-C00175548 Page: 67 of 273 CLAS UNCLASSIFIED CLAS UNCLASSIFIED AFSN OW3011200193C FROM FBIS OKINAWA JA SUBJ TAKEALL-- press service log: xinhua english 30 nov Full Text Superzone of Message 1 S43001 ql eeeee hkaee aa NAB002 eaed112912hke -- canadia's deficit expected to reach $46 billion 2 ottawa, november 29 (xinhua) -- canadian federal deficit for the current fiscal year will end up a staggeringly high 44 to 46 billion canadian dollars, the biggest in the history, finance minister paul martin said today. 3 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG205.MSG Words: 410 S43002 qu eeeee hkaee .aa PABOO1 mee112922hke -- gun battle occurs in gaza refugee camp 4 Jerusalem, november 29 (xinhua) -- a gun battle took place between israel and palestinians today, according to a special report to xinhua by the jmcc, a palestinian press organization, this evening. 5 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG2O6.MSG Words: 385 S43003 ql eeeee hkaee aa NAB004 eaed1129131ike -- (updated) economists see modest 1994 growth in U.S. economic forecasters washington,._.november 29 xinhua) -- many of the U.S. say the U.S. economy will grow next year at a modest pace, according to a survey released today. 7 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG2O7.MSG Words: 192 S43004 qu eeeee hkaee as PAB004 mee112923hke -- arafat: mideast at strategic cross-roads 8 tunis, november 29 (xinhua) -- palestinian president yasser arafat said today that the middle east region is at strategic cross-roads, either leading to a democratic track, or back to chaos, war and scourges that threaten international peace and security. 9 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG2O8.MSG Words: 592 S43005 ql eeeee hkaee as NAB006 eaed112914Eke -- one billion people under poverty line: world bank 10 Washington, november 29 (xinhua) -- there are one billion hungry and malnourished people in the developing world who are in need of additional aid to get out of poverty, the world bank said today. 11 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG2O9.MSG Words: 371 S43006 qu eeeee hkaee as PAB007 mee112924hke -- egypt's president urges to help expose militants 12 cairo, november 29 (xinhua) -- egyptian president hosni mubarak today called on egyptian people to help the government fight against moslem extremists by informing the police about their whereabouts. 13 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG21O.MSG Words: 440 S43007 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB008 mee112925hke -- iran's currency continues devaluation 14 tehran, november 29 (xinhua) -- despite the latest government efforts to control free money market, the rates of major foreign currencies still picked up against iran's rial on tehran money market today. 15 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG211.MSG Words: 409 S43008 qu eeeee hkaee as PAB009 meel12926hke -- palestinian fighters postpone departure to Jordan 210 Approved for Release 2 ()/-"10 C00175548 Page: 68 of 273 16 baghdad, november 29 (xinhua) -- some 1,500 palestinian fighters stationed in iraq has postponed their departure for Jordan because of differences between the palestinian and israeli sides in their negotiations on israeli withdrawal from gaza and Jericho. 17 File: D:PAXINHUA BHONPAHSG212.MSG Words: 394 S43009 ql eeeee hkaee aa C00175548 Page: 69 of 273 PABO10 meell2927hke -- +women in anatolia+ exhibition opens in Istanbul 18 istanbul, november 29 (xinhua) -- an exhibition featuring +women in anatolia+ was opened here today by turkey's first woman prime minister tansu ciller. 19 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG213.MSG Words: 292 S43010 ql eeeee hkaee aa HAB002 afg112922hCe -- crucial timefor south african 20 (by teng wenqi) 21 Johannesburg, november 29 (xinhua) -- south africa is facing a crucial decision-making this week for its profound political change. 22 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG214.MSG Words: 435 S43011 ql eeeee hkaee aa PABO19 mee1l2928hke -- two palestinian-israeli subcommittees hold meetings 23 cairo, november 29 (xinhua) -- a palestinian-israeli subcommittee under the gaza-jericho committee resumed talks today in arish, northeast of cairo, on the transfer of civil authority to the palestinians in gaza and Jericho. 24 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG21S.MSG Words: 645 25 0W3011200193TAKE1' 26 S43012 ql eeeee hkaee aa HAB003 afg112923hke -- nigerian police calls for moral regeneration 27 lagos, november 29 (xinhua) -- the nigerian police has called on the federal and state governments to establish a mechanism for effecting moral regeneration in the society. 28 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG216.MSG Words: 217 S43013g1eeeee hkaee PABO20 mee11290 0h ee -- world bank to present development plan for occupied 29 territories 30 Jerusalem, november 29 (xinhua) -- the world bank is ready to present a plan for projects worth 1 billion u.s. dollars that will be carried out in the occupied territories during 1994, according to a press report here today. 31 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG217.MSG Words: 276 S43014 ql eeeee hkaee aa NABO10 eaed1129151ike -- u.n. commemorates solidarity day with palestinians 32 united nations, november 29 (xinhua) -- the international day of solidarity with the palestinian people was observed here today, with speakers welcoming the september agreement between the palestinian liberation organization (plo) and Israel. 33 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG218.MSG Words: 433 S43015 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB021 meell2930hke -- dflp urges escalated armed struggle against israel 34 amman, november 29 (xinhua) -- the secretary general of the democratic front for the liberation of palestine (dflp), nayef hawatmeh, today called upon the front's militants to maintain and escalate their military operations against israel. 35 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG219.MSG Words: 253 S43016 ql eeeee hkaee aa NABO12 eaedl12916rike -- east asia owes success to better government: 36 world bank 37 washington, november 29 (xinhua) -- the fast-growing economies of east asia owe their success to governments which provided a stable political environment and invested in education and health, the world bank said today. -C00175548 Page: 70 of 273 38 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG220.MSG Words: 323 S43017 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB022 mee112931hke -- azerbaijan urges use of force to stop armenian 39 offensives 40 istanbul, november 29 (xinhua) -- azerbaijani foreign minister hasan hasanov today called for the use of force to stop armenian offensives in C00175548 Page: 71 of 273 his country. 41 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG221.MSG Words: 364 S43018 ql eeeee hkaee .aa NABO13 eaed1129171ike -- bosnia peace talks resume in geneva 42 geneva, november 29 (xinhua) -- leaders of the serbs, croats and the muslims today agreed to restart the peace talks on the basis of an action plan proposed by the european union (eu). 43 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG222.MSG Words: 414 S43019 ql eeeee hkaee aa NABO14 eaed1129181ike -- backgrounder: a glance at the poor worldwide 44 washington, november 29 (xinhua) -- following are the estimates of the current magnitude and depth of poverty in the developing world released by the world bank on the eve of the first major conference on hunger: region number of poor percentage below 45 in millions poverty line 46 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG223.MSG Words: 119 S43020 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB024 mee112932hke -- iranian opposition base near baghdad attacked 47 baghdad, november 29 (xinhua) -- the largest military base of the iranian opposition group, the people's mojahedin (holy warriors), in iraq was attacked by iranian mortar shells on sunday night, with one soldier slightly wounded. 48 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG224.MSG Words: 426 S43021 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB025 mee112933hke -- turkish premier discloses tax reform draft 49 ankara, november 29 (xinhua) -- turkish prime minister tansu ciller disclosed_here_today her._long-expected tax reform draft,promoting.an equitable tax system that would correct fiscal imbalances. 50 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG225.MSG Words: 404 S43022 ql eeeee hkaee aa NABO18 eaedll2919fike -- steel trade protectionism hits u.s. manufacturers 51 new york, november 29 (xinhua) -- protectionism in steel trade will cost u.s. steel-using manufacturers at least a billion dollars a year, the american institute for international steel said today. 52 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG226.MSG Words: 294 53 0W3011200393TAKE2 54 S43023 ql eeeee hkaee aa NABO19 eaedll2920hke -- chinese ambassador expounds positions on human rights 55 united nations, november 29 (xinhua) -- a chinese ambassador to the u.n. said today only dialogue on the basis of mutual respect and equality will be conducive to the world-wide human rights talks. 56 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG227.MSG Words: 349 S43024 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB027 mee112934hke -- iran demands return of hijacked plane 57 tehran, november 30 (xinhua) -- iran today demanded the return of a hijacked iranian plane together with its passengers, crew and the hijackers. 58 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG228.MSG Words: 193 S43025 ql eeeee hkaee aa HABO10 afg112922hke -- crucial time for south african 59 (by teng venqi) 60 Johannesburg, november 29 (xinhua) -- south africa is facing a crucial decision-making this week for its profound political change. 61 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG229.MSG Words: 437 S43026 ql eeeee hkaee as HABO11 afg112925hke -- italy funds new dam in zimbabwe C00175548 Page: 72 of 273 62 harare, november 29 (xinhua) -- zimbabwe and italy today signed an agreement to build the zhovhe dam on the mzingwane river. 63 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG230.MSG Words: 127 S43027 ql eeeee hkaee aa HABO13 afg112924hke -- america to assist somalia conditionally 64 addis ababa, november 29 (xinhua) -- the united states will provide C00175548 Page: 73 of 273 assistance for somalia on the condition that the progress made under the presence of troops from the u.s. and many nations can be expanded and maintained, the u.s. government said today. 65 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG231.MSG Words: 253 S43028 qi eeeee hkaee aa NAB022 eaed112921rike -- study: no abnormality in ufo encounters found 66 new york, november 29 (xinhua) -- a study of people who report encounters with unidentified flying objects (ufo) has found no tendency toward abnormality in them. 67 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG232.MSG Words: 273 S43029 ql eeeee hkaee aa HABO15 afgll2926h&e -- somalis urged to resolve their own problems 68 addis ababa, november 29 (xinhua) -- ethiopian president meles zenawi and secretary-general of the organization of african unity salim a. salim have urged the somalis to take initiatives to resolve their own problems, while calling for more aid to somalia. 69 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG233.MSG Words: 382 S43030 qi eeeee hkaee aa HABO19 afg112927hke -- riots erupt in maputo 70 maputo, november 29 (xinhua) -- riots erupted today in xipam- anine district in maputo, capital of mozambique, when some residents attacked private minibuses and injured some people. 71 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG234.MSG Words: 186 S43031 q1 eeeee hkaee aa HAB020 afg112928h1e -- anc urges afrikner volkstront to stop making imprac- 72 tical demands 73 Johannesburg, november 29 (xinhua) -- time has arrived for afrikner volksfront (avf) to stop making impracgical demands, a statement by african national congress (anc) said today. 74 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG235.MSG Words: 214 S43032 qi eeeee hkaee aa HAB022 afgll2929hke -- tanzania urges coastal countries of east africa 75 to expand tourism jointly 76 dar es salaam, november 29 (xinhua) -- tanzania has called for joint efforts by coastal strip countries of east africa to develop transport to expand tourism in the region. 77 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG236.MSG Words: 213 S43033 ql eeeee hkaee aa INE002 hke -- explosion of firedamp kills five in chile 78 santiago, november 29 (xinhua) -- five people were killed and six others injured when gas exploded in a coal mine in the south of chile this morning, police said. 79 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG237.MSG Words: 115 80 0W3011200593TAKE3 81 S43034 ql eeeee hkaee aa NAB028 eaed112922hke -- china promises more effort for peace in mid-east 82 united nations, november 29 (xinhua) -- china's ambassador to the united nations promised here today that it would make more effort in promoting the peace process in the middle east and provide more support and assistance to the palestinian people in their endeavor to rebuild their homes. 83 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG238.MSG Words: 405 S43035 ql eeeee hkaee aa INE003 hke -- chile, argentina cooperate in combating crimes C00175548 Page: 74 of 273 84 santiago, november 29 (xinhua) -- police forces of chile and argentina will cooperate in controlling crimes in their countries, according to a document published here today. 85 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG239.MSG Words: 145 S43036 ql eeeee hkaee aa NAB032 eaed1129231ike -- u.n. council extends undof's mandate C00175548 Page: 75 of 273 86 united nations, november 29 (xinhua) -- the u.n. security council unanimously approved today an extension of mandate for the united nations disengagement observer force (undof). 87 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG240.MSG Words: 189 S43037 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSB002 hke-china: exchange quotations 88 beijing, november 30 (xinhua) -- the chinese state administration of exchange control adjusted and published the renminbi exchange rates against the convertible currencies today. there are some changes in exchange rates. 89 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSGOO1.MSG Words: 164 S43038 qu eeeee hkaee .aa INE013 hke -- roundup: an important and fruitful tour 90 (by ma shengrong and huang yang) 91 lisbon, november 29 (xinhua) -- chinese president Jiang zemin's 12-day tour abroad concluded successfully today. it has proved to be an important diplomatic event with abundant fruits. 92 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG002.MSG Words: 791 S43039 qx eeeee hkaee .aa INE017 hke -- jiang says china to expand economic cooperation with 93 western europe 94 lisbon, november 29 (xinhua) -- chinese president Jiang zemin said today that china's economic growth will offer greater possibility of expanding its economic relations with west european countries. 95 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG003.MSG Words: 395 S43040 qx eeeee hkaee .aa INEOO1 hke -- chinese president leaves lisbon,_ 96 hisbon, november 29 (xinhua) -- chinese president Jiang zemin left here tonight after paying a stop-over visit to portugal. 97 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG004.MSG Words: 185 S43041 ql eeeee hkaee aa INE004 hke -- chile hopes to repay imf debt in advance 98 santiago, november 29 (xinhua) -- chile's central bank is ready to repay in advance its debt owed to the international monetary fund (imf) even though negotiations on the issue are still going on. 99 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPANSG005.MSG Words: 189 S43042 ql eeeee hkaee hkdve .aa SPE004 hke ---referees get world cup warm-up call 100 geneva, november 29 (xinhua) -- a total of 30 referees have been invited to take part in a preparation course and physical tests in dallas from march 13 to 18, world soccer governing body fifa announced on monday. 101 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG006.MSG Words: 198 S43043 ql eeeee hkaee .aa INE008 hke -- bus workers strike in venezuela's capital 102 caracas, november 29 (xinhua) -- transportation workers staged a strike in the venezuelan capital city of caracas today, paralyzing its urban traffic. 103 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG007.MSG Words: 124 S43044 ql eeeee hkaee aa INE007 hke -- bomb explodes in honduras on election day 104 mexico city, november 29 (xinhua) -- a bomb exploded in the northern honduran city of pedro sula this afternoon, causing property damage. 105 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG008.MSG Words: 109 106 .0W3011200693TA1(E4 107 S43045 ql eeeee hkaee aa INE009 hke -- fraud in honduran elections accused C00175548 Page: 76 of 273 108 mexico city, november 29 (xinhua) -- the two major parties competing in the general elections held today in honduras accused each other of electoral fraud. 109 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG009.MSG Words: 240 S43046 ql eeeee hkaee hkdve .aa SPE006 hke -- argentina chooses five newcomers for cameroon friendly C00175548 Page: 77 of 273 110 buenos aires, november 29 (xinhua) -- argentina coach alfio basile has ignored his european-based players and included five newcomers in his 18-man squad for the friendly match against cameroon on december 8. 111 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSGOlO.MSG Words: 181 S43047 ql eeeee hkaee hkdve .as SPE002 hke -- barkley punch cleared 112 washington, november 29 (xinhua) -- police have cleared of nba star charles barkley of punching in a bar after the man who made the accusation dropped his complaint. 113 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSGO11.MSG Words: 138 S43048 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa SPE003 hke -- german swimmer fails drug test 114 bonn, november 29 (xinhua) -- german swimmer sylvia gerasch, who was accused of taking cafeine during the european sprint championships, has failed the back-up'test, germany daily newspaper neue presse reported on tuesday. 115 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSGO12.MSG Words: 149 S43049 ql eeeee hkaee hkdve .aa SPE005 hke -- aiocc calls for compulsory world cup participation 116 paris, november 29 (xinhua) -- the international association of cycle race organisers (aiocc) called for compulsory world cup participation by all the major teams, ending a spanish boycott of the race. 117 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSGO13.MSG Words: 184 S43050 ql eeeee hkaee aa INE012 hke -- opec basket price slips to 14.54 dollars 118 vienna, november 29 (xinhua) -- the price of opec's basket of seven crude oils fell slightly to 14.54 dollars a barrel last week, compared with 14.66 dollars in the third week of november. 119 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSGO14.MSG Words: 114 S43051 ql eeeee hkaee hkdve .aa SPE001 hke -- ramesh krishnan quits davis cup 120 new delhi, november 29 (xinhua) -- ramesh krishnan, one of india's top tennis players, dropped the davis cup team on monday. 121 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSGO15.MSG Words: 240 S43052 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSB001 hke-china: fujian boosts export-oriented economy 122 fuzhou, november 30 (xinhua) -- fujian province has made full use of the preferential policies allowed it by the central government to boost its export-oriented economy. 123 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSGO16.MSG Words: 221 S43053 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HAB035 hke113001-- ruling party near death: nz first party leader 124 wellington, november 30 (xinhua) -- the new zealand first party leader Winston peters has said the dropping of finance minister ruth richardson from the new new cabinet heralded the break-up of the ruling national party. 125 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSGO17.MSG Words: 260 S43054 ql eeeee hkaee aa INE013 hke -- arafat calls nordic tour "constructive, successful, useful" 126 tunis, november 29 (xinhua) -- yasser arafat, head of the palestine liberation organization (plo), monday described his four-nation nordic tour as "constructive, successful and useful," reports reaching here said today. 127 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSGO18.MSG Words: 220 S43055 ql eeeee hkaee aa INE014 hke -- drug lord's family sent to native colombia 128 bonn, november 29 (xinhua) -- colombian drug lord pablo escobar's family -C00175548 Page: 78 of 273 members, who arrived here on monday, were sent back to bogota today by germany after their applications for asylum were rejected. 129 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG019.MSG Words: 130 130 0W3011200993TAKE5 131 S43056 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB036 hke113002-- australian economy continuing C00175548 Page: 79 of 273 modest growth 132 canberra, november 30 (xinhua) -- the australian economy has continued its modest recovery this year as latest figures showed a 0.3 per cent growth in the last quarter. 133 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG020.MSG Words: 236 S43057 ql eeeee hkaee aa INE016 hke -- gerian kurds protest against ban on kurdish workers party 134 bonn, november 29 (xinhua) -- kurds in germany held a series of activities today in cities all over the country to protest against a ban on the kurdish workers party. 135 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG021.MSG Words: 179 S43058 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB042 hke113003- honesty causes sacking, says former minister 136 wellington, november 30 (xinhua) -- new zealand's former minister rob storey has said that his honesty had been the main cause for his being sacked from the ministerial portfolio. 137 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG022.MSG Words: 205 S43059 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB043 hke113004 - kurds occupy german consulate in melbourne 138 canberra, november 30 (xinhua) -- about 50 kurds occupied the german consulate in melbourne this morning in protest against the german government's recent ban on a kurdish party. 139 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG023.MSG Words: 192 S43060 ql eeeee hkaee aa IWE008 hke -- aids claims 667 austrian lives 140 vienna, november 29 (xinhua) -- aids has so far killed 667 of the 1,077 austrian aids patients, causing the government to allocate nearly 5 million u.s. dollars to aids prevennn and-e u3 cation-next year. 141 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSGO24.MSG Words: 190 S43061 ql eeeee hkaee aa INE018 hke -- hungarian minister says economy will grow 142 budapest, november 29 (xinhua) -- the hungarian economy is approaching an era of growth, with industrial production this year likely to increase up to 3.5 percent over last year, 143 hungarian finance minister szabo ivan said at a meeting here today. 144 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG025.MSG Words: 175 S43062 ql eeeee hkdwe aa WSDO05 145 beijing: senior official meets bulgarian guests 146 beijing, november 30 (xinhua) -- wu jie, chinese vice-minister of the state commission for restructuring the economy, met with alexandar yordanrov, chairman of the national assembly of bulgaria, and his party here this morning. 147 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG026.MSG Words: 73 S43063 ql eeeee hkaee aa INE019 hke -- tough measures to target teachers in ecuador 148 quito, november 29 (xinhua) -- a decree ordering the mobilization of ecuador's education sector takes effect tomorrow, culture and education minister eduardo pena trivino said today. 149 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG027.MSG Words: 233 S43064 ql eeeee hkaee hkdve .aa WSE002 hke-china: beijing newspaper highlights 150 beijing, november 30 (xinhua) -- highlights of today's major beijing-based newspapers: 151 people's daily 152 -- chinese president Jiang zemin arrived in lisbon on sunday by special C00175548 Page: 80 of 273 plane for a 24-hour visit to portugal. 153 File: D:PAXINEUA BTUEPAMSG028.MSG Words: 358 S43065 ql eeeee hkaee aa IWE009 hke -- poland opposes single nation entry into nato 154 prague, november 29 (xinhua) -- poland and slovakia suggested today that poland, slovakia, hungary and the czech republic coordinate actions in C00175548 Page; 81 of 273 their efforts to join the north atlantic treaty organization (nato), stressing that any unilateral move would be against the interests of the others. 155 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG029.MSG Words: 304 S43066 ql eeeee hkaee aa IWE010 hke -- tunis, rio de Janeiro become sister cities 156 tunis, november 29 (xinhua) -- tunisia and brazil signed a protocol here today making tunis, capital of tunisia, and rio de Janeiro, a major brazilian city, sister cities. 157 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG030.MSG Words: 79 158 0W3011201193TAKE6 159 S43067 ql eeeee hkaee aa IWE001 hke -- ec to help cis to convert arms factories 160 brussels, november 29 (xinhua) -- the european community (ec) will help three ex-soviet republics transform weapons factories to producers of civilian goods, an ec spokesman said here today. 161 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG031.MSG Words: 332 S43068 ql eeeee hkaee aa IAE005 hke -- major news items in leading Indian newspapers 162 new delhi, november 30 (xinhua) -- following are major news items in leading indian english newspapers today: 163 the hindustan times 164 -- the samajwadi party - bahujan samaj party (spbsp) alliance yesterday staked claim to form the government in lucknow following assurance of an unconditional support from both-the congress and 165 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG032.MSG Words: 132 S43069 ql eeeee hkaee aa IVE011 hke -- tunisian president reiterates support for palestinian cause 166 tunis, november 29 (xinhua) -- tunisian president zine el abidine ben ali reiterated his country's continued support for the palestinian cause today on the occasion of the international day of solidarity with the palestinian people. 167 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG033.MSG Words: 191 S43070 ql eeeee hkaee aa IAE006 hke -- major news in leading philippine english newspapers 168 manila, november 30 (xinhua) -- following are major news in the philippine press today: 169 manila bulletin: 170 -- president ramos yesterday confirmed his commitment to promote +a sound and effective population management program+ and urged local government officials to implement the program in all 171 Files D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG034.MSG Words: 127 S43071 ql eeeee hkaee aa IAE007 hke -- major news in pakistani press 172 islamabad, november 30 (xinhua) -- following are major news items in leading pakistani newspapers today: 173 the pakistan times 174 -- pakistan prime minister benazir bhutto has ordered firm action against tax defaulters. 175 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG035.MSG Words: 109 S43072 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSE004 hke-china: foreign firms bid for railway project 176 beijing, november 30 (xinhua) -- china's plan to build its first high-speed railway from beijing to shanghai has attracted many C00175548 Page: 82 of 273 international big name companies to bid for the project. 177 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG036.MSG Words: 277 S43073 ql eeeee hkaee aa IVE012 hke -- csce to open 4th session of foreign ministers 178 rome, november 29 (xinhua) -- the conference on security and cooperation in europe (csce) will hold the fourth session of its council of foreign -C00175548 Page: 83 of 273 ministers here on tuesday. 179 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUBPAMSG037.MSG Words: 192 S43074 ql eeeee hkaee .aa INE021 hke -- china urges u.n. to train more personnel for developing 180 countries 181 united nations, november 29 (xinhua) -- china hopes that the u.n. institute for training and research (unitar) will make continued efforts to train personnel of all kinds for developing countries, a chinese delegate said here today. 182 File: D:PAXIMHUA BTUEPAMSG038.MSG Words: 296 S43075 ql eeeee hkaee aa IWE013 hke -- calm returning to congo after opposition's peace call 183 brazzaville, november 29 (xinhua) -- calm was returning to congo's capital city of brazzaville monday after a radio appeal for peace by opposition leader bernard kolelas on sunday night. 184 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG039.MSG Words: 188 S43076 qu eeeee hkaee aa HABO56 hke113006 - russia offers thailand satellite launching facility 185 bangkok, november 30 (xinhua) -- a senior thai space agency official said monday that russia had offered to launch thai satellites. 186 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG040.MSG Words: 164 187 0W3011201793TAKE7- 188 S43077 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAE059 hke113005-- nz to tap seafood export potential 189 wellington, november 30 (xinhua) -- new zealand seafood exporters have set a_.growth obj.ective__of`oubling their_ex orts to make-the -industry a two billion n.z. dollars (1.1 billion u.s. dollars) export business by the year 2000. 190 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG041.MSG Words: 414 S43078 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB062 hke113008-- thailand approves new foreign debt ceiling 191 bangkok, november 30 (xinhua) -- the council of economic ministers of thailand monday approved a 3.2-billion u.s. dollar ceiling for new foreign debt created by the government and state enterprises in fiscal 1994, which began in october 1993. 192 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG042.MSG Words: 154 S43079 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB071 hke113010-- thailand approves anti-dumping draft 193 bangkok, november 30 (xinhua) -- the council of economic ministers of thailand, which has full cabinet powers in economic matters, has endorsed a draft of anti-dumping legislation put forth by the commerce ministry, the nation reports today. 194 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG043.MSG Words: 130 S43080 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HAB072 hke113009-- sri lanka to encourage small rubber growers 195 colombo, november 30 (xinhua) -- the rubber controller's department (red) of sri lanka has introduced several programs to popularize replanting and new planting schemes among the small rubber growers. 196 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG044.MSG Words: 222 S43081 ql eeeee hkaee .aa IAE008 hke -- south korea's current account likely to record surplus 197 seoul, november 30 (xinhua) -- south korea's current account will likely register a surplus this year for the first time since 1989 with the steady rise in exports, according to the bank of korea here tuesday. 198 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSGO45.MSG Words: 358 S43082 ql eeeee hkaee aa -000175548 Page: 84 of 273 IUE005 hke -- major news items in leading Japanese newspapers 199 tokyo, november 30 (xinhua) -- following are major news items in leading Japanese newspapers today: 200 asahi, nihon keizai: 201 -- tokyo stocks post year's largest loss, closing at 16,078.71. C00175548 Page: 85 of 273 202 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSGO46.MSG Words: 140 S43083 ql eeeee hkaee aa INE022 hke -- equatorial guinean opposition demands annulment of elections 203 yaounde, november 29 (xinhua) -- opposition parties in equatorial guinea have called for a "complete annulment" of the country's legislative elections held on november 21, reports reaching here said today. 204 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUBPAMSG047.MSG Words: 163 S43084 qi eeeee hkaee hkdve .aa WSE009 hke-china: forest farms play big role in timber development 205 beijing, november 30 (xinhua) -- china's forest farms have become an important force in the development of the forestry industry. 206 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG048.MSG Words: 256 S43085 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB085 hke113011-- foreign ministers of pakistan, india to meet in dhaka 207 islamabad, november 30 (xinhua) -- foreign ministers of pakistan and india will meet in dhaka at the council of foreign ministers' meeting of south asian association for regional cooperation (saarc) from december 3 to 5, officials said today. 208 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG049.MSG Words: 220 S43086 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa VSE003 hke-china: telecommunications joint venture operational in nanjing 209 nanjing, november 30 (xinhua) -- china's largest sino-foreign joint-venture for production of mobile telecommunications equipment was put into production monday. 210 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG050.MSG Words: 214 S43087 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB091hke113012 - romania to give india spare mig parts 211 new delhi, november 30 (xinhua) --romania is willing to supply spare parts of soviet-made mig aircraft and other defence equipment to india. 212 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG051.MSG Words: 133 213 0W3011201993TAKE8 214 S43088 ql eeeee hkaee hkdve aa WSE007 hke-- china makes progress in renovation of urban housing 215 xi'an, november 30 (xinhua) -- china has made great progress in rebuilding and renovating urban housing in recent years. 216 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG052.MSG Words: 130 S43089 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB094 hke113015 - sri lankan premier meets outgoing chinese ambassador 217 colombo, november 30 (xinhua) -- sri lankan prime minister ranil wickremasinghe today expressed satisfaction with sino-sri lankan relations and said that he hoped bilateral cooperation would be maintained and further strengthened. 218 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG053.MSG Words: 161 S43090 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB095 hke113013-- polls results a lesson for all (part one ) 219 new delhi, november 30 (xinhua) -- the fact that no apparent winner emerges from the state elections in india among the major political parties indicated that neither the ruling congress nor the indian people's party (bharatiya Janata party or bjp) has an absolute favorable support among the average indian people. 220 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSGO54.MSG Words: 325 S43091 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB096 221 hke113014---- polls results a lesson for all (part two) 222 regarding the congress-i, it lost delhi in a badly defeat and failed to 000175548 Page: 86 of 273 recapture its former political base the uttar pradesh, and the editorial said, +its role in the state now is limited to backing the anti-bjp forces.+ 223 however, +the outcome of the elections comes as a reprieve for the narasimha rao government, for had the bjp swept the polls in C00175548 Page: 87 of 273 224 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSGO55.MSG Words: 263 S43092 ql eeeee hkaee hkdve .aa WSE009 hke -- more foreign banks are represented in tianjin 225 tianjin, november 30 (xinhua) -- an increasing number of foreign banks have set up branches in tianjin, a leading industrial and commercial hub in north china, a local bank official said. 226 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG056.MSG Words: 231 S43093 ql eeeee hkaee hkdve .aa WSB004 hke -- shanghai relies on science to boost high-tech industry 227 shanghai, november 30 (xinhua) -- shanghai, china's largest economic center, is relying on science to boost high-tech, low-cost and pollution-free industries. 228 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG057.MSG Words: 496 S43094 ql eeeee hkaee hkdve .aa WSDO11 hke- cfiinese court delegation on way to thailand 229 beijing, november 30 (xinhua) -- a delegation of the supreme people's court of china, led by gao changli, the court's vice-president, left here this afternoon for a friendly visit to thailand. 230 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG058.MSG Words: 72 S43095 ql eeeee hkaee aa IUE007 hke -- xinFiua international news summary at 7:00 gmt, november 30 231 lisbon -- chinese president jiang zemin left here monday night at the end of a stop-over visit to portugal. 232 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSGO59.MSG Words: 479 S43096 ql eeeee hkaee aa HAB104 afgll300lhEe -- major news items in leading kenyan newspapers 233 nairobi, november 30 (xinhua) -- following are major news items in leading kenyan-newspapers today: 234 kenya times 235 -- kenyan president daniel arap moi will pay a one-day official visit to tanzania to attend the state summit of tanzania, uganda and kenya for signing a protocol that will 236 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG060.MSG Words: 146 S43097 ql eeeee hkaee aa HAB106 afgll3002hF-e -- africa losing in coffee trade 237 nairobi, november 30 (xinhua) -- poor marketing strategies and lack of technical ability are factors leading to the poor performance of african states in international coffee trade, representative of the united nations development program s. momanyi said here on monday. 238 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG061.MSG Words: 178 S43098 ql eeeee hkaee aa HAB107 afgll3003hrte -- u.s. ambassador on ethnic violence 239 nairobi, november 30 (xinhua) -- united states ambassador to kenyas aurelia brazeal on monday criticized some kenyan political leaders who issued ultimatums to some tribes to move from certain parts of the country or face forceful eviction. 240 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG062.MSG Words: 157 241 0W3011202093TAKE9 242 S43099 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HAB108 hke113017-- australia provides aid to sudan 243 canberra, november 30 (xinhua) -- the australian government today announced that it will provide 2.5 million australian dollars (1.7 million u.s. dollars) for emergency relief in sudan. 244 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG063.MSG Words: 168 S43100 ql eeeee hkaee aa IAE009 hke -- hun-sen urges ceasefire by democratic kampuchea C00175548 Page: 88 of 273 245 phnom penh, november 30 (xinhua) -- cambodian second prime minister hun sen today called on the democratic kampuchean side to cease its military operations and negotiate with the government to settle the current major disputes between them. 246 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSGO64.MSG Words: 173 S43101 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe C00175548 Page: 89 of 273 .aa WSW004 hke-china: cppcc vice-chairwoman meets canadian guests 247 beijing, november 30 (xinhua) -- qian zhengying, vice-chairwoman of the chinese people's political consultative conference (cppcc) national committee, met with Ivan head, chairman of the canadian institute of international affairs, and his party here this afternoon. 248 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG065.MSG Words: 97 S43102 ql eeeee hkaee aa HAB113 afgll3004hFe -- kenyan president to visit tanzania 249 nairobi, november 30 (xinhua) -- kenyan president daniel arap moi will pay a one-day visit today to tanzania to attend the state summit of tanzania, kenya and uganda for signing a protocol of the re-establishment of the east african community. 250 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG066.MSG Words: 195 S43103 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB119 hke113019-- more tourists visit australia 251 canberra, november 30 (xinhua) -- australia's tourism industry recorded a 16 percent increase in the number of overseas tourists in the first nine months this year, official figures showed today. 252 File: D:PAXINHUA_BTUEPAMSG067.MSG Words: 169 S43104 ql eeeee hkaee hkdve .aa WSE001 hke ---post-graduates welcomed in shanghai 253 shanghai, november 30 (xinhua) -- graduate students have become more popular this year in the labor market of shanghai, china's largest metropolis, during the current drive for economic development. 254 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG068.MSG Words: 248 S43105 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe . as SPE008 hke -- grand Prix badminton rankings 255 london, november 29 (xinhua) -- following are lea Tng world grand prix rankings issued by the international badminton federation here on monday: 256 men 257 1. thomas stuer-lauridsen, denmark, 1,935 points 258 2. heryanto arbi, Indonesia, 1,770 259 3. poul-erik hoyer-larsen, denmark, 1,625 260 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG069.MSG Words: 156 S43106 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSB006 hke ---regulations for fuzhou bonded zone issued 261 fuzhou, november 30 (xinhua) -- the standing committee of the eighth people's congress of fujian province recently approved regulations to guide the fuzhou bonded zone. 262 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG070.MSG Words: 153 S43107 ql eeeee hkaee hkdve .aa SPE012 hke ---smugglers of doping drug detained in sweden 263 stockholm, november 29 (xinhua) -- two russians smugglers carrying a large amount of doping substances into sweden were detained, police said here on monday. 264 File: D:PAXINHUA_BTUEPAMSG071.MSG Words: 113 S43108 ql eeeee hkaee aa INE024 hke -- u.s homeless woman dies outside housing department 265 Washington, november 29 (xinhua) -- a 43-year-old u.s. homeless woman was found dead on a bench outside the u.s. department of housing and urban development (hud) today. 266 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG072.MSG Words: 169 S43109 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSE008 hke -- inner.mongolia sees boom of non-governmental 267 research institutes 268 hohhot, november 30 (xinhua) -- the economy of north china's inner -000175548 Page: 90 of 273 mongolia autonomous region is being fueled by a surge of non-governmental scientific and technological research institutions. 269 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG073.MSG Words: 307 270 OW3011202193TAKE15 271 S43110 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB124 hke113021-- chinese naval training ship 000175548 Page: 91 of 273 calls at bangkok port 272 bangkok, november 30 (xinhua) -- the zhenghe, a chinese ocean-going naval training ship, arrived here today to begin a five-day goodwill visit. 273 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG074.MSG Words: 140 S43111 ql eeeee hkaee aa IAE011 hke -- dprk returns more korean war remains 274 seoul, november 30 (xinhua) -- the democratic people's republic of korea (dprk) today returned to the united states the remains of 33 more american soldiers killed during the korean war (1950-53). 275 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG075.MSG Words: 174 S43112 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB127 hke113022-- australian economy to speed up: treasurer 276 canberra, november 30 (xinhua) -- australia's economy is getting stronger and is expected to speed up in the rest of the financial year, a senior official said here today. 277 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG076.MSG Words: 324 S43113 q1 eeeee hkaee hkdve .aa WSDO16 hke-china: rural bank savings up by 100 billion yuan 278 beijing, november 30 (xinhua) -- china's rural bank savings increased by 117.4 billion yuan during the first 11 months of this year, the agricultural bank of china (abc) reported here today. 279 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG077.MSG Words: 236 S43114 ql eeeee hkaee hkdve .aa WSDO10 hke-china: preparations in full swing for tax reforms 280 by li zhurun and cai cai 281 beijing, november 30 (xinhua) -- chinese officials and experts are now burning the midnight oil making Dreparationsfor gegettingtheprojected tax-sharing system moving as of January 1, an official at the commission for restructuring the economy told xinhua today. 282 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG078.MSG Words: 471 S43115 q1 eeeee hkaee hkdve .aa WSE010 hke-china: rare earth producers jointly set export price 283 beijing, november 30 (xinhua) -- chinese rare earth producers and exporters, battered by fierce price competition, have agreed to adopt uniform prices for exports as of the beginning of 1994. 284 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG079.MSG Words: 197 S43116 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB043 mee113001h7ke -- major news items in leading egyptian newspapers 285 cairo, november 30 (xinhua) -- all the leading egyptian newspapers today gave prominence to president hosni mubarak's monday statements to reporters following the inauguration of the newly-restored national military museum. 286 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG080.MSG Words: 244 S43117 q1 eeeee hkaee aa IAE012 hke -- south korea's industrial production recovers 287 seoul, november 30 (xinhua) -- south korea's heavy and chemical industry are active as industrial production recovers, the national statistical office said here tuesday. 288 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG081.MSG Words: 186 S43118 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSE006 hke-china: large water source found in tianjin 289 tianjin, november 30 (xinhua) -- local geological workers have discovered a large ground water source in jixian county, north of tianjin, a chinese city that now suffers severe water shortage. 290 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSGO82.MSG Words: 158 S43119 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSBO11 hke -- guangzhou-meizhou-shantou railway opens to traffic 000175548 Page: 92 of 273 291 guangzhou, november 29 (xinhua) -- the guangzhou- meizhou-shantou section of the beijing-kowloon railway opened in guangdong province monday. 292 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG083.MSG Words: 135 S43120 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB044 mee113002hICe -- lebanon makes first step of administrative reforms 293 beirut, november 30 (xinhua) -- the lebanese cabinet has made its first C00175548 Page: 93 of 273 step in the +long-term+ process of the administrative reforms as it decided in a session monday night to dismiss about 500 +corrupt and incompetent+ employees. 294 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG084.MSG Words: 265 295 0W3011202693TAKE13 296 S43121 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB047 mee113003hke -- turkey's trade gap exceeds 10 billion dollars 297 ankara, november 30 (xinhua) -- the turkish foreign trade deficit further widened by exceeding 10 billion u.s. dollars in the first nine months this year, the +daily news+ reported today. 298 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSGO85.MSG Words: 191 S43122 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSBO12 hke-beijing: weather forecast for major foreign cities 299 beijing, november 30 (xinhua) -- weather forecast for 10 major foreign cities for the next 24 hours from 20:00 today to 20:00 on december 1 issued by china's central meteorological station at 17:00 today: 300 tokyo: min. 7 degrees c., max. 14 degrees c., overcast. 301 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG086.MSG Words: 169 S43123 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSBO13 hke-beijing: weather forecast for major chinese cities 302 beijing, november 30 (xinhua) -- weather forecast for 12 major chinese cities for the next 24 hours from 20:00 today to 20:00 on december 1 issued by china's central meteorological station at 17:00 today: 303 beijing: min. -2 degrees c., max. 4 degrees c., clear to cloudy, calm to gentle breeze. 304 File: BTUEPAMSG087.MSG Words:5 S4312-4 ql eeeee hkaee .aa PAB048 mee113002hke -- lebanon makes first step of administrative reforms 305 Beirut, november 30 (xinhua) -- the lebanese cabinet has made its first step in the +long-term+ process of the administrative reforms as it decided in a session monday night to dismiss about 500 +corrupt and incompetent+ employees. 306 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSGO88.MSG Words: 265 S43125 qi eeeee hkaee aa HAB151 afg113005hke -- tanzanian government urges for drugs provision 307 dar es salaam, november 30 (xinhua) -- tanzanian prime minister and first vice-president john malecela has called on the society for clinical and experimental pharmacology in preferential trade area for eastern and southern african (socepta) countries to come out with a practical plan of action. 308 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG089.MSG Words: 214 S43126 ql eeeee hkaee hkdve .aa WSW007 hke ---china has 1,159 reported cases of aids carriers 309 beijing, november 30 .(xinhua) -- china now has 1,159 reported cases of aids infection and the virus carriers, a health official said here today. 310 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG090.MSG Words: 280 S43127 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSDO18 hke-china: preparations under full swing for tax reforms 311 by li zhurun and cai cai 312 beijing, november 30 (xinhua) -- chinese officials and experts are now burning the night oil as they prepare to implement the new tax-sharing system on January 1, an official at the economic system restructuring commission told xinhua today. 313 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG091.MSG Words: 529 S43128 ql eeeee hkaee .aa C00175548 Page: 94 of 273 IAE014 hke -- dprk will never yield to any pressures: spokesman 314 pyongyang, november 30 (xinhua) -- the democratic people's republic of korea (dprk) hopes to peacefully settle the nuclear issue through dialogues and has announced it would withdraw from the treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons if the united states remained -C00175548' Page: 95 of 273 unwilling to hold talks. 315 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG092.MSG Words: 315 S43129 ql eeeee hkaee aa HAB160 afg113006hke -- angolan parliament president returns from 316 china tour 317 luanda, november 30 (xinhua) -- angolan parliament president franga van-dunem returned here this morning from his eight-day tour to china. 318 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPANSG093.MSG Words: 122 S43130 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB161 hke1l3023-- australian fm receives cold shoulder in vietnam 319 canberra, november 30 (xinhua) -- australian foreign minister gareth evens was given a cold shoulder in vietnam over his insistence on raising the human rights issue. 320 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG094.MSG Words: 228 321 0W3011202793TA1cLE1 l 322 S43131 ql eeeee hkaee aa IAE015 hke -- dprk returns more korean war remains 323 panmunjom, november 30 (xinhua) -- the democratic people's republic of korea (dprk) today returned to the united states the remains of 33 more american soldiers killed in the korean war in 1950-1953. 324 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG095.MSG Words: 238 S43132 ql eeeee hkaee aa IAE016 hke -- farmers in japan, south korea, taiwan protect rice market 325 tokyo, november 30 (xinhua) -- farmers in japan, south korea and taiwan are determined to protect their rice market by all means, a joint -. statement said today. 326 File: D: PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG096-.NSG-Vor-ds:-245 543133---ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSH003 hke-beijing: chinese president returns to beijing 327 beijing, november 30 (xinhua) -- chinese president jiang zemin was back in beijing this afternoon after concluding a 12-day tour abroad. 328 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG097.MSG Words: 176 S43134 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB170 hke113025-- roundup: manila to lure more foreign capital 329 (by xiong changyi) 330 manila, november 30 (xinhua) -- the philippine government will seek for full economic liberalization to lure more foreign capital into the country. 331 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG098.MSG Words: 361 S43135 ql eeeee hkaee aa HAB171 afgll3007hFe -- major news items in leading zimbabwean newspapers 332 harare, november 30 (xinhua) -- following are major news items in leading zimbabwean newspapers today: 333 the gazette 334 -- governor of the reserve bank of zimbabwe leonard tsumba on monday emphasized the need for an independent central bank to ensure proper management of the economic reform program in the 335 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUBPAMSG099.MSG Words: 145 S43136 ql eeeee hkaee aa HAB172 afgll3008h7te -- tanzania receives grants for coal mining 336 dar es salaam, november 30 (xinhua) -- the african development bank (adb), jointly with the america-based trade and development agency (tda), have granted 3.5 million u.s. dollars to tanzania on the development of mchuchumo coal mines and liganga iron and steel mining projects in southern tanzania. -000175548 Page: 96 of 273 337 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG100.MSG Words: 183 S43137 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB176 hke112324-- manila rejects swift liberalization of farm sector 338 manila, november 30 (xinhua) -- the philippine government has refused to libralize its agricultural sector as soon as demanded by the united states, saying any liberalization moves on farm products might have to be -C00175548 Page: 97 of 273 done in a long term. 339 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG101.MSG Words: 308 S43138 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HAB182 hke113026-- 1,300 people have aids or hiv in nz 340 wellington, november 30 (xinhua) -- almost 1,300 people in new zealand are officially recorded as having or having had aids or hiv, the virus that causes the dreadful disease. 341 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG102.MSG Words: 231 S43139 ql eeeee aa INE025 342 major news in british press 343 london, november 30 (xinhua) -- following are major news items in leading british newspapers today: 344 the times: 345 -- major's line to ira will remain open 346 prime minister john major is to keep open britain's line of communication with the ira and remains ready to offer 347 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG103.MSG Words: 347 S43140 qu eeeee hkdwe aa SPE023 348 top swedish swimmer to skip short-course worlds 349 stockholm, november 30 (xinhua) -- louise karlsson, sweden's top swimmer, will miss the-coming short-course world championships due to an injury on her shoulder. 350 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG104.MSG Words: 106 351 0W3011204593TAKE1"5 352 .S43141gl_eee_ee hkaee hkdwe .aa_WSW006 hke- china to accelerate housing reform focused on sale of 353 publicly-owned housing 354 by li zhurun 355 beijing, november 30 (xinhua) -- china is to accelerate housing reform in urban areas, with an emphasis on the sale of publicly-owned housing to individual wage earners, an official from the state commission for restructuring the economy said today. 356 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG105.MSG Words: 709 S43142 ql eeeee hkaee aa HAB187 afg113010hke -- nigerian constitutional conference to be held 357 within two months 358 lagos, november 30 (xinhua) -- the proposed constitutional conference to decide nigeria's political future will be convened within two months, nigerian justice minister olu onagoruwa announced. 359 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG106.MSG Words: 155 S43143 ql eeeee hkaee aa HAB188 afg113009hke -- talks between tanzanian government, striking 360 teachers breaks down 361 dar es salaam, november 30 (xinhua) -- a meeting between the tanzanian government and the striking teachers broke down here on monday. 362 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG107.MSG Words: 290 S43144 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB196 hke113032-- new north-east governor appointed in sri lanka 363 colombo, november 30 (xinhua) -- the sri lankan government today appointed a senior civil administrator as the new governor in the strife-torn north-east rocked by 10 years of fighting between the troops and tamil rebels. 364 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG108.MSG Words: 201 S43145 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe C00175548 Page: 98 of 273 .aa WSW005 hke-china: exxon to explore for oil in east china sea 365 Beijing, november 30 (xinhua) -- the exxon corporation has won a contract for oil and gas exploration in the east china sea. 366 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG109.MSG Words: 318 S43146 ql eeeee hkaee hkdve .aa WSBO10 hke-china: export-oriented rural industry grows C00175548 Page: 99 of 273 367 guangzhou, november 30 (xinhua) -- rural industries in guangdong province are taking advantage of overseas funds to promote export-oriented business. 368 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG110.MSG Words: 141 543147 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB203 hke113033-- fiji's poll likely to add to racial tension 369 canberra, november 30 (xinhua) -- a snap election in fiji early next year is likely to add to the long-existing racial tension between indigenous fijians and ethnic indians, fiji's acting head of state ratu sir kamisese mara said today. 370 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG111.MSG Words: 320 S43148 ql eeeee hkaee hkdve .aa WSW009 hke- former singaporean prime minister visits south china city 371 beihai, november 30 (xinhua) -- singaporean senior minister lee kuan yew has inspected ports, roads, urban facilities and a resort under construction over the past two days in the port city of beihai in south china's guangxi zhuang autonomous region. 372 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG112.MSG Words: 130 S43149 ql eeeee hkdwe .aa WSE018 hke- china foodstuffs, native produce fair opens in hk 373 hong kong, november 30 (xinhua) -- a week-long chinese mainland foodstuffs, native produce and animal by-products fair opened here today. 374 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG113.MSG Words: 131 S43150 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB206 hke113036-- flash: cppccc chairman arrives in new delhi 375 new delhi, november 30 (xinhua) -- li ruihuan, chairman of the national committee of the chinese people's political consultative conference (cppcc) arrived here this evening froni- obey to continue his official goodwill visit to india. enditem =11301247 376 File: D:PAXINHUA_BTUEPAMSG114.MSG Words: 64 S43151 ql eeeee hkdve aa WSE017 hke-china: 222 vietnamese migrants return home 377 hong kong, november 30 (xinhua) -- a group of 222 vietnamese migrants today returned to vietnam under the voluntary repatriation program of the united nations high commissioner for refugees, according to a government spokesman. 378 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG115.MSG Words: 101 379 0W3011204993TA1(E14 380 S43152 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB209 hke113030-- chinese exhibitions open in indonesia 381 Jakarta, november 30 (xinhua) -- two Chinese exhibitions simultaneously opened here today. 382 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG116.MSG Words: 194 S43153 qi eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa VSE012 hke-china: technicians hit a gusher in oil field 383 shenyang, november 30 (xinhua) -- technicians are striking it rich off their inventions in the liaohe oil field, the third largest oil field in china. 384 File: D:PAXINHUA_BTUEPAMSG117.MSG Words: 226 S43154 qu eeeee hkdwe aa SPE024 385 agassi to compete in australian open 386 canberra, november 30 (xinhua) -- andre agassi of the united states has entered next January's australian open tennis tournament. 387 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG118.MSG Words: 118 S43155 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe C00175548 Page: 100 of 273 as WSE016 hke- sino-british joint liaison group to meet in london 388 hong kong, november 30 (xinhua) -- the 28th meeting of the sino-british joint liaison group is scheduled to be held in london from december 7 to 9. 389 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG119.MSG Words: 147 S43156 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe C00175548 Page: 101 of 273 .aa WSE015 hke- chinese photographer gives tibet photo show in hk 390 hong kong, november 30 (xinhua) -- a month-long photo show featuring folk culture and life in china's tibetan autonomous region closed here today. 391 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG120.MSG Words: 164 S43157 qu eeeee hkaee aa RAB220 hke113035-- filipino government, rebels to resume peace talks 392 manila, november 30 (xinhua) -- the stalled peace talks between the philippine government and the military rebels will resume on thursday in the capital, the philippine news agency (pna) reported today. 393 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG121.MSG Words: 124 S43158 ql eeeee aa IVE024 394 major news items in leading french newspapers 395 paris, november 30 (xinhua) -- following are major news items in today's leading french newspapers: 396 le monde: 397 -- as the negotiations between europe and the u.s. enter a decisive phase, former french premier raymond barre and former president giscard d'estaing expressed their hope that france could 398 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG122.MSG Words: 157 S43159 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB224 hke113038-- sri lanka cuts canned, dried fish imports 399 colombo, november 30 (xinhua) -- sri lanka has cut the imports of canned and dried fish by 14 percent due to the increase in local fish production. 400 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG123.MSG Words: 162 S43160 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSD023 hke-beljing: chinese npc chairman meets cuban guest 401 beijing, november 30 (xinhua) -- giao shi, chairman of the standing committee of china's national people's congress (npc), met here this evening with ricardo alarcon de quesada, president of the national assembly of people's power of cuba. 402 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG124.MSG Words: 205 S43161 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB227 hke113031-- 14 drug suspects killed in manila 403 manila, november 30 (xinhua) -- at least 14 suspected drug pushers have been killed in manila since mayor alfredo lim vowed two weeks ago to rid the city of growing narcotics problem in six months, according to the police. 404 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG125.MSG Words: 263 S43162 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSDO19 hke-beijing: chinese people to continue support for palestinians 405 beijing, november 30 (xinhua) -- a reception was held here this evening to mark the international day of solidarity with the palestinian people. 406 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG126.MSG Words: 265 407 0W3011210193TAKE15 408 S43163 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe aa WSBO10 hke-china: fujian bids for foreign investment 409 xiamen, november 30 (xinhua) -- east china's fujian province has offered 18 hot spots for overseas investment, according to vice governor zhang j iakun. 410 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG127.MSG Words: 183 S43164 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB069 mee113004hke -- rabin orders army to restore order in gaza 411 Jerusalem, november 30 (xinhua) -- Israeli prime minister yitzhak rabin has ordered the army to restore calm in the violence-stricken gaza strip, C00175548 Page: 102 of 273 reported Israel radio today. 412 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG128.MSG Words: 498 S43165 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB070 meell3004hlEe -- iran's inflation up to 23.2 percent 413 tehran, november 30 (xinhua) -- Iran's inflation rate vent up to 23.2 percent in the first six months of the iranian fiscal year owing to a C00175548 UNCLASSIFIED Page: 103 of 273 sharp decline in its oil export income. 414 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG129.MSG Words: 343 S43166 ql eeeee hkaee hkdve .aa WSB007 hke-china: guizhou to adopt new measure to attract foreign funds 415 guiyang, november 30 (xinhua) -- southwest china's guizhou province is to adopt a common international practice in using foreign funds to spur on its capital construction. 416 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG130.MSG Words: 452 S43167 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSB008 hke- tourism becomes major industry in beijing 417 beijing, november 30 (xinhua) -- since china opened itself to the rest of the world in 1978, tourism has become a major industry in the chinese capital. 418 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG131.MSG Words: 389 S43168 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB071 mee113005hke -- iran's inflation up to 23.2 percent 419 tehran, november 30 (xinhua) -- iran's inflation rate went up to 23.2 percent in the first six months of the iranian fiscal year owing to a sharp decline in its oil export income. 420 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG132.MSG Words: 344 S43169 ql eeeee hkaee aa IAE018 hke -- dollar down, stocks up in tokyo 421 tokyo, november 30 (xinhua) -- the u.s dollar slipped today to close at below the 109 Japanese yen level as tokyo stocks rebounded sharply from the previous day's fall. 422 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG133.MSG Words: 134 S43170 ql eeeee hkaee hkdve .aa WSD028 hke-ch na: senior cpc official meets mongolian guests 423 jinan, november 30 (xinhua) -- Jiang chunyun, member of the political bureau of the communist party of china (cpc) central committee and secretary of the cpc provincial committee of east china's shandong province, met here today with a delegation from the mongolian people's revolutionary party. 424 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG134.MSG Words: 90 S43171 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB239 hke113042-- singaporean firms to participate in electric indonesia 425 singapore, november 30 (xinhua) -- the trade development board (tdb) of singapore will lead 10 singaporean companies to participate in electric indonesia 1993 from tomorrow. 426 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG135.MSG Words: 156 S43172 ql eeeee hkaee hkdve .aa WSD026 hke-china: uruguayan president visits guangdong province 427 guangzhou, november 30 (xinhua) -- president of uruguay luis alberto lacalle herrera paid a visit to nanhai city today, where he inspected some sino-foreign Joint ventures and rural industries. 428 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG136.MSG Words: 179 S43173 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB245 hke113037-- manila rejects peso devaluation 429 manila, november 30 (xinhua) -- a senior official of the philippine central bank stressed today that they will not agree to a forced devaluation of the peso as pushed by some local economists and businessmen. 430 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG137.MSG Words: 291 431 0W3011210493TAKE116 432 S43174 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB072 mee113006hke -- three iranians die in C00175548 Page: 104 of 273 flood 433 tehran, november 30 (xinhua) -- at least three people have died in recent flood in the city of andimeshk in iran's southern province of khuzestan. 434 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG138.MSG Words: 140 S43175 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB073 mee113007hke -- mortar shell explosion kills five in Iran C00175548 Page: 105 of 273 435 tehran, november 30 (xinhua) -- five iranian youngsters were killed monday when an unexploded mortar shell went off in a fire they made in khorramabad, lorestan province, iran's official news agency irna reported today. 436 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG139.MSG Words: 113 S43176 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB247 hke113037-- india to give assistance to gaza, Jericho 437 new delhi, november 30 (xinhua) -- india will send one million dollars' worth of goods and provide technical assistance to gaza and Jericho in the palestine territories. 438 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG140.MSG Words: 131 S43177 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB074 mee113008h&e -- chinese cppcc delegation ends visit to yemen 439 aden, yemen, november 30.(xinhua) -- a delegation from the chinese people's political consultative conference (cppcc) headed by seypidin azez, vice-chairman of the cppcc national committee, left here today after winding up a five-day visit to yemen. 440 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG141.MSG Words: 124 S43178 ql eeeee hkaee hkdve .aa WSE019 hke-china: hu jintao on study of deng xiaoping's works 441 beijing, november 30 (xinhua) -- hu jintao, one of the top leaders of the communist party of china (cpc), stressed here today that leading officials should consider it a political task to study theories and arm their minds. 442 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG142.MSG Words: 431 S43179 qu eeeee hkaee aa PAB075 mee113009hEe -- turkish planes bomb kurdish rebels' bases in iraq 443 ankara, november 30 (xinhua) -- turkish air forces' warplanes bombed monday kurdi h reble s-bases in-the ur is -ira4t border region in north -- iraq, an official statement said today. 444 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG143.MSG Words: 207 S43180 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSBO15 hke-- Chinese, Japanese artists co-stage painting show 445 beijing, november 30 (xinhua) -- a sino-japanese modern painting exhibition opened at the china art gallery here today. 446 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG144.MSG Words: 203 S43181 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB251 hke113039-- india to give assistance to gaza, Jericho 447 new delhi, november 30 (xinhua) -- India will send one million dollars' worth of goods and provide technical assistance to gaza and Jericho in the palestine territories. 448 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG145.MSG Words: 131 S43182 ql eeeee hkaee hkdve .aa WSBO16 hke- commodity price index drops in beijing 449 beijing, november 30 (xinhua) -- the consumer goods price index for beijing in october dropped for the first time this year. 450 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG146.MSG Words: 171 S43183 qi eeeee hkaee aa IAE019 hke -- emergency talks over Japan's jobless 451 tokyo, november 30 (xinhua) -- an emergency cabinet meeting to discuss tactics for tackling unemployment was called today by Japan's prime minister morihiro hosokava after news that the country's jobless rate reached a six-year high last month. 452 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG147.MSG Words: 271 S43184 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSE021 hke- cfiina ready to continue talks with britain 453 hong kong, november 30 (xinhua) -- the chinese side is ready to hold as many rounds of talks as needed on the arrangements of the 1994-95 hong C00175548 Page: 106 of 273 kong elections with the british side so long as the latter has the sincerity, according to a chinese official. 454 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG148.MSG Words: 266 455 OW3011210593TAKE17 456 S43185 ql eeeee hkaee hkdve aa WSE020 hke-china: hk industrial districts C00175548 Page: 107 of 273 association founded 457 hong kong, november 30 (xinhua) -- an association embracing industrial and commercial firms from all industrial districts in hong kong was founded here today. 458 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG149.MSG Words: 223 S43186 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB077 mee113010h&e -- 13 palestinians wounded in violence 459 Jerusalem, november 30 (xinhua) -- thirteen palestinians were wounded by israeli army soldiers during serious clashes in the occupied gaza strip this morning, israel radio reported today. 460 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG150.MSG Words: 262 S43187 ql eeeee hkaee aa IAE020 hke -- bosnia talks at critical stage 461 geneva, november 30 (xinhua) -- bosnian peace talks, which resumed here on monday, are at a "critical stage" as muslims complain they are not consistent with the mandate provided by the ec plan. 462 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG151.MSG Words: 358 S43188 ql eeeee hkaee aa IAE021 hke -- germany calls for an open europe 463 paris, november 30 (xinhua) -- german foreign minister klaus kinkel has expressed his support for an open europe practicing free trade polices. 464 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG152.MSG Words: 188 S43189 qi eeeee hkaee hkdve .aa VSBO18 hke- largest renovation project in shanghai's retail sales sector 465 shanghai, november 30 (xinhua) -- the renovation project of the hualian plaza in china's largest industrial center of shanghai is scheduled to start next year,- general-massager zhang datu said ere to ay. 466 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG153.MSG Words: 241 S43190 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB082 mee113011hke -- iranian hijacker: no political connections 467 Baghdad, november 30 (xinhua) -- the hijacker who diverted an iranian civilian airliner to iraq's southern city of basra monday explained today his action had no connections with any political organization, the official iraqi news agency (ina) reported. 468 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG154.MSG Words: 214 S43191 q1 eeeee hkaee aa IAE023 hke -- russia offers to help solve moldovan conflict 469 bucharest, november 30 (xinhua) -- russia has expressed concern over the conflict between moldova, a former soviet republic, and the breakaway region of dnestr, which led to armed clashes last year, according to reports. 470 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG155.MSG Words: 237 S43192 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB260 hke113040-- singapore,indonesia to gain from cooperation: officials 471 singapore, november 30 (xinhua) -- singapore and indonesia will have much to gain from cooperation in indonesia's riau province, singaporean official sources said today in Jakarta at the end of a high-level meeting between the two countries. 472 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG156.MSG Words: 203 S43193 qu eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa SPE028 hke --_3 seeds fall out of malaysian tennis tourney 473 kuala lumpur, november 30 (xinhua) -- three seeds bowed out of contention on tuesday in the opening round of the malaysian challenger tennis tournament. 474 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG157.MSG Words: 193 S43194 ql eeeee hkaee aa C00175548 Page: 108 of 273 PABO83 mee113012hke -- kuwait suspends trench project after iraqi protests 475 baghdad, november 30 (xinhua) -- the kuwaitis have suspended the digging of the last section of a giant trench along the 210-kilometer iraqi-kuwaiti border following iraqi protests, u.n. officials said here today. C00175548 Page: 109 of 273 476 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG158.MSG Words: 325 S43195 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB261 hke113044-= 3 killed in building collapse in metro manila 477 manila, november 30 (xinhua) -- a high-rise building being constructed for the philippine stock exchange collapsed this evening, killing at least three persons and trapping a number of others. 478 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG159.MSG Words: 109 479 OW3011210793TAKEll 480 S43196 ql eeeee hkaee aa NAB047 eaed113001hke -- ec economy shows no sign of recovery 481 brussels, november 30 (xinhua) -- industrial production in the european community continues to fall, particularly in capital goods industry and there is no sign of it bottoming out, according to an ec statistic report published today. 482 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG160.MSG Words: 159 S43197 qu eeeee hkdve aa SPE027 _ 483 former s. african boxing champ commits suicide 484 Johannesburg, november 30 (xinhua) -- sakkie horn, former light heavyweight boxing champion of south africa, committed suicide tuesday after killing his two sons at his home. 485 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG161.MSG Words: 120 S43198 ql eeeee hkaee hkdve as WSBO17 hke-- china puts forward urban housing reform program 486 beijing, november 30 (xinhua) -- the present urban housing reform of china is to sell publicly-owned housing to promote the commercialization of housing. 487 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG162.MSG Words: 317 S43199 ql eeeee hkaee aa PABO84 mee113013h1e -- rabin's message to arafat denied in israel 488 Jerusalem, november 30 (xinhua) -- the israeli prime minister's office has denied press reports that prime minister yitzhak rabin had sent a message sunday to plo chairman yasser arafat, the government press office (gpo) announced here this afternoon. 489 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG163.MSG Words: 270 S43200 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSB020 hke-china: shanghai to establish "b" share distant terminal 490 transaction system 491 shanghai, november 30 (xinhua) -- the shanghai security exchange plans to set up a "b" share remote computer terminal transaction system. 492 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG164.MSG Words: 104 S43201 ql eeeee hkaee aa NAB048 eaedll3002&ike -- ec signs wine accords with east european countries 493 brussels, november 30 (xinhua) -- the european community signed today agreements on wine with bulgaria, hungary and romania, aimed to deepen ec trade relationship with these countries. 494 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPANSG165.MSG Words: 146 S43202 qu eeeee hkaee aa IWE026 hke -- european security meeting opens in italy 495 rome, november 30 (xinhua) -- the foreign ministers of more than 50 countries opened a meeting of the conference on security and cooperation in europe (csce) today to discuss russia's bid to take on a peacekeeping role throughout the former soviet union. 496 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG166.MSG Words: 315 S43203 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSBO19 hke-china: world gold council to promote gold ornaments sales -C00175548 Page: 110 of 273 in 497 china 498 shanghai, november 30 (xinhua) -- the world gold council said here today that it would hold a sales promotion of gold ornaments in china from december 8 this year to february 9 next year. C00175548 Page: 111 of 273 499 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG167.MSG Words: 264 S43204 ql eeeee hkaee .aa NAB049 eaed1130031ike -- ec agricultural reform meets targets 500 brussels, november 30 (xinhua) -- the reform on common agricultural policy (cap) in the european community has achieved its success in cutting down production, which can make a significant contribution to the gatt talks, an ec commissioner for agriculture and rural development said today. 501 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG168.MSG Words: 223 S43205 ql eeeee hkaee aa INE026 hke -- major news in u.s. press 502 washington, november 30 (xinhua) -- the following are major news items in leading u.s. newspapers today: 503 the Washington post: 504 -- states with waiting periods and background checks for handgun purchases similar to those in the brady bill have stopped tens of thousands of felons and other prohibited individuals from 505 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG169.MSG Words: 170 S43206 ql eeeee hkaee .aa IWE027 hke -- first direct talks on abkhazia open in geneva 506 geneva, november 30 (xinhua) -- representatives from georgia and the breakaway region of abkhazia started their first face-to-face peace negotiations today in geneva in a bid to reach a political settlement over the abkhazian conflict. 507 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG170.MSG Words: 170 508 0W3011211493TAKE1'9 509 S43207 gl_eeeee_hkaee- a_a_.IA.E02 hk_e --.__china. iaDan_agree to increase scientific cooperation 510 tokyo, november 30 (xinhua) -- china and japan agreed today to facilitate bilateral cooperation on earth science and ocean observations in the north pacific, according to chinese officials. 511 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG171.MSG Words: 226 S43208 ql eeeee aa IWE028 512 key frankfurt markets fixed rates 513 bonn, november 30 (xinhua) -- the following are the major market medium rates in frankfurt today: 1 deutsche mark 0.5844 u.s. dollar 1 u.s. dollar 0.6728 sterling 514 5.9142 french francs 515 109.0851 Japanese yen 516 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG172.MSG Words: 121 S43209 ql eeeee hkaee aa NAB052 eaed1130046ke -- ec aids victims of former yugoslavia for winter 517 brussels, november 30 (xinhua) -- the european commission today decided to offer a package of humanitarian aid of 16.9 million ecus (20 million u.s. dollars) to the victims of the conflicts in the former yugoslavia to help them survive the coming winter. 518 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG173.MSG Words: 170 S43210 ql eeeee hkaee aa NAB053 eaed1130051ike -- world bank backs self-help credits for the poorest 519 Washington, november 30 (xinhua) -- the world bank announced support today for small self-help credit schemes to help the poorest of the poor start small businesses, generate incomes and improve well-being. 520 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG174.MSG Words: 426 S43211 ql eeeee hkaee aa NAB054 eaed1130061ike -- eu welcomes india-pakistan talks 521 brussels, november 30 (xinhua) -- the european union said today that it C00175548 Page: 112 of 273 welcomed the decision by the governments of india and pakistan to resume their negotiations aimed particularly to find a settlement to the territorial dispute on the region of kashmir. 522 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG175.MSG Words: 131 S43212 ql eeeee hkaee aa NAB056 eaed1130071ike -- world bank opens major conference on hunger C00175548 Page: 113 of 273 523 Washington, november 30 (xinhua) -- the world bank convened today a major conference on overcoming global hunger, calling for effective actions to reduce poverty, a reality for one fifth of mankind. 524 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG176.MSG Words: 394 S43213 ql eeeee hkaee aa NABO57 eaed113008Kke -- homeless american dies in front of hud building 525 Washington, november 30 (xinhua) -- a 43-year-old homeless american woman was found dead on a bench outside the u.s. department building of housing and urban development (hud) monday while hud secretary henry cisneros was inside struggling to get more money to shelter the homeless, local press reported today. 526 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG177.MSG Words: 312 S43214 ql eeeee hkaee aa NABO59 eaed1130091ike -- world food prospects good in the coming 20 years 527 washington, november 30 (xinhua) -- most consumers in the world can expect to have increased food supplies and a greater variety of food at lover prices, a senior world bank economist predicted today. 528 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG178.MSG Words: 316 S43215 ql eeeee hkaee as NAB060 eaed1130101ike -- ec offers humanitarian aid to african nations 529 brussels, november 30 (xinhua) -- the european commision today decided to give humanitarian aid to four countries in africa: angola, burundi, somalia and liberia, where people in some areas are dying of starvation or illness. 530 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG179.MSG Words: 132 S43216 ql eeeee hkaee aa NAB061 eaed113OllE .e -- european union welcomes georgiatalks.._ 531 brussels, novem der 30 (xinhua) -- the european union today welcomed the negotiations that had started under the auspices of the united nations on the situation in georgia, particularly on the abkhazia region. 532 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG180.MSG Words: 177 S43217 ql eeeee hkaee aa HAB287 afg113012hEe -- 1,600 farm workers lose jobs in zambia 533 lusaka, november 30 (xinhua) -- more than 1,600 farm workers in four major farms in zambia have been laid off during the past three months, a trade union official disclosed today. 534 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG181.MSG Words: 207 535 OW3011211693TA1CE2b 536 S43218 ql eeeee hkaee aa HAB288 afg113011hke -- inflation declines in zambia lusaka, november 30 (xinhua) -- zambia's annual inflation rate stands at 163 percent in the year ending in november, indicating a remarkable decline from the year ending in october, according to statistics released here today. 537 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG182.MSG Words: 196 S43219 qu eeeee hkaee aa IWE025 hke -- peop'le's daily hails jiang's successful visit to latin 538 america 539 beijing, december 1 (xinhua) -- president Jiang zemin's successful visits to brazil and cuba, his first trip abroad since becoming president, testify to the fact that china attaches great importance to its friendly ties of cooperation with latin american countries, the people's daily said today. 540 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG183.MSG Words: 572 S43220 ql eeeee hkaee aa NAB063 eaed1130121ike -- britain to introduce airport tax C00175548 Page: 114 of 273 541 london, november 30 (xinhua) -- britain will introduce airport tax from october 1994, chancellor of the exchequer (finance minister) kenneth clarke announced today. 542 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG184.MSG Words: 146 S43221 ql eeeee hkaee .aa NAB064 eaed113013Fike -- u.s. consumer confidence rises sharply C00175548 Page: 115 of 273 543 new york, november 30 (xinhua) -- u.s. consumer confidence rose sharply in november, the conference board, a new york-based business research group, reported today. 544 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG185.MSG Words: 227 S43222 ql eeeee hkaee aa NAB066 eaed1130141ike -- John major: ulster peace drive will continue 545 london, november 30 (xinhua) -- british prime minister john major said this afternoon that his government will continue to explore peace opportunities in northern ireland. 546 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG186.MSG Words: 271 S43223 ql eeeee hkaee aa NAB069 eaedll30l5Eke -- greece to accept nato headquarters on its territory 547 athens, november 30 (xinhua) -- greece said today it did not object to the establishment of nato headquarters on its territory on the condition that their activities did not compromise its security and national interests. 548 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG187.MSG Words: 210 S43224 ql eeeee hkaee aa NAB071 eaed1130161ike -- u.n. chief to attend world bank conference 549 united nations, november 30 (xinhua) -- a u.n. spokesman said today secretary-general boutros boutros-ghali will attend a world bank conference this afternoon. 550 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG188.MSG Words: 155 S43225 ql eeeee hkaee aa NAB073 eaed1130171ike -- clinton signs handgun control bill 551 washington, november 30 (xinhua) -- u.s. president bill clinton today signed into law the brady bill -- a handgun control measure that would-....- require-a- five-day waiting period and background check on handgun buyers. 552 File: D:PAXINRUA BTUEPAMSG189.MSG Words: 151 S43226 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB094 mee113014hke -- cyprus president meets chinese npc delegation 553 nicosia, november 30 (xinhua) -- cyprus president glafcos clerides today met a delegation of the chinese national people's congress (npc) led by npc standing committee vice-chairman Wang bingqian. 554 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG190.MSG Words: 315 S43227 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB095 mee113015hke -- more cypriots tested hiv positive 555 nicosia, november 30 (xinhua) -- two more cypriots were tested hiv positive in november, bringing to 149 the total number of aids cases on the island, an official announcement said today. 556 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG191.MSG Words: 167 S43228 qu eeeee hkaee aa HAB309 hkell3045-- li calls for bringing sino-indian ties to new level 557 new delhi, november 30 (xinhua) -- li ruihuan, chairman of the chinese people's political consultative conference (cppcc), called today for bringing sino-indian ties to a new level. 558 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG192.MSG Words: 368 559 0W3011211793TAKE2T 560 S43229 qi eeeee hkaee aa HAB310 afg113015hke -- 12 somali political factions issues joint statement 561 addis ababa, november 30 (xinhua) -- twelve somali political factions attending the ongoing coordination conference on hu- manitarian assistance for somali today called for continuation of international assistance to and u.n. peacekeeping troops' presence in somalia. 562 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG193.MSG Words: 442 S43230 ql eeeee hkaee .aa C00175548 Page: 116 of 273 HAB311 afg113014hke -- zambian government denies mistreating kaunda 563 lagos, november 30 (xinhua) -- the zambian high commission in nigeria today denied international media reports that the frederick chiluba government was mistreating zambia's former leader kenneth kaunda. 564 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG194.MSG Words: 206 S43231 ql eeeee hkaee aa C00175548 Page: 117 of 273 HAB312 afg113013hke -- oau calls for strengthening demand for reparations 565 to africa 566 lagos, november 30 (xinhua) -- the eminent person's group on reparations of the organization of african unity (oau) has called on african countries to strengthen the contient's demand for reparations. 567 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG195.MSG Words: 167 S43232 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB098 mee113016hke -- u.s. military delegation visits Jordan 568 amman, november 30 (xinhua) -- the Jordanian joint chief of staff, general abdul hafez maraie kaabana, met here today with a u.s. military delegation led by frank Wisner, assistant secretary of defense for political affairs. 569 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUBPAMSG196.MSG Words: 311 S43233 ql eeeee hkaee aa NAB074 eaed1130181ike -- wrap-up: bosnia peace talks resumed, but deadlocked 570 geneva, november 30 (xinhua) -- bosnian peace talks entered an impasse after it resumed on monday as leaders of the parties accused each other of blocking the process. 571 File: DsPAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG197.MSG Words: 568 S43234 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB099 mee113017hEe -- iraqi ports rebuilt to receive more cargo ships 572 baghdad, november 30 (xinhua) -- iraq said today that the safe arrival of a Cyprus-flagged ship friday has proved the safety of iraqi water way for navigation. 573 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG198.MSG Words: 282 S43235 ql eeeee hkaee aa IUE012 hke -- chinese president's tour is of great significance, qian says 574 bei ing g, nov (xiniua chi n vcederand__foreign minister emier-30 qian qichen said today that chinese president Jiang zemin's 12-day tour abroad was "of great significance and abundant with fruits." 575 qian, who accompanied Jiang during the november 17-29 tour, made the comments in an interview with xinhua reporters aboard a special plane on the way back to china. 576 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG199.MSG Words: 846 S43235 ql eeeee hkaee aa IUE012 577 the portuguese side stressed in particular that it would strictly abide by in letter and in spirit the sino-portuguese joint declaration on macao and was willing to closely cooperate with the chinese side to ensure prosperity and stability of macao and the territory's smooth transition, he said. 578 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG200.MSG Words: 286 S43236 ql eeeee hkaee aa BAB315 afg113016hke -- conference on somalia continues 579 addis ababa, november 30 (xinhua) -- the fourth coordination conference on humanitarian assistance for somalia today con- tinues to deliberate on the situation facing somalia and the conditions for international assistance. 580 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG201.MSG Words: 231 S43237 ql eeeee hkaee aa NAB075 eaed1130191ike -- cyprus lawmakers to visit greece 581 athens, november 30 (xinhua) -- cyprus' national council will visit greece between december 16-23 for talks with greek premier andreas papandreou and other political party leaders. 582 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG202.MSG Words: 284 S43238 ql eeeee hkaee aa NAB076 eaed1130201ike -- london market closing rates 000175548 Page: 118 of 273 583 london, november 30 (xinhua) -- following are major market closing rates in london today: 584 november 30 november 29 currencies pound sterling 1.4850 u.s. dollars 1.4875 u.s. dollar 1.7145 german marks 1.7100 585 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG203.MSG Words: 109 C00175548 Page: 119 of 273 586 OW3011211893TAKE22 587 S43239 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB105 mee113018hke -- russia to strengthen economic ties with gcc 588 abu dhabi, november 30 (xinhua) -- a senior russian official said russia's current policy in the gulf area is to turn the center of gravity to economic cooperation with the gulf cooperation council (gcc) states, the uae official news agency +wam+ reported today. 589 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG204.HSG Words: 250 S43240 ql eeeee hkaee aa HAB316 afg113017h&e -- crime upswings in zambia 590 lusaka, november 30 (xinhua) -- about 182,000 cased of crime have been recorded in zambia in the past twelve months, zambia news agency reported today. 591 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG205.MSG Words: 191 S43241 ql eeeee hkaee aa PAB106 mee113019hke -- 61 palestinians wounded in gaza 592 Jerusalem, november 30 (xinhua) -- israeli troops wounded 61 palestinians in their suppression of angry protesters in the gaza strip today, israel radio reported. 593 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG206.MSG Words: 215 (endall) a 30/2120z Nov 594 OW3011212093TAKE2'5