Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, March 20:
Panama signs loan agreement with IDB
Mar 20, 2003 ... Panama signs loan agreement with IDBPANAMA CITY, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The Panamanian government onWednesday signed an agreement on a 27-million-US dollar loan from theInter-American Development Bank (IDB) for the expansion of theNational Program for Land Administration (PRONAT), ...
IRAQI MILITARY OFFICIAL SAYS US HIT MILITARY FACILITIES ANDPOSITION
Mar 20, 2003 ... IRAQI MILITARY OFFICIAL SAYS US ...
Full text of report on development plan (20)
Mar 20, 2003 ... Full text of report on development plan (20)To come up with new ideas for development, we must energeticallypromote the strategic restructuring of the economy, rely onscientific and technological advances and improvement in the overallquality of the work force, and balance the ...
Full text of report on development plan (19)
Mar 20, 2003 ... Full text of report on development plan (19)Socialist spiritual civilization will be promoted. We will fosterand develop a national spirit centering on patriotism and promote thedevelopment of culture, health, sports, radio, film, TV, the pressand publishing. We will put more ...
Full text of report on development plan (21)
Mar 20, 2003 ... Full text of report on development plan (21)To break new ground in opening up, we need to both "bring in" and"go global" and participate in international economic andtechnological cooperation and competition on a broader scale, in moreareas and at a higher level. By fully ...
China launches tender for designs of Olympic venues
Mar 20, 2003 ... China launches tender for designs of Olympic venuesBEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- An international architecturecompetition is being held in Beijing for designs for the BeijingShooting Range and Laoshan Cycling Velodrome -- two of the keycompetition venues for the 2008 Olympic ...
Full text of report on development plan (18)
Mar 20, 2003 ... Full text of report on development plan (18)10. Continuing to implement the strategy of rejuvenating Chinathrough science, technology and education and the strategy ofsustainable development, and promoting comprehensive progress in allsocial undertakings. We will devote more ...
Backgrounder: The F-16 Fighting Falcon
Mar 20, 2003 ... Backgrounder: The F-16 Fighting FalconBEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The F-16 Fighting Falcon, arelatively low-cost, single-seat light fighter developed by theGeneral Dynamics, was first delivered to the US air force in 1978. Asa compact and highly maneuverable model, it has ...
BAGHDAD SIRENS GIVE ALL-CLEAR, SIGNALING END OF FIRST ROUND OF USAIR RAID.
Mar 20, 2003 ... BAGHDAD SIRENS GIVE ALL-CLEAR, ...
Full text of finance minister's budget report (2)
Mar 20, 2003 ... Full text of finance minister's budget report (2)The year 2002 was a tremendously significant one in the history ofChina's development. The successful convocation of the SixteenthNational Congress of the Communist Party of China greatly encouragedthe Chinese people of all ethnic ...
Japanese PM: Japan backs US in just-started war on Iraq
Mar 20, 2003 ... Japanese PM: Japan backs US in just-started war on IraqTOKYO, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister JunichiroKoizumi said Thursday that Japan supports the launch earlier in theday of a US-led military strike on Iraq to disarm President SaddamHussein. "I understand ...
One more person in Vietnam dies of atypical pneumonia
Mar 20, 2003 ... One more person in Vietnam dies of atypical pneumoniaHANOI, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Atypical pneumonia claimed its secondlife in Vietnam as anesthetists Dr Jean Paul Derosier passed away atthe Hanoi French Hospital in Vietnam on Wednesday, according to areport of Vietnam News on ...
URGENT: Iran condemns "illegitimate" US-led attack on Iraq
Mar 20, 2003 ... URGENT: Iran condemns "illegitimate" US-led attack on IraqTEHRAN, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Iran has condemned the US-led attackon Iraq and described the move as ...
Three Afghan soldiers killed in south Afghanistan
Mar 20, 2003 ... Three Afghan soldiers killed in south AfghanistanKABUL, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Three Afghan government soldiers havebeen killed in an ambush by suspected Taliban fighters near southAfghanistan's Kanhahar city, a report reaching here said on Thursday. Taliban fighters chopped ...
Full text of finance minister's budgetreport (1)
Mar 20, 2003 ... Full text of finance minister's budget report (1)BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Following is the full text of thebudget report delivered by Finance Minister Xiang Huaicheng at theFirst Session of the 10th National People's Congress on March 6,2003: REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION ...
US RESUMES AIR RAIDS ON BAGHDAD
Mar 20, 2003 ... US RESUMES AIR ...
Urgent: Air raid sirens sound all clear in Baghdad
Mar 20, 2003 ... Urgent: Air raid sirens sound all clear in BaghdadBAGHDAD, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Air raid sirens sounded the ...
Blair likely to make public speech on Iraq war
Mar 20, 2003 ... Blair likely to make public speech on Iraq warLONDON, March 20 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair islikely to make a public speech on the US-led war aimed at topplingIraqi President Saddam Hussein, a ...
US stocks close mixed as investors brace for war
Mar 20, 2003 ... US stocks close mixed as investors brace for warNEW YORK, March 19 (Xinhua) -- US stocks finished mixed Wednesdayas the investors braced for war, with Dow Jones, Standard & Poor's500 index closing higher while Nasdaq composite index ending slightlylower. The Dow Jones ...
URGENT: New rounds of US air attacks on Baghdad begin
Mar 20, 2003 ... URGENT: New rounds of US air attacks on Baghdad beginBAGHDAD, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Fresh US ...
Full text of finance minister's budget report (5)
Mar 20, 2003 ... Full text of finance minister's budget report (5)In addition, more funds were allocated to programs to fightpoverty in rural areas, transform rural power grids and build waterconservancy infrastructural facilities. These measures promotedagricultural development, raised the ...
Full text of finance minister's budget report (4)
Mar 20, 2003 ... Full text of finance minister's budget report (4)In accordance with relevant provisions of the Decision of theStanding Committee of the National People's Congress on StrengtheningExamination and Supervision of the Central Budget, the revenue of37.4 billion yuan in excess of the ...
8 more Japanese head for Iraq as "human shields"
Mar 20, 2003 ... 8 more Japanese head for Iraq as "human shields"TOKYO, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Eight more Japanese departed Thursdaymorning for Iraq to become additional "human shields" against the USmilitary strike on Iraq, Kyodo News reported. The eight, who said they are acting ...
Full text of finance minister's budget report (3)
Mar 20, 2003 ... Full text of finance minister's budget report (3)Under the correct leadership of the Party Central Committee andthe State Council, in 2002 all local authorities and governmentdepartments focused on the budget and the objectives for thefinancial work defined at the Fifth Session ...
Australian troops join war against Iraq
Mar 20, 2003 ... Australian troops join war against IraqCANBERRA, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Prime Minister John Howardannounced in Canberra Thursday Australia's 2,000 troops in the Gulfregion have joined the war on Iraq. He said at the parliament "I can inform the House and inform ...
URGENT: Iraqi ambassador to Russia says US-led war is "perfidiouscrime"
Mar 20, 2003 ... URGENT: Iraqi ambassador to Russia says US-led war is "perfidiouscrime"MOSCOW, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi ambassador to Russia AbbasKhalaf Thursday condemned the US-led attack against Iraq as "aperfidious crime against the Iraqi people," the Interfax news agencyreported ....
Hong Kong stocks higher at midday
Mar 20, 2003 ... Hong Kong stocks higher at middayHONG KONG, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong ...
BIG EXPLOSIONS HEARD OVER BAGHDAD, XINHUA CORRESPONDENT SAID.
Mar 20, 2003 ... BIG EXPLOSIONS HEARD OVER ...
Backgrounder: USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier
Mar 20, 2003 ... Backgrounder: USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrierBEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- USS Abraham Lincoln is the fifthship in the Nimitz-class of nuclear powered aircraft carriers. Theship was named in honor of the nation's 16th president and is thesecond ship of the line to bear the ...
Full text of finance minister's budget report (6)
Mar 20, 2003 ... Full text of finance minister's budget report (6)Reform was further deepened to ensure constant improvement in thebudgetary management system. The fiscal reform is highly policy-related and technical and has a direct bearing on the adjustment andstandardization of the ...
Incirlik airbase remains calm as Iraq war breaks out
Mar 20, 2003 ... Incirlik airbase remains calm as Iraq war breaks outANKARA, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's Incirlik airbase witnessedno activity in the early hours of Thursday as the US launched airattacks on Iraq. Meanwhile, the southeastern township of Silopi near the Iraqiborder ...
SEVERAL NEW EXPLOSIONS HEARD IN OUTSKIRTS OF BAGHDAD, WITNESSES SAY.
Mar 20, 2003 ... SEVERAL NEW EXPLOSIONS HEARD IN ...
Missiles, bombs used in first strikes on Baghdad: US military
Mar 20, 2003 ... Missiles, bombs used in first strikes on Baghdad: US militaryWASHINGTON, March 19 (Xinhua) -- More than 40 Tomahawk cruisemissiles were fired from US ships in the Gulf region and a number ofbombs dropped by US F-117A stealth jets in the first strikes onBaghdad on Wednesday ...
BAHRAINI HAVEN OFFER TO SADDAM EXPIRES DUE TO WAR: BAHRAINI FM.
Mar 20, 2003 ... BAHRAINI HAVEN OFFER TO SADDAM ...
Full text of finance minister's budget report (7)
Mar 20, 2003 ... Full text of finance minister's budget report (7)Fellow Deputies, Over the past five years, new achievements were scored in ourfinancial work, as in all other fields of endeavor in the country,and great changes have taken place in state finance. First, we haveestablished ...
New Zealand PM reiterates government's opposition to war
Mar 20, 2003 ... New Zealand PM reiterates government's opposition to warWELLINGTON, March 20 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand Prime Minister HelenClark Thursday repeated the government's opposition to war againstIraq and pledged support for international efforts to help its peoplewhen the conflict ...
Full text of finance minister's budget report (9)
Mar 20, 2003 ... Full text of finance minister's budget report (9)Although we have scored achievements in our financial work, we arefully aware that there are some pressing problems in our financialoperations. First, low increase in revenue and high growth ofexpenditures remain a fairly serious ...
Full text of finance minister's budget report (8)
Mar 20, 2003 ... Full text of finance minister's budget report (8)As required by the Party Central Committee and the State Council,in the past five years the central financial authorities took intoconsideration the long-term interests of the country and accumulated124.2 billion yuan in the ...
FLASH: IRAN WILL NOT ENTER INTO ACTION TO THEBENEFIT OF EITHER SIDE, KHARAZI.
Mar 20, 2003 ... FLASH: IRAN WILL NOT ENTER INTO ACTION ...
IRAQI INFORMATION MINISTER ADDRESSES THE NATION.
Mar 20, 2003 ... IRAQI INFORMATION ...
IRAQI PRESIDENT SADDAM HUSSEIN ADDRESSES THE NATION THURSDAN MORNING.
Mar 20, 2003 ... IRAQI PRESIDENT SADDAM HUSSEIN ...
Full text of finance minister's budget report (11)
Mar 20, 2003 ... Full text of finance minister's budget report (11)In addition to 25 billion yuan of bonds issued by the centralgovernment for the local authorities, the total debt is 640.4 billionyuan. Total revenue in the local budgets for 2003 as complied by thecentral government amounts to ...
URGENT: Iraq declares state of emergency
Mar 20, 2003 ... URGENT: Iraq declares state of emergencyBAGHDAD, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Iraq declared on Thursday morning astate of emergency soon after US and British forces ...
Full text of finance minister's budget report (16)
Mar 20, 2003 ... Full text of finance minister's budget report (16)We will improve the function of finance and promote coordinatedeconomic and social development. In line with the principle of "reducing general spending and guaranteeing key expenditures," we mustnot only earmark sufficient ...
Full text of finance minister's budget report (10)
Mar 20, 2003 ... Full text of finance minister's budget report (10)In light of the above circumstances and in accordance with thespirit of the Sixteenth National Party Congress and the Conference onEconomic Work held by the Party Central Committee, the guidingprinciples for formulating the 2003 ...
Full text of finance minister's budget report (12)
Mar 20, 2003 ... Full text of finance minister's budget report (12)We will continue to issue treasury bonds for construction topromote steady growth of the national economy. We should maintain thestability and consistency of the proactive fiscal policy and takeadvantage of the macro-control ...
Full text of finance minister's budget report (15)
Mar 20, 2003 ... Full text of finance minister's budget report (15)III. Working Hard in a Pioneering Spirit and Ensuring SuccessfulImplementation of the BudgetAt the Conference on Economic Work held by the Party CentralCommittee, clear requirements for economic and financial work in ...
Full text of finance minister's budget report (14)
Mar 20, 2003 ... Full text of finance minister's budget report (14)An additional 8.4 billion yuan will be used to increase the basicpensions for retirees from state-owned enterprises, the retirementbenefits of veteran cadres who joined the revolutionary ranks in theearly days of New China and ...
Full text of finance minister's budget report (17)
Mar 20, 2003 ... Full text of finance minister's budget report (17)We must practice strict economy and resolutely stop extravaganceand waste. In the great process of building a well- off society in anall-round way and accelerating the socialist modernization drive, wemust always adhere to the ...
More Japanese cancel overseas trips due to Iraq war
Mar 20, 2003 ... More Japanese cancel overseas trips due to Iraq warTOKYO,March 20 (Xinhua) -- An increasing number of Japanese travelers arecanceling overseas trips due to the outbreak of a US- led war onIraq, Japanese travel agencies said Thursday. Officials at JAL Sales, an agency dealing ...
Full text of finance minister's budget report (13)
Mar 20, 2003 ... Full text of finance minister's budget report (13)We will further increase transfer payments to local authorities tocoordinate economic and social development of different regions. In2003 the central government will increase transfer payments to localauthorities to improve the ...
Backgrounder: USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier
Mar 20, 2003 ... Backgrounder: USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrierBEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- USS Kitty Hawk is the lead ship ofthe US Navy's second class of "super carriers" and the second ship inthe US Navy to bear this name. Constructed by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation at ...
Over 10 cruise missiles fired from Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier
Mar 20, 2003 ... Over 10 cruise missiles fired from Kitty Hawk aircraft carrierABOARD THE USS KITTY HAWK, Gulf, March 20 (Xinhua) -- More thanten Tomahawk cruise missiles were launched at around 5:00 a.m. localtime (0200 GMT) from the Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier battle group atIraqi military ...
URGENT: Bush to pay dearly for war on Iraq: Iraqi ambassador
Mar 20, 2003 ... URGENT: Bush to pay dearly for war on Iraq: Iraqi ambassadorCAIRO, March 20 (Xinhua) -- US President George W. Bush will ...
Cambodian FM: Iraq war to prompt more terrorism
Mar 20, 2003 ... Cambodian FM: Iraq war to prompt more terrorismPHNOM PENH, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Foreign Minister HorNamhong warned Thursday that a US-led war in Iraq could change worldpolitical pattern and prompt more terrorist plot. Upon his return from Sabah, Malaysia, Hor ...
URGENT Saddam slams US aggressions as against humanity
Mar 20, 2003 ... URGENT Saddam slams US aggressions as against humanityBAGHDAD, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi President Saddam Hussein saidon ...
Japan to play soccer friendlies in US despite war on Iraq
Mar 20, 2003 ... Japan to play soccer friendlies in US despite war on IraqTOKYO, Mar. 19 (Xinhua) -- Japan reaffirmed their commitment onWednesday to play two soccer friendlies in the United States thismonth, just hours after Major League Baseball cancelled its season-opening series in Tokyo ....
Former Indonesian president testifies in East Timor trial
Mar 20, 2003 ... Former Indonesian president testifies in East Timor trialJAKARTA, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Former Indonesian PresidentBacharuddin Jusuf Habibie appeared in the Central Jakarta DistrictCourt Thursday to give testimony for a trial against an Indonesianmilitary officer over human right ...
Backgrounder: Basra -- key city on US road to Baghdad
Mar 20, 2003 ... Backgrounder: Basra -- key city on US road to BaghdadBEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Basra is Iraq's most important porton the coast of the Arab Sea, and lies around 100 kilometers from theGulf. If United States troops want to take control of the Iraqicapital of Baghdad from the ...
FLASH: SADDAM SAYS IRAQIS WILL WIN VICTORY IN WAR WITH US
Mar 20, 2003 ... FLASH: SADDAM SAYS IRAQIS ...
Writethru: Saddam claims Iraq will confront invaders
Mar 20, 2003 ... Writethru: Saddam claims Iraq will confront invaders Eds: Updateswith more quotes from SaddamBAGHDAD, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi President Saddam Hussein saidon Thursday in a televised speech that US aggression on Iraq isagainst humanity, calling on the Iraqi people to resist ...
Roundup: Jakarta on alert, upholding peaceful protest against US-led war
Mar 20, 2003 ... Roundup: Jakarta on alert, upholding peaceful protest against US-led warJAKARTA, March 20 (Xinhua) -- As the US-led war on Iraq wasunfolded Thursday morning, Indonesia, with an overwhelming majorityof Muslim population, has been on a higher alert this week forpreventing any ...
Nasdaq-100 Open WTA tournament results
Mar 20, 2003 ... Nasdaq-100 Open WTA tournament resultsWASHINGTON, Mar. 19 (Xinhua) -- Results from the 2.96 million USdollars Nasdaq-100 Open WTA event in Miami, Florida, on Wednesday(prefix number denotes seeding): First Round: Nicole Pratt, Australia, beat Emilie Loit, France, ...
China issues rules on Taiwanese-funded enterprises
Mar 20, 2003 ... China issues rules on Taiwanese-funded enterprisesBEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday promulgatedtemporary provisions governing Taiwanese business associations, in abid to guarantee their legal rights and interests and stimulateeconomic exchanges across the Taiwan ...
US AGGRESSION ON IRAQ AGAINST HUMANITY: SADDAM SAYS.
Mar 20, 2003 ... US AGGRESSION ON IRAQ ...