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12000 | TOKYO 1996-08-28 | <response> <location>TOKYO</location> 1996-08-28 </response> |
12001 | Japan 's Finance Minister Wataru Kubo told a news conference on Wednesday that he believes that the Bank of Japan 's ( BOJ ) interest rate policy which is geared towards ensuring economic growth has not changed after the release of the central bank 's " tankan " survey . | <response> <location>Japan</location> 's Finance Minister <person>Wataru Kubo</person> told a news conference on Wednesday that he believes that the <organization>Bank of Japan</organization> 's ( <organization>BOJ</organization> ) interest rate policy which is geared towards ensuring economic growth has not changed after the release of the central bank 's " tankan " survey . </response> |
12002 | The BOJ released the August tankan , its quarterly short-term corporate survey , in the morning and it showed business outlook had worsened . | <response> The <organization>BOJ</organization> released the August tankan , its quarterly short-term corporate survey , in the morning and it showed business outlook had worsened . </response> |
12003 | However , Kubo said it did not necessarily show a substantial worsening of the economy . | <response> However , <person>Kubo</person> said it did not necessarily show a substantial worsening of the economy . </response> |
12004 | " The question is what the BOJ is going to do with its interest rate policy . | <response> " The question is what the <organization>BOJ</organization> is going to do with its interest rate policy . </response> |
12005 | The BOJ governor has made it clear that the BOJ 's policy is aimed at ensuring basis for economic recovery . | <response> The <organization>BOJ</organization> governor has made it clear that the <organization>BOJ</organization> 's policy is aimed at ensuring basis for economic recovery . </response> |
12006 | I believe this policy has not changed , " he said . | <response> I believe this policy has not changed , " he said . </response> |
12007 | Asked if a supplementary budget for 1996/97 was needed to support the economy , Kubo said the tankan results would not lead to any immediate decision on the need for an extra budget . | <response> Asked if a supplementary budget for 1996/97 was needed to support the economy , <person>Kubo</person> said the tankan results would not lead to any immediate decision on the need for an extra budget . </response> |
12008 | " I do n't think we should immediately draw a conclusion that the economic recovery has come to a halt or that signs of a economic contraction have emerged , " Kubo said . " | <response> " I do n't think we should immediately draw a conclusion that the economic recovery has come to a halt or that signs of a economic contraction have emerged , " <person>Kubo</person> said . " </response> |
12009 | The economy is not recovering smoothly or at a fast pace . " | <response> The economy is not recovering smoothly or at a fast pace . " </response> |
12010 | Kubo said he would make a decision on the need for a supplementary budget after an announcement in mid-September of Japan 's gross domestic product for the April-June quarter . | <response> <person>Kubo</person> said he would make a decision on the need for a supplementary budget after an announcement in mid-September of <location>Japan</location> 's gross domestic product for the April-June quarter . </response> |
12011 | " I would like to see how the economy moved in the first half of 1996 , " he said . | <response> " I would like to see how the economy moved in the first half of 1996 , " he said . </response> |
12012 | China says militant Japan must face war past . | <response> <location>China</location> says militant <location>Japan</location> must face war past . </response> |
12013 | BEIJING 1996-08-28 | <response> <location>BEIJING</location> 1996-08-28 </response> |
12014 | China on Wednesday called on Japan to acknowledge its wartime past and put a stop to a tide of resurgent militarism to prevent similar atrocities in future . | <response> <location>China</location> on Wednesday called on <location>Japan</location> to acknowledge its wartime past and put a stop to a tide of resurgent militarism to prevent similar atrocities in future . </response> |
12015 | " Some Japanese are still unrepentant about the atrocities committed by the Japanese militarists during the war , " said a commentary in the official China Daily . | <response> " Some <misc>Japanese</misc> are still unrepentant about the atrocities committed by the <misc>Japanese</misc> militarists during the war , " said a commentary in the official <organization>China Daily</organization> . </response> |
12016 | " If they are still undecided whether the war Japan launched was aggressive in nature , it will be difficult to tell whether they will do the same again , " the newspaper said . | <response> " If they are still undecided whether the war <location>Japan</location> launched was aggressive in nature , it will be difficult to tell whether they will do the same again , " the newspaper said . </response> |
12017 | China raised indignant protests after several Japanese cabinet ministers visited a shrine dedicated to their country 's war dead on August 15 , the 51st anniversary of Japan 's World War Two surrender . | <response> <location>China</location> raised indignant protests after several <misc>Japanese</misc> cabinet ministers visited a shrine dedicated to their country 's war dead on August 15 , the 51st anniversary of <location>Japan</location> 's <misc>World War Two</misc> surrender . </response> |
12018 | " Numerous Japanese politicians have tried to whitewash their country 's war atrocities in recent years , " the commentary said . | <response> " Numerous <misc>Japanese</misc> politicians have tried to whitewash their country 's war atrocities in recent years , " the commentary said . </response> |
12019 | China estimates 35 million Chinese were killed or wounded by invading Japanese troops from 1931 to 1945 . | <response> <location>China</location> estimates 35 million <misc>Chinese</misc> were killed or wounded by invading <misc>Japanese</misc> troops from 1931 to 1945 . </response> |
12020 | " The Japanese have never genuinely apologised for their wartime crimes , " the commentary said . | <response> " The <misc>Japanese</misc> have never genuinely apologised for their wartime crimes , " the commentary said . </response> |
12021 | Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto marked the August 15 anniversary by expressing " remorse " for foreign victims of Japan 's World War Two atrocities . | <response> <misc>Japanese</misc> Prime Minister <person>Ryutaro Hashimoto</person> marked the August 15 anniversary by expressing " remorse " for foreign victims of <location>Japan</location> 's <misc>World War Two</misc> atrocities . </response> |
12022 | Japan coalition party leader plans to resign . | <response> <location>Japan</location> coalition party leader plans to resign . </response> |
12023 | TOKYO 1996-08-28 | <response> <location>TOKYO</location> 1996-08-28 </response> |
12024 | The leader of a junior partner in Japan 's three-party ruling coalition plans to resign to quell a political rebellion , party officials said on Wednesday . | <response> The leader of a junior partner in <location>Japan</location> 's three-party ruling coalition plans to resign to quell a political rebellion , party officials said on Wednesday . </response> |
12025 | The officials said New Party Sakigake President Masayoshi Takemura , finance minister until the beginning of this year , promised his resignation in a meeting with the politician who set off the rebellion in the smallest coalition member . | <response> The officials said <organization>New Party Sakigake</organization> President <person>Masayoshi Takemura</person> , finance minister until the beginning of this year , promised his resignation in a meeting with the politician who set off the rebellion in the smallest coalition member . </response> |
12026 | They said the date of Takemura 's resignation would be determined by party officials . | <response> They said the date of <person>Takemura</person> 's resignation would be determined by party officials . </response> |
12027 | The Sakigake row has caused jitters in its coalition partners , Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto 's Liberal Democratic Party ( LDP ) , the biggest grouping , and the Social Democratic Party . | <response> The <organization>Sakigake</organization> row has caused jitters in its coalition partners , Prime Minister <person>Ryutaro Hashimoto</person> 's <organization>Liberal Democratic Party</organization> ( <organization>LDP</organization> ) , the biggest grouping , and the <organization>Social Democratic Party</organization> . </response> |
12028 | But analysts said the row was not expected to immediately destabilise the government as even if Sakigake splits apart it has so few seats a loss of support would not lead to a general election . | <response> But analysts said the row was not expected to immediately destabilise the government as even if <organization>Sakigake</organization> splits apart it has so few seats a loss of support would not lead to a general election . </response> |
12029 | The dispute pits Takemura , who founded Sakigake in 1993 as a reform-oriented LDP splinter group , against party official Yukio Hatoyama , who says he will leave Sakigake to form a reformist political group next month . | <response> The dispute pits <person>Takemura</person> , who founded <organization>Sakigake</organization> in 1993 as a reform-oriented <organization>LDP</organization> splinter group , against party official <person>Yukio Hatoyama</person> , who says he will leave <organization>Sakigake</organization> to form a reformist political group next month . </response> |
12030 | Hatoyama , the 49-year-old grandson of a 1950s prime minister , on Tuesday quit as Sakigake secretary general and has publicly snubbed the 62-year-old Takemura , pointedly ruling his mentor out as a possible member of the new political force . | <response> <person>Hatoyama</person> , the 49-year-old grandson of a 1950s prime minister , on Tuesday quit as <organization>Sakigake</organization> secretary general and has publicly snubbed the 62-year-old <person>Takemura</person> , pointedly ruling his mentor out as a possible member of the new political force . </response> |
12031 | Marathon talks between the two former allies on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning failed to resolve the dispute over the role of Takemura , seen by Hatoyama backers as tainted by his senior role in the LDP-dominated coalition . | <response> Marathon talks between the two former allies on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning failed to resolve the dispute over the role of <person>Takemura</person> , seen by <person>Hatoyama</person> backers as tainted by his senior role in the <misc>LDP-dominated</misc> coalition . </response> |
12032 | The presence of Takemura , whose role as finance minister in passing an unpopular plan to use taxpayer funds to wind up failed housing loan firms ruined his reputation as a reformer , has stalled Hatoyama 's efforts to attract to his new group defectors from the opposition camp , analysts said . | <response> The presence of <person>Takemura</person> , whose role as finance minister in passing an unpopular plan to use taxpayer funds to wind up failed housing loan firms ruined his reputation as a reformer , has stalled <person>Hatoyama</person> 's efforts to attract to his new group defectors from the opposition camp , analysts said . </response> |
12033 | Media reports say that at most 10 of 23 Sakigake members , joined by a handful of Social Democrats , will follow Hatoyama when he bolts -- far short of the 50 lawmakers needed to topple Hashimoto 's eight-month-old government . | <response> Media reports say that at most 10 of 23 <organization>Sakigake</organization> members , joined by a handful of <misc>Social Democrats</misc> , will follow <person>Hatoyama</person> when he bolts -- far short of the 50 lawmakers needed to topple <person>Hashimoto</person> 's eight-month-old government . </response> |
12034 | Hashimoto -- who returns from a 10-day Latin American tour on Saturday -- must call polls by mid-1997 , and has repeatedly said he would not call an early general election . | <response> <person>Hashimoto</person> -- who returns from a 10-day <misc>Latin American</misc> tour on Saturday -- must call polls by mid-1997 , and has repeatedly said he would not call an early general election . </response> |
12035 | But many analysts and politicians believe he may dissolve parliament soon after it reconvenes in early October . | <response> But many analysts and politicians believe he may dissolve parliament soon after it reconvenes in early October . </response> |
12036 | Liu Chong Hing interim net up 2.7 pct . | <response> <organization>Liu Chong Hing</organization> interim net up 2.7 pct . </response> |
12037 | HONG KONG 1996-08-28 | <response> <location>HONG KONG</location> 1996-08-28 </response> |
12038 | Six months ended June 30 | <response> Six months ended June 30 </response> |
12039 | ( in million HK$ unless stated ) | <response> ( in million <misc>HK$</misc> unless stated ) </response> |
12040 | Shr ( H.K. cents ) 65.61 vs 63.87 | <response> Shr ( <location>H.K.</location> cents ) 65.61 vs 63.87 </response> |
12041 | Dividend ( H.K. cents ) 18.0 vs 18.0 | <response> Dividend ( <location>H.K.</location> cents ) 18.0 vs 18.0 </response> |
12042 | Exceptional items nil vs nil | <response> Exceptional items nil vs nil </response> |
12043 | Net 249.53 vs 242.94 | <response> Net 249.53 vs 242.94 </response> |
12044 | Turnover 119.49 vs 134.40 | <response> Turnover 119.49 vs 134.40 </response> |
12045 | Company name Liu Chong Hing Investment Ltd | <response> Company name <organization>Liu Chong Hing Investment Ltd</organization> </response> |
12046 | Books close September 23-27 | <response> Books close September 23-27 </response> |
12047 | Dividend payable October 8 | <response> Dividend payable October 8 </response> |
12048 | NOTE - Liu Chong Hing engages in property development and investment , warehousing , banking and insurance services . | <response> NOTE - <organization>Liu Chong Hing</organization> engages in property development and investment , warehousing , banking and insurance services . </response> |
12049 | -- Hong Kong Newsroom ( 852 ) 2843 6368 | <response> -- <organization>Hong Kong Newsroom</organization> ( 852 ) 2843 6368 </response> |
12050 | Fire bomb hurled at U.S. consulate in Indonesia . | <response> Fire bomb hurled at <location>U.S.</location> consulate in <location>Indonesia</location> . </response> |
12051 | JAKARTA 1996-08-28 | <response> <location>JAKARTA</location> 1996-08-28 </response> |
12052 | A fire bomb was thrown over the fence into the grounds of the U.S. Consulate-General in Indonesia 's second largest city of Surabaya but no one was hurt , a mission official said on Wednesday . | <response> A fire bomb was thrown over the fence into the grounds of the <location>U.S.</location> Consulate-General in <location>Indonesia</location> 's second largest city of <location>Surabaya</location> but no one was hurt , a mission official said on Wednesday . </response> |
12053 | Craig Stromme , U.S. embassy spokesman in Jakarta , 700 km ( 430 miles ) west of Surabaya , confirmed the Tuesday morning attack . | <response> <person>Craig Stromme</person> , <location>U.S.</location> embassy spokesman in <location>Jakarta</location> , 700 km ( 430 miles ) west of <location>Surabaya</location> , confirmed the Tuesday morning attack . </response> |
12054 | " Somebody threw a molotov cocktail over the fence and it went into the parking lot . | <response> " Somebody threw a molotov cocktail over the fence and it went into the parking lot . </response> |
12055 | It did n't hit anybody or anything , " Stromme said . | <response> It did n't hit anybody or anything , " <person>Stromme</person> said . </response> |
12056 | He said there was no immediate explanation for the attack or any information on those responsible . | <response> He said there was no immediate explanation for the attack or any information on those responsible . </response> |
12057 | Shanghai novelist murdered at home . | <response> <location>Shanghai</location> novelist murdered at home . </response> |
12058 | SHANGHAI 1996-08-28 | <response> <location>SHANGHAI</location> 1996-08-28 </response> |
12059 | A Shanghai novelist was murdered at her home on Sunday , an official of the city 's Writers Association said on Wednesday . | <response> A <location>Shanghai</location> novelist was murdered at her home on Sunday , an official of the city 's <organization>Writers Association</organization> said on Wednesday . </response> |
12060 | The victim was Dai Houying , who wrote about China 's 1966-76 leftist Cultural Revolution and the lives of Chinese intellectuals , the official said . | <response> The victim was <person>Dai Houying</person> , who wrote about <location>China</location> 's 1966-76 leftist <misc>Cultural Revolution</misc> and the lives of <misc>Chinese</misc> intellectuals , the official said . </response> |
12061 | The killing was under investigation , she said . | <response> The killing was under investigation , she said . </response> |
12062 | She gave no further details . | <response> She gave no further details . </response> |
12063 | Born in 1937 in the central province of Anhui , Dai came to Shanghai as a student and remained in the city as a prolific author and teacher of Chinese . | <response> <location>Born</location> in 1937 in the central province of <location>Anhui</location> , <person>Dai</person> came to <location>Shanghai</location> as a student and remained in the city as a prolific author and teacher of <misc>Chinese</misc> . </response> |
12064 | She was divorced and lived alone , leaving one daughter who received university education in Hawaii and lives in Chicago , a friend said . | <response> She was divorced and lived alone , leaving one daughter who received university education in <location>Hawaii</location> and lives in <location>Chicago</location> , a friend said . </response> |
12065 | Dai 's most famous book , " Ren A Ren " ( People , People ) , was translated into German and English , he said . | <response> <person>Dai</person> 's most famous book , " <misc>Ren A Ren</misc> " ( <misc>People , People</misc> ) , was translated into <misc>German</misc> and <misc>English</misc> , he said . </response> |
12066 | Hwa Kay plunges on rights issue , earnings . | <response> <person>Hwa Kay</person> plunges on rights issue , earnings . </response> |
12067 | HONG KONG 1996-08-28 | <response> <location>HONG KONG</location> 1996-08-28 </response> |
12068 | Shares of Hwa Kay Thai Holdings Ltd plunged to an all-time low after the company announced a rights issue plan and also reported a sharp fall in earnings , brokers said . | <response> Shares of <organization>Hwa Kay Thai Holdings Ltd</organization> plunged to an all-time low after the company announced a rights issue plan and also reported a sharp fall in earnings , brokers said . </response> |
12069 | The stock fell HK$ 0.23 , or 30.26 percent , to an all-time low of HK$ 0.53 . | <response> The stock fell <misc>HK$</misc> 0.23 , or 30.26 percent , to an all-time low of <misc>HK$</misc> 0.53 . </response> |
12070 | " Investors unloaded their shares due to the poor earnings outlook following a sharp profit decline . | <response> " Investors unloaded their shares due to the poor earnings outlook following a sharp profit decline . </response> |
12071 | The rights issue also prompted dilution fears , " said a dealing director at a local brokerage . | <response> The rights issue also prompted dilution fears , " said a dealing director at a local brokerage . </response> |
12072 | Japan July refined zinc imports off 47.5 pct yr / yr . | <response> <location>Japan</location> July refined zinc imports off 47.5 pct yr / yr . </response> |
12073 | TOKYO 1996-08-28 | <response> <location>TOKYO</location> 1996-08-28 </response> |
12074 | Japan 's refined zinc imports in July totalled 3,684 tonnes , off 47.5 percent from 7,011 tonnes in the same month a year earlier , according to Ministry of Finance data released on Wednesday . | <response> <location>Japan</location> 's refined zinc imports in July totalled 3,684 tonnes , off 47.5 percent from 7,011 tonnes in the same month a year earlier , according to <organization>Ministry of Finance</organization> data released on Wednesday . </response> |
12075 | Figures were as follows ( in tonnes ) : | <response> Figures were as follows ( in tonnes ) : </response> |
12076 | July 96 June 96 July 95 | <response> July 96 June 96 July 95 </response> |
12077 | Total 3,684 3,292 7,011 | <response> Total 3,684 3,292 7,011 </response> |
12078 | Major suppliers : | <response> Major suppliers : </response> |
12079 | China 961 1,683 5,539 | <response> <location>China</location> 961 1,683 5,539 </response> |
12080 | Refined zinc imports in the first seven months of 1996 totalled 115,941 tonnes , up 38.4 percent from 83,801 tonnes in the year-ago period . | <response> Refined zinc imports in the first seven months of 1996 totalled 115,941 tonnes , up 38.4 percent from 83,801 tonnes in the year-ago period . </response> |
12081 | -- Tokyo Commodities Desk ( 813 3432 6179 ) | <response> -- <organization>Tokyo Commodities Desk</organization> ( 813 3432 6179 ) </response> |
12082 | PRESS DIGEST - HK newspaper editorials - Aug 28 . | <response> PRESS DIGEST - <location>HK</location> newspaper editorials - Aug 28 . </response> |
12083 | HONG KONG 1996-08-28 | <response> <location>HONG KONG</location> 1996-08-28 </response> |
12084 | With 307 days to go before the British colony reverts to China , the Hong Kong media focused mainly on domestic issues concerning alleged pressure on a judge , cross straights relations and the democratic lobby 's relationship with Beijing . | <response> With 307 days to go before the <misc>British</misc> colony reverts to <location>China</location> , the <location>Hong Kong</location> media focused mainly on domestic issues concerning alleged pressure on a judge , cross straights relations and the democratic lobby 's relationship with <location>Beijing</location> . </response> |
12085 | The Beijing-funded WEN WEI PO said Taiwan 's government could not hope to stem the island 's economic and trade exchanges with China . | <response> The <misc>Beijing-funded</misc> <organization>WEN WEI PO</organization> said <location>Taiwan</location> 's government could not hope to stem the island 's economic and trade exchanges with <location>China</location> . </response> |
12086 | The paper said that using administrative power to limit economic activities across the Taiwan strait would not work . | <response> The paper said that using administrative power to limit economic activities across the <location>Taiwan</location> strait would not work . </response> |
12087 | MING PAO DAILY NEWS said it hoped Chinese officials would soon open dialogue with Hong Kong 's Democratic Party and the newly-established democracy lobby , Frontier , in order to ease anxieties in the lead-up to the handover . | <response> <organization>MING PAO DAILY NEWS</organization> said it hoped <misc>Chinese</misc> officials would soon open dialogue with <location>Hong Kong</location> 's <organization>Democratic Party</organization> and the newly-established democracy lobby , <organization>Frontier</organization> , in order to ease anxieties in the lead-up to the handover . </response> |
12088 | The English language SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST said the judiciary needed to take swift and decisive action in investigating the allegations that a judge had been subjected to pressure in a New Zealand immigration case involving allegations of fraud . | <response> The <misc>English</misc> language <organization>SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST</organization> said the judiciary needed to take swift and decisive action in investigating the allegations that a judge had been subjected to pressure in a <location>New Zealand</location> immigration case involving allegations of fraud . </response> |
12089 | The independence of the judiciary and the rule of law were of paramount importance to Hong Kong 's survival as a business centre . | <response> The independence of the judiciary and the rule of law were of paramount importance to <location>Hong Kong</location> 's survival as a business centre . </response> |
12090 | The Chinese language daily HONG KONG ECONOMIC TIMES said the Legal Department had been indecisive in its handling of the judge 's case . | <response> The <misc>Chinese</misc> language daily <organization>HONG KONG ECONOMIC TIMES</organization> said the <organization>Legal Department</organization> had been indecisive in its handling of the judge 's case . </response> |
12091 | Such hesitancy on the part of the government had damaged public confidence in the rule of law , the paper said . | <response> Such hesitancy on the part of the government had damaged public confidence in the rule of law , the paper said . </response> |
12092 | -- Hong Kong newsroom ( 852 ) 2843 6441 | <response> -- <location>Hong Kong</location> newsroom ( 852 ) 2843 6441 </response> |
12093 | Palestinian Authority frees rights activist . | <response> <organization>Palestinian Authority</organization> frees rights activist . </response> |
12094 | GAZA 1996-08-28 | <response> <location>GAZA</location> 1996-08-28 </response> |
12095 | A human rights activist said on Wednesday he had been released after more than two weeks in detention that followed his call for an inquiry into the death of a Gaza man interrogated by Palestinian police . | <response> A human rights activist said on Wednesday he had been released after more than two weeks in detention that followed his call for an inquiry into the death of a <location>Gaza</location> man interrogated by <misc>Palestinian</misc> police . </response> |
12096 | Mohammad Dahman , director of the Gaza-based Addameer Prisoners Support Association , said he was freed on Tuesday without being charged . | <response> <person>Mohammad Dahman</person> , director of the <misc>Gaza-based</misc> <organization>Addameer Prisoners Support Association</organization> , said he was freed on Tuesday without being charged . </response> |
12097 | Palestinian Attorney-General Khaled al-Qidra was not immediately available to comment . | <response> <misc>Palestinian</misc> Attorney-General <person>Khaled al-Qidra</person> was not immediately available to comment . </response> |
12098 | Qidra had said Dahman was arrested on suspicion of making a false statement . | <response> <person>Qidra</person> had said <person>Dahman</person> was arrested on suspicion of making a false statement . </response> |
12099 | The activist was detained by Palestinian intelligence service agents on August 12 after publishing a statement demanding an investigation into the death of a Gaza man who had been questioned by Palestinian authorities . | <response> The activist was detained by <misc>Palestinian</misc> intelligence service agents on August 12 after publishing a statement demanding an investigation into the death of a <location>Gaza</location> man who had been questioned by <misc>Palestinian</misc> authorities . </response> |
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