Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, April 7:
Deadline for UN reform not proper before members iron outdisagreement: Chinese official
Apr 07, 2005 ... Deadline for UN reform not proper before members iron outdisagreement: Chinese officialBEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuansaid here Wednesday that a deadline should not be set for the UnitedNations Security Council reform and push for a vote when ...
Opener, Advisory
Apr 07, 2005 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forWednesday, April 06, 2005, and begins ...
US helicopter crash kills at least 16 in southern Afghanistan: US military
Apr 07, 2005 ... US helicopter crash kills at least 16 in southern Afghanistan: USmilitaryKABUL, April 6 (Xinhua) -- At least 16 people were killedin the crash of a US military transportation helicopter in southernAfghanistan Wednesday afternoon, the US military said here. "Sixteen people have ...
Tibet to tap China's largest copper mine
Apr 07, 2005 ... Tibet to tap China's largest copper mineLHASA, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Investors signed an agreement hereWednesday to set up the Yulong Copper Industry Joint-Stock Companyfor tapping a major copper mine in Tibet, southwest China. The copper mine, located in Yulong Township, ...
China to take measures to increase import from Pakistan, says premier Wen
Apr 07, 2005 ... China to take measures to increase import from Pakistan, sayspremier WenISLAMABAD, April 6 (Xinhua) -- China has paid much attention toits trade deficit with Pakistan, and will take measures to increaseimport from Pakistan, said Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Wednesday ....
Chinese, British PMs talk over phone
Apr 07, 2005 ... Chinese, British PMs talk over phoneLAHORE, Pakistan, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabaoand British Prime Minister Tony Blair talked over the phone Wednesdayevening as arranged. The two sides exchanged views on ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- April 6
Apr 07, 2005 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- April 6BEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Wednesday: Market exchange rates -- April 6 Colombia's president arrives at Beijing Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers ...
Kashmir bus service to operate on schedule:spokesman
Apr 07, 2005 ... Kashmir bus service to operate on schedule: spokesmanISLAMABAD, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan on Wednesday condemned theattack on tourist reception in Srinagar in the India-held Kashmir andexpressed confidence that the bus service across the Line of Controlwould operate on ...
Singaporean, UK companies to develop fuel-cell power
Apr 07, 2005 ... Singaporean, UK companies to develop fuel-cell powerSINGAPORE, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The British power system giantRolls-Royce and Enertek Singapore, a Singaporean consortium, onWednesday signed an agreement on developing fuel cell power,according to a Channel NewsAsia report ....
Doors open for rights observers: Nepali army
Apr 07, 2005 ... Doors open for rights observers: Nepali armyKATHMANDU, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) hasreiterated that it has kept its doors open for national andinternational human rights groups to meet people detained in barracksaround the country. In a statement ...
News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Apr 07, 2005 ... News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Wednesday: Trading on Hong Kong stock exchange -- April 6 New Zealand expands development assistance to ...
South Africa, Botswana hold anti-skyjacking exercise
Apr 07, 2005 ... South Africa, Botswana hold anti-skyjacking exerciseJOHANNESBURG, April 6 (Xinhua) -- South Africa and Botswana wereholding an anti-skyjacking exercise at Waterkloof air force base inCenturion and at Johannesburg International Airport, the militarysaid on Wednesday. The ...
Market exchange rates -- April 7
Apr 07, 2005 ... Market exchange rates -- April 7BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Market exchange rates of four majorcurrencies against RMB yuan for Thursday, announced by the People'sBank of China:Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) US Dollar 100...
Ilgauskas sidelined with dislocated finger
Apr 07, 2005 ... Ilgauskas sidelined with dislocated fingerWASHINGTON, Apr. 6 (Xinhua) -- Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star centerZydrunas Ilgauskas will miss Wednesday's game against the Pacersafter he dislocated his right ring finger during Tuesday's gameagainst New Jersey. Ilgauskas did not ...
NBA leaders in four statistics through April 5
Apr 07, 2005 ... NBA leaders in four statistics through April 5WASHINGTON, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leaders of theNational Basketball Association in four statistics through April 5:Scoring G FG FT PTS AVG Iverson, Phil. 67 677 590 2034 30.4 ...
Air NZ to lift fares due to fuel costs surge
Apr 07, 2005 ... Air NZ to lift fares due to fuel costs surgeWELLINGTON, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Air New Zealand, New Zealand's No.1 airline, said Thursday it will again lift ticket prices from nextTuesday due to mounting fuel costs. Air New Zealand marketing general manager Norm Thompson said ...
Draw held for Asian woman's soccer
Apr 07, 2005 ... Draw held for Asian woman's soccerHANOI, Apr. 6 (Xinhua) -- A lost-drawing ceremony was held here onWednesday for the Asian woman's soccer championships, the VietnamNews Agency reported on Wednesday. The June 12-24 tournament in Honoi has drawn teams from ...
Chile, Italy sign agreement on geothermal energy
Apr 07, 2005 ... Chile, Italy sign agreement on geothermal energySANTIAGO, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The National Petroleum Company (ENAP) of Chile and Italy's electricity firm ENEL signed an agreementon Wednesday to jointly exploit geothermal resources.Under the agreement, through an exchange ...
US expects Venezuela to keep supplying oil: official
Apr 07, 2005 ... US expects Venezuela to keep supplying oil: officialCARACAS, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The United States expects Venezuela,its fourth supplier of crude, to keep on supplying petroleum, asenior US official said here Wednesday. After holding a meeting with the Rotary Club of ...
Sinn Fein leader urges IRA to seek political alternative
Apr 07, 2005 ... Sinn Fein leader urges IRA to seek political alternative LONDON, April 6 (Xinhua)-- Gerry Adams, president of Sinn Fein, thepolitical wing of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), on Wednesday callson the IRA to embrace peace rather than violence. He urged in Belfast the paramilitary ...
AC Milan beat Inter while Chelsea see off Bayern
Apr 07, 2005 ... AC Milan beat Inter while Chelsea see off BayernLONDON, Apr. 6 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan have one foot in the semi-finals with a 2-0 win over city rivals Inter on Wednesday whileChelsea beat visiting Bayern Munich 4-2 in the first leg of ChampionsLeague quarter-finals ....
One Uruguayan dies of Q fever
Apr 07, 2005 ... One Uruguayan dies of Q feverMONTEVIDEO, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Four Uruguayans were infected withQ fever and one of them died in a rural area, health authorities saidWednesday. Two workers caught the disease when cutting weed as part ofmaintenance work for the antenna of ...
Myskina goes through but Molik stopped
Apr 07, 2005 ... Myskina goes through but Molik stoppedWASHINGTON, Apr. 6 (Xinhua) -- French Open champion AnastasiaMyskina suffered a lapse of concentration in the second set but wasstill good enough to beat promising Israeli teenager Shahar Peer inthe second round of Amelia Island Open tennis ...
Trojan horse found to cause mobile phone crash: experts
Apr 07, 2005 ... Trojan horse found to cause mobile phone crash: expertsLOS ANGELES, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Experts have found the firstTrojan horse that can cause mobile phones crash after being affected,the CNET News reported on Wednesday. Unlike the Trojan horses identified earlier, this ...
NZ to sharpen laws against pedophiles
Apr 07, 2005 ... NZ to sharpen laws against pedophilesWELLINGTON, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Pedophiles grooming children forsexual activity will face up to seven years' imprisonment in NewZealand under an amendment to a Bill currently before Parliament,Justice Minister Phil Goff announced Thursday ....
New phase of South American athletics phase starts
Apr 07, 2005 ... New phase of South American athletics phase startsMONTEVIDEO, Apr. 6 (Xinhua) -- The second stage of the SouthAmerican Athletics Grand Prix will start Thursday in Uruguay. The South American Grand Prix started on April 2 in Argentina andwill conclude on July 2 in Colombia, ...
Cuban Olympic champion not to take part in taekwondo worlds
Apr 07, 2005 ... Cuban Olympic champion not to take part in taekwondo worldsHAVANA, Apr. 6 (Xinhua) -- Cuban Ingel Volodia Matos, gold-medalist in Sydney 2000, will not participate in the taekwondo worldchampionships set for April 13-17 in Madrid. Matos (80 kg) satisfactorily recovers from ...
Japan Open badminton results
Apr 07, 2005 ... Japan Open badminton results TOKYO, Apr. 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from the180,000 US dollars Japan Open badminton tournament here Wednesday(prefix number denotes seeds): Second round: 1-Lin Dan, China, beat Aamir Ghaffar, England, 15-6, 15-9 ...
Champions League quarter-final results
Apr 07, 2005 ... Champions League quarter-final results LONDON, Apr. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from theChampions League quarter-final matches played on Wednesday:AC Milan, Italy, beat Inter Milan, ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- April 7
Apr 07, 2005 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- April 7BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-basednewspapers on Thursday:People's Daily -- Chinese President Hu Jintao proposed China and Columbia tostrengthen governmental, parliamentary and ...
Spanish NGO protests against NATO maneuvers in Canary Islands
Apr 07, 2005 ... Spanish NGO protests against NATO maneuvers in Canary IslandsMADRID, April 6 (Xinhua) -- A Spanish pacifist organizationWednesday voiced strong opposition to a military exercise held by theNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the Canary Islands. The naval exercise, ...
Mexico expect to improve results in Pan-American Games
Apr 07, 2005 ... Mexico expect to improve results in Pan-American GamesMEXICO CITY, Apr. 6 (Xinhua) -- Mexico will participate with 11cyclist in the Pan-American Games to be held from April 25 to May 1in Mar del Plata, Argentina, expecting to improve their performanceof two bronze medals last ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Apr 07, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Thursday: Mainichi: -- Japan has decided not to send Self-Defense Forces troops toSudan for planned UN peacekeeping ...
Backgrounder: Basic facts about Bangladesh
Apr 07, 2005 ... Backgrounder: Basic facts about BangladeshBEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao starts anofficial visit on Thursday to Bangladesh, the second leg of his four-nation South Asia tour. Following are some basic facts about Bangladesh. Location: a ...
Shares Close up in Argentina; down in Brazil and Mexico
Apr 07, 2005 ... Shares Close up in Argentina; down in Brazil and MexicoMEXICOCITY, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stock markets -- Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires and Mexico City -- closed mixed onWednesday. The Buenos Aires stock market closed with its Merval index up 0.85 percent ...
NZ hopeful of restoring military ties with Indonesia: PM
Apr 07, 2005 ... NZ hopeful of restoring military ties with Indonesia: PMWELLINGTON, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The New Zealand governmentsupports Indonesia's efforts to resolve problems in the provinces ofAceh and West Papua and is hopeful that bilateral military ties willone day be restored, said ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, April 7
Apr 07, 2005 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, April 7KABUL -- At least 16 people were killed in the crash of a USmilitary transportation helicopter in southern Afghanistan Wednesdayafternoon, the US military said here. "Sixteen people have now been confirmed dead in the crash of ...
Myanmar to hold international trade fair in May
Apr 07, 2005 ... Myanmar to hold international trade fair in MayYANGON, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar will hold an internationaltrade fair in May to display standardized export goods produceddomestically, a local weekly journal reported Thursday. The five-day Yangon International Trade Fair ...
World champion Xia bows out at Japan Open
Apr 07, 2005 ... World champion Xia bows out at Japan Open TOKYO, Apr. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's world champion Xia Xuanzesuffered another premature exit on Wednesday as he went down 15-2, 15-12 to South Korean qualifier Lee Cheol-ho in the second round of theJapan Open badminton tournament here ....
Mancini says Inter still in the Champions League
Apr 07, 2005 ... Mancini says Inter still in the Champions LeagueROME, Apr. 6 (Xinhua) -- Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini put abrave face on their 2-0 quarter-final, first-leg loss to city rivalsAC Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday, saying that they stillhave a chance of making the ...
Rival parties rally in Togo over disputed election date
Apr 07, 2005 ... Rival parties rally in Togo over disputed election dateLOME, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of supporters from rival campsin Togo held separate rallies in the capital on Wednesday both forand against the April 24 date set for the presidential elections. About 2,000 ...
Amelia Island Open results
Apr 07, 2005 ... Amelia Island Open results WASHINGTON, Apr. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from theAmelia Island Open Women's Singles second round matches in Florida onWednesday (prefix number denotes seedings): 6-Vera Zvonareva, Russia, beat Peng Shuai, China, 4-6, 6-4, ...
Champions League quarterfinal summaries
Apr 07, 2005 ... Champions League quarterfinal summaries LONDON, Apr. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the summaries from the Champions League quarter-final matches on Wednesday: AC Milan 2: Jaap Stam (45+1), Andriy Shevchenko (74) Inter Milan 0 Halftime: 1-0; ...
Venezuelan-Italian trade volume could double or triple: minister
Apr 07, 2005 ... Venezuelan-Italian trade volume could double or triple: ministerCARACAS, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The annual trade volume betweenVenezuela and Italy, currently standing at 1 billion US dollars, isexpected to double or triple in the near future, Venezuelan Planningand Development ...
ARINC aims for China's airspace
Apr 07, 2005 ... ARINC aims for China's airspaceBEIJING, April. 7 (Xinhua) -- Aviation communications and systemengineering company ARINC is targeting the Chinese market as the moststrategically important part of its international expansion plans forthe year, Thursday's China Daily reported ....
Roundup: supermarket sale: opportunity, challenge for Vietnam's retail
Apr 07, 2005 ... Roundup: supermarket sale: opportunity, challenge for Vietnam'sretailHANOI, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese shoppers are heading forsupermarkets in increasingly large numbers in recent years as theydescribe the modern retail mode as all your eggs in one basket. Five or six ...
Classes suspended in Quito's high schools amid political chaos
Apr 07, 2005 ... Classes suspended in Quito's high schools amid political chaosQUITO, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Classes had been suspended in thecapital city's high schools due to the recent political chaos inEcuador, a senior government official said Wednesday. "In order to protect the physical ...
Jensen, Ziegler win final races at U.S. world championship trials
Apr 07, 2005 ... Jensen, Ziegler win final races at U.S. world championship trials BEIJING, Apr. 7 (Xinhua) -- Larsen Jensen and Kate Ziegler tookthe men's 800 meters freestyle and women's 1,500m freestyle onWednesday the last day of the U.S. 2005 World Championships Trials,the U.S.A. Swimming ...
Hong Kong stocks open higher
Apr 07, 2005 ... Hong Kong stocks open higherHONG KONG, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
Taiwan sailors from incinerated fishing boat returning home
Apr 07, 2005 ... Taiwan sailors from incinerated fishing boat returning homeBEIHAI, Guangxi, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Three Taiwan sailors who wererescued from an incinerated Taiwan fishing boat Monday in Beibu Gulfnear south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, embarked ontheir homebound ...
Memphis win over Toronto in NBA
Apr 07, 2005 ... Memphis win over Toronto in NBAWASHINGTON, Apr. 6 (Xinhua) -- Pau Gasol has 26 points and ninerebounds and Bonzi Wells added 21 points and nine boards as theMemphis Grizzlies scored a 104-74 away victory over the TorontoRaptors. Shane Battier posted 16 points and seven ...
Digital library to be built in New Zealand
Apr 07, 2005 ... Digital library to be built in New ZealandWELLINGTON, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The New Zealand National Librarysaid Thursday it will collect and store a vast amount of materials tobuild a digital library. Library collection services director Alison Elliott was quoted bythe NZ ...
Finalized U.S. team for 2005 swimming world championships
Apr 07, 2005 ... Finalized U.S. team for 2005 swimming world championshipsBEIJING, Apr. 7 (Xinhua) -- Following is the finalized U.S. teamroaster for the 2005 world swimming championships, which was releasedby the U.S. Swimming's official website on Wednesday: Men Randall Bal, 100 ...
Australia, Malaysia agree to start free trade agreement negotiations
Apr 07, 2005 ... Australia, Malaysia agree to start free trade agreementnegotiationsCANBERRA, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Australian Prime Minister onThursday announced that Australia and Malaysia had signed adeclaration of intent to begin negotiations on a free trade agreementafter meeting with his ...
Chilean judge to push ahead with tax probe against Pinochet
Apr 07, 2005 ... Chilean judge to push ahead with tax probe against PinochetSANTIAGO, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The Santiago Court of Appealsconfirmed Wednesday that Judge Sergio Munoz will continue to be incharge of the investigation into the tax evasion cases of formerdictator Augusto Pinochet and ...
Major news items in leading Philippines newspapers
Apr 07, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Philippines newspapersMANILA, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The followings are the major newsitems in the leading Philippine newspapers on Thursday:Philippine Daily Inquirer: -- The Asian Development Bank expects the Philippine economy togrow by ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Apr 07, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapersNEW DELHI, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are the major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers on Thursday.The Hindu: -- A day before the bus to Muzaffarabad in Pakistan administeredKashmir is to be flagged off, ...
Nepali gov't ready to support insurgency victims
Apr 07, 2005 ... Nepali gov't ready to support insurgency victimsKATHMANDU, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The Nepali government will takenecessary initiatives to solve the problems of anti-governmentinsurgency victims, a high-ranking government official pledgedThursday. "The government will take ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Apr 07, 2005 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the baht on Thursday as offered by the Bangkok Bank: Thursday Tuesday US dollar 39.23/39.83 39.16/39.76 ...
92 pct Nepalese women mired in unsafe birth
Apr 07, 2005 ... 92 pct Nepalese women mired in unsafe birthKATHMANDU, April 7 (Xinhua) -- About 92 percent of pregnantNepalese women give birth at home without any help from skilledhealth attendants leading to a high maternal and neonatal mortality,adoctor told reporters here Thursday ....
85 anti-gov't guerrillas killed in Nepal
Apr 07, 2005 ... 85 anti-gov't guerrillas killed in NepalKATHMANDU, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The security forces have gunneddown 85 anti-government guerrillas during various operations carriedin the last two months, the Royal Nepalese Army said Thursday. A total of 12 security personnel have ...
Russia says CIS military exercise "has nothing to do with"situation in Central Asia
Apr 07, 2005 ... Russia says CIS military exercise "has nothing to do with"situation in Central AsiaALMA ATA, April 6 (Xinhua) -- An ongoing military exercise held inTajikistan "has nothing to do with" the current political situationin Central Asia, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov ...
(RECAST) Urgent: China strongly objects EU's restrictions onChinesetextiles
Apr 07, 2005 ... (RECAST) Urgent: China strongly objects EU's restrictions onChinese textilesBEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) -- China strongly objects ...
Myanmar PM visits Vietnam
Apr 07, 2005 ... Myanmar PM visits VietnamHANOI, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Lieutenant General and Prime Ministerof Myanmar Soe Win arrived here Thursday morning, starting his firstofficial visit to Vietnam. Soe Win is to meet Vietnamese leaders to exchange views oninternational and regional ...
Safety assurance key to reviving tourism in southern Thailand
Apr 07, 2005 ... Safety assurance key to reviving tourism in southern ThailandBANGKOK, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Trust and confidence are the key toreviving tourist industry in Thailand's southern region which was hithard by last year's killer waves, said Japanese experts. Advertising campaign in ...