Xinhua News Agency back issues from Saturday, May 10:
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, May 10
May 10, 2003 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, May 10WASHINGTON -- The United States said Friday it has no evidence toindicate that the French government had secretly supplied fleeingIraqi officials from Saddam Hussein's government with passports inSyria. "I think we have made ...
Bali tightens security before bombing trials
May 10, 2003 ... Bali tightens security before bombing trialsJAKARTA, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The provincial authorities in Baliisland have tightened security at key entrances ahead of the trialsof the Bali bombing suspects in fear of some radical religious groupsmight take actions to disrupt the ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- May 9 (2)
May 10, 2003 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- May 9 (2)Domestic news items from Xinhua -- May 9 (1) Chinese FM meets with WHO director-general nominee Chinese president removes, appoints diplomatic envoys Bank of China Jakarta branch resumes business ...
Guangdong publishes preferential tax policies in midst of SARScrisis
May 10, 2003 ... Guangdong publishes preferential tax policies in midst of SARScrisisGUANGZHOU, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Guangdong Province in south ChinaFriday published a series of preferential tax policies aimed atsupporting enterprises seriously affected by severe acute respiratorysyndromes ...
Opener, Advisory
May 10, 2003 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service for Friday,May 09, 2003, and begins ...
Sri Lankan peace process not irreversible: Japanese envoy
May 10, 2003 ... Sri Lankan peace process not irreversible: Japanese envoyCOLOMBO, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's peace process with theTamil Tiger rebels has not reached the irreversible state, a specialJapanese envoy said Friday. Yasushi Akashi, the special Japanese government peace envoy ...
WHO experts inspect SARS prevention network in China's rural areas
May 10, 2003 ... WHO experts inspect SARS prevention network in China's ruralareasBAODING, Hebei, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization(WHO) expert team visited a county in northern Hebei provinceFriday, initiating their first field inspection of anti-SARS ( severeacute respiratory ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
May 10, 2003 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong on Friday: THAI suffers losses from SARS epidemic Trading on Hong Kong stock exchange Foreign exchange ...
Thai peacekeepers in Indonesia to return home
May 10, 2003 ... Thai peacekeepers in Indonesia to return homeBANGKOK, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's peacekeeping troops in Acehprovince of Indonesia will return home next week, the state- runThailand News Agency (TNA) reported on Friday. The soldiers will be moved from Aceh province to ...
Sri Lankan president in collision course with govt
May 10, 2003 ... Sri Lankan president in collision course with govtCOLOMBO, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan President ChandrikaKumaratunga's action to take under her the control a governmentlottery on Friday has dealt a blow to the country's government ofpolitical cohabitation. The ...
EU provides Zimbabwe with equipment worth 5 million euros
May 10, 2003 ... EU provides Zimbabwe with equipment worth 5 million eurosHARARE, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) on Fridayprovided Zimbabwe with 102 four-wheel drive vehicles, computers andcommunication equipment worth 5 million euros for relief efforts. These equipment was ...
Cholera kills 83 people in Mozambique
May 10, 2003 ... Cholera kills 83 people in MozambiqueMAPUTO, May 9 ( Xinhua ) -- Cholera has killed 83 people in theMozambican central province of Sofala since the outbreak of thedisease in the province in December last year, local media reportedon Friday. The report said that in the ...
English football star David Beckham to visit Vietnam
May 10, 2003 ... English football star David Beckham to visit VietnamHANOI, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The Manchester United and England captainDavid Beckham will make a tour of several Asian countries includingVietnam, Thailand and Malaysia, Vietnam News Agency reported onFriday. This has been ...
Olympic Games to boost Greek economy
May 10, 2003 ... Olympic Games to boost Greek economyATHENS, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The Athens 2004 Olympics Games areexpected to significantly boost economic growth in the country nextyear, Athens Organizing Committee (ATHOC) Managing Director YiannisSpanudakis told a council of European Union ...
Hellenic Post Office issues Athens Olympics stamps
May 10, 2003 ... Hellenic Post Office issues Athens Olympics stampsATHENS, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Hellenic Post Office has issuedcommemorative stamps for the Athens 2004 Olympics, depicting sportsin the international event performed by ...
Athens Hilton chosen as IOC's official operations hotel
May 10, 2003 ... Athens Hilton chosen as IOC's official operations hotelATHENS, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Athens 2004 organizers (ATHOC) on Fridaysigned a deal appointing the recently refurbished Athens Hilton asthe official International Olympic Committee (IOC) hotel for theduration of next year's ...
Figures: China's exports to France
May 10, 2003 ... Figures: China's exports to FranceBEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- China's major exports to France inJanuary to March 2003, with the value in million US dollars:ExportsTotal Machinery, electronic goods, audio-visual ...
South Korea-Paraguay friendly could be suspended due to SARS
May 10, 2003 ... South Korea-Paraguay friendly could be suspended due to SARSBUENOS AIRES, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The Paraguayan Soccer Association(APF) announced on Friday that it will consult with FIFA prior todeciding whether or not to proceed with the friendly match scheduledwith South Korea ....
Bomb attack kills 3 in Colombia
May 10, 2003 ... Bomb attack kills 3 in ColombiaBOGOTA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed onFriday in a bomb attack on a water treatment facility in the westerncity of Cali, police said. Local police chief Oscar Naranjo told reporters that the blast didnot interrupt the ...
Clijsters, Capriati meet in German Open semi-final
May 10, 2003 ... Clijsters, Capriati meet in German Open semi-finalBERLIN, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Top seed Kim Clijsters eased pastDaniela Hantuchova of Slovakia 6-0, 6-3 on Friday to set up a semi-final against Jenniefer Capriati at the German Open. Saturday's semi-final will be an intriguing ...
Thailand forecasts 20 percent export growth for April
May 10, 2003 ... Thailand forecasts 20 percent export growth for AprilBANGKOK, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Thai Commerce Minister AdisaiBodharamik has said that despite the impact of Severe AcuteRespiratory Syndrome (SARS) and the large number of public holidayslast month, export expansion for April ...
Rome Masters ATP tennis results
May 10, 2003 ... Rome Masters ATP tennis resultsROME, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Following are the quarter-final results atthe Rome Masters on Friday (prefix numbers denote seeding): Felix Mantilla, Spain, bt Ivan Ljubicic, Croatia, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 ...
Shares end higher in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico
May 10, 2003 ... Shares end higher in Brazil, Argentina, MexicoMEXICO CITY, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets -- Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires and Mexico City -- closed up onFriday. The Buenos Aires stock market closed with its Merval index up 1.49 percent to end at ...
US stocks close higher on upbeat corporate earnings
May 10, 2003 ... US stocks close higher on upbeat corporate earningsNEW YORK, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Wall Street stocks surged Friday asencouraging outlook from companies including Intel motivatedinvestors to buy after two days of declines. The Dow Jones industrial average went up 113.38 points, ...
Figures: China's exports to US
May 10, 2003 ... Figures: China's exports to USBEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- China's major exports to the UnitedStates from January to March 2003, with the value in million USdollars:Exports Value Machinery, electronic products, and ...
Figures: China's exports to Netherlands
May 10, 2003 ... Figures: China's exports to NetherlandsBEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- China's major exports to theNetherlands from January to March 2003, with the value in million USdollars:Exports Total Machinery, electronic goods, ...
German Open WTA tennis results
May 10, 2003 ... German Open WTA tennis resultsBERLIN, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Following are the quarter-final resultsfrom the German Open WTA tournament on Friday (prefix number denotesseeding): 3-Justine Henin-Hardenne, Belgium, bt Vera Zvonareva, Russia, ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
May 10, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are the major news itemsin the leading Japanese newspapers on Saturday. Asahi: -- 12 firms were found to have overcharged the Defense Agency withthe amount of 72.5 billion yen ...
Figures: China's exports to ROK
May 10, 2003 ... Figures: China's exports to ROKBEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- China's main exports to the Republicof Korea (ROK) in January to March 2003, with the value in million USdollars:Exports Total Machinery, electronic products, ...
World ice hockey championship results
May 10, 2003 ... World ice hockey championship resultsHELSINKI, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results fromFriday's semi-final matches at the world ice hockey championship: Sweden bt Slovakia 4-1 (1-0 1-1 2-0) Scorers: Sweden - Mika Hannula (18:40), Mats Sundin (38:30, 41:53), ...
2004 world ice hockey championship groupings
May 10, 2003 ... 2004 world ice hockey championship groupingsHELSINKI, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Following are the preliminary roundgroupings for the 2004 world ice hockey championships to be held inthe Czech Republic after a draw held by the International Ice HockeyFederation on Friday: Group A ...
Figures: China's interior areas' exports to HK
May 10, 2003 ... Figures: China's interior areas' exports to HKBEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Exports from China's interior areas toHong Kong from January to March 2003, with the value in million USdollars:Exports Value Machinery, electronic ...
Figures: China's exports to Singapore
May 10, 2003 ... Figures: China's exports to SingaporeBEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- China's main exports to Singapore fromJanuary to March 2003, with the value in million US dollars:Exports Total Machinery, electronic products, and ...
Colombian rebels attack power plant
May 10, 2003 ... Colombian rebels attack power plantBOGOTA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Colombian guerrillas attacked a powerplant, leaving four dead and causing severe damage to electricitypylons in the southwestern part of the country, military sourcessaid. The sources said the guerrillas also ...
Figures: China's exports to India
May 10, 2003 ... Figures: China's exports to IndiaBEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- China's main exports to India fromJanuary to March 2003, with the value in million US dollars:ExportsTotal Chemical products ...
Four days of Dunkirk cycling race results/standings
May 10, 2003 ... Four days of Dunkirk cycling race results/standingsPARIS, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading results in the181.4-kms third stage of the Dunkirk Four Days cycle race betweenArras and Arques on Friday: 1. Jaan Kirsipuu, Estonia, AG2R, four hours 30 minutes 39 seconds ...
Figures: China's exports to Indonesia
May 10, 2003 ... Figures: China's exports to IndonesiaBEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- China's main exports to Indonesia fromJanuary to March 2003, with the value in million US dollars:ExportsTotal Machinery, electronic products and ...
Shots fired at Colombian airliner
May 10, 2003 ... Shots fired at Colombian airlinerBOGOTA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Shots were fired at a passenger planecarrying 18 people on Friday when the aircraft was landing at LaMacarena in southeast Colombia, the Satena airline said. The aircraft, on a flight from the city of Villavicencio, ...
Rally of Argentina leading standings
May 10, 2003 ... Rally of Argentina leading standingsBUENOS AIRES, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading overallstandings on Friday at the end of the first leg of the Rally ofArgentina (13 of 25 stages): 1. Carlos Sainz, Spain, Citroen, one hour 54 minutes 1.2 seconds 2 ....
Ferrero cruises to semi-finals of Rome Masters
May 10, 2003 ... Ferrero cruises to semi-finals of Rome MastersROME, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Second seed Juan Carlos Ferrero continuedhis impressive run at the Rome Masters ATP tournament on Friday whenhe brushed aside Germany's Rainer Schuettler 6-4, 6-4 in the quarter-final. The victory ...
Figures: Chinese mainland's exports to Taiwan Province
May 10, 2003 ... Figures: Chinese mainland's exports to Taiwan ProvinceBEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Exports from China's mainland toTaiwan Province from January to March 2003, with the value in millionUS dollars:Exports Value Machinery, ...
Figures: China's exports to Thailand
May 10, 2003 ... Figures: China's exports to ThailandBEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- China's major exports to Thailand inJanuary to March 2003, with the value in million US dollars:Exports Value Machinery, electronic products, and video ...
Figures: China's exports to Japan
May 10, 2003 ... Figures: China's exports to JapanBEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- China's main exports to Japan fromJanuary to March 2003, with the value in million US dollars: Exports Total Machinery, electronic products and audio-video ...
Cocaine-trafficking ship captured in Spain
May 10, 2003 ... Cocaine-trafficking ship captured in SpainMADRID, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Spanish police have seized a Honduranship carrying 3.6 tons of cocaine some 780 km off the coast ofGalicia in northwestern Spain. The eight crew members of the Cork -- seven Greeks and ...
Pop star Michael Jackson sues music company for unpaid royalties
May 10, 2003 ... Pop star Michael Jackson sues music company for unpaid royaltiesLOS ANGELES, May 9 (Xinhua) -- United States pop star MichaelJackson on Friday began suing the Universal Music Group claiming itowed him royalties for post-1980 re-releases of songs. In the lawsuit, Jackson ...
Figures: China's exports to Brazil
May 10, 2003 ... Figures: China's exports to BrazilBEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- China's exports to Brazil from Januaryto March 2003, with the value in million US dollars:Exports Value Chemical products 51.850 ...
Figures: China's exports to Malaysia
May 10, 2003 ... Figures: China's exports to MalaysiaBEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- China's main exports to Malaysia fromJanuary to March 2003, with the value in million US dollars:Exports Total Machinery, electronic products and ...
Figures: China's exports to Vietnam
May 10, 2003 ... Figures: China's exports to VietnamBEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- China's main exports to Vietnam inJanuary to March 2003, with the value in million US dollars:ExportsTotal Machinery, electronic products and audio-video ...
Portuguese premier league fixtures/standings
May 10, 2003 ... Portuguese premier league fixtures/standingsLISBON, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Following are the result of anPortuguese premier league soccer match played on Friday: Boavista bt Beira Mar 1-0 Playing on Saturday (kickoff times GMT): Moreirense vs Vitoria Guimaraes ...
Philippine BOP yields 660 million dollars surplus in 2002
May 10, 2003 ... Philippine BOP yields 660 million dollars surplus in 2002MANILA, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines posted a surplus of 660million US dollars in its balance of payments (BOP) for 2002, areversal from the 192 million deficit recorded in 2001, show the dataof the central bank ...
China to speed up rural financing reform
May 10, 2003 ... China to speed up rural financing reformBEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- China's efforts to reconstruct itsfinancial system in vast rural areas will be accelerated in upcomingmonths, China Daily reports Saturday. The China Banking Regulatory Commission has given top priority ...
Possibility of big floods poses menace to Yangtze River
May 10, 2003 ... Possibility of big floods poses menace to Yangtze RiverBEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- China is confronted with the threat ofbig floods along the Yangtze River in the upcoming summer floodseason, experts said. The conclusion is based on the high possibility of massiverainfall ...
Group of Friends urges Venezuela rivals to overcome differences
May 10, 2003 ... Group of Friends urges Venezuela rivals to overcome differencesCARACAS, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The Group of Friends of Venezuela onFriday called on the government and the opposition parties in thisSouth American country to overcome differences preventing anegotiated solution to the ...
Airlines to lose 25 billion dollars in 2001-2003: ICAO president
May 10, 2003 ... Airlines to lose 25 billion dollars in 2001-2003: ICAO presidentMEXICO CITY, May 9 (Xinhua) -- World airlines could lose some 25billion US dollars in the period from September 11, 2001 to the endof 2003, Assad Kotaite, president of the International Civil AviationOrganization ...
Peruvian economy suffers loss from transportation sector strike
May 10, 2003 ... Peruvian economy suffers loss from transportation sector strikeLIMA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- An indefinite peaceful strike bytransportation workers since Tuesday has started to affect thePeruvian economy and social life with an estimated loss of 100million US dollars each day ....
Myanmar spends over 22 million dollars on education in fiscal 2003- 04
May 10, 2003 ... Myanmar spends over 22 million dollars on education in fiscal 2003-04YANGON, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar government has allottedsome 22.53 million US dollars on the basic education and teachers'training sectors for the present fiscal year of 2003-04, which beganin April, ...
S.Korean first SARS case discharged from hospital
May 10, 2003 ... S.Korean first SARS case discharged from hospitalSEOUL, May 10 (Xinhua) -- A South Korean man in his 40s, who hasbeen classified as the first SARS probable case, was discharged fromhospital to his home on Saturday after symptoms of high fever andpneumonia disappeared. But ...
Italian government steps up anti-SARS measures
May 10, 2003 ... Italian government steps up anti-SARS measuresROME, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The Italian government on Friday steppedup its campaign against severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) byapproving more prevention measures including passenger bodytemperature checks and new border controls ....
Central America reinforces measures against SARS
May 10, 2003 ... Central America reinforces measures against SARSMANAGUA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Health authorities from CentralAmerican countries and the Dominican Republic decided on Friday to reinforce preventive measures in their borders and air terminalsagainst severe acute respiratory syndrome ...
Iraqi reconstruction to take 10 years, 93 billion dollars: Spain
May 10, 2003 ... Iraqi reconstruction to take 10 years, 93 billion dollars: SpainMADRID, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The reconstruction in Iraq will take 10years and 93 billion US dollars in resources, a Spanish specialcommission estimated. Local media reported on Friday that the Commission of ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- May 10
May 10, 2003 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- May 10BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are highlights of majorBeijing-based newspapers Saturday:People's Daily -- China will launch its Shenzhou-V Spacecraft as scheduled. -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
May 10, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Saturday.The Philippine: -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Friday accepted theresignation of Jesus Dureza as ...
Costa Rica's political parties hail opening of party accounts
May 10, 2003 ... Costa Rica's political parties hail opening of party accountsSAN JOSE, May 9 (Xinhua) -- A number of Costa Rican politicalparties Friday hailed a decision by the country's Supreme Courtauthorizing them to open up to the public their bank accounts in anelectoral campaign ....
Philippine officials see no need to suspend classes despite SARS
May 10, 2003 ... Philippine officials see no need to suspend classes despite SARSMANILA, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Philippine Health Secretary ManuelDayrit has claimed that there is no reason to postpone the opening ofclasses next month in the country due to Severe Acute RespiratorySyndrome (SARS), ...
Robert Carlos banned for three matches
May 10, 2003 ... Robert Carlos banned for three matchesGENEVA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian international defender RobertoCarlos has been banned for three international matches for pushing areferee, FIFA said on Friday. Carlos pushed Israeli referee Alon Yefet in Brazil's 2-1 defeat ...