Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, May 6:
Opener, Advisory
May 06, 2004 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forWednesday, May 05, 2004, and begins ...
Goetz to direct Hertha Berlin next season
May 06, 2004 ... Goetz to direct Hertha Berlin next seasonBERLIN, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Falko Goetz, who was sacked last monthby TSV 1860 Munich, will coach Hertha Berlin next season, thestruggling German first division soccer club said on Wednesday. Goetz, a former player who managed Hertha ...
Ronaldo, Pele, Lewis, Aniston to join Athens Olympic torch relay
May 06, 2004 ... Ronaldo, Pele, Lewis, Aniston to join Athens Olympic torch relayATHENS, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Ronaldo, Pele, Carl Lewis and JenniferAniston will join the Athens Olympic torch relay when the flamepasses through Brazil and the United States. Real Madrid striker Ronaldo and Pele, ...
Yangtze River delta offers one third of China's foreign trade
May 06, 2004 ... Yangtze River delta offers one third of China's foreign tradeBEIJING, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The Yangtze River Delta area in eastChina, which is composed of Shanghai and its nearby cities around themouth of the Yangtze River, accounted for 34.62 percent of China'sforeign trade in the ...
Georgian president imposes direct presidential rule in rebel region
May 06, 2004 ... Georgian president imposes direct presidential rule in rebelregionMOSCOW, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvilion Wednesday introduced direct presidential rule in the rebelliousregion of Adzharia amid escalating tensions between the central andregional ...
Asian Champions League soccer standings
May 06, 2004 ... Asian Champions League soccer standingsTOKYO, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of AsianChampions League after the soccer match played on Wednesday (tabulated under games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, againstand points): ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- May 5
May 06, 2004 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- May 5BEIJING, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Wednesday:N. China province sees upsurge in coal output Telecom industry develops fast in Tibet Inner Mongolia reports ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
May 06, 2004 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Wednesday:New Zealand sharemarket closes slightly lower Foreign exchange rates in New Zealand ...
Leicester, Manchester City charged over brawl
May 06, 2004 ... Leicester, Manchester City charged over brawlLONDON, May 5 (Xinhua) -- English premier league clubs LeicesterCity and Manchester City have been charged with "failing to ensurethat their players conduct themselves in an orderly fashion" after abrawl during a premier league match ...
Wen calls for more Sino-Belgian parliamentary contacts
May 06, 2004 ... Wen calls for more Sino-Belgian parliamentary contactsBRUSSELS, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabaosaid here Wednesday that the Chinese National People's Congress (NPC) is willing to have more contacts with Belgium's parliament todeepen understanding and ...
Medical reports: Maradona is in a stable condition
May 06, 2004 ... Medical reports: Maradona is in a stable conditionBUENOSAIRES, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Argentine former football star Diego ArmandoMaradona was hospitalized again Wednesday over a " foodtransgression" but is in a "stable" condition, the medical report ofthe Suizo-Argentina private clinic ...
Dr. J await Raptors' call
May 06, 2004 ... Dr. J await Raptors' callWASHINGTON, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Julius (Dr. J) Erving indicated thathe is hopeful to receive an official call from the Toronto Raptorsabout their vacant general manager position. "I've had some discussions with people outside the organization,which ...
Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2100 GMT, May 5
May 06, 2004 ... Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2100 GMT, May 5AMMAN -- Jordan's King Abdullah II left here Wednesday for a two-day visit to the United States to discuss the Middle East issues withUS officials, the official Petra News Agency reported. He will hold talks on Thursday with US ...
Hornets General Manager Bass retires after elimination
May 06, 2004 ... Hornets General Manager Bass retires after elimination WASHINGTON, May 5 (Xinhua) -- New Orleans Hornets announced Thursdaythe retirement of Executive Vice President of Basketball Operationsand General Manager Bob Bass after the team was eliminated by theMiami Heats in seven games in ...
Brazil announces the national team for the next four matches
May 06, 2004 ... Brazil announces the national team for the next four matches RIO DE JANEIRO, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian coach Carlos AlbertoParreira announced on Wednesday the 24 men of the national team whowill play in the next four matches for the 2006 World Cup. The coach admitted it was ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, May 6
May 06, 2004 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, May 6ABUJA -- About 200 people have been feared dead in the past threedays in Plateau state, in the north central region of Nigeriafollowing communal clashes, said an authoritative government sourceWednesday. The source, who ...
Results of ice hockey world championships
May 06, 2004 ... Results of ice hockey world championshipsPRAGUE, May 5, (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of the IceHockey World Championships on ...
Tirana wins 65-th Albanian national soccer championship
May 06, 2004 ... Tirana wins 65-th Albanian national soccer championshipTIRANA, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The Tirana soccer team, at the end ofmatches in the 33rd week of the 65th Albanian national soccerchampionship on ...
IDB to grant 682 million dollars in loans to Ecuador
May 06, 2004 ... IDB to grant 682 million dollars in loans to EcuadorQUITO, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is expected to provide 682 million US dollars to Ecuador inloans by 2006, 280 million of which can be freely used by thegovernment, IDB representative to ...
Costa Rica seizes 410 kg of cocaine
May 06, 2004 ... Costa Rica seizes 410 kg of cocaineSAN JOSE, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The public force's South Command andthe Drug Control Police of Costa Rica seized 410 kg of cocaineTuesday night, said a statement released ...
Sweden enter world hockey championship semifinals
May 06, 2004 ... Sweden enter world hockey championship semifinalsPRAGUE, May 5(Xinhua) -- Unbeaten Sweden advanced to the semi- finals of the worldchampionship for the fourth consecutive year with a 4-1 win overLatvia on Wednesday. The Swedes opened the score through Jonas Hoglund at 2:38 of ...
Key Economic Figures -- money supply
May 06, 2004 ... Key Economic Figures -- money supplyBEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- China's money supply for March in 2004provided by the People's Bank of China: Money Supply Change(100 million yuan)...
Shares close up in Brazil, Argentina, down in Mexico
May 06, 2004 ... Shares close up in Brazil, Argentina, down in MexicoMEXICO CITY, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets --Brazil, Argentina and Mexico -- closed mixed on Wednesday. In Sao Paulo, Latin America's biggest bourse, the leading Bovespaindex closed at 20,026 ...
(Recast) Key economic figures -- real estate
May 06, 2004 ... (Recast) Key economic figures -- real estate EDS-correction toformat BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are figures of China'sinvestment in real estate development in the first quarter of 2004,provided by the National Bureau of Statistics.volumechange ...
Rome Masters results (updated)
May 06, 2004 ... Rome Masters results (updated)ROME, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results at the 2.4million euro Rome Masters ATP tournament on Wednesday (prefix numberdenotes seeding, * denotes new result): Second round: *Mariano Zabaleta, Argentina, bt Felix Mantilla, ...
Asian Champions League result/standings
May 06, 2004 ... Asian Champions League result/standingsTOKYO, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of AsianChampions League soccer matches played on Wednesday: Group A Pakhtakor, Uzbekistan bt Zob Ahan, Iran, 2-0 StandingsP W D L F A Pts ...
Around 60,000 Chinese high school students apply to join air force
May 06, 2004 ... Around 60,000 Chinese high school students apply to join air force by Jiang Guocheng BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Around 60,000 high school students haveapplied to join the country's air force as pilots, according to anair force source. A senior officer with the Air ...
Figures: China's exports to Finland
May 06, 2004 ... Figures: China's exports to FinlandBEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- China's major exports to Finland fromJanuary to March, with the value in million US dollars: Items Value Machinery, electronic products and audio-video facilities336.029 ...
Russian Cup semifinal results
May 06, 2004 ... Russian Cup semifinal resultsMOSCOW, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of Russian Cupsemi-final,first leg soccer matches played on Wednesday (Romannumerals denote division of ...
Key economic figures -- real estate
May 06, 2004 ... Key economic figures -- real estateBEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are figures of China'sinvestment in real estate development in the first quarter of 2004,provided by the National Bureau of Statistics. volume change year- on-year (100 mln yuan) ...
Figures: China's exports to Switzerland
May 06, 2004 ... Figures: China's exports to SwitzerlandBEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- China's major exports to Switzerlandfrom January to March, with the value in million US dollars: Items Value Textile materials and products83.354 Machines, electronic products and ...
Key economic figures - business climax index
May 06, 2004 ... Key economic figures - business climax index BEIJING, May 6(Xinhua) -- The following are major figures of the Business ClimaxIndex (BCI) of China's enterprises in the first quarter in 2004,released by the National Bureau of Statistics: BCIIndustry ...
Car bomb leaves 3 dead, 38 injured in Colombia
May 06, 2004 ... Car bomb leaves 3 dead, 38 injured in ColombiaBOGOTA, May 5 (Xinhua) -- At least three people died, including aneight-year-old child, and 38 others were injured after a car bombexploded in Tame, western Arauca department, Colombian authoritiessaid Wednesday. A vehicle ...
(Recast) Key Economic Figures -- money supply
May 06, 2004 ... (Recast) Key Economic Figures -- money supply EDS-correction toformat BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- China's money supply for March in 2004provided by the People's Bank of China:Money Supply Change(100 million ...
Figures: China's exports to ROK
May 06, 2004 ... Figures: China's exports to ROKBEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- China's main exports to the Republic ofKorea (ROK) from January to March, with the value in million USdollars:Items ValueMachinery, electronic products and ...
Asian Champions League results/standings (updated)
May 06, 2004 ... Asian Champions League results/standings (updated)TOKYO, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of AsianChampions League soccer matches played on Wednesday: Group A Pakhtakor (Uzbekistan) 2Zob Ahan (Iran) 0 Standings ...
Figures: China's exports to India
May 06, 2004 ... Figures: China's exports to IndiaBEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- China's major exports to India fromJanuary to March, with the value in million US dollars: Items Value Machinery, electronic products and audio-video facilities...
Chelsea tied Monaco 2-2 (updated)
May 06, 2004 ... Chelsea tied Monaco 2-2 (updated)LONDON, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Chelsea drew with Monaco 2-2 in thesecond leg of the European Champions League semi-finals here today. First leg: 1-3, Monaco win 5-3 on aggregate) Scorers: Chelsea - Jesper Gronkjaer 22, Frank ...
Figures: China's exports to UK
May 06, 2004 ... Figures: China's exports to UKBEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- China's major exports to the UnitedKingdom from January to March, with the value in million US dollars: Items Value Machines,electronic products and audio-video ...
Roundup: Adzharian leader resigns, avoiding bloodshed
May 06, 2004 ... Roundup: Adzharian leader resigns, avoiding bloodshedMOSCOW, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Aslan Abashidze, head of Georgia'srebellious Adzharian region, resigned on Thursday, preventing acrisis from boiling into a civil war in the Black Sea country. Abashidze's resignation was ...
China shuts down 8,600 illegal Internet cafes
May 06, 2004 ... China shuts down 8,600 illegal Internet cafesBy Li Jianmin BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- China has shut down more than 8,600unlicensed Internet cafes across the country since February when itlaunched a nationwide check on all Internet cafes, according toMinister of Culture ...
Cuba blames diplomatic crisis on Mexico
May 06, 2004 ... Cuba blames diplomatic crisis on MexicoHAVANA, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe PerezRoque said Wednesday that the Mexican government is responsible forthe diplomatic crisis between the two nations. Perez Roque told a press conference that actions of the ...
German Open second round results (updated)
May 06, 2004 ... German Open second round results (updated)BERLIN, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the second round resultsat the $1.3 million German Open WTA tournament on Wednesday (prefixnumber denotes seeding, * denotes new result): * Fabiola Zuluaga, Colombia, beat 9-Vera Zvonareva, ...
Chelsea draw Monaco 2-2
May 06, 2004 ... Chelsea draw Monaco 2-2LONDON, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result of a second leggame in the European Champions League semifinals here today: Chelsea 2 Monaco 2 Champions League semi-final, second ...
Figures: China's exports to Sweden
May 06, 2004 ... Figures: China's exports to SwedenBEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- China's major exports to Sweden fromJanuary to March, with the value in million US dollars: Items Value Machinery, electronic products and audio-visual facilities 122.973 ...
Hong Kong stocks open higher
May 06, 2004 ... Hong Kong stocks open higherHONG KONG, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
Figures: China's mainland's exports to Taiwan Province
May 06, 2004 ... Figures: China's mainland's exports to Taiwan ProvinceBEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Exports from China's mainland to TaiwanProvince from January to March, with the value in million US dollars:Items Value Machinery,electronic products ...
IBM identifies seven key IT techs for drug industry
May 06, 2004 ... IBM identifies seven key IT techs for drug industry LOS ANGELES,May 5 (Xinhua) -- IBM on Wednesday identified seven key informationtechnologies that it says will "revolutionize the pharmaceuticalindustry" by the year 2010. The seven technologies will reduce drug development costs ...
Mexico seeks to extend economic accords with 4 Latin Americancountries
May 06, 2004 ... Mexico seeks to extend economic accords with 4 Latin AmericancountriesMEXICO CITY, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The Mexican Economy Secretariatannounced on Wednesday that the government will negotiate theextension of economic integration accords with four Latin Americancountries -- ...
India to privide more educational aid to Myanmar
May 06, 2004 ... India to privide more educational aid to MyanmarYANGON, May 6 (Xinhua) -- India will provide more aid forMyanmar's education and human resources development sectors duringthe current 2004-05 fiscal year which began in April, signifying agrowth in their bilateral cooperation, ...
Spain releases three Moroccan suspects in Madrid bombings
May 06, 2004 ... Spain releases three Moroccan suspects in Madrid bombingsMADRID, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Spanish National Court Judge Juan delOlmo, who leads the probe into the Madrid bombings on March 11,declared the release of three Moroccan suspects, court sources saidWednesday. Naima Oulad ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
May 06, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Thursday: The Philippine Star: -- Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has widened herlead over main ...
Kerry criticizes Bush's response to Iraqi prisoners abuse
May 06, 2004 ... Kerry criticizes Bush's response to Iraqi prisoners abuseLOS ANGELES, May 5 (Xinhua) -- US Democratic presidentialcontender John KerryWednesday criticized the Bushadministration's response to the alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners asbeing "slow and inappropriate." Kerry ...
US requests extradition of Colombia's rebel chieftains for drug- related money laundering
May 06, 2004 ... US requests extradition of Colombia's rebel chieftains for drug-related money launderingBOGOTA, May 5 (Xinhua) -- US authorities have requested theextradition of FARC chieftains, including Jose Benito Cabrera, aliasFabian Ramirez, on charges of drug trafficking and money ...
Apple sells record songs on iTunes
May 06, 2004 ... Apple sells record songs on iTunesLOS ANGELES, May 5 (Xinhua) - Apple Computer said on Wednesdaythat music fans have purchased a record amount of 3.3 million songsfrom its new iTunes Music Store since its launch one week ago. In addition to the 3.3 million purchased songs, ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- May 6
May 06, 2004 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- May 6BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are highlights of majorBeijing-based newspapers on Thursday: Nearly all Beijing-based newspapers reported on their front- pagesChinese Premier Wen Jiabao's five-nation tour to ...
Figures: China's mainland exports to HK SAR
May 06, 2004 ... Figures: China's mainland exports to HK SARBEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- China's mainland's major exports toHong Kong Special Administrative Region from January to March, withthe value in million US dollars: Items Value Machinery, electronic products ...
New Zealand named five athletes for Athens Olympics
May 06, 2004 ... New Zealand named five athletes for Athens OlympicsWELLINGTON,May 6 (Xinhua) -- Commonwealth and former world champion BeatriceFaumuina heads New Zealand's first contingent of five track and fieldathletes named Thursday in the New Zealand team for the AthensOlympics ....
US to give Jordan letter of assurance on Mideast peace
May 06, 2004 ... US to give Jordan letter of assurance on Mideast peaceWASHINGTON, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The United States will giveJordanian King Abdullah a letter of assurance on Thursday that Israeland Palestine must decide key issues through negotiations to achievepeace, US officials said on ...
South Africa's proposed World Cup venues and stadiums
May 06, 2004 ... South Africa's proposed World Cup venues and stadiums JOHANNESBURG, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the details of the 13venues proposed by South Africa in their bid to host the 2010 WorldCup finals according to Reuters reports: Bloemfontein: The 40,000-capacity Free State ...
Scottish premier league result/standings
May 06, 2004 ... Scottish premier league result/standingsLONDON, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the result of a Scottishpremier league soccer match played on Wednesday: Hibernian 1 Partick Thistle 2 P W D L FA Pts 1. Celtic 35 29 4 ...
Concerned over shortage, China subsidizes peasants to grow moregrain
May 06, 2004 ... Concerned over shortage, China subsidizes peasants to grow moregrainSHENYANG, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Declining grain output and mountingconcerns over food security seem to alarm Chinese leaders again ascentral and local governments vow to subsidize the world's greatestnumber of ...
European Champions Leauge collated results
May 06, 2004 ... European Champions Leauge collated resultsLONDON, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the collated results ofChampions League semi-final, second leg matches played May 4-5: In London: Chelsea 2 Monaco 2 First leg: 1-3, Monaco win 5-3 on aggregate Scorers: ...
Israeli State Cup semifinal results
May 06, 2004 ... Israeli State Cup semifinal resultsJERUSALEM, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of Israeli State Cup semi-finals playedon Wednesday (Roman numerals denote division of non-Premier Leagueside): Bnei Sakhnin 1, Ashdod SC 0 Scorer - Abbas Suan 71 ...
Factfile of World Cup candidate Libya
May 06, 2004 ... Factfile of World Cup candidate LibyaTRIPOLI, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Following is a profile of Libya, one ofthe five candidate countries to host the 2010 World Cup finals: Area: 1,795m square kilometres Population: 5.5 million Capital: Tripoli (1.8 million ...