Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, August 21:
U.S. wins first-ever team title at gymnastics worlds
Aug 21, 2003 ... U.S. wins first-ever team title at gymnastics worldsANAHEIM, California, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) The U.S. gymnasts tooktheir first-ever world team title when their women competitorstriumphed at the 37th world gymnastics championships here atArrowhead Pond Wednesday evening. The ...
Indonesia issues tax-break rulings for industries
Aug 21, 2003 ... Indonesia issues tax-break rulings for industriesJAKARTA, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government has finallyissued tax-break facilities for certain industries as part of astimulus package for the business sector. The facilities were stipulated under three rulings ...
Villagers witness pre-earthquake warning signs
Aug 21, 2003 ... Villagers witness pre-earthquake warning signsLINDONG, Bairin Left Banner, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Villagers saythey saw apparent warning signs before the earthquake hit Chifengcity in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region last Saturday. Hours before the quake, ...
DPR Korea and South Korea look to joint march in Athens Olympics
Aug 21, 2003 ... DPR Korea and South Korea look to joint march in Athens OlympicsDAEGU, South Korea, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Sports officials from theDemocratic People's Republic of Korea and South Korea pledged tocooperarte on a possible joint march at the opening ceremony ofAthens Olympic Games, ...
Roundup: Venezuelan opposition presents signatures demandingmidterm referendum
Aug 21, 2003 ... Roundup: Venezuelan opposition presents signatures demandingmidterm referendumCARACAS, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Venezuelan opposition turned inmore than three million signatures Wednesday to demand a recallreferendum on ousting President Hugo Chavez, who called theopposition's ...
Mauritian national assembly delegation to visit China
Aug 21, 2003 ... Mauritian national assembly delegation to visit ChinaBEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- A delegation from the NationalAssembly of Mauritius led by Speaker Premnath Ramnah will pay anofficial, goodwill visit to China from Aug. 25 to 31 ....
Feature: Baghdadis ask why, after truck bombing of UN headquarters By Li Jizhi
Aug 21, 2003 ... Feature: Baghdadis ask why, after truck bombing of UN headquarters By Li JizhiBAGHDAD, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- "Why UN?" asked bewildered WisamFathell al-Obaidi. Al-Obaidi is working at Kindee Training Hospital, 10 km away fromthe site of the blast which rocked the ...
Police seek evidence between Jakarta bombing, bank raids
Aug 21, 2003 ... Police seek evidence between Jakarta bombing, bank raidsJAKARTA, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian Police are currentlyseeking evidence as to whether the JW Marriott Hotel blast wasfinanced by money stolen in May from a bank and a money changer inseparate incidents in Medan, ...
Myanmar leader condemns US sanctions
Aug 21, 2003 ... Myanmar leader condemns US sanctionsYANGON, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar has condemned the recent neweconomic sanctions imposed on it by western nations, especially theUnited States, accusing the US government of purposely maltreatingMyanmar people and getting them into trouble ....
Collated results of soccer international friendly
Aug 21, 2003 ... Collated results of soccer international friendlyLONDON, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are the collated results ofinternational soccer friendly played on Wednesday: In Tokyo: Japan bt Nigeria 3-0 In Tianjin: China drew with Chile 0-0 InMurska Sobota: ...
Spain declares "a tragic day" after terrorist attack in Iraq
Aug 21, 2003 ... Spain declares "a tragic day" after terrorist attack in IraqMADRID, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Spanish Prime Minister Jose MariaAznar Wednesday called it a "tragic day" following the bloody attackon the United Nations office in Iraq. It was done, he said, by those seeking to ...
Heat wave kills 1,300 in Portugal
Aug 21, 2003 ... Heat wave kills 1,300 in PortugalLISBON, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- About 1,300 people died from apersistent heat wave that swept across Portugal between late July andAug. 12, the Portuguese Health Ministry said on Wednesday. The heat wave was the worst and longest recorded in ...
Brazil sees UN envoy's death as setback to Iraq's rebuilding
Aug 21, 2003 ... Brazil sees UN envoy's death as setback to Iraq's rebuildingRIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The death of Sergio Vieira deMello, the top UN envoy to Iraq, is a big blow to the process ofIraq's reconstruction, the Brazilian government said on Wednesday "He (Vieira de ...
IMF forecasts 3.3-percent GDP growth in Chile
Aug 21, 2003 ... IMF forecasts 3.3-percent GDP growth in ChileSANTIAGO, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) revised upward its growth forecasts for Chile by 0.2 percent,saying the country will have a 3.3-percent growth in its grossdomestic product (GDP), said a report on ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Aug 21, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Thursday. The Philippine Star: -- Less than a month after the failed July 27 mutiny, adventuristsare again ...
Germany beaten 1-0 by Italy
Aug 21, 2003 ... Germany beaten 1-0 by ItalySTUTTGART, Germany, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Italy outclassed Germany 1-0 in an absorbing international friendly on Wednesday as thevisitors' awesome strike force overcame their injury-depleted hosts. There had been keen interest in how a weakened ...
Thai PM condemns bomb attack on UN headquarters in Iraq
Aug 21, 2003 ... Thai PM condemns bomb attack on UN headquarters in IraqBANGKOK, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Thai Prime Minister ThaksinShinawatra condemned the bomb attack on UN headquarters in Iraq,while urging the US and allies to reconstruct Iraq and give powerback to its people as soon as possible, ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Aug. 21
Aug 21, 2003 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Aug. 21BAGHDAD -- A US soldier was killed and another injured when twovehicles collided after the convoy they were driving came underattack in southern Iraq, the US military said on Wednesday. The soldiers from 3rd Corps Support ...
Italian soccer federation decides to extend serie B to 24 clubs
Aug 21, 2003 ... Italian soccer federation decides to extend serie B to 24 clubsROME, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Italian Soccer Federation (FIGC)decided Wednesday to extend Serie B from 20 to 24 clubs in theforthcoming season in an effort to override legal wrangles that havethrown the sport into ...
Chinese, Russian presidents call for strengthened cultural ties
Aug 21, 2003 ... Chinese, Russian presidents call for strengthened cultural tiesSt. Petersburg, Russia, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President HuJintao and Russian President Vladimir Putin have called for moreefforts to strengthen cultural ties between the two countries. In a message to the ...
Xinhua world news summary at 1630 GMT, Aug. 20
Aug 21, 2003 ... Xinhua world news summary at 1630 GMT, Aug. 20GAZA -- The Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, a military wing of thehardline Islamic resistance movement Hamas, claimed on Wednesdayresponsibility for Tuesday's suicide bombing in Jerusalem, killing 20Israelis and injured 105 others ....
England outplay Croatia 3-1 in friendly
Aug 21, 2003 ... England outplay Croatia 3-1 in friendlyLONDON, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- England boosted their preparation forthe Euro 2004 qualifiers by claiming a 3-1 home victory over Croatiain a friendly international atIpswich, England on Wednesday. Captain David Beckham converted a ...
Results of WTA tournament
Aug 21, 2003 ... Results of WTA tournamentWASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are the 625,000- dollarWTA Tour hard court tournament at New Haven, Connecticut, onWednesday (prefix number denotes seeding): Second round: 8-Ai Suigyama, Japan, bt Tatiana ...
London key market information
Aug 21, 2003 ... London key market informationLONDON, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The following is the key marketinformation at close in London on Wednesday: Aug. 20 Aug. 19Pound sterling1.5933 1.5877 US dollars 1.4338 1.4264 euros Euro ...
Palestinian killed in Israeli raid on West Bank town
Aug 21, 2003 ... Palestinian killed in Israeli raid on West Bank townGAZA, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- One Palestinian was killed and fourothers were injured at around midnight Wednesday during an Israeliarmy raid on the West Bank town of Tulkarem, Palestinian witnessesand medical sources said. A ...
Senegalese Diack re-elected IAAF president
Aug 21, 2003 ... Senegalese Diack re-elected IAAF presidentPARIS, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Senegalese Lamine Diack was re- electedIAAF president here on Wednesday at its 44th Congress before theworld athletic championships to be held in Paris on August 23-31. Diack, 70, was the sole candidate ...
Opener, Advisory
Aug 21, 2003 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forWednesday, August 20, 2003, and begins ...
Haan not satisfied with China's performance in friendly againstChile
Aug 21, 2003 ... Haan not satisfied with China's performance in friendly againstChileTIANJIN, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Arend Haan, head coach of Chinesemen's national team, thought the scoreless-ended friendly againstChile was a good test game, but not a big game, for youngster- packedChina side ....
Shares end higher in Brazil; down in Argentina, Mexico
Aug 21, 2003 ... Shares end higher in Brazil; down in Argentina, MexicoMEXICO CITY, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets -- Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires and Mexico City -- closed mixedWednesday. The Buenos Aires stock market closed with its Merval index down1.94 percent ...
Women's singles draw for 2003 U.S. Open
Aug 21, 2003 ... Women's singles draw for 2003 U.S. OpenWASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Following is women's singles drawfor the 2003 US Open tennis championships which start in New York onMonday (prefix number denotes seeding player): 1-Kim Clijsters, BEL, v Amber Liu, USA Laura ...
3 main suspects of gunfight in northwest Bangladesh sent to capital for interrogation
Aug 21, 2003 ... 3 main suspects of gunfight in northwest Bangladesh sent tocapital for interrogationDHAKA, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Three suspected leaders of theextremist Al-Mujahidin were sent to the capital of Dhaka on Wednesdayto face the Joint Interrogation Cell (JIC) for the Aug. 15 ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Aug 21, 2003 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Wednesday:News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1) Trading on Hong Kong stock exchange ...
Group of Rio condemns attack on UN office in Baghdad
Aug 21, 2003 ... Group of Rio condemns attack on UN office in BaghdadLIMA, Aug.20 (Xinhua) -- The Group of Rio on Wednesday strongly condemned theterrorist attack on the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad. The group said in a communique that it mourns the death of theBrazilian veteran ...
Noted Nuclear power plant to use trust loans to repay foreign debt
Aug 21, 2003 ... Noted Nuclear power plant to use trust loans to repay foreign debt SHANGHAI, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Qinshan No. 3 Nuclear Power Co. Ltdhas signed an agreement with the Shanghai International Trust andInvestment Co. Ltd (SITI) to use trust loans to pay off its foreigndebt ....
Market exchange rates -- Aug. 21
Aug 21, 2003 ... Market exchange rates -- Aug. 21BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Market exchange rates of four majorcurrencies against RMB yuan for Thursday, announced by the People'sBank of China:Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) US Dollar 100 827.68 ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Aug. 20 (2)
Aug 21, 2003 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Aug. 20 (2)More relief goods sent to earthquake-hit Inner Mongolia Fireworks explosion kills two in Guangdong Chinese scientists decode new hepatitis B virus genes Gold price in Hong Kong up Deputies to ...
Uruguay condemns suicide bombing in Jerusalem
Aug 21, 2003 ... Uruguay condemns suicide bombing in JerusalemMONTEVIDEO, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Uruguayan government Wednesdaycondemned the latest suicide bombing in Jerusalem, which left atleast 20 people dead and 105 others injured. "The blind, irrational and implacable terrorism ...
Terror attacks foiled in Indonesia due to Australia help: PM
Aug 21, 2003 ... Terror attacks foiled in Indonesia due to Australia help: PMCANBERRA, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Australian intelligence officialshave helped Indonesia foil several terror plots, according to PrimeMinister John Howard. "There've been some incidents that have been avoided -- not ...
Training program for medical workers to be launched
Aug 21, 2003 ... Training program for medical workers to be launchedBEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO)is cooperating closely with Chinese authorities to try to close in onthe source of severe acute respiratory syndrome virus (SARS), ChinaDaily reported Thursday ....
Hong Kong stocks open higher
Aug 21, 2003 ... Hong Kong stocks open higherHONG KONG, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
Colombian president willing to hold talks with guerrillas
Aug 21, 2003 ... Colombian president willing to hold talks with guerrillas BOGOTA, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Colombian President Alvaro Uribe saidWednesday that he had asked his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez topass a message to Colombian guerrillas to seek an eventual peaceprocess as soon as possible ....
Organizers ready for opening of Universiade
Aug 21, 2003 ... Organizers ready for opening of UniversiadeDAEGU, South Korea, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Cho Hae-nyoung, presidentof the Daegu Universiade Organizing Committee (DUOC), said the hostcity is fully prepared for the collegiate sports festival. "We've already finished all ...
Feature: Vietnam to promote Internet use in walks of life By Huang Haimin, Bui Minhlong
Aug 21, 2003 ... Feature: Vietnam to promote Internet use in walks of life ByHuang Haimin, Bui MinhlongHANOI, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Prior to 1997, Vietnamese people hardlyimaged that several years later they could sit either in their ownroom or be packed like sardines in a poky Internet cafe, ...
Israel sends military reinforcement to Ramallah
Aug 21, 2003 ... Israel sends military reinforcement to RamallahGAZA, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Columns of Israeli army tanks and armorvehicles reached the outskirts of the West Bank town of RamallahWednesday night and gathered at the northern entrance of the town,Palestinian witnesses said ....
London metal exchange prices
Aug 21, 2003 ... London metal exchange pricesLONDON, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Thefollowing are the closing cash and three-month prices at the LondonMetal Exchange on Wednesday:Cash Three-month (US dollars per ton) (US dollars per ton) Unofficial close...
Rumsfeld sees Colombian guerrillas as threat to regional stability
Aug 21, 2003 ... Rumsfeld sees Colombian guerrillas as threat to regional stability BOGOTA, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Visiting US Defense Secretary DonaldRumsfeld said here Wednesday that one of the interests of his countryis "regional stability" in face of the "threat" posed to "Colombiaand its ...
Honduras condemns terrorist attack on UN office in Baghdad
Aug 21, 2003 ... Honduras condemns terrorist attack on UN office in BaghdadMANAGUA, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Honduran government Wednesdaystrongly condemned the terrorist attack on the United Nationsheadquarters in Baghdad. President Ricardo Maduro said in a communique that Honduras ...
Haier launches new type washing machine to increase Japan market share
Aug 21, 2003 ... Haier launches new type washing machine to increase Japan marketshareTOKYO, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Haier Group, a leading Chinese homeappliances maker, presented a brand-new type of washing machine inJapan hoping for expanding its share in this rich market, accordingto its ...
Chile, Argentina consider to join UN peacekeeping mission
Aug 21, 2003 ... Chile, Argentina consider to join UN peacekeeping missionSANTIAGO, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chile and Argentina explored thepossibility of forming a joint force to join the UN peacekeepingmission during the 7th consultation meeting between their jointchiefs of staff held here from ...
Zimbabwean government urges opposition to desist from calling for sanctions
Aug 21, 2003 ... Zimbabwean government urges opposition to desist from calling forsanctionsHARARE, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwean Minister of Foreign AffairsStan Mudenge said here on Wednesday that the opposition Movement forDemocratic Change (MDC) should desist from lobbying for ...
Rumsfeld says US generals in Iraq see no need for more troops
Aug 21, 2003 ... Rumsfeld says US generals in Iraq see no need for more troopsWASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- US Defense Secretary DonaldRumsfeld said Wednesday that top US generals in Iraq see no need toincrease troop levels in Iraq and the solution to strife there liesin the country's security ...
Toyota to produce luxury car in China
Aug 21, 2003 ... Toyota to produce luxury car in ChinaTIANJIN, August 21 (Xinhua) -- The Toyota Motor Corporation plansto invest 311 million US dollars to produce its luxury " Crown" carmodel in China. The first batch of Crowns is expected to roll off the productionline in two years. And ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Aug 21, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapersNEW DELHI, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers on Thursday.The Indian Express: -- India Wednesday condemned the "outrageous" bomb attack on UNoffice in Baghdad and said as ...
Japan may postpone dispatch of SDF to Iraq: report
Aug 21, 2003 ... Japan may postpone dispatch of SDF to Iraq: reportTOKYO, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese government may postponethe dispatch of the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to Iraq to next yearbecause of the bomb attack on the UN headquarters, Japanese mediareported Thursday. The ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Aug. 21
Aug 21, 2003 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Aug. 21BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are highlights of majorBeijing-based newspapers Thursday:People's Daily -- Chinese President Hu Jintao said Wednesday in a statement thathe was deeply shocked at and ...
Brazil urges Israelis, Palestinians to continue dialogue
Aug 21, 2003 ... Brazil urges Israelis, Palestinians to continue dialogueBRASILIA, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian government Wednesdaycondemned the suicide bomb attack on a bus in Jerusalem, and askedIsraelis and Palestinians to continue peace negotiations. "The Brazilian government once ...
Czech Republic, Albania condemn UN bombing in Baghdad
Aug 21, 2003 ... Czech Republic, Albania condemn UN bombing in BaghdadPRAGUE/TIRANA Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Czech Foreign Minister CyrilSvoboda Wednesday strongly condemned the bombing of the UNheadquarters in Baghdad. In a statement, Svoboda said the terror attack was not onlytargeting the ...
Panda cub born in artificial environment doing very well
Aug 21, 2003 ... Panda cub born in artificial environment doing very wellXI'AN, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- A panda cub born a few weeks ago in anartificial breeding environment is doing very well in northwesternChina's Shaanxi province, which is home to the largest number of wildgiant pandas in the ...
PNA calls for commitments to law, discipline
Aug 21, 2003 ... PNA calls for commitments to law, disciplineGAZA, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Representatives of different Palestinianfactions agreed early Thursday that law and discipline shoulddominate all the Palestinian territories. The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) meeting, chaired ...
Powell, Palestinian PM discuss Mideast situation over telephone
Aug 21, 2003 ... Powell, Palestinian PM discuss Mideast situation over telephoneGAZA, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian National Authority (PNA)Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, or Abu Mazen, and US Secretary of StateColin Powell discussed on Wednesday the violent situation betweenIsrael and the ...
Results of ATP hardcourt tournament
Aug 21, 2003 ... Results of ATP hardcourt tournamentWASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from the355,000-dollar ATP hardcourt tournament (prefix number denotesseeding) : Second round: 2-Gustavo Kuerten, Brazil, bt Karol Beck, ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Aug 21, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Thursday. Asahi, Mainichi, Nihon Keizai: -- Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Wednesday hewould appoint ...
Palestinian government to take actions against Islamic movements
Aug 21, 2003 ... Palestinian government to take actions against Islamic movementsGAZA, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian Prime Minister MahmoudAbbas, or Abu Mazen, chaired on Wednesday an emergency meeting of thePalestinian National Authority (PNA) cabinet in Gaza amid fears oftough Israeli ...
Nicaragua regrets attack on UN office in Baghdad
Aug 21, 2003 ... Nicaragua regrets attack on UN office in BaghdadMANAGUA, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Nicaragua's Ombudsman Benjamin Perez,on Wednesday, described the attack on the United Nations office inIraq as "regrettable and painful." The UN headquarters building in Baghdad was partially ...
Zimbabwe to officially announce 2003 national AIDS figures
Aug 21, 2003 ... Zimbabwe to officially announce 2003 national AIDS figuresHARARE, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwean Minister of Health andChild Welfare David Parirenyatwa will on Thursday officially announcenational HIV/AIDS figures for 2003 in Harare. In a statement here on Wednesday, ...