Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, June 6:
WTA Tour Entry Ranking standings
Jun 06, 2005 ... WTA Tour Entry Ranking standings LONDON, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading standingsfrom theWTA Tour singles (previous rankings in bracket): 1(1) Lindsay Davenport (United States) 5247 2(2) Maria ...
Australian dollar closes stronger
Jun 06, 2005 ... Australian dollar closes strongerCANBERRA, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The Australian dollar closed strongerat 76.01 US cents Monday compared with Friday's close of 75.56 ....
Tsunami death toll hits 29 in HK
Jun 06, 2005 ... Tsunami death toll hits 29 in HKHONG KONG, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The death of one more foreign HongKong resident in last December's tsunami has been confirmed throughthe victim identification process, bringing the death toll involvingHong Kong people to 29, a government press ...
China, Hungary to enhance law, justice cooperation
Jun 06, 2005 ... China, Hungary to enhance law, justice cooperationBEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) -- China is ready to enhance cooperationin law and justice fields with Hungary, State Councilor Zhou Yongkangtold visiting Hungarian Minister of Justice Jozsef Petretei onMonday. Zhou briefed ...
Australian stock market closes higher
Jun 06, 2005 ... Australian stock market closes higherCANBERRA, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The Australian stock exchange marketclosed lower Friday as the benchmark S&P/ASX200 firmed four points to4,198 and the all ordinaries index added 5.3 points to 4, 154.6. National turnover was 759.713 million ...
Chinese NPC vice-chairwoman meets with German guests
Jun 06, 2005 ... Chinese NPC vice-chairwoman meets with German guestsBEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) -- He Luli, vice-chairperson of theStanding Committee of the Chinese National People's Congress (NPC),met with Wolfgang Schaeuble, vice-chairman of the Parliamentary Groupof the Christian Democratic ...
Dollar slides to lower 107 yen level in Tokyo
Jun 06, 2005 ... Dollar slides to lower 107 yen level in TokyoTOKYO, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The US dollar slid to the lower 107 yenrange Monday in Tokyo as market players bought the yen after thegovernment said capital spending by Japanese companies grew in theJanuary-March quarter to the highest ...
Jakarta stocks close higher
Jun 06, 2005 ... Jakarta stocks close higherJAKARTA, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Share prices on the Jakarta StockExchange ended higher Monday with the main index up by 4.33 points toclose at 1,096.83 ...
Coca-Cola plans 150 million dollars investment in Nigeria
Jun 06, 2005 ... Coca-Cola plans 150 million dollars investment in NigeriaLAGOS, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The Coca-Cola Co. has announced a freshdirect investment of 150 million US dollars aimed at manufacturingand new agricultural initiatives in Nigeria. The investment commitment was made ...
Syria's ruling party congress opens to mull reform
Jun 06, 2005 ... Syria's ruling party congress opens to mull reformDAMASCUS, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Syria's ruling Baath party opened itsfirst congress in five years here on Monday, which is expected todecide on moderate reforms. Addressing the opening session, Syrian President Bashar ...
UPDATE: Shanghai stock index slumps below 1,000 points to new lowsince 1997
Jun 06, 2005 ... UPDATE: Shanghai stock index slumps below 1,000 points to new lowsince 1997BEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The leading stock index of ShanghaiStock Exchange, one of China's two bourses, once dropped to a low of998.23 points during the morning session on Monday, the lowest ...
Australian FM to visit India
Jun 06, 2005 ... Australian FM to visit IndiaCANBERRA, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Australian Foreign Minister AlexanderDowner will start a four-day visit to India on Monday for talks withIndian high officials on security and economic issues. Downer will engage in the fourth round of the Foreign ...
500 Malaria cases found in southern Thai province
Jun 06, 2005 ... 500 Malaria cases found in southern Thai provinceBANGKOK, June 6 (Xinhua)-- Some 500 cases of malaria have beendetected in Thailand's southern Chumphon province with about 50people already hospitalized, local newspaper said Monday. In a fresh outbreak of the disease, 456 ...
URGENT: 25 passengers killed by landmine in Nepal
Jun 06, 2005 ... URGENT: 25 passengers killed by landmine in NepalKATHMANDU, June 6 (Xinhua) -- A bus was exploded by a ...
Indonesia likely to dominate US prawn market: official
Jun 06, 2005 ... Indonesia likely to dominate US prawn market: officialJAKARTA, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia is likely to dominate the USprawn market by year end, as Indonesia's prawn exporters get anincentive facility from the US government while those from thecompetitor countries do not, ...
Myanmar leader urges promotion of environment
Jun 06, 2005 ... Myanmar leader urges promotion of environmentYANGON, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar leader Lieutenant-General TheinSein on Monday urged his country people to strive for the protectionand promotion of environment in addressing urban environmentalissues. Thein Sein, First ...
International students take China's college entrance exam torealize "China dream"
Jun 06, 2005 ... International students take China's college entrance exam torealize "China dream"SHANGHAI, June 6 (Xinhua) -- As Chinese youths are preparing forthe country's annual college entrance examination slated to begin onTuesday, some 500 foreign students already took the exam ...
Spurs fail to get UEFA Cup berth
Jun 06, 2005 ... Spurs fail to get UEFA Cup berth LONDON, June 5 (Xinhua) -- English premier league side Tottenhamfailed to obtain next season's UEFA Cup berth after the Fair Playdraw was made on Sunday. Spurs qualified for the draw after finishing second to Arsenal inthe English premier ...
NASA rover out of Martian dune
Jun 06, 2005 ... NASA rover out of Martian duneLOS ANGELES, June 5 (Xinhua) -- After being stuck for over a monthin a sand dune, Mars rover Opportunity finally managed to get out, USspace engineers said on Sunday. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of US National Aeronautics andSpace ...
Vietnam eyes higher income per capita
Jun 06, 2005 ... Vietnam eyes higher income per capitaHANOI, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam aims to increase its annualincome per capita to at least 900 US dollars in the next 5 years,Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan has said at a meeting between localgovernment officials and foreign donors. At ...
Dhaka to stick to demands on tri-nation gas pipeline
Jun 06, 2005 ... Dhaka to stick to demands on tri-nation gas pipelineDHAKA, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh will reiterate its earlierdemands at an upcoming New Delhi meeting on issues of a trans- bordergas pipeline project and its trade imbalance with India, theFinancial Express reported Monday ....
2nd Ld: 25 bus passengers killed by landmine in Nepal
Jun 06, 2005 ... 2nd Ld: 25 bus passengers killed by landmine in NepalKATHMANDU, June 6 (Xinhua) -- At least 25 people were killed and30 to 35 others injured when a bus was exploded by a landmine Mondaymorning in central Nepal, an army official said. The passenger bus met the explosion at ...
Two unlucky students miss college entrance exam due to trafficaccident
Jun 06, 2005 ... Two unlucky students miss college entrance exam due to trafficaccidentLANZHOU, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Two unlucky students will definitelymiss this year's college entrance exam because they got injured in atraffic accident that happened on Sunday in Yongdeng County of ...
Vietnamese CPV leader visits France to enhance ties
Jun 06, 2005 ... Vietnamese CPV leader visits France to enhance tiesHANOI, June 6 (Xinhua) -- General Secretary of the Communist Partyof Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) Nong Duc Manh left here Mondaymorning for a four-day official visit to France to promote bilateralrelations. Manh is ...
1st Ld: 25 bus passengers killed by landmine in Nepal
Jun 06, 2005 ... 1st Ld: 25 bus passengers killed by landmine in NepalKATHMANDU, June 6 (Xinhua) -- At least 25 people were killed and30 to 35 others injured when a bus was exploded by a landmine Mondaymorning in central Nepal, an army official told Xinhua. The passenger bus met the ...
Major news items in leading Afghan newspapers
Jun 06, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Afghan newspapersKABUL, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inAfghan leading newspapers on Monday.Cheragh: -- Afghan forces killed one Taliban fighter and captured sixothers in southern Zabul province the other day, ...
Five injured in bomb blast in deep south Thailand
Jun 06, 2005 ... Five injured in bomb blast in deep south ThailandBANGKOK, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Five people were injured in a bombexplosion in Thailand's southern border province of Narathiwat Mondaymorning, local police said. All the injured were rushed and admitted to Su-ngai ...
Nepal, India to hold water resources meeting
Jun 06, 2005 ... Nepal, India to hold water resources meetingKATHMANDU, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Nepal and India will hold here ameeting on water resources in the second week of June, an officialsaid here Monday. "The meeting scheduled for June 11-13 is especially for the KoshiHigh Dam in ...
Philippine stocks rise to 2-month high
Jun 06, 2005 ... Philippine stocks rise to 2-month highMANILA, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine stock prices closed at afresh two-month high on Monday, extending their rise for the seventhstraight session, as investors continued to push up shares of bluechips, dealers said. The better ...
Hong Kong stocks close lower at midday -- June 6
Jun 06, 2005 ... Hong Kong stocks close lower at midday -- June 6HONG KONG, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Jun 06, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapersANKARA, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Monday.TURKIYE (Turkey): -- In an interview with the Associated Press (AP) ahead of hisvisit to the United States, Turkish ...
Bangladesh's ready-made garments export earning rises
Jun 06, 2005 ... Bangladesh's ready-made garments export earning risesDHAKA, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh has earned over 1.5 billionUS dollars by exporting ready-made garments (RMG) during the firstquarter of the current year, local daily The New Nation reported onMonday. Bangladesh ...
Car bomb attack wounds 5 Iraqis in Tikrit
Jun 06, 2005 ... Car bomb attack wounds 5 Iraqis in TikritTIKRIT, Iraq, June 6 (Xinhua) -- A suicide car bomb attacktargeted a joint US-Iraqi military base in the center of the Iraqicity of Tikrit on Monday, wounding four Iraqi soldiers and a child. "A suicide bomber was driving a ...
Flood claims 3 lives as torrential rain hits central China county
Jun 06, 2005 ... Flood claims 3 lives as torrential rain hits central China county CHANGSHA, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Three persons died and six housescollapsed in flooding caused by a new-round heavy rain on Sunday andMonday in Anhua County of Hunan Province, the provincial floodcontrol headquarters ...
US soldier dies of wounds in northern Iraq
Jun 06, 2005 ... US soldier dies of wounds in northern IraqBAGHDAD, June 6 (Xinhua) -- A US soldier has died of woundssustained from a roadside bomb which hit a US military patrol nearthe northern Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk, the US military said onMonday. A soldier assigned to Task Force ...
Tanzania fastest growing EAC country: forecast
Jun 06, 2005 ... Tanzania fastest growing EAC country: forecastDAR ES SALAAM, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania is tipped to be thefastest growing country in the three-state East African Community(EAC) between 2004 and 2006. The tip was made through a forecast by the Organization forEconomic ...
Tanzanian police seize 1.2m kg bhang in Tarim
Jun 06, 2005 ... Tanzanian police seize 1.2m kg bhang in TarimDAR ES SALAAM, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian police have seizedover 1.2 million kilograms of bhang in one of the country's 114districts in the north during the past four years. The seizure of 1,211,950 kilograms of bhang in Tarim ...
Bangladesh plans to convert public vehicles into gas-run by year end
Jun 06, 2005 ... Bangladesh plans to convert public vehicles into gas-run by yearendDHAKA, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Bangladeshi government has planned toturn all the public vehicles into gas-run by the year end to reduceits petroleum import costs. A spokesperson of the Mineral Resources ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Jun 06, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapersJERUSALEM, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Monday.Ha'aretz: -- The Israel Defense Forces is planning to invest millions ofshekels to beef up security installations ...
Re-vote ordered in 5 Burundi districts
Jun 06, 2005 ... Re-vote ordered in 5 Burundi districtsDAR ES SALAAM, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Burundi is scheduled to hold anew round of local ballots this week in the five districts that wereharassed by unidentified gunmen during last Friday's multi- partypolls. The elections will be held on ...
37 kinds of Indonesian products rejected by US
Jun 06, 2005 ... 37 kinds of Indonesian products rejected by USJAKARTA, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Thirty-seven kinds of Indonesian foodand drink products have been rejected by the United States for notmeeting the import requirement of the US government, the BisnisIndonesia daily reported Monday ....
Davenport remains WTA rankings leader
Jun 06, 2005 ... Davenport remains WTA rankings leaderWASHINGTON, June 6 (Xinhua) -- American Lindsay Davenportcontinued to lead the WTA rankings released on Monday, stretching hermargin over second-place Maria Sharapova of Russia from 91 to 261points. Belgium's former world number one ...
China vows to invigorate banking sector, vice premier says
Jun 06, 2005 ... China vows to invigorate banking sector, vice premier saysBEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Huang Ju saidhere Monday that China will take measures to adapt and improve itsbanking system to cope with the increasingly complex internationalfinancial environment ....
Train tears wild elephant apart in northeast India
Jun 06, 2005 ... Train tears wild elephant apart in northeast IndiaNEW DELHI, June 6 (Xinhua) -- A wild Asiatic elephant was tornapart by a speeding train in Assam of northeast India after strayingonto the track, Indo-Asian News Service reported Monday. The accident took place Sunday near ...
Uganda, Kenya to start joint anti arms trafficking exercise
Jun 06, 2005 ... Uganda, Kenya to start joint anti arms trafficking exerciseKAMPALA, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Uganda and Kenya are to start a jointanti arms trafficking exercise in northeastern Uganda and North Riftdistricts of Kenya. Local media reported on Monday that the two east African ...
Sugar price up in Uganda
Jun 06, 2005 ... Sugar price up in Uganda KAMPALA, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The retail price of sugar in Kampalahas increased from 1,300 shillings (72.7 US cents ) a kilogram to1,600 shillings (89.5 cents), local media reported on Monday. Kampala City Traders Association chairman Livingstone ...
Chinese film festival to be held to celebrate Sino-Philippine ties
Jun 06, 2005 ... Chinese film festival to be held to celebrate Sino-Philippine ties MANILA, June 6 (Xinhua) -- A four-day Chinese film festival willbe held on June 10 at the Shang Cineplex in Mandaluyong City, MetroManila, as part of the celebration of 30th anniversary ofestablishment of diplomatic ...
Zimbabwe warns against protests planned by opposition forces
Jun 06, 2005 ... Zimbabwe warns against protests planned by opposition forces HARARE, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe Republic Police warned onSunday night that they will deal ruthlessly with people who willengage in an illegal protest being planned by a coalition of theopposition forces bent on ...
Air quality of major Chinese cities -- June 6
Jun 06, 2005 ... Air quality of major Chinese cities -- June 6BEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Report on the quality of air in 47major Chinese cities (12:00 June 5 to 12:00 June 6, Beijing Time),released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center:City Major Pollutant Air ...
Wimbledon champion Sharapova to start grasscourt campaign
Jun 06, 2005 ... Wimbledon champion Sharapova to start grasscourt campaignLONDON, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova willstart her grasscourt campaign by playing at this week's Edgbastontournament in Birmingham, England. Sharapova would like to see a repeat of history ...
Bangladesh to bear enhanced import bills
Jun 06, 2005 ... Bangladesh to bear enhanced import billsDHAKA, June 6 (Xinhua) -- As a net food importing country,Bangladesh will experience an enhanced food import bills due toreduction of export subsidies and domestic imports in agriculture ofthe developed countries, said a report of the ...
3 killed when 2 buses collide in Philippines
Jun 06, 2005 ... 3 killed when 2 buses collide in PhilippinesMANILA, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed after twobuses collided in Ragay, Camarines Sur in central Philippines, atdawn Monday, reported the local television network ABS-CBN News. The report said that 26 others from the ...
Chinese defense minister stresses cooperation with Italian army
Jun 06, 2005 ... Chinese defense minister stresses cooperation with Italian armyBEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Defense Minister Cao Gangchuanmet Giulio Fraticelli, chief of the Italian Army, here Mondaymorning. Cao, also vice-chairman of China's Central Military Commission anda state ...
Shanghai stock index up -- June 6
Jun 06, 2005 ... Shanghai stock index up -- June 6BEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The Composite Stock Index on theShanghai Stock Exchange closed at 1,034.38 points on Monday, up 20.74 points from Friday's ...
China Exclusive: Local governments bailout city commercial banks
Jun 06, 2005 ... China Exclusive: Local governments bailout city commercial banks by Xinhua business writer Wang Weiping BEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) -- China's local governments put as muchas 23.3 billion yuan (about 2.8 billion US dollars) into citycommercial banks in 2004 to offset their losses ...
Urgent: Suicide car bomb kills 2 police commandos in Baghdad
Jun 06, 2005 ... Urgent: Suicide car bomb kills 2 police commandos in BaghdadBAGHDAD, June 6 (Xinhua) -- A suicide car bomb attack hit ...
Defending champions lose to leave Poland only side unbeaten
Jun 06, 2005 ... Defending champions lose to leave Poland only side unbeatenLAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 5 (Xinhua) -- World number one and2003-2004 World League champions Brazil lost their first World Leaguematch in 25 games dating back to 2003 after Portugal upset theOlympic and world champions ...
Major news items in leading German newspapers
Jun 06, 2005 ... Major news items in leading German newspapersBERLIN, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading German newspapers on Monday.Frankfurter Rundschau: -- Swiss Voters on Sunday approved to join Europe's 15-memberpassport-free area known as the ...
Major foreign exchange rates in Pakistan
Jun 06, 2005 ... Major foreign exchange rates in PakistanISLAMABAD, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are major exchangerates against the Pakistani rupee issued by the Treasury ManagementDivision of the National Bank of Pakistan Monday. Selling Buying Buying TT & OD TT ...
Tokyo stocks fall
Jun 06, 2005 ... Tokyo stocks fallTOKYO, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks dipped Monday on losses inautomakers and high-techs, hit by declines on Wall Street after a USgovernment report showed that job growth in May was the smallest innearly two years. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ...
1st lead: Suicide car bomb kills 2 police commandos in Baghdad
Jun 06, 2005 ... 1st lead: Suicide car bomb kills 2 police commandos in Baghdad Eds: Updates with detailsBAGHDAD, June 6 (Xinhua) -- A suicide car bomb attack hit an Iraqipolice commandos base in southern Baghdad on Monday, killing at leasttwo commandos and wounding four others, police said ....
Foreign exchange rates in Indonesia
Jun 06, 2005 ... Foreign exchange rates in IndonesiaJAKARTA, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the foreign exchangerates against the Indonesian rupiah here on Monday: Monday Saturday US dollar9,570/9,600 9,540/9,600 Euro ...
Israeli police clash with Palestinians outside Al Aqsa mosque
Jun 06, 2005 ... Israeli police clash with Palestinians outside Al Aqsa mosqueJERUSALEM, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Israeli police clashed with hundredsof stone-throwing Palestinians outside the Al Aqsa mosque in EastJerusalem on Monday as Jews visited the site to mark Jerusalem Day. A police ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0810 GMT, June 6
Jun 06, 2005 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0810 GMT, June 6DAMASCUS -- Hundreds of local Kurds in northeastern Syria onSunday staged a rally protesting the murder of a Kurdish religiousleader, but the rally was soon dispersed by police. The protesters had tried to throw stones at police ...
4th Ld: 50 civilians, 3 securitymen killed by landmine in Nepal
Jun 06, 2005 ... 4th Ld: 50 civilians, 3 securitymen killed by landmine in NepalKATHMANDU, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in central Nepal'slandmine explosion has reached 53, while over 40 other passengerswere injured, an army official said here Monday. "At least 36 passengers died on ...