Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, September 7:
Int'l population and development organization holds meeting inChina
Sep 07, 2004 ... Int'l population and development organization holds meeting inChinaWUHAN, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Partners in Population andDevelopment (PPD), a south-south organization, held its ninth annualconference in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Monday. More than 70 ...
OPEC weekly average oil price falls to 38.89 dollars a barrel
Sep 07, 2004 ... OPEC weekly average oil price falls to 38.89 dollars a barrel VIENNA, Sept. 6 (Xinhua)-- The crude oil price, based on the averageprice package of seven market-monitored crudes, fell to 38. 89dollars a barrel last week, down 2.46 dollars of the price in theprevious week, the ...
Opener, Advisory
Sep 07, 2004 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service for Monday,September 06, 2004, and begins ...
More Italian medical aid for victims of hostage crisis arrives inRussia
Sep 07, 2004 ... More Italian medical aid for victims of hostage crisis arrives inRussiaROME, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- A second Italian plane carrying medicalaid Monday arrived in Russian republic North Ossetia to help theinjured victims of the hostage crisis, local media reported Monday. A ...
Feature: Chinese gold medallists give another applaudableperformance in HK
Sep 07, 2004 ... Feature: Chinese gold medallists give another applaudableperformance in HKBy Wang Lili, Ge Hua HONG KONG, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese athletes having won goldmedals at the just concluded Athens Olympic Games presented anotherapplaudable performance here in Hong Kong ...
Writethru: Death toll from Kaixian County flood increases to 16
Sep 07, 2004 ... Writethru: Death toll from Kaixian County flood increases to 16CHONGQING, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- The unusual heavy rainstorm, whichstarted on last Thursday, has left 16 dead and 26 missing in KaixianCounty of China's southwest Chongqing Municipality. Zhang Jun, a 19-year-old ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Sep 07, 2004 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Monday:hka -- Taiwan share prices close up Philippine foreign secretary condemns terrorism in Russia ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Sept. 6
Sep 07, 2004 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Sept. 6 BEIJING, Sept. 6(Xinhua) -- Following are domestic news items released by XinhuaMonday:Market exchange rates -- Sept. 6 Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Sept. 6 Two dead, one injured as truck falls ...
International meeting on chemical arms opens in Argentina
Sep 07, 2004 ... International meeting on chemical arms opens in ArgentinaBUENOS AIRES, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- An international meeting onchemical arms, attended by representatives from over 45 countries,opened here Monday. The two-day meeting is aimed at addressing the technical ...
Bush's competitor Kerry vows to withdraw US troops out of Iraq
Sep 07, 2004 ... Bush's competitor Kerry vows to withdraw US troops out of IraqWASHINGTON, September 6 (Xinhua) -- US Democratic presidentialcandidate John Kerry said on Monday that he would try to pullAmerican troops out of Iraq within four years. "We want those troops home, and my goal ...
Shares Close up in Brazil, Mexico and Argentina
Sep 07, 2004 ... Shares Close up in Brazil, Mexico and ArgentinaMEXICO CITY, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets -- Brazil, Argentina and Mexico -- closed up on Monday. In Sao Paulo, Latin America's biggest bourse, the leading Bovespaindex closed at 22,501 points, ...
Sudan's first VP hails Norway's role in boosting peace
Sep 07, 2004 ... Sudan's first VP hails Norway's role in boosting peaceKHARTOUM, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Sudanese First Vice President AliOsman Taha hailed on Monday the role of Norway in boosting theprocess for restoring peace and stability in Darfur, the SudaneseNews Agency (SUNA) reported ....
Ronaldo announces marriage to model
Sep 07, 2004 ... Ronaldo announces marriage to modelBRASILIA, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- The striker of the Braziliannational soccer team Ronaldo announced he is to marry to model andtelevision hostess Daniela Cicarelli, according to local press onMonday. In an interview Sunday night for Globo ...
Major European stock markets end higher
Sep 07, 2004 ... Major European stock markets end higherLONDON, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Major European stock markets endedhigher Monday, boosted by tech stocks and other sectors most exposedto the global economic cycle although trade was lacklustre with theUnited States on holiday. In London, ...
Strong earthquake hits western Japan
Sep 07, 2004 ... Strong earthquake hits western JapanTOKYO, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.4 on theRichter scale hit western Japan on Tuesday morning, the JapanMeteorological Agency said. The 8:29 a.m. (2329 GMT) quake measured 4 on the Japaneseintensity scale of 7 in ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Sep 07, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Tuesday. Asahi, Yomiuri, Mainichi, Nihon Keizai: -- In an effort to solve their dispute with management, baseballplayers ...
South Africa to make World Cup tickets affordable for Africans
Sep 07, 2004 ... South Africa to make World Cup tickets affordable for AfricansJOHANNESBURG, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- South Africa, host of the 2010World Cup, has promised to make the spectacular event low- cost andaffordable for all Africans, according to the South African media. National ...
Mexico's firm says oil price to remain high
Sep 07, 2004 ... Mexico's firm says oil price to remain highMEXICO CITY, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Mexican consultancy firmBursametrica said on Monday that international market oil prices willremain high in the short and long run. Analyst Jaime Ascencio of the firm told reporters that ...
Two-time Cuban Olympic champion announces retirement from boxing
Sep 07, 2004 ... Two-time Cuban Olympic champion announces retirement from boxingHAVANA, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Two-time Olympic boxing champion MarioKindelan of Cuba announced Monday his retirement in spite ofconsidering his discipline as an important part of his life. Kindelan, 32, who won ...
Results at US Open tennis championships
Sep 07, 2004 ... Results at US Open tennis championshipsWASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results on theeighth day of the US Open at Flushing Meadows of New York on Monday(prefix number denotes seeding): Men's singles fourth round: 1-Roger Federer, Switzerland, bt ...
Judge authorizes Maradona to travel to Cuba
Sep 07, 2004 ... Judge authorizes Maradona to travel to CubaBUENOS AIRES, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- A judge in Argentina Mondayallowed former soccer star Diego Maradona to leave the country andtravel to Cuba to receive attention for his addiction to drugs. Judge Norberto Garcia allowed for Diego ...
Xinhua World News Summary 0030 GMT, Sept. 7
Sep 07, 2004 ... Xinhua World News Summary 0030 GMT, Sept. 7ROME -- A second Italian plane carrying medical aid Monday arrivedin Russian republic North Ossetia to help the injured victims of thehostage crisis, local media reported Monday. A cargo plane carrying equipment for treating kidney ...
Xinhua African news summary at 2100 GMT, Sept. 6
Sep 07, 2004 ... Xinhua African news summary at 2100 GMT, Sept. 6ABUJA -- The African Union (AU)-sponsored talks to restore peacein war-ravaged Darfur region, western Sudan reached a deadlock againon Monday when negotiators of the Sudanese government and two rebelgroups discussed sensitive ...
Market exchange rates -- Sept. 7
Sep 07, 2004 ... Market exchange rates -- Sept. 7BEIJING, Sept. 7 (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 100827.66 ...
Urgent: 14 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza
Sep 07, 2004 ... Urgent: 14 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike in GazaGAZA, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- At least 14 people were killed anddozens of ...
Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2200 GMT, Sept. 6
Sep 07, 2004 ... Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2200 GMT, Sept. 6BAGHDAD -- Medical tests have shown that a man being held in Iraqicustody is not Saddam Hussein's former deputy, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Interior Ministry spokesman said. "The person that has been arrested, after appropriate ...
1st Lead: 14 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza
Sep 07, 2004 ... 1st Lead: 14 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza Eds: Updates with detailsGAZA, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- At least 14 people were killed and 30others injured as Israeli Apache helicopters fired five missiles at aHamas youth training center in eastern Gaza City at midnight ...
Urgent: Explosions heard in eastern Gaza
Sep 07, 2004 ... Urgent: Explosions heard in eastern GazaGAZA, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- At least five explosions were heard inthe eastern neighborhood of Tufah of Gaza City at around midnightMonday ....
China improves multi-level medical security system, white papersays
Sep 07, 2004 ... China improves multi-level medical security system, white papersaysBEIJING, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- While adopting a basic medicalinsurance system for urban employees, China has established andimproved a multi-level medical security system to reduce personalburdens on the insured ...
Panama normalizes relations with Venezuela, considers with Cuba
Sep 07, 2004 ... Panama normalizes relations with Venezuela, considers with CubaPANAMA CITY, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Panama on Monday normalized itsrelations with Venezuela, while President Martin Torrijos warned thatdoing a similar thing with Cuba will not be possible " in a day." A press ...
Over 100 million Chinese join in unemployment insurance in 2003:white paper says
Sep 07, 2004 ... Over 100 million Chinese join in unemployment insurance in 2003:white paper saysBEIJING, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- China had seen 103.73 million peopleparticipate in the unemployment insurance scheme by the end of 2003,according to a white paper issued by the Information Office of ...
Panamanian NGO, UNICEF join hands in protecting minor
Sep 07, 2004 ... Panamanian NGO, UNICEF join hands in protecting minorPANAMA CITY, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- A local non-governmentalorganization, Casa Alianza, and the United Nations Children's Fund(UNICEF) will join their hands in protecting the minor by signing acooperation agreement, local press ...
Roundup: US speeds up bilateral free trade talks By Hu Fang
Sep 07, 2004 ... Roundup: US speeds up bilateral free trade talks By Hu FangWASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- The United States has acceleratedestablishment of bilateral free trade relationship with othercountries, sealing free trade agreements with nine countries in thefirst eight months ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Sep 07, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Tuesday:Manila Bulletin: -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said Monday that thegovernment is not in a state of ...
Mexican president offers sympathy to families of victims in Russia
Sep 07, 2004 ... Mexican president offers sympathy to families of victims in Russia MEXICO CITY, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Mexican President Vicente Foxexpressed his sympathy with the families of the victims in Beslan ina letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Fox said, "In Mexico we are in ...
Spain to support peace process in Colombia
Sep 07, 2004 ... Spain to support peace process in ColombiaBOGOTA, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish government is prepared tosupport Colombia "as much as necessary" to facilitate the peacedialogue with the guerrillas and the paramilitaries, said SpanishForeign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos on ...
Cuban parliament speaker reiterates threat from US armed aggression
Sep 07, 2004 ... Cuban parliament speaker reiterates threat from US armedaggressionHAVANA, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Cuba's parliament speaker RicardoAlarcon said Monday the Bush Administration of the United States hasnever ruled out the possibility of an armed attack against theisland ....
Boat carrying illegal immigrants arrives in southern Italy
Sep 07, 2004 ... Boat carrying illegal immigrants arrives in southern ItalyROME, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Another boat carrying 150 illegalimmigrants was rescued by the coast guard off southern Italy onMonday and was towed to the island of Lampedusa off Sicily, localmedia reported Monday ....
China publishes white paper on social security (more added)
Sep 07, 2004 ... China publishes white paper on social security (more added)BEIJING, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) - China on Tuesday publishes its firstever white paper on social security, detailing the current conditionsof the country's social security and the policy the governmentadopted in the regard ....
China strives to improve old-age insurance system against agingtrend: white paper says
Sep 07, 2004 ... China strives to improve old-age insurance system against agingtrend: white paper saysBEIJING, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- China is now stepping up efforts toimprove its old-age insurance system and reform the fund- raisingmode, so as to cope with the aging problems which will reach the ...
Japan's foreign reserves hit 827 bln US dollars
Sep 07, 2004 ... Japan's foreign reserves hit 827 bln US dollarsTOKYO, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Japan's foreign exchange reserves keptrising in August, pushing the total amount to record 827.95 billionUS dollars, the Finance Ministry said Tuesday. Foreign exchange reserves in August edged up ...
China publishes white paper on social security
Sep 07, 2004 ... China publishes white paper on social securityBEIJING, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) - China on Tuesday publishes its firstever white paper on social security, detailing the current conditionsof the country's social security and the policy the governmentadopted in the regard. "After ...
S.Korean president to visit Russia late September
Sep 07, 2004 ... S.Korean president to visit Russia late SeptemberSEOUL, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Roh Moo-hyunwill visit Russia late September for discussions on the KoreanPeninsula nuclear issue and other issues of mutual concern, accordingto South Korean Foreign Minister Ban ...
Jordan's king promises support to Iraq's debt reduction
Sep 07, 2004 ... Jordan's king promises support to Iraq's debt reductionAMMAN, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Jordanian King Abdullah II pledgedMonday to rally support for the reconstruction of the war-torn Iraqand help ease its foreign debt, state-run Petra news agency said. During his meeting with ...
China establishes social welfare system with various channels
Sep 07, 2004 ... China establishes social welfare system with various channelsBEIJING, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government activelypromotes the development of social welfare, raising funds throughvarious channels to provide social welfare benefits for the elderly,orphans and the disabled, ...
Full Text: China's Social Security and Its Policy (2)
Sep 07, 2004 ... Full Text: China's Social Security and Its Policy (2)I. Old-Age InsuranceChina is now an aging society. As the aging of the populationquickens, the number of elderly people is becoming very large. Thistrend will reach its peak in the 2030s. To guarantee the basic ...
Full Text: China's Social Security and Its Policy (5)
Sep 07, 2004 ... Full Text: China's Social Security and Its Policy (5)-- Other unemployment insurance benefits. If an unemployed personfalls ill while enjoying unemployment insurance allowance, he or sheis entitled to receiving medical subsidies. If the unemployed persondies during this period, ...
Full Text: China's Social Security and Its Policy (8)
Sep 07, 2004 ... Full Text: China's Social Security and Its Policy (8)IV. Insurance for Work-related InjuriesThe Chinese Government has made great efforts to establish aninsurance system for work-related injuries that includes work-related injury prevention, compensation and recovery ....
Full Text: China's Social Security and Its Policy (11)
Sep 07, 2004 ... Full Text: China's Social Security and Its Policy (11)VII. Special Care and PlacementThe special care and placementsystem is one by which the Chinese Government provides materials andexpresses compassion mainly for servicemen and their families. Atpresent, such people number ...
Five killed in road accident in Lima
Sep 07, 2004 ... Five killed in road accident in LimaLIMA, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed and four othersinjured in an accident when a pick-up truck overturned in Lima, thePeruvian National Police said Monday. The accident took place Sunday night, when the pickup ...
Full Text: China's Social Security and Its Policy (6)
Sep 07, 2004 ... Full Text: China's Social Security and Its Policy (6)--Establishing the "three guarantees" system. Since 1998, the ChineseGovernment has put into operation a system that provides for threeguarantees: basic livelihood guarantee for laid-off persons fromstate-owned enterprises, ...
Full Text: China's Social Security and Its Policy (9)
Sep 07, 2004 ... Full Text: China's Social Security and Its Policy (9)Strengthening Work-related Injury Prevention and OccupationalRehabilitationThe Chinese Government actively promotes preventionof work- related injuries and occupational diseases throughimprovement of engineering ...
Dengue expected to rebound in Thailand in 2005: official
Sep 07, 2004 ... Dengue expected to rebound in Thailand in 2005: officialBANGKOK, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's public health officialsare concerned about a rebound of dengue fever next year and trying tomap out risky areas, local press reported on Tuesday. The number of infection cases of ...
Poll shows support for Australian's ruling coalition surges
Sep 07, 2004 ... Poll shows support for Australian's ruling coalition surgesCANBERRA, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- A new opinion poll on Australia'sOct. 9 federal election shows that each of the ruling coalition andAustralian Labor Party (ALP) got 50 percent of support on a two-party preferred basis ....
Full Text: China's Social Security and Its Policy (3)
Sep 07, 2004 ... Full Text: China's Social Security and Its Policy (3)--Probing the reform of the retirement system of government agenciesand public institutions. In China the retirement and pension systemin government agencies and public institutions is different from thatapplied in enterprises. In ...
Some 52 percent of Venezuelans dissatisfied with economy
Sep 07, 2004 ... Some 52 percent of Venezuelans dissatisfied with economy CARACAS, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- About 52 percent of Venezuelans aredissatisfied with the development of the national economy, accordingto a study released Monday by the local daily El Nacional. Venezuela is ranked behind ...
Full Text: China's Social Security and Its Policy (15)
Sep 07, 2004 ... Full Text: China's Social Security and Its Policy (15)Establishing a New Rural Cooperative Medical Service SystemInorder to guarantee that farmers' basic medical needs are satisfied,to alleviate their medical burdens and to address the problem ofpoverty caused by illness or ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Sept. 7
Sep 07, 2004 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Sept. 7BEIJING, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-basednewspapers on Tuesday:People's Daily -- Beijing plans to optimize the construction of stadiums andgymnasiums for the 2008 Olympic Games in a bid ...
Colombian Authorities seize 1.7 tons of cocaine near San Andres
Sep 07, 2004 ... Colombian Authorities seize 1.7 tons of cocaine near San AndresBOGOTA, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Colombian agents, in collaborationwith the US Coast Guards, seized 1.7 tons of cocaine and arrestedfive people traveling aboard a boat near the Colombian island of SanAndres, military ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Sep 07, 2004 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the baht on Tuesday as offered by the Bangkok Bank: Tuesday Monday US dollar 41.25/41.85 41.21/41.81 ...
Full Text: China's Social Security and Its Policy (7)
Sep 07, 2004 ... Full Text: China's Social Security and Its Policy (7)Improving Medical Insurance Management and ServicesTo standardize medical services and reduce costs, the statesimultaneously promotes the reform of the basic medical insurancesystem, medical and healthcare system, and ...
Full Text: China's Social Security and Its Policy (13)
Sep 07, 2004 ... Full Text: China's Social Security and Its Policy (13)Social Mutual HelpThe state encourages and supports members ofsociety to organize and participate voluntarily in the efforts togive help to the poor and needy, promotes the development of a socialdonation system, sets up ...
Full Text: China's Social Security and Its Policy (14)
Sep 07, 2004 ... Full Text: China's Social Security and Its Policy (14)Generally Affordable and Functional Housing SystemIn 1998, theChinese Government decided to build generally affordable andfunctional housing. Affordable and functional housing means housingfor which the government ...
Full Text: China's Social Security and Its Policy (1)
Sep 07, 2004 ... Full Text: China's Social Security and Its Policy (1)BEIJING, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Information Office of China'sState Council on Tuesday issued a white paper titled "China's SocialSecurity and Its Policy". The following is the full text of thedocument: China's Social ...
Full Text: China's Social Security and Its Policy (12)
Sep 07, 2004 ... Full Text: China's Social Security and Its Policy (12)VIII. Social Relief Proceeding from the situation of national development, the ChineseGovernment has made the greatest efforts to provide the minimumstandard of living for the urban and rural poor, to provide relief ...