-C00175517 Page: 101 of 135 CLAS UNCLASSIFIED CLAS UNCLASSIFIED APSN OW0711201491C FROM FBIS OKINAWA JA SUBJ TAKEALL-- press service log: xinhua english 07 nov Full Text Superzone of Message i LO1001 ql eeeee hkaee Aa nabOOl eaed110608hke -- u.N. Mission in angola completes deployment 2 united nations, november 6 (xinhua) -- the u.N. Angola verification mission ii (unavem ii) had completed its deployment in angola by september 30, according to secretary -general Javier perez de cuellar. 3 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGOO1.MSG Words: 378 L01002 ql eeeee hkaee Aa nab002 eaed110609hke -- experts offer option for npt extension 4 united nations, vonember 6 (xinhua) -- a group of experts have called for the indefinite extension of the nuclear non- proliferation treaty (npt) which will expire in 1995. 5 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGOO2.MSG Words: 410 L01003 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pabOOl mee110618hke -- khamenei urges arab states not to recognize 6 israel 7 tehran, november 6 (xinhua) -- Iran's supreme leader ayatollah khamenei today urged arab countries not to recognize israel. 8 File: D:PAXINBUAATHUPAMSGOO3.MSG Words: 305 L01004 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pabOO8 meell0617hke -- council of europe looks into alterations of 9 demographic structure in northern cyprus 10 nicosia, november 6 (xinhua) -- a delegation of the council of europe arrived in the turkish-controlled northern part of cyprus today to carry out a research on the magnitude of the settlement of mainland turks there. 11 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGOO4.MSG Words: 424 L01005 ql eeeee hkaee Aa nab004 eaed110610hke -- ifc loan to help expand bangladesh yarn production 12 washington, november 6 (xinhua) -- the international finance corporation (ifc), a subsidiary of the world bank, is helping bangladesh expand it. Yearn production by extending a loan of 4.5 million u.S..Dollars, ife announced today. 13 File: D:PAXINBUAATHUPAMSCOO5.MSG Words: 238 L01006 ql eeeee hkaee Aa hab002 afg110621hke -- nigerian railway workers demand meal subsidy 14 lagos, november 6 (xinhua) -- the leader of the nigerian union of railwaymen said here today that the only way to resolve the current impasse in the nigeria railway corporation (nrc) was to pay the workers their arrears of meal subsidy and other allowances amounting to some 50 million naira (about five million u.S. Dollars). 15 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGOO6.MSG Words: 335 L01007 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pabO10 meell0619hke -- joint jordanian-palestinian delegation returns 16 home 17 (by chen ruvei) 18 amman, november 6 (xinhua) -- the joint jordanian-palestinian delegation to the middle east peace conference in madrid returned home this evening, claiming a success during the first phase of talks with israeli negotiators. 19 File: D:PAXINHUAATBUPAMSGOO7.MSG Words: 506 L01008 ql eeeee hkaee Aa hab004 afg110622hke -- mandela threatens to call general strike 20 again in south africa l4q Approved or`Release C00175517 Page: 102 of 135 21 accra, november 6 (xinhua) -- african national congress (anc) president nelson mandela threatened today to call a general strike again in south africa if the pretoria government does not withdraw the 10 percent value added tax it imposed on essential commodities and services in late september. 22 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGOO8.MSG Words: 241 L01009 qu eeeee hkaee Aa speOOl hke---top seeds beaten in pre-quarter-finals in world snooker 23 bangkok, november 6 (xinhua) -- top seed ronnie o'sullivan and third and fourth seeds michael duffy and david collins were beaten in the pre-quarter-finals of the 1991 world snooker championship here on Wednesday. 24 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGOO9.MSG Words: 176 LO1010 ql eeeee hkaee Aa hab005 afgll0623hke -- togolese prime minister holds talks with rawlings 25 accra, november 6 (xinhua) -- togolese prime minister kokou koffigoh and ghanaian head of state jerry rawlings pledged here today to work towards improving relations between the two countries. 26 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGOlO.MSG Words: 157 27 0W0711201491TAKB1 28 LO1011 qu eeeee hkaee Aa spe003 hke---Wednesday's results for world snooker championship 29 bangkok, november 6 (xinhua) -- following are the quarter-final results of the 1991 world snooker championship played here on Wednesday (prefix number indicates seedings): 8-noppadol noppachorn, thailand, bt david bell, vales, 5-3 (68-37, 6-79, 27-67, 71-31, 81-28, 67-52, 35-57, 66-52) 5-jason Watson, ireland, bt stanley leung, hong kong, 5-2 (76-50, 73-18, 55-65, 63-22, 36-70, 79-30, 72-16) 32 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO11.MSG Words: 111 L01012 ql eeeee hkaee Aa hab006 afgll0624hke -- famine threatens central mozambique 33 maputo, november 6 (xinhua) -- over 346,000 people are threatened with severe hunger in the central mozambican province of manica, as a result of the worst drought in the area in the past four decades. 34 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO12.MSG Words: 119 L01013 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pabOll meell0620hke -- plo spokesman: palestinian delegation 35 supported at madrid conference 36 (by gong zhengxi) 37 tunis, november 6 (xinhua) -- ahmed abdul rahman, official spokesman for the palestine liberation organization (plo), said today the palestinian delegation to the madrid peace conference has earned support and appreciation from all forces except israel, for its positions on the palestinian problem. 38 File: D;PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO13.MSG Words: 442 L01014 ql eeeee hkaee Aa hab007 afgll0625hke -- britain to offer mine detectors to angola 39 luanda, november 6 (xinhua) -- britain will provide angola with modern mine detectors before the end of this month to speed up the mine-sweeping process in angola. 40 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG014.MSG Words: 144 L01015 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pabO13 meell0612hke -- iran to go ahead with peaceful use of nuclear 41 energy 42 (by li hongqi),- 43 tehran, november 6 (xinhua) -- Iran will go ahead with its plan for the peaceful use of nuclear energy despite western allegations against it, said vice president and head of iran's atomic energy organization reza 30 31 C00175517 Page: 103 of 135 amrollahi here today. 44 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO15.MSG Words: 430 L01016 qu eeeee hkaee Aa spe002 hke---s. Africa accepts olympic invitation 45 harare, november 6 (xinhua) -- south africa is to return to the olympic games next year after being banned from the olympic movement for more than three decades. 46 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO16.MSG Words: 152 L01017 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pabO14 meell0621hke -- sudan-libya integration progressing steadily: leader 47 khartoum, november 6 (xinhua) -- premier general omar hassan ahmed al-bashir, chairman of the command council of the ruling national salvation revolution, emphasized today that integration between sudan and libya and the establishment of a common market are steadily progressing. 48 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO17.MSG Words: 217 L01018 ql eeeee hkaee Aa nab007 eaedll06llhke -- bush to press for more open european market 49 washington, november 6 (xinhua) -- u.S. President george bush said today that he would press for a more open market for u.S. Products during his current trip to europe. 50 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO18.MSG Words: 343 L01019 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pabO15 mee110622hke -- brazil wants to play bigger part in iran's 51 reconstruction 52 tehran, november 6 (xinhua) -- brazil wants to play a bigger part in iran's post-war economic reconstruction so as to improve the balance in trade with the islamic republic. 53 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO19.MSG Words: 368 L01020 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pabO16 meell0624hke -- pflp quits in plo executive committee 54 damascus, november 6 (xinhua) -- george habash, leader of the popular front for the liberation of palestine (pflp), today announced suspension of his group's membership in the plo's decision-making executive committee. 55 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG020.MSG Words: 341 56 0W0711201891TAKE2 57 L01021 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pabO17 mee110623hke -- israel's intransigence at peace conference 58 critisized 59 tunis, november 6 (xinhua) -- a senior plo official today warned that israel's intransigence in peace talks would open a door to the escalation of violence in the region and might even lead to a destructive war. 60 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG021.MSG Words: 260 L01022 ql eeeee hkaee Aa nabOll eaed110612hke -- u.N. Extends mission in central america 61 united nations, november 6 (xinhua) -- the u.N. Security council has decided to extend the u.N. Mission in central america for about half a year. 62 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO22.MSG Words: 181 L01023 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab056 hkell07Ol-- australian banks warned against interfering 63 canberra, november 7 (xinhua) -- the solomon islands prime minister, solomon mamaloni, has threatened to shut down the three australian commercial banks operating in the country and deport their staffs if they support legal action against his government. 64 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO23.MSG Words: 294 L01024 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pabO19 meell0625hke -- proposed resumption of tehran-pretoria ties draws 65 criticism 66 tehran, november 6 (xinhua) -- a proposal for iran to resume diplomatic C00175517 Page: 104 of 135 ties with south africa provoked strong criticism in iran's majlis (parliament) today. 67 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO24.MSG Words: 273 L01025 ql eeeee hkaee Aa ineOO2 68 scientists clone gene playing key role in brain 69 washington, november 6 (xinhua) -- scientists have cloned a long-sought gene for a brain structure that plays a key role in learning, may help provide new therapies for stroke, epilepsy and some other diseases. 70 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO25.MSG Words: 233 L01026 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pab02O mee110626hke -- Washington, moscow to keep peace process going: 71 palesitnian official 72 cairo, november 6 (xinhua) -- the united states and the soviet union, the co-sponsors of the peace conference, will continue their efforts to keep the peace parley going between israel and the arabs, a palestinian official saidipere today. 73 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO26.MSG Words: 336 L01027 ql eeeee hkaee Aa nabO15 eaedll0614hke -- bush: americans are economically hurting 74 Washington, november 6 (xinhua) -- u.S. President george bush today conceded that the results of this year's local elections shoved that americans are worried about the economy. 75 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO27.MSG Words: 244 L01028 ql eeeee hkaee Aa nabO16 eaed110613hke -- u.N. Report presents new patterns of foreign 76 direct investment 77 united nations, november 6 (xinhua) -- the global pattern of foreign direct investment has changed from bi-polar to tri-polar, according to a new u.N. Report on world investment. 78 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO28.MSG Words: 402 L01029 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab058 hkell07O2-- u.S. May shift bomb ranges to australia 79 canberra, november 7 (xinhua) -- a confidential foreign department document obtained by the australian financial review shows that australia is a likely site for new u.S. Bombing and air-training ranges after u.S. Forces leave the philippines. 80 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO29.MSG Words: 240 L01030 ql eeeee hkaee Aa nabO17 eaed110615hke -- ec provides emergency aid to somali 81 brussels, november 6 (xinhua) -- the european commission has decided to give an emergency aid credit of one million european currency units (about 1.25 dollars) in favour of persons affected by the present situation in somali. 82 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG030.MSG Words: 180 L01031 ql eeeee hkaee Aa hab031 afg110626hke -- first group of angolan government troops 83 demobilized 84 luanda, november 6 (xinhua) -- the first group of the angolan government forces have been demobilized under the peace agreement signed by the government and the unita in may this year, the official news agency angop reported today. 85 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG031.MSG Words: 152 86 0W0711202091TAKE3 87 L01032 ql eeeee hkaee Aa nabO18 eaed110616hke -- bush to attend pearl harbor ceremony 88 Washington, november 6 (xinhua) -- u.S. President george bush will attend the december 7 ceremony in honolulu, hawaii, marking the 50th anniversary of the Japanese attack on pearl harbor, the white house said today. 89 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO32.MSG Words: 217 L01033 ql eeeee hkaee Aa C00175517 Page: 105 of 135 nab021 eaed110617hke -- 35th london film festival starts 90 london, november 6 (xinhua) -- the london film festival, the most prestigious non-competitive event of its kind in the world, began celebrating its 35th year today featuring 220 films from 45 countries and regions. 91 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO33.MSG Words: 223 L01034 ql eeeee hkaee Aa ineOO4 92 uruguay possibly to accept immigrants from east europe 93 montevideo, november 6 (xinhua) -- uruguay is possibly prepared to accept a large numbers of immigrants from east europe, according to local press today. 94 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO34.MSG Words: 155 L01035 ql eeeee hkaee Aa ineOO5 95 republicans lost senate race, but had some gains in u.S. 96 Local elections 97 washington, november 6 (xinhua) -- u.S republican party lost the only senate race in the off-year elections, but ended the democratic 107-year-long hold on mississippi's governorship, according to the returns of the elections. 98 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO35.MSG Words: 245 L01036 ql eeeee hkaee Aa ine007 hke -- brazil to enforce ecological insurance 99 rio de Janeiro, november 6 (xinhua) -- brazil will for the first time enforce ecological insurance to deal with the menace to environment, president of the brazilian reinsurance institute luis quatroni announced here today. 100 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO36.MSG Words: 172 L01037 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wseO01 hke -- exchange quotations 101 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- the state administration of exchange control this morning published the renminbi exchange rates against convertible foreign currencies, and there is no change in the rates. 102 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO37.MSG Words: 162 L01038 ql eeeee hkaee Aa ine008 hke -- peruvian capital becomes national center of violence 103 lima, november 6 (xinhua) -- lima has become the center of violence in the country as it has seen 582 personal assaults with 237 deaths since the beginning of this year, according to a press report here today. 104 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO38.MSG Words: 168 L01039 ql eeeee hkaee Aa ineOO9 hke-- french team suggests world's longest bridge between 105 uruguay, argentina 106 montevideo, november 6 (xinhua) -- a french experts' team has proposed to the uruguayan government the construction of the world's longest bridge across the la plata river between uruguay and argentina, it was officially disclosed here today. 107 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO39.MSG Words: 149 L01040 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab063 hkel10703-- attacks on png troops to intensify, warns yh 108 canberra, november 7 (xinhua) -- the bougainville revolutionary army (bra) has signaled its plan to step up attacks on papua new guinea (png) troops based on the troubled island. 109 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG040.MSG Words: 238 L01041 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iveOO5 hke--company wins contract to run britain's first private prison 110 london, november 6 (xinhua) -- the british government appointed today a security company to manage the country's first privately-run prison. 111 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG041.MSG Words: 204 L01042 ql eeeee hkaee Aa ineOll hke -- new peruvian prime minister appointed C00175517 Page: 106 of 135 112 lima, november 6 (xinhua) -- president alberto fujimori today appointed alfonso de los heros perez-albela the new prime minister to replace carlos torres y torres lara, who resigned on october 29. 113 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO42.MSG Words: 162 114 0W0711202291TAKE4 115 L01043 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iueOO3 hke--yeltsin decree on russian government reshuffle 116 moscow, november 6 (xinhua) -- russian president boris yeltsin issued a decree today putting himself in charge of the republic's government for a transitional period, the tassicevsiagency reported. 117 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO43.MSG Words: 94 L01044 ql eeeee hkaee Aa vse03O hke -- china rich in mineral water resources 118 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- china has discovered more than 2,500 natural mineral springs, about 500 of which have passed state quality appraisal. 119 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO44.MSG Words: 108 L01045 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab064 hkell07O4-- australia to dramatically increase wine exports 120 canberra, november 7 (xinhua) -- australia could be exporting 1 billion australian dollars (790 million u.S. Dollars) worth of wine annually by the year 1995, a conference of local producers and overseas buyers has heard. 121 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO45.MSG Words: 244 L01046 qi eeeee hkaee Aa wse010 hke -- ningbo port serves east china's economic development 122 ningbo, ,9;3.?34 7 (xinhua) -- ningbo port in zhejiang province, east china, has become a major transfer center for ores, chemical products and oil. 123 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO46.MSG Words: 397 L01047 qi eeeee hkaee Aa iwe006 hke-- soldier dies in mortar attack in northern Ireland 124 london, november 6 (xinhua) -- a soldier was killed and another seriously injured in an apparent mortar attack in northern Ireland tonight, according to television reports. 125 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO47.MSG Words: 107 L01048 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wsb009 hke-- guangzhou speeds up construction of key projects 126 guangzhou, november 7 (xinhua) -- guangzhou, capital of south china's guangdong province, is speeding up construction of key infrastructural and raw material industrial projects to support its rapid economic development. 127 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO48.MSG Words: 448 L01049 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iwe007 hke-- sweden hopes finland, norway apply for ec membership 128 helsinki, november 6 (xinhua) -- swedish foreign secretary margaretha of ugglas said today she hoped finland and norway, along with sweden, would apply to join the european community (ec). 129 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO49.MSG Words: 173 L01050 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wseO18 hke -- fujian to open wider 130 fuzhou, november 7 (xinhua) -- fujian province is preparing to open wider to the outside world, according to provincial government officials. 131 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG050.MSG Words: 365 L01051 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iweOO8 hke-- belfast hospital porter charged with ira bomb blast 132 london, november 6 (xinhua) -- a hospital porter appeared in a belfast court today charged with the murder of two british soldiers who died in an ira bomb blast at the weekend. 133 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG051.MSG Words: 209 L01052 qi eeeee hkaee Aa wsb007 hke-- small power stations aid chinese farmers C00175517 Page: 107 of 135 134 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- china's 350 million farmers and herdsmen are benefiting from small hydropower stations, according to the ministry of water conservancy. 135 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO52.MSG Words: 207 136 0W0711202391TAKE5 137 L01053 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab077 hke110705-- grand welcome to be given to three heads of government 138 in colombo 139 colombo, november 6 (xinhua)-- sri lanka today will lay out a colorful reception with full state honor to the three heads of government from bangladesh, pakistan and the maldives. 140 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO53.MSG Words: 237 L01054 qu eeeee hkaee Aa habO89 hke110706-- foreign exchange limit for travelers coming to india 141 raised 142 new delhi, november 7 (xinhua) -- the reserve bank of india (rbi) has raised the limit of foreign exchange brought in by travelers coming to india to 10,000 u.S. Dollars or its equivalent, instead of the previous 1,000 u.S. Dollars or its equivalent. 143 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO54.MSG Words: 242 L01055 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab093 hke110707-- myanmar implements 20 hydro-electric power projects 144 yangon, november 7 (xinhua) -- myanmar minister for energy and for mines vice-admiral maung maung khin said that myanmar is now implementing about 20 hydro-electric power projects. 145 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO55.MSG Words: 194 L01056 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab109 hke110711-- thailand to maintain close ties with myanmar 146 bangkok, november 7 (xinhua) -- thailand should not interfere with myanmar's internal affairs and must maintain friendly relations with yangon, which has been shunned by western countries for its abysmal human rights record, thai deputy defense minister vimol vongwanich said wednesday. 147 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO56.MSG Words: 255 L01057 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab112 hke110712-- pakistan prime minister leaves for colombo 148 islamabad, november 7 (xinhua) -- pakistan prime minister nawaz sharif left here for colombo today on a three-day visit to sri lanka. 149 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO57.MSG Words: 140 L01058 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab117 hke110713-- india makes appeal for visit of foreign tourists 150 new delhi, november 7 (xinhua) -- the Indian government has urged a number of foreign countries to withdraw adverse travel advisories issued to their citizens intending to visit india, according to the united news of india. 151 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO58.MSG Words: 188 L01059 qu eeeee hkaee Aa habl20 hke110714-- myanmar extends health services to border areas 152 yangon, november 7 (xinhua) -- to extend health services to the border areas, myanmar authorities have spent 43.37 million kyats (about over 7 million u.S. Dollars) on health care there in the past two years and more. 153 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO59.MSG Words: 146 L01060 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab126 hke110715-- agricultural subsidy withdrawal hits poor bangladeshi 154 farmers 155 dhaka, november 7 (xinhua) -- the withdrawal of subsidies from agricultural inputs like fertilizer, seeds and irrigation equipment by the government as suggested by the world bank has thrown bangladeshi farmers into disarray. 156 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG060.MSG Words: 305 L01061 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab130 hke110708-- indian scientists conducting study to predict quakes C00175517 Page: 108 of 135 157 new delhi, november 7 (xinhua) -- the department of atomic energy (dae) is conducting a study at Shillong, capital of india's northeast state of meghalaya, to predict earthquakes in the himalayan region. 158 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG061.MSG Words: 143 L01062 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab133 hke110716-- ban on aids carriers may end in thailand 159 bangkok, november 7 (xinhua) -- the thai committee screening legal matters wednesday approved the public health ministry's draft regulation to allow people carrying the aids virus to enter thailand, according to the bangkok post here today. 160 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO62.MSG Words: 156 161 0W0711202191TAKE6 162 L01063 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab137 hke110717-- 2 africans held with drugs in thailand 163 bangkok, november 7 (xinhua) -- two african men were arrested on tuesday night for allegedly possessing a total of 3.5 kg of heroin, said a senior official of the thai customs department wednesday. 164 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO63.MSG Words: 149 L01064 ql eeeee hkaee Aa vsb006 hke-- individual dwellings encroach on green belt 165 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- building houses without permission on beijing's green belt has stirred public concern and prompted the authorities to investigate the problem, today's china daily reported. 166 File: D:PAXINHUAATRUPAMSGO64.MSG Words: 316 L01065 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab138 hke110709-- pakistan government to set up commission to probe 167 cooperative scandal 168 islamabad, november 7 (xinhua) -- pakistan prime minister nawaz sharif has ordered to set up a judicial commission to probe into the finance cooperative scandal in which government officials are allegedly involved. 169 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO65.MSG Words: 277 L01066 ql eeeee hkaee Aa vse027 hke -- new method for controlling recurring liver cancer 170 shanghai, november 7 (xinhua) -- a recent research report released by the shanghai university of medical sciences reveals that researchers have discovered a new method for preventing the recurrence of liver cancer. 171 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO66.MSG Words: 135 L01068 ql eeeee hkaee Aa ineO13 hke-- new evidence suggests hot mercury has north pole ice 172 cap, scientists say 173 washington, november 6 (xinhua) -- new evidence suggests mercury has an ice cap on its north pole even though it is the planet closest to the sun, the scientists said today. 174 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG067.MSG Words: 309 L01069 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab143 hke110710-- philippines' balance of payments yields surplus 175 manila, november 7 (xinhua) -- the philippines' balance of payments (bop) yielded a surplus of 665 million u.S. Dollars for the first 8 months of this year, a leading local financial newspaper reported today. 176 File: D:PAXINHUAATRUPAMSGO68.MSG Words: 188 L01070 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wseO17 hke -- baoding to become light-duty motor vehicle production base 177 shijiazhuang, november 7 (xinhua) -- the baoding motor vehicle plant in north china's hebei province is expected to be built into a light-duty motor vehicle production base. 178 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO69.MSG Words: 215 L01071 ql eeeee hkaee Aa vsb002 hke-- entrance to colleges eased for next year 179 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- competition will be less severe and enrollment in college easier for the 2 million 1992 high-school graduates, china daily reported today. C00175517 Page: 109 of 135 180 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG070.MSG Words: 250 L01072 qu eeeee hkaee Aa habl45 hkel10718-- important part of Indian satellite launch vehicle 181 missing 182 new delhi, november 7 (xinhua) -- an important component of the augmented satellite launch vehicle (aslv2 has disappeared from the vikram sarabhai space center (vssc) in thiruvananthapuram (trivandrum), capital of India's southern state of kerala. 183 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG071.MSG Words: 214 L01073 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iue005 hke--bulgarian group calls for reviewing of economic reforms 184 sofia, november 6 (xinhua) -- an influential bulgarian veterans organization has called for reassessment of the economic reforms undertaken so far in the country. 185 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO72.MSG Words: 188 L01074 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab146 hke110719-- anti-smuggling task force to be formed in bangladesh 186 dhaka, november 7 (xinhua) -- Bangladesh would soon form a task force to contain smuggling and evasion of taxes, the local media reported today. 187 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO73.MSG Words: 160 188 0W0711201991TAKE7 189 L01075 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iueOO6 hke--markovic, vance against sanctions 190 belgrade, november 6 (xinhua) -- sanctions against yugoslavia can neither resolve nor help resolve the crisis in the country, yugoslav federal prime minister ante markovic and special envoy of the u.N. Secretary-general cyrus vance agreed here today. 191 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO74.MSG Words: 210 L01076 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wsbO10 hke-- next week: science, peace week in beijing 192 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- china's third consecutive annual international week for science and peace will kick off in beijing next monday. 193 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO75.MSG Words: 169 L01077 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab149 hke110720-- private investment increases in myanmar 194 yangon, november 7 (xinhua) -- the private investment in myanmar increased in the 1990/91 fiscal year ending march 31 this year, according to the report of the union of myanmar on financial, economic and social conditions. 195 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO76.MSG Words: 204 L01078 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wsb005 hke-- china's macroeconomics being modernized 196 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- china's macroeconomics science is being modernized and its policy decisions are more scientific with the introduction of an input and output model to its economic departments, according to the state statistical bureau. 197 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO77.MSG Words: 236 L01079 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iueOO2 hke--heir to russian throne visits st. Petersburg 198 moscow, november 6 (xinhua) -- the russian tsar's closest descendant grand duke vladimir kirillovich romanov came "home" today and called on his compatriots to "work together to restore the country's former prosperity," the tass news agency said. 199 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO78.MSG Words: 150 L01080 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iueOO7 hke--yeltsin stops cpsu activities on russian soil 200 moscow, november 6 (xinhua) -- russian president boris yeltsin today signed a decree prohibiting the soviet and russian communist parties from organizing activities on russian territory. 201 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO79.MSG Words: 90 L01081 ql eeeee hkaee .Aa wsb004 hke-- china drafts rules to check man-made disasters C00175517 Page: 110 of 135 202 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- china is drafting a series of rules and regulations to avoid geological calamities incurred by human activities as the country prepares to launch more and more large-scale construction projects. 203 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG080.MSG Words: 302 L01082 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab152 hke110721-- indian doctors make progress in eales's disease 204 treatment 205 new delhi, november 7 (xinhua) -- indian doctors have managed to attain over 70 percent success in surgical procedures dealing with eales's disease, which causes blindness in the young, the press trust of India (pti) reported today. 206 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG081.MSG Words: 240 L01083 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab154 hke110723-- computer screens for blind developed in india 207 new delhi, november 7 (xinhua) -- the world's first graphic and braille communication system has been developed by indian biomedical engineers, reported the press trust of india (pti) today. 208 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO82.MSG Words: 154 L01084 qi eeeee hkaee Aa wsb003 hke -- "design art of chinese nationalities" published 209 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- "design art of chinese nationalities" has been published and hit the streets recently. 210 File: D:PAXINHUAATBUPAMSGO83.MSG Words: 94 L01085 ql eeeee hkaee Aa vsd002 hke-- sino-german joint commission of economic 211 cooperation closes session 212 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- the sevg session of the sino-german joint commission of economic cooperation closed in beijing this morning. 213 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO84.MSG Words: 125 214 0W0711201791TAKE8 215 L01086 ql eeeee hkaee Aa ineO10 hke--kohl on germany's position at ec summit 216 bonn, november 6 (xinhua) -- german chancellor helmut kohl today explained germany's position at the upcoming ec summit. 217 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO85.MSG Words: 210 L01087 qi eeeee hkaee Aa vsb026 hke -- shanghai technological market flourishes 218 shanghai, november 7 (xinhua) -- the technological market in shanghai, china's largest industrial city, is now flourishing and has achieved remarkable economic returns and social benefits. 219 File: D:PAXINBUAATHUPAMSGO86.MSG Words: 147 L01088 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wsbO15 hke -- "spark" program rekindles rural economy 220 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- china's "spark" program, a scientific plan for rural development, has been extended to more than 20,000 scientific and technological projects in rural areas over the past five years. 221 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO87.MSG Words: 299 L01089 qi eeeee hkaee Aa wsb023 hke-- more minority nationality necessities in xinjiang 222 urumqi, november 7 (xinhua) -- northwest china's xinjiang uygur autonomous region has become self-sufficient in producing customary necessities for minority nationalities. 223 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO88.MSG Words: 186 L01090 ql eeeee hkaee Aa vse005 hke -- insurance grows in rural areas 224 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- chinese farmers and rural enterprises are showing a growing confidence in the country's insurance service, with their total insured property hitting 1,000 billion yuan (about 186 billion u.S. Dollars) this year. 225 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO89.MSG Words: 253 L01091 ql eeeee hkaee Aa C00175517 Page: 111 of 135 wsbO09 hke-- beijing newspaper highlights 226 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- highlights of today's beijing-based newspapers: 227 people's daily (national newspaper) 228 -- chinese party and state leaders jiang zemin and li peng met with visiting vietnamese leaders do muoi and vo van kiet and 229 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG090.MSG Words: 224 L01092 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iue001 hke--reform of soviet interior ministry inevitable: minister 230 moscow, november 6 (xinhua) -- the soviet interior minister said today the reform of his ministry is inevitable against the background of increasing crime nationwide. 231 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG091.MSG Words: 242 L01093 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wse007 hke -- china's foreign-funded firms enter "harvest season" (1) 232 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- the tianjin smithkline pharmaceutic ltd. Co. (sksf), a sino-u.S. Joint venture, which has become well-known to the chinese audience through its daily tv advertisement on medicine, donated 2 million yuan to help the flooded areas in east china this summer, becoming one of the biggest donors in the country. 233 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO92.MSG Words: 407 L01094 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iae005 hke--major news items in leading pakistani english newspapers 234 islamabad, november 7 (xinhua) -- following are major news items in leading pakistani english newspapers today: 235 the pakistan times: 236 -- pakistani prime minister navaz sharif is paying a state visit to sri lanka today as the saarc summit is postponed. 237 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO93.MSG Words: 168 L01095 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iwe002 hke -- kohl states germany's stand on nato 238 bonn, november 6 (xinhua) -- german federal chancellor helmut kohl said today the north atlantic treaty organization (nato) was still the political security basis for stability in europe. 239 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO94.MSG Words: 366 L01096 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iueOO8 hke--russia, ukraine sign bilateral trade pact 240 moscow, november 6 (xinhua) -- representatives from russia and the ukraine signed here today a bilateral economic and trade agreement for 1992, according to a report from the russian news agency. 241 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO95.MSG Words: 159 242 0W0711202691TAKE9 243 L01097 ql eeeee hkaee Aa vseOlO hke -- china's foreign-funded firms enter "harvest season" (2) 244 foreign-funded joint ventures can be found everywhere in china. Experts have found that their efficiency and profits are not closely related with their locations in inland or coastal areas, but with what industries they engage in, as well as with their scale, form and market orientation and administrative ability, according the foreign investment administration of the ministry of foreign economic relations and trade. 245 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO96.MSG Words: 389 L01098 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iveOO9 hke -- maxwell may have dies from natural causes, says judge 246 london, november 6 (xinhua) -- the judge in the inquiry into robert maxwell's death said today that the british media magnate appeared to have died from natural causes, possibly a heart attack, according to television reports here. 247 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO97.MSG Words: 385 L01099 ql eeeee hkaee .Aa iveOlO hke -- rally in support of rushdie called off 000175517 Page: 112 of 135 248 london, november 6 (xinhua) -- british author salman rushdie today asked his supporters to cancel a demonstration in his support and attacked the government for linking his case with that of hostage terry waite. 249 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO98.MSG Words: 275 L01100 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iaeOO6 hke--major news items in leading Indian newspapers 250 new delhi, november 7 (xinhua) -- following are major news items in leading Indian english newspapers today: 251 the times of India: 252 -- the south asian association for regional cooperation (saarc) summit, originally scheduled to begin in colombo today, has been postponed indefinitely as three of its member countries have 253 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSGO99.MSG Words: 200 L01101 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iveOO4 hke--roundup: german coal industry up in smoke 254 by xia zhimian 255 bonn, november 6 (xinhua) -- the future is looking black for germany's coal industry with hundreds of thousands of miners engaged in industrial action aimed against bonn's decision to cut subsidies and close mines. 256 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG100.MSG Words: 305 L01102 ql hkaee Aa iaiOO4 hka -- Indonesia's trade surplus drops 257 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- Indonesia's trade surplus over the first eight months of this calendar year dropped to 2.14 billion dollars from the 2.23 billion level in the same period last year, the Indonesian antara news agency reported. 258 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG101.MSG Words: 166 L01103 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab165 hke110722-- southeast asia opens new dimension for expanding 259 economic cooperation: adb official 260 bangkok, november 7 (xinhua) -- economic liberalization taking place in southeghglrpening a new dimension for expanding economic cooperation, a senior official of the asian development bank (adb) said here today. 261 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG102.MSG Words: 482 L01104 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iueOO9 hke--shake-up of romania's currency exchange system 262 bucharest, november 6 (xinhua) -- romania has decided to reform its currency exchange system from the middle of this month in a bid to kick-start its flagging economy. 263 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG103.MSG Words: 154 L01105 ql hkaee Aa iai006 hka -- malaysia's tin output drops 264 beijing november 7 (xinhua) -- malaysia's tin output in the first eight months of 1991 decreased by 28 percent compared with the same period of last year, according to an afp report from kuala lumpur. 265 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG104.MSG Words: 178 L01106 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iaeOO7 hke -- major news items in leading philippine newspapers 266 manila, november 7 (xinhua) -- following are major news items in today's leading philippine newspapers: 267 manila bulletin: 268 -- the philipphine government allowed yesterday the transport from hawaii of the remains of former president ferdinand marcos for burial in his hometown of ilocos norte instead of metro manila. 269 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG105.MSG Words: 282 270 OW0711202991TAKE10 271 L01107 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iueOlO hke--bulgaria suffers fresh energy crunch 272 sofia, november 6 (xinhua) -- bulgaria's ailing economy has suffered a further blow with the soviet ukraine refusing to supply electricity without reciprocal barter trade from sofia. C00175517 Page: 113 of 135 273 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG106.MSG Words: 300 L01108 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iweO11 hke -- maxwell probably died from natural causes, says judge 274 london, november 6 (xinhua) -- the judge heading the inquiry into media magnate robert maxwell's death said today the british tycoon appeared to have died from natural causes, possibly a heart attack, according to television reports here. 275 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG107.MSG Words: 397 L01109 ql hkaee Aa iaiOO8 hka -- malaysia not to bow to pressure: pm 276 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- malaysian prime minister mahathir mohamad said Wednesday that malaysia will not bow to pressure from developed countries that are making use of various issues to restrict its development. 277 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG108.MSG Words: 228 LO1110 ql em gsh.Aa wsd004 hke-- chinese vice-premier meets german guests 278 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- chinese vice-premier zhu rongji had a friendly conversation with Juergen moellemann, german federal minister of economics, and his party at the great hall of the people here today. 279 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG109.MSG Words: 92 L01111 ql hkaee Aa iaiOO9 hka-- south korea's car production hits record 280 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- south korea turned out 158,569 cars and sold 157,426, in october, setting both production and sales records, a news dispatch from seoul quoted an industry source as saying today. 281 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG110.MSG Words: 146 L01112 qu hkaee Aa hab173 hka110724-- hong kong takes measures to curb inflation 282 hong kong, november 7 (xinhua) -- as double-digit inflation rate continues to be a headache problem in hong kong, the local authorities have decided to take some measures to deal with that. 283 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG111.MSG Words: 516 L01113 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wsbOO1 hke-- coastal economic and technical development zones boom 284 guangzhou, november 7 (xinhua) -- economic and technical development zones in china's open coastal cities are booming. 285 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG112.MSG Words: 295 L01114 qu eeeee hkaee Aa wsdO10 hke-- kuwaiti amir to visit china 286 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- his highness shikh jaber-al-ahamed al-sabah, amir of the state of kuwait, will pay an official goodwill visit to china, starting from november 15, at the invitation of president yang shangkun, a chinese foreign ministry spokesman announced at a press conference here today. Enditem 07/11/91 0912gmt 287 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG113.MSG Words: 73 L01115 ql eeeee hkaee Aa vsd006 hke-- chinese president: vietnamese leaders' visit 288 important to sino-vietnamese relations 289 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- chinese president yang shangkun today called the vietnamese leaders' current visit to china "an important contribution" to sino-vietnamese relations. 290 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG114.MSG Words: 326 L01116 ql eeeee hkaee Aa vsb02l hke-- marble slab painting invented 291 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- Chinese painters have invented a new type of painting, known as marble slab painting, thus adding a new member to the family of traditional chinese paintings. 292 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG115.MSG Words: 218 L01117 ql eeeee hkaee Aa vse002 hke-- economic news briefs 293 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- today's economic news briefs: 294 china largest dock set up C00175517 Pager 114 of 135 295 a 200,000 dwt dock has been under construction in dalian port, in northeast china's liaoning province, according to the overseas edition of "people's daily". 296 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG116.MSG Words: 181 297 OW0711203091TAKEll 298 L01118 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wseO06 hke-- industrial production recovers in northeast china 299 harbin, november 7 (xinhua) -- industrial production in the three provinces of liaoning, heilongjiang and Jilin, in northeast china, has begun recovering steadily after about two years of inefficient performance. 300 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG117.MSG Words: 219 L01119 ql eeeee hkaee Aa hab160 afgll07Olhke -- donors pomise tanzania 162 million dollars 301 dar es salaam, november 7 (xinhua) -- participants at the on- going donors conference for tanzania here had pledged a total of 162 million U.S. Dollars for the country's telecommuni- cations restructuring program. 302 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG118.MSG Words: 150 L01120 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wse003 hke-- Jiangxi raises more funds to improve water projects 303 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- east china's Jiangxi province has relied on its local forces in raising funds and labor to improve its water control facilities, a provincial official said. 304 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG119.MSG Words: 270 L01121 ql eeeee hkaee Aa speO12 hke---china seeking to be chess "superpower" 305 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- china's seeking to be a chess "superpower" in the world, chen zude, president of the country's chess institute, said here thursday. 306 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAHSG120.MSG Words: 173 L01122 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab178 hkell0725-- wpk's delegation visits australia- 307 canberra, november 7 (xinhua) -- a delegation of the workers' party of korea (wpk) concluded its nine-day visit to australia today with an agreement on the establishment of party-to-party relations and exchange of visits. 308 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG166.MSG Words: 276 L01123 qu eeeee hkaee Aa habl81 hkell0726-- new zealand seeks migrant mix 309 wellington, november 7 (xinhua) -- new zealand's immigration service has planned to launch a marketing campaign overseas next year to encourage more ppqavsericans to migrate to new zealand. 310 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG122.MSG Words: 199 L01124 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab196 hkell0728-- cases against imelda marcos not to be settled before 311 July 1992 312 manila, november 7 (xinhua) -- the philippine government admitted today that dozens of criminal cases filed against former fijst lady imp ss were unlikely to be settled within the remaining eight months of president corazon aquino's term. 313 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG123.MSG Words: 265 L01125 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab200 hke110729-- net permanent migration gain in australia falls by 3 314 percent 315 canberra, november 7 (xinhua) -- australia's net permanent migration gain fell by 3 percent from 93,370 in 1989-90 to 90,558 in 1990-91, as against a 25 percent drop between 1988-89 and 1989-90. 316 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG124.MSG Words: 280 L01126 ql hkaee Aa iaiO11 hka-- vietnamese markets turn prosperous 317 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- vietnamese markets are becoming C00175517 Page: 115 of 135 increasingly prosperous, the result of reforms and readjustments ushered in by the government in recent years. 318 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG125.MSG Words: 215 L01127 ql eeeee hkaee Aa speO15 hke---government spokesman: kohl backs berlin bid for 2000 olympics 319 bonn, november 6 (xinhua) -- german chancellor helmut kohl will back berlin's bid to stage the 2000 olympics despite reports he had suggested the city to shift candidature to the 2004 games, government spokesman kirsten veumer said here on wednesday. 320 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG126.MSG Words: 227 321 0W0711203291TAKE12 322 L01128 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wsdO11 hke-- moroccan crown prince to visit china 323 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- his highness sidi mohammed, crown prince of the kingdom of morocco, will pay an official goodwill visit to china from november 11 to 17 at the invitation of the chinese government, a chinese foreign ministry spokesman announced at a weekly press conference here today. Enditem 07/11/91 1046gmt 324 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG127.MSG Words: 75 L01129 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wsdO13 hke-- malian high-level delegation to visit china 325 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- a high-level delegation from mali, headed by boisse traore, member of the transition committee for the salvation of the people of mali, will pay a goodwill visit to china from november 9 to 12, at the invitation of chinese state councillor and foreign minister qian qichen, a chinese foreign ministry spokesman announced at a weekly press conference here today. Enditem 326 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG128.MSG Words: 90 L01130 ql eeeee hkaee Aa speO16 hke---first east asian games to be held in 1993 327 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- the first east asian-games will be held in china in may of 1993, according to a decision made at the meeting of the east asian national olympic committees here today. 328 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG129.MSG Words: 278 L01131 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab205 hke110727-- fijian clothing firms to lose special trade access to 329 new zealand 330 wellington, november 7 (xinhua) -- half of fiji's clothing manufacturers may lose their preferential trade access to new zealand and face knpaid export duties of hundreds of thousands of dollars after a new zealand customs inquiry. 331 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG130.MSG Words: 282 L01132 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab208 hke110730-- australia expresses sympathy for philippine flood 332 victims 333 canberra, november 7 (xinhua) -- the australian government has expressed sympathy for the massive loss of life and destruction caused by flooding and typhoon damage in the.philippines. 334 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG131.MSG Words: 156 L01133 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wsd005 hke-- chinese foreign minister mnxerman guests 335 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- chinese state councilor and foreign minister, qian qichen, met here today with Juergen moellemann, german federal minister of economics, and had friendly talks with him. 336 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG132.MSG Words: 221 L01134 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wse004 hke-- housing reform in yantai successful 337 beijing, november 7 (xinhua)8-- housing reform in coastal city of yantai, in east china's shandong province, proves to be a great success, local officials told xinhua. C00175517 Page: 116 of 135 338 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG133.MSG Words: 303 L01135 ql hkaee Aa iaiO13 hka-- India to import 150,000 tons of edible oil 339 new delhi, november 7 (xinhua) -- the indian government will import 150,000 tons of edible oils over the present period, the local press reported today. 340 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG134.MSG Words: 166 L01136 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wsd008 hke-- cppcc vice-chairman meets U.S. Visitor 341 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- cheng siyuan, vice-chairman of the national committee of the chinese people's political consultative conference, met with a delegation from the wisconsin state of the united states, led by its lieutenant governor scott mccallum here today. Enditem 07/11/91 1104gmt 342 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG135.MSG Words: 65 L01137 ql hkaee Aa iaiOl2 hka-- s. Korea, u.S. Schedule security meeting 343 pyongyang, november 7 (xinhua) -- the 23rd south korea-united states "security consultative meeting" (scm) is scheduled to be held in seoul on november 23-24. 344 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG136.MSG Words: 154 345 OW0711202891TAKE13 346 L01138 ql hkaee hkzbk Aa iai028 hka-- thai rubber bounces to top 347 bangkok, november 7 (xinhua) -- thailand is likely to become the biggest exporter of natural rubber in the world this year, an oana-tna (that news agency) report said today. 348 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG137.MSG Words: 127 L01139 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wsdO16 hke-- baker's china visit a major event: foreign ministry spokesman 349 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- chinese foreign mimistry spokesman wu jianmin said at a press conference here today that u.S. Secretary of state James baker's visit to china in mid-november will be-"a major event in the sino-u.S. Relations." 350 In response to a question about what he expects from the visit, wu said that chinese and U.S. Leaders exchange visits and make high-level contacts so as to exchange views on the bilateral 351 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG138.MSG Words: 214 L01140 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iaeOO8 hke--dollar up, share prices down in tokyo 352 tokyo, november 7 (xinhua)-- the u.S. Dollar closed at 129.93 yen on the tokyo foreign exchange today, up 0.03 yen from Wednesday's finish of 129.90 yen. 353 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG139.MSG Words: 146 L01141 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pab045 meell0701hke -- ufo reported over northern israel 354 cairo, november 7 (xinhua) -- Israeli police stationed in a Jordan valley oown reported that they sighted an unidentified flying object over northern israel early Wednesday, reports reaching here said. 355 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG140.MSG Words: 209 L01142 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wsd017 hke-- china, vietnam sign two agreements; 356 leaders hail "new beginning" 357 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- chinese and vietnamese leaders said relations between china and vietnam have gained "a new beginning," as they witnessed the signing of two bilateral agreements at the end of the high-level vietnamese delegation's three-day visit to beijing. 358 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG141.MSG Words: 431 L01143 ql een gfm.Aa hab189 afgll07O2hke -- security forces sent to land clash areas in kenya 359 nairobi, november 7 (xinhua) -- a heavily armed police team have been sent to nandi and kisumu districts in western kenyu to restore peace following C00175517 Page: 117 of 135 a week-long clashes caused by a land dispute in the area. 360 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG142.MSG Words: 157 L01144 ql eeeee hkaee Aa hab192 afg110703hke -- strike paralyzes banking operations in kenya 361 nairobi, november 7 (xinhua) -- banking operations in kenya have been paralyzed as a result of a nation-wide strike by kenyan banking workers, which entered the second day today. 362 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG143.MSG Words: 153 L01145 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wsbO14 hke--china speeds up moderninn of telecommunications facilities 363 wuhan, november 7 (xinhua) -- china is trying to speed up the modernization of its telecommunications facilities by introducing foreign capital and importing advanced technology. 364 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG144.MSG Words: 206 L01146 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wse021 hke-- weather forecast for major foreign cities 365 Beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- weather forecast for ten major foreign cities for the next 24 hours from 20:00 today to 20:00 on november 8 issued by china's central meteorological station at 5:00 p.M. Today: 366 tokyo: min. 10 degrees c., max. 19 degrees c., clear to cloudy. 367 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG145.MSG Words: 170 L01147 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wsdO15 hke-- u.S. Authorization bill interferes in china's internal 368 affairs: spokesman 369 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said here today that ope "1992 and 1993 state department authorization bill" of the united states contains covoects whqv interferepin china's internal affairs. 370 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG146.MSG Words: 305 L01148 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wsb02O hke -- xu xiangqian biography published 371 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- a biography of xu xiangqian, one of the eight marshals of new china, has been published by the modern china publishing house. 372 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG147.MSG Words: 119 373 OW0711203191TAKE14 374 L01149 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wse020 hke-- weather forecast for major Chinese cities 375 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- weather forecast for 12 major Chinese cities for the next 24 hours from 20:00 today to 20:00 on november 8 issued by china's central meteorological station at 5:00 p.M. Today: 376 beijing: min. -1 degree c., max. 12 degrees c., clear, calm to gentle breeze. 377 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG148.MSG Words: 242 L01150 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wsbO17 hke-- tibet establishes social security system 378 lhasa, november 7 (xinhua) -- the tibet autonomous region has established a social security system to guarantee the basic living standard of farmers and herdsmen. 379 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG149.MSG Words: 198 L01151 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wse007 hke-- china's "spark program" makes progresses 380 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- the "spark program", which aims to spread applied science and develop local economies in china, has scored big achievements in the past five years. 381 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG150.MSG Words: 245 L01152 qu hkaee Aa hab224 hka110732-- weather information for asian-pacific cities 382 hong kong, november 7 (xinhua) -- following are the temperature today and weather forecast for november 8 for 19 asian-pacific cities dispatched by hong kong observatory at 17:57 hkt today: C00175517 Page: 118 of 135 383 cities temperature (degree celsius) weather 384 min. Max. Forecast 385 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG151.MSG Words: 143 L01153 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab226 hke110734-- science exhibition for children opened in India 386 new delhi, november 7 (xinhua) -- Indian president r. Venkataraman called today on children to "sharpen their wits and widen their vision to meet the challenges of the future". 387 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG152.MSG Words: 163 L01154 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wsbO18 hke-- china to hold "international science, peace" week 388 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- china will hold its third "international science and peace week" in beijing next week. 389 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG153.MSG Words: 164 L01155 ql eeeee hkaee Aa vsb027 390 hong kong takes measures to curb inflation 391 hong kong, november 7 (xinhua) -- as double-digit inflation rate continues to be a headache problem in hong kong, the local authorities have decided to take some measures to deal with that. 392 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG154.MSG Words: 514 L01156 qu eeeee hkaeeo.Aa hab233 hke110731-- Indian president on need for sustaining defense 393 preparedness 394 new delhi, novembvivxinhua) -- indian president r. Venkataraman today emphasized the need for sustaining the defense preparedness of the country by developing modern systems for the services. 395 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG155.MSG Words: 215 L01157 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab238 hke110735-- imelda marcos' son-in-law returns to philippines 396 manila, november 7 (xinhua) -- an exiled son-in-law of former first lady imelda marcos arrived in manila today, declaring he would recover the business which the government of president corazon aquino has sequestered. 397 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG156.MSG Words: 231 L01158 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wse009 hke-- china establishes polar research institute 398 shanghai, november 7 (xinhua) -- a polar research institute has been established tuesday in china's leading industrial city, shanghai, xinhua learned. 399 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG157.MSG Words: 165 L01159 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wsb021 hke-- exhibition of excellent scientific items to open 400 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- an exhibition of excellent programs which were awarded the '91 national scientific and technological prize will open in beijing, december 11. 401 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG158.MSG Words: 131 402 OW0711203391TAKE15 403 L01160 ql eeeee hkaee Aa vsb022 hke-- Wuhan economic coordinating zone to step up development 404 Wuhan, november 7 (xinhua) -- the wuhan economic coordinating zone will adopt new measures to step up its development. 405 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG159.MSG Words: 291 L01161 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wsbO13 hke -- drought-resistant chemical boosts crop yield 406 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- a chemical regulator which can control water consumption, improve crop's drought resistant capacity and increase yield has been developed in henan province. 407 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG160.MSG Words: 228 L01162 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pab049 mee110702hke -- israel gives limited flexibility on venue 408 cairo, november 7 (xinhua) -- israel, while insisting on resuming the talks with arabs in the middle east, has indicated it would consider other C00175517 Page: 119 of 135 proposals if a venue was not chosen within the region. 409 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG161.MSG Words: 529 L01163 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab244 hkell0736-- ferdinand marcos' remnants join opposition ranks 410 manila, november 7 (xinhua) -- the remnants of the late president ferdinand marcos' party, the new society movement (kbl), are joining the faction of businessman eduardo cojuangco in the opposition nacionalista party (np). 411 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG162.MSG Words: 204 L01164 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wsdO12 hke-- chinese foreign ministry spokesman on me peace conference 412 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- a chinese foreign ministry spokesman here today expressed the hope that the parties involved at the middle-east peace conference would seize the opportunity and adopt pragmatic and flexible approach so as to make it possible for the coming meetings to achieve positive results on the basis of relevant documents of the united nations. 413 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG163.MSG Words: 148 L01165 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab246 hkell0737-- typhoon death toll reaches 2,699 in philippines 414 manila, november 7 (xinhua) -- as of today, a total of 2,699 people have been found killed by typhoon "uring" which battered a central philippines province in visayas tuesday night, official reports said here this afternoon. 415 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG164.MSG Words: 255 L01166 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wsdO14 hke-- china attaches importance to anti-drug trafficking: 416 spokesman 417 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- chinese foreign ministry spokesman wu jianmin noted here today that china attaches importance to the work of anti-drug trafficking. 418 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG165.MSG Words: 170 L01167 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wsd007 hke-- prince sihanouk calls on madame deng yingchao in beijing 419 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- prince norodom sihanouk, chairman of the supreme national council of cambodia, and his wife called on madame deng yingchao, widow of the late chinese premier zhou enlai, here today. 420 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG171.MSG Words: 236 L01168 qi eeeee hkaee Aa ive017 (repeat with correction) hke -- rally in support of rushdie called off 421 london, november 6 (xinhua) -- british author salman rushdie today asked his supporters to cancel a demonstration in his support and attacked the government for linking his case with that of hostage terry Waite. 422 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG172.MSG Words: 276 L01169 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wsdO19 hke-- chinese congress leader meets argentine visitors 423 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- chen muhua, vice-chairman of the standing committee of china's national people's congress (npc) and chairman of the npc's financial and economic committee, met here this evening with carlos taparelli and victorio bisciotti, chairman and vice-chairman of the trade committee of the argentine chamber of deputies. 424 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG173.MSG Words: 116 425 OW0711203791TAKE16 426 L01170 qu hkaee .Aa hab258 hka110738-- hong kong industrial index increases 427 hong kong, november 7 (xinhua) -- the index of industrial production for the second quarter of this year, at 122, was one point or 0.8 percent higher than that for the second quarter of 1990, according to statistics released today by the census and statistics department. -000175517 Page: 120 of 135 428 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG180.MSG Words: 306 L01171 ql eeeee hkaee Aa hab259 afg110704hke -- nigerian president pledges to solve border 429 dispute with cameroon 430 lagos, november 7 (xinhua) -- nigerian president ibrahim babangida said on tuesday that his administration would do all it could to resolve the border dispute with neighboring cameroon. 431 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG181.MSG Words: 133 L01172 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab264 hkell0739-- liquor death toll goes up to 72 in indian capital 432 new delhi, november 7 (xinhua) -- the death toll in the liquor tragedy that marred the festive mood of the divali (festival of lights) celebration in the indian capital on tuesday has gone up to 72. 433 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG184.MSG Words: 161 L01173 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iueO16 hke-- china donates 1,000 tons of rice to mongolia 434 ulan bator, november 7 (xinhua) -- a shipment of 1,000 tons of rice from the chinese government has arrived in ulan bator as part of a shipment of goods promised to the people of mongolia by china. 435 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG185.MSG Words: 230 L01174 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pab056 meell07O3hke -- qatari crown prince visits iran 436 tehran, november 7 (xinhua) -- qatari crown prince sheikh hamad bin khalifa al-thani arrived here today at the head of a high- ranking political and economic delegation for a four-day official visit. 437 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG186.MSG Words: 328 L01175 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pabO57 mee110704hke -- israeli troops renew attacks on south lebanon 438 beirut, november 7 (xinhua) -- israeli troops and allied south lebanon army (sla) heavily and repeatedly shelled villages in south Lebanon for the third consecutive day today. 439 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG188.MSG Words: 177 L01176 ql eeeee hkaee Aa speO19 hke---referees and judges ready for ethnic games 440 nanning, south china, november 7 (xinhua) -- a total of 220 referees and judges have got ready for the fourth chinese national games for ethnic minorities starting here on sunday. 441 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG189.MSG Words: 141 L01177 qi eeeee hkaee Eta vse022 hke -- fishing boats released by taiwan return to mainland 442 fuzhou, november 7 (xinhua) -- two mainland fishing boats returned to their home harbor in lianjiang county, fujian province, today after being detained by the taiwan authorities for a month. 443 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG190.MSG Words: 212 L01178 ql eeeee hkaee Aa hab269 afg110705hke -- ecomog sets up unity markets in liberia 444 lagos, november 7 (xinhua) -- ten unity markets have been established in war-torn liberia to promote interaction between citizens living in areas under the control of rebel leader charles taylor and those in the capital city of monrovia. 445 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG191.MSG Words: 182 L01179 qu hkaee Aa hab273 hka110740-- share prices on h.K. Stock market set new record 446 hong kong, november 7 (xinhua) -- share prices on the hong kong stock exchange closed with the third record day today as the hang seng index, the key indicator of local blue chips, continued to rise 11 points to 4,184 from a record high set wednesday. 447 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG195.MSG Words: 127 L01180 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab294 hke110741-- imelda marcos' american bodyguards leave for U.S. 448 Manila, november 7 (xinhua) -- sixteen american bodyguards of former philippine first lady imelda marcos left here today on board two separate flights bound for the united states. -000175517 Page: 121 of 135 449 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG196.MSG Words: 201 450 OW0711203991TAKE17 451 L01180 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab294 hke110741-- imelda marcos' amegcan bodyguards leave for u.S. 452 Manila, november 7 (xinhua) -- sixteen american bodyguards of former philippine first lady imelda marcos left here today on board two separate flights bound for the united states. 453 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPANSG244.MSG Words: 201 L01181 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab296 hkell0742-- government refuses to have dialogue with mrs. Marcos 454 manila, november 7 (xinhua) -- the philippine government today denied former first lady mrs. Imelda marcos' repeated request to "have an audience" with president aquino even as it expressed doubts that mrs. Marcos could return all the ill-gotten weath the marcoses allegedly stole from the country. 455 File: D:PAXINBUAATHUPAMSG197.MSG Words: 227 L01181 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab296 hke110742-- government refuses to have dialogue with mrs. Marcos 456 manila, november 7 (xinhua) -- the philippine government today denied former first lady mrs. Imelda marcos' repeated request to "have an audience" with president aquino even as it expressed doubts that mrs. Marcos could return all the ill-gotten veath the marcoses allegedly stole from the country. 457 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG246.MSG Words: 227 L01182 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab299 hke110743-- sri lankan president on postponement of saarc summit 458 colombo, november 7 (xinhua) -- sri tankan president ranasinghe premadasa today said it was unfortunate, that sri lanka could not hold the sixth summit of the south asian association for regional cooperation (saarc), scheduled to begin here today. 459 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG198.MSG Words: 293 L01182 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab299 hke110743-- sri lankan president on postponement of saarc summit 460 colombo, november 7 (xinhua) -- sri lankan president ranasinghe premadasa today said it was unfortunate that sri lanky could not hold the sixth summit of the south asian association for regional cooperation (saarc), scheduled to begin here today. 461 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG249.MSG Words: 257 L01183 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pab066 mee110705hke -&7.N. Envoy arrives in Iran to assess war damage 462 tehran, november 7 (xinhua) -- u.N. Under-secretary-general abdulrahim a. Farah arrived here today on a continued mission to assess the damage inflicted on iran during its eight-year war with iraq. 463 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG199.MSG Words: 289 L01183 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pab066 mee110705hke -- u.N. Envoy arrives in iran to assess war damage 464 tehran, november 7 (xinhua) -- u.N. Under-secretary-general abdulrahim a. Farah arrived here today on a continued mission to assess the damage inflicted on iran during its eight-year war with iraq. 465 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG251.MSG Words: 291 L01184 ql eeeee hkaee Aa hab275 afgll07O6hke -- south africa to return to olympic fold in 466 barcelona next year 467 gaborone, november 7 (xinhua) -- south africa will return to the olympic fold in barcelona of spain next year after more than 30 years in the wilderness. 468 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG200.MSG Words: 186 L01184 ql eeeee hkaee Aa hab275 afg110706hke -- south africa to return to olympic fold in 469 barcelona next year 470 gaborone, november 7 (xinhua) -- south africa will return to the olympic C00175517 Page: 122 of 135 fold in barcelona of spain next year after more thep years in the wilderness. 471 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG252.MSG Words: 185 L01185 ql eeeee hkaee Aa hab277 afg1107uhke -- large number of refugees arrive in swaziland 472 gaborone, november 7 (xinhua) -- a large number of refugees from other african countcies have arrived in swaziland, according to a report from svazi capital mbabane today. 473 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG201.MSG Words: 114 474 OW0711204091TAKE18 475 L01186 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wsd02O hke-- chinese party leader meets mongolian party delegation 476 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- song ping, a standing committee member of the political bureau of the communist party of china (cpc) central committee, met here today with a delegation of the mongolian people's revolutionary party led by n. Bagabandi, member of the presidium and secretary of the party's central committee. 477 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG202.MSG Words: 273 L01187 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iueO17 hke-- gorbachev appoints leaders of state security agencies 478 moscow, november 7 (xinhua) -- soviet president mikhail gorbachev today issued decrees appointing the leaders oaqxo mstate security structures established after the abolition of the kgb, tass news agency reported. 479 File: D:PAXINHUAATBUPAMSG203.MSG Words: 231 L01188 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wse027 hke -- hong kong industrial index increases 480 bong kong, november 7 (xinhua) -- the index of industrial production of hong kong for the second quarter of this year, at 122, was one poimt or 0.8 percent higher than that for the same period of 1990, according to statistics released today by the census and statistics department. 481 File: D:PAXINHUAATBUPAMSG204.MSG Words: 310 L01189 ql eeeee hkaee Aa spe02O hke---games for ethnic minorities to begin in nanning 482 nanning, south china, november 7 (xinhua) -- over 5,000 delegates and athletes are gathering here to participate in the fourth chinese national games for the ethnic minorities starting this weekend. 483 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG205.MSG Words: 179 L01190 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iueO23 hke-- nato's 13th summit opens in rome 484 rome, november 7 (xinhua) -- the 13th session of the north atlantic treaty organization (nato) summit opened here this morning. 485 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG206.MSG Words: 58 L01191 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iweO18 hke-- germany approves treaty on conventional arms reduction 486 bonn, november 7 (xinhua) -- the german federal assembly today approved the treaty on conventional arms reduction in europe. 487 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG207.MSG Words: 179 L01192 ql eeeee hkaee Aa vse023 hke -- vice-premier vu xueqian meets taiwan visitors 488 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- chinese vice-premier wu xueqian met chen charng-ven, secretary general of the foundation for exchanges across the taiwan straits, and his delegation here today. 489 File: D:PAXINBUAATHUPAMSG208.MSG Words: 402 L01193 qu hkaee Aa hab320 hkall0745-- governor of china's yunan province arrives in singapore 490 singapore, november 7 (xinhua) -- a five-member delegation of china's yunan province arrived here today for a six-day visit at the invitation of lee ksien loong, deputy prime minister of singparoe. 491 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG209.MSG Words: 112 L01194 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iweO16 hke-- juvenile delinquency rises in sweden 492 stockholm, november 7 (xinhua) -- juvenile delinquency is becoming a C00175517 Page: 123 of 135 serious problem in sweden, according to a survey recently taken by a swedish committee for the prevention of crime. 493 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG210.MSG Words: 129 L01195 qi eeeee hkaee Aa wsdO18 hke-- "germany to back china's gatt restoration", says moelleman 494 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- visiting german federal minister of economics Juergen moelleman said here today that germany would work to restore china's status as a signatory to the general. agreement on tariffs and trade (gatt). 495 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG211.MSG Words: 261 L01196 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pab067 meell07O6hke -- al-assad, arafat meet for coordination 496 damascus, november 7 (xinhua) -- syrian presidenop hafez al-assad met today with yasser arafat, chairman of the palestine liberation organization, for talks on a plo proposal for convening an arab summit to coordinate positions for their separate peace talks with israel. 497 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG212.MSG Words: 445 498 OW0711204291TAKE19 499 L01197 ql eeeee hkaee Aa hab300 afgll07O8hke -- low turnout in elections raises concern among 500 zambians 501 lusaka, november 7 (xinhua) -- only 45.4 percent of the 2.9 million registered voters cast their ballots in zambia's presidential and parliamentary elections held on october 31, the elections office said here today. 502 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG213.MSG Words: 195 L01198 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iaeOO9 hke-- 74th anniversary of october revolution marked in dprk 503 pyongyang, november 7 (xinhua) -- rodong sinmun, the official newspaper of the democratic people's republic of korea, published an article today in commemoration of the 74th anniversary of the 1917 october revolution. 504 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG214.MSG Words: 185 L01199 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wse030 hke -- share prices on h.K. Stock market set new record 505 hong kong, november 7 (xinhua) -- share prices on the hong kong stock exchange closed with the third record day today as the hang seng index, the key indicator of local blue chips, continued to rise 11 points to 4,184 from a record high set Wednesday. 506 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG215.MSG Words: 127 L01200 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wse026 hke -- national library installs computerised catalogue system 507 Beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- a large-scale computerised catalogue system went into use today at the beijing library, china's national library. 508 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG216.MSG Words: 134 L01201 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pab068 meell07O7hke -- arms smuggling rings uncovered in iran 509 tehran, november 7 (xinhua) -- iran has uncovered two major rings engaged in arms smuggling and seized a number of weapons and ammunition in the western province of bakhtaran over the past few months. 510 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG217.MSG Words: 230 L01202 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab322 hkell0746-- sri lankan president on bilateral relations among 511 south asian countries 512 colombo, november 7 (xinhua) -- sri lankan president r. Premadasa said today that sri lanka welcome the growing bilateral relations that are developing among south asian countries. 513 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG218.MSG Words: 250 L01203 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab323 hkell0733-- foreign exchange rates in hong kong 514 hong kong, november 7 (xinhua) -- closing foreign exchange rates in hong C00175517 Page: 124 of 135 kong today (thursday): 515 foreign exchange in h.K. Dollars 516 thursday Wednesday 517 u.S. Dollar 7.765 7.764 518 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG219.MSG Words: 110 L01204 ql eeeee hkaee .Aa spe021 hke---new zealand beats fiji in Olympic soccer qualifier 519 wellington, november 7 (xinhua) -- new zealand blanked hosts fiji 4-0 in an Olympic soccer Oceania group qualifying match in suva on thursday. 520 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG220.MSG Words: 112 L01205 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iae011 hke -- de klerk's japan visit to invite tension, editor says 521 tokyo, november 7 (xinhua) -- Japan's visit to invite south african president f. W. De klerk to Japan next month is likely to offend black political groups, kyodo news service quoted a noted south african newsman as saying today. 522 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG221.MSG Words: 217 L01206 ql eeeee hkaee Aa vse028 hke -- liaoning grain output hits record 523 shenyang, november 7 (xinhua) -- the grain output of northeast china's liaoning province has reached 15.3 billion kg this year, setting an all-time high record. 524 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG222.MSG Words: 103 L01207 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wse025 hke -- new methods to check malpractices in shares purchasing 525 shenzhen, november 7 (xinhua) -- the shenzhen branch of the people's bank of china recently announced new procedures designed to close the so-called "back door" and to stop other illegal purchases of enterprise shares. 526 File: D:PAXINH UAATHUPAMSG223.MSG Words: 203 527 OW0711203891TAKE20 528 L01208 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pab071 mee110709hke -- palestinians form committees to aid in talks - 529 with israel 530 cairo, november 7 (xinhua) -- a senior palestinian source said today that palestinians have begun to set up committees of experts to aid in first stage negotiations with israel, according to reports from Jerusalem. 531 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG224.MSG Words: 272 L01209 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iveO2O hke-- nato summit opens in rome 532 rome, november 7 (xinhua) -- heads of sixteen north atlantic treaty organization (nato) member nations gathered here this morning for a two-day meeting believed to formulate a post-cold war strategy for nato. 533 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG225.MSG Words: 215 L01210 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iueO25 hke-- Japan's current account surplus expected to rise sharply 534 tokyo, november 7 (xinhua) -- Japan's current account surplus is expected to continue expanding for the time being, and is raising concerns about renewed friction with trading partners. 535 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG226.MSG Words: 191 L01211 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pab075 mee110708hke -- Jordan to announce cabinet reshuffle in three 536 weeks 537 amman november 7 (xinhua) -- prime minister taker masri will announce a new cabinet reshuffle before november 25 to regain confidence in the lower house of parliament, the english weekly "star" said today. 538 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG227.MSG Words: 432 L01212 qu eeeee hkaee Aa hab332 hke110747-- anniversary of October revolution marked in calcutta, 539 india 540 new delhi, november 7 (xinhua) -- the 74th anniversary of October revolution in the soviet union was observed by the communist party of C00175517 Page: 125 of 135 india (marxist) in calcutta, capital of the western state of west bengal today. 541 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG228.MSG Words: 150 L01213 ql eeeee hkaee .Aa wse037 hke -- Jiang zemin, li peng visit agricultural exhibition 542 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- Jiang zemin, general secretary of the central committee of the chinese communist party, and chinese premier li peng, visited an agricultural exhibition on thursday evening. 543 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG229.MSG Words: 157 L01214 qi eeeee hkaee Aa wsd023 hke-- li peng on restoration of china's signatory status 544 in gatt 545 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- chinese premier li peng elaborated on china's stand on the restoration of its status as a signatory to the general agreement on tariffs and trade (gatt) in a meeting with visiting german federal minister of economics Juergen moellemann here this evening. 546 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG230.MSG Words: 629 L01215 qu hkaee Aa hab337 hkall0748-- delhi administration asked to check sale of spurious 547 liquor 548 new delhi, november 7 (xinhua) -- indian minister of state for home m.M. Jacob today asked the delhi administration to take strong measures to check the sale of spurious "sura" liquor. 549 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG231.MSG Words: 181 L01216 ql eeeee hkaee Aa spe024 hke---swedes lead world cup bowling tourney 550 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- ulf hamnas and asa larsson, both from sweden, took the lead of the men's and women's divisions respectively after the fourth day of competition in the 27th world cup bowling tournament here on thursday. 551 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG232.MSG Words: 190 L01217 ql eeeee hkaee Aa spe023 hke---thursday's results in world cup bowling-- 552 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- following are the results on the fourth day of the 27th bowling world cup tournament here on thursday: 553 women's standings after 26 games: 554 1. Asa larsson, sweden, 5,385 pinfalls 555 2. Noriko inauchi, japan, 5,366 556 3. Kristina fotinia, greece, 5,137 557 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG233.HSG Words: 105 558 OW0711204191TAKE21 559 L01218 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wse029 hke -- "china prevented possible epidemic outbreak" 560 beijing, november 7 (xinhua) -- state councillor li tieying said here today that china has successfully prevented the outbreak of epidemics, following serious flooding this summer. 561 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG234.MSG Words: 227 L01219 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pabO80 mee110711hke -- Indonesia to attend oic summit: suharto 562 cairo, november 7 (xinhua) -- president suharto of indonesia today confirmed that Indonesia will attend the sixth pan-islamic summit due for december 9-12 in dakar, senegal, reports reaching here said. 563 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG235.MSG Words: 157 L01220 ql eeeee hkaee Aa wse038 hke -- Japanese speech contest held in shanghai 564 shanghai, november 7 (xinhua) -- zhao qing, a 22-year-old girl student from shanghai fudan university, won the top prize in a Japanese speech contest held here today. 565 File: D:PAXINHUAATRUPAMSG236.MSG Words: 196 L01221 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pabO81 mee110708hke -- Jordan to announce cabinet reshuffle in three C00175517 Page: 126 of 135 566 weeks 567 amman november 7 (xinhua) -- prime minister taher masri will announce a new cabinet reshuffle before november 25 to regain confidence in the lover house of parliament, the english weekly "star" said today. 568 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG237.MSG Words: 433 L01222 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iveO23 hke-- unesco session ends in paris 569 paris, november 7 (xinhua) -- the 26th session of the united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization (unesco) ended here today with the approval of a u.S. 444 million dollar budget for 1992-1993. 570 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG238.MSG Words: 203 L01223 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pabO82 meell0712hke -- leaders of plo, Syria meet to arrange summit 571 demascus, november 7 (xinhua) -- syrian president hafez al-assad met here today with plo chairman yasser arafat to arrange a summit of arab leaders to coordinate positions for their separate peace talks with israel. 572 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG239.MSG Words: 248 L01224 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iweO22 hke-- finnish president meets parting chinese ambassador 573 helsinki, november 7 (xinhua) -- finnish president mauno koivisto said today that china has played an important role in international politics in the current changing world. 574 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG240.MSG Words: 174 L01225 ql eeeee hkaee Aa nab035 eaed110701hke -- tories facing defeat in three by-elections 575 london, november 7 (xinhua) -- britain's ruling conservative party is expecting a loss of two parliamentary seats in today's three by-elections, which would foretell pessimistic prospects for the party in the upcoming general election due by mid-1992. 576 Pile: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG241.MSG Words: 395 L01226 qi eeeee hkaee Aa pabO83 mee110710hke -- palestinian leaders on madrid peace parley 577 cairo, november 7 (xinhua) -- palestinian leader faisal al-husseini has said that "a new phase has begun on more solid grounds" although the next round of the arab-Israeli peace talks faces" no less difficulty than the preceding one." 578 In an interview with the bahrain daily "akhbar al-khalif," husseini, head of the advisory committee of the palestinian team 579 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG242.MSG Words: 416 L01227 ql eeeee hkaee Aa spe026 hke---results at china open badminton tourney (1) 580 foshan, south china, november 7 (xinhua) -- following are the results at the china open badminton tournament here on thursday: 581 men's singles, third round: 582 zhang jianhua, china, bt liu liong ping, indonesia, 15-1, 15-3 583 joko suprianto, indonesia, bt kim, hak-kyun, south korea, 15-4, 15-7 584 rashid sidek, malaysia, bt chen rong, china, 15-8, 15-4 585 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG245.MSG Words: 311 L01228 qi eeeee hkaee Aa iveO24 hke-- gatt director-general sets new deadline for negotiations 586 geneva, november 7 (xinhua) -- mr. Arthur dunkel, director- general of the general agreement on tariffs and trade (gatt), urged trade negotiators today to "get down immediately to business" and to solve their differences in several key areas in the next few weeks. 587 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG247.MSG Words: 240 588 OW0711204391TAKE22 589 L01237 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pab095 vm q2&1#(3 -- arafat to visit cairo for policy coordination: 590 palestinian official 591 cairo, november 7 (xinhua) -- plo chairman yasser arafat will make,a visit C00175517 UNCLASSIFIED Page: 127 of 135 to cairo for further consultations to coordinate arab stance, a senior palestinian official said here today. 592 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG259.MSG Words: 206 L01237 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pab095 meell0715hke -- arafat to visit cairo for policy coordination: 593 palestinian official 594 cairo, november 7 (xinhua) -- plo chairman yasser arafat will make a visit to cairo for further consultations to coordinate arab stance, a senior palestinian official said here today. 595 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG275.MSG Words: 206 L01238 ql eeeee hkaee Aa nab037 eaedll0702hke -- london markets closing rates 596 london, november 7 (xinhua) -- following are the major market closing rates in london today: 597 close nov. 6 currencies one sterling 1.7780 u.S. Dollars 1.7705 one u.S. Dollar 1.6340 german marks 1.6385 598 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG260.MSG Words: 113 L01239 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iueO26 hke-- mass rally marks 74th anniversary of october revolution 599 in soviet union 600 moscow, november 7 (xinhua) -- thousands of moscovites held a rally around the monument to lenin in the october revolution square here today to mark the 74th anniversary of the 1917 october revolution. 601 Pile: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG261.MSG Words: 324 L01239 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iueO26 hke-- mass rally marks 74th anniversary of october revolution 602 in soviet union 603 moscow, november 7 (xinhua) -- thousands of moscovites held a rally around the monument to lenin in the october revolution square here today to mark the 74th anniversary of the 1917 october revolution. 604 Files D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG277.MSG Words: 323 L01240 ql eeeee hkaee Aa ineO17 hke-- france disagrees with expansion of nato's role 605 rome, november 7 (xinhua) -- france still insisted that nato should not expand its role in europe in future and must abide by its treaty concluded in 1949 when it was founded, a spokesman of french delegation to nato summit in rome said today. 606 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG262.MSG Words: 277 L01241 ql eeeee hkaee Aa iueO28 607 yeltsin appoints three vice premiers 608 moscow, november 7 (xinhua) -- russian president boris yeltsin today named three key members of his government, the tass agency reported. 609 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG263.14SG Words: 104 L01242 ql eeeee hkaee Aa nab039 eaed110703hke -- ec's coal production continues to fall 610 brussels, november 7 (xinhua) -- coal production in the european community amounted to 98.8 million tonnes in the first half of 1991, a decrease of 1.6 million tonnes or 1.6 per cent compared with the same period of last year. 611 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG264.MSG Words: 212 L01242 qi eeeee hkaee Aa nab039 eaed110703hke -- ec's coal production continues to fall 612 brussels, november 7 (xinhua) -- coal production in the european community amounted to 98.8 million tonnes in the first half of 1991, a decrease of 1.6 million tonnes or 1.6 per cent compared with the same period of last year. 613 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG282.MSG Words: 212 L01243 ql eeeee hkaee Aa hab372 afgll07l4hke -- pac calls for united front against apartheid 614 dar es salaam, november 7 (xinhua) -- the pan africanist congress (pac) of azania has called for a principled and united response from the oppressed C00175517 Page: 128 of 135 people to overthrow the apartheid regime in south africa. 615 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG265.MSG Words: 242 616 OW0711204691TAKE24 617 L01244 ql eeeee hkaee Aa hab373 afg110715hke -- kenyan president to visit uganda 618 kampala, november 7 (xinhua) -- kenyan president daniel arap moi will pay a one-day official visit to uganda on saturday at the invitation of president yoweri museveni, the office of the president announced this evening. 619 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG266.MSG Words: 103 L01245 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pabl03 mee110716hke -- king hussein urges deeper coordination between 620 Jordanian, palestinian delegates 621 amman, november 7 (xinhua) -- king hussein today stressed the importance of deeper coordination between the two teams of the Jordanian-palestinian joint delegation to the madrid conference. 622 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG267.MSG Words: 216 L01246 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pab107 mee110717hke -- israeli planes bomb guerrilla base in lebanon 623 beirut, nobember 7 (xinhua) -- israeli war planes bombed a palestinian guerrilla base in south lebanon today while israeli and allied militia gunners shelled Shiite moslem villages for the third day. 624 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG268.MSG Words: 210 L01247 ql eeeee hkaee Aa hab376 afg110716hke -- kenya airways to fly to johnnesburg next month 625 nairobi, november 7 (xinhua) -- the executive manager of kenya airways (ka), philip ndegwa, announced today that ka will start its flight to Johannesburg of south africa on december 4. 626 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG278.MSG Words: 169 L01248 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pab108 mee110718hke -- cyprus president pledges to find just solution 627 to cyprus issue 628 nicosia, november 7 (xinhua) -- president george vassiliou pledged today to intensify its efforts to find a just solution to the 17-year-old cyprus issue on the basis of u.N. Resolutions. 629 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG279.MSG Words: 317 L01249 ql eeeee hkaee Aa hab378 afgll07l7hke -- eleven die of cholera in uganda 630 kampala, november 7 (xinhua) -- the ugandan health ministry announced here today that 43 cases of cholera with eleven deaths were reported last week in uganda's kasese district. 631 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG284.MSG Words: 99 L01250 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pab110 mee110719hke -- mubarak: peace talks "golden chance" for mideast 632 cairo, nobember 7 (xinhua) -- president hosni mubarak has attached great importance to the peace talks between Israelis and arabs, saying all will be losers if the golden chance is missed. 633 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG289.MSG Words: 492 L01251 ql eeeee hkaee Aa pab113 meel10720hke -- foreign flag not allowed to fly in morocco: king 634 rabat, november 7 (xinhua) -- king hassan ii of morocco has said his kingdom will never accept a foreign flag flying in the disputed western sahara, where a u.N.-sponsored referendum is to be held next year, the official map news agency reported. 635 File: D:PAXINHUAATHUPAMSG290.MSG Words: 315 (Endall) 007/2048z Nov 636 0W0711204791TAKE25