-000175555 Page: 146 of 273 Z Z~j Approved f r Release ~~ '~ ~ l ~ 000175555 Page: 147 of 273 NAB006 eaed112914hke -- one billion people under poverty line: world bank 17 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. 18 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG209.MSG Words: 371 543006 qi eeeee hkaee .aa C00175555~~ Page: 148 of 273 PAB007 mee122725hke -- mideast oil reserves to last 105 more years 19 tehran, december 27 (xinhua) -- an iranfan expert said here today that oil reserves in the middle east, which account for 75 percent of the world's total, will be used up in some 105 years. 20 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG138.MSG Words: 195 S43006 qu eeeee hkaee .aa PAB007 mee112924hke -- egypt's president urges to help expose militants 21 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. 22 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG210.MSG Words: 440 543007 ql eeeee hkaee .aa PAB00$ mee122726h&e -- israeli, plo officials hope for success in talks 23 Cairo, december 27 (xinhua) -- Palestinian and israeli negotiators expressed hope today that their talks to resume officially tuesday will reach agreement an implementing the peace accord which provides for israeli withdrawal from gaza and Jericho. 24 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG139.MSG Words: 521 25 OW2812200693TAKE1 26 543007 ql eeeee hkaee .aa PAB008 mee112925hke -- Iran's currency continues devaluation 27 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. 28 File: D:PAXINSUA BMONPAMSG211.MSG Words: 449 543008_gl eeeee_hkaee .aa____ PAB009 mee122727hc~ - Cyprus president calls for independent inquiry 29 into killings 30 nicosia, december 27 (xinhua) -- Cyprus president glafcos clerides said today he would call for an independent inquiry into a tragic event in which a young man and a woman were killed by police. 31 File: D:PAXINBUA BMONPAMSG140.MSG Wordss 370 543008 qu eeeee hkaee .aa PA8009 mee112926hke -- Palestinian fighters postpone departure to Jordan 32 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. 33 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG212.MSG Words: 394 543009 ql eeeee hkaee .aa PABO11 mee122728hke -- main opposition party proposes alternative for 34 coalition mandate 35 ankara, december 27 (xinhua) -- a day before the turkish parliament's voting on the extension of the coalition mandate, the main opposition party +motherland+ today launched an +intermediary formula,+ which suggests that it should be extended for three months. 36 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG141.MSG Words: 516 543009 ql eeeee hkaee .aa PABO10 mee112927hke -- +women in anatolia+ exhibition opens in Istanbul 37 Istanbul, november 29 (xinhua) -- an exhibition featuring +women in anatolia+ was opened here today by turkey's first woman prime minister tansu tiller. 38 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAM5G213.MSG Words: 292 543010 ql eeeee hkaee .aa PAB012 mee122729hke -- turkish premier names Istanbul mayor candidate 000175555 Page: 149 of 273 39 Istanbul, december 27 (xinhua) -- turkish prime minister tansu ciller announced here today that her true path party (dyp) has decided to name bedrettin dalan as its candidate for the Istanbul mayoral post in the march elections. 40 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG142.MSG Words: 201 S43010 ql eeeee hkaee .aa 000175555 Page: 150 of 273 HAB002 afg112922hke -- crucial timefor south african 41 (by teng wengi) 42 Johannesburg, november 29 {xinhua) -- south africa is facing a crucial decision-making this week for its profound political change. 43 File: D:PAXINBUA BMONPAMSG214.MSG Words: 435 543011 ql eeeee hkaee .aa PAB015 mee122730hke -- kuwait appoints first woman ambassador 44 kuwait city, december 27 (xinhua) -- nebeelay al-mulaa today took an oath of kuwait's ambassador to zimbabwe, becoming the first female ambassador in kuwait, also the first in the whole crab world. 45 File: D:PAXINSUA BMONFAMSG143.MSG Words: 347 543011 ql eeeee hkaee .aa PAB019 mee112928hke -- two Palestinian-israeli subcommittees hold meetings 46 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. 47 File: D:PA%INHUA BMONPAMSG215.MSG Words: 645 S43012 ql eeeee hkaee .aa HAB003 afg112923hke -- nigerian police calls for moral regeneration 48 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. 49 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG216.MSG Words: 217 543012 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSB001 hke-china: exchange quotations 50 ___beijing,_december 28 ~xinhu_a)_--_the Chinese state administration of_ ange control published the rennin i exc ange rates against the. exch convertible currencies today. there is no change in the rates. 51 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSGOOI.MSG Words: 162 52 OWZ812200993TAKE2' 53 543013 ql eeeee hkaee .aa PAB020 mee112900hke -- world bank to present development plan for occupied 54 territories 55 Jerusalem, november 29 (xinhua) -- the world bank is ready to present a plan for protects worth 1 billion u.s. dollars that will be carried out fn the occupied territories during 1994, according to a press report here today. 56 File: D:PAXINHUA_BMONPAMSG217.MSG Words: 276 543013 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa SPE002 hke -- cyclist rominger voted top swiss athlete for third time 57 geneva, december 27 (xinhua) -- cyclist tony rominger was voted swiss sportsman of the year for the third time in a poll of swiss sports writers, according to local reports on monday. 58 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG002.MSG Words: 103 S43014 ql eeeee hkaee .aa NAB010 eaed112915~ike -- u.n. commemorates solidarity day with Palestinians 59 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. 60 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG218.MSG Words: 433 543014 ql eeeee hkaee .aa INE007 hke -- andean pact to form anti-dumping organization 61 quito, december 27 (xinhua) -- the Cartagena agreement commission will set 000175555 Page: 151 of 273 up a subregional entity to control dumping, unfair trade practice where goods are sold below cost, among andean pact members, it was learned here today. 62 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG003.MSG Words: 98 S430I5 ql eeeee hkaee .aa PAH021 mee112930hke -- dflp urges escalated armed struggle against Israel 000175555 Page: 152 of 273 63 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. 64 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG219.MSG Words: 253 543015 ql eeeee hkaee .aa INS004 hke -- 996 kg of cocaine burned in Panama 65 Panama city, december 2? (xinhua) -- Panamanian technical judicial police agents burned 99b kilograms of cocaine and three kilograms of marijuana monday morning. 66 File: D:PAXINHUA BTU$PAMSG004.MSG Words: 121 S43016 ql eeeee hkaee .aa NAB012 eaed112916~ike -- east asia owes success to better government: 67 world bank 68 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. 69 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG220.MSG Words: 323 543016 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa SPE001 hke -- sixth saf games conclude with spectacular ceremony 70 dhaka, december 27 {xinhua) -- a blazing firework display marked the end of the sixth south asian federation (saf) games at the national stadium here monday night. 71 File: D:FAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG005.MSG Words: 211 543017 ql eeeee hkaee .aa PAB022 mee112931h~Ce -- azerbaijan urges use of force to stop armenian 72 offensives 73 Istanbul, november 29 (xinhua) -- azerbaijani foreign minister hasan hasanov today called for the use of force to stop armenian offensives in his country. 74 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG221.MSG Words: 364 543017 ql eeeee hkaee .aa INE006 hke -- 65 percent of mexicans live in poverty 75 mexico city, december 27 (xinhua) -- sixty-five percent of mexico's population, or 52.5 million people, live in absolute poverty because of low purchasing power and high unemployment rate, a study revealed today. 76 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG006.MSG Words: 289 S43018 ql eeeee hkaee .aa NAB013 eaed112917Fike -- Bosnia peace talks resume in geneva 77 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). 78 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG222.MSG Words: 414 79 OW2812201193TAKE3 80 S43018 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa SPE004 hke -- world junior ice hockey championship results 81 Prague, december 27 (xinhua) -- following are the world junior ice hockey championship results from Sunday's competitions: 82 in Ostrava: 83 Canada bt germany 5-2 (1-2, 2-0, 2-0} 84 at frydek-mistek 85 united states tied with Switzerland 1-1 (0-0, 0-0, 1-1) enditme 86 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG007.MSG Words: 66 543019 ql eeeee hkaee .aa 000175555 Page: 153 of 273 NAB014 eaed112918hke -- backgrounder: a glance at the poor worldwide 87 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 000175555 Page: 154 of 273 88 in millions poverty line 89 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG223.MSG Words: 119 S43019 ql eeeee hkaee .aa INE009 hke -- over 100 venezuelans killed during Christmas 90 caracas, december 27 (xinhua) -- more than 100 people were killed by gun in caracas during the Christmas week, the local reported today. 91 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG008.MSG Words: 93 S43020 ql eeeee hkaee .aa PAB024 mee112932hke -- Iranian opposition base near baghdad attacked 92 baghdad, november 29 (xinhua) -- the largest military base of the iranisu opposition group, the people's mojahedin (holy warriors), in Iraq was attacked by Iranian mortar shells on Sunday night, with one soldier slightly wounded. 93 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG224.MSG Words: 426 S43020 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSE021 hke-china: rok investment surging in Shandong 94 jinan, december 28 (xinhua) -- investors from the republic of korea (rok) have set up more than 500 companies in east china's Shandong province, becoming the province's fifth biggest investor after bong kong, japan, the united states and the ec. 95 File: D:PAXINSUA BTUEPAMSG009.MSG Words: 173 543021 qI eeeee hkaee .aa PAB025 mee112933hke -- turkish premier discloses tax reform draft 96 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. 97 File: D:PABINHUA BMONPAMSG225.MSG Words: 404 S43021_gl eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSE009 hke-- china steps up pace of mingling with world economy 98 beijing, december 28 {xinhua) -- china has been accelerating its pace of mingling with the world economy. its imports and exports are now the size of one third of its gnp (gross national product). 99 the quicker pace is also demonstrated in the phenomenon that china is actually investing abroad while also attracting even bigger sums from overseas investors in china. active efforts have 100 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSGOlO.MSG Words: 435 543022 ql eeeee hkaee .aa NAB018 eaed112919fike -- steel trade protectionism hits u.s. manufacturers 101 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. 102 File: D:PAXINHUA_BMONPAMSG226.MSG Words: Z94 543022 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa SPE009 hke -- baggio set to extend contract with juventus 103 rome, december 27 (xinhua) -- Italy's newly corwned european footballer of the year roberto baggio is negotiating a new contract with juventus which will see him stay with the Italian club until 1997, according to reports from turin. 104 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSGOl1.MSG Words: 110 543023 ql eeeee hkaee .aa NAB019 eaed112920Fike -- Chinese ambassador expounds positions on human rights 105 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. 106 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG227.MSG Words: 349 000175555 Page: 155 of 273 107 OW2812201393TAKE4 108 543023 ql eeeee hkaee .aa INE011 hke -- isabel allende becomes president of Chile's socialist party 109 Santiago, december 27 (xfnhua) -- isabel allende, daughter of Chile's late president Salvador allende, today took over as president of the socialist 000175555 Page: 156 of 273 party. 110 Files DsPA%INHUA BTUEPAMSG012.MSG Words: 118 543024 ql eeeee hkaee .aa PAB027 mee112934hke -- Iran demands return of hijacked plane 111 tehran, november 30 (xinhua) -- iran today demanded the return of a hijacked franian plane together with its passengers, crew and the hijackers. 112 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG228.MSG Words: 193 S43024 ql eeeee hkaee .aa IN6003 hke -- Chilean company gets 16-min-dlr loan for transformation 113 Santiago, december 27 (xinhua) -- Chile's national mining company, "enawi chile," has got 16 million u.s. dollars in loan from the bank of america for decontamination in its smelting operation. 114 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG013.MSG Words: 125 543025 ql eeeee hkaee .aa HABO10 afg112922h~Ce -- crucial time for south african 115 (by teng wengi) 116 Johannesburg, november 29 (xinhua) -- south africa is facing a crucial decision-making this week for its profound political change. 117 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG229.MSG Words: 437 543025 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa SPB003 hke -- anand still leader in pca qualifier 118 brussels, december 27 {xinhua) -- india's viswanathan anand spent only seven minutes to draw with american boric gulko to keep his lead after the eighth round in the professional chess association {pca) qualifying tournament in groningen of the netherlands on monday. 119 Pile: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG014.MSG Words: 198 543026 ql eeeee hkaee .aa HABO11 afg112925hke -- italy funds new dam in zimbabwe 120 harare, november 29 (xinhua) -- zimbabwe and italy today signed an agreement to build the zhovhe dam on the mzingwane river. 121 File: D:PA%INHUA BMONPAMSG230.MSG Words: 127 543026. q1 eeeee hkaee .aa INE008 hke -- 104 people die during Christmas in guatemala 122 mexico city, december 27 (xinhua) -- at least 104 people died and more than 200 were injured during Christmas festivities in guatemala, according to a preliminary report reaching here today. 123 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSGOIS.MSG Words: 152 543027 ql eeeee hkaee .aa HAB013 afg112924hke -- america to assist Somalia conditionally 124 addis ababa, november 29 (xinhua) -- the united states will provide 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. 125 File: D:PA%INHUA BMONPAMSG231.MSG Words: 253 543027 ql eeeee hkaee .aa INE012 hke -- Colombia's mayor assassinated in boyaca 126 santafe de bogota, december 27 (xinhua) -- Colombia's labranzagrande mayor maria zunilda millan wilches was assassinated in the department of boyaca Sunday, according to reports reaching here today. 127 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG016.MSG Words: 140 543028 ql eeeee hkaee .aa NAB022 eaed112921~ike -- study: no abnormality in ufo encounters found 128 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. 129 File: D:PA%INHUA BMONPAMSG232.MSG Words: 273 543028 ql eeeee hkaee .aa 000175555 Page: 157 of 273 IAB001 hke-- Clinton to visit moscow in January 130 moscow, december 27 (xinhua) -- united states president bill Clinton will make an official visit to moscow on January 12, seeking a broader bilateral partnership, the russian presidential press center said here today. 000175555 Page: 158 of 273 131 File: D:PAXINBUA BTUEPAMSG017.MSG Words: 152 132 OW2812201593TAKE5 133 S43029 ql eeeee hkaee .aa HAB015 afg112926hke -- Somalis urged to resolve their own problems 134 addis ababa, november 29 (xinhua) -- ethiopian president melee 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. 135 File: D:PA%INBiJA BMONPAMSG233.MSG Words: 382 S43029 ql eeeee hkaee .aa IUS002 hke -- major news in leading Philippine english newspapers 136 manila, december 28 (xinhua) -- following are major news items in Philippine press today: 137 manila bulletin: 138 -- president Fidel ramos declared yesterday a state of calamity in 11 provinces and 10 cities in visayas and mindanao which were severely hit by typhoon +puring+. 139 File: D:PAXINHUA BTU$PAMSG018.MSG Words: 221 S43030 ql eeeee hkaee .aa HAB019 afg112927h&e -- riots erupt in maputo 140 maputo, november 29 (xinhua) -- riots erupted today in xipam- amine district in maputo, capital of mozambique, when some residents attacked private minibuses and injured some people. 141 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG234.MSG Words: 186 543030 ql eeeee hkaee .aa IWB002 hke -- french development bank authorized to help south africa 142 Paris, december 27 (xinhua) -- the french development bank was authorized by the government to give financial help to south africa. 143 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUSPAMSG019.MSG Words: 111 S43031 ql eeeee hkaee .aa HAB020 afg112928hke -- anc urges afrikner volkstront to stop making imprac- 144 tical demands 145 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. 146 File: D:PAXINSUA BMONPAM5GZ35.MSG Words: 214 S43031 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSB002 hke-china: beijing newspaper highlights 147 beijing, december 28 (xinhua) -- highlights of today's major beijing-based newspapers: 148 people's daily 149 -- vice-premier zhu rongji has called for strenuous efforts to stabilize grain and edible oil prices to promote a market reform package planned for next year. 150 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG020.MSG Words: 347 543032 ql eeeee hkaee .aa HAB022 afg112929hke -- tanzania urges coastal countries of east africa 151 to expand tourism jointly 152 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. 153 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG236.MSG Words: 213 543032 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSB003 hke-china: anhui sets up more markets -000175555 Page: 159 of 273 154 hefei, markets december 28 (xinhua) -- east china's anhui province has set up more to meet the demands of its rapid economic development. 155 F11e: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG021.MSG Words: 148 543033 ql eeeee hkaee .aa INE002 hke -- explosion of firedamp kills five in chile 156 santiago, november 29 (xinhua) -- five people were killed and six others 000175555 Page: 160 of 273 injured when gas exploded in a coal mine in the south of chile this morning, police said. 157 File: D:PA%INHUA BMONPAMSG237.MSG Words: 115 543033 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSB004 hke -- Chinese voice identification technique invented 158 Shenyang, december 28 (xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have invented a technique to identify voices speaking the Chinese language. 159 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUBPAMSG022.M5G Words: 165 S43034 ql eeeee hkaee .aa NAB028 eaed112922Fike -- china promises more effort for peace in mid-east 160 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 mare support and assistance to the Palestinian people in their endeavor to rebuild their homes. 161 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG238.MSG Words: 405 162 OW2812202093TAKE6 163 543034 ql eeeee hkaee .aa IWE001 hke -- three killed, thousands evacuated in stormy weather in france 164 Paris, december 27 (xinhua) -- three skiers were killed in an avalanche in the sips monday while thousands of residents were evacuated from areas threatened by torrential waters in northern france from a week-long stormy weather. 165 Pile: D:PAXINSUA BTUSPAMSG023.MSG Words: 392 543035 ql eeeee hkaee .aa INE003 hke -- chile, argentine cooperate in combating crimes 166 santiago, november 29 (xinhua) -- police forces of chile and argentine will cooperate in controlling crimes in their countries, according to a document published here today. 167 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG239.MSG Words: 145 543035 q1 eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSB005 hke-china: materials market in china revived 168 beijing, december 28 (xinhua) -- with the growing demand, china's materials market has started to recover after a long slide in prices. 169 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG024.MSG Words: 289 S43036 ql eeeee hkaee .aa NAB032 eaed112923Fike -- u.n. council extends undof's mandate 170 united nations, november 29 (xinhua) -- the u.n. security council unanimously approved today an extension of mandate far the united nations disengagement observer force (undof). 171 File: D:PAXINHUA BMONPAMSG240.MSG Words: 189 543036 ql eeeee hkaee .aa IUE001 hke -- yugoslav president urges lifting of u.n. sanctions 172 Belgrade, december 28 (xinhua) -- the president of the federal republic of yugoslavia appealed to the international community monday to lift united nations sanctions against his country and take immediate action to end the war in Bosnia-herzegovina. 173 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG025.MSG Words: 298 543037 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSE003 hke- cfiinese scientists find substitute for tiger bones 174 xining, december 28 (xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have found a substitute for tiger bones, an ingredient of traditional Chinese medicine. 175 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG026.MSG Words: 291 543038 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WS8004 hke-- china news briefs 176 beijing, december 28 (xinhua) -- today's news briefs: 000175555 INE014 hke -- Jesse Jackson calls for contacts between u.s., cuba 000175555 Page: 162 of 273 280 havana, december 27 (xinhua) -- u.s. black leader Jesse Jackson said here today that the non-existence of u.s.-cuban contacts is something unnatural when old rivalries around the world are talking about ending of hostilities. 181 Files D:PAXINSUA BTUEPAMSG028.MSG Words: 264 S43040 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HA8038 hke122803-- nepal celebrates king's birthday 182 kathmandu, december 28 (xinhua) -- nepal celebrates king birendra's 49th birthday amidst a variety of programs from today on. 183 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG029.MSG Words: 191 543041 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa SPE015 hke -- markova wins russfan figure skating championship 184 moscow, december 27 (xinhua) -- a sensational optional program helped olga markova of st. petersburg become national champion on monday at the national figure skating championships fn st. petersburg, russia. 185 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG030.MSG Words: 255 543042 ql eeeee hkaee .aa INE015 hke -- cuban president confident fn better sugar output 186 havana, december 27 (xinhua) -- Cuban president fidel Castro affirmed here today that the sugar output in the 1993-94 sugar cane season could top last year's yield of 4.2 million tons. 187 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG031.MSG Words: 148 188 OW2812202293TAKE7 189 543043 ql eeeee hkaee .aa IWE003 hke -- crime in Italy down 5.9 percent 190 rome, december 27 (xinhua) -- Italy's crime rate has declined this year by 5.9 percent, interior minister nicola mancino announced on Christmas eve. 191 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG032.MSG Words: 132 543044 ql eeeee hkaee .aa IAE004 hke -- major news in pakistani press 192 Islamabad, december 28 (xinhua) -- following are major news items in pakistani press today: 193 the news 194 -- Pakistan prime minister benazir Bhutto said Pakistan will resist all western moves against china. 195 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG033.MSG Words: 120 543045 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa W5B008 hke-china: Bohai coastal cities expand urban areas 196 Beijing, december 28 (xinhua) -- coastal cities around the Bohai bay are expanding their urban areas to cope with the booming local economy. 197 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG034.MSG Words: 291 543046 ql eeeee hkaee .aa IAE005 hke -- major news items in leading Indian newspapers 198 new delhi, december 28 (xinhua) -- following are major news items in leading Indian english newspapers today: 199 the hindustan times Z00 -- the congress party wanted finance minister manmahan singh not to press for his resignation, aicc (the all-India congress committee) spokesman chandulal chandrakar said yesterday. 201 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG035.MSG Words: 138 543047 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HAB046 hke122804 - thai foreign minister to visit latin america 202 Bangkok, december 28 (xinhua) -- thai foreign minister prasong soonsiri will make a two-week tour of latin america, aimed to boost political and economic ties, according to a foreign ministry source today.. 203 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG036.MSG Words: 88 S43048 qu eeeee hkaee .aa 000175555 Page: 163 of 273 HAB047 hke122805-- nepal to hold 4th national buddhist conference 204 kathmandu, december 28 (xinhua) -- the fourth nepalese national buddhist conference will start in kapilbastu (western nepal) on January 4, 1994. 205 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG037.MSG Words: 111 543049 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HAB049 hke122806-- thailand, Singapore plan business council 000175555 Page: 164 of 273 206 Bangkok, december 28 (xinhua) -- thafland and singapore will hasten the establishment of a business council to facilitate economic and trade cooperation between their private sectors. 207 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUBPAMSG038.MSG Words: 183 543050 ql eeeee hkaee .aa IAE006 hke-- major news items in leading Japanese newspapers 208 tokyo, december 28 (xinhua) -- following are major news items in leading Japanese newspapers today. 209 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAM5G039.MSG Words: 133 543051 ql eeeee hkaee .aa INS016 hke -- clinton to visit moscow on Jan. 12 210 Washington, december 27 (xinhua} -- u.s. president bill clinton will have comprehensive talks on bilateral relations with his russian counterpart Boris yeltsin during his visit to moscow from January 12 to 25, the white house announced here today. 211 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG040.MSG Words: 222 543052 ql eeeee hkaee .aa INE019 hke -- report: clinton to name talbott as deputy secretary of state 212 Washington, december 27 (xinhua) -- president bill clinton will name his top advisor on russia and other states of former soviet union as deputy secretary of state, the associated press reported today. 213 File: D:PAXINgUA BTUEPAMSG041.MSG Words: 177 543053 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HAB066 hke122806-- thailand, singapore plan business council 214 Bangkok, december 28 (xinhua) -- thailand and singapore will hasten the establishment of a business council to facilitate economic and trade cooperation between their private sectors. 215 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG042.MSG Words: 183 216 OW2812202493TAKE8 217 543054 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HAB068 hke122807-- japan to build nurses training school in sri Lanka 218 colombo, december 28 (xinhua) -- the Japanese government has offered to construct and equip a modern nurses training school in the sri jayawrdenepura general hospital premises at kotte, 10 kilometers from colombo. 219 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUBPAMSG043.MSG Words: 175 543055 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSW002 hke- s~no-russian boundary demarcation commission holds talks 220 Beijing, december 28 (xinhua) -- the sino-russian boundary demarcation commission held its fourth session from december 15 to 27 here. 221 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG044.MSG Words: 100 S43056 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSB009 hke-- china promulgates rules on natural resources tax 222 Beijing, december 28 (xinhua) -- the state council, china's cabinet, promulgated the provisional regulations on natural resources tax today. 223 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG045.MSG Words: 208 S43057 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSBO10 hke-china: electrification completed on yingtan-xiamen line 224 fuzhou, december 28 (xinhua) -- the first electrified railway line in east china opened for service today after seven years of construction. 225 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAM5G046.MSG Words: 122 543058 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HAB076 hke12280$-- nepalese promised to have free, fair by-elections 226 kathmandu, december 28 (xinhua) -- the national election commission of nepal promised to have free and fair by-elections to be held in kathmandu and jhapa on february 7, 1994 for two vacant seats in the lower house. 000175555 Page: 165 of 273 227 File: U:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG047.MSG Words: 278 543059 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HAB079 hke122809-- special cell set up to save tigers in india 228 new delhi, december 28 (xinhua) -- india has set up a special tiger crisis cell to meet the threat to the tiger population from organized poachers, an official release said here on monday. 000175555 Page: 166 of 273 229 File: D:PAXIN$UA BTUEPAMSG048.MSG Words: 206 543060 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HAB080 hke122810-- India needs dictatorship: survey 230 new delhi, december 28 (xinhua) -- the majority of urban fndians feel that the country must be ruled by a dictator if it is to progress, according to a poll conducted by the marketing and research group (marg). 231 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG049.MSG Words: 111 543061 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSE007 hke-china: xinjiang provides better environment for wildlife 232 urumgi, december 28 (xinhua) -- northwest china's xinjiang uygur autonomous region has made unremitting efforts to provide the local wildlife with a better environment in recent years. 233 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG050.MSG Words: 259 543062 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HAB081 hke122811-- army officers of 35 nations to meet in dhaka 234 dhaka, december 28 (xinhua) -- army officers from 35 asia pacific nations will meet in dhaka from January 14-23, 1994 for the 18th pacific armies management seminar (pains). 235 File: D:PAXINgITA BTUEPAMSG051.MSG Words: 190 543063 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HAB087 hke122812-- India offers technical aid to guyana 236 new delhi, december 28 (xinhua) -- India has offered to assist guyana in its development efforts and enlarge bilateral ties between the two countries. 237 File: D:PAXINBUA BTUEPAMSG052.MSG Words: 189 543064 qu eeeee hkaee .aa 8AB089 hke122817-- public servants hold strike in vanuatu 238 Canberra, december 28 (xinhua) -- public servants in vanuatu today turned down the government appeals for an end to the strike, which has hit the public services in the south pacific island nation. 239 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAM5G053.MSG Words: 205 240 OW2812202993TAKE9 241 543065 ql eeeee hkaee .aa 8AB092 afg122801hke -- major news items in leading kenyan newspapers 242 nairobi, december 28 (xinhua) -- following are major news items in leading kenyan newspapers today: 243 kenya times 244 -- the kenyan government monday lifted all restrictions on maize trade and will leberlize the marketing and pricing of the grain. 245 File: D:PAXINBUA BTUBPAMSG054.MSG Words: 153 543066 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSB007 hke-china: incompetent cadres step aside for real performers 246 hangzhou, december 28 (xinhua) -- in rural areas of east china's zheJiang province, officials who have failed to make achievements are being replaced by people who can bring benefits to the local economy. 247 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSGOSS.MSG Words: 351 543067 ql eeeee hkaee .aa HAB093 afg122802hke -- kenyan police investigate fake notes 248 nairobi, december 28 (xinhua) -- kenya police announced on monday it had started to track down those behind the printing of fake notes of kenya and tanzania. 249 File: D:PAXINAUA BTUEPAMSG056.MSG Words: 114 S43068 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HAB101 hke122815-- Indonesian government closes down illegal mining site 250 Jakarta, december 28 (xinhua) -- an illegal mining site near the Julang hill of cipanas district, west Java, was ordered to be closed after a 000175555 Page: 167 of Z73 Christmas-eve landslide which buried alive 15 gold diggers. 251 File: D:PAXINHUA $TUEPAMSG057.MSG Words: 294 543069 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSD008 hke- cfiina: 100 academic associations to build scientific park 252 beijing, december 28 (xinhua) -- some 100 national academic units will open up china's first association-run scientific and technological park 000175555 Page: i68 of 273 here. 253 File: D:PA%INHUA BTUEPAMSG058.MSG Words: 200 543070 ql eeeee hkaee .aa HAB104 afg122803h~Ce -- tamwa challenged on women meet in beijing 254 dar es salaam, december 28 (xinhua) -- the tanzanian media women's association (tamwa) has been urged to disseminate in- formation concerning the fourth women's decade conference to be held in beijing, china in 1995. 255 Files D:PA%INHUA BTUEPAMSG059.MSG Words: 173 543071 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HAB108 hke122816-= Indonesia to maintain opec-set production quota 256 Jakarta, december 28 (xinhua) -- Indonesia's state-owned oil company, pertamina, will maintain its oil production capacity of 1.5 million barrels per ,day. 257 File: D:PABINHUA BTUEPAMSG060.MSG Words: 221 543072 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSE004 hke-be~Jing: chinese official on human rights (1} 258 beijing, december 28 (xinhua) -- people all over the world are striving to improve the human rights situation, but those who pursue. power politics and hegemonism in the disguise of promoters of human rights are doomed to fail. 259 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG061.MSG Words: 668 S43073 ql eeeee hkaee .aa HAB110 afg122802hke -- kenyan police investigate fake notes 260 nairobi, december 28 (xinhua) --- kenya police announced on monday it had started to track down those behind the printing of fake notes of kenya and tanzania. 261 File: D:PAXINBUA BTUEPAMSG062.MSG Words: 167 543074 _ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa SPE016 hke --~yachtman rescued after three-hour ordeal 262 Canberra, december 28 (xinhua) -- the skipper of a yacht participating in the sydney-to-hobart race was rescued from the chilling tasman sea monday night after he was washed overboard. 263 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG063.MSG Words: 177 543075 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSE016 hke- cFiina news briefs 264 beijing, december 28 (xinhua) -- today's news briefs 265 local taxation reform 266 east china's fujian province will take the lead in restructuring local taxation at the beginning of next year, according to official sources. 267 File: D:PA%INHUA BTUBPAMSG064.MSG Words: 220 268 OW2812203093TAKE1~ 269 S43076 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSE010 hke-beijing: chinese official on human rights (2) 270 when asked about the characteristics of the controversy over human rights worldwide in the past year, zhu said this was fully reflected at the world conference on human rights held in vienna in June of this year. 271 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG065.MSG Words: 842 543077 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HA8119 hke122813-= yearender: 272 pak-india remain in cold war in 1993 (part 1) 273 (by wang hongyu, hu xiaoming) 274 Islamabad, december 28 (xinhua) -- the year of 1993 has witnessed cold pak-india relations which wobbled along a rough and bumpy road. 275 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG066.MSG Words: 269 543078 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HAB120 hke122813-= year-ender: 000175555 Page: 169 of 273 276 pak-india remain in cold war in 1993 (part ii) 277 after benazir bhutto became prime minister for the second time in October, however, her indian counterpart narasimha rao in his felicitation message to benazir suggested that the two neighbors start talks +on matters of mutual concern, including issues related to Jammu and kashmir+. 000175555 Page: 170 of 273 278 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAM5G067.MSG Words: 434 543079 ql eeeee hkaee .aa PAB041 mee122801hke -- Israel to probe death of unifil soldier in lebanon 279 Jerusalem, december 28 (xinhua) -- the Israeli military authorities has launched a top-level probe into a shooting incident fn south lebanon monday, in which a norwegian soldier of a u.n. interim force in lebanon (unifil) patrol was killed by an Israeli army tank fire. 280 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG068.MSG Words: 394 543080 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa SPB002 hke -- xinhua sports year-ender (2) -- table tennis (take one) 281 it's game that needs straightening up 282 by sports writer yi gaochao 283 Beijing, december 28 (xinhua) -- table tennis has come to such a crossroad that further progress requires improvement of the sport itself rather than of the ones who play it. 284 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUBPAMSG069.MSG Words: 556 543081 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa SPB025 hke -- xinhua sports year-ender (2) -- table tennis (take two) 285 china's deng, giao hong, Chen zihe, gao Jun and zheng yuan were all gunned down by Chinese nationals who now represent foreign nations. 286 Pile: D:PAXINHUA BTUBPAMSG070.MSG Words: 357 543082 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSB012 hke-china: disabled better cared for in tibet 287 lhasa, december 28 (xinhua) -- the tibet autonomous region has reported big progress in taking care of its disabled people over the past five years when a national five-year plan for the welfare of the disabled was implemented. _ 288 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAM5G071.MSG Words: 261 543083 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSB005 hke-china: fujfan attracts strong foreign investment 289 fuzhou, december 28 (xinhua) -- foreign business people are streaming into fujfan province to develop land. 290 File: DsPAXINSUA BTUEPAMSG072.MSG Words: 460 543084 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSW006 hke- c~iinese, pakistan prime ministers hold talks in Beijing (1) 291 Beijing, december 28 (xinhua) -- premier li peng and visiting pakistan prime minister benazir Bhutto spent two and half hours discussing bilateral ties, regional and international issues here today. 292 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG073.MSG Words: 388 S43085 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HAB123 hke122818-- many blood donors carry ill germs, professor 293 dhaka, december 28 (xinhua) -- according to official reports, 40 percent of professional blood donors in Bangladesh are carriers of germs of various diseases including hepatitis-b virus. 294 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUBPAMSG074.MSG Words: 145 543086 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSW007 hke- cfiinese, pakistan prime ministers hold talks in Beijing (2) she reaffirmed pakistan's support to china's position on tibet, taiwan and hong kong. 295 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG075.MSG Words: 456 296 OW2812203293TAKEIi 297 543087 qu eeeee hkaee .aa gAB127 hke122819-- 19 Singapore firms join billion-dollar club 298 Singapore, december 28 (xinhua) -- nineteen more Singapore companies have joined the billion-dollar club in 1993. 000175555 Page: 17I of 273 299 File: D:PAXINBUA BTUEPAMSG076.MSG Words: 209 S43088 ql eeeee hkaee .aa PA$043 mee122802hke -- major news items in leading egyptian newspapers 300 Cairo, december 28 (xinhua) -- the following are major news items in leading egyptian newspapers today. 301 File: D:PA%INHUA BTUEPAMSG077.MSG Words: 173 S43089 qu eeeee hkaee .aa 000175555 Page: 172 of 273 HAB138 hke122821-- sri lankan economy healthy in 1993: central bank head 302 Colombo, december 28 (xinhua) -- governor of sri lanka's central bank h.b. dissananyake has said that the country's economy was healthy in 1993 and predicted that the economy would grow stronger in 1994, local news agency lankapuvath reported today. 303 Piles D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG078.MSG Words: 174 S43090 ql eeeee hkaee .aa PA8044 mee122803hke -- uae-russia trade to reach 1 billion u.s.dollar 304 abu dhabi, december 28 (xinhua) -- the bilateral trade between the united arab emirates (uae) and russia in 1993 is expected to reach 1 billion u.s. dollars, according to the official uae news agency +wam.+ 305 the booming trade has been brought in by tens of thousands of russians who traveled to the gulf oil-rich country by air. 306 File: D:PAXINSUA BTUEPAMSG079.MSG Words: 358 543091 qu eeeee hkaee .aa PA8045 mee122$04hke -- three men killed in cairo robbery 307 cairo, december 28 (xinhua) -- three men were killed by three unidentified persons monday night in a jewelry shop robbery incident in Cairo's al-zeiton district, the official middle east news agency (mena) reported today. 308 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG080.MSG Words: 173 S43092 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSDO11 hke-china: no change to nuclear industry's strategic importance: 309 cnnc general manager 310 beijing, december 2$ (xinhua) -- china will continue keeping an elite task force of nuclear scientists, the top executive of the china national nuclear corporation (cnnc) said here today. 311 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG081.MSG Words: 386 543093 qu eeeee hkaee .aa PAB047 mee122805hke -- cyprus paralyzed by strike 312 nicosia, december 28 (xinhua) -- cyprus was paralyzed today by a 24-hour strike launched by civil servants which has also affected all flights in and out of the island. 313 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG082.MSG Words: 313 S43094 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSE019 hke-china: xinhua stock indices change mixedly 314 beijing, december 28 (xinhua}-- xinhua a and b stocks indices, indicators of operation for china's securities market, underwent mixed changes today. 315 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSGO$3.MSG Words: 106 S43095 ql eeeee hkmee hkdwe .aa WSW003 hke- "china's economy basically sound in 1993" 316 beijing, december 28 (xinhua) -- china's economy was basically sound in 1993, with remarkable results achieved in economic development, reforv and opening up, according to a press release from the state statistics bureau here today. 317 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG084.MSG Words: 501 543096 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSB005 hke-china: hainan holds more international symposia 318 haikou, december 28 (xinhua) -- south china's hainan province, the country's largest special economic zone, is becoming an important forum for international symposia. 319 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG085.MSG Words: 110 543097 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSE015 hke-china: rare sturgeon flourishing 320 yichang, december 28 (xinhua) -- there has been a sustained growth in the 000175555 Page: 173 of 273 number of Chinese sturgeon, a rare fish, thanks to a nationwide drive to protect endangered wildlife over the past dozen years. 321 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG086.MSG Words: 255 322 OW2812203393TAKE1~ 323 S43098 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe . aa WSBO11 hke-china: guizhou speeds up 000175555 Page: 174 of 273 afforestation 324 guiyang, december 28 (xinhua) -- southwest china's guizhou province has accelerated the pace of using overseas funds to green its hills, according to a local official. 325 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAM5G087.MSG Words: 250 543099 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSE008 hke-china: steel complex helps poor farmers 326 Chengdu, december 28 (xinhua) -- the panzhihua iron and steel company in southwest china's sichuan province has decided to spend two million yuan helping nearby villages develop rural industry. 327 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG088.MSG Words: 362 543100 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSE011 hke-china: new theory for forest fire forecasts 328 beijing, december 28 (xinhua) -- a chinese scientist has put forward a new theory which will be helpful in the forecasting, preventing and controlling forest fires, according to sources at the national committee for natural science funding. 329 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG089.MSG Words: 173 543101 ql eeeee hkaee .aa IAE007 hke -- Japanese economy crawls at bottom 330 tokyo, december 28 (xinhua) -- 1993 remains a bad year for japan as its gross national product is expected to grow at a zero rate or even drop by 0.5 percent, marking the worst record in two decades. 331 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG090.MSG Words: 437 543102 ql eeeee hkaee .aa IWE004 hke -- major news in british press 332 london, december 28 (xinhua) -- following are the major news items in leading british newspapers today: 333 the times: 334 -- plo split deepens mood of despair as peace talks resume. hopes of reviving the middle east dialogue appear doomed before negotiators meet. Israel has nothing to offer. 335 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG091.MSG Words: 172 543103 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSB015 hke-china: fujian foreign trade sees remarkable rise 336 Fuzhou, december 28 (xinhua) -- east china's fujian province has seen a remarkable increase in its imports and exports this year, local trade officials said here today. 337 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG092.MSG Words: 331 543104 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe as WSE022 hke-china: weather forecast for major foreign cities 338 beijing, december 28 (xinhua) -- weather forecast for 10 major foreign cities for the next 24 hours from 20:00 today to 20:00 on december 29 issued by china's central meteorological station at 17:00 today: 339 tokyo: min. 4 degrees c., max. 11 degrees c., cloudy. 340 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG093.MSG Words: 171 543105 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSE021 hke-china: weather forecast for major chinese cities 341 beijing, december 28 (xinhua) -- weather forecast for 12 major chinese cities for the next 24 hours from 20:00 today to .20:00 on december 29 issued by china's central meteorological station at 17:00 today: 342 beijing: min. -3 degrees c., max. 0 degree c., clear to light snow, calm to gentle breeze. 343 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG094.MSG Words: 242 543106 ql eeeee hkaee .aa HAB169 afg122804hke -- uganda's cocoa future good: expert 000175555 Page: 175 of 273 344 kampala, december 28 (xinhua) -- cocoa would come out to be the leading foreign exchange earner for Uganda if enough support was given to fund the cocoa development project, director of the project j.m. muwanga has said. 345 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG095.MSG Vords: i93 S43107 qu eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSE02~ hke-china: airliner hijacked to taiwan 000175555 UNCLASSIFIED Page: 176 of 273 346 beijing, december 28 (xinhua) -- a civil airliner of the Chinese mainland was hijacked to taiwan today. 347 File: D:PAXINHilA BTUEPAMSG096.MSG Words: 97 S43108 qu eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa SPE028 hke -= 14 cities eyeing 2004 summer Olympics, ioc bulletin 348 geneva, december 28 (xinhua) -- fourteen cities on five continents are interested in bidding for the rights to host the 2004 olympic summer games, according to the weekly bulletin of the international olympic committee. 349 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG097.MSG Words: 172 350 OW2812203993TAKE1'3 351 543109 qu eeeee hkdwe .aa SPE029 352 s. korean boxer appeals against wbc decision 353 Seoul, december 28 (xinhua) -- byun jung-il of south korea appealed to the world boxing council against his bantamweight title defeat in japan on december 23. 354 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG098.MSG Words: 92 543110 ql eeeee hkaee .aa HAB179 afg122805hke -- police reinforcements to stop beach clash, 355 says durban mayor 356 johannesburg, december 28 (xinhua} -- police reinforcements are to patro lbeaches in south africa's port city of durban over the coming new year weekend to prevent a repeat of Sunday's racial clashes. 357 File: D:PA3LINHIJA BTUEPAMSG099.MSG Words: 303 543111 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HAB180 hke122822 - yearender: 1993 sees mixed economic picture in nz 358 (part 1) 359 (by yang guojun) 360 wellington, december 27 (xinhua) -- new zealand's economy in 1993 has shown strong growth at a speed higher than most of the western countries, while its unemployment remains stubbonly high and the overseas debt stands at +unacceptable+ level. 361 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG100.MSG Words: 280 543112 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HAB181 hke122823-- 1993 sees mixed economic picture in nz (part 2) 362 another +fatal threat+ to checking the projected sustained economic growth from a long-term perspective is the 6b billion n.z. dollars (36.3 billion u.s. dollars) overseas debt, which accounted for about 88 percent of nz's annual gdp, despite the sales of about 12 billion n.z. dollars (6.6 billion u.s. dollars) state assets to private owners, mainly to foreign investors, over 363 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSGIOI.MSG Words: 345 S43113 ql eeeee hkaee .aa HAB182 afg122806hke -- major news items in leading zimbabwean newspapers 364 harare, december 28 (xinhua} -- following are major news items in leading zimbabwean newspapers today: 365 the daily gazette 366 -- the organization of african unity (oau) announced in addis ababa on monday it had postponed indefinitely the arrival in Bujumbura of the protection and confidence building force it 367 File: D:PAXINEUA_BTUEPAMSG102.M5G Words: 133 S43114 qu eeeee hkdwe .aa SPE027 368 petrovic named best european player of year (basketball) 000175555 000175555 Page: 178 of 273 371 says durban mayor 372 johannesburg, december 28 (xinhua) -- police reinforcements are to patrol beaches in south africa's port city of durban over the coming new year weekend to prevent a repeat of sunday's racial clashes. 373 Ffle: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG104.MSG Words: 303 543116 qu eeeee hkdwe .aa SPE032 374 rally cars set off in paris-dakar race 375 paris, december 28 (xinhua) -- a pack of 259 motor vehicles zoomed off the starting ramp on tuesday and headed into the 1993-94 paris-dakar-paris motor rally race. 376 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG105.MSG Words: 82 543117 qu eeeee hkdwe .aa SPB031 377 results of junior ice hockey worlds 378 Prague, december 28 (xinhua) -- following are the world junior ice hockey championship results from monday's competitions held in Ostrava, the czech republic (period scores in brackets): 379 Sweden bt russia 3-0 (0-0, 3-0, 0-0) 380 finland bt czech republic 7-3 (3-0, 1-2, 3-1) enditem 381 File: D:PAXINSUA BTUEPAMSG106.MSG Words: 68 543118 ql eeeee hkaee .aa IWB006 hke -- major news items in french press 382 paris, december 28 (xinhua) -- following are major news items in leading french papers today: 383 le monde: 384 -- china celebrates centenary of the birth of late mao zedong. 385 File: D:PA%INSUA BTUEPAMSG107.MSG Words: 138 386 OW2812204093TAKE1~- 387 543119 ql eeeee hkaee .aa PAB052 mee12280bhke -- grenade explosion kills three in iran 388 tehran, december 28 (xinhua) -- three school pupils were killed in a grenade explosion in mashhad, iran's northeast province of khorasan, local daily +abrar+ reported today. 389 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG108.MSG Words: 112 543120 ql eeeee hkaee .aa HAB194 afg122807hke -- ec grants 2.5 million u.s. dollars to ugandan silk 390 farmers 391 kampala, december 28 (xinhua) -- the european community (ec) has granted 2.5 million u.s. dollars to ugandan silk farmers in a bid to diversify and develop the silk-farming in the country, reported the local daily +the new vision+ today. 392 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG109.MSG Words: 172 S43121 ql eeeee hkdwe .aa WSE020 china: inland enterprises get loans from overseas 393 guiyang, december 28 (xinhua) -- the guizhou hongyang sealing products co. ltd., china's leading producer of automobile sealing materials, recently got a loan of five million u.s. dollars from the hongkong-based nanyang commercial bank and the guizhou branch of the bank of china. 394 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG110.MSG Words: 259 543122 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HAB195 hke122831-- yearender: Philippines sets off for new vision in 1993 395 (part 1) 396 (by lu xiaoming) 000175555 Page: 179 of 273 397 manila, december 28 (xinhua) -- after years of turbulence that left the country a laggard behind its booming neighbors, the Philippines finally embarked onto a catch-up track in 1993, though at a pace much slower than expected. 398 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG111.MSG Words: 338 543123 qu eeeee hkaee .aa 000175555 Page: 180 of 273 HAB196 hke122832-- Philippines sets off for new vision in 1993 (part 2) 399 to create a broader environment conducive to development, the government has continued pursuing the peace process to end decades-old strifes with three major rebel groups. 400 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUBPAMSG112.MSG Words: 399 543124 ql eeeee hkdwe .aa WSE026 401 yearender: 402 hong kong important to asian-pacific brisk growth (1) 403 (by yang guogiang) 444 hong kong, december 28 (xinhua) -- as the economic center of gravity of the 1990s is gradually shifting from the west to the east, hong kong, one of the six dynamic asian dragons leading global growth in 1993, sustained its unique position as anasian-pacific financial, trade and communications center and "the 405 Ffle: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG113.MSG Words: 517 S43125 q1 eeeee hkdwe .aa WSE029 406 hk's poster enters guinness book of records 407 hong kong, december 28 (xinhua) -- the creation of the world's largest poster on October 26 this year in hong kong has been officially entered in the guinness book of records. 408 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG114.MSG Words: 142 543126 ql eeeee hkdwe .aa WS8028 409 yearender: 410 hong kong important to asian-pacific brisk growth (2) 411 (by yang guogiang) 412 "america's future is increasingly linked with asia," u.s. secretary of state warren Christopher said, adding "i'm setting a goal of trying to double those exports to the asian-pacific region in the next decade and to double the number of american jobs that will be produced by those exports." 413 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG115.MSG Words: 513 543127 ql eeeee hkaee .aa PAB053 mee122807hke -- iranian press on possible u.s. war against iran 414 tehran, december 28 (xinhua) -- an Iranian newspaper with strong government background today made its first reaction to western reports about possible u.s. war against Iran. 415 File: D:PAXINHUA_BTUEPAMSG116.MSG Words: 348 S43128 ql eeeee hkdwe .aa WSE025 416 yunnan province builds massive hydroelectric power station 417 kunming, december 28 (xinhua) -- preparations began today for the building of a hydroelectric power station with a generating capacity of 1.35 million kilowatts on the lancang river in southwest china's yunnan province. 418 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG117.M5G Words: 249 419 OW2812204293TAKE1~ 420 543129 ql eeeee hkaee .aa IUE013 hke -- Japan's current account surplus turns lower in november 421 tokyo, december 28 (xinhua) -- Japan's current account surplus fell 20.6 percent in november from a year earlier, the finance ministry said today. 000175555 Page: 181 of 273 422 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG118.MSG Words: 104 543130 ql eeeee hkaee .aa PAB054 mee122808hke -- more than one ton of drug seized in Iran 423 tehran, december 28 (xinhua) -- iranian police have seized some 1,000 kilograms (kgs) of various kinds of narcotics in zahedan, Iran's southeast province of sistan-baluchestan during the past two months. 000175555 Page: 182 of 273 424 File: D:PA%INHUA BTUEPAMSG119.MSG Words: 200 S43131 ql eeeee hkdwe .aa WSE023 425 beijing traditional chinese medicine college renamed 426 beijing, december 28 (xinhua) -- the beijing college of traditional chinese medicine, the key national college of chinese medicine, today changed its name to the beijing university of traditional chinese medicine. 427 Pile: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG120.MSG Words: 188 543132 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSD017 hke-chinese president meets pakistan prime minister 428 beijing, december 28 (xinhua) -- president Jiang zemin and visiting Pakistan prime minister benazir bhutto had an hour-long discussion on bilateral relations and other issues here today. 429 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG121.MSG Words: 260 543133 ql eeeee hkaee .aa HAB205 afg122808hke -- investment rises in Uganda 430 kampala, december 28 (xinhua) -- investment projects licensed by Uganda investment authority (uia) have risen greatly to 317 worth 657 million u.s. dollars during the financial year 1992/93 from 99 projects worth 230 million dollars during the previous year. 431 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSGI22.MSG Words: 215 543134 qu eeeee hkaee .aa PAB055 mee122809hke -- Israel's peace activists to protect orient house 432 Jerusalem, december 28 (xinhua) -- activists of gush shalom, an Israeli peace organization, will hold a vigil today, together with Palestinian activists, at east Jerusalem's +orient house+ -- headquarters of the Palestinian negotiating team. 433 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG123.MSG Words: 370 S43135 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HAB210 hke122826-- Philippine stock market posts highest single-day rise 434 manila, december 28 (xinhua) -- after a three-day Christmas break, share prices here recorded the highest ever single-day increase-today to the dizzying heights in both of the country's two stock exchanges as investors continued their buying frenzy. 435 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG124.MSG Words: 273 543136 ql eeeee hkaee .aa IUB012 hke -- dollar posts seven-month high in tokyo 436 tokyo, december 28 (xinhua) -- the u.s. dollar continued to surge against the yen to close at 111.45 yen, a seven-month high on the tokyo foreign exchange market today. 437 File: D:PAXIIJHUA BTUEPAMSG125.MSG Words: 152 S43137 ql eeeee hkdwe .aa WSE018 438 china is to accelerate reform of tourism industry 439 tafyuan, december 28 (xinhua) -- china is to speed up the reform of its tourist planning and investment structure next year, an official said here recently. 440 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG126.MSG Words: 389 543138 ql eeeee hkaee .aa HAB213 afg122809h&e -- yearender: malawi on process of political transition 441 by qiu xiaoyi 442 lusaka, december 28 (xinhua) -- 1993 has witnessed the process of political transition in malawi from one-party rule to multi-party politics after a three-decade rule by the malawi congress party (mcp) led by 000175555 Page: 183 of 273 president kamuzu Banda. 443 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG127.MSG Words: 526 543139 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HAB215 hke122823-- png denies military move to recapture copper mine 444 Canberra, december 28 (xinhua) -- the Papua new guinea (png) government has denied reports that its troops took military actions this morning to 000175555 Page: 184 of 273 recapture the panguna copper mine in central bougainville. 445 File: D:PA%INHUA BTUEPAMSG128.MSG Words: 248 446 OW2812204793TAKE1~ 447 543140 ql eeeee hkaee .aa PAB056 mee122810hke -- pullout of Iraqi families from kuwait extended 448 kuwait city, december 28 (xinhua) -- deadline of pullout of Iraqi families from kuwaiti side, which was scheduled to be at the end of this month, had been delayed for another five days. 449 File: D:PAXINSUA BTUEPAMSG129.MSG Words: 281 543141 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSD018 hke-china-pakistan:cppcc chairman meets pm bhutto 450 beijing, december 28 (xinhua) -- li ruihuan, chairman of the national committee of the Chinese people's political consultative conference (cppec), said here today that china and Pakistan enjoy close ties, which have solid basis and strong vitality. 451 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG130.MSG Words: 425 543142 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSD023 hke-ch~nese foreign minister meets Pakistan counterpart 452 beijing, december 28 (xinhua) -- vice-premier and foreign minister gian gichen met with Pakistan foreign minister sardar aseff ahmad ali and they exchanged ideas on bilateral relations and regional issues here today. 453 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG131.MSG Words: 214 543143 qu eeeee hkaee .aa PAB057 mee122811h&e -- plo, Israel resume peace talks on autonomy 454 cairo, december 28 (xinhua} -- the Palestine liberation organization (plo) and Israel resumed their secret negotiations here today with both sides hoping to reach an agreement on the start of Israeli-withdrawal from the occupied gaza and jericho. 455 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAM5G132.MSG Words: 714 543144 ql eeeee hkaee .aa PAB058 mee122812hke -- Iran announces support for ceasefire in afghanistan 456 tehran, december 28 (xinhua) -- Iranian foreign ministry here today announced the country's support for the ceasefire agreement reached between rival afghan mujahideen groups. 457 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG133.MSG Words: 243 543145 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HAB229 hke122824-- roundup: singapore, thailand on way to partnership 458 (by cai ximei) 459 singapore, december 28 (xinhua) -- the relations between singapore and thailand are now even closer than before as an important result of prime minister goh chok tong's visit to thailand on december 27-28. 460 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG134.MSG Words: 485 543146 ql eeeee hkaee .aa IUE014 hke -- xinhua international news summary at 1400 gmt december 28 461 cairo -- the Palestine liberation organization (plo) and Israel resumed their secret negotiations here today with both sides hoping to reach an agreement on the start of Israeli withdrawal from the occupied gaza and jericho. 462 File: DsPAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG135.MSG Words: 126 543147 ql eeeee hkdwe .aa WSE027 463 china's human rights society holds board meeting 464 beijing, december 28 (xinhua) -- the human rights society of china held a meeting of the executive directors here today. 465 File: D:PAXINflUA_BTUEPAMSG136.MSG Words: 184 S43148 qu eeeee hkaee .aa 000175555 Page: 185 of 273 HAB231 hke122833-- singapore volunteers to leave for botswana 466 singapore, december 28 (xinhua) -- four volunteers will leave here for botswana on a two-year mission under the singapore volunteers overseas program. 467 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG137.MSG Words: 103 543149 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe -000175555 Page: 186 of 273 .aa WSE033 hke-hijacked airliner returned to mainland 468 beijing, december 28 (xinhua) -- a civil airliner of the mainland hijacked to taiwan this afternoon was returned to the southeastern coastal city of xiamen tonight, according to caac. 469 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG138.MSG Words: 82 543150 ql eeeee hkaee .aa INE022 hke -- major news in u.s. press 470 Washington, december 28 (xinhua) -- following are major news items in leading u.s. newspapers today: 471 the new york times: 472 -- Israel and the palestine liberation organization began a third round of talks yesterday in an effort to remove the remaining obstacles to an Israeli withdrawal from the occupied 473 File: D:PAXINBUA BTUEPAMSG139.MSG Words: 202 474 OW2812204993TAKE17 475 S43151 ql eeeee hkaee .aa IWE009 hke -- prince charles wants business ambassadorial role 476 london, december 28 (xinhua) -- the heir to the british throne, prince charles, is seeking a new role for himself as "royal ambassador" for british business abroad, the times newspaper said today. 477 File: D:PAXINHUA BTU$PAMSG140.MSG Words: 232 S43152 qu eeeee hkaee .aa SAB235 hke122835-- sri lanky to launch poverty lifting program in 1994 478 Colombo, december 28 (xinhua) -- over 750 community projects will be undertaken and completed countrywide in the year 1994. by the janasaviya (poverty elimination) fund to benefit some 45,000 poverty-stricken families of sri lanky, a senior official has said. 479 Pile: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG141.MSG Words: 166 543153 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HAB236 hke122836-- 23 killed by typhoon poring in philippines 480 manila, december 28 (xinhua) -- typhoon poring, which has hit the central and southern philippines since Sunday, has killed at least 23 people and rendered tens of thousands of people homeless. 481 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG142.MSG Words: 164 543154 qu eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa SPE035 hke -- china win women's volleyball exhibition matches 482 shanghai, december 28 (xinhua) -- china won two demonstration women's volleyball matches on tuesday, beating a world all-star and a Cuban squads. 483 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG143.MSG Wordss 208 543155 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSE031 hke-china: cppcc national committee to hold second session 484 beijing, december 28 (xinhua) -- the second session of the eighth national committee of the Chinese people's political consultative conference (cppcc) is going to be held in mid-march next year in beijing. 485 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG144.MSG Words: 105 543156 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSE030 hke-china: establishing socialist market economy is entirely new 486 undertaking: li ruihuan 487 beijing, december 28 (xinhua) -- li ruihuan, a top Chinese leader, said today the establishment of a socialist market economic structure is an "entirely new undertaking" and a "profound revolution" as well. 488 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG145.MSG Words: 547 S43157 qu eeeee hkaee .aa 000175555 Page: 187 of 273 HA8239 hke122838-- 5,500 cancer cases detected each year in sri lanky 489 Colombo, december 28 (xinhua) -- cancer has ranked among the 10 leading causes of mortality in sri lanky with 5,500 new cases of the disease detected each year among its 17 million population, local news agency lankapuvath reported today. 000175555 Page: 188 of 273 490 Files D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG146.MSG Words: 168 S43158 ql eeeee hkaee .aa IUSO15 hke -- yeltsin appoints russia's arms trade chief 491 moscow, december 28 (xinhua) -- russian president boris yeltsin today appointed vladimir samoilov as head of a state-run corporation to handle the country's exports and imports of arms and military equipment. 492 Files D:PAgINSUA BTUEPAMSG147.MSG Words: 180 543159 ql eeeee hkdwe .aa WSE032 493 shenzhen opens futures exchange 494 shenzhen, december 28 (xinhua) -- the first united futures exchange opened in shenzhen city in south china today. 495 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG148.MSG Words: 123 543160 qu eeeee hkaee .aa BAB240 hke122839-- singapore sets up fund for manufacturers 496 singapore, december 28 (xinhua) -- the singapore government has set up a one billion singapore dollars (b20 million u.s. dollars) fund to give manufacturers of the country a competitive edge by developing their core capabilities. 497 F11e: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG149.MSG Words: 214 S43161 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HAB241 hke122840-- malaysia urges israel to do more for Palestinians 498 kuala lumpur, december 28 (xinhua) -- malaysia is holding a +wait and see+ attitude toward israel before it recognizes the latter, said prime minister mahathir mohamad. 499 File: D:PAXINSUA BTUEPAMSGISO.MSG Words: 162 500 OW2812205193TAKE1$ 501 543162 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HAB242 hke122841-- indonesia offers cooperation to south pacific countries 502 Jakarta, december 28 (xinhua) -- indonesia is ready to develop a close cooperation with countries in the south pacific region, president soeharto said here today when receiving credentials from marshall islands' ambassador laurence n. edwards. 503 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG151.MSG Words: 204 543163 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSE035 hke-ch~na:adequate grain for a happy festival: li tieying 504 tian3in, december 28 {xinhua) --a senior chinese official, li tieying, called for local governments to make immediate and concerted efforts to ensure adequate grain supplies during the chinese lunar new year festival. 505 Files D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG152.MSG Words: 337 543164 ql eeeee hkaee .aa PAB062 mee122813hke -- palestinian-israeli security committee meets today 506 Cairo, december 28 (xinhua) -- the palestinian-israeli security committee, co-chaired by palestinian president yasser arafat's political adviser nabil sheath and the israeli army deputy chief of staff amnon shahak, met here today. 507 File: D:PA7QNHUA BTUEPAMSG153.MSG Words: 400 543165 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HAB244 hke122843-- new k.l. airport cost lower than estimated 508 kuala lumpur, december 28 (xinhua) -- the cost of new kuala lumpur international airport will be under 8 billion ringgit (about 3.08 billion u.s. dollars), much less than the original projection, deputy prime minister anwar Ibrahim said today. 509 File: D:PARINHUA BTUEPAMSG154.MSG Words: 196 543166 ql eeeee hkaee .aa PAB063 mee122814hke -- lebanon's president hopes to see south lebanon 000175555 UNCLASSIFIED Page: 189 of 273 510 liberated in 1994 511 Beirut, december 28 (xinhua) -- lebanese president elias hrawi has expressed his hope that the year of 1994 will witness the liberation of south lebanon from israeli occupation. 512 File: D:PA%INHUA BTUEPAMSG155.MSG Words: 285 543167 ql eeeee hicdwe .aa 000175555 Page: 190 of 273 WSE036 513 biggest single-day stock index gain recorded in hk 514 hong kong, december 28 (xinhua) -- bong kong's stock market blue chip indicator, hang sang index, today piled on more points than in any other trading session in its history with a leap of 530 to a record close of 11,570 points. 515 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG156.MSG Words: 169 543168 ql eeeee hkaee .aa IWE010 hke -- key frankfort markets fixed rates 516 Bonn, december 28 (xinhua) -- following are the major market medium rates in frankfort today: 1 deutsche mark 0.5879 u.s. dollar 1 u.s. dollar 0.6644 sterling 517 5.7981 french francs 51$ 111.2062 Japanese yen 519 File: D:PAXINNtTA_BTUSPAMSG157.MSG Words: 77 543169 qu eeeee hkdwe .aa 5PE036 520 results of paris-dakar motor rally 521 paris, december 28 (xinhua) -- following are results for tuesday's stage of four kilometers of the 1993-94 paris-dakar-paris motor rally: 522. car category: 523 1. Bruno Baby, franca, mitsubishi, 5 minutes 4 seconds 524 2. pierre lartigue, franca, Citroen, same time 525 3. didier auriol, franca, Citroen, at 12 seconds behind 526 Pile: D:PAXINflI1A BTUEPAMSG158.MSG Words: 167 543170_gl eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSE034 hke-china opens first capital goods exchange in free trade zones 527 shanghai, december 28 (xinhua) -- china's first duty-free capital goods exchange in free trade zones opened here today as part of the nation's effort to get in gear with the global market. 528 Pile: D:PAXINHUA BTUBPAMSG159.MSG Words: 167 543171 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HAB245 hke122842-- indonesian investment board asked to increase services 529 Jakarta, december 28 (xinhua) -- indonesian president soeharto has given instructions to the investment coordinating board to increase services for investors in the face of stiff competition. 530 Files D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG160.MSG Words: 229 531 OW2812205893TAKE1~3 532 543172 ql eeeee hkaee .aa IUE016 hke -- uzbekistan parliament speaker resigns 533 moscow, december 2$ (xinhua) -- the uzbekistan parliament today accepted the resignation of its speaker sh. yuldashev, the interfax news agency said. 534 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG1b1.MSG Words: 74 543173 qu eeeee hkaee .aa HAB246 hke122844 - guyana hopes india to supply technical assistance 535 new delhi, december 28 (xinhua) -- guyana requested india to give technical assistance in specific fields like sugar industry. 536 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG162.MSG Words: 146 543174 ql eeeee hkaee .aa PAB064 mee122815hke -- israeli warplanes blast south lebanon 537 Beirut, december 28 (xinhua) -- israeli warplanes thundered suspected guerrilla bases of hezbollah in south lebanon twice this morning, injuring 000175555 Page: 191 of 273 three people, including two hezbollah members, according to a lebanese security source. 538 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG163.MSG Words: 195 543175 ql eeeee hkdwe .aa WSW012 539 china: civil aviation needs reorganising, say legislators 000175555 Page: 192 of 273 540 beijing, december 28 (xinhua) -- Chinese legislators said today that the country's civil aviation industry must adopt a new management system to beef up the safety control and improve air services. 541 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUBPAMSG164.MSG Words: 386 543176 ql eeeee hkaee .aa NAB025 eaed122801fike -- prince charley wants new ambassadorial role S42 london, december 28 (xinhua) -- the heir to the british throne, prince Charles, is engaged in talks with government ministers on developing a new role for himself as "royal ambassador" for british business abroad, the times newspaper said today. 543 File: D:PAXINSUA BTUSPAtiSG165.lISG Words: 245 543177 ql eeeee hkaee hkdwe .aa WSH006 hke-china: cppcc national committee to hold second session 544 beijing, december 28 (xinhua) -- the second session of the eighth national committee of the Chinese people's political consultative conference (cppcc) fs going to be held in early march next year in beijing. 545 Files D:PAJCINHUA BTUBPAMSG166.MSG Words: 106 543178 ql eeeee hkaee .aa IUB018 hke -- 100 japanese local government officials implicated in 546 corruption S47 tokyo, december 28 (xinhua) -- one hundred public officials from 77 local government administrations in japan were implicated in bribe-taking cases during the fiscal year 1992 which ended march 31, the kyodo news service reported today. 548 File: D:PAXINHUA BTUI~PAHSG167.MSG Words: 225 543179 ql eeeee hkaee .aa IUE017 hke -- yugoslav military sets june 16 as army day 549 belgrade, december 28 (xinhua) -- Yugoslavia's supreme defense council has set june 16 as the country's army day. 550 File: D:PAgINSUA BTUEPAMSG168.MSG Words: 70 543180 ql eeeee hkaee .aa BAB248 afg122810hke -- over 400 children die in mozambique every day 551 maputo, december 28 (xinhua) -- an official from the united nations children's fund (unfcef) said here on monday that over 400 children die of various diseases every day in mozambique. 552 Files D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG169.MSG Words: 197 S43181 ql eeeee hkaee .aa HAB255 afg122811hke -- world bank to co-finance gas project in nigeria 553 lagos, december 28 (xinhua) -- the world bank is to co-finance an off-shore gas gathering and extraction project in nigeria with 80 million u.s. dollars. 554 File: D:PABINHUA BTUSPAMSG170.MSG Wordss 178 543182 ql eeeee hkaee .aa HAB256 afg122812h&e -- zambia fights red locusts 555 lusaka, december 28 (xinhua) -- red locusts, which have invaded border regions of zambia's southern and western provinces, have been checked and reduced after wide-spread spraying exercises organized by the ministry of agriculture. S56 Pile: D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAM5G171.MSG Words: 168 S57 OW281220S993TAKE2S 558 543183 ql eeeee hkaee .aa EAB257 afg122813hke -- fao forecasts 20 percent decline in nigeria's 559 rice output 560 lagos, december 28 (xinhua) -- food and agriculture organization (fao) of the united nations has predicted that nigeria's paddy rice output will -000175555 Page: 193 of 273 decline by 20 percent during the current cropping season. 561 Files D:PAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG172.MSG Words: 149 S43184 ql eeeee hkaee .aa NAB028 eaed122602Fike -- radiation biologist warns about radiation test 562 new york, december 2$ (xinhua) -- the u.s. government official who directed radiation tests on human subjects was warned that the research 000175555 Page: 194 of 273 would invite public criticism and comparison to nazi experiments, according to a report here today. 563 Pile: D:PAXINSUA BTUEPAMSG173.MSG Words: 507 543185 ql eeeee hkaee .aa NAB029 eaed122803rike -- greek mayors condemn recognition of macedonia 564 athens, december 28 (xinhua) -- greece's thrace and macedonia mayors today condemned the recognition of macedonia by six ec member states. 565 File: DsPAXINHUA BTUEPAMSG174.MSG Words: 183 S43186 qu eeeee hkaee .aa PAB074 mee122816h~Ce -- turkish parliament approves extension of mandate 566 for allied air force 567 ankara, december 28 (xinhua) -- the turkish parliament passed today a decision to extend for another six months the mandate for allied forces to protect northern Iraq's kurds. 5b8 File: D:PAXINSUA BTU$PAMSG175.MSG Words: 244 543187 qu eeeee hkaee .aa PAB075 mee122817hke -- Palestinian president arafat arrives in sudan 569 khartoum, december 28 (xinhua) -- Palestinian president yasser arafat arrived here today to brief Sudanese leader omar hassan ahmed al-bashir on the middle east peace process. 570 Piles D:PAXINHtJA BTUBPAMSG176.MSG Words: 267 543188 ql eeeee hkaee .aa PAB076 mee122818h~e -- 68 kilograms of heroin seized in turkey 571 ankara, december 28 (xinhua) -- turkish police today seized 68.3 kilograms of heroin in the kapikule border gate between turkey and Bulgaria, the state-run radio reported. 572 File: D:PAXINBUA BTUBPAMSG177.MSG Words: 148 S43189_gl eeeee hkaee .aa NAB031 eaed122804Filce -- u.s. industrial outlook "quite encouraging" in 1994 573 Washington, december 28 (xinhua) -- nearly 90 percent of the u.s. manufacturing sectors will achieve broad-based growth in 1994, the government said today. 574 File: D:PAXINBUA BTUSPAMSG178.MSG Words: 390 (endall~ 28/2100z Dec 575 OW2812210093TAKE2i