quality of major Chinese cities -- March 7BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Report on the quality of air in 47major Chinese cities (12:00 March 6 to 12:00 March 7, Beijing time) ,released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center:CityMajor Pollutant ...
Foreign exchange rates in New Zealand
Mar 07, 2003 ... Foreign exchange rates in New ZealandWELLINGTON, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against NZ dollars here on Friday: Friday Thursday Australian dollar 0.9220 ...
Forbes magazine to bring global CEOs together in Shanghai
Mar 07, 2003 ... Forbes magazine to bring global CEOs together in ShanghaiSHANGHAI, March 7 (Xinhua) -- More than 350 VIPs in economic,financial and commercial circles all over the world will converge onShanghai from Sept. 16 to 18 to attend the 2003 Forbes Global CEOConference. The ...
S.Korea urges DPRK not to raise tension
Mar 07, 2003 ... S.Korea urges DPRK not to raise tensionSEOUL, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The South Korean Defense MinistryFriday urged Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to behavein a more "prudent and responsible manner," referring to some recentDPRK military actions in the region ....
Poachers surrender 10,000 snares in Zambia
Mar 07, 2003 ... Poachers surrender 10,000 snares in ZambiaLUSAKA, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Poachers have voluntarily surrenderedover 10,000 wire snares to the Zambia Wildlife Authority over thelast two years, representing an annual saving of more than 2,000 wildanimals, the official Zambia Daily ...
Majority of working Chinese women feel pressure
Mar 07, 2003 ... Majority of working Chinese women feel pressureBEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- A recent sample survey showed 94percent of working women in China feel pressures of many kinds intheir lives. Over 80 percent of the women, aged between 20 to 39, questioned bythe Huakun Female ...
Chinese president meets Spanish queen
Mar 07, 2003 ... Chinese president meets Spanish queenBEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- China will, taking advantage of theopportunity presented by the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties,work with Spain to further bilateral friendship and cooperation invarious fields, said Chinese President Jiang ...
Shanghai railway predicting another surge in passenger volume forspring
Mar 07, 2003 ... Shanghai railway predicting another surge in passenger volume forspringSHANGHAI, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai Railway Station, whichexperienced extremely heavy passenger volume during the recent SpringFestival holiday, is predicting another passenger boom this spring,the ...
Dispute not interfere with Malaysia-Singapore relations, Malaysian FM
Mar 07, 2003 ... Dispute not interfere with Malaysia-Singapore relations, MalaysianFMKUALA LUMPUR, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia and Singapore realizethe dangers of instability in the region and the Pulau Batu Putehdispute will not interfere with long-term relations between the twocountries, ...
Arroyo urges passage of anti-terror law after deadly blast
Mar 07, 2003 ... Arroyo urges passage of anti-terror law after deadly blastMANILA, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Friday urged Congress to pass an anti- terrorism act andrelated bills to help combat the resurging of terror activities,peaked by a deadly blast ...
Foreign trade minister warns of real adverse impact of WTO membership
Mar 07, 2003 ... Foreign trade minister warns of real adverse impact of WTOmembershipBEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Foreign trade minister Shi Guangshengwarned Friday that the real negative impact of China's WTO membershiplies ahead and there should be no let-up in the efforts to cope withit ....
Ugandan army drives Congolese rebels out of major town
Mar 07, 2003 ... Ugandan army drives Congolese rebels out of major townKAMPALA, March 7 (Xinhua) -- After about five hours of fiercefighting, the Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) drove the Rwanda-backed Union for Patriotic Congolese (UPC) rebels out of Bunia, anortheastern town of the ...
Indonesian shuttlers express modesty about Sudirman Cup
Mar 07, 2003 ... Indonesian shuttlers express modesty about Sudirman CupJAKARTA, Mar. 7 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian squad has no better chancecompared with other countries in the world mixed team badmintonchampionship Sudirman Cup that will run on March 18-23 in Eindhoven,the head coach Rudy Hartono ...
Duncan's 43rd double-double lead Spurs over Nets
Mar 07, 2003 ... Duncan's 43rd double-double lead Spurs over NetsWASHINGTON, Mar. 6 (Xinhua) -- Tim Duncan scored 21 points andgrabbed 21 rebounds to lead the San Antonio Spurs past New JerseyNets 92-78 in NBA play on Thursday. The Nets, who lost their fifth in six games, cut the Spurs' ...
Vietnam to boost labor export
Mar 07, 2003 ... Vietnam to boost labor exportHANOI, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam has been taking measures toboost its labor export, aiming to meet the target of 50,000 overseasworkers this year, an increase of 5,000 over last year. In addition to already-established markets in Taiwan, South ...
Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapers
Mar 07, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapersNAIROBI, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Kenyan newspapers on Friday. Daily Nation: -- The Electoral Commission of Kenya has resisted a motion toplace it under a government ministry, ...
World Cup cross-country ski sprint results
Mar 07, 2003 ... World Cup cross-country ski sprint resultsSTOCKHOLM, Mar. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of a WorldCup cross-country ski meet at Holmenkollen, Norway, on Thursday: Men's 1.7-kilometer sprint: 1. Havard Bjerkeli, Norway, 3 minutes, 41.8 seconds. 2 ....
Foreign exchange rates in Indonesia
Mar 07, 2003 ... Foreign exchange rates in IndonesiaJAKARTA, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the Indonesian rupiah here Friday: FridayThursdayUS dollar 8,830/8,880 8,835/8,885Euro ...
Congolese peace talks end with agreement
Mar 07, 2003 ... Congolese peace talks end with agreementJOHANNESBURG, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The representatives of theDemocratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government, rebel groups andpolitical parties have concluded their peace talks in Pretoria, witha draft interim constitution and a ...
Woman farmer gives hope to impoverished students
Mar 07, 2003 ... Woman farmer gives hope to impoverished studentsHOHHOT, March 7 (Xinhua) -- A woman farmer in north China's InnerMongolia Autonomous Region is giving new hope to children whosefamilies cannot afford their schooling. Zhou Yulian has helped more than 300 children in rural ...
Vietnam to continue reform of state sector
Mar 07, 2003 ... Vietnam to continue reform of state sectorHANOI, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam will continue its reform, whichis based on three key factors of multi-sectoral economy, marketmechanism, and international integration, local media quotedVietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan as ...
Hong Kong stocks close lower
Mar 07, 2003 ... Hong Kong stocks close lowerHONG KONG, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
Australian dollar finishes weaker
Mar 07, 2003 ... Australian dollar finishes weakerCANBERRA, Mar. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Australian dollar was marginallysofter Friday. At the close of the session, the Australian dollar was at 61.41 UScents compared with 61.45 at Thursday's close, at ...
Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapers
Mar 07, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapersLAGOS, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Nigerian newspapers on Friday. This Day: -- In a statement entitled "They're killing our democracy", theAll Nigeria People's Party presidential ...
Official: China to keep committed to WADA anti-doping code
Mar 07, 2003 ... Official: China to keep committed to WADA anti-doping codeBEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- China's Olympic officials on Fridayreiterated their commitment to the World Anti-Doping Agency 's newcode in an effort to sweep off doping from sport. "China will strictly enforce the ...
18 bodies found floating in Indonesia's Riau Waters
Mar 07, 2003 ... 18 bodies found floating in Indonesia's Riau WatersJAKARTA, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Fishermen from the villages of BaganSiapiapi and Panipahan, Rokan Hilir district have in the past threedays found 18 bodies floating in the waters of Indonesia's Riauprovince, The Jakarta Post online ...
Shares in S.Korea continue falling
Mar 07, 2003 ... Shares in S.Korea continue fallingSEOUL, March 7 (Xinhua) -- South Korean stocks dropped for thefourth day Friday due to a bearish Wall Street and the increasingrisk of US war on Iraq. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) plungedbelow the 550-point ...
Archer earns wild card for world badminton championships
Mar 07, 2003 ... Archer earns wild card for world badminton championshipsLONDON, Mar. 6 (Xinhua) -- England's senior player Simon Archerand their newest talent Andrew Smith have been awarded the latestwild cards on Thursday for the world championships set for May 12- 18in Birmingham, England, ...
Survey shows most Chinese confident about economic outlook
Mar 07, 2003 ... Survey shows most Chinese confident about economic outlookBEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- A survey conducted by the NationalBureau of Statistics shows that most Chinese people feel confidentabout the economic prospects in 2003, the Shenzhen Commercial Dailyreported Friday. A ...
DPRK's recent missile launch a failure: S.Korean minister
Mar 07, 2003 ... DPRK's recent missile launch a failure: S.Korean ministerSEOUL, March 7 (Xinhua) -- South Korean Defense Minister Cho Young-kil said Friday he deemed that Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DPRK)'s recent test-firing of a missile into the eastern waters nearthe Korean ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, March 7
Mar 07, 2003 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, March 7WASHINGTON -- US President George W. Bush said Thursday that theUnited States does not need an approval from the United Nations (UN)to launch a war against Iraq. The United States will call for a vote on a new draft ...
Tanzanian leader warns of food shortage
Mar 07, 2003 ... Tanzanian leader warns of food shortageDAR ES SALAAM, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian Prime MinisterFrederick Sumaye has warned the people of a food shortage this yeardue to a lack of rain. Sumaye was quoted by local newspaper Business Time on Friday assaying most parts of ...