Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, May 18:
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- May 17
May 18, 2004 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- May 17BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua Monday: Taiwan Affairs Office of CPC Central Committee, Taiwan AffairsOffice of State Council are authorized to issue statement on ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
May 18, 2004 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Monday:Indonesia persuades East Timor to stop Wiranto case 1st Ld: S.Korea agrees US plan to redeploy one ...
Opener, Advisory
May 18, 2004 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service for Monday,May 17, 2004, and begins ...
Fuel prices, interest rates critical to Thai economy in 2nd half year
May 18, 2004 ... Fuel prices, interest rates critical to Thai economy in 2nd halfyearBANGKOK, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices and interests rates wouldhave significant influence over the performance of Thai economy inthe second half of this year, the state-run Thai News Agency onMonday quoted ...
China's total insurance assets surpass one trillion yuan
May 18, 2004 ... China's total insurance assets surpass one trillion yuanBEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) -- By the end of April, China's totalinsurance assets had surpassed one trillion yuan (125 billion USdollars), according to a source from the China Insurance RegulatoryCommission. Experts ...
China aims to build its own NASDAQ through starting SMEs board
May 18, 2004 ... China aims to build its own NASDAQ through starting SMEs board ByChen GangBEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government has just agreedto establish a new board for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises(SMEs) in its Shenzhen Stock Exchange, which is regarded as animportant ...
State Councilor urges fair examination environment
May 18, 2004 ... State Councilor urges fair examination environmentBEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) -- State Councilor Chen Zhili said hereMonday that rectifying the country's examination environment hasbecome an urgent task. Speaking at a video-telephone conference, Chen called for a fair,just ...
Shenzhen Stock Exchange to kick off board for small, medium- sizedenterprises
May 18, 2004 ... Shenzhen Stock Exchange to kick off board for small, medium-sizedenterprisesBEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhen Stock Exchange, one ofChina's two stock exchanges, has been approved to set up a small andmedium-sized enterprises (SMEs) board, according to sources with ...
US-based consulting firm to help train China's governmentspokespersons
May 18, 2004 ... US-based consulting firm to help train China's governmentspokespersonsBy Xinhua writer Zhao Lei BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The US-based Hill and Knowlton PublicRelations Consulting Firm has been invited to give lectures oncommunication with media during crises as part of ...
Chinese FM spokesman on WHA rejecting proposal concerning Taiwan
May 18, 2004 ... Chinese FM spokesman on WHA rejecting proposal concerning TaiwanBEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Facts have proven that any attempt bythe Taiwan authorities to create "two Chinas" and "one China, oneTaiwan" in the World Health Organization (WHO) is doomed to failure,Chinese Foreign ...
Ugandan Attorney General killed in road accident
May 18, 2004 ... Ugandan Attorney General killed in road accidentKAMPALA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Ugandan Attorney General Francis Ayumewas killed when the vehicle he was aboard collided with a lorry innorthwestern Uganda on Sunday night, Radio Uganda reported Monday. His bodyguard also died on ...
Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2100 GMT, May 17
May 18, 2004 ... Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2100 GMT, May 17BAGHDAD -- The rotating president of the US-appointed IraqiGoverning Council (IGC), Izzedin Salim, was killed on Monday by a carbomb at a checkpoint in Baghdad. Salim, also known as Abdul Zahra Othman Mohammad, was in his ...
Israeli troops trade fire with Palestinian militants in Gaza
May 18, 2004 ... Israeli troops trade fire with Palestinian militants in GazaJERUSALEM, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troopsand Palestinian militants traded gunfire in the southern Gaza Stripon Monday night as the troops prepared to enter Rafah to carry out amajor operation, ...
Over 5,000 illegal foreigners in Angola's enclave return home
May 18, 2004 ... Over 5,000 illegal foreigners in Angola's enclave return homeLUANDA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- At least 5,150 foreign citizens, wholived illegally in Angola's far northern Cabinda province for morethan 13 years, have returned voluntarily to their respectivecountries, local media ...
Nigeria's state-run company to produce 3 million bpd of crude by 2007
May 18, 2004 ... Nigeria's state-run company to produce 3 million bpd of crude by2007ABUJA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The state-run Nigerian NationalPetroleum Corporation (NNPC) will achieve a crude oil productiontarget of three million barrels per day (bpd) by 2007, its GroupManaging Director Funsho ...
Nigeria seeks more foreign patronage in eco-tourism
May 18, 2004 ... Nigeria seeks more foreign patronage in eco-tourismLAGOS, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria is seeking more foreigners topatronize the nation's rich eco-tourism in a bid to diversify its oil-dependent economy, a government official said here on Monday. "Before the country gained ...
Maradona improves, but reluctant to anti-drug treatment
May 18, 2004 ... Maradona improves, but reluctant to anti-drug treatmentBUENOS AIRES, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Argentine former football starDiego Armando Maradona is thinner, less reluctant to the treatmentand "integrated" to the rest of the patients after a week in a clinicspecialized in drug ...
Roddick ready to play doubles in Olympics
May 18, 2004 ... Roddick ready to play doubles in OlympicsWASHINGTON, May 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Open winner Andy Roddick saidhe would love to play doubles if he has chances to represent theUnited States in the Olympic Games in Athens this summer. "It's something that I've dreamt about forever ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0050 GMT, May 18
May 18, 2004 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0050 GMT, May 18ANKARA -- Visiting British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Mondayruled out any British troops' "quick exit" from Iraq, saying "Whathas happened in Iraq today ...underlines this fact: We are not goingto have any so-called quick exit, there ...
Market exchange rates -- May 18
May 18, 2004 ... Market exchange rates -- May 18BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Market exchange rates of four majorcurrencies against RMB yuan for Tuesday, announced by the People'sBank of China:Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) US Dollar 100 827.72 ...
11 killed in bus accident in Mexico
May 18, 2004 ... 11 killed in bus accident in MexicoMEXICO CITY, May 17 (Xinhua) -- At least 11 people were killed and21 injured in an accident Monday in the central state of Mexico whena bus crashed into a tree, a Mexican official said. Joaquin Becerril, director ...
U.S. women kick-off final pre-Olympic basketball training
May 18, 2004 ... U.S. women kick-off final pre-Olympic basketball trainingWASHINGTON, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The USA Basketball unveiled the2004 USA Basketball Women's Senior National Team's final pre- Olympictraining plans on Monday. The USA opens its training on August 3 in New York and on ...
Bangladeshi main opposition gives government ultimatum to arrest killers of MP
May 18, 2004 ... Bangladeshi main opposition gives government ultimatum to arrestkillers of MPDHAKA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Bangladeshi main opposition Awami League(AL) Monday gave the government a week to arrest the killers of Almember of parliament (MP) Ahsanullah Master, or else threatened ...
Adidas signs NBA prospect Josh Smith
May 18, 2004 ... Adidas signs NBA prospect Josh SmithWASHINGTON, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Shoe company Adidas signed Mondaymulti-year contract with high school prospect Josh Smith. Adidas signed Smith to a six-year deal that guarantees him about12 million U.S. dollars, but could eventually be ...
North China municipality sees soaring foreign trade
May 18, 2004 ... North China municipality sees soaring foreign tradeTIANJIN, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Foreign trade of north China's TianjinMunicipality soared 38.4 percent year-on-year in the first fourmonths of 2004, amounting to 12.5 billion US dollars, statistics oflocal customs show. The ...
Shares close down in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico
May 18, 2004 ... Shares close down in Brazil, Argentina and MexicoMEXICO CITY, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets --Brazil, Argentina and Mexico -- closed down on Monday. In Sao Paulo, Latin America's biggest bourse, the leading Bovespaindex closed at 18,122 points, ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
May 18, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Tuesday. Asahi, Yomiuri, Mainichi, Nihon Keizai: -- Ichiro Ozawa announced Monday night he would not run forpresidential ...
Sino-Canadian anti-cancer Guizhou branch operational
May 18, 2004 ... Sino-Canadian anti-cancer Guizhou branch operationalGUIYANG, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The Guizhou branch of the Sino-Canadian Committee for Cancer Prevention and Resistance and SmokingGiving-up was inaugurated Sunday in Guizhou, a multi- ethnic area insouthwest China. It ...
Police to detain those attempting suicide on high-rises
May 18, 2004 ... Police to detain those attempting suicide on high-risesXI'AN, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Police in Xi'an, capital of thenorthwestern province of Shaanxi, has announced they would detain orfine people who attempt suicide on high-rise public facilities. The police said the climbing ...
Nigerian civil groups present new draft constitution
May 18, 2004 ... Nigerian civil groups present new draft constitutionLAGOS, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria's civil society groups havepresented a new draft constitution, which promoted strong federatingunits and gender equality, in replacement of the old constitutionthat came into effect in 1999 ....
Latin American countries to cooperate in combating illegalimmigration
May 18, 2004 ... Latin American countries to cooperate in combating illegalimmigrationSANTIAGO, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Seven Latin American countries agreedMonday to coordinate their fight against illegal immigration. Officials from Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia,Chile and ...
FIFA offers huge prize money for club world championship
May 18, 2004 ... FIFA offers huge prize money for club world championshipPARIS, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The International Football Federation(FIFA) on Monday announced that 15.0 million U.S. dollars prize moneywill be offered for next year's revamped Club World Championship,which features champion ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
May 18, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Tuesday. Philippine Daily Inquirer: -- Even before Congress could start the canvassing of votes forthe presidential ...
Strasbourg Open first round results
May 18, 2004 ... Strasbourg Open first round resultsPARIS, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the first round results atthe 170,000 U.S. dollars Strasbourg women's WTA Open on Monday(prefix number denotes seeding): Marion Bartoli, France, beat Barbara Schett, Austria, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 ...
Dominican president-elect vows to focus on economic woes
May 18, 2004 ... Dominican president-elect vows to focus on economic woesHAVANA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Newly-elected Dominican PresidentLeonel Fernandez said Monday that his government will deal withpressing economic issues facing the island country in West Indies,according to reports from Santo ...
Japan's 1st quarter GDP grows 1.4 pct
May 18, 2004 ... Japan's 1st quarter GDP grows 1.4 pctTOKYO, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Japan's economy grew 1.4 percent in realterms in the first quarter of 2004, expanding for the eighthconsecutive quarter, according to a government report Tuesday. In fiscal 2003 ended on March 31, Japan's gross ...
Milan sign Stam on two-year deal
May 18, 2004 ... Milan sign Stam on two-year dealROME, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Italian champions AC Milan Monday saidthat they have signed Dutch international defender Jaap Stam fromLazio on a two-year deal. According to Lazio, the deal was worth a total of 10.5 millioneuros ( 12.63 million ...
Romanian president meets with Chinese military chief
May 18, 2004 ... Romanian president meets with Chinese military chiefBUCHAREST, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Romanian President Ion Iliescu saidMonday that Romania's friendly relations with China have beendeveloping smoothly regardless of changes in international anddomestic situations. Iliescu ...
Indonesia on track to achieve development goals: minister
May 18, 2004 ... Indonesia on track to achieve development goals: ministerJAKARTA, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia has made significantprogress toward achieving a set of global development targets set outby the United Nations under the Millennium Declaration, althoughextra efforts are still needed ...
St Poelten Grand Prix ATP tournament results
May 18, 2004 ... St Poelten Grand Prix ATP tournament resultsVIENNA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of firstround matches at the St Poelten Grand Prix ATP tournament in StPoelten, Austria, on Monday (prefix number denotes seeding): 7-Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, beat Andrea ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- May 18
May 18, 2004 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- May 18BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are highlights of majorBeijing-based newspapers on Tuesday: People's Daily -- Chinese President Hu Jintao held talks Monday with visitingKazakh President Nursultan ...
OPEC oil prices continue soaring
May 18, 2004 ... OPEC oil prices continue soaringVIENNA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The average crude oil price surged to36.16 US dollars per barrel last week, up 1.25 dollars compared tothe previous week, the Vienna-based Organization of PetroleumExporting Countries (OPEC) said Monday. The oil ...
IAEA to offer anti-nuclear training to Uruguayan police
May 18, 2004 ... IAEA to offer anti-nuclear training to Uruguayan policeMONTEVIDEO, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The International Atomic EnergyAgency (IAEA) will train Uruguayan policemen and other personnel inhow to deal with nuclear terrorist attacks, local media reportedMonday. A group of IAEA ...
Portugal condemns assassination of Iraqi IGC leader
May 18, 2004 ... Portugal condemns assassination of Iraqi IGC leaderLISBON, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Portuguese Prime Minister Jose ManuelDurao Barroso Monday condemned the killing of Izzadine Salim, therotating chairman of the Iraqi Governing Council (IGC). "We firmly condemn this hideous terror ...
Spanish first division soccer fixtures, May 23
May 18, 2004 ... Spanish first division soccer fixtures, May 23MADRID, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Spanish firstdivision soccer fixtures for the final round of matches on Sunday May23 (kick-off times 1900 GMT unless stated): Athletic Bilbao vs Atletico Madrid Celta Vigo vs ...
Hong Kong stocks open higher
May 18, 2004 ... Hong Kong stocks open higherHONG KONG, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks rose 65.77 points,or 0.60 ...
3,600 US troops in S.Korea to be transferred to Iraq: US official
May 18, 2004 ... 3,600 US troops in S.Korea to be transferred to Iraq: US official SEOUL, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The United States will redeploy some3,600 troops from garrisons stationed at the inter-Korean border toIraq late this summer for an expected one-year period, US militaryofficial said here ...
Spanish first division soccer standings
May 18, 2004 ... Spanish first division soccer standingsMADRID, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Spanish firstdivision soccer standings ahead of next Sunday's games (tabulatedunder games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1. Valencia 37 23 8 6 71 ...
Madagascar president leaves Shanghai for Hong Kong
May 18, 2004 ... Madagascar president leaves Shanghai for Hong KongSHANGHAI, May 18 (Xinhua)-- Madagascar President Marc Ravalomananaleft Shanghai Tuesday morning after three-day visit to thisindustrial and ...
Japan aims to bolster 7 promising industries
May 18, 2004 ... Japan aims to bolster 7 promising industriesTOKYO, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese government plans to boostthe development of seven industries to increase the size of theirmarkets to about 300 trillion yen (2.65 trillion US dollars) by 2010,the major newspaper, Yomiuri Shimbun, ...
Indonesia's automobile manufacturer begins export to Thailand
May 18, 2004 ... Indonesia's automobile manufacturer begins export to ThailandJAKARTA, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's major automobilemanufacturer PT Toyota Astra Motor (TAM) marked on Monday the firstexport of its new, popular Avanza multipurpose vehicle (MPV) toThailand as an effort to ...
Jail fire kills 104 inmates in Honduras
May 18, 2004 ... Jail fire kills 104 inmates in HondurasMANAGUA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Honduras suffered its worst prisontragedy on Monday when a fire killed 104 inmates charged withbelonging to street gangs, reports reaching here said. President Ricardo Maduro has cut short his European tour ...
Chad thwarts attempted military coup against president
May 18, 2004 ... Chad thwarts attempted military coup against presidentYAOUNDE, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Chadian security forces Monday putdown an attempted coup by soldiers dissatisfied with pay suspensionat an army garrison north of the capital, N'Djamena, reports reachinghere said. About 80 ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
May 18, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapersNEW DELHI, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers on Tuesday:The Hindu: -- President A.P.J.Abdul Kalam on Monday invited Sonia Gandhi,leader of the Congress Parliamentary ...
China amends criteria of national judicial exam for Hong Kong,Macao candidates
May 18, 2004 ... China amends criteria of national judicial exam for Hong Kong,Macao candidatesBEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Justice Mondayfinished the amendment to the regulation for the national judicialexam, allowing Hong Kong and Macao residents to take the exam in ...
Feeding ship collapse kills three, injures five in Shanghai
May 18, 2004 ... Feeding ship collapse kills three, injures five in ShanghaiSHANGHAI, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and fiveothers injured in the collapse of a feeding ship that occurred onMonday in a foundry in east China's Shanghai Municipality, a localgovernment official ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
May 18, 2004 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the baht on Monday as offered by the Bangkok Bank: Tuesday MondayUS dollar 40.45/41.05 40.41/41.01 British pound ...
Thai PM regrets lack of opposition leader at Myanmar's national convention
May 18, 2004 ... Thai PM regrets lack of opposition leader at Myanmar's nationalconventionBANGKOK, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatrasaid he was disappointed that Myanmar convened the nationalconvention without participation of the opposition. "I don't feel ...
Poor-quality building dismantled in east China city
May 18, 2004 ... Poor-quality building dismantled in east China cityWENZHOU, May 18 (Xinhua) -- A 22-storey poor-quality building wasleveled in an explosion at around 6:00 a.m. Tuesday in Wenzhou, aport city in east China's Zhejiang Province, and no casualties ordamages to infrastructure on or ...
Japan provides aid to Cambodia
May 18, 2004 ... Japan provides aid to CambodiaPHNOM PENH, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Japanese government offered about18.32 million US dollars grand aid to Cambodia Tuesday to improveCambodia's water supply system and the human resource development. An Exchange of Notes on the extension of a grand ...
Acosta resigns as IOC member
May 18, 2004 ... Acosta resigns as IOC memberGENEVA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The International Volleyball Federation(FIVB) announced on Monday in Lausanne, Switzerland, that itspresident Ruben Acosta Hernandez has resigned as a member of theInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) as he has now passed ...
Roundup: Overseas Chinese firmly support Chinese gov't statement oncross-Straits ties
May 18, 2004 ... Roundup: Overseas Chinese firmly support Chinese gov't statementon cross-Straits tiesBEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Overseas Chinese all over the world onMonday expressed firm support for a statement issued late Sundaynight by the Taiwan Work Office of the Central Committee of ...
Indonesia's NU leaders banned from taking side
May 18, 2004 ... Indonesia's NU leaders banned from taking sideJAKARTA, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Acting chairman of Indonesia'sNahdlatul Ulama Masdar F. Masoedi has prohibited all NU leaders,including those of affiliated bodies, from making statementssupporting any presidential or vice presidential ...
UN praises peace progress in Congo
May 18, 2004 ... UN praises peace progress in CongoKINSHASA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The UN mission in the DemocraticRepublic of Congo (DRC) said Monday that the African country hadtaken an important step to end violence and begin nationalreunification. After five days of talks with the ...
Jakarta stocks routed, tumble to five-month low
May 18, 2004 ... Jakarta stocks routed, tumble to five-month lowJAKARTA, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The Jakarta Composite Index tumbled onMonday on selling by foreign investors concerned over the country'seconomic prospects and heavy losses in regional stock markets. The index ended down 7.50 ...