Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, May 6:
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- May 5
May 06, 2003 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- May 5BEIJING, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are Monday's domestic newsitems released by Xinhua: Figures: China's top 10 trading provinces Figures: China's trade with major European partners Figures: China's trade with ...
Chinese premier affirms Beijing's efforts against SARS
May 06, 2003 ... Chinese premier affirms Beijing's efforts against SARSBEIJING, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said MondayBeijing has made progress in the fight against severe acuterespiratory syndrome (SARS) but the situation still remains grave. A great deal of arduous work ...
Results of Rome Masters Series
May 06, 2003 ... Results of Rome Masters SeriesROME, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the first round results fromthe 2.45-million-euro Rome Masters Series here on Monday ( prefixnumber denotes seeding): David Ferrer, Spain, bt Andre Agassi, United States, 0-6, 7-6 ( 7-3), ...
Beijing quarantines more people, sites for SARS prevention
May 06, 2003 ... Beijing quarantines more people, sites for SARS preventionBEIJINE, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The number of people isolated inBeijing following close contact with confirmed and suspected SevereAcute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) patients was 16,436 as of 10:00a.m. Monday, up 563 from the ...
Opener, Advisory
May 06, 2003 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service for Monday,May 05, 2003, and begins ...
4 dead, 9 injured in road accident in Nepal
May 06, 2003 ... 4 dead, 9 injured in road accident in NepalKATHMANDU, May 5 (Xinhua) -- At least four people died and ninepeople were injured on Monday afternoon when two passenger buses fromopposite directions collided on a highway in western Nepal. Three passengers died on the spot ...
News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
May 06, 2003 ... News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, ,May 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong monday: Trading on Hong Kong stock exchange Thai Int'l Youth & Eco-Travel Mart ends in success Foreign ...
One Israeli killed, 2 seriously wounded in West Bank shooting attack
May 06, 2003 ... One Israeli killed, 2 seriously wounded in West Bank shootingattackJERUSALEM, May 5 (Xinhua) -- One Israeli was killed and twoothers, including a six-year-old girl, were seriously wounded in ashooting attack Monday evening near the West Bank city of Ramallah,Israel Radio ...
Thai-Malaysian gas pipeline to open in mid-2005
May 06, 2003 ... Thai-Malaysian gas pipeline to open in mid-2005BANGKOK, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The Thai-Malaysian gas pipeline isexpected to be in operation by mid-2005, Thai News Agency saidTuesday. Prasert Bunsumpun, vice president of PTT Gas, was quoted as sayingthat despite local ...
Australian Governor-General pressured to quit
May 06, 2003 ... Australian Governor-General pressured to quitCANBERRA, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Australian Governor-General PeterHollingworth seemed to quit as domestic pressure is increasing everyday. Foreign Minister Alexander Downer added Tuesday his weight sayingthat the Governor-General ...
Costa Rica plans anti-SARS measures
May 06, 2003 ... Costa Rica plans anti-SARS measuresSAN JOSE, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Costa Rican health, public securityand public infrastructure officials met on Monday to coordinate theiractions in the fight against severe acute respiratory syndrome(SARS), which has affected many countries ....
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, May 6
May 06, 2003 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, May 6BERLIN -- The German government said on Monday that it has no planto send troops to Iraq as part of a multi-national peace- keepingforce. "I can't see such a scenario - at least not at the present time, "said Bela Anda, ...
Top seed Agassi crashes out of first round of Rome Masters
May 06, 2003 ... Top seed Agassi crashes out of first round of Rome MastersROME, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Spain's David Ferrer pulled off thebiggest upset of the Rome Masters ATP tournament on Monday as he camefrom one set down to beat top seed Andre Agassi in the first round. Agassi, 33, who ...
World ice hockey championship standings
May 06, 2003 ... World ice hockey championship standingsHELSINKI, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings in the icehockey world championship after Monday's matches (tabulated undergames played, won, tied, lost, goals for, against and points) : Qualifying round: Group E ...
New Zealand PM denies 'law of the jungle' charges
May 06, 2003 ... New Zealand PM denies 'law of the jungle' chargesWELLINGTON, May 6 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand Prime Minister HelenClark has denied warning the United States and Britain that they maylive to regret unleashing the "law of the jungle" by invading Iraqwithout a mandate from the United ...
Expert expects possible decline of SARS cases in Beijing
May 06, 2003 ... Expert expects possible decline of SARS cases in BeijingBEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The number of severe acute respiratorysyndrome (SARS) cases in Beijing may be in decline starting from theend of next week, a renowned medical scientist was quoted as sayingby Tuesday's China ...
Aznar talks with Chirac before meeting Bush
May 06, 2003 ... Aznar talks with Chirac before meeting BushMADRID, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar,on the eve of his visit to the United States, had a phoneconversation with French President Jacques Chirac on Monday. The two talked about the reconstruction of ...
IOC announces procedure for 2012 Olympics bid selection
May 06, 2003 ... IOC announces procedure for 2012 Olympics bid selectionGENEVA, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Cities bidding to host the 2012 OlympicGames have until July 15 to make a formal application, theInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Monday. The 199 national Olympic committees have ...
Beijing adopts computer system to track virus carriers
May 06, 2003 ... Beijing adopts computer system to track virus carriersBEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- A computer package will soon be used toview the movements of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)patients on Beijing's streets and to identify other people who mayhave had potentially lethal ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
May 06, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Tuesday.Philippine Daily Inquirer: -- The government offered on late Monday a 50-million-peso (around 1 million US ...
World ice hockey championship results
May 06, 2003 ... World ice hockey championship resultsHELSINKI, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results fromSunday's qualifying round matches at the world ice hockeychampionship: Group E (In Helsinki) Czech Republic tied Slovakia 3-3 (1-0 2-2 0-1) Scorers: ...
US aircraft carrier returns to Japan base
May 06, 2003 ... US aircraft carrier returns to Japan baseTOKYO, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The US aircraft carrier Kitty Hawkreturned Tuesday morning to its home port in Yokosuka, KanagawaPrefecture, from the Persian Gulf where it was involved in the US-led war in Iraq, Kyodo News said. The ...
Shares end higher in Brazil, Mexico; lower in Argentina
May 06, 2003 ... Shares end higher in Brazil, Mexico; lower in ArgentinaMEXICO CITY, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets -- Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires and Mexico City -- closed mixed onMonday. In Sao Paulo, Latin America's biggest bourse, the leading Bovespaindex ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- May 6
May 06, 2003 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- May 6BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the highlights of majorBeijing-based newspapers Tuesday: All major newspapers published in Beijing today frontpapged anarticle saying Chinese military leaders, including Central ...
World snooker championship final result
May 06, 2003 ... World snooker championship final resultLONDON, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result of the final(best of 35 frames) of the world snooker championship in Sheffield,England on Sunday: Mark Williams, Wales, bt Ken Doherty, ...
Dementieva, Sugiyama bumped out of German Open
May 06, 2003 ... Dementieva, Sugiyama bumped out of German OpenBERLIN, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Seeded players Elena Dementieva and AiSugiyama suffered first round exit at the 1.2 million US dollarsGerman Open WTA tennis tournament on Monday. Dementieva, the 10th seed in the claycourt event, ...
Spanish PM to discuss Middle East with Bush, Annan
May 06, 2003 ... Spanish PM to discuss Middle East with Bush, AnnanMADRID, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznarwill go to the United States Tuesday to talk about security andMiddle East pacification issues with US President George W. Bush andUN Secretary General Kofi Annan ....
Pakistan remains under economic pressure due to Afghan refugees
May 06, 2003 ... Pakistan remains under economic pressure due to Afghan refugeesISLAMABAD, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan remained under tremendouseconomic pressure due to Afghan refugees during the last two decadeswho are still causing serious socioeconomic problems for Pakistan,the Associated ...
Top Bundesliga scorer Christiansen given extra goal
May 06, 2003 ... Top Bundesliga scorer Christiansen given extra goalBERLIN, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Leading Bundesliga scorer ThomasChristiansen of VfL Bochum was credited by the German Football League(DFL) with an extra goal on Monday. After reviewing video replays, the DFL ruled that the ...
Italian Juventus coach confident of overcoming Real Madrid
May 06, 2003 ... Italian Juventus coach confident of overcoming Real MadridROME, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Italian Juventus coach Marcello Lippi wasquietly confident Monday ahead of Tuesday night's European ChampionsLeague semifinal first leg match against holders Spaish giant RealMadrid. ...
German Open WTA tennis results
May 06, 2003 ... German Open WTA tennis resultsBERLIN, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the first round resultsfrom the 1.2 million US dollars German Open WTA tournament on Monday(prefix number denotes seeding): Virginia Ruano Pascual, Spain, bt Mary Pierce, France, 7-6 (9-7) -Pierce ...
US stocks close mixed on reported Boeing probe, services data
May 06, 2003 ... US stocks close mixed on reported Boeing probe, services dataNEW YORK, May 5 (Xinhua) -- US stocks closed mixed Monday, pushedup by better-than-expected services sector report but held back by areported investigation of Boeing. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 51.11 ...
IOC sets candidature acceptance procedure for 2012 Olympic Games
May 06, 2003 ... IOC sets candidature acceptance procedure for 2012 Olympic GamesGENEVA, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) launched the Candidature Acceptance Procedure on Monday for theGames of the 30th Olympiad in 2012. The 199 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) ...
Canas to skip French Open
May 06, 2003 ... Canas to skip French OpenPARIS, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Argentina's Guillermo Canas has withdrawnfrom the French Open citing a nagging right wrist injury, organizerssaid on Monday. The 25-year-old ...
Pakistani PM ready to go to India if needed
May 06, 2003 ... Pakistani PM ready to go to India if neededISLAMABAD, May 5 (Xinhua)-- Pakistani Prime Minister MirZafarullah Khan Jamali here on Monday evening said he is ready to goto India for "the prosperity and well-being of over a billion peopleof the (South Asian) sub-continent." ...
Argentine justice orders arrest of Maradona
May 06, 2003 ... Argentine justice orders arrest of MaradonaBUENOS AIRES, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The Argentine justice Mondayordered the arrest of former soccer superstar Diego Maradona, for"nonfulfillment of family allowance," court sources said. According to the sources, judge Maria Garrigos ...
Results of Rome Masters Series
May 06, 2003 ... Results of Rome Masters SeriesROME, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of the 2.45-million-euro Rome Masters Series here on Monday (prefix numberdenotes seeding): First round: Andy Roddick, United States, bt Andrea Gaudenzi, Italy, 6-2, 6- 3 ...
International Broadcast Centre for 2004 Games complete
May 06, 2003 ... International Broadcast Centre for 2004 Games completeATHENS, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The International Broadcasting Center(IBC) from where the Athens Olympic Games will be telecast around theworld, was completed and turned over to Athens Organizing Committee(ATHOC) Monday. The ...
Brazil to send 32 swimmers to Panamerican Games
May 06, 2003 ... Brazil to send 32 swimmers to Panamerican GamesRIO DE JANEIRO, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Brazil will send a delegation of32 swimmers to the Dominican Republic Panamerican Games, informed onMonday the president of the Brazilian Confederation of Water Sports(CBDA), Ricardo Moura ....
Market exchange rates -- May 6
May 06, 2003 ... Market exchange rates -- May 6BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Market exchange rates of four majorcurrencies against RMB yuan on Tuesday, announced by the People'sBank of China: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) US Dollar 100 827.71 ...
Campus dorm buildings to be relieved from quarantine
May 06, 2003 ... Campus dorm buildings to be relieved from quarantineBEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Campus dorm buildings of twouniversities in Beijing were expected to be relieved from aquarantine order which was imposed about two weeks ago, a seniorofficial said Tuesday. The dorm buildings ...
Poland to send 1500 troops to Iraq
May 06, 2003 ... Poland to send 1500 troops to IraqWARSAW, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Poland will dispatch a 1,500-membermilitary force to help maintain stability in postwar Iraq, DeputyDefense Minister Janusz Zemke said on Monday. The troops will play an important role in protecting ...
Official announces detailed data on SARS in Beijing
May 06, 2003 ... Official announces detailed data on SARS in BeijingBEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- A senior official of Beijing revealeddetailed data of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) casesTuesday in Beijing. Cai Fuchao, director of the publicity department of the BeijingMunicipal ...
Major Japanese companies need qualified IT employees
May 06, 2003 ... Major Japanese companies need qualified IT employeesTOKYO, May 6 (Xinhua) -- At least one in four major Japanesecompanies are short of qualified information-technology (IT)employees despite the high unemployment rate amid Japan's sluggisheconomy, Kyodo News reported Tuesday ....
Colombia rebel group kills ex-minister, governor
May 06, 2003 ... Colombia rebel group kills ex-minister, governorBOGOTA, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Former Colombian defense minister,Gilberto Echeverry, and former governor Guillermo Gaviria ofColombia's state Antioquia were murdered on Monday by a rebel groupin the northwestern state of Antioquia, ...
Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapers
May 06, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapersISLAMABAD, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Pakistani English newspapers on Tuesday.Pakistan Observer: -- Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmedsaid on Monday ...
Myanmar's gas export earning hits new record high
May 06, 2003 ... Myanmar's gas export earning hits new record highYANGON, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar earned 846 million US dollarsthrough the export of natural gas in 2002, a 61.75-percent increasecompared with 2001's 523 million, according to the latest figuresreleased by the Central Statistical ...
UC Berkeley bars new students from SARS-affected areas
May 06, 2003 ... UC Berkeley bars new students from SARS-affected areasLOS ANGELES, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The University of California (UC)in Berkeley has decided not to accept new students this summer fromseveral Asian countries and regions which are afflicted by severeacute respiratory syndrome ...
Mexico's analysts say oil price remains stable in coming weeks
May 06, 2003 ... Mexico's analysts say oil price remains stable in coming weeksMEXICO CITY, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Mexico's financial analysts said onMonday that oil prices will remain stable in coming weeks as there isno situation influencing in an important way the prices until Junefollowing the US ...
Thailand's unemployment reaches 1 million in March
May 06, 2003 ... Thailand's unemployment reaches 1 million in MarchBANGKOK, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's unemployment reached 1million in March, 28 percent up from the previous month, the NationalStatistical Bureau (NSB) has said. Some 330,000 people, or 33 percent of the unemployed had ...
Hong Kong stocks open lower
May 06, 2003 ... Hong Kong stocks open lowerHONG KONG, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks declined 9.8points,or 0.11 ...
Romania, Russia sign political treaty
May 06, 2003 ... Romania, Russia sign political treatyBUCHAREST, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Romanian foreign minister, MirceaGeoana, and his visiting Russian counterpart, Igor Ivanov, signed adraft political treaty here on Monday and also held talks onbilateral relations and important international ...
E. China province to set up bone marrow bank
May 06, 2003 ... E. China province to set up bone marrow bankHEFEI, May 6 (Xinhua) -- East China's Anhui Province has begunpreparing for the establishment of a local branch of the ChinaDatabank of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Donators, or the China BoneMarrow Bank along with several related ...
US Treasury Department sells savings bonds on-line
May 06, 2003 ... US Treasury Department sells savings bonds on-lineWASHINGTON, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The United States TreasuryDepartment announced Monday that people could now buy savings bondson-line and that it would eventually switch to this way completely. The Treasury Department is ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
May 06, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapersNEW DELHI, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Indian newspapers on Tuesday.The Hindustan Times: --Pakistan on Monday raised the stakes in nascent peace overtureswith India, saying it would ...
Argentine PM denies alleged electoral fraud
May 06, 2003 ... Argentine PM denies alleged electoral fraudBUENOS AIRES, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Argentine Prime Minister, AlfredoAtanasof, rejected on Monday a denunciation by presidential candidateCarlos Menem of a possible fraud in the first round of presidentialelections. At a press ...
Russian vice FM named ambassador to Japan
May 06, 2003 ... Russian vice FM named ambassador to JapanTOKYO, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The Russian government has namedAlexander Losyukov, vice foreign minister in charge of the Asia-Pacific region, as ambassador to Japan, Kyodo News reported Tuesday. Losyukov is expected to come into office as ...
Chilean expert suggests bee product for fighting SARS
May 06, 2003 ... Chilean expert suggests bee product for fighting SARSSANTIAGO, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Propolis, a resin produced by bees,which has great antibiotic properties, could be an effectivesubstance against the virus of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), a Chilean newspaper reported ...
Williams takes second world snooker title
May 06, 2003 ... Williams takes second world snooker titleLONDON, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Britain's Mark Williams won his secondworld title after edging Ireland's Ken Doherty 18-16 in the final ofthe world snooker championship in Sheffield on Monday. Doherty clawed his way ...
Beijing's fight against SARS to focus on four aspects, official
May 06, 2003 ... Beijing's fight against SARS to focus on four aspects, officialBEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- A senior Beijing official said hereTuesday that Beijing's prevention and control work against SARS willfocus on four aspects. Cai Fuchao, director of the publicity department of the ...
Vietnam's coal export up
May 06, 2003 ... Vietnam's coal export upHANOI, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam exported 1.95 million tons ofcoal in the first four months of this year, representing an increaseof 8 percent over the same period last year. Vietnam also sold a total of 5.34 million tons of coal in thereviewed ...
Thailand's agriculture, fabrics get boost from SARS
May 06, 2003 ... Thailand's agriculture, fabrics get boost from SARSBANGKOK, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Despite doomsday predictions of SevereAcute Respiratory Syndrome, the killer flu has actually given a liftto Thailand's agriculture, fabric and electronic componentindustries, a report of the research ...
Japanese journalist detained in Jordan faces homicide charge
May 06, 2003 ... Japanese journalist detained in Jordan faces homicide chargeTOKYO, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese journalist involved in thedeath of a Jordanian security guard last week is likely to facehomicide and other charges, Kyodo News reported Tuesday. Hiroki Gomi, 36, a photo ...
HKMC records 20 pct rise in profit in 2002
May 06, 2003 ... HKMC records 20 pct rise in profit in 2002HONG KONG, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Mortgage CorporationLimited (HKMC) recorded a 20.5 percent growth in profit-after-tax to263.8 million HK dollars (33.8 million US dollars) in 2002.According to Chairman of the Board of ...
UN approves Vietnam's rice exports to Iraq
May 06, 2003 ... UN approves Vietnam's rice exports to IraqHANOI, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations (UN) has agreed toallow Vietnam to continue its export of rice to Iraq under the ' oil-for-food' program, according to a report of Vietnam News on Tuesday. Under the UN agreement, Vietnam ...