Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, August 5:
Roundup: Sudanese president names new vice president, committees formed to probe death of Garang
Aug 05, 2005 ... Roundup: Sudanese president names new vice president, committeesformed to probe death of GarangNAIROBI, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Sudanese President Omar el-Bashirissued a decree on Thursday naming Salva Kiir as first vicepresident, as several committees have been set up to investigate ...
1st Ld: US-DPRK bilateral meeting possible on Friday, US chief negotiator says
Aug 05, 2005 ... 1st Ld: US-DPRK bilateral meeting possible on Friday, US chiefnegotiator saysBEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Negotiators of the United States andthe Democratic People's Republic of Korea might meet for one-on-oneconsultation on Friday, US chief negotiator Christopher Hill saidhere ...
Five Pakistani soldiers killed in blast in tribal areas
Aug 05, 2005 ... Five Pakistani soldiers killed in blast in tribal areasISLAMABAD, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Five Pakistani soldiers were killedand two others injured Thursday when their military vehicle was hitby a roadside bomb in the North Waziristan tribal region borderingAfghanistan, The News ...
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0430 GMT, Aug. 5
Aug 05, 2005 ... Xinhua world economic news summary at 0430 GMT, Aug. 5NEW YORK-- Wall Street stocks fell Thursday as investors, worrying aboutoil's impact on consumer spending, cashed in profits from themarket's July rally. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 87.49 points, or ...
Panda once roaming city center to send back to the wild
Aug 05, 2005 ... Panda once roaming city center to send back to the wildBEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The giant panda that was found roamingthe city center in southwest China's Sichuan Province three weeks agowill be sent back to the wild on Monday. Her new home is at Longchi Forest Park, 70 ...
Vietnam to pour 28 mln US dollars into bird flu vaccination
Aug 05, 2005 ... Vietnam to pour 28 mln US dollars into bird flu vaccinationHANOI, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam is spending around 446.6 billionVietnamese dong (nearly 28.3 million US dollars) on vaccinating 160million poultry against bird flu viruses in the 2005-2006 period, atop veterinary ...
2nd Ld: US-DPRK bilateral meeting possible on Friday, US chief negotiator says
Aug 05, 2005 ... 2nd Ld: US-DPRK bilateral meeting possible on Friday, US chiefnegotiator saysBEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Negotiators of the United States andthe Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) might meet for one-on-one consultation on Friday, US chief negotiator Christopher ...
Thai PM urges new cabinet to work hard
Aug 05, 2005 ... Thai PM urges new cabinet to work hardBANGKOK, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatrahas called for his new cabinet members to work diligently andcoordinate closely to make good performance on their new posts, localpress reported Friday. At a special ...
Roundup: International community intensifies pressure on Mauritanian coup leaders
Aug 05, 2005 ... Roundup: International community intensifies pressure onMauritanian coup leadersBEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The international community isintensifying pressure on coup leaders of Mauritania, with the AfricanUnion (AU) suspending the membership of the oil-rich northwestAfrican ...
Vietnam's tea export drops in first 7 months
Aug 05, 2005 ... Vietnam's tea export drops in first 7 monthsHANOI, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam exported 39,000 tons of teavalued at 41 million US dollars in the first 7 months of this year,posting respective year-on-year declines of 30.1 percent and 21.2percent. To boost tea export, ...
Global charities to build shelter for Nepali conflict-hit children
Aug 05, 2005 ... Global charities to build shelter for Nepali conflict-hit children KATHMANDU, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Global charity Help Nepal Network,in collaboration with Nepal Balbalika Trust (NBT), a British-registered charity, will build a residential shelter for conflict-hit children in Nepal ....
Sri Lanka to hold food and packaging show
Aug 05, 2005 ... Sri Lanka to hold food and packaging showCOLOMBO, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka Food Processors Associationwill hold food and packing show titled "Pro Foods/Pro Pack" for thefourth consecutive year from Aug. 19 to 21, the Daily News reportedFriday. The show, hailed as Sri ...
Africa calls for joint efforts to combat child trafficking
Aug 05, 2005 ... Africa calls for joint efforts to combat child traffickingYAOUNDE, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- An international meeting on combatingchild trafficking in central and western Africa was wrapped up onThursday in the Cameroonian capital of Yaounde. The three-day meeting urged African ...
Hong Kong stocks end lower at midday -- Aug. 5
Aug 05, 2005 ... Hong Kong stocks end lower at midday -- Aug. 5HONG KONG, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong ...
Eighteen fishing trawlers capsize in Bay of Bengal
Aug 05, 2005 ... Eighteen fishing trawlers capsize in Bay of BengalDHAKA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Eighteen Bangladeshi fishing trawlerscapsized in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday and Wednesday after beingcaught in sudden storms. Two hundred and sixty-four fishermen and crew out of 266 wererescued ...
Asian, Pacific countries pledge collective actions to attain MDGs
Aug 05, 2005 ... Asian, Pacific countries pledge collective actions to attain MDGs JAKARTA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Representatives from countries in Asiaand the Pacific here Friday pledged to undertake collective actionsto achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by the 2015deadline set in 2000 ...
S.Korean spy agency admits conducting illegal wiretappingunder former president's administration
Aug 05, 2005 ... S.Korean spy agency admits conducting illegal wiretapping underformer president's administrationSEOUL, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's state spy agency admittedFriday it has illegally wiretapped conversations of domesticinfluential figures under the former President Kim Dae- ...
US new consul general arrives in HK to assume office
Aug 05, 2005 ... US new consul general arrives in HK to assume officeHONG KONG, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- James B. Cunningham, new US ConsulGeneral for Hong Kong and Macao, arrived in Hong Kong with his familyon Thursday, to begin his three-year assignment, according to a pressrelease from the US ...
Indonesian court begins to try top leader of Newmont Indonesia
Aug 05, 2005 ... Indonesian court begins to try top leader of Newmont IndonesiaJAKARTA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- An Indonesian court Friday begun totry the president director of the PT Newmont Minahasa Raya, the localsubsidiary of the world's largest gold producer, on criminal chargesof dumping toxins ...
Bangladesh seeks Interpol help to nab fugitives abroad
Aug 05, 2005 ... Bangladesh seeks Interpol help to nab fugitives abroadDHAKA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Bangladeshi police have sought theInterpol cooperation to help trace and capture the Bangladeshicriminals who have taken refuge in different countries around theworld. New Age quoted police ...
Airliners canceled as typhoon approaches Taiwan
Aug 05, 2005 ... Airliners canceled as typhoon approaches TaiwanHONG KONG, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Two Cathay Pacific airlinersdeparting Hong Kong to Taiwan have been canceled as Typhoon Matsa isapproaching Taiwan, local media reported Friday. The two airliners are Flight CX 407 and Flight CX ...
2 men shot dead in Indonesia's Poso
Aug 05, 2005 ... 2 men shot dead in Indonesia's PosoJAKARTA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Another wave of terror hit the city ofPoso in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province when two men were shotdead by unidentified people on Wednesday night and early Thursdaymorning, a media reported here Friday ....
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Aug 05, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapersANKARA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Friday.SABAH (Morning): -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he was sorryabout the statements of French ...
G-4 says to continue negotiations with AU on UN Security Council expansion
Aug 05, 2005 ... G-4 says to continue negotiations with AU on UN Security CouncilexpansionUNITED NATIONS, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Japan, Germany, India andBrazil will continue to negotiate with the African Union (AU) incoming weeks in order to get the UN General Assembly to adopt a jointresolution ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Aug 05, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapersJERUSALEM, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Friday.Ha'aretz: -- A Jewish man in Israel Defense Forces (IDF) uniform opened fireat bus passengers in a Druze ...
Five Turkish soldiers killed by PKK in eastern area
Aug 05, 2005 ... Five Turkish soldiers killed by PKK in eastern areaANKARA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Five Turkish soldiers were killed andseven others wounded by the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) ineastern Hakkari province early Friday, semi-official Anatolia newsagency reported. The ...
Bangladesh to set up cost-effective effluent treatment plants
Aug 05, 2005 ... Bangladesh to set up cost-effective effluent treatment plantsDHAKA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Bangladeshi government and textilemill owners have agreed to set up cost-effective effluent treatmentplants (ETP) in small and medium textile factories to preventenvironmental pollution ....
Philippine stocks close lower
Aug 05, 2005 ... Philippine stocks close lowerMANILA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine share prices Fridayclosed marginally lower as the broad market consolidated ahead of theweekend, dealers said. The composite index closed down 2.40 points at 1,975.60, and thebroader all-shares index ...
Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapers
Aug 05, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapersNAIROBI, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Kenyan newspapers on Friday. Daily Nation: -- Kenya will help with investigations into the helicopter crashthat killed the former Sudanese vice ...
Ugandan minister flies into crash site to investigate Garang's death
Aug 05, 2005 ... Ugandan minister flies into crash site to investigate Garang'sdeathKAMPALA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Ugandan Minister of Internal AffairsRuhakana Rugunda has left for the crash scene of the ill- fatedpresidential M1-172 helicopter to beef up investigations into themishap that killed ...
URGENT: Russian military rushes to save stuck submarine
Aug 05, 2005 ... URGENT: Russian military rushes to save stuck submarineMOSCOW, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Russian military was rushing earlyFriday to rescue a small submarine that was stuck on the ...
Aviation experts recover black box of crashed Ugandan helicopter
Aug 05, 2005 ... Aviation experts recover black box of crashed Ugandan helicopterKAMPALA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Aviation experts have recovered thevoice recorder (black box) of Uganda's presidential helicopter M1-172 in which Sudanese first vice president John Garang died lastSaturday in southern ...
International mayors and experts discuss nasty weather
Aug 05, 2005 ... International mayors and experts discuss nasty weatherCHANGCHUN, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Mayors from cities in Japan, theRepublic of Korea and China will gather in the city of Changchun fromJanuary 15 to 18 next year, to discuss how to deal with disadvantagescaused by grim winter ...
China's motorized brigade drills in Inner Mongolia desert
Aug 05, 2005 ... China's motorized brigade drills in Inner Mongolia desertBEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Recently, a brigade of motorizedtroops of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) crossed a desertin the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and conducted a series ofdrills to test its fighting ...
Growth in China's machinery, electronics exports
Aug 05, 2005 ... Growth in China's machinery, electronics exportsBEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- China exported 186.99 billion USdollars-worth of machinery and electronics products in the first halfof this year, up 33 percent over the same period of 2004, accordingto latest ...
Guangdong enacts regulations to make government affairs transparent
Aug 05, 2005 ... Guangdong enacts regulations to make government affairstransparentGUANGZHOU, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- South China's Guangdong Provincewill enforce a set of regulations as of Oct. 1, aiming to makegovernment affairs transparent, said the provincial governmentsecretary general Xu ...
55 Filipinos detained in Thailand as illegal recruitment victims
Aug 05, 2005 ... 55 Filipinos detained in Thailand as illegal recruitment victimsMANILA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine Department of ForeignAffairs (DFA) Friday confirmed that 55 of the 57 Filipinos who hadbeen detained by Thai immigration authorities on July 27 were victimsof illegal ...
Three US soldiers killed in car bomb attack in Baghdad
Aug 05, 2005 ... Three US soldiers killed in car bomb attack in BaghdadBAGHDAD, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Three US soldiers were killedWednesday in a car bomb attack targeted a US military vehicle insouthwestern Baghdad, the US military said Friday. The attack took place at about 8:00 p.m. (1600 ...
Russia racing to salvage submarine stuck off Pacific coast
Aug 05, 2005 ... Russia racing to salvage submarine stuck off Pacific coastMOSCOW, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Russian military was racing theclock early Friday to rescue a small submarine and its seven-membercrew after the vessel got stuck overnight on the seabed off theKamchatka Peninsula on ...
Mombasa to host cross country as rivals withdraw bids
Aug 05, 2005 ... Mombasa to host cross country as rivals withdraw bidsNAIROBI, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Mombasa is the only city whichhas remained in the bid for the 2007 world cross countrychampionships following the surprise withdraw of Miami and Madrid inthe last minute, local media ...
Writethru: US-DPRK bilateral meeting possible on Friday, US chief negotiator says
Aug 05, 2005 ... Writethru: US-DPRK bilateral meeting possible on Friday, US chiefnegotiator saysBEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Negotiators of the United States andthe Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) might meet for one-on-one consultation on Friday, US chief negotiator Christopher ...
India, Pakistan begin talks on nuclear CBMs
Aug 05, 2005 ... India, Pakistan begin talks on nuclear CBMsNEW DELHI, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- India and Pakistan started an expert-level dialogue on nuclear confidence building measures ( CBMs) onFriday which is aimed at reducing the risks of an accidental nucleardisaster. A formal agreement ...
India, Pakistan begin talks on nuclear confidence building
Aug 05, 2005 ... India, Pakistan begin talks on nuclear confidence buildingNEW DELHI, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- India and Pakistan on Friday startedan expert-level dialogue on nuclear confidence building measures(CBMs) aimed at reducing the risks of an accidental nuclear disaster. A formal ...
Australian largest city's evacuation plan released
Aug 05, 2005 ... Australian largest city's evacuation plan releasedCANBERRA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Details of the evacuation plan of thecentral business district of Sydney, Australia's largest city, werereleased Friday with an SMS and e-mail alert system being the keymeasure in case of a terrorist ...
FLASH: EU SUMITTS NUCLEAR PROPOSAL TO IRAN
Aug 05, 2005 ... FLASH: EU SUMITTS ...
Ugandan army jails 130 warriors for illegal possession of fire arms
Aug 05, 2005 ... Ugandan army jails 130 warriors for illegal possession of firearmsKAMPALA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Ugandan army's court martialseating in the north has sentenced over 130 Karamojong warriors forillegal possession of fire arms and armed robbery. The army's 3rd Division ...
Union presidential aspirants reach 13 in Tanzania
Aug 05, 2005 ... Union presidential aspirants reach 13 in TanzaniaDAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The number of aspirants formallyseeking the Tanzanian union presidency has reached 13 after two morepicked up nomination forms from the country's electoral commission onThursday. Yet a few ...
China releases wartime movies in new wave of patriotism
Aug 05, 2005 ... China releases wartime movies in new wave of patriotismBEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The 1963 black and white production bythe Beijing Film Studio, "Little Soldier Zhangga" has become a legendin Chinese film industry. Chinese parents can still recall tellingstories to their ...
Urgent: EU submits nuclear proposal to Iran
Aug 05, 2005 ... Urgent: EU submits nuclear proposal to IranTEHRAN, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) here on ...
Zidane says he will play World Cup if France qualify
Aug 05, 2005 ... Zidane says he will play World Cup if France qualifyPARIS, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- World-class playmaker Zinedine Zidanehas said he will play in the 2006 World Cup should France qualify. "Yes, I will play the World Cup (if we qualify)," Zidane toldsports daily L'Equipe in an ...
China heads seedings in three of five events at badminton worlds
Aug 05, 2005 ... China heads seedings in three of five events at badminton worldsLOS ANGELES, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- China tops the seedings in threeof the five events at the badminton world championships in Anaheim,California, the United States. World number one Lin Dan, 21, was named top-seed ...
2nd lead: EU submits nuclear proposal to Iran
Aug 05, 2005 ... 2nd lead: EU submits nuclear proposal to Iran Eds: Updates withmore backgroundTEHRAN, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) here on Fridaymorning presented the long-awaited comprehensive proposal on theIranian nuclear issue, state television reported. The proposal ...
1st lead: EU submits nuclear proposal to Iran
Aug 05, 2005 ... 1st lead: EU submits nuclear proposal to Iran Eds: Updates withdetails, backgroundTEHRAN, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) here on Fridaymorning presented the long-awaited comprehensive proposal on theIranian nuclear issue, state television reported. The ...
Tokyo stocks fall
Aug 05, 2005 ... Tokyo stocks fallTOKYO, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks fell across the boardFriday, struck by concerns over the political outlook in Japan inconnection with postal privatization bills. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average slumped 116.83 points, or 0. 98percent, to ...
Africa needs to harness natural resources: Ugandan leader
Aug 05, 2005 ... Africa needs to harness natural resources: Ugandan leaderKAMPALA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni hassaid Africa needs to mobilize financial resources to harness hernatural resources, local newspaper The New Vision reported on Friday. In his written ...
Tanzanian gov't amends laws to crack down on counterfeits
Aug 05, 2005 ... Tanzanian gov't amends laws to crack down on counterfeitsDAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Tanzanian government hasrevived the 1963 Merchandise Marks Act which makes dealing incounterfeits a criminal offence in a bid to stem the flow of fakegoods into the east African ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0830 GMT, Aug. 5
Aug 05, 2005 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0830 GMT, Aug. 5MADRID -- Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero onThursday injured his left leg while playing basketball, said officialsources. The incident occurred in Rodriguez's residence of La Mareta,Lanzarote Island, in the ...
China recommends 15 "clean" online games for minors
Aug 05, 2005 ... China recommends 15 "clean" online games for minorsBEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Ministry of Culture (MOC)published 15 online games that are suitable for minors to play hereon Friday as part of a recent drive to purify the online environmentfor minors. In the ...
Foreign exchange rates in Indonesia
Aug 05, 2005 ... Foreign exchange rates in IndonesiaJAKARTA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the foreign exchangerates against the Indonesian rupiah here on Friday:FridayThursday US dollar9,740/9,770 9,740/9,770 Euro...
Major news items in leading British newspapers
Aug 05, 2005 ... Major news items in leading British newspapersLONDON, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news items inleading British newspapers on Friday: The Times: -- Theleadership of al-Qaida claimed responsibility for the London suicidebombings Thursday, and the threatened ...
S.Korean stocks drop
Aug 05, 2005 ... S.Korean stocks dropSEOUL, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- South Korean shares tumbled on Fridaybecause of Wall Street's overnight losses. The bellwether Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) plunged22.03 points, or 1.98 percent, to close at 1,089.36. It was thelargest daily drop ...
Indonesia names tender winners for oil, gas blocks
Aug 05, 2005 ... Indonesia names tender winners for oil, gas blocksJAKARTA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia has announced the tenderwinners for nine oil and gas blocks, the Jakarta Post reported onFriday.The US energy giant ConocoPhilips won the right to explore theAmborip VI block in the ...
Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapers
Aug 05, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapersLAGOS, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Nigerian newspapers on Friday. Vanguard: -- Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Maurice Iwu said Thursday that the ...
China's senior legislator meets Ecuadorian guests
Aug 05, 2005 ... China's senior legislator meets Ecuadorian guestsBEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Han Qide, vice-chairman of theStanding Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), China'stop legislature, met here Friday with a ...
Malta, China pledge to further ties
Aug 05, 2005 ... Malta, China pledge to further tiesVALLETTA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Vice Premier HuiLiangyu and Maltese President Edward Fenech Adami and Prime MinisterLawrence Gonzi have agreed to further expand and strengthen bilateralcooperation in a number of fields. Hui ...