Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, April 18:
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0500 GMT, April 18
Apr 18, 2003 ... Xinhua world economic news summary at 0500 GMT, April 18LUSAKA -- The World Bank has granted Zambia 50 million US dollarsin credit under the Emergence Drought Program for construction ofbridges, roads and enhancement of food production in the country,Zambian Vice President Enoch ...
IBF world rankings
Apr 18, 2003 ... IBF world rankingsLONDON, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the latest badmintonworld rankings as of Thursday issued by the International BadmintonFederation: Men's singles: 1. Chen Hong, China, 3,045.97 points 2. Jonassen Kenneth, Denmark, 2,898.65 ...
Polish parliament okays referendum on accession to EU
Apr 18, 2003 ... Polish parliament okays referendum on accession to EUWARSAW, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The Polish parliament's lower housepassed a bill on Thursday to hold a referendum in early June overjoining the European Union (EU) in 2004. Under the bill, the referendum was to be held on ...
Myanmar's fertilizer production continues to drop in 2002
Apr 18, 2003 ... Myanmar's fertilizer production continues to drop in 2002YANGON, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The fertilizer production in Myanmarcontinued to drop by 26.3 percent to 44,267 tons in 2002 from 2001,according to the latest issued data from the Central StatisticalOrganization ....
Macao's checkpoints demand passengers' health declaration
Apr 18, 2003 ... Macao's checkpoints demand passengers' health declarationMACAO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Starting on the first day of theEaster Holiday Friday, all three of Macao's checkpoints began to askpassengers to fill in a health declaration form for entering theMacao Special Administrative ...
New Beijing to combine modern and ancient glories (4)
Apr 18, 2003 ... New Beijing to combine modern and ancient glories (4)To spare local historical sites from destruction, Beijing hastaken a series of measures to preserve its legacy, includingincreasing innovation funding and demolishing modern cement buildingsincongruous with the traditional ...
Roundup: Japan to join US post-war administration of Iraq
Apr 18, 2003 ... Roundup: Japan to join US post-war administration of IraqTOKYO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Japan will dispatch four to fivecivilian officials to the US post-war administration in Iraq, ForeignMinister Yoriko Kawaguchi said Friday. "It is quite important for Japan to send ...
China's basketball first division league to shrink to 12 teams
Apr 18, 2003 ... China's basketball first division league to shrink to 12 teamsBEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The number of the teams to attendthe China's basketball first division league will be reduced from 14to 12 in the next season in a bid to shorten the competition periodto support the ...
New Beijing to combine modern and ancient glories (2)
Apr 18, 2003 ... New Beijing to combine modern and ancient glories (2)These courtyards are formed by inward-facing houses on four sides,enclosed by walls, and date back more than 800 years to when Beijingbegan its construction as a capital city. The " siheyuan" has sincebecome the most typical ...
New Beijing to combine modern and ancient glories (3)
Apr 18, 2003 ... New Beijing to combine modern and ancient glories (3)The majority of "siheyuan"-style houses still surviving indowntown Beijing were built during the Ming and Qing dynasties ( 1368to 1911), when their development reached its peak.During the earlier period of the New China ...
Latest key developments relating to Iraq war
Apr 18, 2003 ... Latest key developments relating to Iraq warBEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest keydevelopments relating to the Iraq war: ATHENS -- The European Union (EU) said on Thursday in a draftstatement that the United Nations should play a central role ...
New Beijing to combine modern and ancient glories (1)
Apr 18, 2003 ... New Beijing to combine modern and ancient glories (1)BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Though an increasing number of high-rise buildings have shot up in the ancient Chinese capital, Beijingis striving to avoid becoming another Tokyo, New York, or Hong Kongsymbolizing economic ...
Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapers
Apr 18, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapersISLAMABAD, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Pakistani English newspapers on Friday.The Frontier Post: -- As the tension on Pak-Afghan border raises temperature, the USand Afghan ...
Polish parliament okays referendum on accession to EU
Apr 18, 2003 ... Polish parliament okays referendum on accession to EUWARSAW, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The Polish parliament's lower housepassed a bill on Thursday to hold a referendum in early June overjoining the European Union (EU) in 2004. Under the bill, the referendum was to be held on ...
Beijing ensures medicine supply for SARS prevention
Apr 18, 2003 ... Beijing ensures medicine supply for SARS preventionBEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- More than 100,000 bottles of liquidmedicine prepared especially for the prevention of severe acuterespiratory syndrome (SARS) are being put on the market daily tocope with the rising demand in ...
Backgrounder: Brief introduction to People's Democratic Party of Nigeria
Apr 18, 2003 ... Backgrounder: Brief introduction to People's Democratic Party ofNigeriaABUJA, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria will hold its presidentialelections on April 19, when over 60 million voters will cast theirballots across Africa's most populous country to elect the presidentand state ...
Tokyo stocks closed higher
Apr 18, 2003 ... Tokyo stocks closed higherTOKYO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher in statictrading Friday, lifted by high-priced technology shares afteradvances in US equities overnight. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 52.61 points, or 0.67percent, to close at ...
US company wins first major contract in rebuilding Iraq
Apr 18, 2003 ... US company wins first major contract in rebuilding IraqLOS ANGELES, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The Bush administration onThursday awarded Bechtel Group, a US construction company, the firstmajor contract in a vast reconstruction plan for Iraq, but itassigned no position of authority ...
ASEAN leaders to have special meeting on SARS
Apr 18, 2003 ... ASEAN leaders to have special meeting on SARSPHNOM PENH, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of the Association ofSoutheast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have decided to convene a specialmeeting to discuss the SARS situation in the region. Hor Namhong, Cambodian foreign minister and ...
Road accident kills 3 in southeastern Pakistan
Apr 18, 2003 ... Road accident kills 3 in southeastern PakistanISLAMABAD, April 18 (Xinhua)-- Three people were killed in a roadaccident on Thursday near Nooriabad city, southeastern Pakistan'sSindh province. A report of the Dawn newspaper reaching here on ...
English premier league standings
Apr 18, 2003 ... English premier league standingsLONDON, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the English premierleague soccer standings before this weekend's matches (tabulatedunder games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against, points):1. Manchester United34 21 8 5 63 31 71 ...
China national women's weightlifting championships begin
Apr 18, 2003 ... China national women's weightlifting championships beginPINGDINGSHAN, China, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The China nationalwomen's weightlifting championships started here Friday, whichattracted 237 lifters from 37 teams. China, who dominated the women's weightlifting in the ...
Foreign exchange rates in Pakistan
Apr 18, 2003 ... Foreign exchange rates in PakistanISLAMABAD, April 18 (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 TT ...
60 people abducted by rebels in northern Uganda
Apr 18, 2003 ... 60 people abducted by rebels in northern UgandaKAMPALA, April 18 (Xinhua) -- At least 60 people were abducted onWednesday night by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels in anattack on Apala sub-county in northern Lira district, reported theMonitor newspaper on Friday ....
Roundup: UN agencies provide humanitarian assistance for Iraq
Apr 18, 2003 ... Roundup: UN agencies provide humanitarian assistance for IraqBEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The Paris-based United NationsEducational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), onThursday, called for a UN resolution barring Iraqi cultural objectsfrom being smuggled ....
Pakistani, Indian musicians to launch peace concert
Apr 18, 2003 ... Pakistani, Indian musicians to launch peace concertISLAMABAD, April 18 (Xinhua)-- A top Pakistani rock band Junoonand an Indian pop singer Anaida will hold a joint concert on Saturdayin Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, calling for " global peace." A report of Pakistan's ...
75 kg charas recovered in southwestern Pakistan
Apr 18, 2003 ... 75 kg charas recovered in southwestern PakistanISLAMABAD, April 18 (Xinhua)-- Pakistani police on Thursday seized75 charas in Gaddani, southwestern Balochistan province which isbordering Iran. A report of The Frontier Post newspaper reaching here on Fridaysaid Gaddani ...
Backgrounder: Brief introduction to All Nigeria People's Party of Nigeria
Apr 18, 2003 ... Backgrounder: Brief introduction to All Nigeria People's Party ofNigeriaABUJA, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria will hold its presidentialelections on April 19, when over 60 million voters will cast theirballots across Africa's most populous country to elect the presidentand state ...
Libertad beat Deportivo 1-0 in Libertadores Cup
Apr 18, 2003 ... Libertad beat Deportivo 1-0 in Libertadores CupBRASILIA, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Libertad of Paraguay beat DeportivoCali of Colombia 1-0 in a first round Group One match of the SouthAmerican libertadores Cup in Asuncion, Paraguay, on Thursday. Scorer: Sergio Fernandez 17 ...
Japan provides Tanzania with grant to buy wheat, rice
Apr 18, 2003 ... Japan provides Tanzania with grant to buy wheat, riceDAR ES SALAAM, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Japan has provided Tanzaniawith a grant of 5.2 billion shillings (about 5.2 million US dollars),to purchase wheat and rice from Japan, The Guardian newspaperreported on Friday ....
Senior CPPCC leader meets Bangladesh cultural delegation
Apr 18, 2003 ... Senior CPPCC leader meets Bangladesh cultural delegationBEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Zhou Tienong, vice-chairman of theNational Committee of the Chinese People's Political ConsultativeConference (CPPCC), met with an official cultural ...
Wang Chen regains world's top spot
Apr 18, 2003 ... Wang Chen regains world's top spotLONDON, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Kenneth Jonassen closes the gap atthe top of the latest IBF world men's singles rankings released hereon Thursday. China's Chen Hong remains at the top. Whilst in the women's rankings, Wang Chen of Hong Kong ...
US govt urged to outsource IT needs to Philippines
Apr 18, 2003 ... US govt urged to outsource IT needs to PhilippinesMANILA, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The American Chamber of Commerce ofthe Philippines (AmCham) has recommended that the US governmentoutsource non-core government services to the Philippines via datatransfer over the Internet ....
Shenzhen stock index down
Apr 18, 2003 ... Shenzhen stock index downBEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The Component Stock Index on theShenzhen Stock Exchange closed at 3,408.35 points Friday, down 44. 97points from the last close ....
Two SARS patients recover in Inner Mongolia
Apr 18, 2003 ... Two SARS patients recover in Inner MongoliaHOHHOT, April 18 (Xinhua) - Two severe acute respiratory syndrome(SARS) patients first detected in north China's Inner MongoliaAutonomous Region have recovered and will be discharged from hospitalshortly, said a source with local health ...
Zambian president's top aid face corruption charge
Apr 18, 2003 ... Zambian president's top aid face corruption chargeLUSAKA, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Arthur Yoyo, the special assistantfor press and public relations to the Zambian president, is facingprosecution for corruption, local newspaper The Post said Friday. Mwaanga Sibalwa, spokesman ...
Roundup: PATA puts up fighting for revival of tourism
Apr 18, 2003 ... Roundup: PATA puts up fighting for revival of tourismJAKARTA, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The Pacific-Asia Travel Association(PATA) has concluded its 52nd annual conference this week on theresort island of Indonesia's Bali, vowing to jointly combat thefallout of terrorism and stem the ...
Shanghai stock index down
Apr 18, 2003 ... Shanghai stock index downBEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The Composite Index on the ShanghaiStock Exchange closed at 1,603.08 points Friday, down 10. 52 pointsfrom the last close ....
Indian PM: gun cannot resolve issues
Apr 18, 2003 ... Indian PM: gun cannot resolve issuesNEW DELHI, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Prime Minister Atal BihariVajpayee on Friday accused Pakistan of not responding to peaceinitiatives taken by India and said problems could not be resolvedthrough the gun but only through dialogue ....
US warns Lebanon against harboring Iraqi officials
Apr 18, 2003 ... US warns Lebanon against harboring Iraqi officialsBEIRUT, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The United States has warned Lebanonagainst providing passage or shelter to fleeing members of the fallenIraqi regime, the Daily Star reported on Friday. US Ambassador to Lebanon Vincent Battle ...
First typhoon touches Philippines
Apr 18, 2003 ... First typhoon touches PhilippinesMANILA, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The first typhoon this year, codedAmang, entered the area of responsibility of the Philippines earlyFriday, disturbing waters off its eastern shores with torrentialrainfalls. The Philippine Coast Guards said it ...
Weather forecast for major Chinese cities
Apr 18, 2003 ... Weather forecast for major Chinese citiesBEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Weather forecast for 17 majorChinese cities (20:00 April 18 - 20:00 April 19, Beijing Time,temperatures in Celsius): Min.Max.Condition Wind scale Beijing 6 16 ...
Smoking cannot prevent SARS, HK official
Apr 18, 2003 ... Smoking cannot prevent SARS, HK officialHONG KONG, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The allegation that smoking canprevent one from contracting Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is totally unfounded, said a spokesman for the Department ofHealth of Hong Kong on Friday. The ...
Czech to hold referendum on EU membership in June
Apr 18, 2003 ... Czech to hold referendum on EU membership in JunePRAGUE, April 18 (Xinhua) -- A spokesman for Czech presidentVaclav Klaus said here Friday that the president would call areferendum for June 13-14 on whether the country should join theEuropean Union (EU). He said that ...
Poland signs 3.5-billion-dollar deal for 48 F-16 fighters
Apr 18, 2003 ... Poland signs 3.5-billion-dollar deal for 48 F-16 fightersWARSAW, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Poland signed a 3.5-billion-dollar contract with the United States on Friday to purchase 48 F-16 jetfighters, Poland's biggest defense contract since the end of the ColdWar. The purchase ...
Blair was "ready to quit" over Iraq: Newspaper
Apr 18, 2003 ... Blair was "ready to quit" over Iraq: NewspaperLONDON, April 18 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Tony Blairdisclosed that he had been ready to quit office if a majority oflawmakers from his ruling Labor Party had opposed his decision tojoin the US-led war on Iraq, The Sun ...
Lava, corallites well protected on S. China island
Apr 18, 2003 ... Lava, corallites well protected on S. China islandBEIHAI, April 18 (Xinhua) - Lava and corallites used to be ready-made building materials by the islanders of Weizhou in south China'sGuangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region have been put to better protectionthese years. "We would ...
Interpol to send team to help recover lost art treasures in Iraq
Apr 18, 2003 ... Interpol to send team to help recover lost art treasures in IraqPARIS, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The International Criminal PoliceOrganization, or Interpol, announced on Friday that it will send aspecial team to Iraq to help in the effort to recover art treasureslost during a looting ...
Pakistani government gives priority to health
Apr 18, 2003 ... Pakistani government gives priority to healthISLAMABAD, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani government was accordingtop priority to health sector and taking concrete steps to improvehealth facilities for the people, Information and BroadcastingMinister Rashid Ahmad said. He ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Apr 18, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapersCAIRO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Friday.AL Ahram: -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met on Thursday with SyrianForeign Minister Faruk Shareh on issues ...
Hong Kong Ferrari motorcade starts tour in Hainan
Apr 18, 2003 ... Hong Kong Ferrari motorcade starts tour in HainanHAIKOU, April 18 (Xinhua) -- A motorcade from Hong Kong made up of25 Ferrari sports cars started a tour around Hainan Island on Fridaymorning. This is the first tour of its kind initiated by the Hong KongFerrari Motorcade ...
hka -- Prices up on Taipei stock market
Apr 18, 2003 ... hka -- Prices up on Taipei stock marketHONG KONG, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Share prices rose on the TaiwanStock Exchange (TAIEX) Friday, with the weighted index -- themarket's key barometer -- moving up 91.64 points to close at 4,658.30. Boosted by a surge of US share prices, ...
Turkey ready to participate in Iraqi reconstruction
Apr 18, 2003 ... Turkey ready to participate in Iraqi reconstructionANKARA, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gulsaid on Friday that Turkey was ready to make contributions to Iraqireconstruction. Gul made the statement at the Esenboga airport of Ankara beforehis ...
Anti-corruption bill passed in Kenya
Apr 18, 2003 ... Anti-corruption bill passed in KenyaNAIROBI, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The Kenyan parliament hasunanimously passed the Anti- Corruption and Economic Crimes Billwhich will strengthen the government's commitment to eradicatecorruption in the country, local newspaper Kenya Times ...
Cholera kills 60 people in Uganda-Congo border areas
Apr 18, 2003 ... Cholera kills 60 people in Uganda-Congo border areasKAMPALA, April 18 (Xinhua) -- At least 60 people have died in afresh cholera outbreak in the Uganda's western district of Bundibugyoand neighboring Butalinga in the eastern Democratic Republic of theCongo (DRC), the New Vision ...
9 killed in Indian road mishap
Apr 18, 2003 ... 9 killed in Indian road mishapNEW DELHI, April 18 (Xinhua) -- At least nine people were killedand eight others injured when a van and a bus collided nearTiruchirappalli in south India's Tamil Nadu state Friday morning. The van was coming from Tuticorin to Villupuram while ...
Zimbabwe to boost coffee production
Apr 18, 2003 ... Zimbabwe to boost coffee productionHARARE, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The Zimbabwean government haslaunched multi-million-dollar warehouse receipts project to boostcoffee production in the small-scale coffee growing areas of Karoi,Guruve and the Eastern Highlands, according to the ...
Major news items in leading British newspapers
Apr 18, 2003 ... Major news items in leading British newspapersLONDON, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading British newspapers on Friday:The Daily Telegraph: -- Members of the Northern Ireland security forces engaged in "disastrous collusion" with ...
Uganda lifts ban on trade unions
Apr 18, 2003 ... Uganda lifts ban on trade unionsKAMPALA, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The Ugandan government has liftedthe ban on the indefinite suspensions of trade union activities inthe country, reported local daily the Monitor on Friday. Trade Union activities were banned in the east African ...
Zambia's ruling party suspends chairman, seven others
Apr 18, 2003 ... Zambia's ruling party suspends chairman, seven othersLUSAKA, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Zambia's ruling party, the Movementfor Multi-Party Democracy (MMD), has suspended eight NationalExecutive Committee members, including national chairman ChitaluSampa for alleged indiscipline, local ...
Roundup: Syria steps up efforts to ease tension with US
Apr 18, 2003 ... Roundup: Syria steps up efforts to ease tension with USDAMASCUS, April 17 (Xinhua)-- In face of sanction threats from theUnited States over accusation that Damascus was developing chemicalweapons and harboring senior Iraqi leaders and terrorists, Syria hastaken a series of ...
Shanghai sees slower growth in housing loans in first quarter
Apr 18, 2003 ... Shanghai sees slower growth in housing loans in first quarterSHANGHAI, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Housing loans released bycommercial banks for Shanghai residents in the first quarter thisyear totaled 12.5 billion yuan (1.5 billion US dollars), up 11.4percent, bank sources said here ...
Air quality of major Chinese cities -- April 18
Apr 18, 2003 ... Air quality of major Chinese cities -- April 18BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Report on the quality of air in 47major Chinese cities (12:00 April 17 to 12:00 April 18, BeijingTime), released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center:CityMajor Pollutant ...
Luo saves the best for the world swimming championships
Apr 18, 2003 ... Luo saves the best for the world swimming championshipsTIANJIN, North China, April 18 (Xinhua) -- World champion LuoXuejuan Thursday vowed to swim at her best at this year's WorldChampionships after a near miss of the women's 100m breaststrokenational title. Luo, who ...
Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapers
Apr 18, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapersNAIROBI, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Kenyan newspapers on Friday. Kenya Times: -- The Kenyan parliament Thursday unanimously passed the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Bill ....