Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, October 11:
Opener, Advisory
Oct 11, 2004 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service for Sunday,October 10, 2004, and begins ...
3 candidates contest second round of Somali presidential elections
Oct 11, 2004 ... 3 candidates contest second round of Somali presidential elections NAIROBI, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Three candidates withdrew from theongoing Somali presidential elections, leaving only three to competein the second round of the voting in Kenya's capital Nairobi onSunday, after a first ...
Switzerland pledges more assistance, investment to Sri Lanka
Oct 11, 2004 ... Switzerland pledges more assistance, investment to Sri LankaCOLOMBO, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Swiss Foreign MinisterMicheline Calmy-Rey on Sunday agreed to provide more Swiss investmentand assistance for Sri Lanka after meetings with his counterpartLakshman Kadirgamar ....
Two candidates enter runoff of Somali presidential poll
Oct 11, 2004 ... Two candidates enter runoff of Somali presidential poll NAIROBI, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, leader of theautonomous Somali region of Puntland, and Abdullahi Ahmed Addou,former Somali ambassador to Washington and then finance minister,entered the runoff of the ...
French contemporary art work exhibition kicks off
Oct 11, 2004 ... French contemporary art work exhibition kicks offBEIJING, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- An exhibition of French contemporaryart work of "From Sky To Temple of Heaven" opened at Temple of Heavenpark in China's capital city of Beijing Sunday afternoon. The 230 standards, five meters in ...
French president meets Beijing city leaders
Oct 11, 2004 ... French president meets Beijing city leadersBEIJING, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- France is willing to further promotefriendly ties with China and with the Chinese people, said FrenchPresident Jacques Chirac here Sunday evening. Chirac made the remarks in a meeting with Liu Qi, ...
Senior Taliban leader arrested, coalition soldier injured in Afghanistan
Oct 11, 2004 ... Senior Taliban leader arrested, coalition soldier injured inAfghanistanKABUL, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- A senior Taliban leader was arrestedand a US-led coalition soldier was injured in two separate incidentsin south Afghanistan Sunday, Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman ZahirAzimi ...
Oldest handwritten copy of Koran needs protection, say experts
Oct 11, 2004 ... Oldest handwritten copy of Koran needs protection, say expertsXINING, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Noted Chinese experts on Islamicstudies and ancient book protection have called for immediatemeasures to prevent the country's oldest handwritten copy of theKoran from further damages ....
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Oct. 10
Oct 11, 2004 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Oct. 10BEIJING, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Sunday: More than 800 enterprises to participate in China-ASEAN Expo Strong earthquake shakes Nicaragua Urgent: Chinese ...
Bangladeshi PM optimistic about ties with India
Oct 11, 2004 ... Bangladeshi PM optimistic about ties with IndiaDHAKA, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Bangladeshi Prime Minister BegumKhaleda Zia Sunday expressed her optimism to catch opportunities toresolve the existing problems with India, including trade imbalance,water-sharing and border disputes on ...
Vietnam considers Japan leading partner
Oct 11, 2004 ... Vietnam considers Japan leading partnerHANOI, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam regards Japan as its leadingcomprehensive and long-lasting partner, Vietnamese Prime MinisterPhan Van Khai said on Sunday when receiving his Japanese counterpartJunichiro Koizumi. Khai proposed the ...
Schroeder meets Pakistani leaders on bilateral relations
Oct 11, 2004 ... Schroeder meets Pakistani leaders on bilateral relationsISLAMABAD, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani President PervezMusharraf and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder here Sunday heldwide-ranging talks, covering bilateral relations and exchanging viewson regional and international ...
Backgrounder: Basic facts about Somalia
Oct 11, 2004 ... Backgrounder: Basic facts about Somalia NAIROBI, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Somali lawmakers started voting forpresident of the Horn of Africa country on Sunday in Nairobi, whowill in turn appoint a prime minister to form a government, mandatedto lead the country through a five-year ...
News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua
Oct 11, 2004 ... News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of XinhuaHONG KONG, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Sunday:Three Afghan policemen killed in Taliban-related attack onelectoral car in south Major news items in leading ...
Weather information for Asia-Pacific cities
Oct 11, 2004 ... Weather information for Asia-Pacific citiesHONG KONG, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the temperatures andweather forecasts for Oct. 11 for 22 Asian-Pacific cities dispatchedby the Hong Kong Observatory on Sunday: Cities Temperature (Degree Celsius) Weather ...
Backgrounder: Somali peace process
Oct 11, 2004 ... Backgrounder: Somali peace process NAIROBI, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Somali lawmakers started voting forpresident of the Horn of Africa country on Sunday in Nairobi, whowill in turn appoint a prime minister to form a government, mandatedto lead the country through a five-year ...
Update: No going back on planned nationwide strike: Nigerian labor union
Oct 11, 2004 ... Update: No going back on planned nationwide strike: Nigerian laborunionLAGOS, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria's umbrella union vowed onSunday that there was no going back on a planned general strike inAfrica's top oil producer to protest against rising domestic fuelprices, despite ...
News Analysis: Somali factions join hands in electing president, tough jobs still ahead
Oct 11, 2004 ... News Analysis: Somali factions join hands in electing president,tough jobs still aheadNAIROBI, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Somali lawmakers from different clanschose a president here Sunday, which is widely seen as theculmination of a tortuous two-year peace process in Kenya, ...
Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2258 GMT, Oct. 10
Oct 11, 2004 ... Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2258 GMT, Oct. 10BAGHDAD -- A suicide car bombing killed 17 people near Baghdad'sOil Ministry on Sunday, a ministry spokesman said. "The blast apparently took place at an intersection in front ofthe police academy (which is near the Oil ...
Portuguese Premier League result and standings
Oct 11, 2004 ... Portuguese Premier League result and standingsLISBON, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result of aPortuguese Premier League match played on Sunday: Beira Mar tied Maritimo 2-2 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1. Benfica ...
South Africa beats Uganda 1-0 in World Cup African zone qualifiers
Oct 11, 2004 ... South Africa beats Uganda 1-0 in World Cup African zone qualifiers KAMPALA, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- South Africa on Sunday beat Uganda 1-0 in group two of World ...
Leading scorers in CONCACAF WC qualifiers
Oct 11, 2004 ... Leading scorers in CONCACAF WC qualifiersRIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leadingscorers in the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying tournament afterSunday's matches: 10 - Jared Borgetti (Mexico) 7 - John Nusum (Bermuda), Ian Lake (St Kitts & Nevis) ...
World Cup qualifying results
Oct 11, 2004 ... World Cup qualifying resultsNAIROBI, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the collated results ofWorld Cup African zone qualifiers played over the weekend: Group 1 Played on Sunday: Congo 2 Zambia 3 Liberia...
US treasury chief says high oil prices baffle US economy
Oct 11, 2004 ... US treasury chief says high oil prices baffle US economyWASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- US Treasury Secretary John W. Snowon Sunday said record-high oil prices baffle the development of USeconomy. "It's creating headwinds for the otherwise very strong economy, "Snow told ...
World Cup African zone summaries
Oct 11, 2004 ... World Cup African zone summariesJOHANNESBURG, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the collatedsummaries of World Cup African zone qualifiers played on Sunday: Group 1 In Brazzaville: Congo 2 Zambia 3 Scorers: Congo - Armel ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0023 GMT, Oct. 11
Oct 11, 2004 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0023 GMT, Oct. 11MOSCOW -- The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed the hope onSunday that the presidential elections held in Afghanistan a dayearlier will promote further consolidation of the Afghan society. "We sincerely wish the people of ...
Labor Party leads in early results of Lithuania's elections
Oct 11, 2004 ... Labor Party leads in early results of Lithuania's electionsVILNIUS, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- The central electoral committee ofLithuania said Sunday early results showed that opposition LaborParty held a wide lead over the center-left coalition government inthe parliamentary ...
Market exchange rates -- Oct. 11
Oct 11, 2004 ... Market exchange rates -- Oct. 11BEIJING, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Market exchange rates of four majorcurrencies against RMB yuan for Monday, announced by the People'sBank of China:Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) US Dollar 100827.66 ...
Trinidad & Tobago beat St Kitts & Nevis 5-1 in World Cup qualifying
Oct 11, 2004 ... Trinidad & Tobago beat St Kitts & Nevis 5-1 in World CupqualifyingHAVANA, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Trinidad & Tobago beat St Kitts &Nevis 5-1 in World Cup qualifier,CONCACAF zone, second stage, Group Cmatch ...
Mexico beats St Vincent & Grenadines 1-0 in World Cup qualifier
Oct 11, 2004 ... Mexico beats St Vincent & Grenadines 1-0 in World Cup qualifierHAVANA, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- St Vincent & Grenadines lost to Mexico1-0 in World Cup qualifier, CONCACAF zone, second stage, group Cmatch played in Kingstown on Sunday: Scorer: Jared Borgetti 25 Red card: ...
Three die in a crush at Guinea stadium
Oct 11, 2004 ... Three die in a crush at Guinea stadiumDAKAR, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed in a crushoutside a soccer stadium in the West African country of Guinea onSunday ahead of a World Cup qualifying game against Morocco, policesaid. "While people were rushing to buy ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Oct. 11
Oct 11, 2004 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Oct. 11BEIJING, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-basednewspapers on Monday: All major Beijing-based newspapers run front-page stories on thekick-off celebrations of the Year of France in China. The ...
Leading scorers of South African World Cup qualifiers
Oct 11, 2004 ... Leading scorers of South African World Cup qualifiersRIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leadingscorers in the South American zone of the 2006 World Cup qualifyingcompetition after Sunday's game: 9 - Ronaldo (Brazil) ...
Hong Kong shares open lower
Oct 11, 2004 ... Hong Kong shares open lowerHONG KONG, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
Mexico city's former finance secretary arrested for moneylaundering
Oct 11, 2004 ... Mexico city's former finance secretary arrested for moneylaunderingMEXICO CITY, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Mexico city's authoritiesannounced Sunday that federal agents had arrested the former financesecretary, who was accused of fraud and money laundering of 2.7million US dollars ....
Solderling collects first career ATP Tour title in Lyon
Oct 11, 2004 ... Solderling collects first career ATP Tour title in LyonPARIS, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Swede Robin Soderling clinched thefirst ATP Tour title of his career when he ousted Belgium's XavierMalisse 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in the final of the Lyon Grand Prix on Sunday. Soderling, who was ...
South America WC qualifier results, standings and fixtures
Oct 11, 2004 ... South America WC qualifier results, standings and fixturesRIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the collatedresults, standings and remaining fixtures in the World Cup SouthAmerican zone qualifying competition after Sunday's match: Ecuador beat Chile 2-0 ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Oct 11, 2004 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the baht on Monday as offered by the Bangkok Bank: Monday FridayUS dollar 40.90/41.5040.98/41.58 ...
URGENT: French president arrives in Shanghai
Oct 11, 2004 ... URGENT: French president arrives in ShanghaiSHANGHAI, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- French ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Oct 11, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapersNEW DELHI, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers on Monday.The Hindu: -- The foreign ministers of India, Russia and China will meet onthe sidelines of an international ...
Leading prize money winners on 2004 European Tour
Oct 11, 2004 ... Leading prize money winners on 2004 European TourLONDON, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading prize moneywinners on the 2004 European Tour after Sunday's Dunhill LinksChampionship at St Andrews (Britain unless stated): 1. Ernie Els, South Africa,...
World Cup CONCACAF zone results, fixtures and standings
Oct 11, 2004 ... World Cup CONCACAF zone results, fixtures and standingsRIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the collatedresults, standings and remaining fixtures in the second stage of theCONCACAF zone World Cup qualifying competition after Sunday'smatches. Top two teams in ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Oct 11, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Monday.Today: -- The National Economic and Development Authority will unveilMonday a development plan that will ask ...
US says Afghan election to be judged as legitimate
Oct 11, 2004 ... US says Afghan election to be judged as legitimateWASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- US President George W. Bush'snational security adviser Condoleezza Rice said on Sunday that theAfghan election will be judged as legitimate despite protests fromcandidates that the balloting was ...
Police destroy 125 cocaine labs, seize 2.5 tons of cocaine in Peru
Oct 11, 2004 ... Police destroy 125 cocaine labs, seize 2.5 tons of cocaine in Peru LIMA, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Peruvian police have destroyed 60makeshift drug laboratories and seized 2.5 tons of cocaine in a five-day raid in Peru's jungle drug heartland, according to an officialstatement ...
South Korea helps Myanmar in liver disease research
Oct 11, 2004 ... South Korea helps Myanmar in liver disease researchYANGON, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- South Korea has provided Myanmar withadvanced medical equipment to help the country conduct liver diseaseresearch under the two countries' cooperation program, according tosources at the Department of ...
Domestic news journal market grows in Myanmar
Oct 11, 2004 ... Domestic news journal market grows in MyanmarYANGON, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The number of journals coveringdomestic news has risen over the past six years in Myanmar thanks toa growing market demand, a local news journal reported Monday. A total of 15 such weekly journals or ...
Beckham to undergo light training soon, Real reveal
Oct 11, 2004 ... Beckham to undergo light training soon, Real revealMADRID, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- England captain David Beckham isexpected back in Madrid on Wednesday and will be able to resume lighttraining despite cracking a rib, the Real Madrid website said onSunday. However, it is ...
Paris-Tours World Cup results and standings
Oct 11, 2004 ... Paris-Tours World Cup results and standingsPARIS, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading results inthe 252.5-km Paris-Tours World Cup Classic on Sunday: 1. Erik Dekker, Netherlands, Rabobank, 5:33:03 2. Danilo Hondo, Germany, Gerolsteiner 3. Oscar ...
Ecuador beats Chile 2-0 in WC qualifier
Oct 11, 2004 ... Ecuador beats Chile 2-0 in WC qualifierQUITO, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador beat Chile 2-0 in World Cupqualifier, South American zone on Sunday: Scorers: Ivan Kaviedes 59, Edison Mendez 64 Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 26,000 Ecuador - 1-Edwin Villafuerte; ...
5 suspected thieves killed in shootout in Manila
Oct 11, 2004 ... 5 suspected thieves killed in shootout in ManilaMANILA, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine police killed fivesuspected members of a robbery and kidnap gang in a shootout inQuezon City, Metro Manila before dawn Monday, a local televisionreported. Three of the fatalities ...
Venezuela raises tax on foreign oil companies
Oct 11, 2004 ... Venezuela raises tax on foreign oil companiesCARACAS, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavezannounced that his country began on Sunday to levy 16.6 percent oftaxes on foreign companies which are extracting crudes from theOrinoco oil field. Venezuela has ...
Ian Crocker creates new record at 50 meters butterfly
Oct 11, 2004 ... Ian Crocker creates new record at 50 meters butterflyWASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Ian Crocker of the United Statescreated a short course world record of 22.71 seconds in the ...
Tunisian president pledges more prosperous, democratic country incampaign
Oct 11, 2004 ... Tunisian president pledges more prosperous, democratic country incampaignTUNIS, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine BenAli on Sunday pledged a more prosperous and democratic Tunisia as helaunched his campaign for the upcoming presidential elections. "We ...
French president leaves for Shanghai
Oct 11, 2004 ... French president leaves for ShanghaiBEIJING, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- French President Jacques Chirac lefthere for Shanghai by special plane Monday morning to continue hisChina tour. Chirac arrived in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's SichuanProvince, on Friday evening to ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Oct 11, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, Oct. 11(Xinhua) -- The following are major news items in leading Japanesenewspapers on Monday:Yomiuri, Asahi, Mainichi: -- Epitaph of Japanese student sent to China in 8th century whodied there was found in Xi'an, ...
Survey: 30 percent Thai accuse police of abusing power
Oct 11, 2004 ... Survey: 30 percent Thai accuse police of abusing powerBANGKOK, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Thai police has been accused of"frequently" abusing their authority and threatening suspects incustody, the official Thai News Agency (TNA) on Monday quoted surveyresult as saying. Some ...
Thai gov't to cut tax for some business, salary earners
Oct 11, 2004 ... Thai gov't to cut tax for some business, salary earnersBANGKOK, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Thai government plans to cut tax onsmall businesses and salary earners, which will take effect nearlynext year. Proposed by the Finance Ministry, the move was aimed at relievingtax burden ...
Vietnam inks big economic deals during ASEM 5
Oct 11, 2004 ... Vietnam inks big economic deals during ASEM 5HANOI, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam has signed cooperation andsponsorship agreements, projects and contracts totaling nearly 2billion US dollars during the fifth Asia-Europe Meeting summit ( ASEM5) held here on Oct. 8-9, local media ...
URGENT: Tally begins in Afghanistan's capital
Oct 11, 2004 ... URGENT: Tally begins in Afghanistan's capitalKABUL, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The ...
Inmates escape from prison in Mexico, 12 injured
Oct 11, 2004 ... Inmates escape from prison in Mexico, 12 injuredMEXICO CITY, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Seven armed inmates broke out ofa prison Sunday outside Mexico City, leaving at least 12 peopleinjured, state prison director Guillermo Andrade told reporters. The prisoners, all of whom face ...
Nepali army plans to recruit 6,000 soldiers
Oct 11, 2004 ... Nepali army plans to recruit 6,000 soldiersKATHMANDU, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Royal Nepal Army is planning toenhance its strength to 85,000 by recruiting 6,000 soldiers soon, anofficial at the Nepali Defense Ministry said. The Ministry has already sent documents to the ...
French president arrives in Shanghai
Oct 11, 2004 ... French president arrives in ShanghaiSHANGHAI, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- French President Jacques Chiracarrived here by special plane Monday morning to continue his Chinatour. Upon their arrival at the airport, Chirac and his wife weregreeted by Vice Mayor Tang Dengjie. Two ...
Macao customs handle over one million passengers during NationalDay
Oct 11, 2004 ... Macao customs handle over one million passengers during NationalDayMACAO, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Macao's five border gates handled 1. 67million passengers during the week-long National Day holiday,according the Macao Information Bureau Monday. The bureau statistics suggested ...
Yudhoyono's budget revision plan hailed
Oct 11, 2004 ... Yudhoyono's budget revision plan hailedJAKARTA, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Experts have agreed on the plan byIndonesian president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to revise the2005 state budget, citing the urgency to revise the crucial oil priceassumption to better reflect current ...