Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, September 14:
Opener, Advisory
Sep 14, 2004 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service for Monday,September 13, 2004, and begins ...
China sends first ambassador to Dominica
Sep 14, 2004 ... China sends first ambassador to DominicaROSEAU, Dominica, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- China has sent its first ambassador to Dominica, which established diplomatic ties with Chinain March. Ye Dabo, Chinese ambassador to Dominica, presented credentials toDominican President ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Sept. 13
Sep 14, 2004 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Sept. 13BEIJING, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Monday: Majority of Beijing's high-end apartments rented by foreigners Market exchange rates -- Sept. 13 Highlights of major ...
Nuke material experiments have nothing to do with weapons: S.Korean official
Sep 14, 2004 ... Nuke material experiments have nothing to do with weapons:S.Korean officialSEOUL, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon said on Monday evening the nuclear material experiments thatSouth Korean scientists conducted years ago had nothing to do ...
Malaysia checks over 7,000 people in bird flu-hit villages
Sep 14, 2004 ... Malaysia checks over 7,000 people in bird flu-hit villagesKUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Kelantan State HealthDepartment has checked 1,593 houses and 7,689 people in the fivevillages affected by bird flu, said a local official on Monday.Director Dr Ahmad Razin ...
UN welcomes replacing defiant strongman in west Afghanistan
Sep 14, 2004 ... UN welcomes replacing defiant strongman in west AfghanistanKABUL, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations on Monday welcomedthe replacement of Herat's strongman Ismael Khan as a positivechange. "There is now an opportunity to correct the situation. It is veryimportant ...
Norwegian special envoy in Sri Lanka for fresh peace-making attempt
Sep 14, 2004 ... Norwegian special envoy in Sri Lanka for fresh peace-makingattemptCOLOMBO, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- A Norwegian special envoy arrivedhere late on Monday in a fresh attempt to revive the stalled peacetalks between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tiger rebels.Erik ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part II)
Sep 14, 2004 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part II)HONG KONG, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Monday:22 suspected Taliban including three Arabs killed, one captured insouth Afghanistan 2nd ...
All Tibetan counties now have disaster-relief vehicles
Sep 14, 2004 ... All Tibetan counties now have disaster-relief vehiclesBEIJING, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Local civil affairs departments ofall 74 counties in the Tibet Autonomous Region have been equippedwith special vehicles for rescue and disaster relief, thanks tofinancial assistance by the ...
Market exchange rates -- Sept. 14
Sep 14, 2004 ... Market exchange rates -- Sept. 14BEIJING, Sept. 14 (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 100...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Sept. 14
Sep 14, 2004 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Sept. 14ROSEAU, Dominica -- China has sent its first ambassador toDominica, which established diplomatic ties with China in March. Ye Dabo, Chinese ambassador to Dominica, presented credentials toDominican President Nicholas Liverpool ...
Venezuela to participate with 16 athletes in Paralympics 2004
Sep 14, 2004 ... Venezuela to participate with 16 athletes in Paralympics 2004CARACAS, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- A 16-strong delegation willrepresent Venezuela at the 12th Paralympics Games of Athens 2004,according to news agency Venpres Monday. The Venezuela delegation received a brief ...
Shares Close up in Argentina; down in Brazil and Mexico
Sep 14, 2004 ... Shares Close up in Argentina; down in Brazil and MexicoMEXICO CITY, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three majorstock markets -- Brazil, Argentina and Mexico -- closed mixed onMonday. The Buenos Aires stock market closed with its Merval index up 2.27 percent to end at ...
China's banking industry faces four major problems
Sep 14, 2004 ... China's banking industry faces four major problemsBEIJING, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- China's banking industry is facingfour major problems with fierce competition of financial markets,according to a Chinese official.. Li Wei, Vice-Chairman of China Banking Regulatory Commission, ...
Maxine Ingram, first British female judoka in Paralympics
Sep 14, 2004 ... Maxine Ingram, first British female judoka in ParalympicsATHENS, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Maxine Ingram feels ready to makehistory by becoming the first female judoka to represent Britain atthe upcoming 12th Paralympic Games in the Greek capital. Women's judo is to make its ...
First Cypriots to attempt Himalayas climb
Sep 14, 2004 ... First Cypriots to attempt Himalayas climbNICOSIA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- A 10-member team of the CyprusMountain Climbing Federation embarked Saturday on a long journey toreach Chulu East, one of the highest peaks of the Himalayas. The team, first Cypriot group to attempt such ...
Leading scorers of English premier league
Sep 14, 2004 ... Leading scorers of English premier leagueLONDON, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Following are the English PremierLeague leading scorers after Monday's match: 5 - Jose Antonio Reyes (Arsenal) 4 - Thierry Henry (Arsenal) 3 - Robert Pires (Arsenal), Dennis ...
Athens Paralympic Games set participation record
Sep 14, 2004 ... Athens Paralympic Games set participation recordATHENS, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Organizers of the 12th ParalympicGames announced here on Monday that the total number of participatingcountries and regions reached 143, breaking the previous record setin the last Games in Sydney ....
Olympic Village housing to be allocated in early October: minister
Sep 14, 2004 ... Olympic Village housing to be allocated in early October: minister ATHENS, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Greek Minister of Labor and SocialServices Panos Panayiotopoulos said on Monday that the drawing forhousing in the Olympic Village for Workers' Housing Organization (OEK) beneficiaries ...
Result of English Premier League
Sep 14, 2004 ... Result of English Premier LeagueLONDON, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result of an EnglishPremier League soccer match played on Monday: Charlton Athletic tied Southampton 0-0 Played on Sunday: Tottenham Hotspur tied Norwich City 0-0 Played ...
Beijing Games to be the best: Uruguayan Olympic Committee
Sep 14, 2004 ... Beijing Games to be the best: Uruguayan Olympic CommitteeMONTEVIDEO, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic Games of Beijing 2008will be the best in history, said the President of the UruguayanOlympic Committee Julio C. Maglione. "The Olympic Games of Athens were the best, but I ...
Standings of English premier league
Sep 14, 2004 ... Standings of English premier leagueLONDON, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings after anEnglish Premier League soccer match played on Monday (tabulated undergames played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1. Arsenal 5 5 0 0 19 ...
Athens, Piraeus to co-organize cultural events for Paralympics
Sep 14, 2004 ... Athens, Piraeus to co-organize cultural events for ParalympicsATHENS, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Athens-Piraeus Super- prefectureon Monday announced a series of cultural events designed to increasepublic awareness of people with special needs and participation inthe Paralympics ....
Portugal to grant 600,000 dollars to UN force in Iraq
Sep 14, 2004 ... Portugal to grant 600,000 dollars to UN force in IraqLISBON, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Portugal will grant 500,000 euros(600,000 US dollars) to support the constitution of a United NationsProtection Force to guard the coming-January elections in Iraq. Portuguese Foreign Minister ...
Chile, EU reach aviation agreement
Sep 14, 2004 ... Chile, EU reach aviation agreementSANTIAGO, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chile and the European Union (EU)reached Monday a Horizontal Agreement on Air Transportation Services. Under the agreement, Chile can appoint any airline of thecountries forming the Latin American Commission ...
Israeli rightist party postpones quitting cabinet
Sep 14, 2004 ... Israeli rightist party postpones quitting cabinetJERUSALEM, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli National ReligiousParty (NRP) decided Monday to postpone its quitting from thegovernment until the parliament ratifies a Gaza withdrawal, givingPrime Minister Ariel Sharon a breathing ...
Peru examines Chile's position over maritime border
Sep 14, 2004 ... Peru examines Chile's position over maritime borderLIMA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Peruvian armed forces said Mondaythey will analyze the rejection of the Chilean government tonegotiate the demarcation of the maritime border between the twocountries. Peruvian Joint Chiefs ...
Roundup: US fiscal situation worsening in next decade By Wang Zhenhua
Sep 14, 2004 ... Roundup: US fiscal situation worsening in next decade By Wang ZhenhuaWASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The federal deficit of the USgovernment hit a record high of 436.9 billion US dollars in the first11 months of fiscal year of 2004 ending on September 30, the ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Sep 14, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Tuesday:Manila Bulletin: -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Monday urged all governmentofficials to pursue the ...
Portuguese premier league leading scorers
Sep 14, 2004 ... Portuguese premier league leading scorersLISBON, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading scorers inthe Portuguese Premier League after Monday's match: 2 - Azar Karadas ...
US federal deficit hits record high in 11 months of fiscal 2004
Sep 14, 2004 ... US federal deficit hits record high in 11 months of fiscal 2004WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The federal deficit of the USgovernment hit a record high of 436.9 billion US dollars in the first11 months of fiscal year of 2004 which will end in this month, theTreasury Department ...
ElBaradei: no deadline for completion of Iran nuclear probe
Sep 14, 2004 ... ElBaradei: no deadline for completion of Iran nuclear probeVIENNA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradeisaid Monday that there was no deadline for ending an investigationinto Iran's nuclear program. "It's an open process and we will finish when I believe ...
Andean states meet on fourth-round FTA talks with US
Sep 14, 2004 ... Andean states meet on fourth-round FTA talks with USQUITO, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The fourth round of negotiations for afree trade agreement (FTA) between Ecuador, Colombia and Peru withthe United States, started Monday at the city of Fajardo, in PuertoRico. The Ecuadorian ...
Seeds Costa, Davidenko out of Romanian Open
Sep 14, 2004 ... Seeds Costa, Davidenko out of Romanian OpenBUCHAREST, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Third seed Albert Costa sufferedthe first round loss Monday at the Romanian Open tennis tournamentwhile fifth seeded Russian Nikolay Davidenko was also knocked out byan unseeded player. Frenchman ...
Jimenez wins 10th stage, Landis keeps leading in Tour of Spain
Sep 14, 2004 ... Jimenez wins 10th stage, Landis keeps leading in Tour of SpainMADRID, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Eladio Jimenez clinched the 10thstage victory of the Tour of Spain on home soil Monday while AmericanFloyd Landis retained the overall lead. The CV-Kelme rider finished alone at the ...
South American defense ministers meet in Argentina
Sep 14, 2004 ... South American defense ministers meet in ArgentinaBUENOSAIRES, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Defense ministers of South America met inArgentina on Monday to discuss regional security and certain militaryautonomy from the United States. Argentine Defense Minister Jose Pampuro said it is ...
Backgrounder: List of foreign hostages killed or held in Iraq
Sep 14, 2004 ... Backgrounder: List of foreign hostages killed or held in IraqBEIJING, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Two Australians and two Asians havebeen kidnapped in Iraq, Dubai-Based al-Arabiya TV quoted a statementpurportedly from the Islamic Secret Army as saying on Monday. The statement did ...
Mexico, Japan to sign economic agreement
Sep 14, 2004 ... Mexico, Japan to sign economic agreementMEXICO CITY, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- An economic associationagreement, which includes a free trade agreement (FTA), will besigned here Friday by Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi andMexican President Vicente Fox, local press said ...
First round results of Romanian Open
Sep 14, 2004 ... First round results of Romanian OpenBUCHAREST, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Following are the first roundresults at the 351,000 euro (429,700 U.S. dollars) Romanian Open ATPtournament on Monday (prefix number denotes seeding): 8-David Sanchez, Spain, bt Raemon Sluiter, Netherlands, ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Sep 14, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Tuesday:Asahi: -- The Justice Ministry will submit a bill to enhance support tovictims or their relatives in crimes by ...
Leading results of Tour of Spain
Sep 14, 2004 ... Leading results of Tour of SpainMADRID, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading placings inMonday's 10th stage of the Tour of Spain cycling event over 174.5 kmfrom Alcoi to Xorret de Cati: 1. Eladio Jimenez, Spain, CV-Kelme, four hours 31 minutes 57seconds ...
Standings of Portuguese Premier League
Sep 14, 2004 ... Standings of Portuguese Premier LeagueLISBON, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings after aPortuguese Premier League match played on Monday (tabulated undergames played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1. Vitoria Setubal2 2 0 0 6 ...
Algeria calls for more international aid to fight locusts in Africa
Sep 14, 2004 ... Algeria calls for more international aid to fight locusts inAfricaALGIERS, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Algerian government on Mondaycalled on the international community to increase aid to help Africafight locusts and prevent the further spread of the crisis. In an interview ...
Poll: Australian coalition, opposition well-matched
Sep 14, 2004 ... Poll: Australian coalition, opposition well-matchedCANBERRA, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- A latest opinion poll onAustralia's Oct. 9 federal election showed the ruling coalition andthe Australian Labor Party (ALP) are still equal on a two- partypreferred basis, with each winning 50 ...
Result of Portuguese Premier League
Sep 14, 2004 ... Result of Portuguese Premier LeagueLISBON, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result of aPortuguese Premier League match played on Monday: Rio Ave bt Belenenses 3-3Played on Sunday: Nacional Madeira bt Beira Mar 2-1 ...
OPEC oil prices fall before minister meeting
Sep 14, 2004 ... OPEC oil prices fall before minister meetingVIENNA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The crude oil price, based on theaverage price package of seven market-monitored crudes, fell to 38.62 US dollars a barrel last week, down 0.27 dollars over the previousweek, the secretariat of the ...
EU leaders discuss Iraqi crisis at Madrid summit
Sep 14, 2004 ... EU leaders discuss Iraqi crisis at Madrid summitMADRID, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of France, Germany and Spaindiscussed the Iraqi crisis at their Madrid summit on Monday, sayingthat the situation there is out of control.After a meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Jose ...
Bush administration to shift funds to boost Iraq's security
Sep 14, 2004 ... Bush administration to shift funds to boost Iraq's securityWASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Bush administration wants toshift a total of 3.46 billion US dollars from Iraq's water, power andother reconstruction projects to bolster security and prepare forIraq's coming ...
Uzbek, Czech presidents urge international cooperation in fightingterrorism
Sep 14, 2004 ... Uzbek, Czech presidents urge international cooperation in fightingterrorismALMA ATA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Presidents of Uzbekistan and theCzech Republic on Monday called on the international community totake concrete measures to jointly combat terrorism, said reportsreaching ...
Tianjin to build third-tallest building in China
Sep 14, 2004 ... Tianjin to build third-tallest building in ChinaTIANJIN, Sept. 14 (Xinhua)-- China's northern port city Tianjinplans to restart the construction of its tallest building soon, andthe 300-meter-high Tianjin Trade Center Tower will be the third-tallest building in China. The ...
80 pct Philippine public high school freshmen flunk test
Sep 14, 2004 ... 80 pct Philippine public high school freshmen flunk testMANILA, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Despite a slight improvement in testscores, an overwhelming majority of the 1.2 million freshmen inpublic high schools are still not ready for high school. About 80 percent flunked their ...
Myanmar places emphasis on northern industrial zone development
Sep 14, 2004 ... Myanmar places emphasis on northern industrial zone developmentYANGON, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar is placing emphasis on thedevelopment of industrial zone in Mandalay, the second largest cityin northern part of the country. So far, 1,400 private industries have been set ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Sep 14, 2004 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the baht on Tuesday as offered by the Bangkok Bank: Tuesday MondayUS dollar 41.08/41.68 41.17/41.77 ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Sept. 14
Sep 14, 2004 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Sept. 14BEIJING, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-basednewspapers on Tuesday: All major Beijing-based newspapers on Tuesday carried the newsthat the State Council, the country's cabinet, held an ...
Thai rubber price
Sep 14, 2004 ... Thai rubber priceBANGKOK, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are Bangkok rubbersheet F.O.B prices on Tuesday in baht per kilogram (40.00 baht to theUS dollar): this week last week rsst1 52.35 52.50 ...
Hong Kong stocks open lower
Sep 14, 2004 ... Hong Kong stocks open lowerHONG KONG, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
EU leaders discuss Iraqi crisis at Madrid summit
Sep 14, 2004 ... EU leaders discuss Iraqi crisis at Madrid summitMADRID, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of France, Germany and Spaindiscussed the Iraqi crisis at their Madrid summit on Monday, sayingthat the situation there is out of control.After a meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Jose ...
Colombian rebel group releases six hostages
Sep 14, 2004 ... Colombian rebel group releases six hostagesBOGOTA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Colombian Revolutionary ArmedForces of Colombia (FARC) released Monday five university studentsand one professor who had been kidnapped last week in the northwestof the country. "The kidnapping ...
Air Asia to add daily flight linking Bangkok, Macao
Sep 14, 2004 ... Air Asia to add daily flight linking Bangkok, MacaoMACAO, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's Air Asia will add a seconddaily flight on its new route between Macao and Bangkok starting onOct. 15. The low-fare airline company launched its first air service inMacao linking to ...
Russia willing to strengthen cultural cooperation with China: PM
Sep 14, 2004 ... Russia willing to strengthen cultural cooperation with China: PMMOSCOW, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Russian Prime Minister MikhailFradkov said here Monday that his country is willing to strengthencultural cooperation with China. Fradkov made the remarks while meeting with Chinese ...
Russian envoy calls Indonesia for joint fight against terror
Sep 14, 2004 ... Russian envoy calls Indonesia for joint fight against terrorJAKARTA, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia and Russia, the latestvictims of terrorist attacks, must join hands with the internationalcommunity to fight terrorism, a Russian diplomat has said here. "The attack in ...
Road accident in Colombia kills six, injures two
Sep 14, 2004 ... Road accident in Colombia kills six, injures twoBOGOTA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- A vehicle smuggling gasoline fromVenezuela crashed and exploded in northeast Colombia early Monday,killing six people aboard, police said. The police said the accident took place on the road ...
Chile rejects negotiating border limits with Peru
Sep 14, 2004 ... Chile rejects negotiating border limits with PeruSANTIAGO, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chile has rejected the petition ofPeru for a revision of the maritime limits between the two countriesand affirmed these borders are determined by international treatiesin effect for over half a ...
Argentina warns of possible armed clashes in Haiti
Sep 14, 2004 ... Argentina warns of possible armed clashes in HaitiBUENOS AIRES, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- After expressing its worry overthe crisis faced by Haiti, Argentinian Defense Prime Minister JosePampuro warned on the possibility of armed clashes in this country,local press said Monday ....
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0430 GMT, Sept. 14
Sep 14, 2004 ... Xinhua world economic news summary at 0430 GMT, Sept. 14WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration wants to shift a total of3.46 billion US dollars from Iraq's water, power and otherreconstruction projects to bolster security and prepare for Iraq'scoming elections due in next ...