Xinhua News Agency back issues from Wednesday, August 18:
Australian FM arrives in Pyongyang in effort to prompt nuclearfreeze
Aug 18, 2004 ... Australian FM arrives in Pyongyang in effort to prompt nuclearfreezePYONGYANG, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Australian Foreign MinisterAlexander Downer arrived here on Tuesday amid reports that Australiais keen to persuade the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)to accept the ...
Opener, Advisory
Aug 18, 2004 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forTuesday, August 17, 2004, and begins ...
Foreign investors boost purchases of US securities: report
Aug 18, 2004 ... Foreign investors boost purchases of US securities: reportWASHINGTON, August 17 (Xinhua) -- Foreign investors increasedpurchases of US securities in June, showing that foreign demand issufficient to finance the US current account deficit, the Wall StreetJournal reported Tuesday ....
Russian Popov out of 100m freestyle final
Aug 18, 2004 ... Russian Popov out of 100m freestyle finalATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Former Olympic champion AlexanderPopov of Russia failed to reach the final of the men's 100 metersfreestyle after finishing ninth in the semifinals at the OlympicGames here on Tuesday. Popov, 31, who ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Aug. 17
Aug 18, 2004 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Aug. 17BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Tuesday: Market exchange rates -- Aug. 17 Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Aug. 17 Deng steers China with ...
Phelps wins men's 200 butterfly gold
Aug 18, 2004 ... Phelps wins men's 200 butterfly goldATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- American Michael Phelps won the men 's200m butterfly gold medal in a new Olympic record of 1:54.04 ...
S. Korean top paddler: I stand better chance for doubles gold
Aug 18, 2004 ... S. Korean top paddler: I stand better chance for doubles goldBy Sportswriter Zhou XiaozhengATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's top male paddler RyuSeung Min said here Tuesday evening that he stands a better chance towin a doubles gold rather than a singles in the ...
Lithuania beats Puerto Rico for second straight win in men'sbasketball
Aug 18, 2004 ... Lithuania beats Puerto Rico for second straight win in men'sbasketballATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- European champion Lithuania used astrong three-pointer game to beat Puerto Rico 98-90 here on Tuesdayfor its second consecutive win in the preliminary group B of theAthens ...
CAMELIA POTEC OF ROMANIA WINS WOMEN'S 200M FREESTYLE GOLD MEDAL
Aug 18, 2004 ... CAMELIA POTEC OF ROMANIA WINS ...
Xinhua world news summary at 1600 GMT, Aug. 17
Aug 18, 2004 ... Xinhua world news summary at 1600 GMT, Aug. 17BAGHDAD -- Four people were killed and 24 injured as insurgentsfired a shell into a crowded street in Baghdad on Tuesday, anInterior Ministry spokesman said. The blast was caused by a mortar bombs landed near Baghdad ...
AMERICAN MICHAEL PHELPS WINS MEN'S 200M BUTTERFLY GOLD
Aug 18, 2004 ... AMERICAN MICHAEL PHELPS ...
China, Denmark reign on badminton court
Aug 18, 2004 ... China, Denmark reign on badminton courtATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- In spite of losing their top seeds inmen's singles and men's doubles, China and Denmark still reigned inthe Goudi Olympic Badminton Hall on Tuesday. Men's singles No. 2 seed Chen Hong didn't let his ...
Romanian Camelia Potec wins women's 200 free gold
Aug 18, 2004 ... Romanian Camelia Potec wins women's 200 free goldATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Romanian Camelia Potec won the women's200 freestyle gold medal in a time of ...
Romania's Potec wins women's 200m freestyle
Aug 18, 2004 ... Romania's Potec wins women's 200m freestyleATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Romania's Camelia Potec claimed thetitle of the women's 200 meters freestyle at the 28th Olympic Gameshere on Tuesday. Potec, 22, clocked one minute 58.03 seconds for the win, beatingGerman star ...
China's Wang Lei moves into men's fencing individual epee final
Aug 18, 2004 ... China's Wang Lei moves into men's fencing individual epee finalATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese fencer Wang Lei advanced intothe men's individual epee final at the 28th Olympic Games when hedefeated Pavel Kolobkov of Russia 15-10 Tuesday ...
Results of men's table tennis singles at Olympics
Aug 18, 2004 ... Results of men's table tennis singles at OlympicsATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of the eightmatches in men's singles round 3 of the table tennis tournament atthe 2004 Athens Olympic Games Tuesday evening. Men's singles: Round 3: Ryu ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Aug 18, 2004 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Tuesday:2,856 Filipino workers in foreign jails: Foreign Department hka -- Foreign exchange rates in Hong ...
Popov out of 100m freestyle finals (updated)
Aug 18, 2004 ... Popov out of 100m freestyle finals (updated)ATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Former Olympic champion AlexanderPopov of Russia failed to reach the finals of the men's 100 metersfreestyle after finishing ninth in the semifinals at the OlympicGames here on Tuesday. Popov, 31, who ...
Veteran Garcia without Olympic gold aspiration in Athens
Aug 18, 2004 ... Veteran Garcia without Olympic gold aspiration in AthensATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Imagine a 39-year-old veteran, MarthaMayo Garcia of Mexico competing at Athens Olympics and leading herrepechage of women's single sculls in Tuesday's Schinias rowing andcanoeing center ....
Germany, Mexico enter quarter-final of women's soccer
Aug 18, 2004 ... Germany, Mexico enter quarter-final of women's soccerATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Germany defeated Mexico 2-0 as bothsides entered the last eight of the women's soccer tournament fromGroup F at the Athens Olympic Games here on Tuesday. World champion Germany opened the ...
US women footballers held 1-1 by Australia
Aug 18, 2004 ... US women footballers held 1-1 by AustraliaATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. women's soccer team tied withthe Australian squad 1-1 in the final match of group G inKaftanzoglio Stadium, in Thessaloniki, on Tuesday, both moving to thenext round. The U.S. women opened the ...
Last 16 playoffs in men's singles of Olympic table tennis tournament
Aug 18, 2004 ... Last 16 playoffs in men's singles of Olympic table tennistournamentATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Following is a list of the last 16playoffs in the men's singles competition of the table tennistournament of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Men's singles last 16 ...
Greek court rejects call for halt to airship
Aug 18, 2004 ... Greek court rejects call for halt to airshipATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- A Greek court Tuesday rejected arequest by a local civil rights group to stop a security airshippatrolling Athens' skies during the Olympics. Judge Maria Klonarisaid ...
Phelps finally wins second swimming gold
Aug 18, 2004 ... Phelps finally wins second swimming goldATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- American teenager Michael Phelps,whose dream of winning a record-equalling seven gold medals wasshattered on Monday, finally captured his second gold from the men 's200 meters butterfly at the 28th Olympic Games ...
Table tennis legend to retire from next Olympics
Aug 18, 2004 ... Table tennis legend to retire from next OlympicsATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Sweden's table tennis legend and five-time Olympian Jan-Ove Waldner said here Tuesday that he didn' t planto participate in the next Olympic Games to be hosted in Beijing,China four years later ....
Results of badminton at Athens Olympics
Aug 18, 2004 ... Results of badminton at Athens OlympicsATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Olympic badmintonresults here on Tuesday (prefix number denotes seeding): Men's singles second round (last 16): Park Tae-Sang, South Korea, bt 4-Bao Chunlai, China, 15-11, 15- ...
Phelps finally wins second gold (updated)
Aug 18, 2004 ... Phelps finally wins second gold (updated)ATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- American teenager Michael Phelps,whose dream of winning a record-equalling seven gold medals wasshattered on Monday, finally captured his second gold from the men 's200 meters butterfly at the 28th Olympic ...
Prinz leads women's soccer scorers in Olympics
Aug 18, 2004 ... Prinz leads women's soccer scorers in OlympicsATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- German's Birgit Prinz leads women'sgoal scorers with five goals after the group stage competitions atthe Athens Olympic Games soccer tournament. In its final group match against Mexico Tuesday ...
Fixtures of last 16 in men's singles Olympic table tennis
Aug 18, 2004 ... Fixtures of last 16 in men's singles Olympic table tennisATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Following is a fixture of the last 16in the men's singles table tennis tournament of the 2004 AthensOlympic Games: Men's singles last 16 playoffs: Wang Liqin, China, vs Joo Sae ...
UKRAINE'S YANA KLOCHKOVA WINS WOMEN'S 200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY GOLD
Aug 18, 2004 ... UKRAINE'S YANA KLOCHKOVA WINS ...
Greek leaders congratulate medal winners at Athens Olympics
Aug 18, 2004 ... Greek leaders congratulate medal winners at Athens OlympicsATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlison Tuesday expressed his congratulations to the Greek medal winners,saying that the victories make Greece proud. Greek 18-year old athlete Ilias ...
Chinese Wu expects podium finish in Beijing
Aug 18, 2004 ... Chinese Wu expects podium finish in BeijingATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese swimmer Wu Peng said he hopedhe could have a podium finish four years later in Beijing after heplaced sixth in the men's 200m butterfly final Tuesday at the AthensOlympic Games. The 17-year-old ...
SCG holds off Italy for first win at men's basketball
Aug 18, 2004 ... SCG holds off Italy for first win at men's basketballATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Reigning world champion Serbia andMontenegro overcame a slow start and a strong late surge from Italyto claim its first victory 74-72 at the Athens Olympics men' sbasketball tournament here on ...
Phelps finally wins second gold (updated 2)
Aug 18, 2004 ... Phelps finally wins second gold (updated 2)ATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- American teenager Michael Phelps,whose dream of winning a record-equalling seven gold medals wasshattered on Monday, finally captured his second gold from the men 's200 meters butterfly at the 28th Olympic ...
UNITED STATES WINS MEN'S 4X200M FREESTYLE RELAY GOLD
Aug 18, 2004 ... UNITED STATES WINS MEN'S ...
Samaranch speaks highly of Athens Games
Aug 18, 2004 ... Samaranch speaks highly of Athens GamesATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Former International Olympic Committeepresident Juan Antonio Samaranch on Tuesday expressed his confidencein the success of the Athens Games. "The shooting range is the best I've seen in my life," ...
Romanian Potec wins women's 200m freestyle (updated)
Aug 18, 2004 ... Romanian Potec wins women's 200m freestyle (updated)ATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Romania's Camelia Potec claimed thetitle of the women's 200 meters freestyle at the 28th Olympic Gameshere on Tuesday. Potec, 22, clocked one minute 58.03 seconds for the win, beatingGerman ...
American fencer wins women's individual sabre gold
Aug 18, 2004 ... American fencer wins women's individual sabre goldATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- American fencer Mariel Zagunis won thewomen's individual sabre gold medal at the 28th Olympic ...
Ukraine's Klochkova strikes gold double
Aug 18, 2004 ... Ukraine's Klochkova strikes gold doubleATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine's Yana Klochkova, winner ofthe women's 400 meters individual medley on Friday, won her secondgold medal at the 28th Olympic Games after claiming the 200mindividual medley here on Tuesday. The ...
U.S. wins men's 4x200 free relay
Aug 18, 2004 ... U.S. wins men's 4x200 free relayATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The United States won the men's 4x200mfreestyle relay gold medal by ...
Three Chinese rowers squeeze into semis
Aug 18, 2004 ... Three Chinese rowers squeeze into semisATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Su Hui, in men's singlesculls, together with Li Qian and Xu Dongxiang competing in women' slightweight double sculls, made it to the semis in the repechage hereon Tuesday. 21-year-old Su Hui, ...
Standings of Olympic women soccer
Aug 18, 2004 ... Standings of Olympic women soccerATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of thewomen soccer tournament at the Athens Olympic Games after Tuesday' smatches (tabulated under games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for,against and points): Group E 1 ...
Europeans vow to stop Chinese in table tennis
Aug 18, 2004 ... Europeans vow to stop Chinese in table tennisBy Sportswriter Zhou XiaozhengATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The all-mighty Chinese table tennisteam again booked three berths in men's singles last 16 Tuesday inAthens as the Europeans vowed to stop them from taking away this ...
MARIEL ZAGUNIS OF UNITED STATES WINS WOMEN'S FENCING INDIVIDUAL SABRE
Aug 18, 2004 ... MARIEL ZAGUNIS OF UNITED STATES ...
Chinese women footballers hope dims outs
Aug 18, 2004 ... Chinese women footballers hope dims outsATHENS, Aug 17 (Xinhua)-- The faint light of hope for Chinesewomen's football team to edged into the top eight among the 10 womenteams competing for Athens Olympic title finally went out whenGermany beat Mexico 2-0 here Tuesday. The ...
Results of women's table tennis singles
Aug 18, 2004 ... Results of women's table tennis singlesATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of the eightmatches of women's singles round 3 in the table tennis tournament ofthe 2004 Athens Olympic Games Tuesday evening. Women's singles: third round: Niu ...
Zagunis wins U.S. first fencing gold medal
Aug 18, 2004 ... Zagunis wins U.S. first fencing gold medalATHENS, August 17 (Xinhua) - Mariel Zagunis of the United Stateswon the women's sabre individual gold medal at the 28th Olympic GamesTuesday thanks to the absence of Nigerian Jaqueline Esimaje. Zagunis defeated 2002 world champion ...
"We always want to find ways to win", American coach
Aug 18, 2004 ... "We always want to find ways to win", American coachATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The US women's team, who tiedAustralia 1-1, "always want to find ways to win," said head coachHeinrichs April on Tuesday. In their last Group G match at Kaftanzoglio Stadium inThessaloniki, ...
Results of women's soccer at Athens Olympics
Aug 18, 2004 ... Results of women's soccer at Athens OlympicsATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of thewomen's soccer at the Athens Olympic Games on Tuesday: Group E Sweden bt Nigeria 2-1 Scorers: Nigeria: Mercy Akide 25 Sweden: Hanna ...
SWISS MARCEL FISCHER WINS MEN'S FENCING INDIVIDUAL EPEE GOLD MEDAL
Aug 18, 2004 ... SWISS MARCEL FISCHER WINS MEN'S ...
Swiss fencer wins men's individual epee gold
Aug 18, 2004 ... Swiss fencer wins men's individual epee goldATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Marcel Fischer of Switzerland provedhis prowess at the Athens Olympic Games when he won the men 'sfencing individual epee gold medal ...
American sprinter Edwards out of Olympics as doping appeal fails
Aug 18, 2004 ... American sprinter Edwards out of Olympics as doping appeal failsATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- World 100m champion Torri Edwards losther appeal to be reinstated to the US Olympic team after the Court ofArbitration for Sport (CAS) maintained her two-year ban for drugshere on ...
Phelps makes it three at Athens Olympic pool
Aug 18, 2004 ... Phelps makes it three at Athens Olympic poolATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- American teenager Michael Phelpsavenged his defeat to Ian Thorpe on Monday after his team beatAustralia in the men's 4X200m freestyle relay at the Olympic Gameshere on Tuesday. The United States, who ...
"We always want to find ways to win", Australian coach
Aug 18, 2004 ... "We always want to find ways to win", Australian coachATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The US women's team, who tiedAustralia 1-1, "always want to find ways to win," said head coachHeinrichs April on Tuesday. In their last Group G match at Kaftanzoglio Stadium inThessaloniki, ...
Ukraine's Klochkova strikes gold double (updated)
Aug 18, 2004 ... Ukraine's Klochkova strikes gold double (updated)ATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine's Yana Klochkova, winner ofthe women's 400 meters individual medley on Friday, won her secondgold medal at the 28th Olympic Games after claiming the 200mindividual medley here on Tuesday ....
Fixture of women's soccer at Athens Olympics
Aug 18, 2004 ... Fixture of women's soccer at Athens OlympicsATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are Friday's fixtures of thewomen's soccer ...
Standings of men's field hockey at Athens Olympics
Aug 18, 2004 ... Standings of men's field hockey at Athens OlympicsATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings afterTuesday's matches in the Olympic men's field hockey competition (tabulated under matches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goalsagainst and points): Group A ...
Results of men's field hockey at Athens Olympics
Aug 18, 2004 ... Results of men's field hockey at Athens OlympicsATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of men'sfield hockey matches at the Athens Olympic Games on Tuesday: Group A South Korea bt Britain 3-2 Scorers: South Korea: Lee Jung-Seon 15, 68, ...
Phelps makes it three in Athens Olympic pool (updated)
Aug 18, 2004 ... Phelps makes it three in Athens Olympic pool (updated)ATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- American teenager Michael Phelpsavenged his defeat to Ian Thorpe on Monday after his team beatAustralia in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay at the Olympic Gameshere on Tuesday. The United ...
Fixture of last 16 in women's singles table tennis
Aug 18, 2004 ... Fixture of last 16 in women's singles table tennisATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Following is the fixture of last 16 inwomen's table tennis singles competition at the 2004 Athens OlympicGames. Women's singles Zhang Yining, China, vs Lau Sui Fei, Chinese Hong Kong ...
Zagunis awards U.S. first fencing gold (updated)
Aug 18, 2004 ... Zagunis awards U.S. first fencing gold (updated)ATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Mariel Zagunis of the United Stateswon the women's sabre individual gold medal Tuesday thanks to theabsence of Nigerian Jaqueline Esimaje at the Athens Olympic Games. Zagunis outpointed China's Tan ...
Day 4 Roundup: Phelps regains winning touch, Klochkova completes gold double
Aug 18, 2004 ... Day 4 Roundup: Phelps regains winning touch, Klochkova completesgold doubleBy Sportswriter Cao JianjieATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S. wunderkind Michael Phelpssnatched a butterfly gold medal and led teammates to another inTuesday's Olympic swimming competition which ...
Results of Tuesday's Olympic swimming finals
Aug 18, 2004 ... Results of Tuesday's Olympic swimming finalsATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of Olympicswimming competitions here on Tuesday: Women's 200m freestyle: 1. Camelia Alina Potec, Romania, 1:58.03 2. Federica Pellegrini, Italy, 1:58.22 ...
Swimming medals tally at Athens Olympics
Aug 18, 2004 ... Swimming medals tally at Athens OlympicsATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Following is the medals tally afterTuesday's swimming competition at the Athens Olympic Games (tabulated under gold, silver, bronze and total): 1. United States5 5 4 14 2. Australia ...
Swiss Fischer wins men's epee Olympic gold in style
Aug 18, 2004 ... Swiss Fischer wins men's epee Olympic gold in styleATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Swiss world No.1 fencer Marcel Fischerlived up to the expectation to win the men's epee individual goldmedal after beating China's Wang Lei 15-8 Tuesday in the AthensOlympic Games. Fischer, who ...