Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, April 1:
Kuwait beat Malaysia 2-0 in World Cup soccer qualifier
Apr 01, 2004 ... Kuwait beat Malaysia 2-0 in World Cup soccer qualifierKUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait beat Malaysia 2-0 intheir second match of...
Oman rout India 5-1 in World Cup soccer qualifier
Apr 01, 2004 ... Oman rout India 5-1 in World Cup soccer qualifierNEW DELHI, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Oman crashed India 5-1 in WorldCup soccer qualification tournament Asian zone second stage, Group ...
Japan beat Singapore 2-1 in World Cup soccer qualifiers
Apr 01, 2004 ... Japan beat Singapore 2-1 in World Cup soccer qualifiersSINGAPORE, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Japan beat Singapore 2-1 in WorldCup soccer qualifiers Asian zone ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- March 31
Apr 01, 2004 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- March 31BEIJING, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua Wednesday: Market exchange rates -- March 31 Chinese residents buy more foreign currency Chinese authorities punish 3,798 ...
Opener, Advisory
Apr 01, 2004 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forWednesday, March 31, 2004, and begins ...
Maldives earn surprising goalless tie with South Korea in World Cupqualifier
Apr 01, 2004 ... Maldives earn surprising goalless tie with South Korea in WorldCup qualifierCOLOMBO, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Maldives earned a ...
Over 10 Taliban remnants killed in US operation: spokesman
Apr 01, 2004 ... Over 10 Taliban remnants killed in US operation: spokesmanKABUL, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Over 10 Taliban suspects have beenkilled and many others captured since the inception of the ongoingoperation of "Mountain Storm" early this month, a US militaryspokesman said here Wednesday ....
Tajikistan draw Bahrain 0-0 in World Cup qualifier
Apr 01, 2004 ... Tajikistan draw Bahrain 0-0 in World Cup qualifierISLAMABAD, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Tajikistan drew ...
Iran thrash Laos 7-0 in World Cup soccer qualifier
Apr 01, 2004 ... Iran thrash Laos 7-0 in World Cup soccer qualifierYANGON, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Iran thrashed Laos 7-0 in World Cupsoccer qualification ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Apr 01, 2004 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong on Wednesday: hka -- Int'l conference on herbal medicine closes in Macao Philippines to import pork, soybeans ...
Kyrgyzstan tie Sria 1-1 in World Cup soccer qualifier
Apr 01, 2004 ... Kyrgyzstan tie Sria 1-1 in World Cup soccer qualifierISLAMABAD, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Kyrgyzstan tied 1-1 with Syria inWorld Cup soccer ...
Writethru: UN to put Cyprus plan to referendum on April 24
Apr 01, 2004 ... Writethru: UN to put Cyprus plan to referendum on April 24 Eds:Updates with quotes from AnnanNICOSIA, march 31 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan saidon Wednesday night in Burgenstock, Switzerland that the world bodywill put his revised plan for Cyprus reunification to ...
Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos to celebrate their careers during a match
Apr 01, 2004 ... Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos to celebrate their careers during a match RIO DE JANEIRO, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Ronaldo and Roberto Carloswill mark Wednesday night important dates in their careers during thematch between the Paraguayan and Brazilian national teams. Ronaldo is to ...
Olympic Flame arrives in Athens
Apr 01, 2004 ... Olympic Flame arrives in AthensATHENS, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Katerina Thanou, Greek Olympic sprintchampion and last torchbearer of the first leg of the Greek TorchRelay of Athens 2004, brought the Olympic Flame into the PanathinaikoStadium, Athens at 7:50 on Wednesday ....
Germany 3 Belgium 0 - result
Apr 01, 2004 ... Germany 3 Belgium 0 - resultCOLOGNE, Germany, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Germany 3 Belgium 0 -result Friendly international Scorers: Kevin Kuranyi 45+1, Dietmar Hamann 55, Michael Ballack 81 Halftime: 1-0; Attendance: 46,143 Teams: Germany: 1-Jens ...
Guatemalan police seized 173 kg of cocaine
Apr 01, 2004 ... Guatemalan police seized 173 kg of cocaineMEXICO CITY, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Guatemalan police seized 173 kgof cocaine in a raid that injured 14 men in the northwestern state ofHuehuetenango. The drug was found Tuesday in an abandoned helicopter located inthe Cachepan ...
Writethru: UN to put Cyprus plan to referendum on April 24
Apr 01, 2004 ... Writethru: UN to put Cyprus plan to referendum on April 24 Eds:Updates with more quotes from Annan, backgroundNICOSIA, march 31 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan saidon Wednesday night in Burgenstock, Switzerland that the world bodywill put his revised plan for Cyprus ...
Croatia 2 Turkey 2 - result
Apr 01, 2004 ... Croatia 2 Turkey 2 - resultZAGREB, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Croatia 2 Turkey 2 - result Friendly international Scorers: Croatia: Tomislav Sokota 2, Dario Srna 76 Turkey: Zafer Biryol 73, Gagdas Atan 78 Halftime: 1-0; Attendance: 12,000 ...
Shares close up in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico
Apr 01, 2004 ... Shares close up in Brazil, Argentina and MexicoMEXICO CITY, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three majorstock markets -- Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires and Mexico -- closed up onWednesday. In Sao Paulo, Latin America's biggest bourse, the leading Bovespaindex closed at ...
Market exchange rates -- April 1
Apr 01, 2004 ... Market exchange rates -- April 1BEIJING, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Market exchange rates of four majorcurrencies against RMB yuan for Thursday, announced by the People'sBank of China:Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) US Dollar 100 827.70 ...
Bulgaria 2 Russia 2 - result
Apr 01, 2004 ... Bulgaria 2 Russia 2 - resultSOFIA, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Bulgaria 2 Russia 2 - result Friendly international Scorers: Bulgaria - Dimitar Berbatov 14, 67 Russia - Dmitry Sychev 9, 31 Halftime: 1-2; Attendance: 15,000 Teams: ...
Servicemen to enjoy better medical care
Apr 01, 2004 ... Servicemen to enjoy better medical careBEIJING, April 1 (Xinhua) -- People in military service areexpected to enjoy better medical care as the Central MilitaryCommission (CMC) has approved a reform scheme on the army's medicalcare system, which is to take effect on May 1 this ...
Sweden 1 England 0 - result
Apr 01, 2004 ... Sweden 1 England 0 - resultGOTHENBURG, Sweden, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Sweden 1 England 0 -result Friendly international Scorer: Zlatan Ibrahimovic 54 Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 40,464 Teams: Sweden: 1-Andreas Isaksson (22-Magnus Kihlstedt ...
Asian World Cup results and standings
Apr 01, 2004 ... Asian World Cup results and standingsBEIJING, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results andstandings in the World Cup Asian zone qualifying round, afterWednesday's second stage matches: Group 1Jordan bt Qatar 1-0 Laos lost to Iran 0-7 ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, April 1
Apr 01, 2004 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, April 1PARIS -- The new French government undergoing a major reshufflewas finally announced Wednesday by French presidential office aftersome delay. Some key ministers have changed posts in the new government underthe direction of ...
Netherlands 0 France 0 - result
Apr 01, 2004 ... Netherlands 0 France 0 - resultROTTERDAM, Netherlands, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Netherlands 0 France0 - result Friendly international Attendance: 47,000 Teams: Netherlands: 1-Edwin van der Sar; 2-Mario Melchiot, 3-JohnHeitinga, 4-Philip Cocu, ...
Portugal 1 Italy 2 - result
Apr 01, 2004 ... Portugal 1 Italy 2 - resultBRAGA, Portugal, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Portugal 1 Italy 2 - result Friendly international Scorers: Portugal - Nuno Valente 5 Italy - Christian Vieri 40, Fabrizio Miccoli 75 Halftime: 1-1; Attendance: 20,000 ...
Chinese government expects urban land prices to rise in 2004
Apr 01, 2004 ... Chinese government expects urban land prices to rise in 2004BEIJING, April 1 (Xinhua) -- The price level of China's urban landis expected to rise steadily in 2004, according to a report releasedby the Ministry of Land and Resources on Monday. Since China's gross domestic ...
Haitian police arrest 7 men related to gangs of Colombia, Bahamas
Apr 01, 2004 ... Haitian police arrest 7 men related to gangs of Colombia, Bahamas HAVANA, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Haitian police announced Wednesdaythe arrest of seven people accused of kidnapping and links withcriminal gangs in Colombia and Bahamas. Police sources said the detainees included ...
Albania beats Iceland 2-1 in friendly
Apr 01, 2004 ... Albania beats Iceland 2-1 in friendlyTIRANA, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Albania beat Iceland 2-1 in afriendly played in Tirana on Wednesday evening. Goals for Albanian team were scored by Aliaj in the 42nd minuteand Bushi in the 79th, whereas, Gudionsen ...
Czech, Slovak under 21 soccer teams tie 0-0
Apr 01, 2004 ... Czech, Slovak under 21 soccer teams tie 0-0PRAGUE, March 31 (Xinhua) -- The Czech under-21 national soccerteam was Wednesday drawn 0-0 by Slovakia in Bratislava on the debutof new head coach Ladislav Skorpil ....
Ireland 2 Czech Republic 1 - result
Apr 01, 2004 ... Ireland 2 Czech Republic 1 - resultDUBLIN, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Ireland 2 Czech Republic 1 - result Friendly international Scorers: Ireland - Ian Harte 52, Robbie Keane 90+2 Czech Republic - Milan Baros 81 Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 42,000 ...
Scotland 1 Romania 2 - result
Apr 01, 2004 ... Scotland 1 Romania 2 - resultGLASGOW, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Scotland 1 Romania 2 - result Friendly international Scorers: Scotland: James McFadden 56 Romania: Christian Chivu 37, Daniel Pancu 50 Halftime: 0-1; Attendance: 20,433 ...
Chinese FM meets US counterpart in Berlin
Apr 01, 2004 ... Chinese FM meets US counterpart in BerlinBERLIN, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxingmet with US Secretary of State Colin Powell here Wednesday to discussbilateral and international issues. Li said Sino-US relations are witnessing good development ...
International frendlies results
Apr 01, 2004 ... International frendlies resultsPARIS, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Following are the collated results offriendly international soccer matches played on Wednesday: In Braga: Portugal 1 Italy 2 Scorers: Portugal - Nuno Valente 5 Italy - Christian Vieri 40, ...
Czech, Swedish win at women's handball tournament
Apr 01, 2004 ... Czech, Swedish win at women's handball tournamentPRAGUE, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from theCheb Mayor's Women ...
Spain 2 Denmark 0 - result
Apr 01, 2004 ... Spain 2 Denmark 0 - resultGIJON, Spain, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Spain 2 Denmark 0 - result Friendly international Scorer: Fernando Morientes 23, Raul 60 Halftime: 1-0; Attendance: 19,000 Teams: Spain: 1-Santiago Canizares (13-Iker Casillas 76); ...
Venus ousted by Dementieva in Miami
Apr 01, 2004 ... Venus ousted by Dementieva in MiamiWASHINGTON, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Russia's Elena Dementieva doomedan expected all-Williams final at the 6.5 million US dollars Nasdaq-100 Open, knocking out Venus with a 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 win in the quarter-finals on Wednesday. The fifth seed ...
Man blows himself up after hours of standoff with Uzbek police
Apr 01, 2004 ... Man blows himself up after hours of standoff with Uzbek policeALMA-ATA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- A man blew himself up in a houseafter nearly five hours of standoff with the special forces inTashkent early Thursday, news reaching here from the Uzbek capitalsaid. Oleg Bichenov, ...
China pledges new measures to help rebuild Afghanistan
Apr 01, 2004 ... China pledges new measures to help rebuild AfghanistanBERLIN, March 31 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government pledged hereon Wednesday a series of measures to help rebuild Afghanistan,including an ongoing 150-million-US-dollar aid package, reduction ofdue debts owed by the Afghan ...
Formula One world championship standings
Apr 01, 2004 ... Formula One world championship standingsABU DHABI, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of theFormula One world championship ahead of Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix: Drivers 1. Michael Schumacher, Germany, 20 points 2. Rubens Barrichello, Brazil, 13 ...
US expected to fulfill Hague court's ruling over Mexicans on deathrow
Apr 01, 2004 ... US expected to fulfill Hague court's ruling over Mexicans on deathrowMEXICO CITY, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Mexico expects the UnitedStates will fulfill the ruling of The Hague's International Court ofJustice (ICJ) to review the death penalty against 52 Mexicancitizens, ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Apr 01, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, April 1 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Thursday: Asahi, Mainichi, Nihon Keizai, Yomiuri: -- The Tokyo High Court overruled district court's ban on thepublication ...
World Cup Asian zone qualifiers summaries
Apr 01, 2004 ... World Cup Asian zone qualifiers summariesBEIJING, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Following are the collated summariesof World Cup Asian zone second stage qualifying matches played onWednesday: Group 1 In Vientiane: Laos 0 Iran 7 Scorers: Daei 9, 17pen, Enayati 32, ...
ATP/WTA tournament results
Apr 01, 2004 ... ATP/WTA tournament resultsWASHINGTON, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results fromthe 6.5 million US dollars Nasdaq-100 Open ATP Masters Series/WTAtennis tournament on Wednesday (prefix number denotes seeding): ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Apr 01, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Thursday. Philippine Daily Inquirer -- Security forces tightened security around Metro Manila onWednesday and arrested ...
Profile: Michel Barnier, new French foreign minister
Apr 01, 2004 ... Profile: Michel Barnier, new French foreign ministerPARIS, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Newly appointed French ForeignMinister Michel Barnier said here on Wednesday that Europeanconstruction will continue to be the main focus of the country'sforeign policy. European Commissioner ...
T-Mac sidelined due to knee injury
Apr 01, 2004 ... T-Mac sidelined due to knee injuryWASHINGTON, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Orlando Magic's all guard TracyMcGrady entered the injured list for Wednesday's game in Orlando dueto a sore left knee. The patella tendinitis has ruled McGrady out for the past twogames and will make him ...
Colombian gov't to extradite alleged drug dealers
Apr 01, 2004 ... Colombian gov't to extradite alleged drug dealersBOGOTA, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Three people are to be extradited tothe United States and Italy on charges of crimes connected to drugdealing, the Colombian government said Wednesday. One of the accused is an Italian, who was ...
Japan compiles guidelines to stop taxi crimes
Apr 01, 2004 ... Japan compiles guidelines to stop taxi crimesTOKYO, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Japan's National Police Agency (NPA)has compiled a set of guidelines for measures to cope with a surge oftaxi-related crimes, the agency said Thursday. The NPA said it has asked the taxi industry to ...
Uruguay 0 Venezuela 3 - World Cup qualifier result
Apr 01, 2004 ... Uruguay 0 Venezuela 3 - World Cup qualifier resultMONTEVIDEO, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Uruguay 0 Venezuela 3 - result. World Cup qualifier, South American zone. Scorers: Gabriel Urdaneta 19, Hector Gonzalez 63, Juan Arango 78 Red card: Diego Lopez (Uruguay) 75 ...
Sudan thwarts coup plot after arrest of opposition leader
Apr 01, 2004 ... Sudan thwarts coup plot after arrest of opposition leaderKHARTOUM, March 31 (Xinhua) -- The Sudanese government announcedWednesday that it had thwarted a coup by arresting 10 militaryofficers and seven opposition party members, hours after policedetained Islamic opposition ...
Chinese FM affirms progress in Afghan restoration
Apr 01, 2004 ... Chinese FM affirms progress in Afghan restorationBERLIN, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxingsaid here Wednesday that Afghanistan has made progress in rebuildingthe country under the Bonn Agreement. "From the interim government to the present ...
IOC inspector urges ATHOC for laying of TV cables
Apr 01, 2004 ... IOC inspector urges ATHOC for laying of TV cablesATHENS, March 31 (Xinhua) -- The laying of TV cables has been themain concern of the International Olympic Committee as the long-awaited roof seems to be on the main stadium in time for the AthensOlympics, said IOC inspector on ...
Peru justice declares ex-president Fujimori no-show in six trials
Apr 01, 2004 ... Peru justice declares ex-president Fujimori no-show in six trials LIMA, March 31 (Xinhua) -- A Peruvian justice on Wednesdaydeclared deposed former President Alberto Fujimori a no-show fortrials on six criminal charges, a court official said. The resolution was signed and ...
Ukrainian, Polish presidents vow to promote ties
Apr 01, 2004 ... Ukrainian, Polish presidents vow to promote tiesKIEV, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma andvisiting Polish President Alexander Kwasniewski vowed here Wednesdayto promote their bilateral ties. Kuchma told a joint news conference after his talks ...
OPERATION TO CAPTURE RADOVAN KARADZIC FAILS: NATO
Apr 01, 2004 ... OPERATION TO CAPTURE ...
Chavez rejects US interference in Venezuela, Haiti
Apr 01, 2004 ... Chavez rejects US interference in Venezuela, HaitiCARACAS, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavezreiterated Wednesday that his government rejects the United States 'interference in the internal affairs of other nations, specificallyin Haiti and Venezuela ....
Hong Kong stocks open lower
Apr 01, 2004 ... Hong Kong stocks open lowerHONG KONG, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong ...
Hundreds of S.Koreans go to DPRK for family reunion
Apr 01, 2004 ... Hundreds of S.Koreans go to DPRK for family reunionSEOUL, April 1 (Xinhua) -- A group of 491 elderly South Koreansleft for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) by busearlier Thursday for temporary reunions with their DPRK relatives,reported South Korean Yonhap News ...
China, Uruguay to boost economic, trade development
Apr 01, 2004 ... China, Uruguay to boost economic, trade developmentMONTEVIDEO, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Uruguay and China are strivingfor faster development of their trade and economic ties, UruguayanDeputy Foreign Minister Guillermo Valles said Wednesday.At the close of the 14th meeting of ...
Urgent: NATO troops in Pale to search for ex-Bosnian Serb leader
Apr 01, 2004 ... Urgent: NATO troops in Pale to search for ex-Bosnian Serb leaderBELGRADE, April 1 (Xinhua) -- NATO stabilization forces surroundedthe Bosnian city of Pale early Thursday in search for ex-Bosnian ...
Uruguay upset 3-0 at home in World Cup qualifier
Apr 01, 2004 ... Uruguay upset 3-0 at home in World Cup qualifierMONTEVIDEO, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Uruguay was upset with anincredible scoreline of 3-0 at home in the World Cup South Americanzone qualifying on Wednesday, beaten by Venezuela to give the formercannon fodder a consecutive third win ....
Indonesian Supreme Court gains freedom and powers
Apr 01, 2004 ... Indonesian Supreme Court gains freedom and powersJAKARTA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian Supreme Courtincreased its status as the country's ultimate legal body onWednesday when it took over powers from the Ministry of Justice andHuman Rights, a historic move that would ...
Roundup: Annan's final plan receives different reaction
Apr 01, 2004 ... Roundup: Annan's final plan receives different reactionGENEVA/NICOSIA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- The revised plan for Cyprusreunification presented by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan drewdifferent reaction from Turkey and the Greek Cypriot side onWednesday, although Annan said the ...