Xinhua News Agency back issues from Wednesday, February 25:
Russian presidential candidate Rybkin considers quitting race
Feb 25, 2004 ... Russian presidential candidate Rybkin considers quitting raceMOSCOW, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Russian presidential candidate IvanRybkin said on Tuesday that he might drop out of the presidentialrace, citing an illegal election campaign, the Interfax news agencyreported. In an ...
Enterprise-sponsored welfare system: heavy burdens of enterprises
Feb 25, 2004 ... Enterprise-sponsored welfare system: heavy burdens of enterprises by Chen Gang BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- China has determined to discard itsenterprise-sponsored welfare system established in the plannedeconomy era, which have become heavy burdens of ...
China to showcase achievements by overseas-trained Chinese
Feb 25, 2004 ... China to showcase achievements by overseas-trained ChineseBEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- China plans to hold its largest everexhibition highlighting the achievements made by Chinese peopletrained overseas from Feb. 29 to March 2 in Beijing, the Ministry ofPersonnel said Tuesday ....
Out-of-town auto registration by Shanghai buyers arouses governmentconcern
Feb 25, 2004 ... Out-of-town auto registration by Shanghai buyers arousesgovernment concernSHANGHAI, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The traffic administration ofShanghai has begun an investigation into local private buyersregistering their cars in cities other than Shanghai to avoid highlicense fees, a ...
Opener, Advisory
Feb 25, 2004 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forTuesday, february 24, 2004, and begins ...
Russian President dismisses government
Feb 25, 2004 ... Russian President dismisses governmentMOSCOW, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Putin said Tuesdayin a televised speech that he had dismissed the Russian governmentled by Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov. Putin's press service also confirmed that Kasyanov had ...
Nominations for Sri Lanka polls close
Feb 25, 2004 ... Nominations for Sri Lanka polls closeCOLOMBO, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The week-long nominations for SriLanka's parliamentary elections scheduled for April 2 concluded onTuesday. The third election within a four-year period is to be held toappoint a new 225-member assembly ....
Roundup: Death toll rises to 32 in NE China coal mine explosion
Feb 25, 2004 ... Roundup: Death toll rises to 32 in NE China coal mine explosionHARBIN, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers found another seven bodies inBaixing Coal Mine in Jixi City of northeast China's HeilongjiangProvince, bringing the death toll of the mine explosion to 32, saidVice Mayor Xu ...
Washington reaffirms support for rebuilding Afghanistan
Feb 25, 2004 ... Washington reaffirms support for rebuilding AfghanistanKABUL, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The United States is committed to helpAfghanistan rebuild itself and recover from devastation by twodecades of war, the US undersecretary of state for global affairssaid here Tuesday evening ....
Leading air-conditioner manufacturer unveils auto-making plan
Feb 25, 2004 ... Leading air-conditioner manufacturer unveils auto-making planby Zha XinWUHAN, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's famous air-conditionermanufacturer, the Aux Group, will join automakers for a share of thelustrous car market, with a planned investment of 8 billion yuan ...
Afghanistan to seek further assistance in Berlin conference
Feb 25, 2004 ... Afghanistan to seek further assistance in Berlin conferenceKABUL, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The transitional government ofPresident Hamid Karzai is looking forward to getting moreinternational support for the reconstruction of post-war Afghanistan,an official said. "We hope ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Feb 25, 2004 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Tuesday:News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (part 1) Trading on Hong Kong stock exchange ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Feb. 24 (2)
Feb 25, 2004 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Feb. 24 (2)China to continue pushing forward six-party talks: FM Hang Seng China Enterprises Index down China holds consultations with DPRK, Japan, ROK, US before six-party talks China to establish work safety indexes ...
Market exchange rates -- Feb. 25
Feb 25, 2004 ... Market exchange rates -- Feb. 25BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Market exchange rates of four majorcurrencies against RMB yuan for Wednesday, announced by the People'sBank of China:Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) US Dollar 100 827.71 ...
Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria reject reform imposed from outside
Feb 25, 2004 ... Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria reject reform imposed from outsideCAIRO, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Syria havevoiced rejection to any reform imposed from outside, Egypt's officialMENA news agency reported on Tuesday. "The three countries made the stance clear in ...
URGENT: ROK, Russian delegations hold consultation before six- partytalks
Feb 25, 2004 ... URGENT: ROK, Russian delegations hold consultation before six-party talksBEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The delegations of the Republic ofKorea (ROK) and Russia are holding consultation here Wednesday from7:30 a.m. for the upcoming six-party talks in Beijing. The ROK ...
Second round of six-party talks will start in Beijing
Feb 25, 2004 ... Second round of six-party talks will start in BeijingBEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The second round of six-party talkswill start at nine o'clock in Beijing Wednesday and all delegationshave arrived and are ready for the talks. The talks, involving China, the Democratic ...
U.S. vows to send clean team to Athens
Feb 25, 2004 ... U.S. vows to send clean team to AthensWASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The United States will send aclean team to Athens for the 2004 Olympic Games considering thesteroid scandals, which had brought shame on the image of the U.S.sports. "The U.S. never wants to send a team ...
Earthquake kills over 550 in Morocco
Feb 25, 2004 ... Earthquake kills over 550 in MoroccoRABAT, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) --At least 564 people have been killed and more than 300 others wereinjured in northern Morocco on Tuesday, Health Minister MohamedCheikh Biadillah said on Tuesday. "The death toll has risen to 564," Biadillah told ...
Iverson out again for Tuesday's game
Feb 25, 2004 ... Iverson out again for Tuesday's gameWASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Allen Iverson did not travel toAtlanta with his team, the Philadelphia 76ers, for Tuesday's NBA gameagainst the Hawks. This is the second straight game the All-Star guard is going tomiss because of a sore ...
US official due in Cairo for new Mideast plan
Feb 25, 2004 ... US official due in Cairo for new Mideast planCAIRO, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- US Under Secretary of State forEconomics, Business and Agriculture Alan Larson is due here Wednesdayfor talks on the US-formulated plan for a new Middle East, diplomaticsources said on Tuesday. During ...
1.1 million people in Qinghai shake off poverty
Feb 25, 2004 ... 1.1 million people in Qinghai shake off povertyXINING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Ten years of endeavors have enabled1.1 million needy people in Qinghai Province in northwest China tohave ample food and clothing. The province has invested nearly 6 billion yuan (some 723 ...
Nigeria to hold African wheelchair basketball
Feb 25, 2004 ... Nigeria to hold African wheelchair basketballLAGOS, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The First International WheelchairBasketball tournament will be held in Nigeria's commercial capitalLagos from March 18 to 20, the state-run News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported Tuesday. The report ...
Ray Allen dumps trade talks
Feb 25, 2004 ... Ray Allen dumps trade talksWASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Seattle SuperSonics' guard RayAllen said he was not worried about rumors that the team will tradehim at the end of the season. "That would be crazy," Allen said. "That's nothing I'd be worriedabout." The ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Feb. 25
Feb 25, 2004 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Feb. 25MOSCOW -- Russian President Putin said Tuesday in a televisedspeech that he had dismissed the Russian government led by PrimeMinister Mikhail Kasyanov. Putin's press service also confirmed that Kasyanov had beendismissed and ...
Champions League collated summaries
Feb 25, 2004 ... Champions League collated summariesLONDON, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the collated summariesof Tuesday's Champions League first knockout round, first legmatches: In Munich: Bayern Munich 1 Real Madrid 1 Scorers: Bayern Munich - Roy Makaay ...
URGENT: The last round of bilateral consultation before six- partytalks ends
Feb 25, 2004 ... URGENT: The last round of bilateral consultation before six-partytalks endsBEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The delegations of the Republic ofKorea and Russia ...
Paradorn suffers early exit at Marseille
Feb 25, 2004 ... Paradorn suffers early exit at MarseillePARIS, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Third seed Paradorn Srichaphan ofThailand was ousted from the Marseille Open on Tuesday by AlbertoMartin 6-1, 3-6, 2-6 in the first round. The Asia's top tennis player ascribed the defeat to a ...
English FA Cup fifth round replay summary
Feb 25, 2004 ... English FA Cup fifth round replay summaryLONDON, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following is the summary of theEnglish FA Cup fifth round replay played on Tuesday (Roman numeraldenotes division of non-premier league team): ...
Bayern tie Real Madrid 1-1 in Champions League
Feb 25, 2004 ... Bayern tie Real Madrid 1-1 in Champions LeagueBERLIN, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Goalkeeper Oliver Kahn conceded a lategoal to help Real Madrid fight to a 1-1 away draw against BayernMunich in the first leg of their Champions League first knockoutround tie on Tuesday. The German ...
Earthquake kills over 550 in northern Morocco
Feb 25, 2004 ... Earthquake kills over 550 in northern Morocco EDS-Updated withmore details RABAT, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- At least 564 people havebeen killed and more than 300 others were injured in an earthquake innorthern Morocco on Tuesday, Morocco's Health Minister Mohamed CheikhBiadillah said on ...
URGENT: All delegations for the six-party talks enter Diaoyutai
Feb 25, 2004 ... URGENT: All delegations for the six-party talks enter DiaoyutaiBEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- All delegations for ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Feb 25, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Wednesday. Asahi, Yomiuri, Mainichi, Nihon Keizai: -- Four men were arrested in two separate cases for ...
FLASH: SECOND ROUND OF SIX-PARTY TALKS BEGINS
Feb 25, 2004 ... FLASH: SECOND ROUND OF ...
Marseille Open first round results
Feb 25, 2004 ... Marseille Open first round resultsPARIS, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the first round resultsin the 593,750 US dollars Marseille ATP Open on Tuesday ( prefixnumber denotes seeding): 7-Arnaud Clement, France, bt Goran Ivanisevic, Croatia, 6-2, 6- 7(4-7), 6-4 ...
Lizarazu out of action for two weeks
Feb 25, 2004 ... Lizarazu out of action for two weeksPARIS, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Bayern Munich defender Bixente Lizarazuwill be out of action for two weeks after he sustained a thigh injuryin the 1-1 Champions League draw against Real Madrid on Tuesday. "I'll be out for two weeks," said the ...
URGENT: Wang Yi urges "mutual respect and flexibility" in six- partytalks
Feb 25, 2004 ... URGENT: Wang Yi urges "mutual respect and flexibility" in six-party talksBEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yi, Chinese vice foreignminister and head of the Chinese delegation, said here ...
Second Beijing six-party talks begin (more added)
Feb 25, 2004 ... Second Beijing six-party talks begin (more added)BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The second round of six-party talkson the Korean nuclear issue started at nine o'clock, Wednesday incentral Beijing's Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. The talks involve China, the Democratic People's ...
AC Milan play 0-0 against Prague in Champions League
Feb 25, 2004 ... AC Milan play 0-0 against Prague in Champions LeaguePRAGUE, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Holders AC Milan were held to ascoreless tie by Sparta Prague in a Champions League knockout roundfirst-leg match here on Tuesday. Against the temperatures that dipped to below zero, the ...
Major news items in Philippine leading newspapers
Feb 25, 2004 ... Major news items in Philippine leading newspapersMANILA, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Wednesday.Philippine Daily Inquirer: -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has got 31.9 percent of thevotes while ...
Libya refuses to accept responsibility for Lockerbie crash
Feb 25, 2004 ... Libya refuses to accept responsibility for Lockerbie crashCAIRO, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Libyan Foreign Minister Abdul RahmanMohammed Shalgam said on Tuesday his country was not responsible forthe 1988 Lockerbie crash, according to reports from Tripoli, capitalof Libya ....
Spain to help quake-struck Morocco
Feb 25, 2004 ... Spain to help quake-struck MoroccoMADRID, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish government said Tuesdaythat it would help Morocco mitigate the damage caused by a strongearthquake in the country's northeastern Alhucemas province, whichleft 226 people dead and 120 wounded. At a ...
URGENT: ROK calls for earnest, tolerant attitude in six-party talks
Feb 25, 2004 ... URGENT: ROK calls for earnest, tolerant attitude in six-partytalksBEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Head of the delegation from theRepublic of Korea (ROK) and the ROK's Deputy Minister of ForeignAffairs and Trade Lee Soo-Hyuck called on all parties to the ...
Spain becomes main entrance of drugs to EU
Feb 25, 2004 ... Spain becomes main entrance of drugs to EUMADRID, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Spain seized 738 tons of hashish and45 tons of cocaine in 2003, breaking the record in history andtripling the seizure in 2002, the government announced on Tuesday. The cocaine seized last year accounted ...
Urgent: DPRK to adhere to principles while showing flexibility,delegation head
Feb 25, 2004 ... Urgent: DPRK to adhere to principles while showing flexibility,delegation headBEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic ofKorea (DPRK) will adhere to principles while showing ...
Lokomotiv edge over Monaco 2-1 in Champions League
Feb 25, 2004 ... Lokomotiv edge over Monaco 2-1 in Champions LeagueMOSCOW, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Goals by Marat Izmailov and VladimirMaminov gave Lokomotiv Moscow a 2-1 home win over Monaco in theirChampions League first knockout round, first leg match on Tuesday. Against light snow, the ...
Museum commemorating victims of Nanjing Massacre to open to publicfor free
Feb 25, 2004 ... Museum commemorating victims of Nanjing Massacre to open to publicfor freeNANJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- From March 1, the museumcommemorating victims of the Nanjing Massacre in late 1937 inNanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, will open to thepublic for free ....
Arsenal win 3-2 over Celta in Champions League
Feb 25, 2004 ... Arsenal win 3-2 over Celta in Champions LeagueMADRID, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Arsenal scored a 3-2 away victory overCelta Vigo in the knockout first leg match on Tuesday, striding a bigstep towards the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Two goals from Brazilian midfielder ...
Earthquake kills over 550 in Morocco
Feb 25, 2004 ... Earthquake kills over 550 in MoroccoRABAT, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) --At least 564 people were killed and more than 300 others injured innorthern Morocco on Tuesday, Health Minister Mohamed Cheikh Biadillahsaid on Tuesday. "The death toll has risen to 564," Biadillah told state ...
Chambers handed two-year ban for positive THG test
Feb 25, 2004 ... Chambers handed two-year ban for positive THG testLONDON, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- European 100 meters champion DwainChambers was suspended for two years after failing a test for the newdesigner steroid THG, said UK Athletics in a statement releasedTuesday. The ban, which runs ...
Backgrounder: Chronology of major earthquakes worldwide in pastyear
Feb 25, 2004 ... Backgrounder: Chronology of major earthquakes worldwide in pastyearBEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- At least 564 people have been killedand more than 300 others were injured when a powerful earthquake hitnorthern Morocco on Tuesday. The following is a chronology of major ...
Mexico tightens import ban on US poultry
Feb 25, 2004 ... Mexico tightens import ban on US poultryMEXICO CITY, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Mexico took the "technicaldecision" of banning poultry imports from the United States onTuesday after a case of avian influenza, or bird flu, was found inTexas. The National Service for Food ...
URGENT: US shows no intention to attack DPRK, delegation head
Feb 25, 2004 ... URGENT: US shows no intention to attack DPRK, delegation headBEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The United States has no intention toattack the Democratic People's Republic of ...
URGENT: Second round of six-party talks begins
Feb 25, 2004 ... URGENT: Second round of six-party talks beginsBEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The second round of six-party talkson the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue started in Beijing ...
Opposition to stage protest against President Chavez
Feb 25, 2004 ... Opposition to stage protest against President ChavezCARACAS, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The opposition Democratic Coordinatorannounced Tuesday that it would stage demonstrations during a summitof the Group of 15, to voice its support for the recall referendumagainst President Hugo ...
IAEA to help Libya develop nuclear technology for civilian purposes
Feb 25, 2004 ... IAEA to help Libya develop nuclear technology for civilianpurposesCAIRO, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Mohamed ElBaradei, chief of theInternational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said on Tuesday that theIAEA will help Libya develop nuclear technology for civilian purposesafter Libya ...
US to turn away boat people from Haiti: spokesman
Feb 25, 2004 ... US to turn away boat people from Haiti: spokesmanWASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The United States will stop andreturn Haitian boat people to their country, White House spokesmanScott McClellan said at a news briefing on Tuesday. "We have a plan in place to stop any boats ....
US concerned about Haitian situation
Feb 25, 2004 ... US concerned about Haitian situationHAVANA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The United States is concerned aboutthe situation in Haiti, reports from Santo Domingo quoted USAmbassador to the Dominican Republic Hans H. Hartell as sayingTuesday. Hartell's statement came after his talks ...
All sides to discuss concrete issues in six-party talks, Wang Yi
Feb 25, 2004 ... All sides to discuss concrete issues in six-party talks, Wang Yi EDS-More added BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yi, Chinese vice foreignminister and delegation head for six-party talks, said here Wednesdaythat all sides now expect to "discuss concrete problems and scoreconcrete ...
Asian Champions League results/standings
Feb 25, 2004 ... Asian Champions League results/standingsBEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Following are the collated results ofAsian Champions League soccer matches played on Tuesday: Group D Neftchi, Uzbekistan, lost to Al Ittihad, Saudi Arabia, 1-3 Al Arabi, Kuwait, tied ...
Celtic striker Maloney to be sidelined for nine months
Feb 25, 2004 ... Celtic striker Maloney to be sidelined for nine monthsLONDON, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Celtic striker Shaun Maloney will beout of action for nine months after rupturing his anterior cruciateligament in his left knee, the Glasgow club said on Tuesday. The Scotland Under-21 ...
Nordic skiing World Cup cross-country results/standings
Feb 25, 2004 ... Nordic skiing World Cup cross-country results/standingsOSLO, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading results fromNordic skiing World Cup cross-country events in Trondheim, Norway onTuesday: Women's 1.0 km sprint 1. Marit Bjoergen, Norway2. Evi ...
FARC insists on swapping hostages with Colombian government
Feb 25, 2004 ... FARC insists on swapping hostages with Colombian governmentBOGOTA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) insists on a humanitarian swap of hostages forprisoners as proposed to the Colombian government, FARC spokesmanRaul Reyes said Tuesday ....
US optimistic about future Doha negotiations
Feb 25, 2004 ... US optimistic about future Doha negotiationsSAN JOSE, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- US Trade Representative RobertZoellick voiced confidence on Tuesday in the success of the upcomingnegotiations of the Doha Round. At a press conference during the ongoing forum of the Group ofCairns ...
Ancient tomb discovered intact in NW China
Feb 25, 2004 ... Ancient tomb discovered intact in NW ChinaURUMQI, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- A farmer in Turpan in the XinjiangUygur Autonomous Region, northwest China, recently found a well-preserved ancient tomb on his farm. The farmer, Halik, discovered the tomb when he was working in ...