Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, July 4:
Japan's ruling party secures No.1 in Tokyo assembly election
Jul 04, 2005 ... Japan's ruling party secures No.1 in Tokyo assembly electionTOKYO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party(LDP) won 48 seats in Sunday's Tokyo metropolitan assembly election,securing its leading position despite the failure of keeping up withthe previous seats ...
Opener, Advisory
Jul 04, 2005 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service for Sunday,July 03, 2005, and begins ...
S China province fighting biological invasion
Jul 04, 2005 ... S China province fighting biological invasionDANZHOU, Hainan, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Some 10,000 volunteers,including teachers, students, farm workers and civil servants,participated in a campaign against invading species in China'ssouthernmost province of Hainan on Sunday ....
Chinese sportswoman wins Singapore Triathlon champion
Jul 04, 2005 ... Chinese sportswoman wins Singapore Triathlon championSINGAPORE, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese sportswoman Wang Hong Ni wonthe champion in the women's elite race of the Singapore Triathlonheld in the East Coast Park of the city state on Sunday. It took her two hours, two ...
Tour de France overall standings
Jul 04, 2005 ... Tour de France overall standings PARIS, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the overall standingsafter the second stage of the Tour de France, a 181.5km ride fromChallans to Les Essarts on Sunday: 1. David Zabriskie (USA/CSC) 4h12min 22sec 2. Lance ...
Chinese Premier visits flood-stricken south China city
Jul 04, 2005 ... Chinese Premier visits flood-stricken south China cityWUZHOU, Guangxi, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao onSaturday visited Wuzhou in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, acity ravaged by the worst flooding in 100 years last month. Wen first visited the ...
Greek premier to pay first official visit to Turkey in 46 years
Jul 04, 2005 ... Greek premier to pay first official visit to Turkey in 46 yearsATHENS, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanliswill pay a historic official visit to Turkey, the first of its kindin 46 years as ties between the former arch-foes continue to warm up,the Greek prime ...
News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua
Jul 04, 2005 ... News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of XinhuaHONG KONG, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Sunday:Cambodian PM to attend GMS summit in China Cambodian PM leaves for GMS summit in China Major news ...
Tour de France second stage standings
Jul 04, 2005 ... Tour de France second stage standings PARIS, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings from thesecond stage of the Tour de France, a 181.5km ride from Challans toLes Essarts on Sunday: 1. Tom Boonen (BEL/QST)3h51min 31sec (average: ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- July 3
Jul 04, 2005 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- July 3BEIJING, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are the domestic newsitems released by Xinhua on Sunday: China, Japan to further promote tourism cooperation: Chinese VicePremier Domestic news items from Xinhua -- July 2 ...
(Recast) Chinese Premier visits flood-stricken south China city
Jul 04, 2005 ... (Recast) Chinese Premier visits flood-stricken south China cityWUZHOU, Guangxi, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao onSunday visited Wuzhou in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, acity ravaged by the worst flooding in 100 years last month. Wen first visited ...
Federer beats Roddick to clinch third straight Wimbledon crown (updated with quotes)
Jul 04, 2005 ... Federer beats Roddick to clinch third straight Wimbledon crown(updated with quotes)LONDON, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Rodger Federer etched his name in theWimbledon history book of greats on Sunday when he relentlesslydestroyed Andy Roddick 6-3, 7-6 (2), 6-4 in the final to become ...
Jordan's Badran cabinet makes first reshuffle in three months
Jul 04, 2005 ... Jordan's Badran cabinet makes first reshuffle in three monthsAMMAN, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's government of Adnan Badran,formed just three months ago, made its first reshuffle on Sunday. King Abdullah II approved the cabinet reshuffle and the newlyappointed ministers took ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, July 4
Jul 04, 2005 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, July 4KABUL -- One ofthe six US Special Forces troops missing in Afghan eastern provinceof Kunar since Tuesday has been rescued, a US official said Sunday. The rescued one member of the team was in good condition, theofficial added ....
Market Exchange Rates -- July 4
Jul 04, 2005 ... Market Exchange Rates -- July 4 BEIJING, July 4 (Xinhua) --Market exchange rates of four major currencies against RMB yuan forMonday, announced by the People's Bank of China:Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) US Dollar 100827.65 ...
Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2120 GMT, July 3
Jul 04, 2005 ... Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2120 GMT, July 3TIKRIT -- Iraqi forces have captured an aide to al-Qaida leader inIraq Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in a village in northern Iraq, police saidon Sunday. - - - - RIYADH -- A senior al-Qaida militant was killed in a clash ...
Mubarak follows up kidnapped diplomat in Iraq
Jul 04, 2005 ... Mubarak follows up kidnapped diplomat in IraqCAIRO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak askedto be kept informed of the alleged abduction of the top Egyptiandiploma in Iraq, the official MENA news agency reported Sunday. Presidential spokesman Suleiman Awad ...
Furyk ends two-year title drought to win Western
Jul 04, 2005 ... Furyk ends two-year title drought to win WesternWASHINGTON, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Jim Furyk answered Tiger Woods'charge with three straight birdies and avoided another late collapseto end a two-year title drought with a victory at the Western Open inLemont, Illinois, on Sunday ....
Slovenia bags record 35 medals at Med Games
Jul 04, 2005 ... Slovenia bags record 35 medals at Med GamesBELGRADE, Serbia-Montenegro, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Slovenian athleteshave bagged a record 35 medals at the ongoing 15th MediterraneanGames in Spain, 15 medals more than they won four years ago in Tunis,said reports reaching here from ...
Argentine Soccer Standings
Jul 04, 2005 ... Argentine Soccer StandingsBUENOS AIRES, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the final standingsSunday from the Argentine first division (tabulated under gamesplayed, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against, points):Velez Sarsfield 19 11 6 2 32 14 39 ...
Scores of U.S. PGA Tour Cialis Western Open
Jul 04, 2005 ... Scores of U.S. PGA Tour Cialis Western OpenWASHINGTON, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the scores of theU.S. PGA Tour Cialis Western Open at the par-71 course Lemont,Illinosi, United States, on Sunday: 270 Jim Furyk (United States) 64 70 67 69 272 ...
NZ FM reveals progress on apple access to Australia
Jul 04, 2005 ... NZ FM reveals progress on apple access to AustraliaWELLINGTON, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The long-standing dispute overaccess for New Zealand apples to the Australian market should beresolved soon, and certain progress has been made, New ZealandForeign Minister Phil Goff said Monday ....
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Jul 04, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The followings are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Monday:The Philippine Star: -- The government and Muslim rebels, Moro Muslim Liberation Front,will resume peace ...
Norwegian championship results and standings
Jul 04, 2005 ... Norwegian championship results and standings STOCKHOLM, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results andstandings from the Norwegian championship matches on Sunday: Sunday, July 3 Aalesund1 Viking Stavanger 2Bodo Glimt 1 Lyn Oslo ...
Brazilian Soccer Standings
Jul 04, 2005 ... Brazilian Soccer StandingsSAO PAULO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings Sundayin the Brazilian first-division soccer championship (tabulated undergames pl played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against, points): Ponte Preta 10 7 2 1 20 10 23 ...
Chirac hopes breakthrough on climate change at G8 summit in Britain
Jul 04, 2005 ... Chirac hopes breakthrough on climate change at G8 summit inBritainMOSCOW, July 3 (Xinhua) -- French President Jacques Chiracexpressed the hope on Sunday that a breakthrough on climate changecould be made at the summit of the Group of Eight (G8) this week inBritain ....
How seeds progress in Wimbledon
Jul 04, 2005 ... How seeds progress in WimbledonLONDON, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Following is the progression of the top16 seeds at the Wimbledon championships after the men's singles finalon Sunday: Men's singles 1. Roger Federer (Switzerland) First round - beat Paul-Henri ...
Kazakh president decides to run for next re-election
Jul 04, 2005 ... Kazakh president decides to run for next re-electionMOSCOW, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayevannounced on Sunday that he will seek his third term by running inthe next presidential election. "The date of the election will be determined and I will ...
Argentine soccer results
Jul 04, 2005 ... Argentine soccer resultsBUENOS AIRES, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results fromthe Argentine league (home teams listed first): Saturday's games Racing Club lost to San Lorenzo 0-1 Quilmes tied Gimnasia y Esgrima 1-1 Newell's Old Boys tied ...
Australia's new defense chief assumes office
Jul 04, 2005 ... Australia's new defense chief assumes officeCANBERRA, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston onMonday assumed command of the Australian Defense Force (ADF),replacing General Peter Cosgrove who has retired from the ADF aftermore than 40 years of service ....
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Jul 04, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Monday. Asahi, Yomiuri, Mainichi, Nihon Keizai: -- The Liberal Democratic Party remains the largest party in theTokyo ...
Final results at the 2005 Wimbledon Championships
Jul 04, 2005 ... Final results at the 2005 Wimbledon Championships LONDON, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the trophy winners at the2005 Wimbledon tennis championships (all prize money in poundssterling): Men's singles - 630,000 (1.12 million US dollars)Roger Federer ...
Brazilian Soccer Results
Jul 04, 2005 ... Brazilian Soccer ResultsSAO PAULO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from the10th round of the Brazilian first-division soccer championship (hometeams listed first): Saturday's games Coritiba bt Paysandu 3-1 Fluminense lost to Parana 0-1 ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Jul 04, 2005 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the baht on Monday as offered by the Bangkok Bank: Monday Friday US dollar 41.02/41.62 40.89/41.49 ...
UN envoy condemns Pristina bombings
Jul 04, 2005 ... UN envoy condemns Pristina bombingsBELGRADE, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Soren Jessen-Petersen, the UN envoyadministering the Serbian province of Kosovo, condemned on Sunday thethree bombings in Pristina, capital of Kosovo. The explosions rocked international institutions in ...
Mexico's PRI wins strong victory in key state: exit polls
Jul 04, 2005 ... Mexico's PRI wins strong victory in key state: exit pollsMEXICO CITY, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Mexico's main oppositionInstitutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) won elections in thecountry's biggest state on Sunday, exit polls showed, The victory lifted the party's hopes for the ...
Finnish soccer championship results and standings
Jul 04, 2005 ... Finnish soccer championship results and standings HELSINKI, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results andstandings from the Finnish championship matches on Sunday: Sunday, July 3 KuPS 0 Haka Valkeakoski0 ...
Interview: France hopes to extend economic and trade cooperationwith China
Jul 04, 2005 ... Interview: France hopes to extend economic and trade cooperationwith ChinaPARIS, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Economic and trade relationsbetween France and China have enormous potential and France expectsto widen the cooperation with China in these fields, said FrenchMinister Delegate for ...
(CORRECTIOIN) Mubarak follows abduction of diplomat in Iraq
Jul 04, 2005 ... (CORRECTIOIN) Mubarak follows abduction of diplomat in Iraq Eds:Changes "diploma" in 1st para to "diplomat"CAIRO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak askedto be kept informed of the alleged abduction of the top Egyptiandiplomat in Iraq, the official MENA news ...
Blair sees crisis facing EU as of political leadership
Jul 04, 2005 ... Blair sees crisis facing EU as of political leadershipPARIS, July 4 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair saidthe current internal crisis in the European Union (EU) triggered bythe French and Dutch rejection of a proposed constitution was one ofpolitical leadership, ...
Massive looting reported in DR Congo's western city
Jul 04, 2005 ... Massive looting reported in DR Congo's western cityKINSHASA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Massive looting swept a western cityof the Democratic Republic of Congo Sunday, leaving one person deadand several others injured, officials told China's Xinhua NewsAgency. Hundreds of ...
Koizumi tops income list of Japan's party leaders
Jul 04, 2005 ... Koizumi tops income list of Japan's party leadersTOKYO, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister and leader ofthe ruling Liberal Democratic Party Junichiro Koizumi earned 38.17million yen (343,000 US dollars) in 2004, the richest among leadersof Japan's political parties, ...
Intertoto Cup second round results
Jul 04, 2005 ... Intertoto Cup second round results LONDON, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from theIntertoto Cup second Round first leg matches on Sunday: 2nd Round, first leg Sunday, July 3...
Vietnamese PM arrives
Jul 04, 2005 ... Vietnamese PM arrivesKUNMING, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan VanKhai arrived in Kunming, capital of southwest China's YunnanProvince, on Monday morning for the second summit of the GreaterMekong Subregion (GMS) Economic Cooperation Program. Chinese ...
Thailand seizes 240,000 speed pills
Jul 04, 2005 ... Thailand seizes 240,000 speed pillsBANGKOK, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Bangkok police have seized a total of240,000 speed pills after a brief car chase, local press reported onMonday. Acting on a tip-off, police on Sunday started chase and surroundeda Chevrolet pick-up truck on ...
Thailand seizes 240,000 speed pills
Jul 04, 2005 ... Thailand seizes 240,000 speed pillsBANGKOK, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Bangkok police Sunday seized a totalof 240,000 speed pills from a truck, local press reported Monday. Acting on a tip-off, police started chasing and surrounded aChevrolet pick-up truck on the toll way leading ...
New Philippine central bank governor sworn
Jul 04, 2005 ... New Philippine central bank governor swornMANILA, July 4 (Xinhua) -- President Gloria Macapagal-ArroyoMonday sworn into office Amado Tetangco Jr. as the new chief of thecentral bank. Tetangco assured the nation his wish to address problems of "continuity of stable prices ...
Filipino athletes in good hands in China: sport official
Jul 04, 2005 ... Filipino athletes in good hands in China: sport officialMANILA, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Philippine Sports Commission (PSC)Chairman Butch Ramirez expressed appreciation towards Chinesecounterpart for the training they are providing for Filipinoathletes, a local newspaper reported ...
China's leading oil, gas producer volunteers for acquisition review
Jul 04, 2005 ... China's leading oil, gas producer volunteers for acquisitionreviewBEIJING, July 4 (Xinhua) -- China's third largest oil and gasproducer CNOOC Ltd has voluntarily requested the Committee on ForeignInvestment in the United States (CFIUS) to review its acquisitionplan for Unocal ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- July 4
Jul 04, 2005 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- July 4BEIJING, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-basednewspapers on Monday:People's Daily -- Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in theKazakh capital of Astana Sunday for a state visit to the CentralAsian ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Jul 04, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapersNEW DELHI, July 4 (Xinhua) - Following are major news headlines inleading Indian newspapers on Monday.The Hindu: -- Two ministers of India-administered Kashmir escaped from anexplosive along the road in the north ...
S.Korean official cautiously optimistic over resumption of six-party nuclear talks
Jul 04, 2005 ... S.Korean official cautiously optimistic over resumption of six-party nuclear talksSEOUL, July 4 (Xinhua) -- A South Korean official has expressedhis "cautious" optimism over possible resumption of the six-partytalks aimed at resolving the nuclear issue on the Korean ...
Major news items in Thailand's leading newspapers
Jul 04, 2005 ... Major news items in Thailand's leading newspapersBANGKOK, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inThailand's leading newspapers on Monday: Bangkok Post: -- Critics say the government's highly publicized war against themafia and influential people is ...
Philippine First Gentleman soon to leave again
Jul 04, 2005 ... Philippine First Gentleman soon to leave againMANILA, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's husband Jose Miguel "Mike" Arroyo is set to go abroad againafter returning from a four-day stay in Hong Kong, a local TVreported Monday. Citing the ...
WHO vows to be committed to UN's anti-HIV target
Jul 04, 2005 ... WHO vows to be committed to UN's anti-HIV targetKOBE, Japan, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization hasvowed to be committed to the United Nations goal of giving anti-HIVtherapy to 3 million patients around the world. Jim Yong Kim, head of the World Health ...
Hong Kong stocks open lower -- July 4
Jul 04, 2005 ... Hong Kong stocks open lower -- July 4HONG KONG, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
Chinese official on huge potential for China's untapped deposits
Jul 04, 2005 ... Chinese official on huge potential for China's untapped depositsBeijing, July 4 (Xinhua) -- China has only tapped a fraction ofits natural resources with vast reserves yet to be discovered,Monday's China Daily reported, quoting Zhang Hongtao, deputy directorof the China ...
Myanmar women organization condemns foreign pressure
Jul 04, 2005 ... Myanmar women organization condemns foreign pressureYANGON, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar Women's Affairs Federation(MWAF), the largest women social organization in Myanmar, hascondemned some big nations for putting pressure on and imposingsanctions against the country, saying ...
Foreign exchange rates in Philippines
Jul 04, 2005 ... Foreign exchange rates in PhilippinesMANILA, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the peso released by the Central Bank of thePhilippines on Monday:Monday Friday US dollar55.938056.1770 Japanese ...
Chemical factory fire reignites in Taiwan
Jul 04, 2005 ... Chemical factory fire reignites in TaiwanHONG KONG, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The fire in a chemical factory inTaichung City of Taiwan reignited for the second time around ten o'clock Monday, according to Hong Kong media reports. Heavy smokes can be seen on the spot and emergency ...
Myanmar to expand pearl market
Jul 04, 2005 ... Myanmar to expand pearl marketYANGON, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar will expand pearl production inorder to earn more foreign exchange on international pearl market,according to the Myanma Pearl Enterprise. Myanmar has targeted to produce 100,000 units (55,000 mommis) ...
1.3 tons of cocaine seized in June in Peru
Jul 04, 2005 ... 1.3 tons of cocaine seized in June in PeruLIMA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Peruvian police seized 1,313.55 kilogramsof cocaine in anti-drug operations in June, police officials said onSunday. Police also smashed 88 drug-processing factories and confiscated33 tons of chemical ...
Drug dealing suspect nabbed in Macao
Jul 04, 2005 ... Drug dealing suspect nabbed in MacaoMACAO, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The Macao police have arrested a drugsmuggling suspect, allegedly carrying a quantity of various types ofnarcotics, local media reported Monday. The Macao Post quoted police sources as saying that the ...
Thailand to assist African countries in fighting HIV/AIDS
Jul 04, 2005 ... Thailand to assist African countries in fighting HIV/AIDSBANGKOK, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Thailand will help African countriesprevent the spread of HIV/AIDS under a UN-initiated program, localpress reported Monday. The United Nations Development Program has sought assistance ...
Survey says Macao residents satisfied with public cleanliness
Jul 04, 2005 ... Survey says Macao residents satisfied with public cleanlinessMACAO, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Some 54 percent of Macao residents aresatisfied with the state of the public cleanliness, according to asurvey here Monday. The survey, jointly launched by the Union for Construction ...