Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, May 7:
Philippine stocks end flat
May 07, 2004 ... Philippine stocks end flatMANILA, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine share prices closed flaton Friday as investors remained cautious ahead of the May 10elections. The Philippine Stock Exchange composite index closed three pointshigher to 1,554.69, while the all-share index ...
Air quality of major Chinese cities -- May 7
May 07, 2004 ... Air quality of major Chinese cities -- May 7BEIJING, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Report on the quality of air in 47major Chinese cities (12:00 May 6 to 12:00 May 7, Beijing Time),released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center:City Major Pollutant Air ...
Anti-corruption drive in Zimbabwe unstoppable: president
May 07, 2004 ... Anti-corruption drive in Zimbabwe unstoppable: presidentHARARE, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe hassaid that the country's economy was beginning to show signs ofrecovery following the anti-corruption drive launched by thegovernment. Officially opening ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
May 07, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapersCAIRO, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Friday.Al Ahram: -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak received on Thursday a phonecall from US President George W. Bush. The ...
UAE's anti-desertification drive successful in Arab world: report
May 07, 2004 ... UAE's anti-desertification drive successful in Arab world: report ABU DHABI, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The anti-desertification drive in theUnited Arab Emirates(UAE) was among the most successful conservationprojects in the Arab world, the English newspaper Gulf News reportedFriday ....
Urgent: Two journalists killed by gunmen in Iraq
May 07, 2004 ... Urgent: Two journalists killed by gunmen in IraqBAGHDAD, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Two journalists ...
Philippine foreign reserves up in April
May 07, 2004 ... Philippine foreign reserves up in AprilMANILA, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' gross internationalreserves (GIR) has risen to 16.422 billion US dollars by the end ofApril, up by 86.7 million dollars from that of March, the centralbank said Friday. The central bank said ...
City taps business value of public toilets
May 07, 2004 ... City taps business value of public toiletsBEIJING, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Since Beijing stopped collecting feesat public toilets a few years ago, building and maintaining theoperation of public toilets have become a headache for districtgovernments. To solve this problem, the ...
Foreign exchange rates in Kenya
May 07, 2004 ... Foreign exchange rates in KenyaNAIROBI, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are the foreign exchangerates against the Kenyan shilling released by the Central Bank ofKenya on Friday. Friday Thursday US dollar 78.5444 78.3700 ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
May 07, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapersJERUSALEM, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Israeli newspapers on Friday.Ha'aretz: -- US President George W. Bush soon will send a letter toPalestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei in ...
Jordan negotiates renewal of oil grant deals with Kuwait, UAE
May 07, 2004 ... Jordan negotiates renewal of oil grant deals with Kuwait, UAEAMMAN, May 7 (Xinhua)-- Jordan is negotiating with Kuwait and theUnited Arab Emirates (UAE) to renew two oil grant deals, Jordan'sMinister of State Asma Khader was quoted by Jordan Times as saying onFriday ....
Tanzania regulates new retire age at 60
May 07, 2004 ... Tanzania regulates new retire age at 60DAR ES SALAAM, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The Tanzanian government hasregulated a new system of retirement to order civil servants andparastatal employees to retire at the age of 60, instead of 55, localnewspaper The Guardian reported on Friday ....
Death toll rises to five in Ukraine arms depot blasts
May 07, 2004 ... Death toll rises to five in Ukraine arms depot blastsKIEV, May 7 (Xinhua) -- At least five people were killed and nineothers injured in Thursday's powerful explosions at an arms depot inUkraine's southeastern Zaporizhya region, Ukraine's EmergencySituation Ministry said on ...
Writethru: Two foreign journalists killed by gunmen in Iraq
May 07, 2004 ... Writethru: Two foreign journalists killed by gunmen in Iraq Eds:Updates with more detailsBAGHDAD, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Two journalists working for a Polishtelevision station were killed by gunmen south of Baghdad on Friday,the police said. A Pole and an Algerian were riding ...
Urgent: Putin inaugurated, officially starting his second term
May 07, 2004 ... Urgent: Putin inaugurated, officially starting his second termMOSCOW, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Russian ...
Foreign exchange rates in Hong Kong
May 07, 2004 ... Foreign exchange rates in Hong KongHONG KONG, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are the foreign exchangerates against the Hong Kong dollar, released by Bank of China ( HongKong) Limited at 16:24 Friday: buy sellJapanese yen 704.60 ...
Major news items in leading German newspapers
May 07, 2004 ... Major news items in leading German newspapersBERLIN, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are the major news itemsin leading German newspapers Friday: Frankfurter Allgemeine: -- Additional photos of US abuse of Iraqi prisoners emerged and USDefense Secretary Donald H ....
Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapers
May 07, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapers LAGOS, May 7(Xinhua) -- The following are major news items in leading Nigeriannewspapers on Friday. This Day: -- The Nigeria Labor Congress Thursday disclosed that it wouldembark on mass action capable of halting business and ...
Tokyo stocks end lower
May 07, 2004 ... Tokyo stocks end lowerTOKYO, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocksdropped Friday on overnight declines in US shares, pushing thebenchmark Nikkei stock index to close below the key 11,500 line forthe first time in about one and a half months. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost ...
Zambia to start feasibility study on Nacala corridor railway project
May 07, 2004 ... Zambia to start feasibility study on Nacala corridor railwayprojectLUSAKA, May 7 (Xinhua) -- A team of consultants will arrive inZambia this month to conduct a feasibility study on the Zambiansection of the Nacala Development Corridor railway project,independent newspaper The ...
Putin Sworn in for second term
May 07, 2004 ... Putin Sworn in for second termMOSCOW, May 7 (Xinhua) - Russianincumbent President Vladimir Putin was sworn in Friday for a secondterm in an official ceremony in the Kremlin. Putin was reelected in the March 14 presidential elections with71.31 percent of the vote. The ...
Foreign exchange rates in New Zealand
May 07, 2004 ... Foreign exchange rates in New ZealandWELLINGTON, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the NZ dollar here on Friday:Friday ThursdayAustralian dollar 0.8724 0.8683 US ...
US citizens warned of risk in northern Uganda
May 07, 2004 ... US citizens warned of risk in northern UgandaKAMPALA, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The United States has warned itscitizens living or planning to visit Uganda of threats to theirsafety from insurgent groups particularly in the northern region nearthe border with the Sudan, the New Vision ...
Zimbabwe holds ceremony for return of artifact from Germany
May 07, 2004 ... Zimbabwe holds ceremony for return of artifact from GermanyHARARE, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The lower part of the Zimbabwe Bird thatwas stolen by colonial treasure hunters in the 1880s has beenofficially handed over to chiefs from Masvingo province at a colorfulceremony at the Great ...
Terror insurance premiums to rise in Saudi Arabia: UAE paper
May 07, 2004 ... Terror insurance premiums to rise in Saudi Arabia: UAE paperABU DHABI, May 7 (Xinhua) -- A higher insurance premium for therisk of terrorism for assets in Saudi Arabia is to rise, localnewspaper Khaleej Times reported Friday. Saudi Arabia currently carries virtually the ...
Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapers
May 07, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapersNAIROBI, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Kenyan newspapers on Friday. Kenya Times: -- The Kenyan government is carrying out a comprehensive study toformulate appropriate operational, legal ...
Four Chinese injured at car explosion return home from Pakistan
May 07, 2004 ... Four Chinese injured at car explosion return home from PakistanBEIJING, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Four Chinese engineers wounded at a carbomb explosion in Pakistan early Monday returned to China Fridaymorning. Upon arrival, the four were immediately sent to Beijing UnionMedical ...
Israeli forces attack Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon
May 07, 2004 ... Israeli forces attack Hezbollah positions in southern LebanonBEIRUT, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Israeli warplanes attacked Hezbollahpositions early Friday in southern Lebanon after guerrillas exchangedfire with Israeli forces, Lebanese security officials said. Israeli warplanes ...
Kenya's rhino numbers up
May 07, 2004 ... Kenya's rhino numbers upNAIROBI, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's rhino population now stands at568, registering an increase of 25 percent comparing with that of thelast decade, local newspaper East African Standard reported Friday. Kenya Wildlife Service Chairman Colin Church ...
Philippine government debt rises
May 07, 2004 ... Philippine government debt risesMANILA, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine government saw its debtrising to 3.4 trillion pesos (60.7 billion US dollars) in February,17.2 percent higher than a year ago, the Department of Finance (DOF)said Friday. According to the DOF's ...
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0440 GMT, May 7
May 07, 2004 ... Xinhua world economic news summary at 0440 GMT, May 7VIENNA -- The average crude oil price surged 59 cents to 35.3 USdollars per barrel Wednesday, hitting its highest since Oct. 5, 1990,shortly after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, the Vienna-basedOrganization of Petroleum Exporting ...
UN council meets to prepare for new Iraq resolution
May 07, 2004 ... UN council meets to prepare for new Iraq resolutionUNITED NATIONS, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations SecurityCouncil met in private on Thursday to discuss main elements of a newresolution on formation of an Iraqi interim government and thecountry's political and security ...
Hong Kong stocks lower at midday
May 07, 2004 ... Hong Kong stocks lower at middayHONG KONG, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong ...
India to fund Sri Lankan hospital upgrading
May 07, 2004 ... India to fund Sri Lankan hospital upgradingCOLOMBO, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The Indian government has decided toprovide 500 million rupees (about 11.4 million US dollars) for theconstruction of a 200-bed building at the Dickoya Rural Hospital incentral hilly area of Sri Lanka, the ...
Libertadores Cup results
May 07, 2004 ... Libertadores Cup resultsRIO DE JANEIRO, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results ofSouth American Libertadores Cup second round, first leg matches onThursday: In Rosario: Rosario Central (Argentina) bt Sao Paulo (Brazil) 1- ...
US House deplores abuse of Iraqi prisoners
May 07, 2004 ... US House deplores abuse of Iraqi prisonersWASHINGTON, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The US House of Representatives onThursday passed a resolution deploring the abuse by US troops ofIraqi prisoners, but partisanship has torpedoed efforts to launchcongressional investigations into the ...
English premier league standings
May 07, 2004 ... English premier league standingsLONDON, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are the English premier leaguestandings ahead of this weekend's matches: P W D L F A Pts 1. Arsenal 36 24 12 0 70 25 84 - champions 2. Chelsea 36 23 ...
English premier league fixtures
May 07, 2004 ... English premier league fixturesLONDON, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are English premier leaguefixtures for May 8 and May 9 (kickoff times GMT unless stated): Saturday, May 8 Birmingham Cityv Liverpool(1635) Evertonv Bolton ...
NBA result
May 07, 2004 ... NBA resultWASHINGTON, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result ofThursday's National Basketball Association conference playoff game(home team in CAPS): Semi-finals Eastern Conference ...
Libertadores Cup leading scorers
May 07, 2004 ... Libertadores Cup leading scorersRIO DE JANEIRO, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leadingscorers in the South American Libertadores Cup after this week'ssecond round,first leg matches: 5 - Carlos Bueno (Penarol), Cuauhtemoc Blanco (America),JoseCastillo (Bolivar), Luis ...
Vietnam to allow foreign ships to buy seafood in its territorial waters
May 07, 2004 ... Vietnam to allow foreign ships to buy seafood in its territorialwatersHANOI, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam will allow foreign fishing shipsto buy and process seafood in some areas of its territorial waters,according to local newspaper Labor on Friday. Foreign fishermen, who ...
Libertadores Cup collated results
May 07, 2004 ... Libertadores Cup collated resultsRIO DE JANEIRO, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the collatedresults of South American Libertadores Cup second round, first legmatches this week: Tuesday, May 4 Sporting Cristal (Peru) 2 Boca Juniors (Argentina) 3 (Second ...
Human rights abuse in Indonesia's Abepura tried
May 07, 2004 ... Human rights abuse in Indonesia's Abepura triedJAKARTA, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The Makassar court in Indonesia onFriday held a trial of human rights abuse in Abepura, Papua Province,where police killed three people and injured 63 others on December2000. During the trial, tens ...
Tamil rebel chief negotiator arrives to kick start Sri Lankan peace
May 07, 2004 ... Tamil rebel chief negotiator arrives to kick start Sri LankanpeaceCOLOMBO, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The London-based chief peace negotiatorand theoretician of the Tamil Tiger rebels arrived in capital ColomboFriday for preliminary talks with the rebel leadership aimed at kickstarting ...
Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapers
May 07, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapersISLAMABAD, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Pakistani English newspapers on Friday:Dawn: -- Chinese and Pakistani workers resumed work on the Gwadar portproject on ...
India keen to expand economic ties with Sri Lanka: official
May 07, 2004 ... India keen to expand economic ties with Sri Lanka: officialCOLOMBO, May 7 (Xinhua) -- India has said that it is keen toexpand economic cooperation with Sri Lanka and ready to put togetheran aid package to rebuild the embattled north and east region of thecountry, the official ...
S.Korea, DPRK agree to hold high-level military talks
May 07, 2004 ... S.Korea, DPRK agree to hold high-level military talksSEOUL, May 7 (Xinhua) -- South Korea and the Democratic People' sRepublic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday agreed to hold high-level militarytalks in Pyongyang, South Korean Yonhap News Agency reported. The move came minutes ...
Foreign exchange rates in Philippines
May 07, 2004 ... Foreign exchange rates in PhilippinesMANILA, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchange ratesagainst the Philippine peso released Friday by the central bank ofthe Philippines: Friday Thursday US dollar55.5470...
Thailand raises cap price for petrol
May 07, 2004 ... Thailand raises cap price for petrolBANGKOK, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Gas stations around Bangkok on Fridaystarted serve customers gasoline with a higher price following thegovernment's decision to raise the price cap in face of growinginternational petrol price. Retail premium ...
Major news items in leading British newspapers
May 07, 2004 ... Major news items in leading British newspapersLONDON, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are the major news itemsin leading British newspapers on Friday: The Times: -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair provoked an unprecedentedpolitical storm Thursday night by ...
Inter-Korean military talks may be held in mid-May: official
May 07, 2004 ... Inter-Korean military talks may be held in mid-May: officialSEOUL, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The high-level inter-Korean militarytalks may be held around mid-May, said South Korean UnificationMinister Jeong Se-hyun, who returned from Pyongyang on Fridayafternoon. Jeong made the ...
Guinea-Bissau election-winner signs parliamentary pact with other small parties
May 07, 2004 ... Guinea-Bissau election-winner signs parliamentary pact with othersmall partiesLUANDA, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Election-winner of Guinea-Bissau's post-coup legislative, African Party for the Independence of Guinea andCape Verde (PAIGC) has announced that it has forged accords with ...
S. Africa expects huge benefits from hosting World Cup if it can win
May 07, 2004 ... S. Africa expects huge benefits from hosting World Cup if it canwinJOHANNESBURG, May 7 (Xinhua) -- About 3 billion US dollars ofgross domestic product (GDP) increase, 1 billion dollars of taxrevenue and 159,000 jobs newly created, these may not be all thatSouth Africa can get ...
US to provide 40 mln dlrs to Nepal
May 07, 2004 ... US to provide 40 mln dlrs to NepalKATHMANDU, May 7 (Xinhua) -- the United States government willprovide Nepal with 40 million US dollars in assistance this year forNepal's economic development, good-governance, humanitarian servicesin the conflict affected regions and creation ...
1st Ld: Five killed in bomb explosion in Karachi
May 07, 2004 ... 1st Ld: Five killed in bomb explosion in KarachiISLAMABAD, May 7 (Xinhua) -- At least five people were killed and35 others injured when a powerful bomb ripped through a Shiite Muslimmosque in Pakistan's southern port city of ...
Putin sworn in for second term as Russian president
May 07, 2004 ... Putin sworn in for second term as Russian presidentMOSCOW, May 7 (Xinhua) - Russian incumbent President VladimirPutin was sworn in Friday for a second term in an official ceremonyin the Kremlin. Putin was reelected in the March 14 presidential elections with71.31 percent ...
At least five killed, 35 wounded in Karachi bomb explosion
May 07, 2004 ... At least five killed, 35 wounded in Karachi bomb explosion ISLAMABAD, May 7 (Xinhua) -- At least five people were killed and 35others wounded on Friday in a powerful bomb explosion at a ShiiteMuslim mosque in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi, the ...
Filipino domestic helper confirmed died in Beirut
May 07, 2004 ... Filipino domestic helper confirmed died in BeirutMANILA, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine Department of ForeignAffairs Friday confirmed the death of a Filipino domestic helper inBeirut, Lebanon. Foreign Affairs Secretary Delia Domingo Albert said that she was"deeply ...
Jakarta stocks end lower
May 07, 2004 ... Jakarta stocks end lowerJAKARTA, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Sharesprices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange ended lower Friday. The main index was down by 2.5 points to close at 743.6 points ....
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1)
May 07, 2004 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1)HONG KONG, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Friday:Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers ...
China reports no new SARS cases for past 24 hours
May 07, 2004 ... China reports no new SARS cases for past 24 hoursBEIJING, May 7 (Xinhua) -- China reported no new suspected ordiagnosed SARS cases for the past 24 hours on the Chinese mainland,China's Health Ministry said here Friday. The ministry said the Anhui confirmed SARS patient Song ...
Trading on Hong Kong stock exchange
May 07, 2004 ... Trading on Hong Kong stock exchangeHONG KONG, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are Friday's major HangSeng Indexes managed and compiled by HSI Service Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hang Seng Bank: Index: Previous CloseCloseChange ...
Feature: Mainland white collar ladies hunt for cosmetics in "shopping paradise"
May 07, 2004 ... Feature: Mainland white collar ladies hunt for cosmetics in "shopping paradise"By Zhang Yashi HONG KONG, May 7 (Xinhua) -- As more and more ladies are willingto spend money and time on pricking up themselves, some " whitecollar" ladies from the Chinese mainland seized the ...
Philippine military on red alert for elections
May 07, 2004 ... Philippine military on red alert for electionsMANILA, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine military was put on redalert status on Friday in preparation for the May 10 national andlocal elections. Armed Forces Vice Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Rodolfo Garcia said thatthe red alert ...
Thai bourse up 2.79 points
May 07, 2004 ... Thai bourse up 2.79 pointsBANGKOK, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET)index on Friday gained 2.79 points to close at 636.80 ....