Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, May 20:
South African petrol price set to soar by 8.2 percent
May 20, 2004 ... South African petrol price set to soar by 8.2 percentJOHANNESBURG, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The South African governmentannounced here on Thursday that retail petrol price will increase by36 cents per liter or 8.2 percent on June 2. Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) said ...
Tanzanian president inaugurates China-funded water project
May 20, 2004 ... Tanzanian president inaugurates China-funded water projectDAR ES SALAAM, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian President BenjaminMkapa Thursday inaugurated a major water project aimed at providingdrinking water to residents in Chalinze, some 110 km west of thecapital Dar Es Salaam ....
World Bank reviews funding projects with Mozambique
May 20, 2004 ... World Bank reviews funding projects with MozambiqueMAPUTO, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Mozambique government is discussingwith the World Bank on the implementation of a series of projectsfunded by the international creditor institution, aimed at makingmaximum benefit of those projects so ...
Angola suspends deportation of illegal Congolese prospectors
May 20, 2004 ... Angola suspends deportation of illegal Congolese prospectorsLUANDA, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The Angolan government announcedThursday it was suspending the deportation of thousands of illegalCongolese diamond prospectors for 45 days to allow the creation ofmore humane conditions for ...
Mozambican health expert urges promoting use of condoms
May 20, 2004 ... Mozambican health expert urges promoting use of condomsMAPUTO, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The use of condoms must be generalizedamong the Mozambican sexually-active population, in order to preventthe spread of the HIV virus in the country, Mozambican former HealthMinister Helder ...
4 al-Qaeda suspects arrested in Pakistan
May 20, 2004 ... 4 al-Qaeda suspects arrested in PakistanISLAMABAD, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Several hundreds armed tribesmenWednesday searched Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal area, borderingAfghanistan, and arrested four al-Qaeda-linked foreigners, officialsaid. The operation was launched ...
Governor slams Kabul's deployment of regular army in west Afghanistan
May 20, 2004 ... Governor slams Kabul's deployment of regular army in westAfghanistanHerat, Afghanistan, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The defiant governor IsmaelKhan of Heart province in the far west part of Afghanistan stronglyopposed the deployment of Afghan National Army (ANA) in his fiefdomas ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- May 19
May 20, 2004 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- May 19BEIJING, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Wednesday: Market exchange rates -- May 19 Auto industry booms in Beijing China's auto imports increase in first four ...
Mekong sub-region countries study projects on drug control
May 20, 2004 ... Mekong sub-region countries study projects on drug controlBANGKOK, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Six countries of the Mekong River sub-region pledged to continue their cooperation to fight illegal drugproduction in the region during a meeting ended Wednesday in southernThailand ....
Bangladesh, US sign document to enhance security
May 20, 2004 ... Bangladesh, US sign document to enhance securityDHAKA, May 19 (Xinhua)-- A Memorandum of Intent (MOI) was signedbetween Bangladesh and the USA on PISCES (personal identification,secured comparison and evaluation system) here on Wednesday, reportedthe official Bangladesh News ...
Opener, Advisory
May 20, 2004 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forWednesday, May 19, 2004, and begins ...
Human resource concepts challenge China's traditional personnelsystem
May 20, 2004 ... Human resource concepts challenge China's traditional personnelsystem By Wei Wu BEIJING, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Refusing his father's proposal, LiuPeng, an entrepreneur in Beijing, finally opted for the title " humanresources department" instead of "personnel department" for his ...
Manmohan likely to be sworn-in as Indian PM on Saturday
May 20, 2004 ... Manmohan likely to be sworn-in as Indian PM on SaturdayNEW DELHI, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Manmohan Singh, appointed as Indianprime minister Wednesday by President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, is likelyto be sworn in on Saturday. The Press Trust of India reported that the couple of ...
Ugandan government supports one China: Museveni
May 20, 2004 ... Ugandan government supports one China: MuseveniKAMPALA, May 19 (Xinhua) -- On the eve of his visit to China nextweek, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said in the capital Kampalalate Wednesday that the Ugandan government supports one China and thereunification efforts made by ...
Cote d'Ivoire president sacks three ministers
May 20, 2004 ... Cote d'Ivoire president sacks three ministersABIDJAN, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbohas signed a decree announcing the dismissal of three oppositionministers, including rebel leader Guillaume Soro, state televisionreported on Wednesday. The ...
McGrady considers pulling out of Olympic team
May 20, 2004 ... McGrady considers pulling out of Olympic teamWASHINGTON, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Orlando Magic guard Tracy McGradyis seriously considering bypassing his childhood dream of playing inthe Olympics and pulling himself off Team USA to Athens OlympicGames. The NBA's leading scorer ...
Market exchange rates -- May 20
May 20, 2004 ... Market exchange rates -- May 20BEIJING, May 20 (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 100 827.69 ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0015 GMT, May 20
May 20, 2004 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0015 GMT, May 20NEW DELHI -- Manmohan Singh, appointed as Indian prime ministerWednesday by President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, is likely to be sworn inon Saturday. The Press Trust of India reported that the couple of days' delayin the swearing-in ...
Shares close up in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico
May 20, 2004 ... Shares close up in Brazil, Argentina and MexicoMEXICO CITY, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets -- Brazil, Argentina and Mexico -- closed up on Wednesday. In Sao Paulo, Latin America's biggest bourse, the leading Bovespaindex closed at 18,688 points, ...
Spain, Britain to resume talks on disputed Gibraltar
May 20, 2004 ... Spain, Britain to resume talks on disputed GibraltarMADRID, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel AngelMoratinos said Thursday that his country will resume talks withBritain on the future of Gibraltar, the disputed British colony onthe south coast of Spain ....
US vows to support Dominican president-elect
May 20, 2004 ... US vows to support Dominican president-electHAVANA, May 19 (Xinhua) -- US Ambassador to the Dominican RepublicHans Hertell said Wednesday that Washington would help Dominica inmultilateral mechanisms, so that the economy moves forward. After meeting the country's newly ...
Colombia destroys third suspected drug plane in 4 days
May 20, 2004 ... Colombia destroys third suspected drug plane in 4 daysBOGOTA, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The Colombian Air Force destroyed onTuesday an airplane from Brazil suspected of trafficking drugs inColombia's jungle of Guaini department, authorities said onWednesday. It is the third ...
Spain creates unified anti-terror command
May 20, 2004 ... Spain creates unified anti-terror commandMADRID, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish government's efforts in theanti-terror fight will be unified under a unique command tocoordinate and improve the work of the police forces, the SpanishInterior Ministry said Wednesday. The new ...
Valencia win UEFA Cup, Marseille goalkeeper sent out
May 20, 2004 ... Valencia win UEFA Cup, Marseille goalkeeper sent outSTOCKHOLM, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Spanish champions Valencia won theUEFA Cup for the first time with a 2-0 victory over 10-man OlympiqueMarseille in the final in Gothenburg, Sweden, on Wednesday. It was Valencia's second major ...
Spanish squad to be announced Thursday
May 20, 2004 ... Spanish squad to be announced ThursdayMADRID, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Spain's coach Ilaki Saez will announceThursday the list of 23 players picked to play in the Europeanchampionship to be held in Portugal from June 12 to July 4. People were anxiously waiting for the coach's ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
May 20, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Thursday.Asahi, Yomiuri, Mainichi, Nihon Keizai: -- The UFJ financial group is considering selling most of theoperations ...
Spain condemns Israeli attack against Palestinian civilians
May 20, 2004 ... Spain condemns Israeli attack against Palestinian civiliansMADRID, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish government on Wednesdaycondemned Israeli operations against civilians of Rafah, where atleast 10 Palestinians were killed and 50 others injured. Women and children were among ...
OAS requests international aid for Colombian peace process
May 20, 2004 ... OAS requests international aid for Colombian peace processBOGOTA, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The Organization of American States(OAS) requested Wednesday international assistance to finance an OASmission that oversees the peace process between the Colombiangovernment and paramilitary ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
May 20, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Thursday. The Philippine Star: -- The death toll from the strongest typhoon to hit thePhilippines this year rose to at ...
Chinese sailors in Uruguay out of ammonia danger, but one missing
May 20, 2004 ... Chinese sailors in Uruguay out of ammonia danger, but one missing MONTEVIDEO, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-one Chinese sailors treatedfor ammonia poisoning in Uruguay are now out of life- threateningcondition, but one crew member remains missing, the Chineseambassador to Uruguay told ...
US delays decision on penalty tariffs on imported shrimp
May 20, 2004 ... US delays decision on penalty tariffs on imported shrimpWASHINGTON, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The US Commerce Departmentannounced Wednesday that it was delaying a decision on whether toimpose penalty tariffs on imported shrimp until July because of thecase's complicated nature. ...
Blair meets with Schroeder on EU Constitution, Iraq
May 20, 2004 ... Blair meets with Schroeder on EU Constitution, IraqLONDON, May 19 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair metwith German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder at his Downing Street officeon Wednesday night to discuss the draft EU Constitution and a new UNresolution on Iraq ....
Gangster suicides in Japanese police assault
May 20, 2004 ... Gangster suicides in Japanese police assaultTOKYO, May 20 (Xinhua) -- After a two-day standoff, a gangsterkilled himself Thursday morning in the police assault. A woman withhim was also dead, the Japanese police said. Taketo Hatakeyama, a 41-year-old member of an organized ...
9 American nations to hold joint exercises for protecting PanamaCanal
May 20, 2004 ... 9 American nations to hold joint exercises for protecting PanamaCanalPANAMA CITY, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The armed forces of nine Americannations will participate in the second phase of the Panamax jointmilitary exercises scheduled for August, aiming to promote theircooperation in ...
Venezuelan government defends Chavez's proposal on militarytraining
May 20, 2004 ... Venezuelan government defends Chavez's proposal on militarytrainingCARACAS, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela's Vice President JoseVicente Rangel said Wednesday that the government's proposal forgiving military training to civilians will strengthen nationaldefense. "There is ...
Foreign direct investment falls in Latin America
May 20, 2004 ... Foreign direct investment falls in Latin AmericaSANTIAGO, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Foreign direct investment in LatinAmerica and the Caribbean in 2003, at 36.5 billion US dollars,dropped 19 percent from that of the previous year, a report saidWednesday. The region was the only ...
Chile to send peacekeeping force for Haiti
May 20, 2004 ... Chile to send peacekeeping force for HaitiSANTIAGO, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Chile's Senate agreed on Wednesday tosend 650 troops to Haiti as part of a new UN peacekeeping mission totake over the task of restoring stability from a US-led multinationalforce on June 1. The motion ...
Chin's men's volleyball team embarks on Olympic qualifiers
May 20, 2004 ... Chin's men's volleyball team embarks on Olympic qualifiersSHANGHAI, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese men's volleyball teamThursday left here for Tokyo to compete in the volleyball Olympicqualifying tournament. Teams from China, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Algeria, ...
Cross-border diamond thieves captured in Shanghai
May 20, 2004 ... Cross-border diamond thieves captured in ShanghaiSHANGHAI, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai police said Thursday theyhave cracked a major diamond theft case and captured over 20 foreignsuspects. On the afternoon of May 13, a jewelry company attending the FourthShanghai ...
Juventus sign French defender Zebina from Roma
May 20, 2004 ... Juventus sign French defender Zebina from RomaROME, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Juventus have signed French defenderJonathan Zebina from AS Roma on a five-year contract, the Italianfirst division soccer club said on Wednesday. Zebina was available on a free transfer after his ...
Czech's 24 soccer players for EURO 2004 training
May 20, 2004 ... Czech's 24 soccer players for EURO 2004 trainingPRAGUE, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Czech Republic's national soccer coachKarel Brueckner Wednesday selected 24 players for his team's Euro2004 training camp, which means that one player will have to be cutbefore the start of the ...
Chadian president says failed mutiny aims to kill him
May 20, 2004 ... Chadian president says failed mutiny aims to kill himYAOUNDE, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Chadian President Idriss Deby said onWednesday that mutineers involved in a short-lived uprising earlierthis week had aimed to assassinate him, but he affirmed that thegovernment had restored order ...
People with high school education compose major job seekers inChina
May 20, 2004 ... People with high school education compose major job seekers inChinaBEIJING, May 20 (Xinhua) -- People with a high school educationmake up 78.1 percent of all job seekers in labor markets, and 42.1percent of them have received a senior high school education,according to a ...
Powell criticizes Israeli action in Gaza
May 20, 2004 ... Powell criticizes Israeli action in GazaWASHINGTON, May 19 (Xinhua) -- US Secretary of State Colin Powellon Wednesday criticized Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Stripthat have left 30 Palestinians killed within two days. "The activities of the Israeli defense forces ...
Bangladeshi peacekeepers arrive in Cote d'Ivoire
May 20, 2004 ... Bangladeshi peacekeepers arrive in Cote d'IvoireABIDJAN, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Three hundred Bangladeshi peacekeepershave arrived in Yamoussoukro, the political capital of Cote d'Ivoire,an official of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) confirmed onWednesday. Philippe ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- May 20
May 20, 2004 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- May 20BEIJING, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are highlights of majorBeijing-based newspapers on Thursday: All major Beijing-based newspapers front-paged Chinese PresidentHu Jintao's address at the opening ceremony of the ...
Strasbourg Open second round results
May 20, 2004 ... Strasbourg Open second round resultsPARIS, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the second round resultsin the 170,000 dollars Strasbourg women's WTA Open on Wednesday(prefix number denotes seeding): 1-Lindsay Davenport, United States, beat Marion Bartoli, France, 7-6 (7-5), ...
UEFA Cup winners since 1972
May 20, 2004 ... UEFA Cup winners since 1972PARIS, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the UEFA Cup finals sincethe competition began in 1971-72: SeasonWinners Runners-Up Agg Score 1971-72 Tottenham HotspurWolverhampton Wand.3-2 1972-73 ...
Hong Kong stocks open lower
May 20, 2004 ... Hong Kong stocks open lowerHONG KONG, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks fell 54.66 points,or 0.47 percent, ...
Carrefour to set up China purchasing center in Guangzhou
May 20, 2004 ... Carrefour to set up China purchasing center in GuangzhouGUANGZHOU, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The world's second biggest retailinggiant Carrefour plans to build its China purchasing center inGuangzhou, capital of the southern province of Guangdong. Daniel Bernard, president of ...
Cote d'Ivoire president sacks opposition ministers
May 20, 2004 ... Cote d'Ivoire president sacks opposition ministersABIDJAN, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbofired three opposition ministers from his coalition governmentWednesday, including rebel leader Guillaume Soro, in a move thatcould further aggravate in the West ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
May 20, 2004 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the baht on Thursday as offered by the Bangkok Bank: Thursday WednesdayUS dollar 40.32/40.92 40.35/40.95 British pound ...
Seoul keeps silent on US troop cut plan at request of Washington: reports
May 20, 2004 ... Seoul keeps silent on US troop cut plan at request of Washington:reportsSEOUL, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Seoul government was told last fall ofthe US intention to pull significant numbers of troops from theKorean Peninsula, but it kept the issue secret at the request ofPentagon ...
White House rebukes Israeli action in Gaza
May 20, 2004 ... White House rebukes Israeli action in GazaWASHINGTON, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The White House on Wednesdayrebuked Israel over its military actions in the Gaza Strip thatkilled at least 30 Palestinians within two days. "While we believe that Israel has the right to act to ...
Vietnamese PM visits China
May 20, 2004 ... Vietnamese PM visits ChinaHANOI, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khaileft Hanoi for his five-day official visit to China on Thursdaymorning, aiming to strengthen the comprehensive cooperation relationsbetween the two countries. Khai is to visit China ...
Cote d'Ivoire president sacks opposition ministers
May 20, 2004 ... Cote d'Ivoire president sacks opposition ministersABIDJAN, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbofired three opposition ministers from his coalition governmentWednesday, including rebel leader Guillaume Soro, in a move thatcould aggravate the tensions in the ...
Vietnamese prime minister leaves for China visit
May 20, 2004 ... Vietnamese prime minister leaves for China visitHANOI, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khaileft Hanoi for his five-day official visit to China on Thursdaymorning, aiming to strengthen the comprehensive cooperation relationsbetween the two countries ....
Roundup: Overseas Chinese firmly back Chinese gov't statement oncross- Straits ties
May 20, 2004 ... Roundup: Overseas Chinese firmly back Chinese gov't statement oncross-Straits tiesBEIJING, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Overseas Chinese all over the worldcontinued to voice their firm support for a statement issued lateSunday by the Taiwan Work Office of the Central Committee ...
Bangkok Rice F.O.B. Prices
May 20, 2004 ... Bangkok Rice F.O.B. PricesBANGKOK, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are offered Bangkok ricef.o.b. prices, as set by the Rice Committee Board of Trade ofThailand, for the week starting Thursday:US Dollar/Metric Ton last week this week ...
Millions of Malawians go to polls for 3rd multiparty general elections
May 20, 2004 ... Millions of Malawians go to polls for 3rd multiparty generalelectionsBLANTYRE, Malawi, May 20 (Xinhua) -- About 5.7 million voters inMalawi are going to the polls on Thursday for the third multipartygeneral elections to choose their president, while outgoing PresidentBakili ...
20 million Thais suffer from mental health problems
May 20, 2004 ... 20 million Thais suffer from mental health problemsBANGKOK, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The head of the Department of MentalHealth warned of a mental heath crisis in the Thai society, with onein three Thais suffering from mental health problems. Citing the latest government ...
Thailand rushes to redress shortage of epidemiologists
May 20, 2004 ... Thailand rushes to redress shortage of epidemiologistsBANGKOK, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Public Health warnedWednesday that Thailand was suffering from a severe shortage ofepidemiologists despite the recent prominence of global epidemicssuch as Severe Acute Respiratory ...
1 German, 4 others charged with murders in central Philippine resort
May 20, 2004 ... 1 German, 4 others charged with murders in central PhilippineresortMANILA, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Philippine police have filed a murdercharge against a German national and four Filipinos for the gruesomemurders of three foreigners and a Filipino maid earlier this month ....
Nepali king consults with agitating party leaders
May 20, 2004 ... Nepali king consults with agitating party leadersKATHMANDU, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Nepali King Gyanendra grantedcollective audience to leaders of five agitating political partiesWednesday evening in Kathmandu, The Rising Nepal newspaper reportedThursday. The meeting lasted ...
Commentary: US credibility dented over Iraqi prisoner abuses by Wen Jianqiao
May 20, 2004 ... Commentary: US credibility dented over Iraqi prisoner abuses by Wen JianqiaoBEIJING, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The US State Department released itsannual report on human rights Monday despite a global outrage at theprisoner abuses by US troops in Iraq. The 270-page ...