Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, June 13:
Vietnam to face EU anti-dumping tariff on bicycles
Jun 13, 2005 ... Vietnam to face EU anti-dumping tariff on bicyclesHANOI, June 13 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) is likely toimpose an anti-dumping duty of 34.5 percent on imports of bicyclesoriginating in Vietnam next month, the country's Bicycle andMotorbike Association told Xinhua ...
Roundup: Thai PM reaffirms southern violence is home-grown
Jun 13, 2005 ... Roundup: Thai PM reaffirms southern violence is home-grownBANGKOK, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Thai Prime Minister ThaksinShinawatra has reassured the visiting former US secretary of StateColin Powell that the ongoing violence in the country's deep Southwas not linked to international ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Jun 13, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapersANKARA, June 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Monday.HURRIYET (Freedom): -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he will talkto Russian President Vladimir ...
Thailand impounds illegally-logged wood
Jun 13, 2005 ... Thailand impounds illegally-logged woodBANGKOK, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Thailand has impounded a largequantity of timber believed to have come from wood illegally loggedin the kingdom, smuggled to Myanmar and imported as Myanmar wood. The impounded wood totaled 98,125 planks of ...
Relief efforts going on in flood-hit NE China's township
Jun 13, 2005 ... Relief efforts going on in flood-hit NE China's townshipNING'AN, Heilongjiang, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Relief operation hasbeen carried out in a swift manner in Shalan Township, Ning'an Cityof northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, hit by a mountain torrentkilling 92 people last ...
Opener, Advisory
Jun 13, 2005 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service for Sunday,June 12, 2005, and begins ...
SAARC Summit to speed up regional grouping: Morshed
Jun 13, 2005 ... SAARC Summit to speed up regional grouping: MorshedDHAKA, June 12 (Xinhua) -- The 13th SAARC Summit, to be held hereon Nov. 12-13, is expected to bring some impetus and speed to theprocess of the regional body, a Bangladeshi high official said hereSunday. Bangladesh as the ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua
Jun 13, 2005 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of XinhuaHONG KONG, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Sunday:URGENT: Two Indonesian hostages rescued in southern Philippines Major news items in leading Philippine ...
College chief, body guards shot dead in Nepal's Pokhara city
Jun 13, 2005 ... College chief, body guards shot dead in Nepal's Pokhara cityKATHMANDU, June 12 (Xinhua) -- The chief of a college in Nepal' swestern city of Pokhara and his two body guards were shot dead Sundayevening on the campus premises, police said. Ganeshman Palikhe, chief of Jana ...
Sri Lanka president firm on joint tsunami deal with Tigers
Jun 13, 2005 ... Sri Lanka president firm on joint tsunami deal with TigersCOLOMBO, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan President ChandrikaKumaratunga has assured the Tamil parties that she would go ahead insigning the proposed joint deal with the Tamil Tigers for tsunamirelief distribution despite ...
Lebanon's Aoun defeats Christian rivals in 3rd round of parliamentary elections
Jun 13, 2005 ... Lebanon's Aoun defeats Christian rivals in 3rd round ofparliamentary electionsBEIRUT, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Michel Aoun, who broke oppositionranks and challenged his former allies with the help of pro-Syriangroups, scored a clean sweep against rival Christian politicians inthe ...
Kelly wins 2005 V8 Supercars China Round
Jun 13, 2005 ... Kelly wins 2005 V8 Supercars China RoundSHANGHAI, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Todd Kelly of Holden racing team wonthe 2005 V8 Supercars China Round in Shanghai circuit on Sunday. Kelly won the third race at a time of 59 minutes and 32.3831seconds and finished first overall in the ...
Lebanon's Aoun defeats Christian rivals in 3rd round of parliamentary elections
Jun 13, 2005 ... Lebanon's Aoun defeats Christian rivals in 3rd round ofparliamentary electionsBEIRUT, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Michel Aoun, who broke oppositionranks and challenged his former allies with the help of pro-Syriangroups, scored a clean sweep against rival Christian politicians inthe ...
Italian Cup final summary
Jun 13, 2005 ... Italian Cup final summary ROME, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Following is the summary from theItalian Cup Final first leg ...
Brazilian soccer results
Jun 13, 2005 ... Brazilian soccer resultsBRASILIA, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from theseventh round of the Brazilian first-division soccer championship(home teams listed first): Saturday's games Parana 3, Fortaleza 0 Sao Caetano 2, Brasiliense 0 ...
Colombia stun Italy in World Youth Championship
Jun 13, 2005 ... Colombia stun Italy in World Youth ChampionshipTILBURG, the Netherlands, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Colombia delightedtheir passionate, colorful and enthusiastic fans with a 2-0convincing win over Italy in the opening match of Group E at the FIFAWorld Youth Championship on Sunday ....
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, June 13
Jun 13, 2005 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, June 13BAGHDAD -- Four US soldiers were killed by roadside bombs duringcombat operations west of Baghdad, the US military said on Sunday. It said two soldiers were killed Saturday when a bomb went offnear their vehicle outside ...
Italian Cup final result
Jun 13, 2005 ... Italian Cup final result ROME, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result from the ...
EU plunges into impasse in budget row
Jun 13, 2005 ... EU plunges into impasse in budget rowBRUSSELS, June 12 (Xinhua) -- European Union (EU) foreignministers sitting in conclave in Luxembourg Sunday evening failed tostrike a deal on the crisis-hit bloc's budget plan, with Britainthreatening to veto it to protect its long-cherished ...
Confederations Cup fixtures
Jun 13, 2005 ... Confederations Cup fixtures BERLIN, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the fixtures for the2005 Confederations Cup in Germany which begins on Wednesday (alltimes local): Group A Germany, Argentina, Australia, Tunisia Group B Brazil, Greece, Japan, ...
Market exchange rates -- June 13
Jun 13, 2005 ... Market exchange rates -- June 13BEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Market exchange rates of four majorcurrencies against RMB yuan for Monday, announced by the People'sBank of China:Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) US Dollar 100827.65 ...
S.Korean president urges DPRK back to six-party talks
Jun 13, 2005 ... S.Korean president urges DPRK back to six-party talksSEOUL, June 13 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun onMonday urged Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to make a"strategic decision" to accept a security guarantee and heftyeconomic assistance in return for ...
Nigeria hold defending champions Brazil in goalless draw
Jun 13, 2005 ... Nigeria hold defending champions Brazil in goalless drawEMMEN, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Defending champions Brazil were held toa goalless draw by a formidable Nigerian side in the heavyweightGroup F clash of FIFA Word Youth Championship Netherlands 2005 hereon Sunday. "We ...
Brazilian soccer standings
Jun 13, 2005 ... Brazilian soccer standingsBRASILIA, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings from theseventh round of the Brazilian first-division soccer championship: Team GP W D L GF GA Pts Botafogo 7 6 0 1 13 8 18 ...
Raikkonen wins Canada F1
Jun 13, 2005 ... Raikkonen wins Canada F1MONTREAL, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Kimi Raikkonen cashed in on a crashby Fernando Alonso and the disqualification of Juan Pablo Montoya towin the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday, beating Michael Schumacher forhis third victory of the season ....
Cheney says no plan to close Guantanamo prison
Jun 13, 2005 ... Cheney says no plan to close Guantanamo prisonWASHINGTON, June 12 (Xinhua) -- US Vice President Dick Cheney saidin an interview to be broadcast on Monday that the United States hasno plan to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. "At present, there's no plan to ...
BP, Chinese auto maker set up lubricant joint venture
Jun 13, 2005 ... BP, Chinese auto maker set up lubricant joint ventureWUHAN, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Dong Feng Group, one of China's threeauto making giants, has announced that it had formed a joint- venturelubricant manufacturer with BP Group. A special function was held last Wednesday to mark ...
Uruguayan soccer results and standings
Jun 13, 2005 ... Uruguayan soccer results and standings MONTEVIDEO, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results andstandingsfrom the Uruguayan championship matches on Sunday: Sunday, June 12Cerrito0 Danubio 0 ...
Argentine soccer standings
Jun 13, 2005 ... Argentine soccer standingsBUENOS AIRES, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings fromthe Argentine first-division soccer league after Sunday's games: Team GP W D L GF GA Pts Velez Sarsfield 16 9 5 2 27 13 32 ...
Major news items in leading Philippines
Jun 13, 2005 ... Major news items in leading PhilippinesMANILA, June 13 (Xinhua) -- The followings are the major newsitems in the leading Philippine newspapers on Monday:Philippine Daily Inquirer: -- Two of three kidnapped Indonesians have been rescued in thesouthern Philippine ...
Argentine soccer results
Jun 13, 2005 ... Argentine soccer resultsBUENOS AIRES, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results fromthe 16th round of the Argentine first-division soccer league (hometeams listed first): Friday's Game Rosario Central 1, Argentinos 1 Saturday's Games Boca ...
Bolivia's new president meets with protest leaders
Jun 13, 2005 ... Bolivia's new president meets with protest leadersLIMA, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Bolivia's new interim president EduardoRodriguez Sunday met with protest leaders in the oppositionstronghold of El Alto in efforts to stave off further protests,according to reports from La Paz ....
LPGA scores
Jun 13, 2005 ... LPGA scoresWASHINGTON, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading finalround scores at the LPGA Championship on the par-72 Bulle Rock GolfCourse in Havre de Grace, Maryland (U.S. unless stated, a = amateur): 277 Annika Sorenstam (Sweden) 68 67 69 73 280 ...
French athletics results
Jun 13, 2005 ... French athletics resultsPARIS, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading results at anathletics meeting in Lille on Sunday: Men's 300m 1. Gary Kikaya (Democratic Republic of the Congo)31.95 2. Leslie Djhone (France)32.24 ...
F1 standings
Jun 13, 2005 ... F1 standings MONTREAL, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the driver andconstructor standings after the Formula One Grand Prix of Canadaat Circuit Gilles on Sunday: Drivers1. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Renault 59 ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- June 13
Jun 13, 2005 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- June 13BEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-basednewspapers on Monday:People's Daily -- A seminar on the life and thoughts of Chen Yun, a late veteranleader of the Communist Party of China, was ...
Saddam's lawyer wants Saddam to be tried in Sweden
Jun 13, 2005 ... Saddam's lawyer wants Saddam to be tried in SwedenSTOCKHOLM, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Former Iraqi President SaddamHussein should be tried in another country, preferably Sweden, one ofhis defense lawyers, Giovanni di Stefano, said in an interview with aSwedish TV station on Sunday ....
Saddam wants trial in Sweden: lawyer
Jun 13, 2005 ... Saddam wants trial in Sweden: lawyerSTOCKHOLM, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Former Iraqi President SaddamHussein prefers a trial in Sweden, one of his defense lawyers,Giovanni di Stefano, said in an interview with a Swedish TV stationon Sunday. Di Stefano said Saddam wants a trial ...
Venezuelan president blames Bush for Bolivia crisis
Jun 13, 2005 ... Venezuelan president blames Bush for Bolivia crisisCARACAS, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez onSunday blamed his US counterpart George W. Bush for the crisis inBolivia, saying Bush's "poisoned medicine" of free-market democracyhas been rejected by Latin ...
Rice trade between Pakistan and Sri Lanka begins
Jun 13, 2005 ... Rice trade between Pakistan and Sri Lanka beginsCOLOMBO, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Rice trade between Sri Lanka andPakistan will begin according to a free trade agreement (FAT), whichbecame operational starting from June 12, official Daily Newsreported Monday.According to the ...
Major news items in Thailand's leading newspapers
Jun 13, 2005 ... Major news items in Thailand's leading newspapersBANGKOK, June 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inThailand's leading newspapers on Monday:Thai Rath -- Sanoh Thienthong, ruling Thai Rak Thai chief adviser, said hewould not withdraw from the party, ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Jun 13, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapersNEW DELHI, June 13 (Xinhua) Following are major news headlines inleading Indian newspapers on Monday.The Hindu: -- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday suggested that theSiachen Glacier, the world's highest ...
China to promote elite Chinese literature overseas
Jun 13, 2005 ... China to promote elite Chinese literature overseasBEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) -- China has recently initiated aspecial program to promote the essence of China's modern literatureamong overseas readers, according sources with the Chinese Writers'Association. The list of ...
Elite athletes to take part in Athens Super Grand Prix
Jun 13, 2005 ... Elite athletes to take part in Athens Super Grand PrixATHENS, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Some of the fastest athletes in theworld will take part in the Athens Super Grand Prix "TsiklitiriaOPAP" 2005, organized by Panellinios A.C. on Tuesday 14 June at theOlympic Stadium of the Greek ...
Ukraine, Greece & Serbia and Montenegro reach third round
Jun 13, 2005 ... Ukraine, Greece & Serbia and Montenegro reach third roundBEIJING, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine, ranked 37th in the world,stormed into the third round of the 2006 Women's World Championshipafter winning the second round tournament - Europe Pool E in Athenson Sunday with their ...
"Newest" Brazilian champion nets men's VIP Open gold
Jun 13, 2005 ... "Newest" Brazilian champion nets men's VIP Open goldBEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) -- The "newest" beach volleyball star inBrazil is Fabio as he teamed with Olympian Marcio Araujo in Zagreb,Croatia Sunday to defeat eighth-seeded Markus Dieckmann and JonasReckermann of Germany for the ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Jun 13, 2005 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, June 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the baht on Monday as offered by the Bangkok Bank: Monday Friday US dollar 40.43/41.0340.30/40.90 ...
38th PBEC int'l general meeting kicks off in Hong Kong
Jun 13, 2005 ... 38th PBEC int'l general meeting kicks off in Hong KongHONG KONG, June 13 (Xinhua) -- The 38th International GeneralMeeting of the Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC) opened here onMonday. David Eldon, chairman of the PBEC, hosted the opening ceremony. Stephen ...
White House insists there was "significant" post-war planning forIraq
Jun 13, 2005 ... White House insists there was "significant" post-war planning forIraqWASHINGTON, June 12 (Xinhua) -- The White House said on Sundaythat the United States had "significant post-war planning" for Iraqbefore the March 2003 invasion and disputed characterization of aBritish memo ...
Five children killed in fire in US
Jun 13, 2005 ... Five children killed in fire in USWASHINGTON, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Five children were killed and twoadults were seriously injured Sunday morning in a fire inPhiladelphia, in the US eastern state of Pennsylvania. The children were one boy and four girls. Three of them ...
Portugal, Cuba and Poland top of the pools at halfway mark
Jun 13, 2005 ... Portugal, Cuba and Poland top of the pools at halfway markBEIJING, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Portugal, Cuba and Poland are thethree pool leaders at the end of round three of the 2005 World LeagueIntercontinental Round which ended on Sunday. Portugal continued their majestic form ...
Ronaldo raises funds for tsunami-hit Aceh
Jun 13, 2005 ... Ronaldo raises funds for tsunami-hit AcehJakarta, June 13 (Xinhua) - Portuguese soccer player CristianoRonaldo, 20, and a drink firm PT Bintang Toedjoe jointly raised onebillion rupiahs (about 0.1 million U.S. dollars) for therehabilitation and reconstruction of tsunami-hit ...
Hong Kong stocks open higher -- June 13
Jun 13, 2005 ... Hong Kong stocks open higher -- June 13HONG KONG, June 13 (Xinhua) -- ...
Domestic violence drops significantly in US
Jun 13, 2005 ... Domestic violence drops significantly in USWASHINGTON, June 12 (Xinhua) -- The rate of family violence in theUnited States fell more than half between 1993 and 2002, figuresreleased on Sunday by the Justice Department's Bureau of JusticeStatistics showed. In 2002, 2.1 ...
China Exclusive: China resurrects world's earliest seismograph
Jun 13, 2005 ... China Exclusive: China resurrects world's earliest seismograph byXinhua writer Chen Siwu, Shan ChungangZHENGZHOU, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese seismologists andarcheologists have announced that they've created a replica of "Didong Yi," the world's first seismograph. The ...
China launches laptop computer-based network campus scheme
Jun 13, 2005 ... China launches laptop computer-based network campus schemeBEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) -- China Education and Research Network(CERNET) has launched the "New Network Campus" program, which isbased on the wide use of laptop computers in the prestigious QinghuaUniversity ....
South Asian countries discuss human-elephant conflict in Nepal
Jun 13, 2005 ... South Asian countries discuss human-elephant conflict in NepalKATHMANDU, June 13 (Xinhua) -- A regional conference opened hereMonday to exchange lessons and experiences in human-elephant conflictamong south Asian countries. Jointly organized by the Nepali government and ...
Roundup: Freed French journalist arrives home from Iraq
Jun 13, 2005 ... Roundup: Freed French journalist arrives home from IraqBAGHDAD/PARIS, June 12 (Xinhua) -- French journalist FlorenceAubenas, kept hostage for more than five months in Iraq, arrived homelate Sunday as bodies found in Baghdad and the rising US death tollare pointing to continued ...
Child labor to disappear within 5 years in Nepal: official
Jun 13, 2005 ... Child labor to disappear within 5 years in Nepal: officialKATHMANDU, June 13 (Xinhua) -- The Nepali government has set thegoal of eliminating the phenomenon of child labor within five years,a senior official said here Monday. The government is determined to achieve this ...
China, United States share golds at final day of Shooting World Cup
Jun 13, 2005 ... China, United States share golds at final day of Shooting WorldCupBERLIN, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese veteran Tan Zongliang andAmerican youngster Ryan Tanoue shared the two golds at stake by twodifferent ways on the final day of Shooting World Cup in MunichSunday while China ...
More bomb attacks in deep South Thailand
Jun 13, 2005 ... More bomb attacks in deep South ThailandBANGKOK, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Violent unrest has continued inThailand's southern border region, with two more bomb attacks inNarathiwat Province Monday morning injuring four innocent people, theThai News Agency reported. The first ...
China holds centennial commemoration of late leader Chen Yun
Jun 13, 2005 ... China holds centennial commemoration of late leader Chen YunBEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) -- A grand centennial commemoration oflate Chinese leader Chen Yun, hailed as one of the founders ofChina's socialist economic construction, was held in the Great Hallof the People Monday ...
Polio cases in Indonesia soar to 34
Jun 13, 2005 ... Polio cases in Indonesia soar to 34JAKARTA, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia has seen six more cases ofpolio confirmed, bringing the total number of children afflicted withthe crippling virus up to 34, local newspaper reported Monday. One of the newly confirmed cases came from ...
Doha summit to give collective voice to developing countries: Nepali King
Jun 13, 2005 ... Doha summit to give collective voice to developing countries:Nepali KingKATHMANDU, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Nepali King Gyanendra has expressedthat the Second South Summit of the Group of 77 and China willcontribute significantly towards the sustainable socio- economicadvancement ...
G-33 upbeat on WTO members' accepting special treatment offer
Jun 13, 2005 ... G-33 upbeat on WTO members' accepting special treatment offerJAKARTA, June 13 (Xinhua) -- The Group of 33 developing countriesis upbeat about the chances that World Trade Organization memberswill accept its proposal on the implementation details of special anddifferential ...