Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, September 3:
Opener, Advisory
Sep 03, 2004 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forThursday, September 02, 2004, and begins ...
Singapore bans human cloning
Sep 03, 2004 ... Singapore bans human cloningSINGAPORE, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Singapore Parliament onThursday passed a law to ban the cloning of human beings in theisland state, but the ban does not cover the therapeutic cloning. According to local press reports on Thursday night, the law ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Sept. 2
Sep 03, 2004 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Sept. 2BEIJING, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua Thursday: Market exchange rates -- Sept. 2 Central govt. extends congratulations to MACAO SAR chief Macao Garrison leaders congratulate ...
All parties are equal at Asian parties' conference: official
Sep 03, 2004 ... All parties are equal at Asian parties' conference: officialBEIJING, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- All the parties attending the ThirdInternational Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) willenjoy equal treatment in delivering speeches during the meeting, saidan official of the ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Sep 03, 2004 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong on Thursday: URGENT: IAEA probes S.Korean scientists action on uraniumseparation hka -- Trading on Hong Kong ...
hka -- Liu Qi: Beijing understands HK's desire to arrange Olympic event
Sep 03, 2004 ... hka -- Liu Qi: Beijing understands HK's desire to arrange OlympiceventHONG KONG, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The central government and BeijingOrganizing Committee for the Games of XXIX Olympiad fully understandHong Kong's desire to arrange a certain Olympic event of the 2008Olympic ...
Sudan deploys more troops in Darfur: minister
Sep 03, 2004 ... Sudan deploys more troops in Darfur: ministerKHARTOUM, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Sudan on Thursday deployed moregovernment troops in the western province of Darfur to help restoresecurity and distribute humanitarian relief aid, the official SudanNews Agency (SUNA) reported. The ...
Eritrea closes crucial road to UN peacekeepers again
Sep 03, 2004 ... Eritrea closes crucial road to UN peacekeepers againADDIS ABABA, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- United Nations (UN) officialssaid on Thursday that the Eritrean government has closed the crucialAsmara-Keren-Barentu road to all UN peacekeeping vehicles again. George Somerwill, United ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Sep 03, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Friday.The Philippine Star: -- Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and top Chineseofficials agreed in ...
Spain condemns kidnappings in Russia
Sep 03, 2004 ... Spain condemns kidnappings in RussiaMADRID, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Spain condemned on Thursday thekidnapping of civilians in Russia's North Ossetia and extended itssolidarity to the Russian government and the families of thehostages. The Spanish Foreign Ministry released a ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Sept. 3
Sep 03, 2004 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Sept. 3BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-basednewspapers on Friday:People's Daily -- Chairman of China's Central Military Commission Jiang Zemin onThursday hailed the smooth development of ...
Market exchange rates -- Sept. 3
Sep 03, 2004 ... Market exchange rates -- Sept. 3BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Market exchange rates of four majorcurrencies against RMB yuan for Friday, announced by the People'sBank of China:Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) US Dollar 100827.67 ...
UN adopts resolution demanding Syria withdraw forces from Lebanon
Sep 03, 2004 ... UN adopts resolution demanding Syria withdraw forces from Lebanon UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations SecurityCouncil on Thursday narrowly voted in favor of a US-proposedresolution demanding respect of Lebanon's political independence andSyrian forces' ...
URGENT: 3rd Asian political parties' conference opens in Beijing
Sep 03, 2004 ... URGENT: 3rd Asian political parties' conference opens in BeijingBEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- The third International Conference ofAsian Political Parties (ICAPP) opened here Friday morning. This wasthe first of its kind hosted by the ...
Seoul, Washington, Tokyo to convene consultation next week on nuke issue: official
Sep 03, 2004 ... Seoul, Washington, Tokyo to convene consultation next week on nukeissue: officialSEOUL, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Senior officials from South Korea, theUnited States and Japan will meet next week to discuss strategies fora new round of six-party talks on the nuclear issue on the ...
Michael Jackson paid 2 million US dollars to another accuser
Sep 03, 2004 ... Michael Jackson paid 2 million US dollars to another accuserLOS ANGELES, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- US pop superstar Michael Jacksonallegedly paid about 2 million US dollars to the son of an employeeat his Neverland Ranch in 1990 to avoid child molestation charges,the NBC4 TV reported ...
President of Central African Republic dissolves government
Sep 03, 2004 ... President of Central African Republic dissolves governmentYAOUNDE, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- President of the Central AfricanRepublic (CAR) Francois Bozize signed a presidential decree onThursday to dissolve the government of Prime Minister CelestinGaombalet but did not specify the ...
US Open men's singles results
Sep 03, 2004 ... US Open men's singles resultsNEW YORK, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of men' ssingles second round matches at the US Open tennis championships onThursday ( prefix number denotes seeding): Michal Tabara, CzechRepublic, bt 26-Mardy Fish, United States, 6-3, 3-6, ...
Venezuelan opposition want dialogue with government on "electoralfraud"
Sep 03, 2004 ... Venezuelan opposition want dialogue with government on "electoralfraud"CARACAS, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic Coordination (CD) ofVenezuela proposed a dialogue on Thursday with the government onlaunching an investigation into alleged electoral fraud during theAug. 15 ...
Chinese vice president makes 4-point proposal on Asian cooperation
Sep 03, 2004 ... Chinese vice president makes 4-point proposal on Asian cooperation BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghongmade a four-point proposal here Friday calling on political partiesand leaders of Asian countries to further strengthen cooperation.Zeng made ...
Argentina acquits suspects in 1994 bombing of Jewish center
Sep 03, 2004 ... Argentina acquits suspects in 1994 bombing of Jewish centerBUENOS AIRES, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- An Argentine court on Thursdayacquitted five men of charges of being accessories to the 1994bombing of a Jewish community center, the biggest terrorist attack onArgentine soil, which ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Sep 03, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Friday: Yomiuri: -- Japan and the United States agreed on return ...
Myanmar to reclaim more areas for prawn breeding
Sep 03, 2004 ... Myanmar to reclaim more areas for prawn breedingYANGON, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar will reclaim over 6,000hectares more land areas in southern Tanintharyi division toestablish over 500 ponds for breeding prawns in the next two years ina bid to develop its fishery sector, a ...
Brazil condemns terrorist attacks in Russia
Sep 03, 2004 ... Brazil condemns terrorist attacks in RussiaBRASILIA, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Brazil condemned on Thursday thelatest wave of terrorist attacks in Russia, which had claimed morethan 100 lives and is still threatening hundreds more civilians. "The Brazilian government condemns the ...
Chinese senior official on CPC's three major tasks
Sep 03, 2004 ... Chinese senior official on CPC's three major tasksBEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice-President Zeng Qinghongsaid here Friday that the Communist Party of China (CPC) is facedwith three major tasks in the new century -- modernization,reunification, and peace and ...
Schedule for play at US Open on Friday
Sep 03, 2004 ... Schedule for play at US Open on FridayNEW YORK, Sept 2 (Xinhua) -- Following is the schedule for play onthe showcourts at the US Open on Friday (prefix denotes seeding, alltimes GMT) Arthur Ashe Court (day session, from 1500) 31-Maria Vento-Kabchi, Venezuela, vs ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Sept.
Sep 03, 2004 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Sept.NICOSIA -- Russia is committed to a negotiated peaceful solutionto the Cyprus issue, which has to be accepted by the people of theisland, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Yuri Fedotov here onThursday. Russia's position on ...
Cote D'ivoire squad for World Cup qualifier
Sep 03, 2004 ... Cote D'ivoire squad for World Cup qualifierABIDJAN, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Following is the Cote D'ivoire squadfor the World Cup African zone Group Three qualifier against Sudan inAbidjan on Sunday: Goalkeepers: Gerard Gnanhouan (Sochaux, France),Jean-Jacques ...
Third Asian political parties' conference starts in Beijing
Sep 03, 2004 ... Third Asian political parties' conference starts in Beijing EDS-more added BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- The third International Conference ofAsian Political Parties (ICAPP) started here Friday morning. It wasthe first of its kind hosted by the Communist Party of China ( CPC) ....
Argentina stages military drills
Sep 03, 2004 ... Argentina stages military drillsBUENOS AIRES, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- About 2,000 Argentine soldiersstarted natural resource defense military drills in the region ofTartagal, Salta province, in the north of the country, militaryauthorities said in a press release Thursday. In ...
US Open women's singles results
Sep 03, 2004 ... US Open women's singles resultsNEW YORK, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of women'ssingles second round matches at the U.S. Open tennis championships onThursday (prefix number denotes seeding): 21-Amy Frazier, UnitedStates, bt Kristina Brandi, Puerto Rico, 6-4, ...
Shares Close up Brazil, Mexico and Argentina
Sep 03, 2004 ... Shares Close up Brazil, Mexico and ArgentinaMEXICO CITY, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets -- Brazil, Argentina and Mexico -- closed up on Thursday. In Sao Paulo, Latin America's biggest bourse, the leading Bovespaindex closed at 22,688 points, up ...
Roundup: Sudan says ready for cooperation with internationalcommunity over Darfur
Sep 03, 2004 ... Roundup: Sudan says ready for cooperation with internationalcommunity over DarfurKHARTOUM, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Sudan is fully prepared forcooperation with the international community in restoring peace,easing the humanitarian crisis and reaching a comprehensive ...
Hong Kong stocks open higher
Sep 03, 2004 ... Hong Kong stocks open higherHONG KONG, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
Mexico, Japan to sign free trade pact
Sep 03, 2004 ... Mexico, Japan to sign free trade pactMEXICO CITY, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Mexico will sign a free tradeagreement with Japan on Sept. 17, which will help boost some ofMexico's major exports to Japan, Mexico's chief negotiator saidThursday. The agreement will be formally signed ...
Bush accepts Republican presidential nomination
Sep 03, 2004 ... Bush accepts Republican presidential nominationNEW YORK, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Two months before the presidentialelection slated to be held on Nov. 2, US President George W. Bushannounced here Thursday night that he accepted the Republicanpresidential nomination. In his ...
US Open women's singles results (updated)
Sep 03, 2004 ... US Open women's singles results (updated)NEW YORK, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of women'ssingles second round matches at the U.S. Open tennis championships onThursday (prefix number denotes seeding): 27-Mary Pierce, France,bt Virginia Ruano Pascual, Spain, ...
Six million Chinese suffer activity pulmonary tuberculosis
Sep 03, 2004 ... Six million Chinese suffer activity pulmonary tuberculosisYINCHUAN, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Every year tuberculosis kills about130,000 Chinese and currently more than six million Chinese aresuffering from the activity pulmonary tuberculosis, according tostatistics released at a ...
Writethru: UN adopts resolution demanding Syria withdraw forcesfrom Lebanon
Sep 03, 2004 ... Writethru: UN adopts resolution demanding Syria withdraw forcesfrom LebanonUNITED NATIONS, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Despite strongobjections from Syria and Lebanon, the United Nations SecurityCouncil on Thursday narrowly voted in favor of a US-proposedresolution demanding respect of ...
Backgrounder: Russia's North Ossetia Republic
Sep 03, 2004 ... Backgrounder: Russia's North Ossetia RepublicBEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Russia's North Ossetia Republic islocated in the country's northern Caucasus region where severalhundred people, most of them children, were being held at gun- pointin a school on Wednesday. Its ...
Russia beat United States 3-1 in World Cup ice hockey
Sep 03, 2004 ... Russia beat United States 3-1 in World Cup ice hockeyWASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Alex Kovalev scored the winninggoal and minor-league goaltender Illya Bryzgalov held his own againstthe American stars as Russia beat the United States 3-1 Thursdaynight in the World Cup of ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Sep 03, 2004 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the baht on Friday as offered by the Bangkok Bank: FridayThursday US dollar 41.12/41.72 41.25/41.85 British ...
Colombia receives 250 million dollar assistance from US
Sep 03, 2004 ... Colombia receives 250 million dollar assistance from USBOGOTA, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Colombian government has receiveda US assistance of 250 million US dollars to combat drug traffickingand illegal armed groups, official sources said Thursday Washington's aid to Colombia ...
UNHCR to repatriate 50,000 Liberian refugees by end of this year
Sep 03, 2004 ... UNHCR to repatriate 50,000 Liberian refugees by end of this yearABIDJAN, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The UN High Commissioner for Refugees(UNHCR) plans to repatriate 50,000 Liberian refugees from Coted'Ivoire, Guinea and other countries by the end of this year, reportsfrom the Liberian ...
Stewardess beauty pageant to be staged in China
Sep 03, 2004 ... Stewardess beauty pageant to be staged in ChinaZHUHAI, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- The first China InternationalStewardess Beauty Pageant is slated for early November in Zhuhai insouth China's Guangdong Province, the organizing committee hasannounced. Dong Taijin, deputy manager ...
China's sole roadless county now has cell phone service
Sep 03, 2004 ... China's sole roadless county now has cell phone serviceLHASA, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Tibet Autonomous Region's Medog,the only Chinese county that has no road link with anywhere else inChina, can now get much quicker contact with the outside by wirelesscell phone service, which ...
Colombia seizes half ton of explosives from rebels
Sep 03, 2004 ... Colombia seizes half ton of explosives from rebelsBOGOTA, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Colombian security officials haveseized half a ton of explosives belonging to the rebel RevolutionaryArmed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the Administrative Department ofSecurity (DAS) said on Thursday ....
French hostages no longer held by kidnappers
Sep 03, 2004 ... French hostages no longer held by kidnappersPARIS, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Two French hostages held for almost twoweeks by a radical Islamic group in Iraq are no longer in the handsof their kidnappers, French Culture Minister Renaud Donnedieu deVabres said on Thursday. "We ...
Colombia's rebel ambush kills two cops
Sep 03, 2004 ... Colombia's rebel ambush kills two copsBOGOTA, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Colombia's largest guerrilla group,the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), ambushed a policepatrol, killing two officers and injuring five more, a policespokesman said Thursday. The incident ...
Several EU importers cancel order on Thai fruit cocktail products
Sep 03, 2004 ... Several EU importers cancel order on Thai fruit cocktail products BANGKOK, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Several EU importers canceled theirorders on Thai fruit cocktail products this week fearing the productscontain genetically-modified papaya. A major Thai manufacturer this week ...
Bush accepts Republican presidential nomination
Sep 03, 2004 ... Bush accepts Republican presidential nominationNEW YORK, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Two months before the presidentialelection slated to be held on November 2, US President George W. Bushsaid here Thursday night that he accepted the Republican nominationfor president to run for a ...
Major News Items in leading Indian Newspapers
Sep 03, 2004 ... Major News Items in leading Indian NewspapersNEW DELHI, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) - - Following are the major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers on Friday.The Indian Express: -- A day before the three Indian hostages safely return home aftera grueling 42 days of ...
Myanmar seeks European market for direct timber export
Sep 03, 2004 ... Myanmar seeks European market for direct timber exportYANGON, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar is seeking European market forthe direct export of its value-added timber products rather than logsfor more foreign exchange earning to boost the industry. Previously, Myanmar's timber ...
OFWs employment in Hong Kong declines
Sep 03, 2004 ... OFWs employment in Hong Kong declinesMANILA, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) --Employment for overseas Filipinoworkers (OFWs) in China's Hong Kong has declined, a migrant groupsaid. From January to May this year, the number of OFWs in Hong Kongdropped from about 135,000 to 125,000, ...
Mountain flood kills one pupil in east China
Sep 03, 2004 ... Mountain flood kills one pupil in east ChinaHANGZHOU, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- One pupil was killed on his way toschool by flood caused by torrential rains in mountainous areas ofXiangzhu Township, Yongkang City of east China's Zhejiang Province onThursday. According to local ...
Republican National Convention ends amid strong support for Bush
Sep 03, 2004 ... Republican National Convention ends amid strong support for BushNEW YORK, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Republican National Conventionended here Thursday night, with US President George W. Bush promisingto build a "safer world and more hopeful America" for the US people. In his ...
APEC holds finance ministers meeting in Chile
Sep 03, 2004 ... APEC holds finance ministers meeting in ChileSANTIAGO, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The 11th Asia-Pacific EconomicCooperation (APEC) forum of finance ministers began here on Thursday. Inaugurating the two-day meeting, Chilean President Ricardo Lagos,the current rotating head of ...
Chilean president proposes FTA within APEC
Sep 03, 2004 ... Chilean president proposes FTA within APECSANTIAGO, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chilean President Ricardo Lagosproposed negotiations on Thursday for a free trade agreement (FTA)among the 21 economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Lagos, who is also the current ...
Increasing number of Thai teenagers enter into sex business
Sep 03, 2004 ... Increasing number of Thai teenagers enter into sex businessBANGKOK, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- An increasing number of Thaiteenagers, mostly students, have entered into the sex business forobsessing with luxury items, the Bangkok Post Friday quoted expertsas saying. Uncaring ...
Foreign exchange rates in Philippines
Sep 03, 2004 ... Foreign exchange rates in PhilippinesMANILA, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the Philippine peso released Friday by the central bankof the Philippines.Friday ThursdayUS dollar56.1790 ...
Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapers
Sep 03, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapersISLAMABAD, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Pakistani English newspapers on Friday.Dawn: -- Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz kept the Finance Ministry forhimself and retained Khurshid ...
Roundup: Gunmen release 26 hostages form Russian school
Sep 03, 2004 ... Roundup: Gunmen release 26 hostages form Russian schoolMOSCOW, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- A first positive signal appeared onThursday when 10 women and 16 children were released on the secondday of a hostage crisis, in which a group of armed men seized aschool in South Russia's North ...
Bangladesh on alert for fear of more bomb attacks
Sep 03, 2004 ... Bangladesh on alert for fear of more bomb attacksDHAKA, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) --The Bangladeshi government has workedout counter-terror moves after latest intelligence shows an unknownterrorist outfit may have been planning to explode potent bombs inpublic places in Dhaka, the Daily ...
Land mine casualties drop sharply in Cambodia
Sep 03, 2004 ... Land mine casualties drop sharply in CambodiaPHNOM PENH, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- The number of people killed andinjured by land mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Cambodiadropped sharply in the past two months due to the effective measurestaken by the government, local ...
Bangladesh to lift import restriction on 30 categories of products
Sep 03, 2004 ... Bangladesh to lift import restriction on 30 categories of products DHAKA, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Bangladeshi government plans towithdraw in phases the import restrictions on some 30 categories ofproducts, most of which are woven fabrics, under unrelenting pressurefrom the World ...