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News Archive --- Date:20040816
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Late Chinese leader's hometown marks his 100th birthday (20:52, August 16)
China, Mexico set up permanent commission (08:43, August 17)
China's legislature to discuss amendment drafts of nine laws (18:49, August 16)
Chilean senator: Deng Xiaoping's reform and opening up a pioneering idea (18:50, August 16)
Top social sciences think tank commemorates Deng Xiaoping (18:48, August 16)
Founding of China-Nepal Friendship Association marked (18:47, August 16)
New rule to keep corruption at bay (17:16, August 16)
Cross-Straits political ice dents economic ties (11:01, August 16)
Ho canvasses Macao on re-election campaign (10:55, August 16)
Taipei spy built network in USA (09:38, August 16)
China, Brazil hail 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties (08:23, August 16)
Deng Xiaoping: most successful returned overseas student (08:25, August 16)
President urges officials to better people's lives (07:55, August 16)
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CNOOC, Husky sign deepwater oil exploration contract in South China Sea (20:51, August 16)
Macao's chief executive runner opens dialog with SME entrepreneurs (20:50, August 16)
S&P: HK insurance industry stable but overcrowded (18:51, August 16)
Government demands transparency of SOE executives' income (16:23, August 16)
CNOOC to build China's largest oil refinery project (16:21, August 16)
Google auction gets under way (11:03, August 16)
Interest rate hike remains uncertain (10:57, August 16)
China Mobile suspends Sohu MMS service (09:41, August 16)
Wumart to explore department business (08:35, August 16)
China plans to launch IT bases (09:43, August 16)
Standards to set out retail guidelines (08:36, August 16)
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Children fall prey to terror on India's Independence Day (20:24, August 16)
Sergei Ivanov: Russia to develop strategic nuclear forces (19:48, August 16)
US military ready to take action against Afghan feuding warlords (19:38, August 16)
DPRK urges US to clarify its stand on nuke issue (19:36, August 16)
Megawati pledges more Russian warplanes for air force (19:40, August 16)
Russian guards seize heroin on Tajik-Afghan border (19:37, August 16)
SADC to further boost relations with China, India (19:35, August 16)
Kerry more favored than Bush: Poll (19:04, August 16)
Venezuelan opposition rejects Chavez's victory (19:03, August 16)
Chavez wins recall referendum (19:05, August 16)
Three US soldiers killed in Najaf (17:21, August 16)
Lesotho's PM launches strategic plan for SADC's security body (17:23, August 16)
French journalist with American passport kidnapped in Iraq (18:46, August 16)
Mauritian PM becomes SADC's chairperson (17:26, August 16)
Iraqi president arrives in Ankara to hold official talks (17:28, August 16)
Two Georgian servicemen killed in South Ossetia (16:10, August 16)
Sudan against deployment of AU peacekeepers (19:00, August 16)
New judge named for UN court in Tanzania (16:15, August 16)
Chavez to accept any result (16:16, August 16)
Trial of former Philippine president postponed once again (16:18, August 16)
Georgia and South Ossetia reach agreement (14:43, August 16)
Thailand seizes bird flu vaccine (14:44, August 16)
Two Chinese vendors attacked in Thailand (19:00, August 16)
Sri Lankan Tamil rebels gun down rival activist (12:34, August 16)
Australian PM highly evaluates China's open-door policy (12:33, August 16)
US F-15E Strike Eagles to be temporarily deployed in S.Korea (10:52, August 16)
Egypt says ready to promote ties with China (10:51, August 16)
Germany apologizes for Namibia slaughter (10:43, August 16)
Qaeda-linked group says will strike Italy (10:33, August 16)
Bush plans to cut forces in Europe, Asia (10:34, August 16)
School kids among 15 killed in India blast (10:32, August 16)
Florida cleans up after Charley kills 16 (08:59, August 16)
France condemns "terrible massacre" in Burundi (08:48, August 16)
Rumsfeld briefs Russian counterpart on global troop shift (08:49, August 16)
Pro-Chavez forces predict president's victory in recall vote (09:00, August 16)
France "never forgets blood spilled" (08:51, August 16)
Russia, US neither enemies nor allies: defense minister (08:52, August 16)
Inter-Korean ties not strained: S.Korean minister (08:53, August 16)
Roh Moo-hyun calls on country to deal with its past (08:36, August 16)
Senior Palestinian official arrives in Cairo (08:15, August 16)
UN council to hold emergency meeting on massacre in Burundi (08:19, August 16)
Clashes resume in Najaf after national conference opens (08:25, August 16)
Anti-war, pro-unification demonstrations held in S.Korea (08:22, August 16)
2 dead in violence during Venezuelan referendum (08:21, August 16)
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Chinese Olympic diving champion bags big prize money (20:47, August 16)
China takes third shooting gold medal at Athens Olympic Games  (08:23, August 17)
"Invincible" South Koreans conquered by Danish Pair (20:26, August 16)
Chinese girls set to usher in good Olympic opening for team (20:26, August 16)
Australian wins women's trap gold medal at Olympics (20:45, August 16)
Chinese pairs to meet Dutch, Swedish veterans in men's doubles (18:57, August 16)
"Bird nest" sings too costly an Olympic tune (18:56, August 16)
Medal events at Athens Olympics for August 17 (15:55, August 16)
Japan's Uchishiba wins men's 66kg judo gold in Athens (11:25, August 16)
Aussie Thomas strikes gold double, S. Africa sets world record (10:49, August 16)
Chinese table tennis girls lock opponents in Olympic debut (10:47, August 16)
American Dream Team beaten 92-73 (10:37, August 16)
French swimmer Manaudou wins women's 400m freestyle (10:37, August 16)
Sunday's medal winners at Athens Olympic Games (10:30, August 16)
South Africa wins men's 4x100m free in new world record (14:21, August 16)
Aussie Thomas first double winner in Athens (10:38, August 16)
Yao says he may retire from internationals (11:28, August 16)
Legendary Mutlu wins three weightlifting golds (09:55, August 16)
Men's 56kg weightlifting: Turkish Mutlu wins gold, Chinese Wu silver (09:55, August 16)
Kitajima 100m breaststroke win ruins Hansen's birthday (09:13, August 16)
Day of mixed fortunes for Chinese shuttlers (10:04, August 16)
Iraq reaches quarters with 2-0 win over Costa Rica (09:11, August 16)
Roundup: Weightlifters put names in history at Athens Olympics (09:12, August 16)
Chinese Olympians cautioned of over-confidence (09:02, August 16)
Shooting preview: Gao aims at feat like veteran Wang's (09:00, August 16)
Super Dan meets waterloo in badminton singles (11:01, August 16)
Greece condemns British journalist's reports on Olympic security (08:43, August 16)
Zheng Jie fails to upset seeded Sujiyama (09:58, August 16)
Yao "hurt" by loss to Spain (08:15, August 16)
Dream turns into nightmare for American "Dream Team" (08:10, August 16)
Day 2 at Athens: American dreams dashed (10:46, August 16)
Athens Olympic competition schedule - August.16 (08:02, August 16)
China's Xian wins women's 52kg judo (08:08, August 16)
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TV play depicts legendary ruler Genghis Khan (18:55, August 16)
First foreign couple get marriage certificate in Guangzhou (18:52, August 16)
"Profession exhaustion": a serious problem among youth in China (18:52, August 16)
Students challenged to live 15 days on 50 yuan (13:47, August 16)
China Mobile suspends Sohu for spamming customers (11:07, August 16)
Migrants face loneliness and depression (10:08, August 16)
Zhejiang mudslide kills at least 25 (10:08, August 16)
Beijing launches AIDS strategy (10:07, August 16)
Nation progresses in sewage disposal (08:18, August 16)
Guangdong sets up SARS database (08:19, August 16)
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"Dream Team" stunned by Puerto Rico, 73-92
Players from the US and Puerto Rico fight for the ball during their Olympic Games Men's Basketball preliminary round match on Aug. 15, 2004. The US was defeated 73-92.
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Swimming champion: S. Africa, men's 4x100m freestyle relay
South Africa's swimmer Ryke Neethling celebrates after his team's victory in Athens, Greece, Aug.15, 2004. South Africa broke the men's 4x100m freestyle relay world record with three minutes 13.17 seconds, and resulted in the first place.
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Badminton album: Super Dan out of men's singles
Lin Dan, top seed in the tournament and China's best hope for the men's singles' gold, meets his waterloo in the first round of the 28th Olympic badminton tournament, losing to Singapore's Ronald Susilo 15-12, 15-10. in Athens, Greece, Aug.15, 2004.
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Zheng Jie beaten by Ai Sugiyama
Chinese tennis player Zheng Jie returns the ball in women's tennis singles on August 15. She was defeated by Japanese player Ai Sugiyama.
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Iraqi National Conference opens
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiar al-Zibari speaks to reporters after the opening ceremony of the Iraqi National Conference in Baghdad Aug. 15, 2004. The conference came under intense security and a curfew in parts of Baghdad, where about 1,300 delegates from Iraq's political and religious factions gathered in the heavily fortified Green Zone compound housing the Iraqi interim government and the US and British embassies to pick a 100-member national council.
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Hu urges officials to better people's lives
Chinese President Hu Jintao (L4) chats with the family of a famer Xie Jiafu in Nanchong city in the southwest of Sichuan Province. Hu made an inspection tour in Sichuan on Aug. 13-15.
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Japanese PM pledges more efforts for peace
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi attends the ceremony marking the 59th anniversary of the end of World War II in Tokyo, capital of Japan, Aug. 15, 2004. Junichiro Koizumi said in his address that "I will make my utmost efforts for Japan to actively contribute to global peace and win more trust from the world." About 6,000 deputies from the political circles attended the ceremony.
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