Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, November 4:
Ba'asyir gives plea on trial in Indonesia
Nov 04, 2004 ... Ba'asyir gives plea on trial in IndonesiaJAKARTA, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu BakarBa'asyir gave plea on his trial of involvement in terrorist blasts atthe J.W Mariott Hotel in 2003 and the Bali island in 2002 as well asinciting his followers to carry out the ...
Ugandan revenue authority gets new woman chief
Nov 04, 2004 ... Ugandan revenue authority gets new woman chiefKAMPALA, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Ugandan Finance Minister GeraldSsendaula has appointed 43-year old Allen Kagina as the newcommissioner general of the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA). She has become the first African woman chief ...
26 killed as truck overturns in western Tanzania
Nov 04, 2004 ... 26 killed as truck overturns in western TanzaniaDAR ES SALAAM, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-six people were killedwhile 37 others hospitalized as the truck they were traveling inoverturned late on Tuesday in western Tanzania, according to localpress reports. Twenty-five ...
Vietnam hit by severe drought
Nov 04, 2004 ... Vietnam hit by severe droughtHANOI, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- An ongoing drought in Vietnam's northernand central highland regions is badly affecting agriculturalproduction and has resulted in smaller acreage of rice fields, localmedia reported Thursday. The drought, mainly ...
Foreign exchange rates in Philippines
Nov 04, 2004 ... Foreign exchange rates in PhilippinesMANILA, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the Philippine peso released Thursday by the centralbank of the Philippines.Thursday Wednesday US dollar56.3720 ...
Vietnam builds first measles vaccine plant
Nov 04, 2004 ... Vietnam builds first measles vaccine plantHANOI, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam is constructing its firstmeasles vaccine plant which will annually produce 7.5 million dosesfrom 2006 to replace imports, local media reported Thursday.The plant, under construction in the capital ...
Yangtze River Delta to contribute at least 20 pct to China's GDP
Nov 04, 2004 ... Yangtze River Delta to contribute at least 20 pct to China's GDPSHANGHAI, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Yangtze River Delta, withShanghai at the center, is expected to contribute at least 20 percentto China's gross domestic product (GDP) this year. In the first three quarters ...
Macao's Chief Executive solicits policy address issues
Nov 04, 2004 ... Macao's Chief Executive solicits policy address issuesMACAO, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Chief Executive of the Macao SpecialAdministrative Region (SAR) Edmund Ho Hau Wah has consulted businessand community leaders on issues to be prioritized in his annualpolicy address, governmental ...
Vietnam to post higher export earnings in next 2 months
Nov 04, 2004 ... Vietnam to post higher export earnings in next 2 monthsHANOI, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam forecasts to gain exportrevenues of 4.2 billion US dollars in the two remaining months ofthis year, a year-on-year increase of 19.3 percent. The expected growth, to be fueled by higher ...
Major foreign exchange rates in Pakistan
Nov 04, 2004 ... Major foreign exchange rates in PakistanISLAMABAD, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are major exchangerates against the Pakistani rupee issued by the Treasury ManagementDivision of the National Bank of Pakistan on Thursday. Selling Buying Buying TT & OD ...
Bangkok Rice F.O.B. Prices
Nov 04, 2004 ... Bangkok Rice F.O.B. PricesBANGKOK, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are offered Bangkok ricef.o.b. prices, as set by the Rice Committee Board of Trade ofThailand, for the week starting Thursday:US Dollar/Metric Ton last week this week ...
147 tigers killed in Thailand to contain bird flu
Nov 04, 2004 ... 147 tigers killed in Thailand to contain bird fluBANGKOK, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Thai government killed 147 tigersduring last month's operation to wipe out the bird flu virus, theThai News Agency reported Thursday. According to the report, the tigers were killed at the Sri ...
New Zealand PM congratulates Bush on election victory
Nov 04, 2004 ... New Zealand PM congratulates Bush on election victoryWELLINGTON, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand Prime Minister HelenClark has congratulated United States President George W. Bush on hisreelection victory. Clark said in a statement Thursday that it was a clear-cut ...
Air quality of major Chinese cities -- Nov. 4
Nov 04, 2004 ... Air quality of major Chinese cities -- Nov. 4BEIJING, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Report on the quality of air in 47major Chinese cities (12:00 Nov. 3 to 12:00 Nov. 4, Beijing Time),released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center:City Major Pollutant Air ...
China, ASEAN open new platform for economic, trade cooperation
Nov 04, 2004 ... China, ASEAN open new platform for economic, trade cooperationNANNING, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- As a substantial step towards a 1.7billion-population free trade zone, China-ASEAN Expo has become a newplatform of economic and trade cooperation acclaimed by governmentsand business ...
NZ scientists invent cattle-fed pill to protect environment
Nov 04, 2004 ... NZ scientists invent cattle-fed pill to protect environmentWELLINGTON, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand scientists haveinvented a pill that promises to remove the source of two of Earth 'sbiggest environmental bugbears in one hit, local daily The DominionPost reported Thursday ....
Foreign exchange rates in New Zealand
Nov 04, 2004 ... Foreign exchange rates in New ZealandWELLINGTON, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the NZ dollar here on Thursday:Thursday Wednesday Australian dollar 0.91090.9178 ...
African Development Bank provides Uganda with loan for aquaculture projects
Nov 04, 2004 ... African Development Bank provides Uganda with loan for aquacultureprojectsKAMPALA, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The African Development Bank (ADB) hasprovided Uganda with a loan of 300 million US dollars for itsaquaculture projects, reported local press on Thursday. Commissioner ...
Official: 2012 Olympics in Moscow of great significance forthe Olympic Movement
Nov 04, 2004 ... Official: 2012 Olympics in Moscow of great significance for theOlympic MovementBEIJING, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- To award the 2012 Olympic Games toMoscow will be of great significance for the Olympic Movement, asenior Moscow bid official said here on Thursday. "(For Russia) The ...
New Zealand sharemarket hits fresh high
Nov 04, 2004 ... New Zealand sharemarket hits fresh highWELLINGTON, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand stock heavyweightTelecom rang up more gains Thursday, to help propel the keysharemarket index to yet another record high. The benchmark NZSX-50 gross index gained for the seventhconsecutive ...
Hong Kong stocks higher at midday
Nov 04, 2004 ... Hong Kong stocks higher at middayHONG KONG, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong ...
Indonesia welcomes Bush's reelection
Nov 04, 2004 ... Indonesia welcomes Bush's reelectionJAKARTA, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia, the world's most populousMuslim nation, on Thursday welcomed George W. Bush's reelection asthe US president, saying it had close cooperation during his firstterm and expected a better bilateral ...
Hu Jintao congratulates Hamid Karzai on election as Afghanpresident
Nov 04, 2004 ... Hu Jintao congratulates Hamid Karzai on election as AfghanpresidentBEIJING, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao sent acongratulatory message on Thursday to Hamid Karzai on his election asAfghan president. "On the occasion of Your Excellency's election as the ...
Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapers
Nov 04, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapersNAIROBI, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Kenyan newspapers on Thursday. Kenya Times: -- Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed Wednesday in Nairobiappointed Ali Mohammed Ghedi as prime ...
S.Korea assesses aftermath of Bush's reelection
Nov 04, 2004 ... S.Korea assesses aftermath of Bush's reelectionSEOUL, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- South Korea began assessing theaftermath of US President George W. Bush's reelection on Thursday,focusing on how the second-term Bush administration will deal withthe Democratic People's Republic of Korea ...
URGENT: FM spokeswoman: Vanuatuan government not to establish "diplomatic relations" with Taiwan
Nov 04, 2004 ... URGENT: FM spokeswoman: Vanuatuan government not to establish "diplomatic relations" with TaiwanBEIJING, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Senior Vanuatuan officials said theisland country will not establish "diplomatic relations" with Taiwanand will ...
News Analysis: Bush to continue pursuing "Bush Doctrine" in secondterm
Nov 04, 2004 ... News Analysis: Bush to continue pursuing "Bush Doctrine" in secondtermWASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- President George W. Bush, after ahard-fought win of re-election, is expected to continue to pursue the"Bush Doctrine" characterized by unilateralism and preemption in hissecond ...
China moves to tap offshore oil potential
Nov 04, 2004 ... China moves to tap offshore oil potentialBEIJING, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) ,the largest oil producer in the country, has formed an offshore oilengineering subsidiary, signifying a fresh move to exploit oil in itswaters. Traditionally, ...
Indonesian president keeps old military chief in post
Nov 04, 2004 ... Indonesian president keeps old military chief in postJAKARTA, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Susilo BambangYudhoyono has ordered Military Chief General Endriartono Sutarto toretain his post and prevented Army Chief of Staff Ryamizard Ryacudufrom attending a parliament ...
S.Korean stock markets close down
Nov 04, 2004 ... S.Korean stock markets close downSEOUL, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- South Korean stocks finished lowerThursday following profit-taking and concerns about rising oil price. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 9. 85points, or 1.14 percent, to end at 851.20, for ...
Tokyo stocks end higher
Nov 04, 2004 ... Tokyo stocks end higherTOKYO, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks advanced Thursday after thereelection of US President George W. Bush boosted US stock marketsovernight, but their rise was capped by persisting concern about theUS economic outlook. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock ...
HK starts to disseminate high resolution satellite images
Nov 04, 2004 ... HK starts to disseminate high resolution satellite imagesHONG KONG, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Observatory begandisseminating high resolution satellite images of the Hong Kong andPearl River Delta Region Thursday, thanks to a new satellitereception system which went into ...
Shenzhen stock index down
Nov 04, 2004 ... Shenzhen stock index downBEIJING, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Component Stock Index on theShenzhen Stock Exchange closed at 3,112.34 points on Thursday, down82.94 points from the previous close ....
FM spokeswoman: Vanuatuan government not to establish "diplomatic relations" with Taiwan (more added)
Nov 04, 2004 ... FM spokeswoman: Vanuatuan government not to establish " diplomaticrelations" with Taiwan (more added) EDS-More added BEIJING, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Senior Vanuatuan officials said theisland country will not establish "diplomatic relations" with Taiwanand will adhere to one-China ...
Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapers
Nov 04, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapersLAGOS, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Nigerian newspapers on Thursday. This Day: -- Indications that the nationwide strike planned to begin on Nov.16 may hit hard at the nation's ...
Chinese fish fossil sheds light on evolution from fish to landtetrapods
Nov 04, 2004 ... Chinese fish fossil sheds light on evolution from fish to landtetrapodsBEIJING, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese fish fossil with a nasalcavity running from the outside of its face into its throat -- as inall modern land vertebrates -- may prove to be a crucial evolutionarylink ...
Shanghai stock index down
Nov 04, 2004 ... Shanghai stock index downBEIJING, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Composite Stock Index on theShanghai Stock Exchange closed at 1,304.78 points on Thursday, down21.97 points from the previous close ....
Foreign exchange rates in Kenya
Nov 04, 2004 ... Foreign exchange rates in KenyaNAIROBI, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are the foreign exchangerates against the Kenyan shilling released by the Central Bank ofKenya on Thursday. ThursdayWednesdayUS dollar 81.1472 81.2117 ...
Zambia to meet economic target this year: official
Nov 04, 2004 ... Zambia to meet economic target this year: officialLUSAKA, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Zambia would meet the 3.5 percenteconomic increase target of this year, despite the escalatinginternational crude oil prices, Finance Minister Ng'andu Magande hassaid. local newspaper The Post ...
Liberia's former warring factions dissolved
Nov 04, 2004 ... Liberia's former warring factions dissolvedABIDJAN, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Liberia's former government forces andrebel groups formally disbanded their troops Wednesday and pledgednever to resort to force again, according to reports from Liberia'scapital Monrovia. At a ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, Nov. 4
Nov 04, 2004 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, Nov. 4MADRID -- The Spanish police arrested three Algerians inconnection with an alleged plot by Islamic militants to blow up someof Madrid's major buildings, media reported Wednesday. The three were arrested in the Mediterranean ...
Results of NBA games
Nov 04, 2004 ... Results of NBA gamesWASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results ofWednesday's NBA games: Indiana bt Cleveland 109-104 (2OT) Toronto bt Houston 95-88 Orlando bt Milwaukee 93-92 Philadelphia bt Boston 98-95 Washington bt Memphis ...
Hong Kong shares close down
Nov 04, 2004 ... Hong Kong shares close downHONG KONG, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
Two killed, eight wounded in US air strikes on Fallujah
Nov 04, 2004 ... Two killed, eight wounded in US air strikes on FallujahFALLUJAH, Iraq, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Two Iraqis were killed andeight others wounded when US warplanes launched overnight air strikeson targets in the restive city of Fallujah, witnesses and the USmilitary said on Thursday ....
China's import volume to exceed 500 bln US dollars this year:minister
Nov 04, 2004 ... China's import volume to exceed 500 bln US dollars this year:ministerNANNING, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- China's import volume this year is toexceed 500 billion US dollars, Chinese Minister of Commerce Bo Xilaitold some foreign guests attending the ongoing China-ASEAN Expo heldin this ...
Indonesian cleric Ba'asyir denies terror charge
Nov 04, 2004 ... Indonesian cleric Ba'asyir denies terror chargeJAKARTA, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu BakarBa'asyir denied Thursday his role in a string of bomb attacks in thecountry, including the Marriott Hotel bombing, as accused byprosecutors in his trial here. His ...
Philippines warns recruiters against sending Filipinos to Iraq
Nov 04, 2004 ... Philippines warns recruiters against sending Filipinos to IraqMANILA, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine Overseas EmploymentAdministration reiterated on Thursday its call to recruitmentagencies to abide by the government's ban on deployment of workers toIraq. The deputy ...
NBA standings after Wednesday's games
Nov 04, 2004 ... NBA standings after Wednesday's gamesWASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of theNational Basketball Association after Wednesday's games: EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 1 0 1.000 _ ...
Largest Canadian proprietary trading firm opens office in HK
Nov 04, 2004 ... Largest Canadian proprietary trading firm opens office in HKHONG KONG, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Canada's largest proprietary tradingcompany, SwiftTrade Inc, Thursday announced the launch of itsoverseas office, Day and Night Securities Limited, in Hong Kong. The Associate ...
Eight Indonesian policemen sentenced to jail for collective raid on students
Nov 04, 2004 ... Eight Indonesian policemen sentenced to jail for collective raidon studentsJAKARTA, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Makassar District Court inIndonesia's South Sulawesi province on Wednesday sentenced eightpolice officers to between seven months and one year in jail fortheir attack on ...
Foreign exchange rates in Indonesia
Nov 04, 2004 ... Foreign exchange rates in IndonesiaJAKARTA, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the Indonesian rupiah here Thursday: ThursdayWednesday US dollar 9,085/9,115 9,110/9,140 Euro ...
Roundup: Indonesian legislative deadlock remained unsettled
Nov 04, 2004 ... Roundup: Indonesian legislative deadlock remained unsettledJAKARTA, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Power struggle within Indonesian Houseof Representatives (DPR) between the two opposing camps in the lastweeks has produced the political deadlock, and remained unsettleddespite of President ...
E. China expressway accident kills 16, injures one
Nov 04, 2004 ... E. China expressway accident kills 16, injures oneJINAN, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Sixteen people were killed and one wasinjured in a truck-bus collision on Thursday morning in Rizhao Cityof east China's Shandong Province, local traffic police authoritiessaid. The injured has ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1)
Nov 04, 2004 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1)HONG KONG, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Thursday:M5.2 aftershock hits Niigata Australian leaders congratulate Bush on his re-election ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Nov 04, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapersJERUSALEM, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Thursday.Ha'aretz: -- Two prominent figures of Israel's Labor Party slammed formerPrime Minister Ehud Barak in unusually ...
New Zealand, Australia take joint action on climate change
Nov 04, 2004 ... New Zealand, Australia take joint action on climate changeWELLINGTON, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Seven projects have been announcedThursday under the Australia-New Zealand Bilateral Climate ChangePartnership, according to a government statement here Thursday. The statement said the ...
Dar es Salaam ready for Great Lakes region summit: official
Nov 04, 2004 ... Dar es Salaam ready for Great Lakes region summit: officialDAR ES SALAAM, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Preparations have been completeas Dar es Salaam braces itself up for the forthcoming summit inpursuit for lasting peace and stability in the Great Lakes region,said a Tanzanian foreign ...
Major news items in leading British newspapers
Nov 04, 2004 ... Major news items in leading British newspapersLONDON, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are the major news itemsin leading British newspapers on Thursday:The Times: -- The re-election of US President George W. Bush was marked byPrime Minister Tony Blair as he made ...
ADB to extend loan for Nepal's road construction
Nov 04, 2004 ... ADB to extend loan for Nepal's road constructionKATHMANDU, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) hasapproved a loan of 20 million US dollars to improve Nepal's transportfacilities in order to help integrate the country's economy into theSouth Asian subregion, the ...
Cote d'Ivoire army attacks rebel stronghold
Nov 04, 2004 ... Cote d'Ivoire army attacks rebel strongholdABIDJAN, Nov. 4 (Xinhau) -- Cote d'Ivoire's government warplaneson Thursday bombed a rebel military camp in the northern city ofBouake. Two warplanes launched the raid on a camp within Bouake aboutsunrise between 5:30 a.m. and 6 ...
Sao Tome's ex-PM arrested over alleged embezzlement of aid fund
Nov 04, 2004 ... Sao Tome's ex-PM arrested over alleged embezzlement of aid fundLUANDA, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Sao Tome and Principe's Attorney-General Adelino Pereira has ordered the arrest of former primeminister Guilherme Posser da Costa for attacking him over aninvestigation on alleged ...
Singapore encourages logistics companies to invest in China
Nov 04, 2004 ... Singapore encourages logistics companies to invest in ChinaSINGAPORE, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Singapore on Thursday encouraged itslogistics companies to invest in China in a bid to gain a win- winoutcome. "I would encourage Singapore companies to also capitalize on ...
Chinese vice premier meets Austrian guest
Nov 04, 2004 ... Chinese vice premier meets Austrian guestBEIJING, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Huang Ju methere Thursday with Hubert Gorbach, vice-chancellor of the Austriangovernment. Huang first briefed the guest about economic and socialdevelopment in China, especially the ...
300 Nepalese children die in conflict
Nov 04, 2004 ... 300 Nepalese children die in conflictKATHMANDU, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 300 children have lost theirlives since the start of the armed conflict in Nepal some 9 yearsago, reported by the Spotlight weekly news magazine on Thursday. A total of 299 children have died so far ...
Roundup: Seoul assessing aftermath of Bush's reelection by Wang Mian
Nov 04, 2004 ... Roundup: Seoul assessing aftermath of Bush's reelection by Wang MianSEOUL, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The US presidential election affectedthe nerve of South Korean government, political parties and businesscircles. On Thursday, they were evaluating possible aftermath afterthe ...