Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, April 21:
New Zealand national, 7-year-old girl test negative for SARS in India
Apr 21, 2003 ... New Zealand national, 7-year-old girl test negative for SARS inIndiaNEW DELHI, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Reports of the sequencingtest of a 42-year-old New Zealand national and a seven-year-old girlhave been found to be negative for SARS, an Indian Health Ministryofficial said here ...
Indian government appeals to truckers to stop strike
Apr 21, 2003 ... Indian government appeals to truckers to stop strikeNEW DELHI, April 20 (Xinhua) -- In a bid to end the week-longtruckers strike, the Indian government Sunday offered to consider amajority of their demands, including the key issue of keeping thesector out of Value-Added Tax ...
Xinhua world news summary at 1600 GMT, April 20
Apr 21, 2003 ... Xinhua world news summary at 1600 GMT, April 20LONDON -- Fires are continuing to burn in many parts of Britain onSunday, with the west of Scotland and South Wales worst hit,according to local reports. British firefighters battling against the forest fires said Sundaythey ...
Opener, Advisory
Apr 21, 2003 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service for Sunday,April 20, 2003, and begins ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- April 20
Apr 21, 2003 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- April 20BEIJING, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua Sunday: Forum to discuss MBA program in China 2,000-year-old spring endangered by airflow change Highlights of major ...
Afghan leaders reach consensus on new national army
Apr 21, 2003 ... Afghan leaders reach consensus on new national armyKABUL, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Senior military and civilian leadersof Afghanistan have reached consensus on the formation of a newnational army, which President Hamid Karzai described as determinantfor the country's future peace ...
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka agree on strengthening bilateral ties
Apr 21, 2003 ... Bangladesh, Sri Lanka agree on strengthening bilateral tiesDHAKA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Sri Lankan PresidentChandrika Kumaratunga and Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia Sundayheld official talks here during which the two countries agreed tocarry forward bilateral ties and ...
Miss China selected
Apr 21, 2003 ... Miss China selectedJINAN, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Confident, healthy Wu Wei won thetitle of Miss China Sunday evening and will contend for the title ofMiss Universe in Panama in June. Zhang Rui and Xin Xiaojing were the second and third runners up,respectively, at the ...
8 Israeli policemen arrested for suspected killing of Palestinian teenager
Apr 21, 2003 ... 8 Israeli policemen arrested for suspected killing of PalestinianteenagerJERUSALEM, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Eight Israeli border policemenwere arrested Sunday on suspicion of killing a Palestinian teenagerearlier this year after another four Israeli officers were detainedfor the ...
Xinhua Mideast news summary at 1010GMT, April 20
Apr 21, 2003 ... Xinhua Mideast news summary at 1010GMT, April 20GAZA -- Five Palestinians and one Israeli soldier were killed atpredawn on Sunday in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah during anexchange of fire between Palestinian militants and Israeli troops ina nightlong Israeli incursion, ...
4 more Israeli policemen arrested for suspected killing of Palestinian teenager
Apr 21, 2003 ... 4 more Israeli policemen arrested for suspected killing ofPalestinian teenager Eds: Recasts with corrected headline, lead and2nd par.JERUSALEM, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Four more Israeli border policemenwere arrested Sunday on suspicion of killing a Palestinian teenagerearlier ...
Business brisk on Sino-Vietnam border street
Apr 21, 2003 ... Business brisk on Sino-Vietnam border streetKUNMING, April 21 (Xinhua) -- A narrow street on the Sino-Vietnamese border, commonly known as the Vietnamese Street, insouthwest China's Yunnan Province, has flourished into a symbol ofthe booming cross-border trade. More than ...
News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua
Apr 21, 2003 ... News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of XinhuaHONG KONG, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Sunday:Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers hka -- Macao police seek Interpol's help for arrest of ...
Market exchange rates -- April 21
Apr 21, 2003 ... Market exchange rates -- April 21BEIJING, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Market exchange rates of four majorcurrencies against RMB yuan on Monday, announced by the People's Bankof China: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) US Dollar 100 827.70 ...
Roundup: Indian-Pakistani rhetoric war on "preemptive attack" moderated By Rong Shoujun
Apr 21, 2003 ... Roundup: Indian-Pakistani rhetoric war on "preemptive attack"moderated By Rong ShoujunISLAMABAD, April 20 (Xinhua) -- The shrill rhetoric war on apreemptive attack between India and Pakistan has been moderated afterIndian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee ...
7 top Iraqi fugitives in US custody after science minister's arrest
Apr 21, 2003 ... 7 top Iraqi fugitives in US custody after science minister'sarrest Eds: Recasts with the corrected number to include the arrestof Samir al-Aziz al-Najim, the Baath Party regional command chief foreast BaghdadDOHA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Seven of 55 top Iraqi fugitives havebeen ...
Urgent: Bush says he sees signs Syria cooperates with US
Apr 21, 2003 ... Urgent: Bush says he sees signs Syria cooperates with US WASHINGTON, April 20 (Xinhua) -- US President George W. Bush saidSunday that he saw "positive signs" that Syria is cooperating withthe United States in responding to his call for not harboring Iraqiofficials. "There's ...
Record number of Taiwanese visit Xiamen by sea
Apr 21, 2003 ... Record number of Taiwanese visit Xiamen by seaXIAMEN, April 21 (Xinhua) -- A record number of Taiwanese traveledby sea between a Taiwan-controlled island and the Chinese mainlandduring the first quarter of this year, local officials said onMonday. Sources released by ...
Amstel Gold Cup cycling race results
Apr 21, 2003 ... Amstel Gold Cup cycling race resultsBRUSSELS, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading resultsin Sunday's Amstel Gold Cup race over 250.7 kms from Maastricht toValkenburg, Netherlands: 1. Alexandre Vinokourov, Kazakhstan, Telekom, six hours one minutethree seconds ...
25 die, 5 missing in floods of south Afghanistan
Apr 21, 2003 ... 25 die, 5 missing in floods of south AfghanistanKABUL, April 20 (Xinhua) -- At least 25 people died and fiveothers were reported missing in recent floods due to the torrentialspring rains in south Afghanistan's Helmand province, a reportreaching here said on Sunday. Many ...
3 people die in storm fury in Nepal
Apr 21, 2003 ... 3 people die in storm fury in NepalKATHMANDU, April 20 (Xinhua) -- At least three people died when adevastating storm hit eastern Nepal, the Radio Nepal reported Sundaynight. "The storm that occurred Sunday morning killed three peopleincluding two children in Sunsari ...
Singapore shuts down sole vegetable wholesale market because of SARS
Apr 21, 2003 ... Singapore shuts down sole vegetable wholesale market because ofSARSSINGAPORE, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Singapore has shut down its solevegetable wholesale market after discovering that three peopleworking there had been infected with severe acute respiratorysyndrome (SARS) ....
European weightlifting championships results
Apr 21, 2003 ... European weightlifting championships resultsATHENS, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading resultsfrom the European weightlifting championships in Loutraki, Greece, onSunday (tabulated under - snatch, clean and jerk, total): Men's 105 kg 1. Igor Razoryonov, ...
Forewarning as annual flood season approaches
Apr 21, 2003 ... Forewarning as annual flood season approachesBEIJING, April 21 (Xinhua) -- A senior land and resources officialwarned of severe geological disasters such as landslide in the comingflood season, which may hit as early as next month in some regions,reported the China Daily Monday ....
Tianjin Port registers increase in trade with Middle East
Apr 21, 2003 ... Tianjin Port registers increase in trade with Middle East TIANJIN, April 21 (Xinhua) -- The customs department of the northernChinese port city of Tianjin, reported a slight increase in tradewith the Middle East via Tianjin Port in the first quarter of thisyear. The ...
French first division soccer league results
Apr 21, 2003 ... French first division soccer league resultsPARIS, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of Frenchfirst division soccer league matches played on Sunday: RC Lens lost to Olympique Marseille 0-1 Monaco bt RC Strasbourg 2-0 Played on Saturday: ...
URGENT: WHO experts team arrives in Shanghai
Apr 21, 2003 ... URGENT: WHO experts team arrives in ShanghaiSHANGHAI, April 21 (Xinhua) -- A World Health Organization (WHO)experts team arrived in Shanghai Monday morning for a four-day visitfor severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) prevention andtreatment. The experts team ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- April 21
Apr 21, 2003 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- April 21BEIJING, April 21 (Xinhua)-- Following are highlights of majorBeijing-based newspapers Monday:People's Daily -- President Hu Jintao said he is confident about China's abilityto find out the ways and means to ...
Ice hockey world championship division one, Group A results/ standings
Apr 21, 2003 ... Ice hockey world championship division one, Group A results/standingsBUDAPEST, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of icehockey world championship division one, Group A matches played onSunday: Netherlands bt Romania 7-4 Kazakhstan bt Poland 3-1 ...
Ice hockey world championship division one, group B results/ standings
Apr 21, 2003 ... Ice hockey world championship division one, group B results/standingsZAGREB, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of icehockey world championship division one, Group B matches played onSunday: Norway bt Britain 3-2 Italy lost to France 0-1 ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Apr 21, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, April 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are the major news itemsin leading Japanese newspapers on Monday. Asahi, Mainichi, Yomiuri, Nihon Keizai:-- The campaigns for the second half of the unified localelections ...
French first division soccer league standings
Apr 21, 2003 ... French first division soccer league standingsPARIS, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of theFrench first division soccer league after matches played on Sunday(tabulated under games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, againstand points): 1. Monaco ...
Spanish first division soccer league standings
Apr 21, 2003 ... Spanish first division soccer league standingsMADRID, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of theSpanish first division soccer league after matches played on Sunday(tabulated under games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, againstand points): 1. Real Madrid ...
Banyat elected as new leader of Thailand's Democrat Party
Apr 21, 2003 ... Banyat elected as new leader of Thailand's Democrat PartyBANGKOK, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's veteran politician BanyatBantadtan was voted the new leader of the Democrat Party, whileanalysts said he was under the shadow of former secretary- generalSanan Kachornprasart and ...
Gasoline prices drop in Cambodia
Apr 21, 2003 ... Gasoline prices drop in CambodiaPHNOM PENH, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Gasoline prices in Phnom Penhhave dropped in response to a decline in international market, theCambodia Daily reported Monday. "We have decreased the price of gasoline because the price at theinternational ...
Brazilian soccer championship results
Apr 21, 2003 ... Brazilian soccer championship resultsRIO DE JANEIRO, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results ofBrazilian soccer championship matches played at the weekend. Flamengo lost to Santos 0-2 Sao Caetano tied Gremio 1-1 Bahia lost to Atletico Mineiro 2-4 ...
Hotline set on Thai-Myanmar border to fight drug trafficking
Apr 21, 2003 ... Hotline set on Thai-Myanmar border to fight drug traffickingBANGKOK, April 21 (Xinhua) -- A hotline has been set up betweenauthorities on the Thai-Myanmar border to fight against drugtrafficking, newspaper The Nation reported Monday. The direct telephone line links ...
Dementieva clinches first WTA title at Baush & Lomb tournament
Apr 21, 2003 ... Dementieva clinches first WTA title at Baush & Lomb tournamentWASHINGTON, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Russia's Elena Dementievaclinched her first career title after she upset second seed LindsayDavenport to win the Bausch & Lomb Championships in Amelia Island,Florida, on Sunday ....
Brazilian soccer championship standings
Apr 21, 2003 ... Brazilian soccer championship standingsRIO DE JANEIRO, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Braziliansoccer championship after matches played at the weekend (tabulatedunder games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1. Cruzeiro 5 4 1 ...
Indonesia expects oil, gas revenue to exceed target
Apr 21, 2003 ... Indonesia expects oil, gas revenue to exceed targetJAKARTA, April 21 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government isoptimistic that the revenue from oil and gas sales will exceed thetarget of 100 trillion rupiah (some 11.11 billion US dollars) thisyear, economic daily Bisnis Indonesia ...
French first division soccer league scorers
Apr 21, 2003 ... French first division soccer league scorersPARIS, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading scorers inthe French first division soccer league after Sunday's matches:20 - Pedro Pauleta (Girondins Bordeaux) 19 - Shabani Nonda (Monaco) 14 - Didier Drogba ...
Gunmen kidnap eight people in Colombia
Apr 21, 2003 ... Gunmen kidnap eight people in ColombiaBOGOTA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Eight people were abducted Saturdayby 20 gunmen who used speedboats to raid a small island offColombia's Caribbean coast, authorities said Sunday. The Colombian navy and national police were searching for ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0040 GMT, April 21
Apr 21, 2003 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0040 GMT, April 21GAZA -- Colonel Mohamed Dahlan, nominated as minister for securityaffairs by Palestinian incoming Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas saidSunday he would resign if his resignation would resolve a crisisbetween Abbas and Palestinian leader ...
Baush & Lomb WTA tennis final result
Apr 21, 2003 ... Baush & Lomb WTA tennis final resultWASHINGTON, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result of thefinal in the 585,000 US dollars WTA Bausch and Lomb WTA ...
WHO expert team arrives in Shanghai
Apr 21, 2003 ... WHO expert team arrives in ShanghaiSHANGHAI, April 21 (Xinhua) -- A World Health Organization (WHO)experts team arrived in Shanghai Monday morning for a four-day visitfor severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) prevention andtreatment. The experts team comprises James ...
S.Korea agrees on DPRK proposal on inter-Korean meeting
Apr 21, 2003 ... S.Korea agrees on DPRK proposal on inter-Korean meetingSEOUL, April 21 (Xinhua) -- South Korea on Monday accepted aproposal put forward by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DPRK) on holding a new round of the inter-Korean ministerial meetingin late April, according to ...
Monaco return to top of French first division
Apr 21, 2003 ... Monaco return to top of French first divisionPARIS, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Monaco returned to the top of Frenchfirst division after beating mid-table RC Strasbourg 2-0 on Sunday. With four games of the season remaining, both Monaco and Lyon areon 61 points but Monaco was on ...
SARS affects Thai exports to Asian markets
Apr 21, 2003 ... SARS affects Thai exports to Asian marketsBANGKOK, April 21 (Xinhua) -- A new killing pneumonia, known asSevere Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), is likely to deal a heavyblow to Thai exports to Asian markets, according to a report of ThaiFarmers Research Center(TFRC) available ...
Thai PM: Thai economy to grow 5 percent this year
Apr 21, 2003 ... Thai PM: Thai economy to grow 5 percent this yearBANGKOK, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Thai Prime Minister ThaksinShinawatra has expressed his confidence that the Thai economy wouldcontinue to grow despite impacts of such external factors as theIraqi war and the outbreak of a new ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Apr 21, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, April 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Monday. Philippine Daily Inquirer: -- A Filipino doctor, who treated an elderly member of a FilipinoCatholic ...
Thailand's automobile production to hit unprecedented high
Apr 21, 2003 ... Thailand's automobile production to hit unprecedented highBANGKOK, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's automobile productionlooks set to make a new record this year, with domestic sales of atleast 500,000 vehicles and export sales of 200,000, according to areport of the Thai Farmers ...
Wild yaks on decline in northwestern Qinghai province
Apr 21, 2003 ... Wild yaks on decline in northwestern Qinghai provinceXINING, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Less than 10,000 wild yaks can befound now in nonwestern Qinghai province as human activities haveincreasingly been disturbing their habitats, according to the outcomeof a latest survey. The ...
German first division soccer league scorers
Apr 21, 2003 ... German first division soccer league scorersBERLIN, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading scorers inthe German first division soccer league after Sunday's matches:16 - Ailton (Werder Bremen) 15 - Thomas Christiansen (VfL Bochum), Elber (Bayern Munich) ...
Philippines remains SARS-free: health official
Apr 21, 2003 ... Philippines remains SARS-free: health officialMANILA, April 21 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines has remained free ofthe dreaded Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), according to aPhilippine health official. Consortia Quizon Lim, chief of the National Epidemiology ...
Syria beginning to hear US message on Iraq: Bush
Apr 21, 2003 ... Syria beginning to hear US message on Iraq: BushWASHINGTON, April 20 (Xinhua) -- US President George W. Bush saidSunday that Syria is beginning to get Washington's message warning itnot to harbor fleeing Iraqi officials. "Seems like they're beginning to get the message. And ...
Spanish first division soccer league scorers
Apr 21, 2003 ... Spanish first division soccer league scorersMADRID, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading scorers inthe Spanish first division soccer league after Sunday's matches: 24 - Roy Makaay (Deportivo Coruna) 18 - Nihat Kahveci (Real Sociedad) 17 - Darko ...
German first division soccer league standings
Apr 21, 2003 ... German first division soccer league standingsBERLIN, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of theGerman first division soccer league after matches played on Sunday(tabulated under games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, againstand points): 1. Bayern Munich ...
Deportivo, Sociedad close in on Real Madrid
Apr 21, 2003 ... Deportivo, Sociedad close in on Real MadridMADRID, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Deportivo Coruna and Real Sociedadpiled up pressure on leaders Real Madrid after both securingvictories on Sunday. Two goals from Dutch international Roy Makaay gave DeportivoCoruna a 3-1 victory over ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Apr 21, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapersNEW DELHI, April 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers on Monday.The Hindustan Times: --Protest over the shortage of power turned violent for the first timethis summer. On Saturday night, ...
Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapers
Apr 21, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapersISLAMABAD, April 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Pakistani English newspapers on Monday.Frontier Post: -- Pakistani Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali said here on Sundayat an investment ...
Three still missing in Brazil's ship sinking accident
Apr 21, 2003 ... Three still missing in Brazil's ship sinking accidentBRASILIA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Three people were still missing onSunday after a ship sank off the coast of Rio de Janeiro on Saturday,killing at least 12 and injuring several others, authorities said. The rescuers ...
Stuttgart slump to 3-1 defeat at Bochum
Apr 21, 2003 ... Stuttgart slump to 3-1 defeat at BochumBERLIN, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Second-placed VfB Stuttgart blew theopportunity to close in on leaders Bayern Munich as they slumped to a3-1 defeat at lowly VfL Bochum on Sunday The result left Stuttgart 11 points adrift Bayern with ...
Singapore shuts down sole vegetable wholesale market due to SARS
Apr 21, 2003 ... Singapore shuts down sole vegetable wholesale market due to SARSSINGAPORE, April 21 (Xinhua)-- Singapore shut down its solevegetable wholesale market after three people working there had beeninfected with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). At a press conference on ...
Pharmaceutical giants offer more AIDS drugs and medical services inChina
Apr 21, 2003 ... Pharmaceutical giants offer more AIDS drugs and medical servicesin ChinaWUHAN, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Several multinational pharmaceuticalgiants, including British GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and US Merck Sharpand Dohme (MSD), are set to provide more AIDS prevention andtreatment ...
Consumer prices in France hit record high in 10 years
Apr 21, 2003 ... Consumer prices in France hit record high in 10 yearsPARIS, April 21 (Xinhua) -- The consumer prices in France in March2003 rose by 0.5 percent over February, constituting a 2.6 percentincrease compared with the same month in 2002, and reaching thehighest level in the span of ...