Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, July 18:
Opener, Advisory
Jul 18, 2005 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service for Sunday,July 17, 2005, and begins ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua
Jul 18, 2005 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of XinhuaHONG KONG, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Sunday:Interview: Vietnam desires closer all-round relations with China:Vietnamese President by Huang Haimin ...
Dutch baseball team wins European championships
Jul 18, 2005 ... Dutch baseball team wins European championshipsPRAGUE, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The Dutch baseball team won the titleat the European championships after beating Italy 15-0 in Prague onSunday. Spain won the third ...
Vietnamese president leaves for China
Jul 18, 2005 ... Vietnamese president leaves for ChinaHANOI, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese State President Tran DucLuong Monday morning left Hanoi for a state visit to China from July18-22 at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao.At the international airport of Noi Bai, ...
URGENT: Taiwan's Ma promises to promote exchanges with CPC
Jul 18, 2005 ... URGENT: Taiwan's Ma promises to promote exchanges with CPCBEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Ma Ying-jeou, newly elected chairmanof Taiwan's Kuomintang (KMT) party, promised on Sunday he would workto promote exchanges between the KMT and the Communist Party of ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0100 GMT, July 18
Jul 18, 2005 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0100 GMT, July 18BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi government said on Sunday that the death tollof Saturday's suicide bomb attack in Musayyib town, south of Baghdad,has risen to more than 90. "The enemies of freedom and humanity in Iraq have committed a ...
China wins women's 10m synchronized diving title
Jul 18, 2005 ... China wins women's 10m synchronized diving titleMONTREAL, July 17 (Xinhua) -- China's Jia Tong and Yuan Peilin wonthe women's 10m platform synchronized event at the 11th worldswimming championships here on Sunday. Jia and ...
China wins three-meter synchronised diving in swiming worlds
Jul 18, 2005 ... China wins three-meter synchronised diving in swiming worldsMONTREAL, July 17 (Xinhua) -- China's Wang Feng and He Chong wonthe men's three-meter springboard synchronized event at the worldswimming championships here on Sunday. Wang and He then helped China to sweep the ...
World swimming championships program
Jul 18, 2005 ... World swimming championships program MONTREAL, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Following is the program for Mondayat the FINA world swimming championships here (all times GMT): Monday, July 18 Diving ...
China eliminated from softball World Cup title final
Jul 18, 2005 ... China eliminated from softball World Cup title finalWASHINGTON, July 17 (Xinhua) -- China was beaten by Canada 2-3 andwas eliminated from contention for the championship on Sunday in thebaseball World Cup in Oklahoma City. China, 1-3 overall after the Sunday's game, will ...
Gold Cup quarterfinal results
Jul 18, 2005 ... Gold Cup quarterfinal results WASHINGTON, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from the Gold Cup quarterfinal matches on Sunday: Quarterfinal Sunday, July 17South Africa ...
Results of men's 3m springboard synchronized at world championships
Jul 18, 2005 ... Results of men's 3m springboard synchronized at worldchampionshipsMONTREAL, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of themen's three-meter springboard synchronized event at the worldswimming championships here on Sunday: 1. China ...
Women's 10m platform synchro results
Jul 18, 2005 ... Women's 10m platform synchro results MONTREAL, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from theworld championships women's 10m platform synchro on Sunday: 1. China 351.60 T.Jia/P.Yuan ...
Market exchange rates -- July 18
Jul 18, 2005 ... Market exchange rates -- July 18BEIJING, July 18 (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 ...
Collated results of Davis Cup World Group
Jul 18, 2005 ... Collated results of Davis Cup World GroupLONDON, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from theDavis Cup on Sunday: World Group Quarter-finals At Bratislava (Slovakia names first) Slovakia 4 Netherlands 1 Dominik Hrbaty bt Peter ...
NW province to offer free herbal therapy to AIDS sufferers
Jul 18, 2005 ... NW province to offer free herbal therapy to AIDS sufferersXI'AN, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Northwest China's Shaanxi Province hasdecided to offer free herbal therapy to 50 AIDS patients and HIVcarriers in the province in the coming 12 months. A document issued by the provincial ...
E. China city to stage international tea conference
Jul 18, 2005 ... E. China city to stage international tea conferenceHANGZHOU, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The 2005 China International TeaConference is scheduled for September 28-29 in Hangzhou, capital ofeast China's Zhejiang Province, according to the organizers. At the conference, major tea ...
Beijing hosts record number of overseas tourists in first half of 2005
Jul 18, 2005 ... Beijing hosts record number of overseas tourists in first half of2005BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Beijing received a record high 1.665million overseas tourists in the first half of this year, up 26.2percent over the corresponding period last year, according to theBeijing ...
CPC delegation leaves for three Souteast Asian nations
Jul 18, 2005 ... CPC delegation leaves for three Souteast Asian nationsBEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) -- A delegation of the Communist Partyof China (CPC) left here Monday on a good-will visit to Singapore atthe invitation of the People's Action Party of Singapore. The delegation is led by Hu ...
Panama advances to Gold Cup semifinals after penalty win
Jul 18, 2005 ... Panama advances to Gold Cup semifinals after penalty winWASHINGTON July 18 (Xinhua) -- Panama beat South Africa 5-3 onpenalties after tying 1-1 in the regular and extra time in theCONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-finals on Sunday. In the 48th minute, Panama's Jorge Luis Dely ...
WNBA standings after Sunday's games
Jul 18, 2005 ... WNBA standings after Sunday's gamesWASHINGTON, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of theWNBA after Sunday's games: EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Connecticut 14 4 .778 _ Indiana 11 6 .647 2 New ...
Japan meets United States in softball World Cup final
Jul 18, 2005 ... Japan meets United States in softball World Cup finalWASHINGTON, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Japan will play the United Statesfor the title of the inaugural softball World Cup after edgingAustralia 1-0 in eight innings in Oklahoma City on Sunday. The final is on Monday. The United ...
Roundup: Vietnam strives to overcome challenges of WTO entry (2) By Huang Haimin Thai Thanhvan
Jul 18, 2005 ... Roundup: Vietnam strives to overcome challenges of WTO entry (2) By Huang Haimin Thai Thanhvan ( ...countries in the region.) Local farmers should coordinate with enterprises to set up stablematerial zones, ensure appellations of origins, and improve theirproducts' ...
Roundup: Vietnam strives to overcome challenges of WTO entry (1) By Huang Haimin Thai Thanhvan
Jul 18, 2005 ... Roundup: Vietnam strives to overcome challenges of WTO entry (1) By Huang Haimin Thai ThanhvanHANOI, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam is working out specificmeasures to overcome challenges after joining the World TradeOrganization (WTO), hopefully late this year ....
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- July 18
Jul 18, 2005 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- July 18BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-basednewspapers on Monday: All major Beijing-based frontpaged the letter of congratulationsthat Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Communist Party of ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Jul 18, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The followings are the major newsitems in the leading Philippine newspapers on Monday:Philippine Daily Inquirer: -- Representatives of the Organization of the Islamic Conference(OIC) are ...
World swimming championships open water men's 5km freestyle results
Jul 18, 2005 ... World swimming championships open water men's 5km freestyleresults MONTREAL, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from theworld championships open water men's 5km freestyle on Sunday: 1.Thomas Lurz (Germany) 51:17.2 2.Chip Peterson (United ...
Group of Four continues talks with African nations on Security Council expansion
Jul 18, 2005 ... Group of Four continues talks with African nations on SecurityCouncil expansionUNITED NATIONS, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Germany, Japan, Brazil andIndia on Sunday failed to reach a compromise with the 53-nationAfrican Union (AU)on the expansion of the UN Security Council, butthe two ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Jul 18, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapersNEW DELHI, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news items inleading Indian newspapers on Monday.The Hindu: -- There were clear indications that Bharatiya Janata PartyPresident and Leader of the Opposition, L.K ....
Woods wins 134th British Open
Jul 18, 2005 ... Woods wins 134th British OpenLONDON, July 17 (Xinhua) -- American Tiger Woods won the BritishOpen for the second time on Sunday, his 10th career major tournament. The 29-year-old, who also won at St Andrews five years ago, won byfive shots with a 14-under-par 274 total. ...
British Open golf winners
Jul 18, 2005 ... British Open golf winnersLONDON, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are British Open winnersafter Tiger Woods won the title for the second time by five shots atSt Andrews on Sunday (U.S. unless stated): 2005 Tiger Woods 2004 Todd Hamilton 2003 Ben Curtis ...
Swedish championship results and standings
Jul 18, 2005 ... Swedish championship results and standings STOCKHOLM, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results andstandings from the Swedish championship matches on Sunday: Sunday, July 17 Hammarby 4 Landskrona 0Helsingborg 1 Orgryte 0Malmo...
Finnish championship results and standings
Jul 18, 2005 ... Finnish championship results and standings HELSINKI, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results andstandings from the Finnish championship matches on Sunday: Sunday, July 17 Allianssi Vantaa 3 TPS Turku 3 KuPS ...
Brazilian championship results and standings
Jul 18, 2005 ... Brazilian championship results and standings BRASILIA, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results andstandings from the Brazilian championship matches on Sunday: Sunday, July 17 Atletico Mineiro 2 Atletico Paranaense 3 ...
World Bank offers huge loans to alleviate poverty in Nigeria, Madagascar, Benin
Jul 18, 2005 ... World Bank offers huge loans to alleviate poverty in Nigeria,Madagascar, BeninYAOUNDE, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank has offered loans of677.8 million US dollars to Nigeria, Madagascar and Benin forreduction of poverty, economic diversification and political ...
Cops crack down on night walkers in Kathmandu
Jul 18, 2005 ... Cops crack down on night walkers in KathmanduKATHMANDU, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The Kathmandu Valley Policelaunched a campaign to apprehend suspicious persons walking duringnight, Valley Police Office said Monday. "The campaign is aimed at making the Valley free from ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Jul 18, 2005 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the baht on Monday as offered by the Bangkok Bank: Friday Thursday US dollar 41.37/41.97 41.41/42.01 ...
Biggest agricultural census underway in Myanmar
Jul 18, 2005 ... Biggest agricultural census underway in MyanmarYANGON, July 18 (Xinhua) -- A biggest ever agricultural census hasbeen underway in Myanmar to compile the sectoral data to be used bythe government in planning agricultural projects as part of its bidsto push the economic ...
Taiwan's Ma promises to promote exchanges with CPC
Jul 18, 2005 ... Taiwan's Ma promises to promote exchanges with CPCBEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Ma Ying-jeou, newly elected chairmanof Taiwan's Kuomintang (KMT) party, promised on Sunday he would workto promote exchanges between the KMT and the Communist Party of China(CPC) for peace, prosperity ...
Hong Kong stocks open lower -- July 18
Jul 18, 2005 ... Hong Kong stocks open lower -- July 18HONG KONG, July 18 (Xinhua) -- ...
Dangerous Hurricane Emily causes panic in Mexico
Jul 18, 2005 ... Dangerous Hurricane Emily causes panic in MexicoMexico City, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Hurricane Emily roared towardMexico's Caribbean coast on Sunday with dangerous 235-km-per-hourwinds, causing panic in the resort town of Cancun as tourists fledcoastal resorts and sought shelter ...
Kyrgyz president-elect calls for US to pull out of base
Jul 18, 2005 ... Kyrgyz president-elect calls for US to pull out of baseMOSCOW, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Kyrgyzstan's newly elected PresidentKurmanbek Bakiyev stressed Sunday that with the appeasement of thesituation in Afghanistan, it is the time for the United States toschedule its pullout of ...
Concerts to be held to display traditional Chinese Taoist music
Jul 18, 2005 ... Concerts to be held to display traditional Chinese Taoist musicBEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) -- More than 90 Taoist musicians fromthe Chinese mainland have left here Sunday for Taipei to attend threeconcerts that will be held in late July and early Autumn to showcasethe country's ...
Chavez denounces Venezuelan cardinal as coup-mongering "bandit"
Jul 18, 2005 ... Chavez denounces Venezuelan cardinal as coup-mongering "bandit"CARACAS, July 17 (Xinhua) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavezcalled a Roman Catholic cardinal a coup-mongering "bandit" on Sundayafter the church leader urged Venezuelans to oppose the president onthe grounds he was ...
Police crack down on night walkers in Kathmandu
Jul 18, 2005 ... Police crack down on night walkers in KathmanduKATHMANDU, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The Kathmandu Valley Policelaunched a campaign to apprehend suspicious persons walking duringnight, Valley Police Office said Monday. "The campaign is aimed at making the Valley free from ...
Over 100 sickened in food poisonous incidence in southern Philippines
Jul 18, 2005 ... Over 100 sickened in food poisonous incidence in southernPhilippinesMANILA, July 18 (Xinhua) -- More than 100 persons were sickened asa result of a mass food poison incidence in the southern Philippineson Monday, the local government reported. According to the authorities ...
Germany' Brink & Schneider caim frst FIVB World Tour gld medal
Jul 18, 2005 ... Germany' Brink & Schneider caim frst FIVB World Tour gld medalLISBON, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Julius Brink and Kjell Schneidercaptured their first international title in Espinho, Portugal onSunday in the all-German final for the Portugal Open beachvolleyball ...
Macao's economic development impressive: EU chief
Jul 18, 2005 ... Macao's economic development impressive: EU chiefMACAO, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Jose Manuel Barroso, president of theEuropean Union (EU) Commission, told media here on Monday thatMacao's 28-percent gross domestic product rise in last year is " veryimpressive." The EU chief ...
Major news items in Thailand's leading newspapers
Jul 18, 2005 ... Major news items in Thailand's leading newspapersBANGKOK, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inThailand's leading newspapers on Monday:Thai Rath: -- Two border police officers were shot dead in an ambush in thesouthern Narathiwat province and ...
Indonesia's Sutiyoso installed as ABC President to promote "badmini"
Jul 18, 2005 ... Indonesia's Sutiyoso installed as ABC President to promote"badmini"JAKARTA, July 18 (Xinhua) -- General Chairman of the IndonesianBadminton Association (BPSI) and Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso waselected on Sunday President of the Asian Badminton Confederation(ABC) for the ...
Zimbabwean president to visit China
Jul 18, 2005 ... Zimbabwean president to visit ChinaBEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwean President Robert GabrielMugabe will pay a state visit to China from July 23 to 28, at theinvitation of Chinese President ...
Typhoon Haitang pelts Taiwan, moving toward Fujian province
Jul 18, 2005 ... Typhoon Haitang pelts Taiwan, moving toward Fujian provinceFUZHOU, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Haitang lashed eastern TaiwanMonday morning and is moving toward the coast of northern and centralFujian Province, east China, with force 12 wind at its center, theFujian provincial ...
Traffic accidents up in Nepali capital
Jul 18, 2005 ... Traffic accidents up in Nepali capitalKATHMANDU, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Although various traffic managementinfrastructures are in place, the number of road accidents continueto go up in Nepali capital, the Kathmandu Valley. Over 2,500 accidents took place during 11 months -- ...
Netherlands, China upset unbeaten pair at world Grand Prix
Jul 18, 2005 ... Netherlands, China upset unbeaten pair at world Grand PrixSENDAI, July 17 (Xinhua) -- A team with a 3-0 win-loss recordagainst a team with a 0-3 win-loss record, the result should be aformality, right? Well, in Volleyball it isn't, especially at theWorld Grand Prix Final Round. ...
Vietnamese president arrives in Beijing for state visit
Jul 18, 2005 ... Vietnamese president arrives in Beijing for state visitBEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luongarrived in Beijing Monday morning for a five-day state visit to Chinaas guest of Chinese President Hu Jintao. During his stay in China, Chinese top leaders ...
Breakthrough in tracing ground beef product: NZ scientists
Jul 18, 2005 ... Breakthrough in tracing ground beef product: NZ scientistsWELLINGTON, July 18 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand scientists havedeveloped a technique that allows them to trace individual meatpatties back to the batches they originated from, it was announcedhere Monday. The ...
Nepal requests for India's help in searching missing boat passengers
Jul 18, 2005 ... Nepal requests for India's help in searching missing boatpassengersKATHMANDU, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The Nepali government has requestedIndia to help in search operations of nearly two dozen people whoremain missing since a boat capsized at Banganga river in westernNepal last ...
Indonesia should be fully prepared for ACFTA: officials
Jul 18, 2005 ... Indonesia should be fully prepared for ACFTA: officialsJAKARTA, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian Minister of Trade Mari E.Pangestu here on Sunday told local media that both the government andenterprises should be fully prepared to embrace the launch of thebiggest free trade area ...
Chinese Medical team robbed by local gunmen leave Togo for home
Jul 18, 2005 ... Chinese Medical team robbed by local gunmen leave Togo for homeLOME, July 17 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese medical team, which wererobbed by local gunmen in their residence last month, left Lome forhome Sunday night. The 11-member medical team have worked in the central hospital ...
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0500 GMT, July 18
Jul 18, 2005 ... Xinhua world economic news summary at 0500 GMT, July 18MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin, meeting with TurkishPrime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi, Russia's southernsanitaria city on Sunday, expressed hope for more trade with Turkey,setting the goal at 25 ...
Roundup: Abbas vows to stop millants' attack on Israel
Jul 18, 2005 ... Roundup: Abbas vows to stop millants' attack on IsraelGAZA/JERUSALEM, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian leader MahmoudAbbas expressed Sunday his determination to stop rocket attacks byPalestinian militants who in the latest strike on Sunday injured atleast four Jewish settlers in ...
Vietnam's biggest drug trafficking ring brought to court
Jul 18, 2005 ... Vietnam's biggest drug trafficking ring brought to courtHANOI, July 18 (Xinhua) -- A total of 22 local people involving inthe biggest-ever drug trafficking ring in Vietnam with nearly onetons of heroin transported from Laos are to face trial on Monday. The ring led by a ...
Landslide-affected gem mine in Myanmar to reopen soon
Jul 18, 2005 ... Landslide-affected gem mine in Myanmar to reopen soonYANGON, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Some gem mines in Myanmar's southernpart of Shan state will reopen soon after being affected by alandslide early this month, a local weekly reported Monday. In the landslide which occurred in ...
Another Philippine Cabinet member resigns
Jul 18, 2005 ... Another Philippine Cabinet member resigns MANILA, July 18(Xinhua) -- Another Cabinet member has resigned, the 12th governmentofficials leaving President Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo amid politicalcrisis on her electoral fraud allegation, a local radio reportedMonday. Philippine ...
Sri Lanka textile sector exports up 9.1 pct in 2004
Jul 18, 2005 ... Sri Lanka textile sector exports up 9.1 pct in 2004COLOMBO, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan textile exports during theyear 2004 topped 2,809 million US dollars, an increase of 9.1 percentagainst 2,575 million dollars in the year 2003, official Daily ...