Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, November 19:
Roundup: APEC ministerial meeting winds up with pledges on trade,related issues BY Lin Rong, Wang Xingqiao
Nov 19, 2004 ... Roundup: APEC ministerial meeting winds up with pledges on trade,related issues BY Lin Rong, Wang XingqiaoSANTIAGO, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Ministers from 21 member economiesof the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum ended hereThursday their two-day meeting with a ...
Port reforms raise tonnage in Nigeria's maritime sector
Nov 19, 2004 ... Port reforms raise tonnage in Nigeria's maritime sectorLAGOS, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian ports are recording highercargo tonnage this year thanks to ongoing reforms targeted at meetingthe International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPC) code. "The nation's six ports ...
Chinese, Vietnamese leaders agree to further ties
Nov 19, 2004 ... Chinese, Vietnamese leaders agree to further tiesSANTIAGO, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government willconsistently support Vietnam's early entry into the World TradeOrganization and hopes an early conclusion of its WTO negotiations,said Chinese President Hu Jintao here on ...
Southeast Europe countries to enhance cooperation on increasing foreign investments
Nov 19, 2004 ... Southeast Europe countries to enhance cooperation on increasingforeign investmentsTIRANA, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The three-day regional meeting of theSoutheast Europe Stability Pact concluded in Skopje on Friday thatincreasing inflow of foreign investments was the priority of ...
British police arrest four in anti-drug raids
Nov 19, 2004 ... British police arrest four in anti-drug raidsLONDON, Nov. 19(Xinhua) -- British police have arrested four men and seized 29kilograms of what is believed to be heroin and three guns in tworaids in north London, Scotland Yard said Friday.Three men were arrested and two kilos ...
AL chief praises Khartoum-SPLM peace deal
Nov 19, 2004 ... AL chief praises Khartoum-SPLM peace dealCAIRO, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Arab League Secretary General AmrMoussa on Friday described the document signed by Sudan and the rebelSudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) as a major breakthrough,saying it will pave the way for a ...
EU provides over half of world's official development assistance: envoy
Nov 19, 2004 ... EU provides over half of world's official development assistance:envoyKAMPALA, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- EU head of mission in Uganda SigurdIlling said here Friday that the European Union has provided morethan 50 percent of the world's official development assistance ...
Xinhua world news summary at 1600 GMT, Nov. 18
Nov 19, 2004 ... Xinhua world news summary at 1600 GMT, Nov. 18STRASBOURG -- The revised team of European commissioners headed byJose Manuel Durao Barroso was approved by the European Parliament(EP) on Thursday. The EP voted 449 in favor, 149 against with 82 abstentions. Barroso's ...
Nepal holds tea fair to promote exports
Nov 19, 2004 ... Nepal holds tea fair to promote exportsKATHMANDU, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Nepali government and privatesector are jointly organizing a two-day international tea fair inKathmandu in a bid to build business linkages with overseas buyers. The event "Nepal Tea and the World ...
Xinhua world news summary at 1600 GMT, Nov. 18
Nov 19, 2004 ... Xinhua world news summary at 1600 GMT, Nov. 18STRASBOURG -- The revised team of European commissioners headed byJose Manuel Durao Barroso was approved by the European Parliament(EP) on Thursday. The EP voted 449 in favor, 149 against with 82 abstentions. Barroso's ...
Singapore reaffirms "one-China" position
Nov 19, 2004 ... Singapore reaffirms "one-China" positionSINGAPORE, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Singapore on Thursday reaffirmedits "one-China" policy and opposition to "Taiwan independence." "Singapore reaffirmed its long-standing position on 'one-China'and opposition to Taiwan independence," the ...
APEC ministers give boost to sustainable development
Nov 19, 2004 ... APEC ministers give boost to sustainable developmentSANTIAGO, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Ministers from 21 members of theAsia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum have emphasized theneed to revitalize APEC's agenda on sustainable development andendorsed the work undertaken by ...
Central America seeks new candidate for OAS secretary general
Nov 19, 2004 ... Central America seeks new candidate for OAS secretary generalSAN JOSE, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Central American countries will seeka common candidate for new secretary general of the Organization ofAmerican States (OAS) to replace ousted leader Miguel AngelRodriguez, local press ...
Blackout occurs in Madrid
Nov 19, 2004 ... Blackout occurs in MadridMADRID, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- A serious blackout occurred Thursdayin the central and southern part of Madrid, capital of Spain, putting250,000 residents in darkness, according to the municipal government. The blackout resulted from a fire at a ...
Liverpool's Baros ruled out for up to four weeks
Nov 19, 2004 ... Liverpool's Baros ruled out for up to four weeksLONDON, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Liverpool striker Milan Baros will besidelined for up to four weeks with a hamstring injury, the PremierLeague club's website reported on Thursday. Baros picked up the injury playing for the Czech ...
UK stresses unity with France despite disputes over Iraq
Nov 19, 2004 ... UK stresses unity with France despite disputes over IraqLONDON, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Tony BlairThursday acknowledged differences between France and Britain overIraq, but insisted there was more common ground than disagreement. "On the question of Iraq, ...
Market exchange rates -- Nov. 19
Nov 19, 2004 ... Market exchange rates -- Nov. 19BEIJING, Nov. 19 (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 100827.65 ...
Launch of rocket Ariane 5 postponed
Nov 19, 2004 ... Launch of rocket Ariane 5 postponedPARIS, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- The launch of rocket Ariane 5-ECA,scheduled for late November, has been postponed to next January, saida senior official of the Ariancespace company. "We are very close to the launching requirement and the ...
ATP Masters Cup results
Nov 19, 2004 ... ATP Masters Cup resultsWASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are Thursday's round-robin results at the Masters Cup ATP tournament in Houston, theUnited States (prefix number denotes seeding) Singles Blue Group 7-Tim Henman, Britain, bt 6-Guillermo ...
Shares Close up in Argentina and Mexico; down in Brazil
Nov 19, 2004 ... Shares Close up in Argentina and Mexico; down in BrazilMEXICO CITY, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets -- Brazil Argentina, and Mexico -- closed mixed on Thursday. The Buenos Aires stock market closed with its Merval index up 0.11 percent to end at ...
DPRK proposes resuming inter-Korean Red Cross talks
Nov 19, 2004 ... DPRK proposes resuming inter-Korean Red Cross talksSEOUL, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Democratic People's Republic ofKorea(DPRK) proposed to resume Red Cross talks with South Korea atDPRK's resort Mount Geumgang next week, South Korean national YonhapNews Agency quoted South Korean ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Nov 19, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Friday. Asahi: -- The government eyes to ease Japan's three arms export controlprinciples to allow joint weapons ...
France, Mexico to strengthen cooperation: PM
Nov 19, 2004 ... France, Mexico to strengthen cooperation: PMMEXICO CITY, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Visiting French Prime MinisterJean-Pierre Raffarin said here Thursday that France and Mexico shouldstrengthen bilateral cooperation in dealing with the challenges ofsocial and economic development and ...
Cyprus accuses Turkey of violating airspace
Nov 19, 2004 ... Cyprus accuses Turkey of violating airspaceNICOSIA, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus has protested through theUnited Nations that Turkey has repeatedly violated Cyprus' airspace,the semi-official Cyprus News Agency (CNA) reported on Thursday. In a letter to UN Secretary-General ...
Cuba, Britain signs sports agreement
Nov 19, 2004 ... Cuba, Britain signs sports agreementHAVANA, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Cuba and Britain signed an agreementof cooperation in sports on Thursday. The document was signed by British Olympic Committee presidentCraig Reedie, who concluded Thursday his four-day visit to Cuba, andhis ...
Britain, France hope for stability in Iraq: Blair
Nov 19, 2004 ... Britain, France hope for stability in Iraq: BlairLONDON, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Despite differences over the Iraq war,both Britain and France want to see a "stable and democratic Iraq",British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Thursday. "Our differences at the time of the ...
Henman pounds Coria, Roddick beats Safin at Masters Cup
Nov 19, 2004 ... Henman pounds Coria, Roddick beats Safin at Masters CupWASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Britain's Tim Henman poundedArgentine Guillermo Coria 6-2, 6-2 Thursday to keep alive his hopesof reaching the Masters Cup semi-finals in Houston, the UnitedStates. While American Andy ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Nov 19, 2004 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong on Thursday: Seoul to spend huge money on enhancing defense capability Cambodia plans to build drug ...
Brazil doesn't care about defeat at Ecuador
Nov 19, 2004 ... Brazil doesn't care about defeat at EcuadorBRASILIA, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Brazil striker Ronaldo brushed asidehis team's 1-0 shock loss to Ecuador in the South American World Cupqualifier on Wednesday, saying it's not "critical". Argentina, who edged Venezuela 3-2 at home ...
Sri Lankan government unveils maiden budget
Nov 19, 2004 ... Sri Lankan government unveils maiden budgetCOLOMBO, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's ruling coalition onThursday unveiled its first budget since it was elected to power inApril and the occasion was marked by a cross over from the mainopposition to the government. The ...
Romania coach Iordanescu offers to resign
Nov 19, 2004 ... Romania coach Iordanescu offers to resignBUCHAREST, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Romania coach Anghel Iordanescuoffered to resign on Thursday on returning home from the 1-1 WorldCup qualifying draw with Armenia. "Iordanescu put his resignation (letter) on the Romania ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Nov. 19
Nov 19, 2004 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Nov. 19BEIJING, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-basednewspapers on Friday: All Beijing-based newspapers Friday carried front-page story onChinese President Hu Jintao's speech to the Argentine Congress ...
China pledges efforts in fight against terrorism, corruption
Nov 19, 2004 ... China pledges efforts in fight against terrorism, corruptionSANTIAGO, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxingvowed Thursday to make joint efforts with other members of the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in the fight against terrorismand corruption ....
Parreira plays down Brazil's defeat
Nov 19, 2004 ... Parreira plays down Brazil's defeatRIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian head coach CarlosAlberto Parreira played down sentiment about the world champion's 1-0 defeat by minnow Ecuador in the South American zone World Cupqualifier. "It is not the end of the world ...
Spanish PM underscores roles of Iberian-American summit
Nov 19, 2004 ... Spanish PM underscores roles of Iberian-American summitMADRID, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Spanish Prime Minister Jose LuisRodriguez Zapatero said Spain will add impetus to the Iberian-American summit so that Latin America can "have a powerful voice" inthe world, local press reported ...
Serbia-Montenegro approves national defense strategy
Nov 19, 2004 ... Serbia-Montenegro approves national defense strategyBELGRADE, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- The parliament of Serbia andMontenegro approved a national defense strategy Thursday. The strategy said joining the Partnership for Peace (PFP) programof the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ...
Costa Rican media applaud soccer team's draw with Honduras
Nov 19, 2004 ... Costa Rican media applaud soccer team's draw with HondurasSAN JOSE, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Costa Rican media Thursday applaudedthe national soccer team's 0-0 away draw with Honduras which allowedit to progress to the next phase of the regional qualifyingtournament for the 2006 ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Nov. 19
Nov 19, 2004 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Nov. 19GAZA -- Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei announced onThursday that Palestinian envoy to the United Nations Nasser al-Qedwa, a nephew of the late leader Yasser Arafat, would travel toPairs to receive Arafat's medical file ....
Spanish officials condemn racism at England game
Nov 19, 2004 ... Spanish officials condemn racism at England gameMADRID, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Spain's government and soccerfederation have condemned racist chanting during a friendly in Madridbetween Spain and England, blaming a small group of fans for behaviorthat has stirred outrage in Britain ....
Cyprus accuses Turkey of violating airspace
Nov 19, 2004 ... Cyprus accuses Turkey of violating airspaceNICOSIA, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus has protested through theUnited Nations that Turkey has repeatedly violated Cyprus' airspace,the semi-official Cyprus News Agency (CNA) reported on Thursday. In a letter to UN Secretary-General ...
US downs Spain to face Australia in quarterfinals of women's U- 19Worlds
Nov 19, 2004 ... US downs Spain to face Australia in quarterfinals of women's U-19WorldsBANGKOK, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- The United States beat Europeanchampion Spain 1-0 on Thursday to set up to a quarterfinal showdownagainst Australia at the Women's Under-19 World Championship. Russia's ...
Cote d'Ivoire army commander replaced
Nov 19, 2004 ... Cote d'Ivoire army commander replacedABIDJAN, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire President LaurentGbagbo on Wednesday signed a presidential decree appointing JulienAkaffou as the country's new commander of the army, according to thestate TV station Thursday. Earlier, ...
ATP Masters Cup standings
Nov 19, 2004 ... ATP Masters Cup standingsWASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the round-robinstandings after Thursday's singles matches at the ATP Masters Cup inHouston, the United States (tabluated under win-loss record and totalsets record): Red Group Roger Federer, ...
URGENT DPRK says report on removal of Kim Jong-il portraitgroundless
Nov 19, 2004 ... URGENT DPRK says report on removal of Kim Jong-il portraitgroundlessPYONGYANG, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The press report that ...
Traffic accident kills 27, injures 44 in Sudan
Nov 19, 2004 ... Traffic accident kills 27, injures 44 in SudanKHARTOUM, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-seven people were killed and44 others injured Thursday in a head-on collision between a minibusand a bus south of the capital, Sudan's Traffic Bureau said in astatement. The minibus crashed ...
Chavez kicks off six-country tour
Nov 19, 2004 ... Chavez kicks off six-country tourCARACAS, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavezkicked off a six-country tour Thursday to boost internationalcooperation and sell his views on a multipolar world. Chavez will participate in the 14th Iberian-American Summit ...
IMF tells Russia to reduce inflation
Nov 19, 2004 ... IMF tells Russia to reduce inflationMOSCOW, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Visiting IMF Managing Director Rodrigode Rato urged Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday to keep aclose eye on inflation in order to meet his goal of doubling thegross domestic product (GDP) by 2010 ....
Guatemalan police rescue hostage, kill five kidnappers
Nov 19, 2004 ... Guatemalan police rescue hostage, kill five kidnappersMEXICO CITY, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- A kidnapped Guatemalanbusinessman was rescued by the police on Thursday, and fivekidnappers were killed during the operation, said reports fromGuatemala City, capital of Guatemala. Five ...
Brazil, Germany replace decades-old nuke agreement with new energypact
Nov 19, 2004 ... Brazil, Germany replace decades-old nuke agreement with new energypactBRASILIA, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Brazil and Germany decided onThursday to replace a nuclear agreement taking effect in 1975 with anenergy cooperation pact focusing on renewable energy production. Brazilian ...
Brazil, Germany expect to obtain permanent seats on UN SecurityCouncil
Nov 19, 2004 ... Brazil, Germany expect to obtain permanent seats on UN SecurityCouncilBRASILIA, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Brazil and Germany on Thursdaystressed the need for a expansion and reform of the UN SecurityCouncil as they expected to obtain permanent seats in theorganization ....
Nedved may return to national side, says coach
Nov 19, 2004 ... Nedved may return to national side, says coachPRAGUE, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Czech coach Karel Brueckner hintedthat Juventus midfielder Pavel Nedved may return to the Czechnational soccer team. Brueckner said he would like to speak with Nedved about howrealistic this ...
Chinese company enters into health insurance business
Nov 19, 2004 ... Chinese company enters into health insurance businessBEIJING, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's first specialized healthinsurance company was established Thursday, blazing a new trail foraccelerating the growth of the nation's hugely promising healthinsurance sector. The PICC ...
Pires to be fined for displaying wrong logo
Nov 19, 2004 ... Pires to be fined for displaying wrong logoPARIS, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- France midfielder Robert Pires will befined for wearing the logo of a different sports company to theteam's official sponsor Adidas, the French football federation saidon Thursday. "We have sent the ...
Russia hopes to conclude WTO membership talks by 2005 (corrected)
Nov 19, 2004 ... Russia hopes to conclude WTO membership talks by 2005 (corrected) GENEVA, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Russia is expected to concludebilateral deals with the United States and Japan by April next year,clearing a major hurdle to its accession into the World TradeOrganization, the chief ...
Sri Lankan soldier killed by suspected Tamil rebels
Nov 19, 2004 ... Sri Lankan soldier killed by suspected Tamil rebelsCOLOMBO, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- An army soldier and a Tamil civilianwere killed Thursday afternoon by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels in SriLanka's north eastern town of Kaduruwela, about 170 kilometers fromhere, said a press release ...
Russia hopes to conclude WTO membership talks by 2005
Nov 19, 2004 ... Russia hopes to conclude WTO membership talks by 2005GENEVA, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Russia is expected to concludebilateral deals with the United States and Japan by April next year,clearing a major hurdle to its accession into the World TradeOrganization, the chief Russian ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Nov 19, 2004 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the baht on Friday as offered by the Bangkok Bank: Friday Thursday US dollar 39.85./40.45 39.71/40.31 ...
China's leading shipping company and electricity producer joinhands
Nov 19, 2004 ... China's leading shipping company and electricity producer joinhandsBEIJING, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company(COSCO), the nation's largest shipping company, has entered into astrategic partnership with Huaneng Power Group, the top Chineseelectricity ...
Greek sprinters charged with missing dope tests
Nov 19, 2004 ... Greek sprinters charged with missing dope testsATHENS, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Disgraced Greek sprinters CostasKenteris and Katerina Thanou have been charged with deliberatelymissing a drug test before this summer's Athens Olympics and faking amotorcycle accident. Thursday's ...
(Correction) Massive growth in Afghanistan's opium cultivation: UNreport
Nov 19, 2004 ... (Correction) Massive growth in Afghanistan's opium cultivation: UNreport Eds: Recasts,omitting "adding that about 11 million peoplewere addicted to heroin in that country" in 5th para. The correctedversion follows.UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- With its opium ...
Soviet greatest ice hockey player dies
Nov 19, 2004 ... Soviet greatest ice hockey player diesMOSCOW, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Former Soviet Union's most successfulice hockey player, Alexander Ragulin, has died at the age of 63, hisformer club CSKA Moscow said on Thursday. One of only two players along with Soviet goalkeeper ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Nov 19, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapersNEW DELHI, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers on Friday:The Statesman: -- The Indian army will consider another substantial reduction inthe number of troops in Jammu and ...
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DPRK rebuts report on removal of Kim Jong-il's portrait
Nov 19, 2004 ... DPRK rebuts report on removal of Kim Jong-il's portraitPYONGYANG, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic ofKorea (DPRK) rebutted as a "groundless fabrication" report by someforeign media about removing portraits of DPRK leader Kim Jong-il. "It didn't happen ...
PLO chairman and PNA president posts can be merged: Fatah
Nov 19, 2004 ... PLO chairman and PNA president posts can be merged: FatahGAZA, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- The central committee of the Palestinianmainstream Fatah movement decided in Gaza on Thursday that the postsof chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and thepresident of the ...