Xinhua News Agency back issues from Wednesday, March 17:
Shanghai reforms medical system, extending cheaper services tomigrants
Mar 17, 2004 ... Shanghai reforms medical system, extending cheaper services tomigrantsSHANGHAI, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The more than four million migrantworkers and their family members in Shanghai will have more access tobasic medical assistance beginning this year as the metropolisreforms its ...
Patent applications in China amount to 2 million
Mar 17, 2004 ... Patent applications in China amount to 2 millionBEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The total number of patentapplications in China has exceeded two million since the nationalpatent law took effect on April 1, 1985, the State IntellectualProperty Office announced Wednesday. The ...
Turkey backs Georgia's territorial integrity: spokesman
Mar 17, 2004 ... Turkey backs Georgia's territorial integrity: spokesmanANKARA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesmanNamik Tan said on Wednesday that Turkey attached importance to theterritorial integrity of neighboring Georgia. Tan made the remarks at a weekly news ...
Chinese premier urges to properly handle death of Chinese miners inTurkish gas explosion
Mar 17, 2004 ... Chinese premier urges to properly handle death of Chinese minersin Turkish gas explosion BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- ChinesePremier Wen Jiabao on Wednesday urged the Chinese embassy in Turkeyto properly handle the deaths of five Chinese miners in a Turkishcoal mine gas explosion ....
Peres denies talks with Sharon on coalition government
Mar 17, 2004 ... Peres denies talks with Sharon on coalition governmentJERUSALEM, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Labor Party ChairmanShimon Peres Wednesday denied reports that negotiations were underwaywith Prime Minister Ariel Sharon over the possibility of Labor'sjoining in a Sharon-led ...
Two power plants to be established near Baghdad
Mar 17, 2004 ... Two power plants to be established near BaghdadBAGHDAD, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Electricity Ministry hassigned two contracts with international companies from Scandinaviaand the United States to establish two modern power plants nearBaghdad, the local newspaper Al Sharq Al ...
Major news items in leading US newspapers
Mar 17, 2004 ... Major news items in leading US newspapersWASHINGTON, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are major newsitems in leading US newspapers on Wednesday:The Washington Post: -- A year after the invasion of Iraq, anti-American views havehardened in Europe and in Muslim ...
Four drug gang members executed in east China
Mar 17, 2004 ... Four drug gang members executed in east China HANGZHOU, March 17(Xinhua) -- Four convicted drug traffickers were executed and anotherwas given a death sentence with a two- year reprieve Wednesday inJinhua City of east China's Zhejiang Province. With the approval of the Supreme ...
British Chancellor vows to keep growth stable
Mar 17, 2004 ... British Chancellor vows to keep growth stableLONDON, March 17 (Xinhua) -- British Chancellor of the ExchequerGordon Brown said Wednesday the Labor government would try tomaintain the economic stability the country has enjoyed over the pastfew years against a background of world ...
CEOs worldwide identify Asia as key market for growth: IBM study
Mar 17, 2004 ... CEOs worldwide identify Asia as key market for growth: IBM studyHONG KONG, March 17 (Xinhua) -- In a global study unveiled hereWednesday by IBM Business Consulting Services, Asia, and China inparticular, was cited as the key new market for revenue growth. Focused ...
Writethru: Israel's war on terror not limited by time: FM
Mar 17, 2004 ... Writethru: Israel's war on terror not limited by time: FM Eds:Updates with more quotesJERUSALEM, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Foreign Minister SilvanShalom said on Wednesday that Israel's war on terror is not limitedby time and will continue as long as there is a threat ....
Backgrounder: Ten Iraqis on Pentagon's most-wanted list still atlarge
Mar 17, 2004 ... Backgrounder: Ten Iraqis on Pentagon's most-wanted list still atlargeBEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- A year after the Iraq war, tenIraqis on Pentagon's most wanted list are still at large with 45 ofthem having been captured. The latest capture was made on Feb. 15when Muhammad ...
Average Manila hotel occupancy rate up in January
Mar 17, 2004 ... Average Manila hotel occupancy rate up in JanuaryMANILA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The average hotel occupancy rate wasup 15.76 percent to 67.07 percent in Metro Manila than the 57. 94-percent level recorded for the same month in 2003, the PhilippineDepartment of Tourism said ...
Roundup: War on terror, homeland security likely to dominate Bush'sreelection campaign By Pan Yunzhao
Mar 17, 2004 ... Roundup: War on terror, homeland security likely to dominateBush's reelection campaign By Pan YunzhaoWASHINGTON, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Nearly one year after the startof the Iraq war, the Bush administration was still unable to findweapons of mass destruction (WMD) ...
Bangladesh misses reasonable share of UAE market
Mar 17, 2004 ... Bangladesh misses reasonable share of UAE marketDHAKA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh is missing a reasonableshare of the 34.2 billion US dollar market in the United ArabEmirates with only an export performance limited to over 20 milliondollars, according to an official survey ....
S.Lanka to erect memorial for Indian peace keeping forces in capital
Mar 17, 2004 ... S.Lanka to erect memorial for Indian peace keeping forces incapitalCOLOMBO, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka will erect a memorial tohonor soldiers of the Indian Peace Keeping Forces (IPKF) who died infighting against Tamil Tiger rebels more than 14 years ago, TheIsland ...
Foreign exchange rates in the Philippines
Mar 17, 2004 ... Foreign exchange rates in the PhilippinesMANILA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the Philippine peso released Wednesday by the centralbank of the Philippines: WednesdayTuesdayUS dollar ...
Thailand to inject fund for development in 3 southern provinces
Mar 17, 2004 ... Thailand to inject fund for development in 3 southern provincesBANGKOK, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Thai government will inject over 28billion baht (717.94 million US dollars) to support development inthe country's three southern border provinces of Yala, Narathiwat,and Pattani over ...
Swedish prosecutors arrive in Aceh for probe into rebellion
Mar 17, 2004 ... Swedish prosecutors arrive in Aceh for probe into rebellionJAKARTA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- A team of six Swedish prosecutorsarrived Wednesday in the Indonesian province of Aceh to find linksbetween rebellion in the province and suspected rebel leaders livingin exile in Sweden ....
Major foreign exchange rates in Pakistan
Mar 17, 2004 ... Major foreign exchange rates in PakistanISLAMABAD, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are major exchangerates against the Pakistani rupee issued by the Treasury ManagementDivision of the National Bank of Pakistan on Wednesday.Selling Buying Buying TT & OD ...
Opener, Advisory
Mar 17, 2004 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forTuesday, March 16, 2004, and begins ...
China expresses willingness to further expand trade with US
Mar 17, 2004 ... China expresses willingness to further expand trade with US BEIJING, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Minister of Commerce Bo Xilaisaid here Tuesday that China is willing to further expand trade withthe United States and welcomes US enterprises to participate inChinese market competition ....
Chinese peacekeeping troops leave for Liberia (more added)
Mar 17, 2004 ... Chinese peacekeeping troops leave for Liberia (more added)BEIJING, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese peacekeeping troops left twoChinese cities on Tuesday for a UN peacekeeping mission to Liberia inwestern Africa. Aboard UN planes, the 70-member advance team of an ...
Romania name 15 foreign-based players for Scotland friendly
Mar 17, 2004 ... Romania name 15 foreign-based players for Scotland friendlyBUCHAREST, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Romanian coach Anghel Iordanescuon Tuesday named the following 15 foreign-based players for thefriendly soccer international against Scotland in Glasgow on March31: Goalkeepers: ...
China vow to beat Malaysia in Olympic soccer qualifier
Mar 17, 2004 ... China vow to beat Malaysia in Olympic soccer qualifierWUHAN, China, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese soccer squad have nooption but beat Malaysia here on March 20 in their second group matchof Asian zone qualifying tournament for Athens Olympics. Shen Xiangfu, head coach of the ...
Roundup: Europe gears up to fight terrorism after Madrid attack -- By Wu Liming
Mar 17, 2004 ... Roundup: Europe gears up to fight terrorism after Madrid attack -- By Wu LimingBRUSSELS, March 16 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) will holdan emergency meeting of justice and interior ministers Friday todiscuss fights against terrorism, a pressing issue following ...
China, Kenya sign tourism MOU
Mar 17, 2004 ... China, Kenya sign tourism MOUBEIJING, March 16 (Xinhua) -- The China National TourismAdministration and the Kenya Tourist Board Tuesday signed theMemorandum of Understanding on the implementation plan for organizedgroup travel by Chinese citizens to Kenya. The signing of ...
China to assess progress toward development goals
Mar 17, 2004 ... China to assess progress toward development goalsBEIJING, March 16 (Xinhua)-- China, together with the UnitedNations, will examine its progress toward meeting the MillenniumDevelopment Goals (MDGs) March 25 to 27 during a high levelinternational conference on MDGs, according to ...
Chinese, French navies hold maritime exercises
Mar 17, 2004 ... Chinese, French navies hold maritime exercises QINGDAO, March 16(Xinhua) -- Two Chinese naval warships and two French warships endeda joint maritime drill Tuesday afternoon off the coast of Qingdao, aport city in east China's Shandong province. The two navies successfully ...
Kashmir remains core issue between India, Pakistan: Pakistani PM
Mar 17, 2004 ... Kashmir remains core issue between India, Pakistan: Pakistani PMISLAMABAD, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister MirZafarullah Khan Jamali Tuesday said the Kashmir dispute remains thecore issue between India and Pakistan. The prime minister made the remarks while ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (part 2)
Mar 17, 2004 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (part 2)HONG KONG, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong on Tuesday:Aceh rebels trying to foil elections: Indonesian military US to engage Musharraf to end secret ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- March 16
Mar 17, 2004 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- March 16 BEIJING, March 16(Xinhua) -- Following are the domestic news items released by Xinhuaon Tuesday: Market exchange rates -- March 16 Urgent: Isolation ends in China's last two bird flu-hit areasIsolation ends in ...
Xinhua releases signed article against foreign intervention in HongKong affairs
Mar 17, 2004 ... Xinhua releases signed article against foreign intervention inHong Kong affairs BEIJING, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Xinhua News Agencyreleased on Tuesday a signed article denouncing US Senator SamBrownback for seeking to intervene in Hong Kong affairs. Beginning with a harsh criticism ...
Sino-European relationship in "active" and "fruitful" phase:Chinese FM
Mar 17, 2004 ... Sino-European relationship in "active" and "fruitful" phase:Chinese FMBEIJING, March 16 (Xinhua) -- The Sino-European relationship isnow in its most "active" and "fruitful" phase, said Chinese ForeignMinister Li Zhaoxing here Tuesday. Li made the remarks at a press ...
Zimbabwean opposition party suspends acting mayor of Harare
Mar 17, 2004 ... Zimbabwean opposition party suspends acting mayor of HarareHARARE, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwean opposition party Movementfor Democratic Change (MDC) in Harare province on Tuesday suspendedacting Harare Mayor Sekesayi Makwavarara for allegedly defying adirective by the party's ...
Baggio says thanks at start of good-bye to soccer
Mar 17, 2004 ... Baggio says thanks at start of good-bye to soccerROME, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Italian soccer star Roberto Baggio hadan open letter published by an Italian daily on Tuesday to thank hismillions of well-wishers at the start of what many think will be hislong good-bye to Italian ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, March 17
Mar 17, 2004 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, March 17GAZA -- Israeli Apache helicopters fired three missiles on anempty house in northern Gaza, killing at least two Palestinians andinjuring 13 bystanders, Palestinian witnesses and medics said. Medics at Shiffa hospital said that ...
Sinopec to sponsor Chinese Shanghai F1 Grand Prix
Mar 17, 2004 ... Sinopec to sponsor Chinese Shanghai F1 Grand PrixLONDON, March 16 (Xinhua) -- China's largest petrochemicalcorporation China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) signed along term sponsorship agreement with Allsopp, Parker & Marsh (APM), aBritish sports management company, ...
URGENT: Haiti's interim PM forms new government
Mar 17, 2004 ... URGENT: Haiti's interim PM forms new governmentHAVANA, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Haiti's interim Prime Minister GerardLatortue formed a new government ...
Market exchange rates -- March 17
Mar 17, 2004 ... Market exchange rates -- March 17BEIJING, March 17 (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 ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- March 17
Mar 17, 2004 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- March 17BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are highlights of majorBeijing-based newspapers on Wednesday: All the papers front-page the full text of the Report on the Workof the Government delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao ...
Haiti's interim PM forms new government
Mar 17, 2004 ... Haiti's interim PM forms new governmentHAVANA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Haitian interim Prime Minister GerardLatortue Tuesday formed a new government, more than two weeks afterousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide fled his country. The new cabinet consists of 13 members, ...
WWII bombs unearthed in Munich's new stadium
Mar 17, 2004 ... WWII bombs unearthed in Munich's new stadiumBERLIN, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Two bombs left from the World War Twowere found at the construction site for Munich's New soccer stadiumon Tuesday and detonated in a controlled explosion, police said. The ...
Spain participates NATO's expanded anti-terror surveillance patrols
Mar 17, 2004 ... Spain participates NATO's expanded anti-terror surveillancepatrolsMADRID, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Spain sent two frigates and a patrolboat to participate the expanded anti-terrorist surveillance patrolsby the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO) across theMediterranean, ...
Castro lauds Zapatero's decision to withdraw troops from Iraq
Mar 17, 2004 ... Castro lauds Zapatero's decision to withdraw troops from IraqHAVANA, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Cuban President Fidel Castrocongratulated the future Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis RodriguezZapatero on his electoral win and his decision to withdraw troopsfrom Iraq before June 30, ...
Portuguese Prime Minister urges calmness in face of terrorism
Mar 17, 2004 ... Portuguese Prime Minister urges calmness in face of terrorismLISBON, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Portuguese Prime Minister Jose ManuelDurao Barroso said Tuesday that the government was doing its best toprevent terrorism from spreading to the country, despite theexistence of real ...
Two Palestinians killed in Israeli missile attacks
Mar 17, 2004 ... Two Palestinians killed in Israeli missile attacksGAZA CITY, March 17 (Xinhua) -- At least two Palestinians werekilled and another seven ...
Pippen not come back next season
Mar 17, 2004 ... Pippen not come back next seasonWASHINGTON, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Scottie Pippen has already madeup his mind not to come back next season, local paper reportedTuesday. With only 16 games left, Pippen confirmed he probably won't playagain this season, and he acknowledged ...
FARC condemns Madrid attacks as "reproachable and senseless"
Mar 17, 2004 ... FARC condemns Madrid attacks as "reproachable and senseless"BOGOTA, March 16 (Xinhua) -- The Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) condemned Tuesday as "reproachable and senseless" theattacks on the train system in Spain's capital Madrid while voicingsolidarity with ...
Portuguese Cup semi-final summary
Mar 17, 2004 ... Portuguese Cup semi-final summaryLISBON, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Following is the summary of aPortuguese Cup semi-final match played on Tuesday: Braga lost to Porto 1-3 ...
Suspected university killer escorted to southwestern city
Mar 17, 2004 ... Suspected university killer escorted to southwestern cityKUNMING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The most wanted suspected killer offour university students in southwest China was sent by police toKunming, capital of southwestern Yunnan Province early morningWednesday. Ma Jiajue, ...
Woods to have military training
Mar 17, 2004 ... Woods to have military trainingWASHINGTON, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Tiger Woods said Tuesday he willtake part in four days of military training at Fort Bragg, NorthCarolina. Woods takes the training with the Army to honor his father, Earl,who was a Green Beret during the ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Mar 17, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Wednesday.Philippine Daily Inquirer: -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo appeared unfazed by warningsthat ...
Athens bourse finishes high
Mar 17, 2004 ... Athens bourse finishes highATHENS, Mar. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Athens bourse finished higherTuesday in a burst of buying in high capitalization stocks during thelast two hours of trade, traders said. The general share index gained 0.78 per cent to end at 2,382.05points ....
Hong Kong stocks open higher
Mar 17, 2004 ... Hong Kong stocks open higherHONG KONG, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks ...
Foreign restaurants do good business in China
Mar 17, 2004 ... Foreign restaurants do good business in ChinaBEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Five foreign and joint venturerestaurants in the top 100 restaurants in China reported an operatingrevenue of 15.84 billion yuan (1.92 billion US dollars) last year. Their operating revenue accounted ...
Shares close up in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico
Mar 17, 2004 ... Shares close up in Brazil, Argentina and MexicoMEXICO CITY, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three majorstock markets, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires and Mexico, closed up onTuesday. The Sao Paulo stock exchange, which is Latin America's biggest,closed with its leading ...
Venezuelan election body requests revision of Electoral Chamber'sruling
Mar 17, 2004 ... Venezuelan election body requests revision of Electoral Chamber'srulingCARACAS, March 16 (Xinhua) -- The Venezuelan NationalElections Council (CNE) will request a revision of the SupremeCourt's Electoral Chamber ruling which validates the signaturesgathered for a recall referendum ...
Summaries of French Cup quarter-finals
Mar 17, 2004 ... Summaries of French Cup quarter-finalsPARIS, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Following are the summaries of FrenchCup quarter-final soccer matches played on Tuesday (Roman numeralsdenote non-first division teams): Amiens (II) lost to Dijon (III) 0-1 Scorer: Sebastien ...
China reports slight growth in farm produce prices last month
Mar 17, 2004 ... China reports slight growth in farm produce prices last monthBEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- China saw prices of most farmproduce continue to rise in February, though the growth rates wereslowing down, said the National Bureau of Statistics Tuesday. Statistics showed the ...
Summary of German Cup semi-final
Mar 17, 2004 ... Summary of German Cup semi-finalBERLIN, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Following is the summary of a GermanCup semi-final played on Tuesday (I denotes German first division, IIsecond division): Werder Bremen (I) bt VfB Luebeck (II) 3-2 after extra time 90 minutes 1-1 ...
Venezuelan election body seeks ways to invalidate anti- Chavezsignatures
Mar 17, 2004 ... Venezuelan election body seeks ways to invalidate anti-ChavezsignaturesCARACAS, March 16 (Xinhua) -- The Venezuelan National ElectionsCouncil said on Tuesday that it is seeking ways to overturn a rulingof the Supreme Court's Electoral Chamber on validating the ...
Summary of English FA Cup quarter-final replay
Mar 17, 2004 ... Summary of English FA Cup quarter-final replayLONDON, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Following is the summary of anEnglish FA Cup quarter-final replay played on Tuesday: ...
At least two killed in Israeli predawn attacks on Rafah camp
Mar 17, 2004 ... At least two killed in Israeli predawn attacks on Rafah campGAZA CITY, March 17 (Xinhua) -- At least 20 Israeli army tanks andarmored vehicles backed by three Apache helicopters launched predawnraids Wednesday on the Rafah refugee camp near the border betweensouthern Gaza Strip ...
Beilin wins race for leadership of Yahad Party in Israel
Mar 17, 2004 ... Beilin wins race for leadership of Yahad Party in IsraelJERUSALEM, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Yossi Beilin won the race forleadership Tuesday night of the Yahad Party, a new dovish left- wingIsraeli political party that has a tiny presence in the parliament. Beilin gave a speech ...