Xinhua News Agency back issues from Sunday, April 6:
Putin, Bush pledge to keep open political dialogue over Iraq
Apr 06, 2003 ... Putin, Bush pledge to keep open political dialogue over IraqMOSCOW, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin andUS President agreed, in a telephone conversation, on Saturday that itis "important" to keep open the political dialogue over Iraq to seeka solution ...
War-injured patients flood into Baghdad's hospitals: ICRC
Apr 06, 2003 ... War-injured patients flood into Baghdad's hospitals: ICRCGENEVA, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The International Committee of the RedCross (ICRC) warned on Saturday that hospitals in Baghdad werefinding it increasingly difficult for them to cope with thecontinuing flooding of war-injured ...
Russian, French presidents hold phone conversation on Iraq war
Apr 06, 2003 ... Russian, French presidents hold phone conversation on Iraq warMOSCOW, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin andhis French counterpart Jacques Chirac Saturday held a phoneconversation on the ongoing Iraq war, the Kremlin press serviceannounced in a statement ....
Central Baghdad under new bombardment
Apr 06, 2003 ... Central Baghdad under new bombardmentCAIRO, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The US-led coalition warplanesbombarded targets in central Baghdad Saturday night with severallarge explosions heard, CNN reported. The bombarded area is only several hundred meters away from thePalestine ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua - April 5
Apr 06, 2003 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua - April 5BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Domestic news items released byXinhua on Saturday: Second phase of regional meeting venue on Hainan completed Anti-tuberculosis program put in action with global funds Shanghai: ...
WHO experts well-informed in study tour on SARS in S. China
Apr 06, 2003 ... WHO experts well-informed in study tour on SARS in S. ChinaGUANGZHOU, April 5 (Xinhua) -- "The data we've got during thethree days of staying here is much more than we expected," said Dr.Robert F. Breiman, head of a five-member World Health Organization(WHO) expert team in ...
News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua
Apr 06, 2003 ... News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of XinhuaHONG KONG, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Saturday:All Thai households to be lit up by 2004 Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers Tea ...
Security of US companies in Calcutta tightened
Apr 06, 2003 ... Security of US companies in Calcutta tightenedNEW DELHI, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Security around the offices of UScompanies in India's eastern city of Calcutta was beefed up onSaturday following attacks by protesters against US-led invasion ofIraq, a high-ranking Indian policeman ...
Bulgarians protest against Iraq war in Sofia
Apr 06, 2003 ... Bulgarians protest against Iraq war in SofiaSOFIA, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Some 1,000 demonstrators marched in therain through Sofia on Saturday to protest against the ongoing US-ledinvasion of Iraq. The march, organized by the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), wasone of the ...
Putin, Schroeder hold phone talks over planned summit
Apr 06, 2003 ... Putin, Schroeder hold phone talks over planned summitMOSCOW, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin andGerman Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder held phone talks on Saturday todiscuss their upcoming summit next week. Preparations for the summit scheduled for April ...
Chinese observe Tomb-Sweeping Day in different ways
Apr 06, 2003 ... Chinese observe Tomb-Sweeping Day in different waysBEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Millions of Chinese observed QingmingDay, the traditional tomb-sweeping day, paying tribute to the dead invarious forms around the country Saturday. The Chinese tomb-sweeping day, also known as ...
URGENT: Central Baghdad under bombardment: CNN
Apr 06, 2003 ... URGENT: Central Baghdad under bombardment: CNNCAIRO, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The US-led coalition warplanesbombarded targets in central Baghdad Saturday night with ...
2 more SARS cases reported in Singapore
Apr 06, 2003 ... 2 more SARS cases reported in SingaporeSINGAPORE, April 5 (Xinhua) --Two more patients with severe acuterespiratory syndrome (SARS) were reported in Singapore Saturday,bringing to 103 the total number of SARS cases found in the country,the Ministry of Health (MOH) said. In its ...
E. European states hope Europe-US relations not impaired by Iraqwar
Apr 06, 2003 ... E. European states hope Europe-US relations not impaired by IraqwarBUCHAREST, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Seven eastern European countriesset to join NATO Saturday expressed their hope that Europe and theUnited States would continue to cooperate on security issues despitedivergence ...
Three killed, five injured in fireworks blast in S. China
Apr 06, 2003 ... Three killed, five injured in fireworks blast in S. ChinaGUANGZHOU, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and fiveothers injured in a fireworks plant explosion in Zhanjiang City ofthe Guangdong Province, south China, Friday. The explosion happened at 11:09 a.m. at a ...
50 Taliban fighters killed in west Afghanistan
Apr 06, 2003 ... 50 Taliban fighters killed in west AfghanistanKABUL, April 5 (Xinhua) -- About 50 Taliban fighters have beenkilled and over 60 others captured by the Afghan government troopsduring a two-week operation in west Afghanistan's Baghis province,the official Bakhtar Information Agency ...
Opener, Advisory
Apr 06, 2003 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forSaturday, April 05, 2003, and begins ...
Bangladeshi organization to send voluntary soldiers to Iraq
Apr 06, 2003 ... Bangladeshi organization to send voluntary soldiers to IraqDHAKA, April 5 (Xinhua) --The Muktijoddha Sangsad (FreedomFighters Association) in Bangladesh Saturday said it planned to sendvoluntary soldiers to Iraq to fight the "invading" US-led troops,reported the official ...
HEAVY GUNFIRE AGAIN HEARD NEAR SADDAM INT'L AIRPORT -- XINHUAREPORTER
Apr 06, 2003 ... HEAVY GUNFIRE AGAIN HEARD NEAR ...
Standings of Italian first division soccer league
Apr 06, 2003 ... Standings of Italian first division soccer leagueROME, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of theItalian first division soccer league after Saturday's games (tabulated under games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against,points): 1. Juventus27 ...
Figures: China's imports from Indonesia
Apr 06, 2003 ... Figures: China's imports from IndonesiaBEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- China's main imports from Indonesiafrom January to February 2003, with the value in million US dollars: Imports Value Mineral products...
New wave of anti-war protests sweep Canada
Apr 06, 2003 ... New wave of anti-war protests sweep CanadaOTTAWA, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Peaceful protests against the US- ledwar in Iraq were held across Canada on Saturday. About 4,000 protesters gathered at the downtown Toronto, Canada 'slargest city, on Saturday Morning. Shirley Douglas, ...
News Analysis: US, Europe differ on postwar arrangements in Iraq
Apr 06, 2003 ... News Analysis: US, Europe differ on postwar arrangements in Iraq EDS-RECAST WITH CORRECTION in final para BRUSSELS, April 5 (Xinhua) -- As the US-led war in Iraq is stillgoing on, the United States and major European powers, France,Germany and Russia have begun their quarrel over ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Apr 06, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Sunday.Philippine Daily Inquirer: -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Saturday called forvigilance among ...
Casualties in the day 18 of Iraq war
Apr 06, 2003 ... Casualties in the day 18 of Iraq warBEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The number of casualties on bothsides of the warring parties mounted as the Iraq war entered its 18thday Sunday. Coalition forces: -- Killed on the battlefield: 62 US and six British ...
Revolutionary martyrs remembered in Shanghai
Apr 06, 2003 ... Revolutionary martyrs remembered in ShanghaiSHANGHAI, April 6 (Xinhua)-- Revolutionary martyrs werecommemorated in Shanghai to mark the Tomb Visiting Day, a traditionalfestival to pay respect to the dead, on Saturday. At the famous Longhua martyrs' cemetery, where martyrs ...
Figures: China's imports from Australia
Apr 06, 2003 ... Figures: China's imports from AustraliaBEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- China's major imports from Australiafrom January to February 2003, with the value in million US dollars: Imports: Value Mineral products ...
Figures: China's imports from ROK
Apr 06, 2003 ... Figures: China's imports from ROKBEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- China's major imports from theRepublic of Korea from January to February 2003, with the value inmillion US dollars:Imports Value Machinery, electronic products ...
Figures: China's imports from Japan
Apr 06, 2003 ... Figures: China's imports from JapanBEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- China's main imports from Japan fromJanuary to February 2003, with the value in million US dollars:ImportsValue Machinery, electronic products, ...
Standings of German first division soccer league
Apr 06, 2003 ... Standings of German first division soccer leagueBERLIN, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of theGerman first division league after Saturday's games (tabulated undergames played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against, points):1.Bayern Munich27 19 ...
Summaries of Italian first division soccer league
Apr 06, 2003 ... Summaries of Italian first division soccer leagueROME, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the summaries of anItalian first division soccer match played on Saturday: Juventus 2 - Gianluca Comotto 6og, Alessio Tacchinardi 88 Torino ...
Results of French first division soccer league
Apr 06, 2003 ... Results of French first division soccer leaguePARIS, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of Frenchfirst division soccer league matches played on Saturday: Olympique Lyon bt Le Havre 2-1 Olympique Marseille lost to En Avant Guingamp 0-2 ...
Summaries of Italian first division soccer league
Apr 06, 2003 ... Summaries of Italian first division soccer leagueROME, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the summaries of Italianfirst division soccer matches played on Saturday: Juventus 2 - Gianluca Comotto 6 own goal, Alessio Tacchinardi 88 Torino 0 ...
Over 80 inmates killed in Honduras prison riot
Apr 06, 2003 ... Over 80 inmates killed in Honduras prison riotMEXICO CITY, April 5 (Xinhua) -- A riot in a northern Hondurasprison on Saturday killed at least 86 inmates, a report from thecountry's capital of Tegucigalpa said. The tragic event occurred in the El Porvenir Prison in La ...
War, SARS not to adversely affect Thailand's GDP: official
Apr 06, 2003 ... War, SARS not to adversely affect Thailand's GDP: officialBANGKOK, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The US-led war on Iraq and theepidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) would not haveadverse impacts on Thailand's gross domestic products growth, anofficial has predicted ....
Figures: China's imports from Netherlands
Apr 06, 2003 ... Figures: China's imports from NetherlandsBEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- China's major imports from theNetherlands from January to February 2003, with the value in millionUS dollars: Imports: Value Machinery, electronic ...
Figures: China's imports from New Zealand
Apr 06, 2003 ... Figures: China's imports from New ZealandBEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- China's major imports from NewZealand in January 2003, with the value in million US dollars:Imports: Value Live animals and animal products...
Miguel Indurain cycling Grand Prix results
Apr 06, 2003 ... Miguel Indurain cycling Grand Prix resultsMADRID, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading placings inSaturday's Miguel Indurain Grand Prix cycling race, over 186kilometers starting and finishing in Estella: 1. Matthias Kessler, Germany, Telekom, five hours two minutes ...
Andean Parliament condemns US invasion of Iraq
Apr 06, 2003 ... Andean Parliament condemns US invasion of IraqBOGOTA, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The Andean Parliament condemned onSaturday the US-led invasion of Iraq and termed it as an action that"seriously affects" the principle of self-determination of nations. In a resolution issued at the ...
Andean Community agrees to cancel farming subsidies
Apr 06, 2003 ... Andean Community agrees to cancel farming subsidiesQUITO, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The ministers of agriculture of Peru,Venezuela and Ecuador and the representative of Bolivia have reachedconsensus on the necessity of eliminating agricultural subsidies,Ecuadorian Agriculture Minister ...
Standings of French soccer first division league
Apr 06, 2003 ... Standings of French soccer first division leaguePARIS, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of Frenchfirst division soccer league after Saturday's games ( tabulated undermatches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against, points): 1. Olympique Lyon32 ...
Italian first division soccer results
Apr 06, 2003 ... Italian first division soccer resultsROME, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of the Italianfirst division soccer match played on Saturday: Juventus bt Torino 2-0 Parma bt AC Milan 1-0 Playing ...
Two blasts rock Turkish government buildings in Ankara
Apr 06, 2003 ... Two blasts rock Turkish government buildings in AnkaraCAIRO, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Two huge bombs exploded near Turkishgovernment and parliament buildings in the capital city of Ankara onSaturday night, Egypt's official MENA news agency reported. A Turkish security source was ...
Hundreds of Chileans protest against Iraq war
Apr 06, 2003 ... Hundreds of Chileans protest against Iraq warSANTIAGO, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of Chileans marched onSaturday in downtown Santiago peacefully to protest against the US-led war on Iraq. The demonstrators carried placards with slogans against the UnitedStates and its ...
Latest developments on battlefield in Iraq
Apr 06, 2003 ... Latest developments on battlefield in IraqBEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latestdevelopments on the battlefield in Iraq:IN AND AROUND BAGHDAD -- Iraqi forces and US-led coalition troops are engaging in afierce fighting in Al-Yousuffia area, ...
Figures: China's imports from Russia
Apr 06, 2003 ... Figures: China's imports from RussiaBEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- China's major imports from Russiafrom January to February 2003, with the value in million US dollars: Imports: Value Base metals and products ...
Denmark lead Tunisia 2-1 in Davis Cup tie
Apr 06, 2003 ... Denmark lead Tunisia 2-1 in Davis Cup tieSTOCKHOLM, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Denmark lead Tunisia 2-1 after thedoubles match in their Davis Cup Euro/African zone group two, firstround tie in Hillerod, Denmark, on Saturday. Kenneth Carlsen/Jonathan Printzlau, ...
Figures: China's imports from Vietnam
Apr 06, 2003 ... Figures: China's imports from VietnamBEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- China's imports of major commoditiesfrom Vietnam from January to February 2003, with the value in millionUS dollars:ImportsValue Minerals...
English premier league results
Apr 06, 2003 ... English premier league resultsLONDON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of Englishpremier league soccer matches played on Saturday: Aston Villa tied Arsenal 1-1 Bolton Wanderers bt Manchester City 2-0 Charlton Athletic lost to Leeds United 1-6 ...
Italian first division leading scorers
Apr 06, 2003 ... Italian first division leading scorersROME, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading scorers in theItalian first division after Saturday's matches: 23 - Christian Vieri (Inter Milan) 14 - Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan) 13 - Adriano (Parma), Adrian Mutu ...
Austria lead Finland 2-1 Davis Cup tie
Apr 06, 2003 ... Austria lead Finland 2-1 Davis Cup tieVIENNA, April 5 (Xinhua) - Australa lead Finland 2-1 after thedoubles match in their Davis Cup Euro/African zone group one, secondround tie in St. Anton, Austria, on Saturday. Friday's singles Stefan Koubek, Austria, bt ...
Iraq war to be at the core of IPU forum in Chile
Apr 06, 2003 ... Iraq war to be at the core of IPU forum in ChileSANTIAGO, April 5 (Xinhua) -- War in Iraq will be at the core ofthe agenda of the 108th Conference of the Inter Parliamentary Union(IPU) to be inaugurated here on Sunday by Chilean President RicardoLagos. During the ...
Figures: China's imports from India
Apr 06, 2003 ... Figures: China's imports from IndiaBEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- China's major imports from Indiafrom January to February 2003, with the value in million US dollars: ImportsValue Minerals ...
Portugal lead Monaco 3-0 in Davis Cup tie
Apr 06, 2003 ... Portugal lead Monaco 3-0 in Davis Cup tieLISBON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Portugal took an unbeatable 3-0 leadagainst Monaco after winning the doubles match in their Davis CupEuro/African zone group two, first round tie in Mata, Portugal, onSaturday. Emanuel ...
Latin American parties reaffirm UN role in solving Iraqi conflict
Apr 06, 2003 ... Latin American parties reaffirm UN role in solving Iraqi conflict PANAMA CITY, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Latin American political partiesrequested on Saturday the United Nations to solve the Iraqi conflictand provide humanitarian assistance in the war zone. The Standing Conference ...
German first division soccer league results
Apr 06, 2003 ... German first division soccer league resultsBERLIN, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of Germanfirst division soccer league on Saturday: Hanover 96 tied Bayern Munich 2-2 Borussia Dortmund lost to Werder Bremen 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen bt Hertha ...
Myskina, Molik to vie for Sarasota Open title
Apr 06, 2003 ... Myskina, Molik to vie for Sarasota Open titleWASHINGTON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Second seed Anastasia Myskina ofRussia reached her second final of the season after breezing pastseventh seed Nathalie Dechy 6-2, 6-4 in the semifinals of theSarasota Open WTA tournament on Saturday ....
Latest key developments relating to Iraq war
Apr 06, 2003 ... Latest key developments relating to Iraq warBEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latestdevelopments relating to the Iraq war:WASHINGTON -- US President George W. Bush on Saturday calledRussian President Vladimir Putin and Spanish Prime Minister JoseMaria ...
Figures: China's imports from Malaysia
Apr 06, 2003 ... Figures: China's imports from MalaysiaBEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- China's major imports from Malaysiafrom January to February 2003, with the value in million US dollars: Imports Value Machinery, audio, video products and ...
Ireland lead Egypt 2-1 in Davis Cup tie
Apr 06, 2003 ... Ireland lead Egypt 2-1 in Davis Cup tieLONDON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Ireland lead Egypt 2-1 after doublesmatch in their Davis Cup Euro/African zone group two, first round tiein Dublin, on Saturday. John Doran/David Mullins, Ireland, ...
Figures: China's imports from Germany
Apr 06, 2003 ... Figures: China's imports from GermanyBEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- China's major imports from Germanyfrom January to February 2003, with the value in million US dollars: Imports Value Machinery, electronic products, ...
IDB to lend Peru 382 million US dollars
Apr 06, 2003 ... IDB to lend Peru 382 million US dollarsLIMA, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) said here Saturday it will lend Peru 382 million US dollars tofinance several development projects. Vladimir Radovic, IDB country representative, assured in ...
Public servant killed by jobseeker in east China
Apr 06, 2003 ... Public servant killed by jobseeker in east ChinaHANGZHOU, April 6 (Xinhua)-- A student of Zhejiang Universityseeking a job upon his graduation this year allegedly killed a publicservant and severely injured another in Jiaxing City of east China'sZhejiang Province last week ....
Figures: Imports of China's mainland from HK
Apr 06, 2003 ... Figures: Imports of China's mainland from HKBEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Imports of China's mainland from theHong Kong Special Administrative Region from January to February2003, with the value in million US dollars:Imports Value ...
Spanish first division soccer results
Apr 06, 2003 ... Spanish first division soccer resultsMADRID, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of Spanishfirst division soccer matches played on Saturday: Espanyol tied Celta Vigo 0-0 Real Betis bt Valencia 2-0 Real Madrid bt Rayo Vallecano 3-1 ...