Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, March 8:
Hong Kong stocks higher at midday
Mar 08, 2004 ... Hong Kong stocks higher at middayHONG KONG, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong ...
Backgrounder: Oil Africa 2004, 1st sub-Saharan oil conference
Mar 08, 2004 ... Backgrounder: Oil Africa 2004, 1st sub-Saharan oil conferenceNAIROBI, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The first sub-Saharan oil, gas andpetrochemicals exhibition and conference, Oil Africa 2004, is to beheld in South Africa's Cape Town on March 9-11. It comes at a time when Africa's ...
Roundup: Norwegian peace envoy arrives in Sri Lanka amid rebel rift
Mar 08, 2004 ... Roundup: Norwegian peace envoy arrives in Sri Lanka amid rebelriftCOLOMBO, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Norwegian special peace envoy ErikSolheim arrived in the Sri Lanka in the early hours of Monday amidinternal rift in the ranks of Tamil Tiger rebels, diplomatic sourceshere said ....
500 houses devoured by fire in Philippines
Mar 08, 2004 ... 500 houses devoured by fire in PhilippinesMANILA, March 8 (Xinhua) -- At least 500 houses were destroyed andone firefighter was injured in an overnight fire in a city of MetroManila, a local TV reported Monday. No death was reported in the fire in the area of Potrero, ...
Feature: Bangladeshi shipbreakers end up in explosions, diseases
Mar 08, 2004 ... Feature: Bangladeshi shipbreakers end up in explosions, diseasesDHAKA, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Some 150 people died and 576 otherswere crippled in explosion accidents at the ship-breaking yards insoutheast Bangladesh in the last decade. This was revealed by a recent survey on ...
South Korean U-23 soccer team calls off warm-up games in China
Mar 08, 2004 ... South Korean U-23 soccer team calls off warm-up games in ChinaKUNMING, Southwest China, Mar. 8 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's under-23 soccer team that arrived here late on Sunday, has called off twowarm-up matches against Chinese teams, a Korea Football Association(KFA) official ...
Farmhouse fire kills five in east China
Mar 08, 2004 ... Farmhouse fire kills five in east ChinaHANGZHOU, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Five people died in a suspected farmhouse arson early Monday morning in Dongyang City, east China 'sZhejiang Province, police said. Two elderly people, two children and a young woman ...
DPRK warns Japan not to pressure on abduction issue
Mar 08, 2004 ... DPRK warns Japan not to pressure on abduction issuePYONGYANG, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic ofKorea (DPRK) on Monday warned Japan against imposing economicsanctions on it under the pretext of the "kidnapping issue." "We cannot remain an onlooker to ...
Iraqi leaders likely to sign constitution around mid-afternoon
Mar 08, 2004 ... Iraqi leaders likely to sign constitution around mid-afternoonBAGHDAD, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Iraq's Governing Council is likely tosign an interim constitution at 02:00 p.m. (1100 GMT) on Monday, acouncil spokesman said. "There will be a signing in the afternoon at about 2:00 ...
DPRK condemns S.Korea for linking economic cooperation with nuclearissue
Mar 08, 2004 ... DPRK condemns S.Korea for linking economic cooperation withnuclear issuePYONGYANG, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic ofKorea (DPRK) on Monday condemned South Korea for linking economiccooperation with the nuclear issue. During a recent visit to the ...
Official: west-east gas pipeline to be in operation this year
Mar 08, 2004 ... Official: west-east gas pipeline to be in operation this yearBEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- A 3,900-kilometer-long natural gaspipeline that spans across the breadth of the country is scheduledfor completion and commercial operation by the end of this year,according to ...
Sudan's militia declares war on LRA rebels of Uganda
Mar 08, 2004 ... Sudan's militia declares war on LRA rebels of UgandaKAMPALA, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The Equatoria Defense Forces (EDF), aSudanese militia group, has declared war on the Ugandan rebel group,the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) led by Joseph Kony. The EDF has traditionally been ...
Foreign exchange rates in Philippines
Mar 08, 2004 ... Foreign exchange rates in PhilippinesMANILA, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the Philippine peso released Monday by the central bankof the Philippines: Monday Friday US dollar 56.3210 ...
Myanmar forecasts richer monsoon paddy harvest in 2003-04 FY
Mar 08, 2004 ... Myanmar forecasts richer monsoon paddy harvest in 2003-04 FYYANGON, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar has forecast a richer monsoonpaddy harvest in the current 2003-04 fiscal year ending soon inMarch, hitting at least 850 million baskets (17.8 million tons ) ofthe crop, an increase ...
Pakistani tribesmen to hunt terrorists, helpers
Mar 08, 2004 ... Pakistani tribesmen to hunt terrorists, helpersISLAMABAD, March 8 (Xinhua)-- Tribesmen in Pakistan's SouthWaziristan district, which is bordering Afghanistan, are to huntterrorists and their helpers in the region, local media reported onMonday. A report of the Dawn, the ...
Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapers
Mar 08, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapersNAIROBI, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Kenyan newspapers on Monday. Kenya Times: -- Secretary General of Kenya's Central Organization of TradeUnion, Francis Atwoli, on Sunday demanded ...
Courtroom set up to hear domestic violence cases
Mar 08, 2004 ... Courtroom set up to hear domestic violence casesby Zha Xin SHIJIAZHUANG, March 8 (Xinhua) -- A court in north China's HebeiProvince has set up the country's first courtroom specifically tohear domestic abuse cases in an effort to show that it is takingseriously its ...
Results of Shanghai GP Foil tournament men's individual event (update- 2)
Mar 08, 2004 ... Results of Shanghai GP Foil tournament men's individual event (update-2)SHANGHAI, Mar. 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from themen's individual event top 16 elimination round of the FIE Grand PrixFoil tournament here on Monday (prefix numbers denote seedings): ...
Proposed constitutional amendments submitted, private property, human rights included
Mar 08, 2004 ... Proposed constitutional amendments submitted, private property,human rights includedBEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The draft amendment to China'sConstitution was submitted to the on-going national legislature'sannual session for deliberation Monday afternoon, which ...
China drafting law on western China development promotion
Mar 08, 2004 ... China drafting law on western China development promotionBEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- China is working on a law on thepromotion of development in western China and strive to produce thedraft law within this year, Vice-Minister Li Zishan of the StateDevelopment and Reform ...
Results of Shanghai GP Foil tournament men's individual event (update- 1)
Mar 08, 2004 ... Results of Shanghai GP Foil tournament men's individual event (update-1)SHANGHAI, Mar. 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from men 'sinvidual event elimination round of the FIE Grand Prix Foiltournament here on Monday (prefix numbers denote seedings): 1-Salvatore ...
URGENT: China moves to constitutionalize private property protection
Mar 08, 2004 ... URGENT: China moves to constitutionalize private propertyprotectionBEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese legislators began Monday toconsider whether to specify the inviolability of private property inthe nation's Constitution, and the draft constitutional amendment, ifapproved, ...
China to write human rights protection into Constitution
Mar 08, 2004 ... China to write human rights protection into ConstitutionBEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature, the NationalPeople's Congress (NPC), kicked start a landmark Constitutionalamendment which is expected to enshrine human rights protection forthe first time here Monday ...
URGENT: Draft amendment to Constitution submitted to national legislature
Mar 08, 2004 ... URGENT: Draft amendment to Constitution submitted to nationallegislatureBEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The draft amendment to China'sConstitution was submitted to the on-going national legislature'sannual session for deliberation Monday afternoon, which includesexpression on ...
Chinese defense minister meets Japanese guests
Mar 08, 2004 ... Chinese defense minister meets Japanese guestsBEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Defense Minister CaoGangchuan met here Monday with a delegation of middle rankingmilitary officers of the Sasakawa China-Japan Friendship Foundation,headed by Sasakawa Yohei, general-director of ...
China moves to constitutionalize private property protection
Mar 08, 2004 ... China moves to constitutionalize private property protection EDS-more added BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese legislators began Monday toconsider whether to specify the inviolability of private property inthe nation's Constitution, and the draft constitutional amendment, ...
Uganda to set up village health teams countrywide
Mar 08, 2004 ... Uganda to set up village health teams countrywideKAMPALA, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Village health teams (VHTs) are to beset up in every village of Uganda to strengthen health services atgrassroots level, the Ministry of Health has said. Richard Okwii, senior official from the ...
Transexual steals spotlight at Miss Universe-China show
Mar 08, 2004 ... Transexual steals spotlight at Miss Universe-China showBEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The orange bikini and chocolate-color wig shone under the spotlight, outlining the enchanting figureof Chen Lili, a transexual Chinese woman, at the Miss Universe-Chinacompetition in Southwestern ...
CPPCC members call for rigid protection of cropland
Mar 08, 2004 ... CPPCC members call for rigid protection of croplandBEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Members of the National Committee ofthe Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC),attended a plenary meeting of the annual session Monday, called forstrict policies and measures to ...
NBA standings after Sunday's games
Mar 08, 2004 ... NBA standings after Sunday's gamesWASHINGTON, Mar. 7 (Xinhua) -- Standings after National BasketballAssociation games played on Sunday:EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W L PCT GB New Jersey38 24 .613 -- New York 29 ...
NBA Sunday results (updated)
Mar 08, 2004 ... NBA Sunday results (updated)WASHINGTON, Mar. 7 (Xinhua) -- Results of Sunday's NationalBasketball Association games (home team in CAPS): HOUSTON 101 Dallas98 TORONTO 84 New Orleans 76 New York 99 WASHINGTON86 ...
Chinese foil youngster storms into semis at Shanghai GP
Mar 08, 2004 ... Chinese foil youngster storms into semis at Shanghai GPSHANGHAI, Mar. 8 (Xinhua) -- China's foil fencing young blood WuHanxiong, 23, showed his teeth at the men's individual quarter-finals of the FIE Shanghai Grand Prix foil tournament here on Monday. The Guangdong youngster ...
China moves to constitutionalize private property protection
Mar 08, 2004 ... China moves to constitutionalize private property protection EDS-updated by Xinhua Writers Xiao Hong, Che YumingBEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese legislators began Monday toconsider whether to specify the inviolability of private property inthe nation's Constitution, ...
Results of Shanghai GP Foil tournament men's individual event (update- 3)
Mar 08, 2004 ... Results of Shanghai GP Foil tournament men's individual event (update-3)SHANGHAI, Mar. 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from themen's individual event of the FIE Grand Prix Foil tournament here onMonday (prefix numbers denote seedings): ...
Profile: Greek Prime Minister-elect Costas Karamanlis
Mar 08, 2004 ... Profile: Greek Prime Minister-elect Costas KaramanlisBEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The main opposition New Democracy(ND) party, led by Costas Karamanlis, swept to a landslide victoryin Greece's general elections on Sunday, according to preliminaryresults. With nearly 98 ...
China moves to constitutionalize private property protection
Mar 08, 2004 ... China moves to constitutionalize private property protection EDS-background added BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese legislators began Monday toconsider whether to specify the inviolability of private property inthe nation's Constitution, and the draft constitutional amendment, ...
Chinese local lawmakers seek public views on legislation
Mar 08, 2004 ... Chinese local lawmakers seek public views on legislationYINCHUAN, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Lawmakers in this western city havebegun to hear public opinion on proposed legislation, in the latestinstance of Chinese local legislatures' drive to reflect the public'sinterests ....
China to write human rights protection into Constitution (more added)
Mar 08, 2004 ... China to write human rights protection into Constitution (moreadded) EDS-more background by Xinhua writer Zhou Xiaozheng BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature, the NationalPeople's Congress (NPC), kicked start a landmark Constitutionalamendment which is ...
Portuguese premier league summaries
Mar 08, 2004 ... Portuguese premier league summariesLISBON, Mar. 7 (Xinhua) -- Summaries of Portuguese premier leaguematches played on Sunday: Alverca 3 - Miguel Vargas 5, 15, Zeferino Soares 88 Estrela Amadora 0 Halftime: 2-0; Attendance: 3,000 - - - - ...
Foreign exchange rates in Indonesia
Mar 08, 2004 ... Foreign exchange rates in IndonesiaJAKARTA, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the Indonesian rupiah here Monday:Monday Saturday US dollar 8,570/8,600 8,570/8,600 Euro...
European Union optimistic over Indonesian election
Mar 08, 2004 ... European Union optimistic over Indonesian electionJAKARTA, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Countries grouped in European Unionare optimistic that the Indonesian election scheduled on April andOctober will go smoothly, an envoy said Monday. "I think the election process will go ...
China to write human rights protection into Constitution (more added)
Mar 08, 2004 ... China to write human rights protection into Constitution (moreadded) EDS-background, comments added by Xinhua writer Zhou Xiaozheng BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature, the NationalPeople's Congress (NPC), kicked start a landmark Constitutionalamendment ...
Seven-percent GDP growth target not low for China: minister
Mar 08, 2004 ... Seven-percent GDP growth target not low for China: ministerBEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The seven percent GDP growth targetset for this year is not low for China and it does not mean China haschanged its macroeconomic control policies, said Ma Kai, minister incharge of the State ...
India's economic growth predicted at 6.4 percent
Mar 08, 2004 ... India's economic growth predicted at 6.4 percentNEW DELHI, March 8 (Xinhua) -- A famous Indian credit ratingagency said that the economic growth may dip to 6.4 percent during2004-05, hinting that over 8 percent growth is unsustainable. However, the Investment Information ...
UNICEF funds children in Uganda's war-torn areas
Mar 08, 2004 ... UNICEF funds children in Uganda's war-torn areasKAMPALA, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Children'sEmergency Fund (UNICEF) has donated 4 million US dollars to improvethe welfare of children in the war-affected areas of north andeastern Uganda. UNICEF regional ...
China moves to constitutionalize private property protection
Mar 08, 2004 ... China moves to constitutionalize private property protection EDS-Three Represents, quotes added by Xinhua Writers Xiao Hong, Che YumingBEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese legislators began Monday toconsider whether to specify the inviolability of private property inthe ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, March 8
Mar 08, 2004 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, March 8BAGHDAD -- Iraq's Governing Council is likely to sign an interimconstitution at 02:00 p.m. (1100 GMT) on Monday, a council spokesmansaid. "There will be a signing in the afternoon at about 2:00 p.m. Thecouncil will meet at ...
Cause of NE China fatal mine blast pinpointed
Mar 08, 2004 ... Cause of NE China fatal mine blast pinpointedHARBIN, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Investigators say a high concentrationof toxic gas and a fire caused by a short circuit were to blame for aviolent explosion that killed 37 coal miners in northeast China twoweeks ago. The breakdown ...
Interview: Women need special attention in face of HIV/AIDS by Yuan Yuan
Mar 08, 2004 ... Interview: Women need special attention in face of HIV/AIDS byYuan YuanBANGKOK, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Women and girls are the weakest linkin the global campaign against HIV/AIDS due to their less- advantagedeconomic and cultural position in the society, said an official ofthe ...
Helpline for young sex assault victims opens in Beijing
Mar 08, 2004 ... Helpline for young sex assault victims opens in BeijingBEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- China's first helpline for girls whohave been victims of sexual assault has officially opened in Beijing,receiving 60-odd calls already. The line, set up by Beijing Forestry University ...
Backgrounder: revisions of China's Constitution
Mar 08, 2004 ... Backgrounder: revisions of China's ConstitutionBEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- China's current Constitution wasadopted in 1982 on the basis of the basic principle of theConstitution passed in 1954. The Constitution stipulates that the basic task for the nation isto ...
Chinese websites focus on games after first year of profits
Mar 08, 2004 ... Chinese websites focus on games after first year of profitsBEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Three leading Chinese gatewaywebsites, Sina, Sohu and Netease, have ambitious plans for onlinegames after they ending 2003 in the black. "Online games will continue to be the engine of ...
Tokyo stocks end mixed
Mar 08, 2004 ... Tokyo stocks end mixedTOKYO, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended narrowly mixedMonday, with profit-taking shaving early gains that pushed the keyNikkei index above 11,600 for the first time in 21 months. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average slipped 34.43 points, or ...
Chinese people alert on grain security as grain prices rise
Mar 08, 2004 ... Chinese people alert on grain security as grain prices riseBEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- "How about the prices of rice in yourcity?" This has been a theme of interest among local netizens whenthey converse in cyber forums, as price of rice, one of the principalstable food for ...
No decision on US-S.Korea joint troops station in Iraq: official
Mar 08, 2004 ... No decision on US-S.Korea joint troops station in Iraq: officialSEOUL, March 8 (Xinhua) -- South Korea has yet to determinewhether to accept a US proposal to station its troops in severalselected areas in northern Iraq, where South Korea is to deploy itsfresh forces next month, ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Mar 08, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapersCAIRO, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Monday.Al Ahram: -- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture Youssef Walidiscussed with the visiting Ethiopian ...
Tiger Cup soccer to be hosted by Vietnam, Malaysia
Mar 08, 2004 ... Tiger Cup soccer to be hosted by Vietnam, MalaysiaHANOI, Mar. 8 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam and Malaysia have been chosen ashosts for the group stages of the Tiger Cup 2004, it was announced onSunday. This is the first time that Malaysia will host the 10-team event,while Vietnam ...
Schedule for 2004 Tiger Cup soccer championships
Mar 08, 2004 ... Schedule for 2004 Tiger Cup soccer championshipsHANOI, Mar. 8 (Xinhua) -- Following is the schedule for the 2004Tiger Cup soccer championships: Group Matches, December 7 - 16, 2004 Semi-Finals: 1st Leg - December 29, 2004 2nd Leg - ...
Chronology of China's constitutional amendments
Mar 08, 2004 ... Chronology of China's constitutional amendmentsBEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- China's legislators heard theexplanations of the draft amendment to the Constitution at aparliamentary session Monday. This is the fourth amendment to theConstitution adopted in 1982. The previous three ...
Chinese, Scottish scientists to cooperate
Mar 08, 2004 ... Chinese, Scottish scientists to cooperateBEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Scottish scientistsexchanged ideas for cooperation on Monday at a symposium titled "Sino-Scottish Science -- Sharing Ideas" organized by the ChineseAcademy of Sciences (CAS) and the Royal Society ...
US military rejects human rights report in Afghanistan
Mar 08, 2004 ... US military rejects human rights report in AfghanistanKABUL, March 8 (Xinhua) -- A spokesman of Afghanistan-based USmilitary on Monday refuted the Human Rights reports on US troops'involvement in post-Taliban Afghanistan as unfounded. "I think the report shows the lack of ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Mar 08, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapersJERUSALEM, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are the major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers:Haaretz: -- Ahmad Fathi Sorour, the speaker of the Egyptian parliament,Sunday sent another letter to his Israeli ...
EU funds Uganda's tourism drive
Mar 08, 2004 ... EU funds Uganda's tourism driveKAMPALA, March 8 (Xinhua) -- A program funded by the EuropeanUnion (EU) has been launched with an aim to lift Uganda to the top ofthe tourism industry in Africa. Chief technical advisor of the Uganda Sustainable TourismDevelopment Program ...
Hong Kong stocks close down
Mar 08, 2004 ... Hong Kong stocks close downHONG KONG, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
US customs in Malaysian port to clear US-destined cargo
Mar 08, 2004 ... US customs in Malaysian port to clear US-destined cargoKUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (Xinhua) -- All containers destined for theUnited States will from Monday be checked by the US Customs stationedin Malaysian Port Klang as part of a special cooperation programbetween Malaysia and US ....