Xinhua News Agency back issues from Saturday, April 30:
Hu-Lien meeting hailed across world
Apr 30, 2005 ... Hu-Lien meeting hailed across worldBEIJING, April 30 (Xinhua) -- The meeting between the leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT)party on Friday was hailed across the world as the European Union(EU) and the United States expressed welcome ...
Ebdon ties Murphy in snooker world championship semis
Apr 30, 2005 ... Ebdon ties Murphy in snooker world championship semisLONDON, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Peter Ebdon and English qualifierShaun Murphy tied at 12-12 Firday at the snooker world championshipsemi-final matches in Sheffield. Walesman Matthew Stevens is level with another Englishman ...
Commentary: Correct handling of history important to China-Japanties
Apr 30, 2005 ... Commentary: Correct handling of history important to China-JapantiesBEIJING, April 30 (Xinhua) -- The five-point proposal on thedevelopment of Sino-Japanese relations, made by Chinese President HuJintao and reiterating the principle of "taking history as a mirrorand looking to ...
Paper producers in Bangladesh demand higher duty on import of newsprint
Apr 30, 2005 ... Paper producers in Bangladesh demand higher duty on import ofnewsprintDHAKA, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Paper manufacturers in Bangladeshurged the government for imposing higher import duty on differentkinds of paper and printing materials to protect local industry fromuneven ...
Airbus to create its 4th major engineering center in China
Apr 30, 2005 ... Airbus to create its 4th major engineering center in China byJiang Guocheng BEIJING, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Aviation giant Airbus said Saturdayit would set up its fourth biggest engineering center in Beijing todo aircraft design work for its super long-range passenger planeA350 ....
China, US agree to strengthen military exchanges
Apr 30, 2005 ... China, US agree to strengthen military exchangesWASHINGTON, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Senior Chinese and US militaryofficials agreed to strengthen military exchanges and promote mutualtrust in the coming year after holding their seventh round ofconsultation on defense at ...
Chinese Americans hail Lien Chan's visit to China's mainland
Apr 30, 2005 ... Chinese Americans hail Lien Chan's visit to China's mainlandWASHINGTON, April 29 (Xinhua) -- The visit of Chinese Kuomintang(KMT) Party Chairman Lien Chan to China's mainland was "good news forall Chinese," Hunter Huang, president of the Washington-basedNational Association for ...
WB approves 300 million US dollars credit for health sector of Bangladesh
Apr 30, 2005 ... WB approves 300 million US dollars credit for health sector ofBangladeshDHAKA, April 30 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank approved 300 million USdollars credit to assist Bangladesh in strengthening the publichealth sector management and improving the quality of the publichealth care ...
Another Filipino journalist shot
Apr 30, 2005 ... Another Filipino journalist shotMANILA, April 30 (Xinhua) -- An unidentified gunman shot a radiocommentator in Ilocos Sur, central Philippines, Friday night, thelocal television network ABS-CBN News reported Saturday. Nestor Seguismundo of DZXE radio in Vigan City sustained ...
Journalist given 10 years of imprisonment for leaking top statesecrets
Apr 30, 2005 ... Journalist given 10 years of imprisonment for leaking top statesecretsCHANGSHA, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Shi Tao, a Chinese journalist, wason Saturday sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment for being foundguilty of illegally providing top state secrets to overseasorganizations ....
British companies in Indonesia focus on infrastructure
Apr 30, 2005 ... British companies in Indonesia focus on infrastructureJAKARTA, April 30 (Xinhua) -- British companies will likelycontinue to focus on the country's infrastructure rather than themanufacturing sector for investment opportunities. British Chamber of Commerce (Britcham) ...
Chinese KMT Chairman Lien Chan arrives at Xi'an (more added)
Apr 30, 2005 ... Chinese KMT Chairman Lien Chan arrives at Xi'an (more added)XI'AN, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Kuomintang (KMT)Party Chairman Lien Chan arrived at Xi'an, capital of northwestChina's Shaanxi Province, the third leg on his eight-day mainlandtour, at around 11:30 a.m ....
Overseas Chinese in US hail joint press communique of CPC, KMT
Apr 30, 2005 ... Overseas Chinese in US hail joint press communique of CPC, KMTWASHINGTON, April 29 (Xinhua) -- The National Association forChina's Unification in the Washington area on Friday hailed the jointpress communique released by General Secretary of the Communist Partyof China (CPC) ...
Indonesia mulls incentives for gas investment
Apr 30, 2005 ... Indonesia mulls incentives for gas investmentJAKARTA, April 30 (Xinhua) -- In a bid to increase gas output andsecure domestic supply, the Indonesian government is planning todraft another incentive package to lure investors to exploit thecountry's marginal gas fields, an ...
Nepal to allow single teachers' union in a school
Apr 30, 2005 ... Nepal to allow single teachers' union in a schoolKATHMANDU, April 30 (Xinhua) -- The Nepali government is preparingto allow the teachers of private schools to open a single union ineach school, a senior government official said here Saturday. "We are now planning to amend ...
Xinhua World economic news summary at 0430 GMT, April 30
Apr 30, 2005 ... Xinhua World economic news summary at 0430 GMT, April 30ABU DHABI -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) plans to double itsLiquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) export to 16 million tons per year bymid-2008 to become one of top three exporters in the world, theKhaleej Times reported on ...
Foreign exchange rates in Hong Kong -- April 30
Apr 30, 2005 ... Foreign exchange rates in Hong Kong -- April 30HONG KONG, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Following are the foreign exchangerates against the Hong Kong dollar released by Bank of China (HongKong) Limited at 11:35 a.m. on Saturday:Buying Selling Japanese yen ...
US company keen to invest 2 billion US dollars in Bangladesh
Apr 30, 2005 ... US company keen to invest 2 billion US dollars in BangladeshDHAKA, April 30 (Xinhua) -- The US company Global Vulcan EnergyInternational (GVEI) has shown interest to invest 2 billion USdollars in setting up a mobile power plant, an organic fertilizerfactory and a coal ...
ASEAN 4 countries to strengthen air links
Apr 30, 2005 ... ASEAN 4 countries to strengthen air linksPHNOM PENH, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Four new members of ASEAN willstrengthen their air links to promote air transport, cargo servicesand tourism among the four countries. The four, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, agreed to make ...
Japanese PM arrives in Pakistan on two-day official visit
Apr 30, 2005 ... Japanese PM arrives in Pakistan on two-day official visitISLAMABAD, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister JunichiroKoizumi Saturday arrived in Islamabad from New Delhi on a two-dayofficial visit for talks on bilateral relations and regional andinternational issues ....
Gold price lower in Hong Kong -- April 30
Apr 30, 2005 ... Gold price lower in Hong Kong -- April 30HONG KONG, April 30 (Xinhua) -- The gold price in Hong Kong wentdown 4 HK dollars to 4,029 HK dollars a tael Saturday, according tothe ...
Foreign loans to Nepal decline
Apr 30, 2005 ... Foreign loans to Nepal declineKATHMANDU, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Foreign loans to Nepal declined byover 80 percent during the first eight months of the country'scurrent fiscal year beginning from July 16, 2004, Nepal Rastra Banksaid here Saturday. "Nepal is facing a massive ...
Third stage results at Pro Tour de Romandie
Apr 30, 2005 ... Third stage results at Pro Tour de RomandieGENEVA, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading resultsfrom the third stage of 146km from Aigle to Anzere at the Pro Tour deRomandie on Friday: 1. Damiano Cunego (Italy / Lampre - ...
Major news items in leading German newspapers
Apr 30, 2005 ... Major news items in leading German newspapersBERLIN, April 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading German newspapers on Saturday.Der Tagesspiegel: -- The popularity of Germany's ruling Social Democrats continuedto fall with only 30 percent ...
HK Q1 overall crime figure lower
Apr 30, 2005 ... HK Q1 overall crime figure lowerHONG KONG, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's overall crime figurecontinually drop in the first quarter this year, Hong Kong' sSecretary for Security Ambrose S K Lee said here Saturday. Speaking at the Fight Crime Committee, Lee said "Hong Kong ...
HK SFC chairman recruitment launches
Apr 30, 2005 ... HK SFC chairman recruitment launchesHONG KONG, April 30 (Xinhua) -- A selection panel has been set upto identify and consider suitable candidates for appointment asSecurities & Futures Commission (SFC) Chairman, upon the expiry ofthe contract of incumbent Andrew Sheng on Sept ....
URGENT: Iran says may resume nuclear work if talks fail
Apr 30, 2005 ... URGENT: Iran says may resume nuclear work if talks failTEHRAN, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Iran will resume nuclear activitiesconcerning uranium ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Apr 30, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapersCAIRO, April 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Saturday.Al Ahram: -- The Egyptian government has launched a nationwide campaign tosignificantly reduce illiteracy rates ...
Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapers
Apr 30, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapersNAIROBI, April 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Kenyan newspapers on Saturday. The Standard: -- After weeks of uncertainty, a major Kenyan airline RegionalAir's troubles deepened Friday after ...
Uganda's horticultural exports to EU reduce
Apr 30, 2005 ... Uganda's horticultural exports to EU reduceKAMPALA, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Uganda's horticultural exports tothe European Union (EU) have continued to shrink due to the stringentconsumer barriers, officials have said. An official from Uganda's Export Promotions Board (UEPB), ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0815 GMT, April 30
Apr 30, 2005 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0815 GMT, April 30SANTIAGO -- Chilean Interior Minister Jose Miguel Insulza isexpected to be elected the new leader of the Organization of AmericanStates (OAS) as the sole candidate after the withdrawal of hiscompetitor, Mexican Foreign Minister Luis ...
Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapers
Apr 30, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapersLAGOS, April 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Nigerian newspapers on Saturday. The Guardian: -- As the anti-graft war continues, Speaker of the House ofRepresentatives Aminu Bello Massari ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Apr 30, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapersANKARA, April 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Saturday.CUMHURIYET (Republic): -- Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer approved a decree whichextends period for use of ...
China awards nearly 3,000 model workers including rocket superstarYao Ming
Apr 30, 2005 ... China awards nearly 3,000 model workers including rocket superstarYao Ming by Cui Qingxin BEIJING, April 30 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government commended atotal of 2,969 national labor heroes and advanced workers, includingbasketball player Yao Ming and track and field athlete ...
WTTC -Japan's Fukuhara Ai expects applause from Chinese at table tennis worlds
Apr 30, 2005 ... WTTC -Japan's Fukuhara Ai expects applause from Chinese at tabletennis worldsSHANGHAI, April 30 (Xinhua) -- On the eve of the 48th World TableTennis Championships, Japan's sweet-heart Fukuhara Ai asked forapplause from Chinese audience. "China is my second hometown, so ...
Death toll rises to nine in gas burning in N. China province
Apr 30, 2005 ... Death toll rises to nine in gas burning in N. China provinceTAIYUAN, April 30 (Xinhua) -- The death toll has risen to nine ina gas burning accident that occurred April 24 in a coal mine inGaoping City of Shanxi Province, north China, as four more bodieswere recovered Saturday, ...
Unidentified gas kills five migrant workers in central China
Apr 30, 2005 ... Unidentified gas kills five migrant workers in central ChinaWUHAN, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Five migrant workers were killed byunidentified gas Friday when they were cleaning up drainage pipelinesin Xiantao City of the central China's Hubei province, said sourceswith the city's ...
Malaysian stock market to be tight-ranged next week
Apr 30, 2005 ... Malaysian stock market to be tight-ranged next weekKUALA LUMPUR, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian stock market isexpected to move within tight ranges next week as investors are setto be sidelined amid lack of positive leads. Despite the weaker sentiment on the broader market, ...
China exports 400 buses to Cuba
Apr 30, 2005 ... China exports 400 buses to CubaZHENGZHOU, April 30 (Xinhua) --A special ceremony was organized on Friday in Zhengzhou, capital ofcentral China's Henan Province, to mark delivery of 400 buses forexport to Cuba. It is considered the biggest bus export deal for a Chinese ...
Sixers pull one match back to trail Pistons 2-1
Apr 30, 2005 ... Sixers pull one match back to trail Pistons 2-1 WASHINGTON, April 29 (Xinhua) -- The Philadelphia 76ers pulled onematch back in the NBA playoff first round Friday as they beat theDetroit Pistons 115-104. Allen Iverson scored 37 points and had 15 assists as the ...
WTTC - Chinese players in best shape, says official
Apr 30, 2005 ... WTTC - Chinese players in best shape, says officialSHANGHAI, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese table tennis players aregetting into their best shape and ready for the 48th WorldChampionships, a top Chinese sports official said here on Saturday. Cai Zhenhua, director of the ...
Ramos denies supporting destabilization plot against Arroyo
Apr 30, 2005 ... Ramos denies supporting destabilization plot against ArroyoMANILA, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Former Philippine President FidelRamos Saturday denied a newspaper report that his men were recruitingmembers for a military junta that could be part of a largerdestabilization plot against ...
Air quality of major Chinese cities -- April 30
Apr 30, 2005 ... Air quality of major Chinese cities -- April 30BEIJING, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Report on the quality of air in 47major Chinese cities (12:00 April 29 to 12:00 April 30, BeijingTime), released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center:City Major Pollutant ...
Six US soldiers killed in Iraq
Apr 30, 2005 ... Six US soldiers killed in IraqBAGHDAD, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Six US soldiers have been killed inseparate attacks in Iraq in the past two days, the US military saidin a statement on Saturday. Four US soldiers were killed and two others wounded in a roadsidebomb blast in Tal ...
More Rwandan refugees return home from Burundi
Apr 30, 2005 ... More Rwandan refugees return home from BurundiKIGALI, April 30 (Xinhua) -- A total of 291 Rwandan refugees whoran to the neighboring Burundi in fear of their lives returned homeSaturday following a decision that Rwandans fleeing since thebeginning of April would not be accorded ...
Cyprus welcomes inclusion of currency to EU exchange rate mechanism
Apr 30, 2005 ... Cyprus welcomes inclusion of currency to EU exchange ratemechanismNICOSIA, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopouloswelcomed on Saturday the inclusion of the Cyprus pound to theExchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) II of the European Union, saying thatwork to join the ...
Urgent: Second blast hits Cairo
Apr 30, 2005 ... Urgent: Second blast hits CairoCAIRO, April 30 (Xinhua) -- A second blast hit Islamic old Cairoon Saturday shortly after a powerful ...
Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, April 30
Apr 30, 2005 ... Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, April 30HO CHI MINH City, Vietnam -- Military parades showing Vietnam'scollective army power, and matches of various local sectors such asbanking, tourism, and garments, expressing the country's economicdevelopment in the industrialization ...
Hong Kong retired athletes offered financial support for transition
Apr 30, 2005 ... Hong Kong retired athletes offered financial support fortransitionHONG KONG, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong elite athletes mayobtain extra financial support for their quest of another successfullife after retirement from international competitions. Hong Kong Elite Athlete ...
Japanese civil group raps history textbook
Apr 30, 2005 ... Japanese civil group raps history textbookTOKYO, April 30 (Xinhua) -- A Japanese civil group criticizedSaturday a newly approved history textbook for its whitewashing ofJapan's war-time atrocity. At a gathering here, members of the Parents Organization ofSuginami said the ...
DPRK: No expectation of settling nuclear issue during Bush's term
Apr 30, 2005 ... DPRK: No expectation of settling nuclear issue during Bush's term PYONGYANG, April 30 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republicof Korea (DPRK) on Saturday said that it does not expect any solutionto the nuclear issue or any progress in the DPRK-US relations duringthe tenure of ...
Hu-Lien meeting evokes worldwide applause
Apr 30, 2005 ... Hu-Lien meeting evokes worldwide applauseBEIJING, April 30 (Xinhua) -- The international community has madewarm responses since General Secretary of the Central Committee ofthe Communist Party of China (CPC) Hu Jintao and visiting ChairmanLien Chan of the Kuomintang (KMT) party ...
Tehran's new international airport reopens
Apr 30, 2005 ... Tehran's new international airport reopensTEHRAN, April 30 (Xinhua) - A newly built international airport inTehran, named after late leader of Iran's Islamic revolutionKhomeini, reopened on Saturday after it was closed down last May dueto security concerns. The new ...
Togolese refugees stream into Ghana
Apr 30, 2005 ... Togolese refugees stream into GhanaNAIROBI, April 30 (Xinhua) -- A number of Togolese have startedcrossing the border to seek refuge in Ghana following the politicalunrest in that country, Ghana News Agency reported Saturday. About 100 of them with or without belongings ...
Bangladeshi president urges promotion of production-oriented employment opportunities
Apr 30, 2005 ... Bangladeshi president urges promotion of production-orientedemployment opportunitiesDHAKA, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Bangladeshi President Iazuddin AhmedSaturday underscored the need for promoting production- orientedemployment opportunities to consolidate Bangladesh's position in ...
China names vice-minister of commerce as top trade negotiator
Apr 30, 2005 ... China names vice-minister of commerce as top trade negotiatorBEIJING, April 30 (Xinhua) -- China has appointed a vice- ministerof commerce as the top trade negotiator in a bid to better handleChina's growing number of international trade disputes, a spokesmansaid here Saturday ....
1st lead: Second attack takes place in Old Cairo
Apr 30, 2005 ... 1st lead: Second attack takes place in Old Cairo Eds: Updateswith details and backgroundCAIRO, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Two women Saturday were shot deadafter they opened fire on a tourist bus near Islamic Old Cairo,shortly after a powerful explosion occurred in downtown ...
Hu-Lien meeting raises hope for peaceful development of cross- Straits relations
Apr 30, 2005 ... Hu-Lien meeting raises hope for peaceful development of cross-Straits relationsBEIJING, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Public opinion on both sides of theTaiwan Straits sang high praises of Friday's meeting between topleaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the ...
Joint NATO military exercise kicks off in Turkey
Apr 30, 2005 ... Joint NATO military exercise kicks off in TurkeyANKARA, April 30 (Xinhua) -- NATO started a joint militaryexercise on Friday in Turkey's northwestern province of Balikesir,semi-official Anatolia News Agency reported on Saturday. The exercise code-named NATO Tiger Meet 2005 ...
Iran to continue nuclear talks even if resumes uranium enrichment: official
Apr 30, 2005 ... Iran to continue nuclear talks even if resumes uranium enrichment:officialTEHRAN, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Top Iranian nuclear negotiator HassanRowhani said on Saturday that Iran will continue negotiations withthe European trio Germany, Britain and France even if it resumesparts ...
French "yes" camp outnumbers "no" camp to EU constitution
Apr 30, 2005 ... French "yes" camp outnumbers "no" camp to EU constitutionPARIS, April 30 (Xinhua) -- A survey over EU constitution releasedSaturday showed that French "yes" camp outnumbered the " no" camp forthe first time in over a month. The TNS-Sofres-Unilog poll conducted on April 27 ...
3rd lead: One killed, at least 7 injured in explosion in downtown Cairo
Apr 30, 2005 ... 3rd lead: One killed, at least 7 injured in explosion in downtownCairo Eds: Updates with casualties, more detailsCAIRO, April 30 (Xinhua) -- One person was killed and at leastseven including four foreigners were injured on Saturday afternoon asan explosion hit a square in ...
Chinese President Hu Jintao to meet Putin in Moscow
Apr 30, 2005 ... Chinese President Hu Jintao to meet Putin in MoscowBEIJING, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao isscheduled to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on thesidelines of a celebration marking Russia's victory in the World WarII in Moscow next month, said Chinese ...
Results of Estoril Open ATP event
Apr 30, 2005 ... Results of Estoril Open ATP eventLISBON, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from theEstoril Open men's singles quarterfinal matches on Friday (prefixnumber denotes seeding): 1-Carlos Moya, Spain, bt Paul-Henri Mathieu, ...
World Bank offers 100 million US dollar loan for agriculturaltechnology project
Apr 30, 2005 ... World Bank offers 100 million US dollar loan for agriculturaltechnology project by Jiang Guocheng BEIJING, April 30 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank's Board of ExecutiveDirectors has approved a loan of 100 million US dollars to China tohelp finance the Agricultural Technology Transfer ...