Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, July 7:
Vietnam detects cross-border mobile phone smuggling ring
Jul 07, 2005 ... Vietnam detects cross-border mobile phone smuggling ringHANOI, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese police have recently arrested8 local people who smuggled over 30,000 mobile phones from Cambodiato Vietnam, local newspaper Saigon Liberation reported Thursday. The people from ...
Vietnam's pepper export down in first half
Jul 07, 2005 ... Vietnam's pepper export down in first halfHANOI, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam, the world's biggest pepperexporter, sold 55,000 tons of pepper worth 75 million US dollarsoverseas in the first half of this year, posting year-on-yeardecreases of 14 percent and 13 percent, ...
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0500 GMT, July 7
Jul 07, 2005 ... Xinhua world economic news summary at 0500 GMT, July 7GLENEAGLES, Britain -- The European Union has pledged 1 billioneuros (1.2 billion US dollars) each year to support the tradingcapacity of developing countries, European Commission President JoseManuel Barroso announced here ...
HKSTP further develops SIP Trading platform
Jul 07, 2005 ... HKSTP further develops SIP Trading platformHONG KONG, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong Science and TechnologyParks Corporation (HKSTP) announced Thursday a joint collaborationwith leading Chinese technology and engineering universities toextend the semiconductor intellectual ...
Taiwan stocks end lower -- July 7
Jul 07, 2005 ... Taiwan stocks end lower -- July 7HONG KONG, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Share prices on the Taiwan StockExchange opened low and closed lower Thursday, with the weightedindex, the market's key barometer, moving down 9.45 points to closeat 6,212.6, according to news reaching here from ...
HK companies collaborate on cargo data integration
Jul 07, 2005 ... HK companies collaborate on cargo data integrationHONG KONG, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong Air Cargo TerminalsLimited (Hactl) and Global Logistics System (HK) Co., Ltd. (GLSHK)have signed an agreement for a project to enable data integrationbetween the two companies' system ....
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Jul 07, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapersCAIRO, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Thursday.Al Ahram: -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met on Wednesday with USdeputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick ...
Uganda's crop exports risk WTO's sanctions over child labor
Jul 07, 2005 ... Uganda's crop exports risk WTO's sanctions over child laborKAMPALA, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Uganda's cash crop exports couldattract sanctions from the World Trade Organization (WTO) ifemployers continue using child labor, Chairman of the Federation ofUganda Employers Aloysius Semanda ...
Spain, US reaffirm good cooperation in Afghanistan
Jul 07, 2005 ... Spain, US reaffirm good cooperation in AfghanistanMADRID, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Spain Defense Minister Jose Bono and USAmbassador Eduardo Aguirre on Wednesday reaffirmed the goodcooperation between Madrid and Washington in Afghanistan, where Spainis to send more troops to boost ...
Whirlwind kills one, damages 90 houses in Mexico
Jul 07, 2005 ... Whirlwind kills one, damages 90 houses in MexicoMEXICO CITY, July 6 (Xinhua) -- A whirlwind hit the city ofMonterrey in the northern state of Nuevo Leon, leaving one dead,another injured and 90 houses damaged on Wednesday. The strong winds and heavy rains mainly affected ...
FLASH: THREE EXPLOSIONS RIP THROUGH BUSES IN CENTRAL LONDON: POLICE
Jul 07, 2005 ... FLASH: THREE EXPLOSIONS RIP ...
Indonesian police arrest two more suspects in Australian embassy bombing
Jul 07, 2005 ... Indonesian police arrest two more suspects in Australian embassybombingJAKARTA, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian police said Thursday ithas arrested two men implicated with the bombing in front of theAustralian embassy compound here on Sept. 9, 2004 in which ninepeople were ...
Hundreds protest against Japan in HK
Jul 07, 2005 ... Hundreds protest against Japan in HKHONG KONG, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Over a hundred people of differentgroups Thursday protested before the Consulate General of Japan inHong Kong in commemoration of the 68th anniversary of "the LugouqiaoIncident" which marked the outbreak of the ...
Major news items in leading Afghan newspapers
Jul 07, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Afghan newspapersKABUL, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inAfghan leading newspapers on Thursday. Arman-e-Millie: Unknown armed men attacked a joint Afghan-American medical team ineastern Kunar province the day ...
Air quality of major Chinese cities -- July 7
Jul 07, 2005 ... Air quality of major Chinese cities -- July 7BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Report on the quality of air in 47major Chinese cities (12:00 July 6 to 12:00 July 7, Beijing Time),released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center:City Major Pollutant Air ...
FLASH: EXPLOSION RIPS THROUGH BUS IN CENTRAL LONDON: POLICE
Jul 07, 2005 ... FLASH: EXPLOSION RIPS THROUGH ...
Hong Kong stocks close lower -- July 7
Jul 07, 2005 ... Hong Kong stocks close lower -- July 7HONG KONG, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
Swedish championship results and standings
Jul 07, 2005 ... Swedish championship results and standings STOCKHOLM, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results andstandings from the Swedish championship matches on Wednesday : Wednesday, July 6 Gefle IF lost to IFK Gothenburg 0-2Standings (tabulated under games ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, July 7
Jul 07, 2005 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, July 7TEHRAN, July 7(Xinhua) -- Iran and Iraq restarted high-level military talksWednesday on peace and security issues in the region, for the firsttime after the two countries fought a war between 1980 and 1988. Visiting Iraqi Defense ...
Shanghai stock index continues downward trend for seven days
Jul 07, 2005 ... Shanghai stock index continues downward trend for seven daysBEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The composite index of Shanghai StockExchange closed at 1,033.55 points Wednesday, continuing its downwardtrend for consecutive seven days. The consecutive drop of composite index ...
Indonesian police arrest two more suspects in Australian embassy bombing
Jul 07, 2005 ... Indonesian police arrest two more suspects in Australian embassybombingJAKARTA, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian police said Thursday ithas arrested two men implicated with the bombing in front of theAustralian embassy compound here on Sept. 9, 2004, in which ninepeople were ...
Urgent: G8 summit starts in Scotland
Jul 07, 2005 ... Urgent: G8 summit starts in ScotlandGLENEAGLES, Britain, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The annual summit of theGroup of Eight (G8) opened in the Scottish resort of Gleneagles onThursday with aid to Africa and climate change topping the agenda. After their first working session, G8 ...
Cross-Straits summer camp for students opens in Nanjing
Jul 07, 2005 ... Cross-Straits summer camp for students opens in Nanjing NANJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Altogether 500 students and teachers fromboth sides of the Taiwan Straits gathered in Nanjing Thursday morningfor a four-day summer camp to promote cross-Straits exchanges andenhance understanding among ...
Ugandan parliament approves Swahili as second official language
Jul 07, 2005 ... Ugandan parliament approves Swahili as second official languageKAMPALA, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The Ugandan parliament has approvedSwahili as the second language in the east African country afterEnglish. Local media reported on Thursday that the approvement, which wasadopted ...
Interview: Japan should take history as a mirror: historian By Wang Mian, Zhang Li
Jul 07, 2005 ... Interview: Japan should take history as a mirror: historian By Wang Mian, Zhang LiSEOUL, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Japan's all-out aggression of China 68years ago was aimed at resolving its domestic political, economic andsocial problems, said a South Korean historian recently in ...
Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapers
Jul 07, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapersLAGOS, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Nigerian newspapers on Thursday. This Day: -- The Senate on Wednesday okayed all the 12 ministerial nominees,including Special Adviser to the ...
NZ stocks close down
Jul 07, 2005 ... NZ stocks close downWELLINGTON, July 7 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand share market closelower Thursday with the benchmark NZSX-50 gross index falling 14. 47points or 0.44 percent at 3,262.28, while the NZSX all capital indexended 4.87 points or 0.47 percent lower at 1,026.75 ....
New Party delegation leaves Guangzhou for Nanjing
Jul 07, 2005 ... New Party delegation leaves Guangzhou for NanjingGUANGZHOU, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The 30-member delegation of the NewParty in Taiwan, headed by Chairman Yok Mu-ming, left Guangzhou forNanjing at 2:50 p.m. Thursday. Yok and his entourage, who arrived in Guangzhou via Hong ...
Explosion reported in London's financial district
Jul 07, 2005 ... Explosion reported in London's financial districtLONDON, July7 (Xinhua) -- A explosion was reported in London's financialdistrict during the rush hour on Thursday morning and several peoplewere injured, British transport police said. The explosion was in ...
Sri Lanka to safeguarde interest in Indian canal project
Jul 07, 2005 ... Sri Lanka to safeguarde interest in Indian canal projectCOLOMBO, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan government will exploreappropriate measures and take all necessary steps to safeguard itsinterests in the proposed Sethusamudram ship canal project undertakenby the Indian ...
CPC expeled 490,000 unqualified members in 2004, official
Jul 07, 2005 ... CPC expeled 490,000 unqualified members in 2004, officialBEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The Communist Party of China (CPC)expelled 490,000 unqualified members in 2004, a senior CPC officialsaid here on Thursday. Li Jingtian, deputy head of the CPC Central ...
Brazil aiming for hat trick of World League titles
Jul 07, 2005 ... Brazil aiming for hat trick of World League titlesBELGRADE, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian coach Bernardo Rezende saidon Wednesday that his team is going to do much better in Belgradeahead of the 2005 World League Final Round, which starts on Friday inthe "Belgrade Arena" Hall of ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Jul 07, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapersANKARA, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Thursday.ZAMAN (Time): -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said theIslamophobia which appeared after the Sept ....
Philippine local police chief and team dismissed after municipal official shot dead
Jul 07, 2005 ... Philippine local police chief and team dismissed after municipalofficial shot deadMANILA, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Philippine National Police (PNP)Thursday dismissed a local police chief and 23 police officers fromtheir posts for failing to protect a vice-mayor who was shot ...
Australia's jobless rate falls to new low
Jul 07, 2005 ... Australia's jobless rate falls to new lowCANBERRA, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Australia's unemployment rate fell toa new low of 5.0 percent in June, according to official figuresreleased Thursday. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said the total number ofpeople out of work fell ...
World Bank willing to assist Tanzania's rural electrification
Jul 07, 2005 ... World Bank willing to assist Tanzania's rural electrificationDAR ES SALAAM, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank has indicated itswillingness to assist the planned rural electrification project inTanzania. Local newspaper Daily News on Thursday quoted a World Bank experton ...
London's underground network suspended after blast
Jul 07, 2005 ... London's underground network suspended after blastLONDON, July 7 (Xinhua) -- London's entire railway network wassuspended Thursday after an explosion in the city's financialdistrict injured several people, British transport police said. The explosion was reported near the ...
Major news items in leading German newspapers
Jul 07, 2005 ... Major news items in leading German newspapersBERLIN, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading German newspapers on Thursday.Frankfurter Allgemeine: -- leaders of the world's richest nations arrived at a centralScotland resort to address ...
ADB, Japan to host GMS development forum in Tokyo
Jul 07, 2005 ... ADB, Japan to host GMS development forum in TokyoMANILA, July 7 (Xinhua) -- About 80 major private sector companiesfrom Japan and other east Asian countries are expected to participatein the 2nd Mekong Development Forum (MDF) to be held in Tokyo fromJuly 14 to 15, the Asian ...
Pakistan, Iran, India to hold trilateral talks ongas project
Jul 07, 2005 ... Pakistan, Iran, India to hold trilateral talks on gas projectISLAMABAD, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Islamabad and Tehran have agreedthat all future talks on the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India gaspipeline project would be held on a trilateral basis and India wouldbe involved in all ...
S.Korean president repeats hope to hold another inter-Korean summit
Jul 07, 2005 ... S.Korean president repeats hope to hold another inter-KoreansummitSEOUL, July 7 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Roh Moo-hyunrepeated Thursday his hope to meet with Kim Jong Il, top leader ofthe Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) "at any time and anyplace." ...
Shanghai stock index up -- July 7
Jul 07, 2005 ... Shanghai stock index up -- July 7BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The Composite Stock Index on theShanghai Stock Exchange closed at 1,038.60 points on Thursday, up5.05 points from previous ...
Israel holds evacuation simulation exercises
Jul 07, 2005 ... Israel holds evacuation simulation exercisesJERUSALEM, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Israeli forces and police areholding their first comprehensive evacuation simulation exercisesThursday morning in a bid to prepare for this summer's Gaza pullout. Under the command of Assistant ...
Hushen 300 index up -- July 7
Jul 07, 2005 ... Hushen 300 index up -- July 7BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The Hushen 300 Index reflecting thewhole fluctuation of China's Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchangesclosed at 844.73 points on Thursday, up 2.17 ...
More education input crucial for China's talent reserve, says expert
Jul 07, 2005 ... More education input crucial for China's talent reserve, saysexpertBEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- A recent study done by one of China'stop think tanks indicated that it is a vital step for the country toincrease its input in education so as to enhance the country's humancapital ...
KOSPI rises to year's high
Jul 07, 2005 ... KOSPI rises to year's highSEOUL, July 7 (Xinhua) -- South Korean main bourse rose to theyear's high Thursday. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) increased7.81 points, or 0.76 percent, at 1,026.82, the highest level thisyear. Volume was ...
Shenzhen stock index mixed -- July 7
Jul 07, 2005 ... Shenzhen stock index mixed -- July 7BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The Component Stock Index on theShenzhen Stock Exchange closed at 2,697.94 points on Thursday, up1.44 points from previous ...
Gas combustion kills three in north China city
Jul 07, 2005 ... Gas combustion kills three in north China cityHOHHOT, July 7 (Xinhua) -- A gas combustion happened Wednesday inthe Wangzifen Coal Mine in Chifeng City's Nianfangzi Township, northChina's ...
Pinochet's immunity in Operation Colombo case removed
Jul 07, 2005 ... Pinochet's immunity in Operation Colombo case removedSANTIAGO, July 6 (Xinhua) -- The Santiago Court of AppealsWednesday removed the immunity from criminal prosecution of formerdictator Augusto Pinochet, 89, in regards to the Operation Colombocase involving the disappearance of ...
Tokyo stocks end lower
Jul 07, 2005 ... Tokyo stocks end lowerTOKYO, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks fell Thursday after UScrude oil futures leapt to a record high. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 13.39 points, or 0.12percent, to 11,590.14. The broader Tokyo Stock Price Index of all First Section ...
Vietnam's auto sales up in first 6 months
Jul 07, 2005 ... Vietnam's auto sales up in first 6 monthsHANOI, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam sold a total of 16,128 vehiclesin the first half of this year, posting a year-on-year rise of 26.1percent, the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA) toldXinhua Thursday. The ...
Trading on Hong Kong stock exchange -- July 7
Jul 07, 2005 ... Trading on Hong Kong stock exchange -- July 7HONG KONG, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are Thursday's major HangSeng Indexes managed and compiled by HSI Service Limited, a whollyowned subsidiary of the Hang Seng Bank: Index: Previous Close Close ...
Roadside bomb strikes US convoy in Baghdad
Jul 07, 2005 ... Roadside bomb strikes US convoy in BaghdadBAGHDAD, July 7 (Xinhua) -- A roadside bomb hit a US militaryconvoy Thursday morning in eastern Baghdad, wounding two soldiers,the US military said. The attack took place at about 7:30 a.m. (0330 GMT) in ...
Urgent: Explosion reported in London's financial district
Jul 07, 2005 ... Urgent: Explosion reported in London's financial district LONDON, July 7 (Xinhua) -- A explosion was ...
11 new polio cases found in Indonesia, putting total to 122: WHO
Jul 07, 2005 ... 11 new polio cases found in Indonesia, putting total to 122: WHOJAKARTA, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Eleven new cases of polio have beenfound in Indonesia, putting the total number of the crippling diseaseto 122, the Indonesian branch of the World Health Organization (WHO)said on ...
Explosion rips through bus in central London: police
Jul 07, 2005 ... Explosion rips through bus in central London: police LONDON,July 7 (Xinhua) -- An explosion ripped through a bus at ...
Zambia to strengthen law enforce agencies for fighting corruption
Jul 07, 2005 ... Zambia to strengthen law enforce agencies for fighting corruption LUSAKA, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa hassaid his government will soon implement new positive steps tostrengthen law enforcement agencies in a bid to realign the crusadeagainst corruption, the ...
Sri Lanka to safeguarded Sri Lankan interest in Indian Canal project
Jul 07, 2005 ... Sri Lanka to safeguarded Sri Lankan interest in Indian CanalprojectCOLOMBO, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan government will exploreappropriate measures and take all necessary steps to safeguard itsinterests in the proposed Sethusamudram ship canal project undertakenby the ...
894 private entrepreneurs join Communist Party of China in 2004
Jul 07, 2005 ... 894 private entrepreneurs join Communist Party of China in 2004BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The year 2004 saw more than 2.41million Chinese joining the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 2004,including 894 private entrepreneurs, a senior CPC official said hereon Thursday ....
Kuwait to reduce tax on foreign companies
Jul 07, 2005 ... Kuwait to reduce tax on foreign companiesKUWAIT CITY, July 7 (Xinhua) -- A Kuwaiti parliamentary financialcommittee has finalized its report on a proposal to reduce tax on theprofits earned by foreign companies, the Kuwait Times reportedThursday. The chairman of the ...
Dalian maintains lead in Chinese Super League
Jul 07, 2005 ... Dalian maintains lead in Chinese Super League BEIJING, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Dalian maintained their lead in theChinese Super League after beating Qingdao 2-1 while Chongqingrecorded first win of the season by edging out Liaoning 1-0 in the12th round on Wednesday. Dalian, ...
Gunmen kill 3 barbers in Baghdad
Jul 07, 2005 ... Gunmen kill 3 barbers in BaghdadBAGHDAD, July 7 (Xinhua) -- A group of gunmen have killed threebarbers and wounded two people in southwest of Baghdad, Iraq'sDefence Ministry said on Thursday. "A group of armed men in a vehicle gunned down three barbers andwounded two in ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Jul 07, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapersJERUSALEM, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Thursday.Ha'aretz: --Israel has agreed to allow Egypt to set up a movable militaryport in the northern Sinai Peninsula ...
Chinese, Zambian defense ministers agree to further military cooperation
Jul 07, 2005 ... Chinese, Zambian defense ministers agree to further militarycooperationBEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Defense Minister Cao Gangchuanand his Zambian counterpart Wamundila Muliokela here Thursday agreedto further expand the exchanges and cooperation between the ...
German federation asks for suspensions of six soccer players
Jul 07, 2005 ... German federation asks for suspensions of six soccer playersBERLIN, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The German soccer federation askedThursday for suspensions of six players suspected of being involvedin the match-fixing scandal. All players, one of whom has since retired to become an ...