Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, July 5:
Major foreign exchange rates in Pakistan
Jul 05, 2004 ... Major foreign exchange rates in PakistanISLAMABAD, July 5 (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 ...
URGENT: 12 policemen killed in central Nepal
Jul 05, 2004 ... URGENT: 12 policemen killed in central NepalKATHMANDU, July 5 (Xinhua) -- At least 12 policemen were ...
Iranian president calls for cooperation of neighbors to resolveIraqi crisis
Jul 05, 2004 ... Iranian president calls for cooperation of neighbors to resolveIraqi crisisTEHRAN, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mohammad Khatami onSunday urged all Iraq's neighbors to strengthen cooperation torestore security and stability in Iraq, the Iranian Islamic RepublicNews ...
Vietnam detects one more bird flu-hit area
Jul 05, 2004 ... Vietnam detects one more bird flu-hit areaHANOI, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam detected a new area stricken bybird flu in the southern province of Bac Lieu on Saturday, andimmediately took urgent preventive measures, local newspaper Laborreported Monday. Right after spotting ...
Sri Lankan PM: Fight against dengue epidemic
Jul 05, 2004 ... Sri Lankan PM: Fight against dengue epidemicCOLOMBO, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan Prime Minister MahindaRajapakse has appealed to all sectors of the country to make effortsto bring under control the fast spreading of the dengue epidemic, theofficial Daily News said on Monday ....
Japanese, American found dead in the Philippines for unknown reasons
Jul 05, 2004 ... Japanese, American found dead in the Philippines for unknownreasonsMANILA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- A Japanese and an American were founddead successively inside their house for unknown reasons in thenorthern Philippines, local media reported Monday. The GMA Networks said in ...
Vietnam's cashew exports to rise slightly in second half
Jul 05, 2004 ... Vietnam's cashew exports to rise slightly in second halfHANOI, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam, the world's second biggestcashew nut exporter after India, is estimated to make nut exportturnovers of 180 million US dollars in the second half of this year,a year-on-year rise of 5.9 ...
Protection impedes foreign investment in Philippines: expert
Jul 05, 2004 ... Protection impedes foreign investment in Philippines: expertMANILA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- High protection and anti-marketregulations posed the biggest threat to the influx of foreign directinvestment to the Philippines, an economist said in a paper publishedMonday. Bernardo ...
Hong Kong stocks higher at midday
Jul 05, 2004 ... Hong Kong stocks higher at middayHONG KONG, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong ...
US academy to use new technology to prevent film piracy
Jul 05, 2004 ... US academy to use new technology to prevent film piracyLOS ANGELES, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The US Academy of Motion PictureArts and Sciences, which hands out the annual Academy Awards, hasendorsed a plan to use a new technology to prevent piracy of screenerfilms, Academy President ...
Roundup: Bangladeshi exporters end culture of destructive strike by Pan Xiaozhu
Jul 05, 2004 ... Roundup: Bangladeshi exporters end culture of destructive strike by Pan XiaozhuDHAKA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Bangladeshi garment exporters in thecountry are to initiate a dialogue between the ruling BangladeshNationalist Party (BNP) and the main opposition the Awami League ...
Susilo confident of entering 2nd round of election in Indonesia
Jul 05, 2004 ... Susilo confident of entering 2nd round of election in IndonesiaJAKARTA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, presidentialcandidate representing the Indonesian Democratic Party, said he wasconfident of entering the second round of the direct presidentialelection, which ...
ADB sets up fund to curb money laundering, terrorist financing
Jul 05, 2004 ... ADB sets up fund to curb money laundering, terrorist financingMANILA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- A trust fund has been formallyestablished by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to curb moneylaundering and terrorist financing in the region, the body saidMonday. The ADB said in a ...
Bangladesh free of anthrax: experts
Jul 05, 2004 ... Bangladesh free of anthrax: expertsDHAKA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Scientists found no evidence of anthraxin the dead wild elephant in southeastern Bangladesh and concludedthe country was anthrax free, reported the New Age on Monday. A spot survey and laboratory tests at the ...
Foreign exchange rates in the Philippines
Jul 05, 2004 ... Foreign exchange rates in the PhilippinesMANILA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the Philippine peso released Monday by the central bankof the Philippines:Monday FridayUS dollar55.9520 ...
Kuwaiti PM starts visit to China
Jul 05, 2004 ... Kuwaiti PM starts visit to ChinaBEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad ...
UAE foils attempts to smuggle hashish, heroin: report
Jul 05, 2004 ... UAE foils attempts to smuggle hashish, heroin: reportABU DHABI, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE)Interior Ministry announced that it had foiled attempts to transit203kg of hashish and 51kg of heroin through the country, the Englishnews daily Khaleej Times ...
Yao Ming spearheads Chinese team to Athens Olympics
Jul 05, 2004 ... Yao Ming spearheads Chinese team to Athens OlympicsDALLAS, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Houston Rockets' center Yao Ming willspearhead Chinese men's basketball team to the 2004 Athens OlympicGames, according to officials of Chinese Basketball Association (CBA)here on Sunday ....
UN convenes seminar on hunger in Africa
Jul 05, 2004 ... UN convenes seminar on hunger in AfricaADDIS ABABA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations (UN) convenes aseminar here Monday on the hunger Millennium Development Goal (MDG)in Africa, discussing how to reduce the people suffering from hungeron the continent. The seminar, ...
Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapers
Jul 05, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapersNAIROBI, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Kenyan newspapers on Monday. The People: -- Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has disclosed that his governmentis now spending over 9 billion shillings ...
Senior party official returns from four-nation tour
Jul 05, 2004 ... Senior party official returns from four-nation tourBEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Li Changchun, member of the StandingCommittee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China(CPC) Central Committee, returned here Monday after official goodwillvisits to Kazakhstan, Ukraine, ...
Tanzania will sustain market economic policies: president
Jul 05, 2004 ... Tanzania will sustain market economic policies: presidentDAR ES SALAAM, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian President BenjaminMkapa has said that the subsequent government after he retires nextyear will sustain the market economic policies, local newspaper DailyNews reported on Monday ....
Philippine stocks close flat
Jul 05, 2004 ... Philippine stocks close flatMANILA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine share prices closed flaton Monday with investors sidelined by the lack of fresh incentives totrade, dealers said. The composite index closed 0.71 point or 0.04 percent lower at1,589.93, while the ...
Roundup: Indonesia holds historic presidential election by Heru Andriyanto
Jul 05, 2004 ... Roundup: Indonesia holds historic presidential election by Heru AndriyantoJAKARTA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia on Monday held its firstdirect presidential election to choose one of five contenders,including incumbent President Megawati Soekarnoputri. The ...
First Gulf boxing federation to be set up
Jul 05, 2004 ... First Gulf boxing federation to be set upKUWAIT CITY, July 4 (Xinghua) -- Heads of boxing federations infour Arab Gulf states will announce the first Gulf boxing body, QatarNews Agency reported Sunday. Khalifa Al-Khulaifi, head of the Qatari Boxing Federation, said ina ...
Soccer frenzy distracts people from voting in Indonesian election
Jul 05, 2004 ... Soccer frenzy distracts people from voting in Indonesian election JAKARTA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Football fever rose up and took itstoll as Indonesians voted Monday in their first direct presidentialelection, with several polling stations delayed to open in thisholiday island ....
Roundup: Iraqi PM hints at tougher policy on insurgency as Sadr vows to continue resistance
Jul 05, 2004 ... Roundup: Iraqi PM hints at tougher policy on insurgency as Sadrvows to continue resistanceBAGHDAD, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The interim Iraqi prime minister, IyadAllawi, called on Iraqis who joined armed groups against US- ledforces to lay down their weapons as militant Shiite cleric ...
Three fossils allegedly illegally exported from China seized in Australia
Jul 05, 2004 ... Three fossils allegedly illegally exported from China seized inAustraliaCANBERRA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Australian customs officers haveseized three 65-540 million year-old fossils illegally exported fromChina. The three fossils were detected by x-ray technology in an air ...
Emirates Airline offers Wi-Fi service to passengers on board
Jul 05, 2004 ... Emirates Airline offers Wi-Fi service to passengers on boardABU DHABI, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The United Arab Emirates' (UAE)Emirates Airline passengers can now conveniently check and sendemails from their personal laptops while flying at 40,000 feet in anAirbus A340-500, the Gulf ...
1st Ld-Writethru: 12 policemen, one civilian killed in central Nepal
Jul 05, 2004 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: 12 policemen, one civilian killed in centralNepalKATHMANDU, July 5 (Xinhua) -- At least 12 policemen and onecivilian were killed early Monday morning in an ambush launched bythe anti-government guerrillas in Birgunj city in central Nepal,police said ....
Uganda protests to Sudan over rebel base near Sudanese army
Jul 05, 2004 ... Uganda protests to Sudan over rebel base near Sudanese armyKAMPALA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Uganda has again protested to theSudanese government over the presence of Joseph Kony and his Lord' sResistance Army (LRA) rebel fighters near Sudanese army camps inNisitu in southern Sudan ....
UNESCO chief visits Uganda to boost cooperation
Jul 05, 2004 ... UNESCO chief visits Uganda to boost cooperationKAMPALA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- UNESCO Director General KoichiroMatsuura has arrived in Uganda for a two-day visit to the eastAfrican country with a hope to boost cooperation, a Ugandan StateHouse press release said on Monday ....
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Jul 05, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapersJERUSALEM, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Monday.Haaretz: -- The Dimona nuclear facility will not be included in IAEA chiefMohamed ElBaradei's itinerary during ...
Japan's central bank chief sees economic recovery broadening
Jul 05, 2004 ... Japan's central bank chief sees economic recovery broadeningTOKYO, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Japan's ongoing economic recovery isbecoming broad-based as structural adjustments make headway, Bank ofJapan Governor Toshihiko Fukui said Monday. Speaking at an international banking ...
Kuwait cancels three arms deals worth 1.42 billion dollars
Jul 05, 2004 ... Kuwait cancels three arms deals worth 1.42 billion dollarsKUWAIT CITY, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait's Defense Ministry hasrecently cancelled three major armament deals worth some 430 millionKuwaiti dinars (1.42 billion US dollars) because of pressure from theparliament, the Kuwait ...
Tokyo stocks plunge
Jul 05, 2004 ... Tokyo stocks plungeTOKYO, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks plunged Monday as declinesin US shares last Friday prompted selling across the board amid thintrading ahead of Sunday's House of Councillors election. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 179.78 points, or ...
Rainstorm, hailstone hit north China province, killing six
Jul 05, 2004 ... Rainstorm, hailstone hit north China province, killing sixTAIYUAN, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Six people died in rounds of rainstormand hailstone attacks in parts of the northern province of Shanxi,causing a total economic loss of 400 million yuan (48 million USdollars), according to ...
Halving hunger in Africa by 2015 far-off fantasy: Annan
Jul 05, 2004 ... Halving hunger in Africa by 2015 far-off fantasy: AnnanAddis Ababa, July 5 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Secretary GeneralKofi Annan said here Monday that the Millennium Development Goal(MDG) of halving hunger by the year 2015 seems more a far-off fantasythan an achievable target ....
UNESCO official highlights int'l cooperation in world heritageprotection
Jul 05, 2004 ... UNESCO official highlights int'l cooperation in world heritageprotectionSUZHOU, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The conservation of world heritage isfacing vital challenge and joint efforts from all countries areneeded, said a senior official with the United Nations Educational,Scientific ...
Jordanian Lower House annuls tobacco law
Jul 05, 2004 ... Jordanian Lower House annuls tobacco lawAMMAN, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Jordanian Lower House has annulled thetobacco law in the country following the government'srecommendations, the local newspaper Jordan Times reported Monday. Jordan's government told the Lower House a week ...
Sharon government to face no-confidence votes in parliament
Jul 05, 2004 ... Sharon government to face no-confidence votes in parliamentJERUSALEM, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli government led by PrimeMinister Ariel Sharon will face six no-confidence votes in theKnesset on the coming Sunday, the Jerusalem Post reported Monday. The no-confidence ...
Winners of Men's 2004 ATP Tour
Jul 05, 2004 ... Winners of Men's 2004 ATP TourBEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Following is the list of winners onthe men's ATP Tour in 2004: Jan 10 - Qatar Open - Nicolas Escude, France Jan 11 - Australian hardcourt championship, Adelaide - DominikHrbaty, Slovakia Jan 11 - ...
Foreign exchange rates in Kenya
Jul 05, 2004 ... Foreign exchange rates in KenyaNAIROBI, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are the foreign exchangerates against the Kenyan shilling released by the Central Bank ofKenya on Monday. Monday Friday US dollar 79.4611 79.3256 ...
Japanese troops arrive in Kuwait for Iraq humanitarian mission: report
Jul 05, 2004 ... Japanese troops arrive in Kuwait for Iraq humanitarian mission:reportKUWAIT CITY, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Eighty Japanese soldiers arrivedin Kuwait on Sunday and were expected to enter Iraq within a few daysto join a Japanese humanitarian mission that is controversial backhome, the ...
Vietnam records high IT growth
Jul 05, 2004 ... Vietnam records high IT growthHANOI, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's information technology (IT)market posted a growth rate of 28.8 percent to 515 million US dollarsfrom June 2003 to May 2004. Of which, the country's software industry alone was valued at 120million dollars, ...
Winners of Women's WTA Tour
Jul 05, 2004 ... Winners of Women's WTA TourBEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Follwoing is the list of winners onthe women's WTA Tour in 2004: Jan 10 - Australian hardcourt championship, Gold Coast - AiSugiyama, Japan Jan 10 - Auckland Classic - Eleni Daniilidou, Greece Jan 16 - ...
Over 120 Vietnamese university entrance examinees disciplined
Jul 05, 2004 ... Over 120 Vietnamese university entrance examinees disciplinedHANOI, July 5 (Xinhua) -- In the first day of Vietnam's ongoinguniversity entrance exams on Sunday, four supervisors and 123candidates were disciplined for having violated exam regulations. Out of the candidates, ...
Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapers
Jul 05, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapersLAGOS, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Nigerian newspapers on Monday. This Day: -- Nigeria's major oil marketing companies on Sunday hiked thepump price of petrol by 2.3 percent to 43.90 ...
Results of UEFA Intertoto Cup second round
Jul 05, 2004 ... Results of UEFA Intertoto Cup second roundLONDON, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of UEFAIntertoto Cup second round, first leg soccer matches played onSunday: OFK Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro, bt FC Dinaburg,Latvia, 3- 1 Racing Genk, Belgium, bt Marek, ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, July 5
Jul 05, 2004 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, July 5JAKARTA -- Jakarta voters began to appear in polling stationsscattered in all corners of the city from 07:00 (local time) tochoose their president from five candidates on Monday. Across the country, 155 million eligible voters ...
Vietnam targets higher GDP growth in next few years
Jul 05, 2004 ... Vietnam targets higher GDP growth in next few yearsHANOI, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam targets gross domestic product(GDP) growth of 7.5-8.5 percent each year from 2006 to 2010, localnewspaper Investment reported Monday. Under an ambitious plan being drafted by the Ministry ...
Cambodian deputy PM vows measures against terrorist attacks
Jul 05, 2004 ... Cambodian deputy PM vows measures against terrorist attacksPHNOM PENH, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia must take strong measuresto prevent any possible terrorist attacks on potential targetsalthough the country has not been targeted recently, Cambodia'sDeputy Prime Minister Sar ...
Hong Kong stocks close higher
Jul 05, 2004 ... Hong Kong stocks close higherHONG KONG, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
Results of European Autocross Championship event
Jul 05, 2004 ... Results of European Autocross Championship eventPRAGUE, July 5 (Xinhua) - Following are the results of theAutocross Championship event which ended in Nova Paka, the CzechRepublic on Sunday: Results: Division III - 4000 ccm: 1. R. Kerka (Czech ...
Two plumbers die of poisonous gas in sewer in E. China
Jul 05, 2004 ... Two plumbers die of poisonous gas in sewer in E. ChinaHANGZHOU, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Two plumbers died of poisonous gasSunday evening while working in a sewer in Cixi City of east China 'sZhejiang province, according to local police. Two others were injured, police said. The ...
Saudi Arabia to set up WTO service centre: paper
Jul 05, 2004 ... Saudi Arabia to set up WTO service centre: paperABU DHABI, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The Council of Saudi Chambers ofCommerce and Industry (CSCCI) will set up a centre providingtechnical and support services to Saudi businessmen in preparationfor the kingdom's accession to the World ...
Elephant population in Vietnam's central highlands falls
Jul 05, 2004 ... Elephant population in Vietnam's central highlands fallsHANOI, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The elephant population in Vietnam'scentral highlands Dac Lac province, home to the country's largestnumber of elephants, is declining sharply. The wild elephant population in the province ...
Air quality of major Chinese cities -- July 5
Jul 05, 2004 ... Air quality of major Chinese cities -- July 5BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Report on the quality of air in 47major Chinese cities (12:00 July 4 to 12:00 July 5, Beijing Time),released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center:City Major Pollutant Air ...
Forex regulator: RMB's full convertibility "long-term target"
Jul 05, 2004 ... Forex regulator: RMB's full convertibility "long-term target"BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) -- China's State Administration ofForeign Exchange (SAFE) senior official cited Monday the fullconvertibility of Renminbi (RMB) under capital accounts as the " long-term target" in the reform ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Jul 05, 2004 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the baht on Monday as offered by the Bangkok Bank: Monday Friday US dollar 40.35/40.9540.58/41.18 British ...
Shanghai stock index up
Jul 05, 2004 ... Shanghai stock index upBEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The Composite Stock Index on theShanghai Stock Exchange closed at 1,444.59 points Monday, up 3.40points from the previous close ....
Shenzhen stock index down
Jul 05, 2004 ... Shenzhen stock index downBEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The Component Stock Index on theShenzhen Stock Exchange closed at 3,381.21 points Monday, down 10. 55points from the previous close ....
Leading rankings of 2004 WTA Tour
Jul 05, 2004 ... Leading rankings of 2004 WTA TourBEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading 2004 WTATour rankings issued on Monday (previous ranking in brackets): 1. (1) Justine Henin-Hardenne, Belgium, 5,307 points 2. (2) Kim Clijsters, Belgium, 4,421 3. ...
Leading prize winners of the 2004 US PGA Tour
Jul 05, 2004 ... Leading prize winners of the 2004 US PGA TourWASHINGTON, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading prize-money winners on the 2004 U.S. PGA tour after Sunday's Western Openin Lemont,Illinois (previous week's position in brackets): 1. (1) Phil Mickelson, United States, ...
Annan calls for green revolution to address chronic hunger in Africa
Jul 05, 2004 ... Annan calls for green revolution to address chronic hunger inAfricaAddis Ababa, July 5 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Secretary GeneralKofi Annan urged here Monday for a "green revolution" to end chronichunger in Africa, which has affected 200 million of the continent's800 million ...