Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, April 19:
Urgent: Lebanese PM-designate forms new cabinet
Apr 19, 2005 ... Urgent: Lebanese PM-designate forms new cabinetBEIRUT, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon's Prime Minister-designateNajib Mikati announced on Tuesday that he has formed a new cabinet. The cabinet is made up of 14 ministers, according to presidentialspokesman Rafiq ...
Jordan's king vows to maintain border security with Iraq
Apr 19, 2005 ... Jordan's king vows to maintain border security with IraqAMMAN, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Jordanian King Abdullah II said Jordanis keen to maintain border security with Iraq and to prevent theinfiltration of terrorists into the country, the Jordan Timesreported Tuesday. King ...
Air quality of major Chinese cities -- April 19
Apr 19, 2005 ... Air quality of major Chinese cities -- April 19BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Report on the quality of air in 47major Chinese cities (12:00 April 18 to 12:00 April 19, BeijingTime), released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center:City Major Pollutant ...
China to issue white paper on intellectual property rightsprotection
Apr 19, 2005 ... China to issue white paper on intellectual property rightsprotectionBEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The Information Office of the StateCouncil, China's cabinet, will issue Thursday a white paper titledNew Progress in China's Protection of Intellectual Property Rights. The ...
Vietnam intensifies bird flu prevention
Apr 19, 2005 ... Vietnam intensifies bird flu preventionHANOI, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam will take more drasticmeasures on bird flu prevention to bring the disease under control by2006 or 2007 and eliminate it by 2010, local newspaper Vietnam Newsreported on Tuesday. The country will ...
Philippine stocks close higher
Apr 19, 2005 ... Philippine stocks close higherMANILA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine share prices Tuesdayclosed higher on bargain hunting following a four-day, dealers said. The composite index closed up 15.19 points or 0.84 percent at 1,834.06, and the broader all-shares index rose ...
Research says nitrogen fertilization of soil endangers rare plantspecies
Apr 19, 2005 ... Research says nitrogen fertilization of soil endangers rare plantspeciesLOS ANGELES, April 18 (Xinhua)-- Rare plant species are six timesmore likely than abundant species to be lost due to nitrogenfertilization of soil, US scientists said on Monday. While nitrogen ...
NBA standings after Monday's games
Apr 19, 2005 ... NBA standings after Monday's games WASHINGTON, Apr. 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings fromthe NBA on Monday:EASTERNCONFERENCEATLANTIC DIVISIONW L PCT GB1. Boston Celtics 45 35 0.563 -...
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0500 GMT, April 19
Apr 19, 2005 ... Xinhua world economic news summary at 0500 GMT, April 19UNITED NATIONS -- UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday calledfor joint efforts by both developed and developing countries onissues of aid, trade, debt and development. In a statement at the Special High-Level ...
Sony computer game portrays Bangladesh as terrorist state arousing protest
Apr 19, 2005 ... Sony computer game portrays Bangladesh as terrorist state arousingprotestDHAKA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The Sony Computer EntertainmentAmerica Inc has portrayed Bangladesh as a terrorist country in itsgame title, which sparked off resentment in the government and thepeople of the ...
S. Korean PM heads for Asia-Africa Summit
Apr 19, 2005 ... S. Korean PM heads for Asia-Africa SummitSEOUL, April 19 (Xinhua) -- South Korean Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan left Tuesday to visit Vietnam and to attend a summit of Asianand African nations, reported South Korean Yonhap News Agency. This year's Asia-Africa Summit, set for ...
North China to see three sandstorms in ten days
Apr 19, 2005 ... North China to see three sandstorms in ten daysBEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- North China is expected to see threesandstorms in the next ten days, which will be accompanied by strongwinds, according to the Central Meteorological Station of China. The sandstorms, forecast to ...
Australian stock market closes higher
Apr 19, 2005 ... Australian stock market closes higherCANBERRA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The Australian stock exchangemarket closed higher Tuesday as the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index rose61.8 points to 4,021.2 and the all ordinaries closed 59.9 points to3,996.4. National turnover was 1.08 ...
Foreign exchange rates in Singapore
Apr 19, 2005 ... Foreign exchange rates in SingaporeSINGAPORE, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are inter-bank ratesof foreign currencies against the Singapore dollar on Tuesday:TuesdayMonday bid/askbid/ask Australian dollar ...
More flights to operate between Hangzhou, Hong Kong
Apr 19, 2005 ... More flights to operate between Hangzhou, Hong KongHONG KONG, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The number of daily flightsbetween Hong Kong and Hangzhou, capital of east China's ZhejiangProvince, has increased to 12 round trips with Air China launching adaily scheduled service between the ...
Thai rubber price
Apr 19, 2005 ... Thai rubber priceBANGKOK, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are Bangkok rubbersheet F.O.B. prices on Tuesday in baht per kilogram (39 baht to theUS dollar):this week last weekrsst1 50.55 50.55...
Chinese top legislator meets Cuban leader Raul Castro
Apr 19, 2005 ... Chinese top legislator meets Cuban leader Raul CastroBEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- China and Cuba Tuesday agreed tofurther enhance exchanges between the two top legislatures in aneffort to promote bilateral friendship and cooperation. In a meeting with Raul Castro Ruz, ...
Ugandan president rules out any more ceasefire for rebels
Apr 19, 2005 ... Ugandan president rules out any more ceasefire for rebelsKAMPALA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Musevenihas ruled out any more ceasefire for the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels and said the Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) willpursue military means to ...
Vietnam reports over 4,000 child sexual abuse cases over 4 years
Apr 19, 2005 ... Vietnam reports over 4,000 child sexual abuse cases over 4 yearsHANOI, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam has detected some 4,400 childsexual abuse cases over the past four years, according to localnewspaper Labor on Tuesday. Of the victims, 9.5 percent are children under six ...
Russian court seizes main Yukos assets in Yuganskneftegaz case
Apr 19, 2005 ... Russian court seizes main Yukos assets in Yuganskneftegaz caseMOSCOW, April 19 (Xinhua) -- A Moscow court on Tuesday seized theassets in the main subsidiaries of Russian oil giant Yukos inresponse to a lawsuit brought by its former subsidiaryYuganskneftegaz, the Interfax news ...
French first division soccer fixtures
Apr 19, 2005 ... French first division soccer fixtures PARIS, Apr. 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the fixtures from theFrench first division soccer league matches on Tuesday:Friday, April 22Paris St Germain v Nice Saturday, ...
Colombia confirms diplomacy over soldiers nabbed in Venezuela
Apr 19, 2005 ... Colombia confirms diplomacy over soldiers nabbed in VenezuelaBOGOTA, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Colombia confirmed on Monday that itssoldiers were detained in Venezuela after a cross-border visit andthat diplomacy is being done to settle the issue. Government sources said the ...
China works out robot series for lunar exploration
Apr 19, 2005 ... China works out robot series for lunar explorationSHENYANG, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists say they haveworked out a group of secondary robots which resemble wheels of avehicle to carry out exploration missions on the moon. The robot series are an array of ...
Philippine, Pakistani leaders agree to share anti-terrorism intelligence
Apr 19, 2005 ... Philippine, Pakistani leaders agree to share anti-terrorismintelligenceMANILA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine and Pakistan leadersTuesday agreed to cooperate in anti-terrorism intelligence sharing. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said after her meeting withPakistan ...
China's coastal cities report better economic performance
Apr 19, 2005 ... China's coastal cities report better economic performanceBEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The first group of 15 coastal citiesChina selected two decades ago to open up to the outside worldproduced 21.4 percent of the country's overall gross domestic productlast year, the National ...
Australian Prime Minister leaves for Japan
Apr 19, 2005 ... Australian Prime Minister leaves for JapanBEIJING, April 19(Xinhua) -- Australian Prime Minister John Howard left the Chinesecapital Tuesday afternoon for Japan, following his two-day workingvisit to China. During his visit, Howard, who arrived Monday afternoon, met ...
Foreign exchange rates in New Zealand
Apr 19, 2005 ... Foreign exchange rates in New ZealandWELLINGTON, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreignexchange rates against the NZ dollars on Tuesday:Tuesday Monday Australian dollar 0.9352 0.9316 US dollar ...
Nine Aussies nabbed in Bali for major drug bust
Apr 19, 2005 ... Nine Aussies nabbed in Bali for major drug bustJAKARTA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian police have nabbednine Australian citizens for attempting to smuggle a total of 10.9kilograms of heroin worth almost 11 billion rupiah (1.1 million USdollars) out of Bali and into ...
India fears forest fires in summer
Apr 19, 2005 ... India fears forest fires in summerNEW DELHI, April 19 (Xinhua) -- India's Chhattisgarh provincialgovernment Tuesday warned of forest fires during the summers andurged people living near wildlife reserves to stay on alert, Indo-Asian News Service reported. "With the ...
S.Korea to develop maritime observation satellite
Apr 19, 2005 ... S.Korea to develop maritime observation satelliteSEOUL, April 19 (Xinhua) -- South Korea will embark on a plan thismonth to develop a maritime observation satellite capable ofproviding data on waters surrounding the Korean Peninsula, reportedSouth Korean Yonhap News Agency on ...
Shenzhen stock index down -- April 19
Apr 19, 2005 ... Shenzhen stock index down -- April 19BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The Component Stock Index on theShenzhen Stock exchange closed at 3,267.54 points on Tuesday, up 6.22 points from the previous ...
Malaysia Stock Exchange closes higher
Apr 19, 2005 ... Malaysia Stock Exchange closes higherKUALA LUMPUR, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Share prices on Malaysia StockExchange closed marginally higher Tuesday with earlier gains cappedby profit taking in lower liners as retailers took to the sidelinesamidst lack of lead. In thin ...
Roundup: Philippines, Pakistan seek closer comprehensive cooperation relations by Wang Wei
Apr 19, 2005 ... Roundup: Philippines, Pakistan seek closer comprehensivecooperation relations by Wang WeiMANILA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Extensive consensus in cooperationwas reached Tuesday as the Philippine and Pakistani leaders soughtcloser relations between the two countries in the defense, ...
Dollar falls to 107-yen level in Tokyo
Apr 19, 2005 ... Dollar falls to 107-yen level in TokyoTOKYO, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The US dollar slid in the lower 107-yen level to a three-week low Tuesday in Tokyo on the recovery inJapanese stock prices following their tumble the previous day. At 5:00 p.m. (0800 GMT), the dollar was ...
Japan to resume yen loan facility to Pakistan: report
Apr 19, 2005 ... Japan to resume yen loan facility to Pakistan: reportISLAMABAD, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister JunichiroKoizumi will formally announce the resumption of yen loan facility toIslamabad during his two-day official visit to Pakistan from April 30to May 1, English ...
Tanzanian MPs to ponder EAC political federation
Apr 19, 2005 ... Tanzanian MPs to ponder EAC political federationDAR ES SALAAM, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian lawmakers will thisweek and next deliberate on their country's position on the envisagedpolitical federation among the three East African Community (EAC)countries. A roadmap for ...
URGENT: Italian PM to face vote of confidence
Apr 19, 2005 ... URGENT: Italian PM to face vote of confidenceROME, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Italian parliament ...
Elephant kills Indian tourist in Uganda's national park
Apr 19, 2005 ... Elephant kills Indian tourist in Uganda's national parkKAMPALA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- A group of six Indian tourists whohad gone to have a good time at Murchison Falls National Park, some350 km northwest of Kampala, ended up mourning as elephants attackedthem, leaving one of ...
Update: Road accident kills 27, injures four in SW China
Apr 19, 2005 ... Update: Road accident kills 27, injures four in SW ChinaCHONGQING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-seven people were killedand four seriously injured when a coach bus fell off a bridge insouthwest China's Chongqing Municipality in the small hours Tuesday. Local traffic police ...
ROUNDUP: China develops good-neighborly relations with Asian countries (3) by Miao Suqun Zhu Yunlong
Apr 19, 2005 ... ROUNDUP: China develops good-neighborly relations with Asiancountries (3) by Miao Suqun Zhu Yunlong ... regional integration and economic development of Asiancountries.Increasing Cultural, Scientific and Technological Exchanges Coupled with enhanced diplomatic ...
British inflation rate jumps to seven-year high in March
Apr 19, 2005 ... British inflation rate jumps to seven-year high in March LONDON, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The annual rate of inflation in Britainrose to a near Seven-year high of 1.9 percent in March, puttingpressure on the Bank of England to increase interest rates, officialfigures showed Tuesday ....
Arctic icecap to melt completely by 2080, scientist
Apr 19, 2005 ... Arctic icecap to melt completely by 2080, scientistKUNMING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese scientist predicted thatthe icecap of the Arctic area in summer will totally disappear if thecurrent melting speed remains unchanged. Zhang Zhanhai, director of Polar Research ...
Portuguese championship soccer fixtures
Apr 19, 2005 ... Portuguese championship soccer fixtures LISBON, Apr. 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the fixtures from the Portuguese championship soccer matches on Tuesday: Sunday, April 24 Belenenses v Vitoria Guimaraes Boavistav Moreirense ...
Hushen 300 index down -- April 19
Apr 19, 2005 ... Hushen 300 index down -- April 19BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The Hushen 300 Index reflecting thewhole fluctuation of China's Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchangesclosed at 965.89 points on Tuesday, up 2.11 ...
Biggest haul of fake auto parts confiscated in UAE
Apr 19, 2005 ... Biggest haul of fake auto parts confiscated in UAEABU DHABI, April 19 (Xinhua) -- More than 10 million US dollarsworth of counterfeit auto-parts were confiscated by the United ArabEmirates(UAE) police in the biggest haul of such fakes in the GulfArab country, the Gulf News daily ...
China sets timetable to curb crimes involving State-owned bankingfirms
Apr 19, 2005 ... China sets timetable to curb crimes involving State-owned bankingfirmsBEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- China's banking watchdog Mondaypromised a major breakthrough in curbing major financial crimesconcerning the banking sector within a period of about one year. Liu Mingkang, ...
Hong Kong stocks close higher
Apr 19, 2005 ... Hong Kong stocks close higherHONG KONG, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
Donors to support over 40 percent of Tanzania's coming budget: official
Apr 19, 2005 ... Donors to support over 40 percent of Tanzania's coming budget:officialDAR ES SALAAM, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Donations and funds willaccount for over 40 percent in Tanzania's national budget for theupcoming fiscal year, local newspaper The Citizen reported onTuesday ....
ILO, WHO to develop guidelines to protect health workers fightingHIV/ AIDS
Apr 19, 2005 ... ILO, WHO to develop guidelines to protect health workers fightingHIV/AIDSGENEVA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The International LaborOrganization (ILO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) saidTuesday that they would join forces to develop new guidelines toprotect the safety of health ...
List of Lebanon's new cabinet
Apr 19, 2005 ... List of Lebanon's new cabinetBEIRUT, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Prime Minister-designateNagib Mikati announced Tuesday the formation of a new cabinet. The following is the list of the 14-member cabinet, which will beput to a vote in the parliament for approval. ...
Shanghai stock index down -- April 19
Apr 19, 2005 ... Shanghai stock index down -- April 19BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The Composite Stock Index on theShanghai Stock Exchange closed at 1199.90 points on Tuesday, up 2. 16points from the previous ...
Joint Cobra Gold military exercise to kick off in Thailand
Apr 19, 2005 ... Joint Cobra Gold military exercise to kick off in ThailandBANGKOK, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The 2005 joint Cobra Gold militaryexercise will be launched in Thailand on May 2-13 with Japan as thefirst time participant. During a press conference at the supreme command ...
Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapers
Apr 19, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapersNAIROBI, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Kenyan newspapers on Tuesday. Daily Nation: -- Bandits on Monday killed five children and wounded more whenthey shot at a group of 50 pupils in ...
English Premier League soccer fixtures
Apr 19, 2005 ... English Premier League soccer fixtures LONDON, Apr. 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the fixtures from theEnglish Premier League soccer matches on Tuesday: Tuesday, April 19Bolton Wanderers v Southampton ...
Israeli chief rabbi warns against boycott of Gaza pullout
Apr 19, 2005 ... Israeli chief rabbi warns against boycott of Gaza pulloutJERUSALEM, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Sephardi Chief RabbiShlomo Amar on Tuesday warned that calls by some rabbis to forciblyresist the evacuation of settlements could lead to bloodshed. In an interview with Israel ...
Urgent: Car bomb blast hits police convoy in Baghdad
Apr 19, 2005 ... Urgent: Car bomb blast hits police convoy in BaghdadBAGHDAD,April 19 (Xinhua) -- A car bomb blew up at a ...
Singapore's Changi airport passenger volume up in March
Apr 19, 2005 ... Singapore's Changi airport passenger volume up in MarchSINGAPORE, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Singapore Changi Airport hostedmore than 2.6 million passengers in March of 2005, an increase of11.1 percent over the same period of last year. According to a statement by the Civil ...
Another Filipino worker killed in Iraq
Apr 19, 2005 ... Another Filipino worker killed in IraqMANILA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Another Filipino worker was killed ina possible terrorist attack in Iraq after militants open fired oncoalition convoy last week, the Philippine Embassy in Baghdad saidTuesday. Marcelo Salazar, Jr. died in ...
US envoys to arrive in Mideast
Apr 19, 2005 ... US envoys to arrive in MideastRAMALLAH, April 19 (Xinhua) -- US Deputy National Security AdvisorElliott Abrams and Assistant Secretary of State for the Near EastDavid Welch will begin visit to Israel and the Palestinianterritories on Tuesday, well-informed Palestinian sources ...
Program launched to better Singapore companies' intellectual property management
Apr 19, 2005 ... Program launched to better Singapore companies' intellectualproperty managementSINGAPORE, April 19 (Xinhua) -- A new program named " IntellectualProperty (IP) for Internationalization" was launched by InternationalEnterprise Singapore (IE Singapore) here on Tuesday to help ...
Singapore shares end higher
Apr 19, 2005 ... Singapore shares end higherSINGAPORE, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The shares prices in Singaporeended higher on Tuesday with the benchmark Strait Times Index (STI)rising 21 points to close at 2,128.7 points. The overall volume stood at 687 ...
S.Korean stocks inch up
Apr 19, 2005 ... S.Korean stocks inch upSEOUL, April 19 (Xinhua) -- South Korean shares closed slightlyhigher Tuesday as investors snapped up bargains after a six-daylosing streak. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 7. 45points, or 0.80 percent, to 932.45 ....
Top Chinese legislator meets Australian prime minister
Apr 19, 2005 ... Top Chinese legislator meets Australian prime ministerBEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, will further strengthen exchanges withthe Australian parliament at all levels to promote mutualunderstanding and friendship between ...
Urgent: NEPAD summit opens in Egypt
Apr 19, 2005 ... Urgent: NEPAD summit opens in EgyptSHARM EL-SHEIKH, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The summit of the NewPartnership for ...
FLASH: NEPAD SUMMIT OPENS IN EGYPT'S SHARM EL-SHEIKH
Apr 19, 2005 ... FLASH: NEPAD SUMMIT OPENS ...