C00175521 Page: 46 of 148 CLAS UNCLASSIFIED CLAS UNCLASSIFIED AFSN OW1604200692C FROM FBIS OKINAWA JA SUBJ TAKEALL-- press service log: xinhua english 16 apr Full Text Superzone of Message 1 S43001 ql eeeee hkaee .aa HAB005 afg041513hke -- nigeria takes steps to reduce public spending 2 lagos, april 15 (xinhua) -- the nigerian government will ban the civil servants from using official cars and state-financed houses in an effort to reduce public spending, the local press reported today. 3 File: D:PAXINHUA BVEDPAMSG301.MSG Words: 121 S43002 ql eeeee hkaee aa HAB008 mee041520hke -- turkish, syrian officials start talks on 4 improving relations 5 damascus, april 15 (xinhua) -- turkish interior minister ismet sezgin today began talks with syrian officials aimed at defusing tension between the two countries over an alleged syrian role in fermenting kurdish unrest inside turkey. 6 File: D:PAXINHUA BWEDPAMSG302.MSG Words: 344 S43003 ql eeeee hkaee aa IUE001 hke-- yeltsin turns down government's resignation offer 7 moscow, april 15 (xinhua) -- russian president boris yeltsin said today he do not accept the government's resignation offer, itar-tass reported. 8 Pile: D:PAXINHUA BWEDPAHSG303.MSG Words: 101 S43004 ql eeeee hkaee aa HABO18 afg041514hke -- mozambique's rebels insist on discussing 9 constitution with government 10 maputo, april 15 (xinhua) -- the mozambique national resistance (renamo) rebels have reaffirmed their stand on discussing the country's constitution with the government at the peace negotiations now under way in rome. 11 File: D:PAXINHUA BWEDPAMSG304.MSG Words: 297 S43005 ql eeeee hkaee aa NAB003 eaed041511hke -- imf to aid former soviet republics 12 washington, april 15 (xinhua) -- the international monetary fund plans to grant russia and 14 other former soviet union republics 25 to 30 billion U.S. dollars in assistance over four years, imf managing director michael camdessus said today. 13 File: D:PAXINHUA BWEDPAMSG305.MSG Words: 358 S43006 ql eeeee hkaee aa IWE001 hke-- experts agree to speed up phase-out of cfcs 14 geneva, april 15 (xinhua) -- about 150 experts from 56 countries agreed here today on the necessity of accelerating the phase-out of cfcs (chlorofluorocarbons) and halons from this year to 1996. 15 File: D:PAXINHUA BWEDPAMSG306.MSG Words: 363 S43007 ql eeeee hkaee aa NABOO5 eaed041512hke -- u.s. to impose sanctions against libya tonight 16 Washington, april 15 (xinhua) -- u.s. president george bush is to issue an executive order later today to formally impose u.s. sanctions against libya, according to white house officials. 17 File: D:PAXINHUA BWEDPAMSG307.MSG Words: 186 S43008 ql eeeee hkaee aa NAB006 eaed041513hke -- britain to send medical team to yugoslavia 18 london, april 15 (xinhua) -- britain would send 260 army medical personnel to yugoslavia as part of the united nations peace-keeping force, new defense secretary malcolm rifkind announced today. 19 File: D:PAXINHUA BWEDPAMSG308.MSG Words: 145 S43009 ql eeeee hkaee aa Approved for Release C00175521 Page: 47 of 148 HAB026 mee041519hke -- tripoli quiet on first day of sanctions 20 (by li zhurun) 21 tripoli, april 15 (xinhua) -- the libyan capital was quiet on the first day of the u.n. sanctions that include arms embargo, suspension of air links and reduction of ciplomatic representation in u.n. member states. 22 File: D:PAXINHUA BWEDPAMSG309.MSG Words: 634 S43010 ql eeeee hkaee aa HAB031 mee041521hke -- iranian foreign minister to visit kuwait 23 kuwait city, april 15 (xinhua) -- iranian foreign minister ali akbar velayati is scheduled to arrive here on april 18 on a three-day official visit to promote bilateral relations, the kuwaiti news agency reported today. 24 File: D:PAXINHUA BWEDPAMSG310.MSG Words: 322 S43011 ql eeeee hkaee aa HAB033 mee041522hke -- mideast states honor sanctions, but open 25 alternative services 26 cairo, april 15 (xinhua) -- a number of middle east countries are rushing to establish new ferry service and flights to points near the libyan border as alternative traffic links as u.n. sanctions against libya vent into effect today. 27 Files D:PAXINHUA BWEDPAMSG311.MSG Words: 321 28 OW1604200692TAKEI 29 S43012 qi eeeee hkaee aa IWE002 hke-- experts agree on earlier ban on ozone eaters 30 (repeat with corrections) 31 geneva, april 15 (xinhua) -- about 150 experts from 56 countries agreed here today on the need for an earlier phase-out of chemicals which can destroy earth's protective ozone layer. 32 File: D:PAXINHUA BWEDPAMSG312.MSG Words: 408 S43013 ql eeeee hkaee aa INE002 hke-- colombian economy to suffer from energy crisis 33 santa fe de bogota, april 15 (xinhua) -- the colombian economy, especially industry and trade, is expected to suffer from the serious energy crisis throughout 1992, according to a press report here today. 34 File: D:PAXINHUA BWEDPAMSG313.MSG Words: 218 S43014 ql eeeee hkaee aa VSE001 hke -- exchange quotations 35 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- the state administration of exchange control this morning published the renminbi exchange rates against convertible foreign currencies. there is no change in the rates. 36 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG001.MSG Words: 162 S43015 ql eeeee aa INE006 37 activity of peruvian terrorists in argentine denied 38 buenos aires, april 15 (xinhua) -- "no activity of the peruvian terrorist organization shining path has been detected in argentina," said argentine domestic security vice-minister cesar giorgia here today. 39 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG002.MSG Words: 237 S43016 ql eeeee aa INE009 40 foreign investments in venezuela drop sharply 41 caracas, april 15 (xinhua) -- political instability in venezuela has led to a sharp drop in foreign investments. 42 according to figures released by the foreign investment superintendence agency here today, there was a new foreign investment of only 9.5 million u.s. dollars in march, a decrease of 87 percent from february. 43 File: D:PAXINHUABTHUPAMSG003.MSG Words: 113 S43017 ql eeeee aa INE010 44 venezuela suspends diplomatic relations with peru 45 caracas, april 15 (xinhua) -- the venezuelan government decided today to suspend diplomatic relations with peru. 46 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG004.MSG Words: 84 S43018 ql eeeee aa IWE005 C00175521 Page: 48 of 148 47 norway proposes emergency csce meeting on bosnian crisis 48 stockholm, april 15 (xinhua) -- norway has appealed to call an emergency meeting of the conference on security and cooperation in europe (csce) to discuss the growing tension in bosnia-herzegovina. 49 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG005.MSG Words: 131 S43019 ql eeeee aa INE011 50 teenage pregnancies increase in mexico 51 mexico city, april 15 (xinhua) -- the pregnancy rate among girls in the age group of 15 to 19 has reached 30 percent in mexico, according to a press report here today. 52 File: D:PAXINHUA BTBUPAMSG006.MSG Words: 325 S43020 ql eeeee hkaee aa SPE001 hke -- mike tyson assigned prison 53 washington, april 15 (xinhua) -- former heavyweight boxing world champion mike tyson will stay behind bars for six years at the indiana youth center, the indiana department of correction said on wednesday. 54 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG007.MSG Words: 209 S43021 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSE008 hke-- agricultural project funded by world bank praised 55 nanchang, april 16 (xinhua) -- the jihu agricultural comprehensive development project in east china's Jiangxi province, which is funded by the world bank, has been listed as a first-class project by world bank officials. 56 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG008.MSG Words: 307 S43022 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSE022 hke-- penglai develops tourism 57 jinan, april 16 (xinhua) -- the beautiful beaches, delicious seafood, clean environment and good services of penglai, a small coastal city located in the northeast of the shandong peninsula, has attracted increasing numbers of both foreign and domestic tourists. 58 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG009.MSG Words: 208 59 0W1604200792TAKE2 60 S43023 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSE009 hke-- china's first power station simulator created 61 shijiazhuang, april 16 (xinhua) -- a power research unit in shijiazhuang, capital of north china's hebei province, has recently worked out the country's first thermal power station simulating system. 62 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSGOlO.MSG Words: 128 S43024 ql eeeee hkaee aa IWE004 hke --finland pushes for ex-soviet troops out from baltic states 63 helsinki, april 15 (xinhua) -- the president of finland, manno koivisto, on a one-day working visit to lithuania today, called for the withdrawal of the former soviet army from the three baltic states. 64 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSGO11.MSG Words: 169 S43025 qi eeeee aa INE012 65 france expels six libyan diplomats 66 paris, april 15 (xinhua) -- france expelled six libyan diplomats after the united nations security council's sanctions against libya took effect. 67 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSGO12.MSG Words: 169 S43026 ql eeeee hkaee aa IUE002 hke -- czechoslovakia implements sanctions against libya 68 prague, april 15 (xinhua) -- czechoslovakia announced today it is joining some countries in implementing the u.n. security council resolution on sanctions against libya. 69 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSGO13.MSG Words: 129 S43027 ql eeeee hkaee aa IWE006 hke --germany asks libyan diplomats to go home 70 bonn, april 15 (xinhua) -- the german foreign ministry today ordered two libyan diplomats in bonn to leave for home in a move to apply the u.n. sanctions against libya for its refusal to hand over two suspects in the lockerbie bombing. 000175521 Page: 49 of 148 71 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSGO14.MSG Words: 162 S43028 ql eeeee hkaee aa SPE002 hke -- sweden takes men's team title at european table tennis 72 bonn, april 15 (xinhua) -- sweden won the men's team title at the 18th european table tennis championships in sttugart, germany, by beating england 4-1 in the event's final on Wednesday. 73 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSGO15.MSG Words: 174 S43029 ql eeeee hkaee aa IWE012 hke --35th session of commission on narcotics closes 74 vienna, april 15 (xinhua) -- the 35th session of the u.n. commission on narcotic drugs closed here today. 75 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSGO16.MSG Words: 137 S43030 ql eeeee hkaee .aa SPE003 hke -- wednesday's results at european table tennis 76 bonn, april 15 (xinhua) -- following are the results at the 18th european table tennis championships on Wednesday in sttugart of germany: 77 men's final: 78 sweden beat england 4-1 79 jorgen persson, sweden, bt chen xinhua, england, 21-8, 21-19 80 carl prean, england, bt mikael appelgren, sweden, 21-19, 21-16 81 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSGO17.MSG Words: 172 S43031 ql eeeee hkaee aa IWE013 hke --italy urges ukraine to continue disarmament 82 rome, april 15 (xinhua) -- italian prime minister giulio andreotti today told his ukrainian counterpart, vitold fokin, that italy wants ukraine to continue following the road of arms control. 83 File: D:PAXINBUA BTBUPAMSGO18.MSG Words: 210 S43032 ql eeeee hkaee aa IWE009 hke --hurd to visit turkey, likely greece 84 london, april 15 (xinhua) -- british foreign secretary douglas hurd will visit turkey and probably greece next week to discuss regional affairs and their relations with europe, the foreign office said today. 85 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSGO19.MSG Words: 174 S43033 ql eeeee hkaee aa SPE004 hke -- cis leads at world gymnastic championships 86 paris, april 15 (xinhua) -- the commonwealth of independent states began the world individual gymnastic championships with a flying start with grigori misutin and vitaly scherbo dominating the men's events and svetlana boginskaya leading in the women's events. 87 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG020.MSG Words: 264 88 0W1604200992TAKE3 89 S43034 ql eeeee .aa IAE002 hke -- major news items in leading philippine english newspapers 90 manila, april 16 (xinhua) -- following are major news items in leading philippine english newspapers: 91 manila bulletin: 92 -- the national power corp. and the manila electric co. approved yesterday a three-point contingency program designed to insure uninterrupted power supply on election day and during 93 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG021.MSG Words: 229 S43035 ql eeeee hkaee aa IWE008 hke --consumer price rises in western germany 94 bone, april 15 (xinhua) -- consumer prices in western part of germany in march were 4.8 percent higher than those of the same month last year, reaching the highest level recorded in the past decade. 95 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG022.MSG Words: 157 S43036 ql eeeee aa INE015 hke -- imf sets membership terms for former soviet republics 96 washington, april 15 (xinhua) -- the executive board of the international monetary fund has submitted membership resolutions to the board of governors, proposing that 14 of the former soviet republics be admitted to C00175521 Page: 50 of 148 imf membership. 97 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG023.MSG Words: 365 S43037 ql eeeee hkaee aa IWE011 hke --Ireland wins right to alter ec protocol 98 london, april 15 (xinhua) -- Ireland said today that it had won agreement from its european community partners to its request to alter a special protocol of the maastricht treaty which recognizes the irish constitutional ban on abortion. 99 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG024.MSG Words: 210 S43038 qu eeeee hkaee aa HABO86 hke04l6Ol-- 11 people killed in plane crash 100 canberra, april 16 (xinhua) -- eleven people were killed and four others critically injured Wednesday when a commuter plane crashed into mountains in papua new guinea's highlands, according to the australian associated press (aap). 101 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAIKSGO25.MSG Words: 213 S43039 qu eeeee hkaee aa HABO87 hke041602-- peace negotiator killed by bougainville rebels 102 canberra, april 16 (xinhua) -- a key peace negotiator for southern bougainville in papua new guinea is reported to have been killed, along with seven others, by secessionist rebels on the strife-torn island. 103 File: D:PAXINHUA BTEUPAMSG026.MSG Words: 383 S43040 ql eeeee hkaee aa IAE001 hke -- libya expels european, Japanese diplomats 104 cairo, april 16 (xinhua) -- libya summoned the chief diplomats of six european countries and japan Wednesday informing them of its decision to expel some members of their embassy in retaliation. 105 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG027.MSG Words: 237 S43041 ql eeeee hkaee aa IUE004 hke --czechoslovakia revises constitution on presidential election 106 prague, april 15 (xinhua) -- the czechoslovak parliament today amended the country's constitution on presidential elections. 107 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSGO28.MSG Words: 187 S43042 ql eeeee hkaee aa IUE005 hke --libya refuses to give exit visas to 250 bulgarians 108 sofia, april 15 (xinhua) -- about 250 bulgarians, who wanted to leave libya before u.n. sanctions against tripoli came into effect wednesday, were stranded in the country after they were refused exit visas. 109 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG029.MSG Words: 121 S43043 ql eeeee hkaee aa SPE007 hke -- Wednesday's results at world gymnastics championships 110 paris, april 15 (xinhua) -- Wednesday's leading provisional qualifiers for the semi-finals of the world gymnastics championships here: 111 women 112 vault: 113 svetlana boginskaya, cis, 9.90 points 114 henrietta onodi, hungary, 9.90 115 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG030.MSG Words: 268 S43044 ql eeeee hkaee aa IWE018 116 second "five-plus-one" bloc ministerial meeting closes 117 lisbon, april 15 (xinhua) -- portugal and five portuguese- speaking african countries agreed here today on establishing a standing body to promote the cooperation among them. 118 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG031.MSG Words: 137 119 0W1604201092TAKE4 120 S43045 ql eeeee aa INE018 121 latin american to speed up economic growth in 90s, says world 122 bank 123 Washington, april 15 (xinhua) -- latin america's economies are expected to grow at an annual rate of 4.2 percent during the 90s, significantly higher C00175521 Page; 51 of 148 than the 1.6 percent annual rate in the 80s, the world bank said today. 124 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG032.MSG Words: 335 S43046 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSB001 hke-- china, japan produce credit card telephones 125 tianjin, april 16 (xinhua) -- the telephone equipment factory attached to the ministry of posts and telecommunications has produced debit/credit card telephones for the first time. 126 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG033.MSG Words: 129 S43047 ql eeeee aa SPE008 127 anders nielsen leads at european badminton championships 128 london, april 15 (xinhua) -- english anders nielson reached the quarter-finals without dropping a game in the men's singles at the european badminton championships Wednesday in glasgow of scotland. 129 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPANSG034.MSG Words: 187 S43048 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSE004 hke-- more free markets set up in china 130 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- by the end of 1991 china had a total of 74,675 free markets, a 7.8 percent increase over the figure for 1990, according to a recent national meeting on free market management held in hangzhou, capital of east china's zhejiang province. 131 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG035.MSG Words: 169 S43049 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSB003 hke -- zhuhai developing islands for tourism 132 zhuhai, april 16 (xinhua) -- zhuhai city in guangdong province will invest at least 10 million yuan in developing its offshore islands into tourist attractions this year. 133 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSGO36.MSG Words: 139 S43050 ql eeeee hkaee aa INE013 hke -- u.s. expels three libyan diplomats from u.n. mission 134 Washington, april 15 (xinhua) -- the u.s. administration began to impose u.n. sanctions against libya today by expelling three libyan diplomats from the u.n. mission. 135 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG037.MSG Words: 500 S43051 ql eeeee hkaee aa IUE006 hke --serbs in bosnia ordered to mobilize 136 belgrade, april 15 (xinhua) -- leaders of a self-proclaimed serbian republic in bosnia-herzegovina late Wednesday called for an all-out mobilization of all defense forces under their control, the belgrade-based tanjug news agency said. 137 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG038.MSG Words: 137 S43052 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSB005 hke-- japan company to invest in tianjin new technology 138 tianjin, april 16 (xinhua) -- Japan's mitsumi electric co. ltd is to invest 20 million u.s. dollars in an enterprise in tianjin's new technology development zone. 139 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG039.MSG Words: 115 S43053 ql eeeee hkaee aa IWE014 hke --estonian-russian talks end without agreement 140 helsinki, april 15 (xinhua) -- estonian and russian delegations failed to reach agreement here today on the withdrawal of former soviet troops from estonia in their first round of talks, according to reports from tallinn. 141 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG040.MSG Words: 143 S43054 ql eeeee hkaee aa IUE007 hke -- russia to carry out u.n. sanctions on libya 142 moscow, april 15 (xinhua) -- russia is implementing the u.n. sanctions against libya and said it could expel libyan diplomats in moscow, a russian foreign ministry spokesman said today. 143 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG041.MSG Words: 116 S43055 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSE009 hke-- china to expand coal exports 144 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- china plans to increase coal exports to countries in eastern europe and the middle east in a push to ensure its share of the world market, according to huang shaochen, vice-president of C00175521 Page: 52 of 148 the china national coal import and export corporation (cnciec). 145 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG042..MSG Words: 267 146 0W1604201592TAKE5 147 S43056 ql eeeee hkaee aa IAE004 148 major news items in leading pakistani english newspapers 149 islamabad, april 16 (xinhua) -- following are major news items in leading pakistani english newspapers today: 150 the pakistan times: 151 --u.n. secretary general's special envoy on afghanistan benon sevan said Wednesday that u.n. peace plan is fully on track and the recent happenings in afghanistan will have no effect on it. 152 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG043.MSG Words: 199 S43057 qi eeeee hkaee aa WSB002 hke-- rehabilitation program helps treat over 800,000 disabled 153 Beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- a five-year rehabilitation program for the disabled in china has helped treat more than 800,000 people, according to an official from the china disabled persons' federation. 154 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG044.MSG Words: 458 S43058 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSE003 hke-- china works out regulations to limit overfishing 155 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- the chinese government has made strenuous efforts over the past few years to regulate fishing with a series of laws, "china daily" reported today. 156 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG045.MSG Words: 371 S43059 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSE002 hke-- pudong zone to get property consultancy 157 shanghai 16 (xinhua) -- the shanghai uni-trust property trust and consultants ltd, the first of its kind, has been given approval for establishment in the pudong development zone of shanghai, the biggest city in east china. 158 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG046.MSG Words: 137 S43060 ql eeeee hkaee .aa IWE007 hke -- opec pledges to contribute to improving environment 159 vienna, april 15 (xinhua) -- secretary general subroto of the organization of petroleum exporting countries pledged here today that the opec will make its own contribution to the improvement of the environment. 160 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG047.MSG Words: 173 S43061 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSB004 hke-- beijing newspaper highlights 161 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- highlights of today's beijing-based newspapers: 162 the major national newspapers carried articles about the ongoing nationwide "hope project", designed to help children in poor areas get an education. 163 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSGO48.MSG Words: 481 S43062 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSE013 hke-- news briefs 164 hanghzhou, april 16 (xinhua) -- today's news in brief: 165 scientific achievements 166 the zhejiang engineering institute in east china's zhejiang province has made 506 scientific achievements over the past six years. of these, more than 340 have been applied to production. 167 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG049.MSG Words: 139 S43063 ql eeeee aa IWE019 168 estonian-russian talks end without agreement 169 helsinki, april 15 (xinhua) -- estonian and?russian delegations failed to reach agreement here today on the withdrawal of former soviet troops from estonia in their first round of talks, according to reports from tallinn. 170 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG050.MSG Words: 141 S43064 ql eeeee aa IUE008 171 hungary seeks closer economic ties with canada C00175521 Page: 53 of 148 172 budapest, april 15 (xinhua) -- hungary signed with canada today an agreement on avoidance of dual taxation to further improve the investment environment for canadian businessmen and develop economic relations with that country. 173 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG051.MSG Words: 180 S43065 ql eeeee hkaee aa IAE003 hke -- arab reactions to u.n. sanctions against libya 174 cairo, april 16 (xinhua) -- arab countries canceled all flights to libya or closed their air space to libyan planes on wednesday when u.n. air sanctions against libya took effect, but many arabs and muslims condemned the anti-libyan campaign. 175 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG052.MSG Words: 320 176 0W1604201692TAKE6 177 S43066 ql eeeee hkaee aa IUE003 hke --u.n. envoy appeals for calm in bosnia 178 belgrade, april 15 (xinhua) -- u.n. special envoy cyrus vance today appealed to all the warring parties in bosnia-herzegovina to end fighting and observe the latest truce so as to secure a permanent peace in the republic. 179 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG053.MSG Words: 551 S43067 ql eeeee hkaee aa IWE016 hke --ariane blasts off into space 180 paris, april 16 (xinhua) -- the ariane-441 rocket blasted into the space at 1:25 paris time today from the kourou space center in french guiana. 181 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG054.MSG Words: 133 S43068 qu eeeee hkaee aa 0AB119 hke041604-- singapore airlines to start first flight to new york 182 singapore, april 16 (xinhua) -- singapore airlines (sia) will start its first flight to new york on July 2, announced by sia managing director last night. 183 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG055.MSG Words: 165 S43069 ql eeeee hkaee aa IAE005 hke -- major news items in leading Japanese newspapers 184 tokyo, april 16 (xinhua) -- following are major news items in leading Japanese newspapers today: 185 asahi, yomiuri, mainichi 186 -- eminent persons' meeting on environment opened in tokyo on wednesday. 187 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG056.MSG Words: 111 S43070 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSE006 hke-- news briefs 188 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- today's news in brief: 189 paging systems 190 public paging systems have been set up in 254 chinese cities since the first such service appeared in shanghai in 1984, and the country is expected to see a yearly growth of 150,000-250,000 pagers in the coming five-year period along with the increasing 191 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG057.MSG Words: 208 S43071 ql eeeee hkaee aa SPE011 hke -- manchester makes official olympic bid 192 london, april 15 (xinhua) -- manchester has officially bid for hosting the olympic games in the year 2000. 193 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG058.MSG Words: 97 S43072 qi eeeee hkaee aa IWE010 hke --france's economic growth to be under 2 percent in 1992 194 paris, april 15 (xinhua) -- france's economic growth rate in the first half of this year will be less than 1 percent and, if the world economy fails to pick up markedly, its growth rate for the whole year will be under 2 percent, an official report says. 195 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG059.MSG Words; 309 S43073 ql eeeee hkaee .aa INE020 hke -- chrysler chief: u.s. needs strategy to compete with japan C00175521 Page: 54 of 148 196 new york, april 15 (xinhua) -- u.s. automakers need "realistic and supportive policies" to compete with japan, chrysler chairman lee iacocca said here today. 197 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG060.MSG Words: 279 S43074 ql eeeee hkaee aa IUE009 hke -- inflation rate down in hungary 198 budapest, april 15 (xinhua) -- hungary's inflation rate fell sharply in the first quarter of this year to 7.9 percent from the 16.9 percent in the same period of last year. 199 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG061.MSG Words: 146 S43075 ql eeeee hkaee aa INE021 hke -- republican party leader urges buchanan to quit race 200 Washington, april 15 (xinhua) -- republican national chairman rich bond today urged patrick buchanan to quit the presidential race as the conservative commentator renewed his campaign in california. 201 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSGO62.MSG Words: 342 S43076 ql eeeee hkaee aa IAE006 hke -- major news items in leading indian newspapers 202 new delhi, april 16 (xinhua) -- following are major news items in leading indian english newspapers today: 203 the hindustan times 204 -- prime minister p v narasimha rao Wednesday made an impassioned plea to all political parties to take communal and caste issues out of the nation's agenda and refrain from 205 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG063.MSG Words: 155 206 0W1604201792TAKE7 207 S43077 ql eeeee hkaee aa VSDO12 hke-- singapore and philippines call for greater regional 208 cooperation 209 Beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- singapore and philippines called for the promotion of a greater regional cooperation here today in their statements at the ongoing 48th session of the united nations economic and social commission for asia and the pacific (escap). 210 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG064.MSG Words: 420 S43078 qi eeeee aa WSDO07 211 chinese veteran leader meets delegation of hk company 212 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- bo yibo, vice-chairman of the central advisory commission of the chinese communist party and honorary president of the china council for the promotion of international trade (ccpit), met with a delegation from the Jardine fleeting holdings ltd. of hong kong here this morning. 213 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG065.MSG Words: 126 S43079 ql eeeee hkaee aa IUE010 hke -- valesa hopes for new polish-russian relations 214 Warsaw, april 15 (xinhua) -- polish president lech walesa proposed today that poland and russia iron out their differences in the past and build a brand-new relationship by leaving their discord to history. 215 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG066.MSG Words: 184 S43080 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB148 hke041605-- australia opens plant to atomize toxic waste 216 canberra, april 16 (xinhua) -- australia has opened its first plant designed specifically to atomise toxic wastes, which is deemed as the world's first commercial hazardous toxic waste eliminator. 217 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG067.MSG Words: 207 S43081 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB149 hke04l606-- malaysia's palm oil output rises 218 kuala lumpur, april 16 (xinhua) -- malaysia's crude palm oil output rose by 15.29 percent to 441,390 tons by the end of march, 58,530 tons more than in febuary, according to the palm oil registration and licensing authority (porla). C00175521 Page: 55 of 148 219 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG068.MSG Words: 170 S43082 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB150 hke04l607-- foreign aid makes up 65.1 pct of nepal's expenditure 220 kathmandu, april 16 (xinhua) -- foreign assistance will be 65.1 percent of nepal's total development expediture during its eighth plan period from July 16, 1992 to July 15, 1997. 221 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAKSG069.MSG Words: 150 S43083 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB155 hke041608-- malaysian bank opened in colombo 222 colombo, april 16 (xinhua) -- the first bank of a member country of the association of south-east asian nations (asean), malaysia, has been opened in colombo, local press reported today. 223 File: D:PAXINHUA BTBUPAMSG070.MSG Words: 198 S43084 ql eeeee .aa SPB009 224 italian wins belgian cycling race 225 brussels, april 15 (xinhua) -- italy's giorgio furlan broke from the pack with three kilometers and held on to win the 204-kilometer fleche vallone cycling classic on wednesday in buy of belgium. 226 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG071.MSG Words: 165 S43085 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSE011 hke-- gingdao city uses more foreign funds 227 qingdao, april 16 (xinhua) -- qingdao, a coastal city in east china's shandong province, scored big achievements in attracting and using foreign funds during the first quarter of this year. 228 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG072.MSG Words: 161 S43086 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB158 hke041608-- emergency fund sought for thai workers in libya 229 bangkok, april 16 (xinhua) -- the manpower development departmant (mdd) has sought an urgent allocation of 3.8 million u.s. dollars to help thai workers in libya in case the situation becomes worse there. 230 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG073.MSG Words: 291 S43087 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB159 hke041610-- india's exchange reserves cross 5.5 billion dollars 231 new delhi, april 16 (xinhua) -- india's foreign exchange reserves crossed 5.5 billion u.s. dollars at the end of the first week of april 1992, according to a local press report today. 232 Pile: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG074.MSG Words: 215 233 0W1604201892TAKE8 234 S43088 ql eeeee hkaee aa SPE012 hke -- china wins swiss women's volleyball tourney opener 235 geneva, april 15 (xinhua) -- china beat hosts switzerland in straigh sets to win the opening game of an international women's volleyball tournament wednesday in montreux, switzerland. 236 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG075.MSG Words: 134 S43089 ql eeeee hkaee aa SPE013 hke -- china wins swiss women's volleyball tourney opener 237 montreux, switzerland, april 15 (xinhua) -- china beat hosts switzerland in straigh sets to win the opening game of an international women's volleyball tournament here on Wednesday. 238 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG076.MSG Words: 134 S43090 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB166 hke041613-- nepalese-foreign joint ventures granted permission 239 kathmandu, april 16 (xinhua) -- the nepalese government has granted permission to establish various industries, including those with foreign collaboration, the local english daily +the rising nepal+ reported today. 240 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG077.MSG Words: 163 S43091 ql eeeee hkaee aa IAE007 hke -- xinhua international news summary at 07:00 gmt 241 cairo -- libya summoned the chief diplomats of six european countries and Japan Wednesday informing them of its decision to expel some members of their embassy in retaliation. 242 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSGO78.MSG Words: 197 S43092 ql eeeee hkaee .aa -000175521 Page: 56 of 148 WSW001 hke-- chinese ufo organization to hold conference 243 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- the china ufo research organization (curo) will hold a national conference next month in beijing. 244 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG079.MSG Words: 200 S43093 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSE014 hke-- Jiangsu adopts measures to help poor areas 245 nanjing, april 16 (xinhua) -- east china's Jiangsu province is adopting positive measures to help poor areas in the northern part of the province to cast off poverty. 246 File: D:PAXINHUA BTBUPAMSG080.MSG Words: 219 S43094 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSE012 hke-- qinghai fighting severe drought 247 xining, april 16 (xinhua) -- local governments in western china's qinghai province are putting forth great effort to battle the worsening 10-month drought which has had a severe impact on daily life and industrial and agricultural production. 248 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG081.MSG Words: 329 S43095 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSB006 hke -- china abounds in mineral water resources 249 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- chinese nutrition and public health experts recently called for the state government to tap the country's abundant mineral water resources, according to today's "guangming daily." 250 the beiji-ng-based national paper said that over 500 sources of eight categories of mineral water have been discovered, including carbonic acid, silicic acid, strontium, zinc, lithium, bromine, 251 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSGO82.MSG Words: 156 S43096 ql eeeee hkaee aa HAB176 afg041601hke -- senior u.s. official meets angolan leaders 252 luanda, april 16 (xinhua) -- u.s. assistant secretary of state for african affairs herman cohen has held talks with angolan government and opposition leaders to assess the country's peace and elections process. 253 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG083.MSG Words: 182 S43097 qi eeeee hkaee aa HAB178 afg041602hke -- zambia's forests in danger 254 lusaka, april 16 (xinhua) -- zambia will lose all its wood- lands in 20 years if deforestation continues at the current annual rate of about 300,000 hectres, the +times of zambia+ reported today. 255 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSGO84.MSG Words: 138 S43098 qi eeeee hkaee aa HAB179 afg041603hke -- zambia removes picture-taking ban 256 lusaka, april 16 (xinhua) -- the zambian government has lifted a ban on photograph-taking of all public places and tourist attractions except military installations. 257 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSGO85.MSG Words: 132 258 0W1604202392TA1CE9 259 S43099 ql eeeee hkaee aa PABOO1 mee041601 -- gulf economic news in brief 260 abu dhabi, april 16 (xinhua) -- following are today's gulf economic news in brief: 261 -- mamma: bahrain is to issue currency notes and coins in new shapes and dimensions by the end of this year, a banrain monetary agency (bma) spokesman said on Wednesday. 262 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSGO86.MSG Words: 229 S43100 ql eeeee hkaee .aa WSW004 hke -- new -zealand deputy prime minister to visit china 263 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- deputy prime minister and minister of external relations and trade of new zealand-don mckinnon will visit china from april 24 to 29, at the invitation of chinese state councillor and foreign minister qian qichen. 264 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG087.MSG Words: 85 S43101 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB188 hke041612-- thailand queries ec decision on tape copying C00175521 Page: 57 of 148 265 bangkok, april 16 (xinhua) -- a senior official of the thai commerce ministry has queried the european community's (ec) calculation of damage caused by copied sound recordings in thailand. 266 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG088.MSG Words: 257 S43102 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB192 hke041621-- over 60,000 families given drought relief in sri lanka 267 colombo, arpil 16 (xinhua) -- over 60,000 out of the 150,000 families affected by drought in sri lanka have been given relief by government, the local newspaper +island+ reported today. 268 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSGO89.MSG Words: 182 S43103 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB194 hke041623-- thai, u.s. forces to stage joint military exercise 269 bangkok, april 16 (xinhua) -- an annual exercise of a joint thai-u.s. combined armed forces will take place in thailand beginning on april 26, thai armed forces chief of staff pisit saligupta said here today. 270 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG090.MSG Words: 166 S43104 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSE019 hke-- anhui university probes new administrative methods 271 hefei, april 16 (xinhua) -- anhui university in hefei, the capital of east china's anhui province, has formed a board of trustees to enhance school administration and reduce requirements for state funding. 272 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG091.MSG Words: 219 S43105 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSW005 hke -- foreign minister of yemen to visit china 273 Beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- abdul kareem al-iyani, minister of foreign affairs of the republic of yemen, will visit china from april 20 to 22 at the invitation of chinese state councillor and foreign minister qian qichen, announced a chinese foreign ministry spokesman at a weekly press conference here today. enditem 16/04/92 08:25 GMT 274 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG092.MSG Words: 79 S43106 ql eeeee aa SPE015 275 european badminton championship results (1) 276 london, april 15 (xinhua) -- following are the results at the european badminton championships on wednesday in glasgow of scotland: 277 men's singles, first round: 278 1-poul-erik hoyer-larsen, denmark, bt hannes. fuchs, austria, 15-9, 15-5 279 patrik andreasson, sweden, bt bruce flockhart, england, 15-5, 280 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG093.MSG Words: 197 S43107 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSW006 hke -- gulf cooperation council secretary-general. to visit china 281 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- secretary-general of the cooperation council for the arab states of the gulf abdulla yaccoub bishara will visit china from april 24 to 29, at the invitation of the chinese ministry of foreign affairs, a chinese foreign ministry spokesman announced at a weekly press conference here today. enditem 282 File: D:PAXINHUA BTRUPAMSG094.MSG Words: 80 S43108 ql eeeee aa SPE006 283 european badminton championship results (2) 284 women's singles (first round): 285 1-lim xiao Bing, sweden, bt nina sundberg, finland, 11-1, 11-0 286 nicole baldewein, germany, bt peggy mampsaey, belgium, 11-2, 11-0 287 5/8-helen troke, england, bt wioletta wilk, poland, 11-2, 11-4 288 erica van den heuvel, netherlands, bt natalia ivanova, cis, 8-11, 11-8, 11-3 289 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG095.MSG Words: 322 290 OW1604202492TAKE16 291 S43109 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSBOO8 hke -- hainan maintains good social order 292 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- southern china's hainan province is maintaining good political and social stability, the "people's daily" reported today. C00175521 Page: 58 of 148 293 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG096.MSG Words: 233 S43110 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSBO12 hke -- export-oriented economy develops in beijing suburbs 294 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- an export-oriented economy continues to develop in the suburbs of beijing, the chinese capital. 295 File: D:PAXINHUA BTBUPAMSG097.HSG Words: 105 S43111 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSDO16 hke-- china's foreign trade volume registers growth 296 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- china exported goods valued at 14.97 billion u.s. dollars during the first quarter of 1992, up 12.7 percent over last year's same period. 297 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG098.MSG Words: 126 S43112 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSV003 hke -- hungarian foreign minister to visit china 298 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- minister of foreign affairs of the repubic of hungary gizo yesenski will visit china in late april, 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 16/04/92 08:49 GHT 299 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG099.HSG Words: 75 S43113 ql eeeee aa IUE012 300 major headlines in leading russian newspapers 301 moscow, april 16 (xinhua) -- the following are the news headlines in today's leading russian newspapers: 302 sovietskaya rossiya: 303 -- "russia is neither broken nor in a mess" 304 tatiyana koryagina said she was against authorizing the russian president special power and against approving his economic 305 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG100.MSG Words: 241 S43114 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSE015 hke-- gansu boosts power industry with pooled funds 306 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- over the past few years northwest china's gansu province has markedly boosted its electric power industry by utilising multiple investment fund channels, today's "economic daily" reported. 307 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG101.MSG Words: 143 S43115 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSBO14 hke -- bei3ing decentralizes power to approve foreign-funded firms 308 beijing, april 16 (xinhua)-- the beijing municipal government has decided to give more power to counties, districts, government bureaus and corporations to approve the establishment of foreign-funded enterprises. 309 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG102.MSG Words: 167 S43116 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSH002 hke -- hungarian foreign minister to visit china 310 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- minister of foreign affairs of the repubic of hungary gizo yesenski will visit china in late april, 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 16/04/92 08:53 GMT 311 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG103.MSG Words: 75 S43117 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB206 hke041614-- india buys more oil in spot market 312 new delhi, april 16 (xinhua) -- india has bought more crude oil in spot market than in term contracts in current financil year, reversing earlier trends, local press reported today. 313 File; D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG104.MSG Words: 228 S43118 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB207 hke041618-- India plans to import gold 314 new delhi, april 16 (xinhua) -- india is considering the possibilities of importing gold through official channels, local press reported today. 315 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG105.MSG Words: 86 316 0W1604202692TA1(E11 C00175521 Page: 59 of 148 317 S43119 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB208 hke04l616-- indo-u.s. pact on digital services 318 new delhi, april 16 (xinhua) -- an american company will provide first international digital private line service between the u.s. and india, local press reported today. 319 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG106.MSG Words: 213 S43120 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB209 hke041626-- bangladesh tea exports decline drastically 320 dhaka, april 16 (xinhua) -- bangladesh's export of tea declined drastically over the past nine-month period of the current fiscal year (July 1991-June 1992), posing a bleak future for the country's second cash crop after jute. 321 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG107.MSG Words: 280 S43121 qu eeeee hkaee aa BAB211 hke04l624-- power crisis perils 10 bin u.s. dollar export target 322 manila, april 16 (xinhua) -- the spate of brownouts in mindanao and luzon would take its toll on the country's 10 billion u.s. dollar export target for this year, the department of trade and industry warned wednesday. 323 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG108.MSG Words: 132 S43122 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSD023 hke-- production recovering in state-owned enterprises 324 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- china's state-owned enterprises registered steady increases in output value and profits in the first quarter of this year after a three-year period of stagnation, according to a spokesman from the state statistics bureau. 325 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG109.MSG Words: 205 S43123 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSBO13 hke-- gongbei customs cracks down smuggling 326 zhuhai, april 16 (xinhua)-- the gongbei customs in this south china special economic zone uncovered some 490 smuggling cases in the first three months of this year. 327 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG110.MSG Words: 101 S43124 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSW007 hke -- china to send military observers to cambodia 328 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- at the request of the secretary-general of the united nations, the chinese government will send to cambodia soon 47 military observers and a military engineering contingent of 400 people, who will join in the work of the u.n. transitional authorities in cambodia. 329 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG111.MSG Words: 90 S43125 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSV008 hke-- spokesman on chemical weapons left over by japan 330 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- china hopes that a satisfactory solution will be found to the problem of the chemical weapons left over by japan in its war of aggression against china, a chinese foreign ministry spokesman said here today. 331 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG112.MSG Words: 106 S43126 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSE018 hke-- china grants preferential policies to electronics industry 332 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- the chinese central government recently decided to institute a series of preferential policies during 1992 which are favorable to the country's electronics industry. 333 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG113.MSG Words: 259 S43127 ql eeeee aa SPE017 334 barcelona, sampdoria qualify for european cup final 335 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- barcelona and sampdoria survived the newly-introduced mini-league trial to qualify for the european soccer cup final in london on may 20. 336 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG114.MSG Words: 277 S43128 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB225 hke04l6l9-- fire guts 976 houses in central nepal 337 kathmandu, april 16 (xinhua) -- fire gutted some 750 houses belonging to 000175521 Page: 60 of 148 481 families tuesday and the day before in three villages of parsa district, central nepal, news reaching here reported today. 338 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG115.MSG Words: 173 339 0W1604202792TAKE12 340 S43129 ql eeeee aa SPE016 341 wednesday's results of european cup soccer competitions 342 paris, april 15 (xinhua) -- following are the results and standings at the european club soccer competitions on wednesday: 343 european champions cup: 344 semi-final series: 345 group a: 346 sampdoria, Italy, ties, panathinaikos, greece, 1-1 347 anderlecht, belgium, bt red star belgrade, yugoslavia 3-2 348 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG116.MSG Words: 227 S43130 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB228 hke04l627-- mrs aquino called to court again 349 manila, april 16 (xinhua) -- philippine president corazon aquino might be compelled by the court of appeal to be present in the court for the case that she sued a newspaper columnist for libel five years ago. 350 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG117.MSG Words: 242 S43131 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB229 hke041629-- philippines to issue passport to marcos' son 351 manila, april 16 (xinhua) -- the philippine government has approved the passport application of the late president ferdinand marcos's only son, ferdinand jr., president corazon aquino's chief aid said today. 352 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG118.MSG Words: 219 S43132 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSD025 hke-- china pledges to implement relevent provisions 353 of un security council resolution 748 354 beijing april 16 (xinhua) -- china pledges to implement relevent provisions of the u.n. security council resolution 748, chinese foreign ministry spokesman wu jianmin said here today. 355 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG119.MSG Words: 186 S43133 ql eeeee aa WSD028 356 chinese defence minister meets air force commander of peru 357 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- general qin jiwei, chinese state councillor and minister of national defence, met with general armando velarde ramirez, commanding general of the peruvian air force, and his party at the great hall of the people here this afternoon. 358 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG120.MSG Words: 87 S43134 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB243 hke04l622-- usa becomes major importer of bangladesh's exports 359 dhaka, april 16 (xinhua) -- the united states has become the major importer of bangladesh's exports, especially garments. 360 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG121.MSG Words: 147 S43135 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB244 hke04l6l7-- roundup: strenuous efforts on to avoid further 361 bloodshed in afghanistan 362 (by vu dingbao) 363 Islamabad, april 16 (xinhua) -- amid reports of increasing mujahideen pressure on kabul, strenuous efforts are being made to seek the implementation of the u.n. peace formula for afghanistan to avoid further bloodshed in that war-torn country. 364 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG122.MSG Words: 541 S43136 ql eeeee hkaee aa IWE024 hke -- galvin expected to retire as top commander of nato 365 forces 366 brussels, april 16 (xinhua) -- the north atlantic treaty organization (nato) is expected to announce soon the retirement of general john r. galvin as top commander of allied forces in europe, nato sources said on C00175521 Page: 61 of 148 thursday. 367 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG123.MSG Words: 121 S43137 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB248 hke041620-- bangladesh tea exports decline drastically 368 dhaka, april 16 (xinhua) -- bangladesh's export of tea declined drastically over the past nine-month period of the current fiscal year (July 1991-june 1992), posing a bleak future for the country's second cash crop after jute. 369 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG124.MSG Words: 280 S43138 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSR016 hke-- china to tighten quality control on export products 370 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- the state administration for the inspection of import and export commodities recently announced new regulations designed to ensure the quality of china's export products, according to today's "economic information daily." 371 the new regulations not only cover product quality, but also the quality control management system of export-oriented enterprises. 372 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG125.MSG Words: 187 373 0W1604203292TAKE13 374 S43139 ql eeeee hkaee aa IWE026 hke -- major news headlines in leading british papers 375 london, april 16 (xinhua) -- following are major news headlines in leading british newspapers today: 376 the times: 377 -- libya attempted to break the world embargo on its air links yesterday and threatened tit-for-tat expulsions against countries which ordered its envoys to leave. 378 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG126.MSG Words: 170 S43140 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSE020 hke-- high-technology promotes quality of vegetable seeds 379 shenyang, april 16 (xinhua) -- the chunguang seed company in benxi city in northeast china's liaoning province has succeeded in using high-technology to breed quality vegetable seeds for both domestic and international markets. 380 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG127.MSG Words: 245 S43141 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB255 hke041609-- emergency fund sought for thai workers in libya 381 bangkok, april 16 (xinhua) -- the manpower development departmant (mdd) has sought an urgent allocation of 3.8 million u.s. dollars to help thai workers in libya in case the situation becomes worse there. 382 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG128.MSG Words: 291 S43142 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSE022 hke-- nanhu development zone in shenyang takes shape 383 shenyang, april 16 (xinhua) -- construction of the nanhu science and technology development zone in shenyang, the capital of northeast china's liaoning province, has progressed smoothly over the past four years. 384 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG129.MSG Words: 153 S43143 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSE021 hke-- Jiangsu uses foreign loans to develop irrigation 385 nanjing, april 16 (xinhua) -- construction of an agricultural irrigation project funded by a 104.5 million u.s. dollar loan from the world bank began recently in east china's Jiangsu province. 386 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG130.MSG Words: 162 S43144 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSE026 hke-- shandong famers purchase pension insurance 387 jinan, april 16 (xinhua) -- over 750,000 farmers in east china's shandong province have purchased pension insurance since 1991 when the province led in the country in establishing a rural pension insurance system. 388 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG131.MSG Words: 170 S43145 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSE025 hke-- Jilin province pays attention to recovery of waste products .000175521 Page: 62 of 148 389 changchun, april 16 (xinhua) -- northeast china's Jilin province has recovered over six million tons of waste products valued at over 2.28 billion yuan in the past 42 years since the founding of new china. 390 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG132.MSG Words: 202 S43146 ql eeeee hkaee aa HAB258 afg041604hke -- somali warlords agree on food relief 391 nairobi, april 16 (xinhua) -- the two warring factions in the somali capital of mogadishu have agreed to safeguard the first large shipment of food to hundreds of thousands of hungry people in the city. 392 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG133.MSG Words: 278 S43147 ql eeeee hkaee .aa WSE034 hke-- weather forecast for major foreign cities 393 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- weather forecast for ten major foreign cities for the next 24 hours from 20:00 today to 20:00 on april 17 issued by china's central meteorological station at 5:00 p.m. today: 394 tokyo: min. 8 degrees c., max. 16 degrees c., overcast to cloudy. 395 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG134.MSG Words: 169 S43148 ql eeeee hkaee aa VSE033 hke -- weather forecast for major chinese cities 396 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- weather forecast for 12 major chinese cities for the next 24 hours from 20:00 today to 20:00 on april 17 issued by china's central meteorological station at 5:00 p.m. today: 397 beijing; min. 9 degrees c., max. 20 degrees c., cloudy to clear, gentle to fresh breeze. 398 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG135.MSG Words: 247 399 0W1604203392TAXE14 400 S43149 ql eeeee hkaee aa IVE025 hke -- georgia accepted as member of nacc 401 brussels, april 16 (xinhua) -- the former soviet republic of georgia was formally accepted as a member of the north atlantic cooperation council (nacc), nato sources said on thursday. 402 File: D:PAXINHUA BTBUPAMSG136.MSG Words: 138 S43150 ql eeeee hkaee aa IUE018 hke -- both dollar, stocks up in tokyo 403 tokyo, april 16 (xinhua) -- the u.s. dollar ended higher against the Japanese yen on the tokyo foreign exchange today, closing at 133.45 yen, up 0.20 yen from wednesday's finish of 133.25 yen. 404 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG137.MSG Words: 141 S43151 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB270 hke041630-- tamil rebels forcing civilians to smuggle gunpowder 405 colombo, april 16 (xinhun) -- tamil rebels are now forcing civilians leaving northern city Jaffna for colombo to carry a small quantity of gunpowder, according to reports reaching here today. 406 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG138.MSG Words: 194 S43152 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB274 hke041631-- u.n. special envoy visits kabul 407 islamabad, april 16 (xinhua) -- u.n. special envoy on afghanistan benon sevan left here today for kabul to negotiate with government officials and mujahideen commanders for avoiding a bloodshed in afghanistan. 408 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG139.MSG Words: 197 S43153 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSDO14 hke-- support from china obtained on u.n. role: ghali 409 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- united nations secretary-general boutros boutros ghali said here today that he has obtained "clear and strong support" from china for the u.n.'s new role and actions in peace-keeping and promoting co-operation in economic and social development. 410 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG140.MSG Words: 531 S43154 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB278 hke041632-- australian foreign minister condemns killing of key 411 peace negotiator in png 412 canberra, april 16 (xinhua) -- australian foreign minister gareth evans said today that he was +appalled+ by the killing of tony anugu, a key C00175521 Page: 63 of 148 peace negotiator for southern bougainville in papua new guinea (png), and seven of his associates. 413 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG141.MSG Words: 265 S43155 ql eeeee .aa WSD033 414 pla chief of staff meets peruvian force commander of peru 415 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- general chi haotian, chief of general staff of the chinese people's liberation army (pia), met with and hosted a dinner for general armando velarde ramirez, commanding general of the peruvian air force, and his party here this evening. 416 File; D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG142.MSG Words; 89 S43156 qi eeeee hkaee aa WSB029 hke-- housing will become a dominant consumption item in china (1) 417 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- (editor's note: the following is a series of stories on the housing reform which will have a profound impact on 300 million urban residents in china. since 1949 china has used a housing system which essentially allocates free housing to urban residents who only pay nominal rents equal to or less than three percent of their wages. since such a housing system resulted in a chronic housing shortage, as well as 418 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG143.MSG Words: 340 S43157 ql eeeee aa WSD032 419 npc leader meets ecuadoran visitors 420 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- lei jieqiong, vice-chairman of the chinese national people's congress (npc) standing committee, met with waiter guerrero, president of the ecuadoran supreme court of justice, and his party at the great hall of the people here this afternoon. 421 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG144.MSG Words: 82 S43158 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB282 hke041633-- high-frequency earthquakes recorded at philippine 422 volcanoes 423 manila, april 16 (xinhua) -- five high-frequency earthquakes were recorded at mt. pinatubo volcano during the past 24 hours, ending at 6 a.m., while one at taal volcano in the same period. 424 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG145.MSG Words: 262 425 OW1604203492TAKE15 426 S43159 ql eeeee hkaee aa VSB037 hke-- housing will become a dominant consumption item in china (2) 427 in southwestern china, a survey made by the chengdu branch of the industrial and commercial bank shows that 20 percent of the residents deposit money for purchasing houses. 428 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG146.MSG Words: 347 S43160 qu eeeee hkaee aa SPE020 hke -- chang reaches h.k. tennis open quarter-finals 429 hong kong, april 16 (xinhua) -- american michael chang edged compatriot Jim grabb for a quarter-final berth at the 300,000 u.s. dollar hong kong open tennis tournament on thursday. 430 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG147.MSG Words: 118 S43161 ql eeeee hkaee aa VSB038 hke-- housing will become a dominant consumption item in china (3) 431 china needs to restructure its industries and the consumption pattern in china should be readjusted in the 1990s. 432 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG148.MSG Words: 304 S43162 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB288 hke041634-- u.s. delays pullout of last drydock from subic base 433 manila, april 16 (xinhua) -- the u.s. navy said today that it has postponed the towing of the last of its three floating drydocks from subic naval base. 434 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG149.MSG Words: 206 S43163 ql eeeee hkaee aa VSDO15 hke-- academicians to meet in beijing 435 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- the chinese academy of sciences (cas) will C00175521 Page: 64 of 148 convene its sixth general assembly next week, which is expected to draw some 500 top scientists to offer scientific advice and proposals to the government. 436 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG150.MSG Words: 229 S43164 qu eeeee hkaee aa SPE021 hke -- 8 bidders meet ioc deadline 437 lausanne, april 16 (xinhua) -- eight cities have met the deadline by wednesday to set up an eight-way bidding campaign for the right to host the 2000 olympics. 438 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG151.MSG Words: 122 S43165 qi eeeee hkaee aa PAB020 mee041602hke -- egypt shocked by isreali official's statement on 439 peace treaty 440 cairo, april 16 (xinhua) -- egyptian foreign minister amr moussa today criticized an israeli official's statement on the peace pact signed between the two countries, the official middle east news agency (mena) reported. 441 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG152.MSG Words: 258 S43166 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB299 hke041636 - cpi must be independent: general secretary 442 hyderabad, south india, april 16 (xinhua) -- the general secretary of the communist party of india (cpi), indrajit gupta, said today that his party is drawing lessons from the collapse of the soviet union. 443 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG175.MSG Words: 226 S43167 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSB024 444 more vietnamese migrants return to vietnam 445 hong kong, april 16 (xinhua) -- a group of 120 vietnamese migrants today returned to vietnam under a voluntary repatriation program of the united nations high commissioner for refugees. 446 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG176.MSG Words: 114 S43168 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB301 hke041643-- foreign exchange rates in hong kong 447 hong kong, april 16 (xinhua) -- closing foreign exchange rates in hong kong today (thursday): 448 foreign exchange in h.k. dollars 449 thursday wednesday 450 u.s. dollar 7.735 7.731 451 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG177.MSG Words: 111 S43169 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSD034 hke -- chinese premier meets bulgarian vice-premier 452 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- chinese premier ii peng met with visiting bulgarian vice-premier and minister of education and science nikolay vassilev and his party here today. 453 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG178.MSG Words: 208 454 0W1604203592TAKE16 455 S43170 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB303 hke041635-- thai lover house starts first working session 456 bangkok, april 16 (xinhua) -- thailand's house of representatives started its first working session here today. 457 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG179.MSG Words: 242 S43171 qu eeeee hkaee aa 8AB305 hke041637-- saarc urged for common action to ensure financial 458 support from global environmental fund 459 dhaka, april 14 (xinhua) -- countries of the south asian association for regional cooperation (saarc) have been urged for common action to ensure scientific, technical and financial support from the global environmental fund, a press release said today. 460 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG180.MSG Words: 317 S43172 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB306 afg041605hke -- over 40 people feared killed in air crash -000175521 Page: 65 of 148 461 in nairobi 462 nairobi, april 16 (xinhua) -- more than 40 people were feared to have been killed this morning when a military aircraft crashed in a housing estate not far from an air base in the kenyan capital of nairobi. 463 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG181.MSG Words: 165 S43173 qu eeeee hkaee aa SPE022 hke -- 108-countries to compete in 30th chess olympiad 464 manila, april 16 (xinhua) -- a record 108 countries have registered in the 30th chess olympiad to be held from June 7 to 25 in the philippines. 465 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG182.MSG Words: 107 S43174 ql eeeee aa WSB026 466 film proprieter shot to death 467 hong kong, april 16 (xinhua) -- a film proprieter in bong kong was reported to be shot to death this morning as he returned to his office. 468 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG183.MSG Words: 133 S43175 ql eeeee aa WSB027 469 china property show opens in hong kong 470 hong kong, april 16 (xinhua) -- china property show, the first of its kind ever held in hong kong, opened here today, attracting more than 10,000 local visitors. 471 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG184.MSG Words: 213 S43176 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSD036 hke -- u.n. secretary general meets azerbaijan, Japanese officials 472 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- boutros boutros ghali, secretary-general of the united nations, met on separate occasions with guseinaga musa sadykhov, foreign minister of azerbaijan, and koji kakizawa, parliamentary vice-minister for foreign affairs, here today. 473 Filet D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG185.MSG Words: 89 S43177 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSD021 hke-- border troops reduction talks held in beijing 474 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- the sixth round of talks on the reduction of military forces on the border and the strengthening of mutual trust in the military field was held here from march 21 to april 16 between the Chinese delegation led by ambassador Wang ganghua and the delegation representing the russian federation and others led by ambassador g.v. kireev. 475 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG186.MSG Words: 171 S43178 ql eeeee aa IWE028 476 major news items^in leading french papers 477 paris, april 16 (xinhua) -- the following are major news items in leading french papers today: 478 le monde: 479 -- air and military embargo: sanctions against libya in force. the u.n. security council refuses to set a new deadline for tripoli. Cairo keeps gaddhafi at a distance. tunisia fears an 480 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG187.MSG Words: 202 S43179 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB328 hke041638-- indian prime minister defends economic reforms 481 new delhi, april 16 (xinhua) -- indian prime minister p v narasimha rao today stressed india's need for running a secular democracy and defended the on-going economic reforms initiated since he took power last summer. 482 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG188.MSG Words: 391 483 OW1604204092TAKE17 484 S43180 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSB007 hke-- china becomes coffee exporter 485 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- china's kunming yunbao granule coffee food co. ltd. this year will export 1,200 tons of small-bean coffee products to Japan, italy, hong kong and taiwan. 486 File: D:PAXINHUA_BTHUPAMSG189.MSG Words: 232 S43181 ql eeeee hkaee aa IWE030 hke -- uk: battle for labor leadership hots up 487 london, april 16 (xinhua) -- britain's opposition labor party began its leadership contest in earnest today with a third challenger announcing his 000175521 Page: 66 of 148 bid for the top job. 488 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG194.MSG Words: 401 S43182 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSBO17 hke-- hydrogeology team wins award 489 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- the beijing hydrogeology team received a large bonus yesterday for its excellent performance over the past three decades. 490 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG197.MSG Words: 114 S43183 ql eeeee hkaee aa IWE032 hke -- irish police arrest Sinn fein vice-president 491 london, april 16 (xinhua) -- martin mcguinness, vice-president of sinn fein, the political wing of the irish republican army (ira), has been arrested by irish police, according to reports from dublin on thursday. 492 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG199.MSG Words: 136 S43184 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB332 hke041639-- bangladesh eager to see mutually acceptable solution 493 to libyan problem 494 dhaka, april 16 (xinhua) -- bangladesh is eager to see a mutually acceptable solution to the libyan problem while adhering to the united nations security council's resolution. 495 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG200.MSG Words: 182 S43185 ql eeeee hkaee aa IABO10 hke -- yang shangkun visits pyongyang children's palace 496 pyongyang, april 16 (xinhua) -- chinese president yang shangkun was warmly embraced today by more than two thousand children when he visited the mangyongdae school children's palace in pyongyang. 497 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG204.MSG Words: 166 S43186 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB334 hke041641-- sit-in held in india protesting u.n. sanction against 498 libya 499 new delhi, april 16 (xinhua) -- a sit-in demonstration took place here at the boat club today, protesting against the recent u.n. sanctions against libya. 500 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG205.MSG Words: 95 S43187 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSB020 hke -- tibet to promote tourism 501 lhasa, april 16 (xinhua) -- a high ranking tibetan official said recently that tibet will further develop tibet's tourism industry. 502 File: D:PAXINHUA_BTHUPAMSG206.MSG Words: 171 S43188 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSD029 hke-- ambassador: yeltsin's asia visit in preparation 503 beijing, april 15 (xinhua) -- preparations are under way for the visit of russian federation president yeltsin to a number of asian countries, said i.a. rogachev, head of the russian delegation, at the on-going united nations forum here today. 504 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG207.MSG Words: 334 S43189 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSBO15 hke-- more experts and scholars to enjoy government subsidies 505 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- in 1992, a greater number of chinese experts and scholars will enjoy special subsidies granted by the state council for outstanding contributions to the nation. 506 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG208.MSG Words: 172 S43190 q1 eeeee hkaee aa WSD026 hke -- china's economy moves to a fast development period 507 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- china has entered a period of rapid economic development characterized by a marked increase in production, booming construction and brisk market. 508 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG209.MSG Words: 372 509 0W1604204192TAKE18 510 S43191 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB336 hke041644-- malaysian prime minister to visit vietnam on sunday 511 kuala lumpur, april 16 (xinhua) -- prime minister mahathir mohamad will C00175521 Page: 67 of 148 visit vietnam from april 19-24, malaysia's foreign ministry announced today. 512 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG210.MSG Words: 201 S43192 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB022 mee041604hie -- iran's radicals bid for more votes in run-off 513 tehran, april 16 (xinhua) -- iran's radicals have appealed to voters for a massive turnout in a bid to win more votes in the majlis (parliarment) runoff elections scheduled for may 8. 514 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG211.MSG Words: 225 S43193 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSBO19 hke-- chinese calligrapher gains prestige 515 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- yang yongsheng, a famous chinese calligrapher from the beijing institute of chinese and foreign culture and calligraphy, has gained a reputation both at home and abroad for his calligraphy work entitled "painting of dragon and phoenix." 516 the artistic work, which was written with a chinese writing brush, features the characters for the "dragon" and the "phoenix." 517 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG212.MSG Words: 203 S43194 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSBO11 hke -- new type of security door developed in beijing 518 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- the beijing municipal building materials company has developed a new kind of security door which is soundproof and heatproof, besides being secure against intrusion. 519 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG213.MSG Words: 150 S43195 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB023 mee041603hke -- egypt recognizes three former yugoslav republics 520 cairo, april 16 (xinhua) -- egypt has recognized the former yugoslav republics of croatia, slovenia and bosnia-hersegovina, foreign minister amr moussa announced today. 521 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG214.MSG Words: 79 S43196 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSBO16 hke-- beijing co-operates with yunnan, guangxi 522 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- the beijing municipal government has sent a delegation to southwestern china's yunnan province and guangxi zhuang autonomous region to discuss co-operation in trade and tourism. 523 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG215.MSG Words: 186 S43197 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSB025 hke-- contest on hong kong basic law held 524 shenzhen, april 16 (xinhua) -- a contest on knowledge about the basic law of the hong kong special administrative zone of the people's republic of china will start tomorrow in both the mainland and hong kong. 525 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG216.MSG Words: 167 S43198 ql eeeee hkaee aa HAB342 afg041606hke -- kenya begins to feel pinch of donor funds 526 freeze 527 nairobi, april 16 (xinhua) -- at least four donor countries and two international financial institutions have cut their loan pledges to kenya or suspended financial assistance for some public sector projects altogether in the country due to its failure to implement donor-aided projects in the current financial year ending june 30. 528 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG221.MSG Words: 169 S43199 ql eeeee hkaee aa HAB344 afg041607hke -- taylor admits signing geneva accord +under 529 pressure+ 530 nairobi, april 16 (xinhua) -- liberia's main rebel leader charles taylor has admitted that he signed an agreement in geneva last week, but said he did so under pressure and in fear of his life, according to reports from the liberian capital of monrovia today. 531 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG223.MSG Words: 269 S43200 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB347 hke041640-- nz's bio-tech economy on way to next century: minister 532 wellington, april 16 (xinhua) -- new zealand's bio-tech economy is on the .000175521 Page: 68 of 148 way forward into the next century, with value-added processing industries securing the viability of primary production. 533 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG226.MSG Words: 286 534 OW1604204292TAKE19 535 S43201 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSB023 hke-- shantou encourages enterprises to build branches abroad 536 shantou, april 16 (xinhua) -- shantou, a special economic zone in southeastern china, will encourage some enterprises to run businesses abroad in a bid to utilize the overseas resources and markets. 537 File: D:PAXINHUA BTBUPAMSG227.MSG Words: 273 S43202 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSD027 hke-- escap members call for closer regional cooperation (1) 538 beijing, april 16 (xinhua)-- escap members called for closer cooperation in the development of their economies today, the third day of the 48th session of the united nations economic and social commission for asia and the pacific (escap). 539 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG228.MSG Words: 348 S43203 ql eeeee hkaee aa IUE020 hke -- russian federation changes name 540 moscow, april 16 (xinhua) -- the sixth congress of russian people's deputies decided today to change their republic's name to "russia," itar-tass reported. 541 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG229.MSG Words: 137 S43204 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB024 mee041606hke -- gunmen attack police vehicle, wounding three in 542 istanbul 543 istanbul, april 16 (xinhua) -- several unidentified gunmen today attacked a police minibus, wounding two policemen and a civilian watchman in a downtown district of istanbul, a police spokesman said. 544 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG231.MSG Words: 131 S43205 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSH003 hke-- escap members call for closer regional cooperation (2) 545 bertrand de guilhem de lataillade, ambassador, directorate, united nations and international organizations, ministry of foreign affairs of france, expressed his country's strong support for enhancing regional cooperation in the region. 546 france worked towards a speedy conclusion of the uruguay round of multilateral negotiations, which would be beneficial to the developing countries, he said. 547 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG232.MSG Words: 237 S43206 ql eeeee hkaee aa IWE031 hke -- libya expels six italian diplomats 548 rome, april 16 (xinhua) -- libya today asked six italian diplomats to leave for home in retaliation for italy's expulsion of an equal number of libyan diplomats on Wednesday, the ansa news agency reported today. 549 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG233.MSG Words: 263 S43207 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB361 hke041645-- car bomb alert issued in colombo 550 colombo, april 16 (xinhua) -- the joint operations command has sent out a bomb alert following information that two rebel vehicles with powerful bombs have sneaked into colombo, informed sources said here today. 551 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG234.MSG Words: 294 S43208 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB025 mee041605hke -- four rebels, one police officer killed in clash 552 in southeastern turkey 553 istanbul, april 16 (xinhua) -- four kurdish rebels and one police officer were killed in a clash in southeastern turkey, the reqional governor's office said today. 554 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG235.MSG Words: 155 S43209 ql eeeee aa IWE034 555 paris foreign exchange rates C00175521 Page: 69 of 148 556 paris, april 16 (xinhua) -- the following are closing foreign exchange rates and gold price on paris market today: 557 100 deutsche marks 338.1700 french francs 558 1 u.s. dollar 5.6125 french francs 559 1 pound sterling 9.8535 french francs 560 100 Japanese yen 4.2078 french francs 561 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG236.MSG Words: 75 S43210 ql eeeee hkaee aa IAEO13 hke -- xinhua international news summary at 14:00 gmt april 16 562 brussels -- the former soviet republic of georgia was formally accepted as a member of the north atlantic cooperation council (nacc), nato sources said on thursday. 563 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG237.MSG Words: 171 564 0W1604204392TAKE20 565 S43211 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB364 hke041648-- afghan president not in india: s okesm n p a 566 new delhi, april 16 (xinhua) -- afghan president najibullah is not in india and his whereabouts is not known to the indian government in the wake of the escalation of violence in afghanistan, a spokesman said here t d o ay. 567 File: D:PAXINHUA_BTHUPAMSG238.MSG Words: 187 S43212 ql eeeee hkaee WSB029 hke-- hunan to sell products in shenzhen aa 568 shenzhen, april 16 (xinhua) -- an exhibition fair of the local products of central china's hunan province will open on april 18 at the shenzhen exhibition center. 569 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG244.MSG Words: 139 S43213 ql eeeee hkaee WSBO10 hke-- township drinks cater to tourists aa 570 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- the beverage and food products of the enterprises of tongshan county, Jiangsu province, have covered the beijing tourist market with their rich nutrition, convenience and high quality. 571 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG245.MSG Words: 244 S43214 ql eeeee aa IWE035 572 key frankfurt markets fixed rates 573 bonn, april 16 (xinhua) -- the following are the major market medium rates in frankfurt today: 574 1 deutsche mark 0.6027 u.s. dollar 575 1 u.s. dollar 0.5691 sterling 576 5.611 french francs 577 133.429 Japanese yen 578 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG246.MSG Words: 122 S43215 q1 eeeee hkaee IAE014 hke -- chinese peace-keepers arrive in phnom penh aa 579 phnom penh, april (xinhua) -- an advance group of chinese soldiers arrived in phnom penh, capital of cambodia, today to join the united nations peace-keeping effort. 580 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG247.MSG Words: 121 S43216 ql eeeee hkaee WSB030 hke-- contract for developing pudong signed in shanghai aa 581 shanghai, april 16 (xinhua) -- china and tailand signed a contract here today on co-developing an area of some 40 hectares in pudong, an economic zone in shanghai. 582 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG248.MSG Words: 360 S43217 ql eeeee aa WSB033 583 i ' t bli hi i fi a s op pu r express as s ng, a rms cooperate 584 hong kong, april 16 (xinhua) -- asia's leading trade publishing and air express companies signed an agreement wednesday to provide worldwide door-to-door courier delivery for its seven flagship trade magazines. 585 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG249.MSG Words: 247 S43218 q1 eeeee hkaee .aa -000175521 Page: 70 of 148 PAB028 mee041607hke -- iran urges afghan mujahideen groups to act in unison 586 tehran, april 16 (xinhua) -- iran's foreign ministry urged all the afghan mujahideen groups to +act in unison to save the country+ ina communique issued this morning. 587 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG250.MSG Words: 460 S43219 ql eeeee .aa WSB034 588 soft drinks price down in hong kong 589 hong kong, april 16 (xinhua) -- prices of soft drinks in hong kong have been reduced following removal of the duty on soft drinks a month ago. 590 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG251.MSG Words: 137 S43220 ql eeeee aa IWE033 591 britain's unemployment expands least in two years 592 london, april 16 (xinhua) -- britain's unemployment expanded by 7,400 in march at the lowest monthly rate in nearly two years, according to government figures released today. 593 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG252.MSG Words: 170 S43221 ql eeeee aa WSB035 594 hong kong takes orders from britain on sanctions against libya 595 hong kong, april 16 (xinhua) -- hong kong has taken two orders from the united kingdom concerning implementation of un sanctions against libya. 596 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG253.MSG Words: 327 597 0W1604204792TAKE21 598 S43222 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB376 hke041650-- singapore to offer training facilities to 17 599 developing countries 600 singapore, april 17 (xinhua) -- the singapore government agreed to offer training facilities to 17 countries under the united nations development program (undp)'s framework for technical cooperation among developing countries (tcdc). 601 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG254.MSG Words: 258 S43223 ql eeeee aa WSB036 602 hk needs to get airport railway in 1997 603 hong kong, april 16 (xinhua) -- hong kong must have an airport railway in 1997 to relieve congestion in the nathan road corridor in kowloon and to provide a fast and efficient rail link to the planned new airport, the secretary for transport michael leung said here today. 604 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG255.MSG Words: 367 S43224 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB029 mee041608hke -- yemeni foreign minister leaves for china 605 sanaa, april 16 (xinhua) -- yemeni foreign minister abdul karim al iriyani left here today for beijing, china on an official visit. 606 File: D:PAXINHUABTHUPAMSG256.MSG Words: 135 S43225 ql eeeee aa WSB037 607 share prices in h_ong kong rise sharply 608 hong kong, april 16 (xinhua) -- share prices at the hong kong stock exchange today rose sharply with the hang seng index, key indicator of local blue chips, rising 96 points to close at 5082 609 today's turnover was 3,172 million h.k. dollars (407 million u.s. dollars). 610 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG257.MSG Words: 182 S43226 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSB038 611 star tv to broadcast concert on aids awareness 612 hong kong, april 16 (xinhua) -- bong kong-based star tv (satellite television asian region ltd.) has announced that its mtv, music television, will exclusively show the freddie mercury tribut: concert for aids awareness throughout asia, live from wembley stadium in london on april 21. 613 File: D:PAXINHUA_BTHUPAMSG259.MSG Words: 272 S43227 ql eeeee hkaee aa C00175521 Page: 71 of 148 WSB032 hke-- chinese military observers fly to cambodia 614 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- the advance troops of an engineering contingent of the chinese people's liberation army with 30 officers and soldiers flew to phnom penh today. 615 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG260.MSG Words: 195 S43228 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB379 hke041652-- australian rural sector sees downturn in fiscal 1990-91 616 canberra, april 16 (xinhua) -- the australian bureau of statistics (abs) has painted a dim picture for the country's agricultural industries, indicating a large downturn in the rural sector during the 1990-91 fiscal year. 617 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG261.MSG Words: 317 S43229 ql eeeee hkaee aa VSD037 hke- "waterlocked" countries call for growth and reform 618 at escap session 619 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- island countries in the pacific sub-region today called for reform of certain domestic policies toward a competitive world market, as well as more regional co-operation to revive their stagnant economy. 620 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG262.MSG Words: 448 S43230 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB383 hke041653-- current policy to speed up bangladesh development: 621 khaleda zia 622 dhaka, april 16 (xinhua) -- bangladesh prime minister begum khaleda zia today expressed her confidence that the pragmatic industrial policy pursued by her government would accelerate the pace of industrialization in the country. 623 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG263.MSG Words: 285 S43231 ql eeeee hkaee aa WSD038 hke-- asian nations concerned with slow pace of uruguay round 624 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- representatives of several asian countries, which are in the process of structural reform and opening up their economies to the rest of the world, today expressed concern over the slow pace of the uruguay round of multilateral trade negotiations. 625 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG264.MSG Words: 429 626 0W1604204992TAKE2'2 627 S43232 ql eeeee hkaee aa IUE022 hke -- russia, azerbaijan sign agreement on caspian sea fleet 628 moscow, april 16 (xinhua) -- russia and azerbaijan today signed an agreement on the division of the caspian sea fleet, itar-tass reported. 629 File: D:PAXINHUA_BTHUPAMSG265.MSG Words: 220 S43233 ql eeeee aa WSD041 630 chinese congress chairman visits exhibition on 631 medium, small-sized enterprises 632 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- wan li, chairman of the standing committee of the national people's congress, tonight toured a fair on the achievements of china's medium and small-sized enterprises, which is being held here especially for the 48th escap session. 633 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG266.MSG Words; 171 S43234 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB030 mee041609hke -- jordan remains silent over u.n. sanctions 634 against libya 635 amman, april 16 (xinhua) -- jordan has remained silent over mandatory u.n. sanctions against libya which went into effect wednesday, but government officials said jordan has no choice but to observe u.n. resolutions. 636 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG267.MSG Words: 406 S43235 ql eeeee hkaee aa NAB025 eaed041601hke -- germany supports greece on skopje recognition 637 athens, april 16 (xinhua) -- german foreign minister hans dietrich genscher said today that his country fully respected and backed greece's C00175521 Page: 72 of 148 "vital interests" on the issue of recognition of skopje. 638 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG268.MSG Words: 252 S43236 ql eeeee aa IWE038 639 major news items in leading u.s. newspapers 640 washington, leading u.s. april 16 (xinhua) -- the following were major news items in newspapers today: 641 the washington post: 642 -- bush dinner raises funds and eyebrows 643 the michigan fund-raiser looked just like any other fancy gala president bush has thrown to raise campaign money, but when his 644 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG269.MSG Words: 387 S43237 qi eeeee hkaee aa NAB026 eaed041602hke -- u.s. trade deficit down sharply in february 645 washington, april 16 (xinhua) -- record exports pushed down the u.s. merchandise trade deficit by 43 percent in february to 3.38 billion dollars, the lowest level in nine years, the government reported today. 646 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG270.MSG Words: 254 S43238 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB392 hke041654-- relations with china, india of vital importance to 647 nepal: koirala 648 kathmandu, april 16 (xinhua) -- nepalese prime minister girija prasad koirala said that the fundamental tenets of nepal's foreign policy will remain constant. 649 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG271.MSG Words: 247 S43239 ql eeeee hkaee aa IWE037 hke -- irish pm hails ec abortion breakthrough 650 london, april 16 (xinhua) -- irish prime minister albert reynolds today said the european community (ec)'s agreement to allow ireland to alter the special protocol on abortion is "a major breakthrough," according to reports from dublin. 651 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG272.MSG Words: 260 S43240 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB393 hke041655 - pakistan prime minister urges mujahideen leaders to 652 take united stand 653 islamabad, april 16 (xinhua) -- pakistan prime minister nawaz sharif urged here today the afghan mujahideen leaders to take united stand on the present situation in afghanistan. 654 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG273.MSG Words: 227 S43241 ql eeeee hkaee IUE024 hke -- najibullah arrested aa 655 beijing, april 16 (xinhua) -- afghan president mohammad najibullah was arrested today after failing to escape from the country, according to reports reaching here. 656 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG274.MSG Words: 80 S43242 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB041 mee041611hke -- libya orders diplomats to leave 657 cairo, april 16 (xinhua) -- libya today began to order diplomtf countries that implemented u.n. sanctions against tripoli to leave the country, according to reports reaching here. 658 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG275.MSG Words: 306 659 0W1604210392TAKE23 660 S43243 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB397 hke041657-- afghan president steps down 661 new delhi, april 16 (xinhua) -- the afghan president najibullah today stepped down and handed over power to a coalition of afghan generals even as the un representative, benon sevan engaged in hectic efforts in kabul to work out a peaceful transfer of power, press trust of india (pti) reported this evening quoting news from islamabad. 662 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG276.MSG Words; 233 S43244 ql eeeee hkaee aa NAB030 eaed04l6O3hke -- corporations listed as bush's fund-raising donors 663 washington, april 16 (xinhua) -- five corporations were listed as major C00175521 Page: 73 of 148 donors for president bush's fund-raising dinner in michigan tuesday despite the law banning corporate contributions to any candidate in the presidential campaigns, the washington post said today. 664 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG277.MSG Words: 278 S43245 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB042 mee041610hke -- gunmen attack police vehicle, wounding three 665 Istanbul, april 16 (xinhua) -- several unidentified gunmen today attacked a police minibus, wounding two policemen and a civilian in a downtown district of Istanbul, a police spokesman said. 666 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG278.MSG Words: 123 S43246 ql eeeee hkaee aa INE023 hke -- colombian peace talks expected to resume tuesday 667 mexico city, april 16 (xinhua) -- peace talks between the colombian government and guerrillas might resume next tuesday, according to a press report here today. 668 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG279.MSG Words: 249 S43247 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB398 hke041656-- bangladesh ruling party hopes to develop relations 669 with cpc: bnp secretary general 670 dhaka, april 16 (xinhua) -- the ruling bangladesh nationalist party (bnp) hopes to develop relations with the chinese communist party, secretary general of bnp abdus salam talukder said here today. 671 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG280.MSG Words: 331 S43248 ql eeeee hkaee aa INE024 hke -- brazil expels libyan diplomats 672 brasilia, april 16 (xinhua) -- the brazilian government has decided to expel two libyan diplomats from the country once u.n. security council resolution 748 sanctioning libya becomes effective 673 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG281.MSG Words: 203 S43249 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB045 mee041612hke -- Iraq not to give up rights to self-defense: 674 minister 675 baghdad, april 16 (xinhua) -- a senior Iraqi official said today his country has all rights to self-defense, implying that baghdad would not remove its anti-aircraft missiles from the kurdish areas of northern Iraq, as demanded by the west. 676 File: D:PAXINHUA_BTHUPAMSG282.MSG Words: 259 S43250 ql eeeee hkaee aa INE025 Ohke -- renewed confidence boosts mexican stock market 677 mexico city, april 16 (xinhua) -- prices at the mexican stock market soared Wednesday, confirming analysts' theories that the market's nightmarish hours are over, according to a press report here today. 678 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG283.MSG Words: 334 S43251 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB046 mee041613hke -- Israel recognizes croatia, slovenia 679 Jerusalem, april 16 (xinhua) -- Israel announced today it has recognized croatia and slovenia, the two former yugoslav republics which declared independence last June. 680 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG284.MSG Words: 152 S43252 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB407 hke041658-- afghan president resigns: radio kabul 681 Islamabad, april 16 (xinhua) -- afghan president najibullah resigned and fled away from kabul, according to radio kabul. 682 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG285.MSG Words: 69 S43253 ql eeeee hkaee aa NAB033 eaed041604hke -- ukrainian premier on external relations 683 rome, april 16 (xinhua)-- ukrainian prime minister vitold fokin said here today that he was optimistic about sorting out the crisis with russia over the black sea fleet. 684 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG286.MSG Words: 277 685 OW1604210492TAKE24 686 S43254 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB410 hke041659-- afghan diplomat confirms -C00175521 Page: 74 of 148 najibullah's resignation 687 islamabad, april 16 (xinhua) -- afghan charge d'affairs qudratullah ahmedi in pakistan tonight confirmed the resignation of president najibullah. 688 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG287.MSG Words: 106 S43255 ql eeeee hkaee aa IUE028 hke -- russian parliament approves state name change 689 moscow, april 16 (xinhua) -- the russian parliament today approved the new name "russia" of the republic to replace "the russian federation," tass news agency reported. 690 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG288.MSG Words: 122 S43256 ql eeeee hkaee aa HAB413 afg041608hke -- ethiopian rival factions agree to ceasefire 691 addis ababa, april 16 (xinhua) -- two rival factions within the ethiopian transitional government have agreed to an immediate ceasefire after a series of clashes in the south and east of the country in past few weeks, ethiopia radio said today. 692 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG289.MSG Words: 190 S43257 ql eeeee hkaee aa HAB414 afg041609hke -- 51 people killed in kenya's worst aircrash 693 nairobi, april 16 (xinhua) -- a total of 51 people were killed in what was called +the worst aircrash in kenya+ this morning in the eastern suburb of the capital city of nairobi. 694 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG290.MSG Words: 180 S43258 ql eeeee hkaee aa HAB416 afg041610hke -- anc commends winnie mandela's decision to quit 695 anc post 696 harare, april 16 (xinhua) -- the african national congress (anc) has praised winnie mandela's decision to quit her post as head of anc social welfare department, describing the act as a +courageous initiative+ in the best interest of the organization. 697 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG291.MSG Words: 190 S43259 ql eeeee hkaee aa NAB036 eaed041605hke -- u.n. allows evacuation flights for foreign 698 nationals in libya 699 united nations, april 16 (xinhua) -- the united nations security council committee on libya said today that it will allow flights in and out of the country if they are to evacuate foreign nationals from there. 700 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG292.MSG Words: 493 S43260 q1 eeeee hkaee aa PAB051 mee041615hke -- Israel establishes two new settlements in 701 occupied west bank 702 Jerusalem, april 16 (xinhua) -- israel has established two new settlements in the occupied west bank in a move that +poses a real threat to any possibility of peace with the palestinians,+ israel's largest peace group said today. 703 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG293.MSG Words: 254 S43261 qi eeeee hkaee aa INE026 hke -- peruvian diplomat defends "auto coup" as transition to 704 real democracy 705 mexico city, april 16 (xinhua) -- peruvian ambassador to mexico alberto cazorla talleri has claimed that president alberto fujimori is not going to dissolve the democratic process in his country despite international condemnation for restricting peru's legislative body and law. 706 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG294.MSG Words: 419 S43262 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB052 mee041614hke -- arafat stresses palestinian diaspora participation 707 in multilateral talks 708 cairo, april 16 (xinhua) -- palestinian president yasser arafat stressed here today palestinians outside the occupied lands should take part in the forthcoming multilateral middle east peace talks. 709 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG295.MSG Words: 362 S43263 ql eeeee hkaee aa C00175521 Page: 75 of 148 PAB053 mee041616hke -- khamenei expresses confidence in results of 710 majlis poll 711 tehran, april 16 (xinhua) -- iranian supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei today expressed confidence in the results of the fourth majlis elections. 712 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG296.MSG Words: 260 S43264 ql eeeee hkaee aa NAB038 eaed041606hhke -- u.n. chief insists on political solution to 713 afghan issue 714 united nations, april 16 (xinhua) -- u.n. secretary-general boutros-ghali expressed his belief today that political solution remains the best among all the options to resolve the afghan conflict. 715 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG298.MSG Words: 295 716 OW1604210692TAKE25 717 S43265 ql eeeee hkaee aa NAB039 eaed041607hke -- london markets closing rates 718 london, april 16 (xinhua) -- following are the major market closing rates in london today: 719 close april 15 currencies one sterling 1.7480 u.s. dollars 1.7552 720 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG299.MSG Words: 115 S43266 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB054 mee041617hke -- lebanon says it opposes air ban on libya 721 beirut, april 16 (xinhua) -- lebanese foreign minister farez boueiz said today that his country does not agree with the air ban on libya included in the u.n. sanctions which vent into effect wednesday. 722 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG300.MSG Words: 288 S43267 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB058 mee041618hke -- four rebels, one police officer killed in clash 723 in southeastern turkey 724 istanbul, april 16 (xinhua) -- four kurdish rebels and one police officer were killed in a clash in southeastern turkey, the regional governor's office said today. 725 File: D:PAXINHUA BTHUPAMSG301.MSG Words: 154 (Endall) $ 16/2108z apr 726 0W1604210792TAKE26