Xinhua News Agency back issues from Sunday, February 22:
World Cup cross-country skiing results
Feb 22, 2004 ... World Cup cross-country skiing resultsSTOCKHOLM, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results Saturdayfrom a World Cup cross country ski meet in Umea, Sweden: Men's 15 kilometers, classical style 1. Mathias Fredriksson, Sweden, 43 minutes. 00.8 seconds 2 ....
Opener, Advisory
Feb 22, 2004 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forSaturday, february 21, 2004, and begins ...
Results from World Cup shooting meet in Bangkok
Feb 22, 2004 ... Results from World Cup shooting meet in BangkokBANGKOK, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from theWorld Cup shooting meet here on Saturday (tabulated under scores atpreliminary round, final and grand total): Men's 10 meters air rifle: 1. Zhu Qinan, ...
669 kilograms of hashish seized in Nepal
Feb 22, 2004 ... 669 kilograms of hashish seized in NepalKATHMANDU, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Police on Saturday detained twoNepalese nationals with 669 kilograms of hashish at the TribhuvanInternational Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal Television reported. The hashish, packed inside false bottoms of ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua
Feb 22, 2004 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of XinhuaHONG KONG, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong on Saturday:hka -- Democracy bid must proceed step by step: newspaper Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers ...
Thailand, Vietnam launch friendship villege
Feb 22, 2004 ... Thailand, Vietnam launch friendship villegeBANGKOK, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Thai Prime Minister ThaksinShinawatra and his Vietnamese counterpart Phan Van Khai on Saturdaymorning witnessed the opening of a friendship village in northeasternThailand. The Thai-Vietnamese ...
Standings of Spanish first division soccer league
Feb 22, 2004 ... Standings of Spanish first division soccer leagueMADRID, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of Spanishfirst division soccer league after Saturday's matches ( tabulatedunder games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1. Real Madrid ...
Resutls/standings of German first division league
Feb 22, 2004 ... Resutls/standings of German first division leagueBERLIN, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results ofBundesliga soccer matches played on Saturday: Hansa Rostock bt Hanover 96 3-1 Borussia Moenchengladbach drew with SC Freiburg 2-2 Kaiserslautern bt VfB ...
English premier league results
Feb 22, 2004 ... English premier league resultsLONDON, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of Englishpremier league soccer matches played on Saturday: Bolton Wanderers lost to Manchester City 1-3 Charlton Athletic beat Blackburn Rovers 3-2 Chelsea lost to Arsenal ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0000 GMT, Feb. 22
Feb 22, 2004 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0000 GMT, Feb. 22MOSCOW -- Russia said Saturday that nationwide elections in Iraqwould be almost impossible while the Arab country remains occupied bythe US-led military coalition. "Such elections will require in-depth preparation by all sides ...
English premier league standings
Feb 22, 2004 ... English premier league standingsLONDON, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of Englishpremier league after matches played on Saturday (tabulated undergames played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against, points): 1. Arsenal 26 19 7 0 51 17 64 ...
Results/standings of Italian first division soccer league
Feb 22, 2004 ... Results/standings of Italian first division soccer leagueROME, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of Serie Asoccer matches played on Saturday: Results: Sampdoria lost to Parma 1-2 AC Milan bt Inter Milan 3-2 Standings (tabulated under ...
Results of Kroger St Jude ATP tournament
Feb 22, 2004 ... Results of Kroger St Jude ATP tournamentWASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are the semi-finalresults from the 690,000 US dollars Kroger St Jude ATP tennistournament in ...
Results of Spanish first division soccer league
Feb 22, 2004 ... Results of Spanish first division soccer leagueMADRID, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of Spanishfirst division soccer league matches played on Saturday: Atletico Madrid drew Deportivo Coruna 0-0 Celta Vigo lost to Malaga 2-0 Espanyol lost to ...
English premier league leading scorers
Feb 22, 2004 ... English premier league leading scorersLONDON, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading scorers inthe English premier league after Saturday's matches: 19 - Thierry Henry (Arsenal) 18 - Ruud Van Nistelrooy (Manchester United) 17 - Alan Shearer (Newcastle ...
Argentina to grow 5.5 percent in 2004: economy minister
Feb 22, 2004 ... Argentina to grow 5.5 percent in 2004: economy ministerBUENOS AIRES, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Argentina will see an economicgrowth of 5.5 percent this year in light of the possibility of higherexpansion, the daily La Nacion Lavagna quoted Economy and ProductionMinister Roberto ...
Netizen faces reproach for posting "wanted" notice
Feb 22, 2004 ... Netizen faces reproach for posting "wanted" noticeFUZHOU, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- A netizen in the eastern Chinaprovince of Fujian has been challenged for posting on a website thephoto of a man whom he declared was a thief. The man with a Web name of Karson in the port city ...
Standings of French first division soccer league
Feb 22, 2004 ... Standings of French first division soccer leaguePARIS, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of Frenchfirst division soccer league after Saturday's matches ( tabulatedunder games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1. Monaco 25 ...
O'Neal sued for $5.6 million by promotions company
Feb 22, 2004 ... O'Neal sued for $5.6 million by promotions companyWASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Los Angeles Lakers centerShaquille O'Neal was sued by a Tampa Bay promotions company for morethan 5.6 million US dollars for not attending charity events. Paramount Celebrity Management filed ...
New Zealand police searching for skilled international bag snatcher
Feb 22, 2004 ... New Zealand police searching for skilled international bagsnatcherWELLINGTON, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand police are trying tocatch South American William Depedri, 41, who they allege is aprofessional bag snatcher possibly trying to escape New Zealand on afake passport, ...
Results/standings of Portuguese premier league
Feb 22, 2004 ... Results/standings of Portuguese premier leagueLISBON, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results ofPortuguese premier league soccer matches played on Saturday: Belenenses lost to Academica 5-0 Porto bt Vitoria Guimaraes 3-0 Played on Friday: ...
Results of French first division soccer league
Feb 22, 2004 ... Results of French first division soccer leaguePARIS, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of Frenchfirst division soccer league matches on Saturday: Olympique Lyon bt Le Mans 2-0 Girondins Bordeaux drew RC Lens 0-0 Stade Rennes bt AC Ajaccio 4-1 ...
Popular Party's candidate heads opinion poll in Spain
Feb 22, 2004 ... Popular Party's candidate heads opinion poll in SpainMADRID, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Mario Rajoy, candidate of the rulingPopular Party (PP), heads the opinion polls for the upcoming generalelections on March 14 in Spain to choose a new prime minister for thenext four-year-term ....
Results of ATP World Indoor tournament semi-finals
Feb 22, 2004 ... Results of ATP World Indoor tournament semi-finalsBRUSSELS, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are the semi-final resultsfrom the 842,000 euros (1.07 million US dollars) World Indoor ATPtournament in ...
Results of Buenos Aires Open semi-finals
Feb 22, 2004 ... Results of Buenos Aires Open semi-finalsBUENOS AIRES, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results ofsemi-final matches in the 380,000 US dollars Buenos Aires Open ATPtournament on ...
Venezuelan economy slumped 9.2 percent in 2003
Feb 22, 2004 ... Venezuelan economy slumped 9.2 percent in 2003CARACAS, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Venezuelan economy reported a 9.2-percent slump last year, further down from the 8.9-percent shrinkageregistered in 2002, the Central Bank said on Saturday. In the last quarter of 2003, the Gross ...
Oscar awarding ceremony expects more Chinese TV viewers this year
Feb 22, 2004 ... Oscar awarding ceremony expects more Chinese TV viewers this year SHANGHAI, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- More Chinese television viewers willsee the 76th Oscar Awarding Ceremony on domestic TV channels thisyear as more TV stations have won the broadcasting right to theglobal movie ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Feb 22, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Sunday:Asahi, Mainichi, Nihon Keizai, Yomiuri: -- Key troop unit of Japan's Ground ...
Leading scorers of Portuguese premier league
Feb 22, 2004 ... Leading scorers of Portuguese premier leagueLISBON, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading scorers inthe Portuguese premier league after Saturday's matches: 13 - Adriano Louzada (Nacional Madeira), Benni McCarthy (Porto) 12 - Derlei Silva (Porto) 10 - ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Feb 22, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Sunday.Manila Bulletin: -- Opposition presidential candidate for the May electionsFernando Poe Jr. expressed ...
Spain backs Colombia's call to include ELN in EU terrorist list
Feb 22, 2004 ... Spain backs Colombia's call to include ELN in EU terrorist listBOGOTA, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Spanish Prime Minister JoseMaria Aznar said Saturday that Spain backs all efforts done byColombian President Alvaro Uribe in the anti-terror fight and willpush the European Union ...
Moya, Coria enters Buenos Aires Open final
Feb 22, 2004 ... Moya, Coria enters Buenos Aires Open finalBUENOS AIRES, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Top seed Guillermo Coria and thesecond seed Carlos Moya won the tickets for the Buenos Aires Openfinal here on Saturday. Defending champion Moya beat ...
President of Suriname arrives in Beijing
Feb 22, 2004 ... President of Suriname arrives in BeijingBEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- President Runaldo Ronald Venetiaan ofthe Republic of Suriname ...
NATO to carry out joint military exercises in Spain
Feb 22, 2004 ... NATO to carry out joint military exercises in SpainMADRID, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Six thousand troops from 12 members ofthe North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will carry out jointexercises from Feb. 23 to March 4 in southern Spain. The operation "Maritime Commitment 04" ...
Two Chinese students murdered in Oslo, Norway
Feb 22, 2004 ... Two Chinese students murdered in Oslo, NorwaySTOCKHOLM, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The two students who were murderedat a university in the Norwegian capital of Oslo were identified asChinese, the police announced Saturday. The bodies were discovered Friday morning in an apartment ...
Leading goalscorers of French first division soccer league
Feb 22, 2004 ... Leading goalscorers of French first division soccer leaguePARIS, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading goalscorersin French first division soccer league after Saturday' s games: 17 - Djibril Cisse (AJ Auxerre) 14 - Didier Drogba (Olympique Marseille), ...
Leading goalscorers of German first division soccer league
Feb 22, 2004 ... Leading goalscorers of German first division soccer leagueBERLIN, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading scorers inthe German first division soccer league after Saturday's matches: 19 - Ailton (Werder Bremen) 14 - Martin Max (Hansa Rostock) 12 - Roy ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Feb. 22
Feb 22, 2004 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Feb. 22BEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Following are highlights of majorBeijing-based newspapers on Sunday: All major Beijing-based newspapers frontpaged Chinese Premier WenJiabao's calling on leading officials to set a new ...
Figures: China's trade with partners in 6 continents
Feb 22, 2004 ... Figures: China's trade with partners in 6 continentsBEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's trade with partners in the six continents in 2003, with value in billion US dollars and changeon a year-on-year basis:Continent Total Change Export Change Import Change Asia ...
URGENT: isolation ends in China's first bird flu-hit town
Feb 22, 2004 ... URGENT: isolation ends in China's first bird flu-hit townDINGDANG TOWN, Guangxi, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- An official of Long'an County in south China's Guangxi Zhuang ...
Over 150,000 Nepalese teachers to boycott classes
Feb 22, 2004 ... Over 150,000 Nepalese teachers to boycott classesKATHMANDU, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- More than 150,000 public schoolteachers across Nepal will boycott the classes on Monday to press thegovernment fulfill their demands, The Kathmandu Post newspaperreported Sunday. "The teachers ...
Spirit rover explores Mars trench
Feb 22, 2004 ... Spirit rover explores Mars trenchPASADENA, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) --Spirit rover maneuvered its arm within a Mars trench on Saturday tosearch for signs of water, NASA scientists said. The rover took pictures on the wall and floor of the trench with amicroscopic imager on its arm and ...
Colombians demonstrate for releasing former president candidate
Feb 22, 2004 ... Colombians demonstrate for releasing former president candidateBOGOTA, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of Colombians demonstratedSaturday in Bogota for the release of former president candidateIngrid Betancourt and her adviser Clara Rojas. Betancourt and Rojas were abducted on ...
Figures: trade of China's mainland with major partners in Asia
Feb 22, 2004 ... Figures: trade of China's mainland with major partners in AsiaBEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Trade of the Chinese mainland with major partners in Asia in 2003, with value in million US dollars andchange on a year-on-year basis:Partner Total Change Exports Change Imports ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Feb 22, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapersNEW DELHI, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers on Sunday.Sunday Times of India: -- Three Pakistan-based terrorists arrested by Kashmir police hadplanned to carry out a ...
Chinese president pledges to further ties with Republic of Congo
Feb 22, 2004 ... Chinese president pledges to further ties with Republic of CongoBEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao said onSunday that his country is willing to make joint efforts with theRepublic of Congo in further expanding political exchanges andcooperation in various ...
Blair vows to fight for third term
Feb 22, 2004 ... Blair vows to fight for third termLONDON, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair hasvowed to run for a third successive term in office after what hedescribed as his "toughest time" over the past months, stressing "Iwill be putting myself forward." In an ...
Roundup: Haitian President Aristide accepts international peaceplan
Feb 22, 2004 ... Roundup: Haitian President Aristide accepts international peaceplanHAVANA, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Haitian President Jean-BertrandAristide announced Saturday that he accepted the international peaceplan that included the appointment of a new prime minister, accordingto reports ...
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0430 GMT, Feb. 22
Feb 22, 2004 ... Xinhua world economic news summary at 0430 GMT, Feb. 22CARACAS -- The Venezuelan economy reported a 9.2-percent slumplast year, further down from the 8.9-percent shrinkage registered in2002, the Central Bank said on Saturday. In the last quarter of 2003, the Gross Domestic ...
Isolation ends in China's first bird flu-hit town (more added)
Feb 22, 2004 ... Isolation ends in China's first bird flu-hit town (more added)DINGDANG TOWN, Guangxi, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Tang Bowen, magistrateof Long 'an County in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,announced Sunday morning the ending of isolation imposed on thecounty's Dingdang ...
Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapers
Feb 22, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapersISLAMABAD, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Pakistani English newspapers on Sunday.Dawn: -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf Saturday said thecountry's nuclear program will stay, ...
Canadian detained in Egypt for suspected al Qaida connection
Feb 22, 2004 ... Canadian detained in Egypt for suspected al Qaida connectionOTTAWA, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- An Egyptian-born Canadian has beendetained in his homeland for suspected al Qaida connection, and theEgyptian government is refusing to release him, media here reportedSaturday ....
Philippine banks' lending to real state sector down
Feb 22, 2004 ... Philippine banks' lending to real state sector downMANILA, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine banking system'sexposure to the real estate industry dropped by 2.8 percent to 187.71 billion pesos (3.35 billion US dollars) as of September 2003 froma year earlier, show the latest ...
Dhaka filled with cocktail of toxic gases
Feb 22, 2004 ... Dhaka filled with cocktail of toxic gasesDHAKA, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- People in the Bangladeshi capital arefacing health hazards because of intensified air pollution during thedry season, which began two months ago. According to the latest data provided by the department ...
S.Lankan president seeks mandate for peace with Tamil rebels in election
Feb 22, 2004 ... S.Lankan president seeks mandate for peace with Tamil rebels inelectionCOLOMBO, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan President ChandrikaKumaratunga seeks the mandate from her people to continue peace talkswith the Tamil Tiger rebels as top priority among other matters inthe ...
Figures: China's trade with major N. American partners
Feb 22, 2004 ... Figures: China's trade with major N. American partnersBEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's trade with major NorthAmerican partners in 2003, with value in million US dollars andchange on a year-on-year basis: ...
Figures: China's trade with APEC, EU, ASEAN
Feb 22, 2004 ... Figures: China's trade with APEC, EU, ASEANBEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's trade with APEC, EU and ASEANin 2003, with value in billion US dollars and change on a year-on-year basis:Economy Total Change Export ...
Figures: China's trade with major European partners
Feb 22, 2004 ... Figures: China's trade with major European partnersBEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's trade with major Europeanpartners in 2003, with value in million US dollars and change on ayear-on-year basis:Partner Total Change Exports Change Imports Change Germany ...
Figures: China's trade with major Oceanian partners
Feb 22, 2004 ... Figures: China's trade with major Oceanian partnersBEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's trade with major partners inOceania in 2003, with value in million US dollars and change on ayear-on-year basis: ...
Figures: China's trade with major Latin American partners
Feb 22, 2004 ... Figures: China's trade with major Latin American partnersBEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's trade with major partners inLatin America in 2003, with value in million US dollars and change ona year-on-year basis:Partner Total Change Exports Change Imports Change ...
Figures: China's trade with major African partners
Feb 22, 2004 ... Figures: China's trade with major African partnersBEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's trade with major Africanpartners in 2003, with value in million US dollars and change on ayear-on-year basis:Country Total Change Export Change Import Change ...
Figures: top 10 trade partners of China's mainland
Feb 22, 2004 ... Figures: top 10 trade partners of China's mainlandBEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese mainland's trade with itstop 10 partners in 2003, with the value in million US dollars andchange on a year-on-year basis:Partner Total Change Exports Change Imports Change ...
Pakistan not to wince on N-plan: Musharraf
Feb 22, 2004 ... Pakistan not to wince on N-plan: MusharrafISLAMABAD, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani President PervezMusharraf has said his country will not compromise on its nucleardevelopment. The president made the remarks while addressing a ceremony to handover a missile system to the ...
Figures: foreign trade of China's major coastal cities
Feb 22, 2004 ... Figures: foreign trade of China's major coastal citiesBEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Foreign trade volumes of China'smajor coastal cities in 2003, with value in million US dollars andchange on a year-on-year basis:CityTotal Change Export Change Import Change ...
Figures: foreign trade of China's major bonded zones
Feb 22, 2004 ... Figures: foreign trade of China's major bonded zonesBEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Foreign trade volumes of China'smajor bonded zones in 2003, with value in million US dollars andchange on a year-on-year basis:Bonded ZoneTotal Change Export Change Import Change ...