Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, January 20:
Philippine official warns of possible terrorist group threats
Jan 20, 2004 ... Philippine official warns of possible terrorist group threatsMANILA, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Philippine authorities Monday alertedall units against possible counter insurgency of the Al- Qaeda linkedJemaah Islamiyah (JI) and the Abu Sayyaf, hardening its security foranother probable ...
Kim Jong-il meets senior official of CPC Central Committee
Jan 20, 2004 ... Kim Jong-il meets senior official of CPC Central CommitteePYONGYANG, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Kim Jong-il, general secretary ofthe Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, met WangJiarui, head of ...
Expert refutes rumors of Legionnaire's disease in Beijing
Jan 20, 2004 ... Expert refutes rumors of Legionnaire's disease in BeijingBEIJING, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- An expert on preventive medicine hasdenied reports in a local newspaper and on the Internet that half ofBeijing's five-star hotels contain the legionella bacterium which cancause the ...
Russia to deliver carrier Gorshkov to India by 2008
Jan 20, 2004 ... Russia to deliver carrier Gorshkov to India by 2008NEW DELHI, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Russian Defense Minister SergeiIvanov arrived in New Delhi on Monday with a promise to deliver acompletely revamped aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov to India before2008, according to the Press ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Jan. 19
Jan 20, 2004 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Jan. 19BEIJING, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Folowing are the domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Monday: Bank of China sees soaring loans in 2003 Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Jan. 19 Neolithic ...
Opener, Advisory
Jan 20, 2004 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service for Monday,January 19, 2004, and begins ...
Visiting Dutch Queen receives golden key from Thailand
Jan 20, 2004 ... Visiting Dutch Queen receives golden key from ThailandBANGKOK, Jan. 19 (XINHUA) -- Visiting Dutch Queen BeatrixWilhelmina Armgard on Monday was presented a gold key as proof offriendship by Bangkok Governor Samak Sundaravej. A gold key as six-inches long and 90-gram heavy ...
Pakistan not to give up Kashmir, nor nuclear program: Musharraf
Jan 20, 2004 ... Pakistan not to give up Kashmir, nor nuclear program: MusharrafISLAMABAD, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani President General PervezMusharraf said Monday that Pakistan was fully safeguarding itsnational interests and there was no question of a sell out on Kashmiror compromise on its ...
Vietnam announces treatment procedure for A-type flu
Jan 20, 2004 ... Vietnam announces treatment procedure for A-type fluHANOI, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Deputy Health Minister of Vietnam LeNgoc Trong signed a decision on the issuance of a guided procedurefor diagnosing, handling and preventing the A-type flu virus, VietnamNews Agency reported on ...
Japanese envoy in Sri Lanka to review peace process
Jan 20, 2004 ... Japanese envoy in Sri Lanka to review peace processCOLOMBO, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Japanese special envoy Yasushi Akashiarrived in the island Monday amidst an appeal by the Tamil Tigerrebels to the international community to bring pressure to revive thestalled peace process, ...
News items from Asia-Pacific desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Jan 20, 2004 ... News items from Asia-Pacific desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Monday:Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange closes slightly higher hka -- HK's jobless rate falls to 7.3 pct in Q4 ...
Guinea-Bissau, EU open consultations to normalize ties
Jan 20, 2004 ... Guinea-Bissau, EU open consultations to normalize tiesLUANDA, Jan.19 (Xinhua) -- A Guinea-Bissau senior delegation ledby caretaker Prime Minister Artur Sanha opens consultations with theEuropean Union (EU) in Brussels on Monday aimed to normalize pivotaldiplomatic and aid ties ...
Greece announces Thessaloniki's preparations for Olympic Games
Jan 20, 2004 ... Greece announces Thessaloniki's preparations for Olympic GamesATHENS, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) - Greek Culture Minister EvangelosVenizelos on Monday announced a series of works and arrangements inThessaloniki, northern Greece, relating to the city's preparationsfor the 2004 Olympic ...
Cypriot president says to want viable solution to Cyprus issue
Jan 20, 2004 ... Cypriot president says to want viable solution to Cyprus issueNICOSIA, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus' President Tassos Papadopoulosreiterated on Monday that the Greek Cypriot side wants a functionaland viable solution to the Cyprus issue. Replying to questions on his return ...
Most Greeks to watch Olympic Games on television: poll
Jan 20, 2004 ... Most Greeks to watch Olympic Games on television: pollATHENS, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Most Greeks intend to watch the AthensOlympic Games in the summer on television, according to a nationwidepoll conducted by the GfK Market Analysis company.According to the poll, carried out ...
Market exchange rates -- Jan. 20
Jan 20, 2004 ... Market exchange rates -- Jan. 20BEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Market exchange rates of four majorcurrencies against RMB yuan for Tuesday, announced by the People'sBank of China:Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) US Dollar 100 827.68 ...
Greece to host Afghanistan's Olympic Games team for training
Jan 20, 2004 ... Greece to host Afghanistan's Olympic Games team for trainingATHENS, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The eastern Aegean island of Lesvoswill host the Olympic Games team of Afghanistan which willparticipate for the first time after 25 years in the Games. The Ministry of the Aegean in ...
Mazda model awarded "Car of the Year" in Australia
Jan 20, 2004 ... Mazda model awarded "Car of the Year" in AustraliaCANBERRA, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Mazda RX-8 won Australia's topmotoring accolade, the Wheels magazine Car of the Year for 2003, onTuesday morning. The sports coupe beat strong contenders of the Honda Accord Euro,the ...
Tank blast at Algerian refinery kills 7, injures dozens
Jan 20, 2004 ... Tank blast at Algerian refinery kills 7, injures dozensALGIERS, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- A tank filled with liquefied naturalgas exploded Monday at a refinery on the Mediterranean coast ofAlgeria, killing at least seven workers and injuring more than 70others. The blast ripped ...
Creditors give Leeds one-week extension to raise funds
Jan 20, 2004 ... Creditors give Leeds one-week extension to raise fundsLONDON, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Debt-ladden Leeds United have earnedanother stay of execution after the creditors agreed to give theEnglish premier league club one more week to raise funds.The club said in a statement to ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Jan. 20
Jan 20, 2004 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Jan. 20JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prisons Authority chief Yaakov Ganot toldreporters Monday that he would deny any request of marriage by YigalAmir, who assassinated former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995. Ganot, after meeting with ...
Wizards hold Martin Luther King celebration
Jan 20, 2004 ... Wizards hold Martin Luther King celebrationWASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Washington Wizards celebratedMonday the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a reading rally toD.C. students before home game against the Chicago Bulls. More than 200 school-aged children from the ...
Roundup: UN mulls over feasibility study of holding elections inIraq
Jan 20, 2004 ... Roundup: UN mulls over feasibility study of holding elections inIraqUNITED NATIONS, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Officials of the IraqiGoverning Council and the US-led occupation coalition on Monday urgedUnited Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to send a team to assessthe ...
Shares close up in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico
Jan 20, 2004 ... Shares close up in Brazil, Argentina, MexicoMEXICO CITY, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets -- Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires and Mexico -- closed up on Monday. In Sao Paulo, Latin America's biggest bourse, the leading Bovespaindex closed bullished at ...
Fulham eye American striker McBride
Jan 20, 2004 ... Fulham eye American striker McBrideLONDON, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- English Premier League club Fulhamhave hoped for signing American striker Brian McBride to fill in thevoid left by the outgoing striker Louis Saha. Saha, who has scored 13 goals this season, is expected to ...
Survey shows doping use rise in Italian sport
Jan 20, 2004 ... Survey shows doping use rise in Italian sportROME, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The use of performance-enhancing drugsrises throughout Italian sport, according to a survey releasedMonday.The survey, conducted by an anti-doping commission under theHealth Ministry, carried out ...
FA confirms Ferdinand's appeal against ban
Jan 20, 2004 ... FA confirms Ferdinand's appeal against banLONDON, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Manchester United defender RioFerdinand has appealed the eight-month ban for missing a drug test,the English Football Association (FA) confirmed on Monday. A FA disciplinary panel last month imposed the ...
Newcastle closer to European berth with 3-1 win over Fulham
Jan 20, 2004 ... Newcastle closer to European berth with 3-1 win over FulhamLONDON, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Newcastle United edged closer to theChampions League spot on Monday after their 3-1 home victory overFulham ensured their jump to fifth in the English premier leaguestandings. Goals ...
Result of English premier league
Jan 20, 2004 ... Result of English premier leagueLONDON, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result of an Englishpremier league soccer match played on Monday: Newcastle United beat Fulham 3-1 Played on Saturday: Bolton Wanderers bt Portsmouth 1-0 Everton lost to ...
Australia to promote independent human rights institutions: FM
Jan 20, 2004 ... Australia to promote independent human rights institutions: FMCANBERRA, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Australian Foreign MinisterAlexander Downer on Tuesday said Australia will promote theimportance of independent national human rights institutions in thecapacity of the new chair of the ...
Results/standings of Portuguese premier league
Jan 20, 2004 ... Results/standings of Portuguese premier leagueLISBON, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results ofPortuguese premier league soccer matches played on Monday: Estrela Amadora tied Belenenses 2-2 Uniao Leiria tied Vitoria Guimaraes 0-0 Alverca tied Gil ...
Standings of English premier league
Jan 20, 2004 ... Standings of English premier leagueLONDON, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of EnglishPremier League after the match between Newcastle United and Fulhamplayed on Monday (tabulated under games played, won, drawn, lost,goals for, against and points): 1 ....
Leading scorers of Portuguese premier league
Jan 20, 2004 ... Leading scorers of Portuguese premier leagueLISBON, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading scorers inthe Portuguese premier league after Monday's matches: 12 - Derlei Silva (Porto) 10 - Benni McCarthy (Porto) 9 - Julio Cesar (Estrela Amadora) ...
English premier league leading scorers
Jan 20, 2004 ... English premier league leading scorersLONDON, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading scorers inthe English premier league after Monday's match: 16 - Alan Shearer (Newcastle United) 15 - Thierry Henry (Arsenal) 14 - Ruud Van Nistelrooy (Manchester ...
At least 2 dead in freight vessel capsizal off Norway
Jan 20, 2004 ... At least 2 dead in freight vessel capsizal off NorwaySTOCKHOLM, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- At least two people died and 19others were missing when a freight vessel capsized off Norwegian westcoast Monday afternoon, Norwegian media reported. Eyewitnesses said the 166-meter vessel ...
Tank blast at Algerian refinery kills 13, injures dozens
Jan 20, 2004 ... Tank blast at Algerian refinery kills 13, injures dozens EDS-Updates with new death toll ALGIERS, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- A tank filled with liquefied naturalgas exploded Monday at a refinery on the Mediterranean coast ofAlgeria, killing at least 13 workers and injuring more than ...
Italian police arrest first banker over Parmalat
Jan 20, 2004 ... Italian police arrest first banker over ParmalatROME, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Italian Police on Monday arrested thefirst banker in connection with the multi-billion euro fraud scandalat dairy and foods group, Parmalat. Franco Gorreri, head of Parma's leading bank Banca del ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Jan 20, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Tuesday: Asahi, Mainichi, Nihon Keizai, Yomiuri: -- The advance team of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Forces arrivedin Iraq ....
8 Filipinos rescued from sunken ship in Norway
Jan 20, 2004 ... 8 Filipinos rescued from sunken ship in NorwayMANILA, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-three Filipinos were aboard acargo ship that sank off the coast of western Norway late Mondaynight Manila time, which left two people dead and 18 missing. Eight Filipinos were among the nine ...
Spanish prime minister announces general elections
Jan 20, 2004 ... Spanish prime minister announces general electionsMADRID, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Spanish Prime Minister Jose MariaAznar announced on Monday that general elections would be called byMarch 14. On the same day, King Juan Carlos gave his royal assent to thedissolution of ...
Inter president Moratti resigns amid fan rage
Jan 20, 2004 ... Inter president Moratti resigns amid fan rageROME, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti,under fire from frustrated fans, resigned on Monday, the clubannounced. Moratti, who has been head of Inter since 1995, has nominated vice-president and former ...
Indonesia's new visa policy to fund anti-terror campaign
Jan 20, 2004 ... Indonesia's new visa policy to fund anti-terror campaignJAKARTA, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's Coordinating Minister forthe Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti claimed that the funds obtainedfrom the government's new visa policy would be used to help financeanti-terrorism ...
China's economy grows 9.1 percent in 2003
Jan 20, 2004 ... China's economy grows 9.1 percent in 2003BEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) - China's Gross Domestic Product (GDP)in 2003 grew 9.1 percent over the previous year, reaching 11.6694trillion yuan (1.4 trillion US dollars). The growth rate was the highest since 1997, said Li ...
Hong Kong stocks open up
Jan 20, 2004 ... Hong Kong stocks open upHONG KONG, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
Italian referee Collina set to retire in 2005
Jan 20, 2004 ... Italian referee Collina set to retire in 2005ROME, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Football will bid farewell to topreferee Pierluigi Collina next year when he will be forced to retireunder Italian regulations. "Next June, when I turn 45, I will retire, as the rules oblige meto do," ...
Desailly considers retirement in 2005
Jan 20, 2004 ... Desailly considers retirement in 2005LONDON, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- France and Chelsea captain MarcelDesailly said Monday he would hang up his boots in 2005 at the end ofhis contract with the London club. "Whatever happens, my career will be over when my contractexpires," ...
FLASH: CHINA'S ECONOMY GROWS 9.1 PERCENT IN 2003
Jan 20, 2004 ... FLASH: CHINA'S ECONOMY ...
Men's singles results at Australian Open
Jan 20, 2004 ... Men's singles results at Australian OpenCANBERRA, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are the men's singlesresults from the 14.6 million U.S. dollars Australian Open tennischampionships at Melbourne ...
McDonald not to renew sponsorship deal with Bryant
Jan 20, 2004 ... McDonald not to renew sponsorship deal with BryantWASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- McDonald's Restaurants will notrenew the sponsorship agreement with NBA star Kobe Bryant, the fastfood company announced on Monday. Bryant's three-year sponsorship deal with McDonald's ...
Chinese Spring Festival means big family spending
Jan 20, 2004 ... Chinese Spring Festival means big family spendingBEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese lunar new year, or SpringFestival, due to fall on Jan. 22 and the most important traditionaloccasion for family reunion in China, means really big familyspending, Tuesday's China Daily ...
URGENT: China's economy grows 9.1 percent in 2003
Jan 20, 2004 ... URGENT: China's economy grows 9.1 percent in 2003BEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) - China's Gross Domestic Product ( GDP)in 2003 grew 9.1 percent over the previous year, reaching 11. 6694trillion yuan (1.4 trillion US dollars) ....
Aceh rebels to be jailed in Java
Jan 20, 2004 ... Aceh rebels to be jailed in JavaJAKARTA, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's Minister of Justice andHuman Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra said overcrowded prisons in Acehhave prompted the government to move the Free Aceh Movement ( GAM)prisoners from the province to Central Java ....
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Jan 20, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Tuesday.Philippine Daily Inquirer: -- Presidential Spokesman Ignacio Bunye said Monday in a statementthat the ...
Costa Rica, US resume free trade talks
Jan 20, 2004 ... Costa Rica, US resume free trade talksSAN JOSE, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Costa Rica and the United Statesresumed the last round of negotiations on Monday in Washington, forthe final version of the free trade agreement (FTA) between the twocountries. The most difficult issues ...
Mexican Senate to lobby migratory plan in US Congress
Jan 20, 2004 ... Mexican Senate to lobby migratory plan in US CongressMEXICO CITY, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Mexican Senate announced onMonday it would start lobbying the US Congress in February to pushfor the passing of US President George W. Bush's proposed temporaryworking program for ...
Brazilian president to reshuffle cabinet
Jan 20, 2004 ... Brazilian president to reshuffle cabinetBRASILIA, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lulada Silva will announce this week changes in several ministries whichwill be controlled by members of the right-wing Democratic MovementParty (PMDB). Some ministers of ...
Women's singles results at Australian Open
Jan 20, 2004 ... Women's singles results at Australian OpenCANBERRA, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are the women's singlesresults from the 14.6 million U.S. dollars Australian Open tennischampionships at Melbourne Park on Tuesday (prefix number denotesseeding): First round: ...
Four killed in Colombia's mine blasts
Jan 20, 2004 ... Four killed in Colombia's mine blastsBOGOTA, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- At least four people were killed andthree others injured in the explosions of three anti-personnel minesin different places in central and eastern Colombia, militaryauthorities said on Monday. The victims ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Jan. 20
Jan 20, 2004 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Jan. 20BEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are highlights of majorBeijing-based newspapers Tuesday: People's Daily -- A seminar was held in Beijing Monday to mark the ninthanniversary of an important speech on the ...
Guerrillas blast Colombian pipeline for the third time
Jan 20, 2004 ... Guerrillas blast Colombian pipeline for the third timeBOGOTA, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Guerrillas of the Revolutionary ArmedForces of Colombia (FARC), for the third time this year, havedynamited the Cano Limon Covenas oil pipeline, the most important onein the country. The ...
One more former anti-govt armed group in Myanmar supports roadmap
Jan 20, 2004 ... One more former anti-govt armed group in Myanmar supports roadmap YANGON, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The former anti-government ethnicarmed group, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA),which signed peace pact with the government in 1989, has voicedsupport for the ...
Vietnam to kill all poultry in bird flu-infected areas
Jan 20, 2004 ... Vietnam to kill all poultry in bird flu-infected areasHANOI, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture andRural Development has proposed to destroy all fowls in bird flu-hitlocalities within a radius of three kilometers from centers of theoutbreak. The ...
More jobseekers employed in China in 2003
Jan 20, 2004 ... More jobseekers employed in China in 2003BEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The number of people newly employedin China's urban areas reached 8.5 million in 2003, exceeding thecentral government's initial expectation of eight million, accordingto the National ...
19 Nepalese children rescued from being trafficked to India
Jan 20, 2004 ... 19 Nepalese children rescued from being trafficked to IndiaKATHMANDU, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Police on Monday rescued 19Nepalese children from being trafficked to India as child labors atan entry point between the Nepal-India border, The Kathmandu Postnewspaper reported Tuesday ....
China's CPI rises 1.2 percent in 2003
Jan 20, 2004 ... China's CPI rises 1.2 percent in 2003BEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) - China's top statistician said Tuesdaythe country's consumer price index (CPI) increased by 1.2 percent in2003. "There was no severe ...