Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, April 19:
Pakistan PM to visit Cambodia
Apr 19, 2004 ... Pakistan PM to visit CambodiaPHNOM PENH, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan Prime MinisterZafarullah Khan Jamali will visit Cambodia on April 27-28 at theinvitation of his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen, the Foreign Ministryannounced Monday During his visit, Jamali will hold an ...
Chinese vice premier meets Sao Paulo governor in Brazil
Apr 19, 2004 ... Chinese vice premier meets Sao Paulo governor in BrazilSAO PAULO, Brazil, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese VicePremier Hui Liangyu met here Sunday with Governor of Brazil's SaoPaulo state Rodrigues Alckmin. Hui said the strategic partnership between China and Brazil ...
Troops sent to guard railway in southern Thailand
Apr 19, 2004 ... Troops sent to guard railway in southern ThailandBANGKOK, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Soldiers and policemen on Mondaywere sent to trains, stations and posts along the railway runningthrough three southernmost provinces to guard security of passengersand workers. Four soldiers ...
Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapers
Apr 19, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapersISLAMABAD, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Pakistani English-language newspapers on Monday.The Dawn: -- Hundreds of armed tribal volunteers on Sunday ...
Russia launches spacecraft to ISS with new crew
Apr 19, 2004 ... Russia launches spacecraft to ISS with new crewMOSCOW, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Russia on Monday morning successfullylaunched a manned spacecraft, which carries three astronautsincluding a replacement crew of two, toward the International SpaceStation (ISS) from the Baikonur ...
New Zealand PM says Hamas killing will increase violence
Apr 19, 2004 ... New Zealand PM says Hamas killing will increase violenceWELLINGTON, April 19 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand Prime Minister HelenClark says the killing of a top Hamas leader will simply increaseviolence in the Middle East. Hamas leader Abdel-Aziz al-Rantissi was killed in an ...
Hong Kong stocks lower at midday
Apr 19, 2004 ... Hong Kong stocks lower at middayHONG KONG, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong ...
Thai Govt. encourages links with Japanese agricultural co-ops
Apr 19, 2004 ... Thai Govt. encourages links with Japanese agricultural co-opsBANGKOK, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The success of two banana farmingcooperatives in Petchaburi Province has spurred the Ministry ofAgriculture and Cooperatives to encourage Thai agriculturalcooperatives to form trade ...
Roundup: Hamas appoints new leader in Gaza
Apr 19, 2004 ... Roundup: Hamas appoints new leader in GazaGAZA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement(Hamas) appointed on Sunday a new leader in the Gaza Strip to replaceAbdel Aziz Rantisi, who was killed by Israeli missiles on Saturday,while Israeli Prime Minister Ariel ...
New Zealand aid to Fiji reaches remote disaster areas
Apr 19, 2004 ... New Zealand aid to Fiji reaches remote disaster areasWELLINGTON, April 19 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand aid supplies havebeen dropped off to the interior parts of Fiji's main island VitiLevu where villages remain cut off by landslides followingdevastating floods last week, Radio New ...
Chinese Vice-Premier leaves Beijing on US visit
Apr 19, 2004 ... Chinese Vice-Premier leaves Beijing on US visitBEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice-Premier Wu Yi leftBeijing Monday for the United States to attend the 15th meeting ofthe Sino-US Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade. Wu will co-host the meeting with the US ...
Major news items in Indian newspapers
Apr 19, 2004 ... Major news items in Indian newspapersNEW DELHI, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers on Monday.Times of India: -- With less than 48 hours left for the first phase of polls,Indian President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam on ...
S.Korea concerned over Israel's assassination of Hamas leader
Apr 19, 2004 ... S.Korea concerned over Israel's assassination of Hamas leaderSEOUL, April 19 (Xinhua) -- South Korea Monday voiced concern thatIsrael's assassination of a top Hamas leader over the weekend mayfurther escalate tension in the region. Abdel Aziz Rantisi, leader of the ...
Estrada escorted to rest-house for his 67th birthday party
Apr 19, 2004 ... Estrada escorted to rest-house for his 67th birthday partyMANILA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Philippine former President JosephEstrada Monday left detention cell in the northern Philippines to anearby rest-house for his 67th birthday party with a wish to uniteopposition to win the ...
SRT resumes train services to three southern border provinces
Apr 19, 2004 ... SRT resumes train services to three southern border provincesBANGKOK, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The Labor Union of the State Railwayof Thailand (SRT), Hat Yai Branch, has agreed to resume trainservices to the country's three southern border provinces as ofMonday morning following a ...
Major foreign exchange rates in Pakistan
Apr 19, 2004 ... Major foreign exchange rates in PakistanISLAMABAD, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are major exchangerates against the Pakistani rupee issued by the Treasury ManagementDivision of the National Bank of Pakistan on Monday.Selling Buying Buying TT & OD...
Thai resorts on island close for short of water
Apr 19, 2004 ... Thai resorts on island close for short of waterBANGKOK, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Several hotels in Thailand's resortisland Koh Tao have closed for short of water supply, local pressreported on Monday. Several resorts ran out of water had to turn away guests, thoughsome ...
Foreign exchange rates in the Philippines
Apr 19, 2004 ... Foreign exchange rates in the PhilippinesMANILA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the Philippine peso released Monday by the central bankof the Philippines: Monday FridayUS dollar 55.7650 ...
Philippine stocks end slightly lower
Apr 19, 2004 ... Philippine stocks end slightly lowerMANILA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine share prices closedslightly lower Monday on caution amid security and pre-electionconcerns, dealers said. The composite index shed 0.63 points or 0.04 percent at 1,497. 48,while the all-share ...
Coelho resigns as head coach of S. Korean national soccer team
Apr 19, 2004 ... Coelho resigns as head coach of S. Korean national soccer teamSEOUL, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Humberto Coelho, head coach of theSouth Korean national soccer team, announced his resignation Mondaymorning at (South) Korea Football Association headquarters indowntown Seoul. The ...
Hohhot hosts traditional "Boke" competition
Apr 19, 2004 ... Hohhot hosts traditional "Boke" competitionHOHHOT, China, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 100 wrestlers gatheredin Hohhot, capital of China's Inner Mongolia Autonomos Region, toattend the monthly "Boke" wrestling competition here. "Boke", with the meaning of "strong and ...
Mother becomes addicted to Internet, elopes with cyber boyfriend
Apr 19, 2004 ... Mother becomes addicted to Internet, elopes with cyber boyfriendCHONGQING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- A mother in southwest China'sChongqing Municipality became addicted to making friends on theInternet and eloped with her netizen boyfriend, her daughter said, Xiao Na, the alias ...
Another Megawati's top aide resigns
Apr 19, 2004 ... Another Megawati's top aide resignsJAKARTA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Another top aide of IndonesianPresident Megawati Soekarnoputri resigned Monday following theresignation of former Coordinating Minister for Political andSecurity Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who give up the ...
Roundup: Japanese gov't concerned over more Japanese taken hostage in Iraq By Hui Xiaoshuang
Apr 19, 2004 ... Roundup: Japanese gov't concerned over more Japanese taken hostagein Iraq By Hui XiaoshuangTOKYO, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Despite a peaceful ending of the week-long hostage crisis, the Japanese government is still much concernedabout the possibility of more Japanese taken ...
Deaf theft gang members convicted in east China
Apr 19, 2004 ... Deaf theft gang members convicted in east ChinaHANGZHOU, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The 12 members of a theft gang whowere all deaf were given jail terms ranging from 11 months to 13years, according to the court in Shaoxing City, east China's ZhejiangProvince. A special sign ...
3 Afghan police officers stabbed to death
Apr 19, 2004 ... 3 Afghan police officers stabbed to deathKABUL, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Three Police officers were stabbed todeath and another one injured when a furious person attacked themwith a dagger in the Balkh provincial capital Mazar-e-Sharif Sunday,an official said Monday. "The ...
NBA results on Sunday (updated)
Apr 19, 2004 ... NBA results on Sunday (updated)WASHINGTON, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results ofSunday's National Basketball Association conference quarter-finalplayoff games (home team in CAPS): Eastern Conference DETROIT bt Miwaukee 108-82 (Detroit leads ...
Henin-Hardenne out of tennis for two weeks
Apr 19, 2004 ... Henin-Hardenne out of tennis for two weeksBRUSSELS, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Top-ranked Justine Henin- Hardennewas suffering from a virus and will be out of action for two weeks. "I'm suffering from a virus similar to glandular fever," theBelgian said on her website ....
Home teams all win in NBA first round playoff clashes
Apr 19, 2004 ... Home teams all win in NBA first round playoff clashesWASHINGTON, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Peja Stojakovic scored 28 pointsas the Sacramento Kings opened the National Basketball Associationplayoffs in impressive fashion with a 116-105 home win over theDallas Mavericks on Sunday ....
Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapers
Apr 19, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapersNAIROBI, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Kenyan newspapers on Monday. The People: -- The current figure of tuberculosis infections in Kenya'scapital Nairobi is 96,000, which has ...
China, US set to focus on trade row in high-level meeting
Apr 19, 2004 ... China, US set to focus on trade row in high-level meeting ByXinhua Writer Che Yuming BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Senior officials of China and theUnited States will sit down together to discuss their trade issuethis week as Chinese Vice-Premier Wu Yi and her top-level ...
Amstel Gold Race cycling results
Apr 19, 2004 ... Amstel Gold Race cycling resultsAMSTERDAM, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading resultsfrom the 39th Amstel Gold Race, the fourth race of the World Cup, a251.1km course between Maastricht and Valkenburg on Sunday: 1. Davide Rebellin, Italy, Gerolsteiner 6 hours ...
Jilin vice governor appointed acting mayor of Jilin city
Apr 19, 2004 ... Jilin vice governor appointed acting mayor of Jilin cityCHANGCHUN, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Jiao Zhengzhong, deputy governorof northeast China's Jilin Province, has been appointed acting mayorof Jilin City. The decision was adopted by the 12th session of the StandingCommittee ...
ICBC (Asia) assigned first-time ratings by Moody's
Apr 19, 2004 ... ICBC (Asia) assigned first-time ratings by Moody'sHONG KONG, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Industrial and Commercial Bank ofChina (ICBC) (Asia) has announced here the first credit ratings itreceived from Moody's Investors Service. Moody's rated A2 for ICBC (Asia)'s long-term ...
Duet results at synchronized swimming Olympic qualifier
Apr 19, 2004 ... Duet results at synchronized swimming Olympic qualifierATHENS, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the final results inthe second round of free routine at the synchronized swimming Olympicqualifying tournament here on Sunday: 1. Belarus 84.167 Qualified 2 ....
Beijing expects to host 4.4 million overseas tourists in 2008
Apr 19, 2004 ... Beijing expects to host 4.4 million overseas tourists in 2008BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The national capital Beijing expectsto host more than 4.4 million overseas tourists in the year 2008, aresult of the city's holding the 29th Olympic Games, a local tourismofficial ...
Team results at synchronized swimming Olympic qualifier
Apr 19, 2004 ... Team results at synchronized swimming Olympic qualifierATHENS, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the final team resultsafter the second round of free routine in the synchronized swimmingOlympic qualifying tournament here on Sunday: 1. Canada95.417 Qualified ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Apr 19, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapersJERUSALEM, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Monday.Ha'aretz: -- An Israeli Arab was killed and another suffered moderateinjuries on Sunday night during an ...
Indonesian boxer to leave for Japan early
Apr 19, 2004 ... Indonesian boxer to leave for Japan earlyJAKARTA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian Chris John, the WBAchampion of the heavy-weight division, will leave for Japan earlierto defend his title against Japanese challenger Usama Sato, a managersaid Monday. "We will leave a week ...
All Olympic berths for synchronized swimming decided
Apr 19, 2004 ... All Olympic berths for synchronized swimming decidedATHENS, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The last four spots in duets andteams respectively have been decided Sunday, the last day of theSynchronised Swimming Olympic Qualifying Tournament here. Pairs from Belarus, Bulgaria, Egypt and ...
UAE to lift oil output capacity by nearly 1 million bpd
Apr 19, 2004 ... UAE to lift oil output capacity by nearly 1 million bpdABU DHABI, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) ispushing ahead with huge projects to lift its oil output capacity bynearly 1 million barrels per day (bpd), the daily newspaper Gulf Newsreported here Monday ....
Hamas leadership in Syria could be targeted: Israeli paper
Apr 19, 2004 ... Hamas leadership in Syria could be targeted: Israeli paperJERUSALEM, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Israel will consider attackingHamas' compound in Damascus if the group moves its main power base toSyria following the assassinations of its leaders in Gaza, Israelinewspaper Ha'aretz ...
Tokyo stocks end lower
Apr 19, 2004 ... Tokyo stocks end lowerTOKYO, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed lower Monday as awide range of issues were sold sparked by a sell-off of bankingissues following reports of fresh bad-loan woes at JFJ Holdings. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped 60.35 points, or ...
Hong Kong passenger, cargo flow increase in March
Apr 19, 2004 ... Hong Kong passenger, cargo flow increase in MarchHONG KONG, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The growth of cargo throughput atHong Kong International Airport remained strong in March, with atotal of 270,000 tons being handled, 13.9 percent higher than thesame month in 2003, the Hong Kong ...
Foreign exchange rates in Indonesia
Apr 19, 2004 ... Foreign exchange rates in IndonesiaJAKARTA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the Indonesian rupiah here Monday:Monday SaturdayUS dollar 8,585/8,615 8,600/8,630Euro ...
Profit of major SOEs exceeds 100 billion yuan in first quarter
Apr 19, 2004 ... Profit of major SOEs exceeds 100 billion yuan in first quarterBEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- China's 190 major state-ownedenterprises (SOEs) made a combined profit of 103.5 billion yuan (12.5 billion US dollars) in the first quarter, reaching a recordgrowth rate of 27.3 percent ...
China starts nationwide promotion of intellectual property
Apr 19, 2004 ... China starts nationwide promotion of intellectual propertyBEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- China launched here Monday a week-long nationwide promotion for boosting intellectual propertyawareness among people. The State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO), together ...
US companies to discuss Iraqi projects with UAE subcontractors
Apr 19, 2004 ... US companies to discuss Iraqi projects with UAE subcontractorsABU DHABI, April 19 (Xinhua) -- US companies based in the UnitedArab Emirates (UAE) that have secured contracts in Iraq will give anoverview of business opportunities to subcontractors at a conferencein Dubai Tuesday, ...
Japanese bombing victims demand compensation
Apr 19, 2004 ... Japanese bombing victims demand compensationCHONGQING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Ten victims of the five-yearbombing of Chongqing, provisional capital in the War of Resistance toJapan (1937-1945), recently formed a group to demand compensationfrom the Japanese government. The ...
China subsidizes soybeans, wheat, corn, rice growers
Apr 19, 2004 ... China subsidizes soybeans, wheat, corn, rice growersBEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Ministry of Agricultureon Monday announced the country will subsidize grain farmers whoplant high-quality soybeans, wheat, corn and rice. According to the ministry, farmers growing ...
Arab journalists to meet in Damascus Wednesday
Apr 19, 2004 ... Arab journalists to meet in Damascus WednesdayDAMASCUS, April 19 (Xinhua) -- A meeting of the Arab JournalistsUnion is going to be held in Damascus on Wednesday and Thursday, theofficial Syria Times newspaper reported Monday. The political and vocational challenges, the ...
Ugandan army moves in on rebels in southern Sudan
Apr 19, 2004 ... Ugandan army moves in on rebels in southern SudanKAMPALA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The Ugandan government forces isclosing in on the rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in theirnew sanctuary in Kit II valley in southern Sudan, the New Visionreported Monday. It quoted a ...
Leading rankings of 2004 WTA Tour tennis
Apr 19, 2004 ... Leading rankings of 2004 WTA Tour tennisBEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading 2004 WTATour rankings issued on Monday (previous ranking in brackets): 1. (1) Justine Henin-Hardenne, Belgium 7,353 points 2. (2) Kim Clijsters, Belgium...
Poisonous food leaves 115 people sick in northwest China province
Apr 19, 2004 ... Poisonous food leaves 115 people sick in northwest China province XI'AN, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Poisonous breakfast food sickened 115people on Sunday in Qianxian County, northwest China's ShaanxiProvince, with four in critical condition, said local sources. According to the ...
Seoul stock markets rebound
Apr 19, 2004 ... Seoul stock markets reboundSEOUL, April 19 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's main bourse reboundedMonday after falling for three consecutive days. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), the barometer ofthe main Korea Stock Exchange (KSE), gained 0.36 percent, or ...
First joint congress of FIAF, SEAPAVAA opens in Vietnam
Apr 19, 2004 ... First joint congress of FIAF, SEAPAVAA opens in VietnamHANOI, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Members of the InternationalFederation of Film Archives (FIAF) and the South East Asia PacificAudio Visual Archive Association (SEAPAVAA) gathered here for theirfirst joint congress, seeking ...
Sadr tells followers not to attack Spanish troops
Apr 19, 2004 ... Sadr tells followers not to attack Spanish troopsBAGHDAD, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Firebrand Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has told his followers not to attack Spanish troops after Madridannounced it would pull its soldiers out of Iraq, his spokesman saidMonday. "We call (on ...
KFA to name another foreign coach for national soccer team
Apr 19, 2004 ... KFA to name another foreign coach for national soccer teamSEOUL, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The Korea Football Association (KFA)said Monday that it will select a new foreign head coach for thenational soccer team by the end of next month. The decision came after Portuguese coach ...
6.2 million Ugandans malnourished
Apr 19, 2004 ... 6.2 million Ugandans malnourishedKAMPALA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Of the total population of 24million in Uganda, about 6.2 million are malnourished, a reportissued by an NGO advocating for the food security policy has said. Among the unfortunate, 28 percent are ...
Foreign exchange rates in New Zealand
Apr 19, 2004 ... Foreign exchange rates in New ZealandWELLINGTON, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreignexchange rates against the NZ dollar here on Monday: Monday FridayAustralian dollar 0.8597 0.8610 ...
New Zealand Sharemarket starts week in the black
Apr 19, 2004 ... New Zealand Sharemarket starts week in the blackWELLINGTON, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The New Zealand sharemarketenjoyed a good start to the week Monday, pushed up by price risesfrom the market leaders. The benchmark NZSX-50 gross index closed up 14.73 points, or 0. 56percent ...
Philippines records 46 pre-election violence to date: military
Apr 19, 2004 ... Philippines records 46 pre-election violence to date: militaryMANILA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- A total 46 election related violentincidents have been recorded from Jan. 1 to April 18 in 2004, themilitary said Monday. The Armed Forces of Philippines (AFP) said in a statement ...
Flooded coal mine in central China resumes production
Apr 19, 2004 ... Flooded coal mine in central China resumes productionZHENGZHOU, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Chaohua colliery of the ZhengzhouCoal Industrial Corp. in central Henan province, which was floodedlast week, has resumed production after all 12 trapped miners wererescued, a mining official ...
Provisional results from Indonesia's parliamentary polls
Apr 19, 2004 ... Provisional results from Indonesia's parliamentary pollsJAKARTA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are provisional results ofseven leading parties contesting in the Indonesian legislativeelection as of 02:30 p.m. Jakarta time on Monday: 1. Golkar Party 19,247,415 votes ...
Chinese, Japanese companies cooperate in instant noodle production
Apr 19, 2004 ... Chinese, Japanese companies cooperate in instant noodle production BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Two instant noodle manufacturers,Hualong group of China's Hebei Province, and Japan's Nissin FoodProducts Company, signed an agreement here ...