Xinhua News Agency back issues from Saturday, August 6:
3,000-year-old sunbirds pattern expected to become China's cultural heritage logo
Aug 06, 2005 ... 3,000-year-old sunbirds pattern expected to become China'scultural heritage logoBEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The pattern of a gold adornmentfeaturing sunbirds made by the ancient Chinese some 3,000 years agois expected to become the logo of "China Culture Heritage." The ...
Sri Lankan gov't ready to review cease-fire agreement with rebels
Aug 06, 2005 ... Sri Lankan gov't ready to review cease-fire agreement with rebels COLOMBO, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan President ChandrikaKumaratunga has said that the government is ready to "review" thecease-fire agreement it reached with the Tiger rebels three and ahalf years ago, the ...
Oil giants fanfare energy crisis
Aug 06, 2005 ... Oil giants fanfare energy crisisLONDON, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Big oil companies are drivingadvertising campaigns warning that the world is running out of oiland calling on the public to help the industry. ExxonMobil, the world's largest energy group, said in a ...
Bush's approval rating on Iraq issue hits new low: poll
Aug 06, 2005 ... Bush's approval rating on Iraq issue hits new low: poll WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- US President George W. Bush's approvalrating on how he handles the Iraq problem dropped further to 38percent, the lowest point in recent months, according to a latestsurvey.The poll of 1,000 US ...
Opener, Advisory
Aug 06, 2005 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service for Friday,August 05, 2005, and begins ...
French FM: Be firm if Iran triggers "international crisis"
Aug 06, 2005 ... French FM: Be firm if Iran triggers "international crisis"PARIS, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said Friday the international community must be "very firm"towards Teheran if it resumes sensitive nuclear activities at therisk of triggering a ...
Netherlands losing German tourists to Turkey
Aug 06, 2005 ... Netherlands losing German tourists to TurkeyBRUSSELS, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Germans are turning their back on the Dutch coast and heading to new Turkish tourist attractions,despite a Dutch promotion campaign in Germany, Dutch newspaper "De Volkskrant" reported on Friday ....
Earthquake hits juncture of two SW China provinces
Aug 06, 2005 ... Earthquake hits juncture of two SW China provincesBEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.3 on theRichter scale hit the juncture of Huize County of Yunnan Province andHuidong County of Sichuan Province in ...
British activist justifies attacks on British troops in Iraq
Aug 06, 2005 ... British activist justifies attacks on British troops in IraqLONDON, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- In his most inflammatory outburst yeton the invasion of Iraq, George Galloway, Britain's leading activistagainst the Iraq war, has sought to justify lethal attacks on Britishtroops on the ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Aug 06, 2005 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Friday:News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1) Trading on Hong Kong stock exchange -- Aug. 5 ...
Hill: little progress made on 11th day of six-party talks
Aug 06, 2005 ... Hill: little progress made on 11th day of six-party talksBEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- US Chief Negotiator to the fourth-round Korean nuclear talks Christopher Hill said here on Friday nightthat negotiations of the day, the 11th of the current round, were "anexcruciating process" ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Aug. 5 (2)
Aug 06, 2005 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Aug. 5 (2)China's petroleum mining sector profitable while processing sectorloses Soaring oil price exposes weakness of China's oil product pricingsystem Six killed, Two injured in electricity leakage accident in N.Chinaport ...
Chinese FM spokesman on Japanese visa policy toward Taiwan tourists
Aug 06, 2005 ... Chinese FM spokesman on Japanese visa policy toward TaiwantouristsBEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman LiuJianchao said here on Friday that Japan had informed and madeexplanations to China before its parliament adopted a legislationmaking permanent a ...
Roundup: Iran under pressure to accept EU nuclear proposal
Aug 06, 2005 ... Roundup: Iran under pressure to accept EU nuclear proposal By Zhang Shengping, Chen WendiTEHRAN, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Iran was pressured to accept acomprehensive nuclear proposal submitted on Friday by the EuropeanUnion demanding Tehran give up uranium enrichment ...
Roundup: US forces launch new offensive in western Iraq
Aug 06, 2005 ... Roundup: US forces launch new offensive in western Iraqby Ran WeiBAGHDAD, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- US forces have launched a newoffensive against insurgents in the restive Anbar province in westernIraq but their enemies are equipped with enhanced tactics andweapons ....
Iraq vows to abide by UN resolutions on Iraq-Kuwait border
Aug 06, 2005 ... Iraq vows to abide by UN resolutions on Iraq-Kuwait borderKUWAIT CITY, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi foreign minister HoshiarZebari said Iraq would abide by all UN resolutions concerning theborders between Iraq and Kuwait, the Kuwait News Agency reported onFriday. In a letter ...
EU nuclear proposal violates agreement
Aug 06, 2005 ... EU nuclear proposal violates agreementTEHRAN, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- An Iranian diplomat said here on Fridaythat the European Union (EU)'s proposal on Iran's nuclear programsubmitted earlier in the day violated the agreement reached by thetwo sides, the semi-official Mehr news ...
Colombian Jeobany Chacon win first stage of Tour of Portugal
Aug 06, 2005 ... Colombian Jeobany Chacon win first stage of Tour of PortugalLISBON, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Colombian Jeobany Chacon (ASC-Chenco-Jeans) won the first stage (169.1 kilometesr) of the Tour of Portugalbetween the localities of Oeiras and Lisbon on Friday. Chacon, who crossed the ...
China's crude oil output increases 30 million barrels year on year
Aug 06, 2005 ... China's crude oil output increases 30 million barrels year on year BEIJING, August 6 (Xinhua) -- China's crude oil production in thefirst half of this year grew more than 30 million barrels from thesame period last year, hitting a record high since 2000, according tothe National ...
Mexico City authorities hope kidnapped coach soon to be released
Aug 06, 2005 ... Mexico City authorities hope kidnapped coach soon to be releasedMEXICO CITY, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Authorities of Mexico City saidFriday they are looking forward at the prompt release of the coach ofsoccer team Cruz Azul, Argentine Ruben Omar Romano, kidnapped lastJuly 19 ....
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Aug. 6
Aug 06, 2005 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Aug. 6LONDON -- Three more people were charged Friday with failing todisclose information to the police investigating the failed bombattempts in London on July 21, the British Broadcasting Corporation(BBC) reported Friday. Shadi Sami ...
Las Vegas to host 2007 All-Star game
Aug 06, 2005 ... Las Vegas to host 2007 All-Star gameWASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (Xinhua)-- Las Vegas will host the 2007 NBA All-Star game for the first time a city without a NBA club, it wasannounced by the NBA. The festivities will take place just off the Strip, at the Thomas& Mack Center on the ...
Shares close up in Brazil, down in Argentina, Mexico
Aug 06, 2005 ... Shares close up in Brazil, down in Argentina, MexicoMEXICO CITY, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets -- Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires and Mexico City -- closed mixed onFriday. In Sao Paulo, Latin America's biggest bourse, the leading Bovespaindex closed ...
Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2300 GMT, Aug. 5
Aug 06, 2005 ... Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2300 GMT, Aug. 5ANKARA -- Five Turkish soldiers were killed and seven otherswounded by the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) in easternHakkari province early Friday, semi-official Anatolia news agencyreported. - - - - BAGHDAD -- ...
Cuba receives aid from Ecuador after hurricane
Aug 06, 2005 ... Cuba receives aid from Ecuador after hurricaneHAVANA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Cuba on Friday received foodstuff andother products donated by Ecuador to assist the areas affected byhurricane Dennis, which touched down in the Caribbean country inearly July. The donation ...
Documentaries on Middle East donated to university archive
Aug 06, 2005 ... Documentaries on Middle East donated to university archiveLOS ANGELES, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- A collection of Middle East filmfootage produced by award-winning filmmaker Jo Franklin has beendonated to the UCLA Film and Television Archive, officials announcedhere Friday. The ...
Typhoon Matsa lands at east China province
Aug 06, 2005 ... Typhoon Matsa lands at east China provinceHANGZHOU, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Matsa landed at east China'sZhejiang Province early Saturday morning, according to Zhejiangprovincial observatory. Its landing occurred at Ganjiang Township in Yuhuan County at 3:40a.m ....
Panamanian striker Tejada to play UAE club Ai Ain
Aug 06, 2005 ... Panamanian striker Tejada to play UAE club Ai AinPANAMA CITY, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Panamanian striker Luis Tejadasigned a contract for three seasons with club Ai Ain, the runners-upof the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as informed Friday at thiscapital. This was confirmed by ...
Mexico urges int'l community to eliminate nuclear arms
Aug 06, 2005 ... Mexico urges int'l community to eliminate nuclear armsMEXICO CITY, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Mexican government Fridaycalled on the international community to start negotiations on theelimination of nuclear arms. "Mexico reiterates its call on theinternational community to ...
China succeeds in artificial lightning diversion
Aug 06, 2005 ... China succeeds in artificial lightning diversionJINAN, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists succeeded in usingweather rockets to guide lightning to a specific spot on the groundin a recent experiment carried out in east China's Shandong Province. The experiment, conducted ...
Negotiations continue as six-party talks enters into 12th day
Aug 06, 2005 ... Negotiations continue as six-party talks enters into 12th dayBEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Negotiators to the six-party talkswill continue exchanging views on resolving the Korean Peninsulanuclear issue in a peaceful manner as the marathon talks stretchedinto the 12th day ...
Inter Milan becomes best partner of Real Madrid
Aug 06, 2005 ... Inter Milan becomes best partner of Real MadridMADRID, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- When Luis Figo arrive for the firsttime to the showers of Inter Milan stadium, he will meet more thanone familiar face, that is, three Argentines who are his former RealMadrid teammates, local press said ...
China, DPRK, US to hold one-on-one meetings Saturaday: press center
Aug 06, 2005 ... China, DPRK, US to hold one-on-one meetings Saturaday: presscenterBEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- China, the Democratic People'sRepublic of Korea (DPRK) and the United States will hold one-on-onemeetings Saturday morning, press center of the Chinese delegationsaid here Saturday ....
East China city to hold cross-strait tourism expo
Aug 06, 2005 ... East China city to hold cross-strait tourism expoFUZHOU, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- A six-day cross-straits tourismexposition is scheduled to be held on Sept. 6 in the city of Xiamen,east China's Fujian Province. The exposition, the first of its kind across the Taiwan Straits,is ...
Communications bank to auction 1.2 billion yuan mortgage assets
Aug 06, 2005 ... Communications bank to auction 1.2 billion yuan mortgage assetsSHANGHAI, August 6 (Xinhua) -- The Bank of Communications in Chinawill put 1.2 billion yuan (about 150 million US dollars) of mortgageassets on auction in 30 Chinese cities from mid August, according toan official ...
Results of ATP Washington Classic tennis tournament
Aug 06, 2005 ... Results of ATP Washington Classic tennis tournamentWASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from theATP Washington Classic tennis tournament on Friday (prefix denotesseed): Quarter-finals ...
Hiroshima marks 60th anniversary of atomic bombing
Aug 06, 2005 ... Hiroshima marks 60th anniversary of atomic bombingTOKYO, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- West Japan city Hiroshima marked the60th anniversary of its 1945 atomic bombing Saturday, with the mayorurging the United Nations to establish a committee to try to realizeand maintain a nuclear ...
Study helps New York to improve response to gas attack
Aug 06, 2005 ... Study helps New York to improve response to gas attackNEW YORK, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- A federally-funded anti-terrorproject is underway to determine the best way for New York City torespond to the effects of a bioterror attack, local media reportedFriday. Scientists will ...
Chinese tourists allowed to visit six more nations from September 15
Aug 06, 2005 ... Chinese tourists allowed to visit six more nations from September15BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Group Chinese tourists will be allowedto visit six more nations from September 15, according to the sourcefrom China National Tourism Administration. The six nations are Brazil, ...
Sunday's schedule at world athletics championship
Aug 06, 2005 ... Sunday's schedule at world athletics championshipHELSINKI, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are Sunday's schedule atthe 2005 world athletics championship here: Morning session 0830 W Discus - qualification A 0835 W 20 Kilometres Walk - final ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Aug. 6
Aug 06, 2005 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Aug. 6BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-basednewspapers on Saturday:People's Daily -- The newspaper carried a story on the current economic situationin China, signaling a new stage of the ...
Ecuadorean president says ready to resign if people want
Aug 06, 2005 ... Ecuadorean president says ready to resign if people wantQUITO, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Ecuadorean President Alfredo Palaciosaid Friday he is ready to resign if people demand it. Following his decision to sack popular Economy Minister RafaelCorrea, Palacio has been facing ...
Solana urges Iran to accept EU proposal not to resume nuclear program
Aug 06, 2005 ... Solana urges Iran to accept EU proposal not to resume nuclearprogramMADRID, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- European Union (EU) Foreign PolicyCommissioner Javier Solana on Friday urged Iran not to resume itswidely concerned nuclear program, but to accept the EU proposal onresolving the ...
US scientists discover stem cell replacer in discarded placentas
Aug 06, 2005 ... US scientists discover stem cell replacer in discarded placentasLOS ANGELES, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- A team of scientists at theUniversity of Pittsburgh reported on Friday their newly discoveredcells in placental tissue can develop into any type of cell. In a paper published in ...
Washington Classic men's singles quarterfinal results
Aug 06, 2005 ... Washington Classic men's singles quarterfinal resultsWASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (Xinhua)-- Following are the results from theWashington Classic Men's Singles Quarterfinal matches on Friday. 1-Andy Roddick, United States, beat Ivo Karlovic,Croatia, 6-7( 7),7-5, 6-4 ...
program launched to aid girl students from poor families
Aug 06, 2005 ... program launched to aid girl students from poor familiesBEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua)-- The China Women Development Fund andthe China Women's News have jointly launched a "Sunshine Student-Aid" action program to help girl students from poor families finishtheir schooling in ...
HK Customs smashes transitional drugs syndicate
Aug 06, 2005 ... HK Customs smashes transitional drugs syndicateHONG KONG, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong Customs has smashed a WestAfrica based transitional drug trafficking syndicate and seized 4.4kilograms of high-graded heroin, worth about 1.7 million HK dollars(218,959 US dollars) in the past ...
L.American countries to hold drills for protecting Panama Canal from terrorist attack
Aug 06, 2005 ... L.American countries to hold drills for protecting Panama Canalfrom terrorist attackPANAMA CITY, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Some 3,500 troops from 10 LatinAmerican countries are to take part in drills on Aug. 9-16 designedto test ways to ensure the continued operation of the Panama ...
China's economic efficiency indicators: nonmetal minerals miningand dressing
Aug 06, 2005 ... China's economic efficiency indicators: nonmetal mineralsminingand dressingBEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- China's economic efficiency indicatorsof the nonmetal minerals mining and dressing sector in the first fivemonths of 2005:Assets-liability Ratio (%)...
Earthquake hits southwest China provinces
Aug 06, 2005 ... Earthquake hits southwest China provincesKUNMING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.3 on theRichter scale hit an area between Huize County of Yunnan Province andHuidong County of Sichuan Province in southwest China at 10:14 p.m.Friday, according to China's State ...
Space shuttle Discovery ready for home
Aug 06, 2005 ... Space shuttle Discovery ready for homeLOS ANGELES, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The crew of shuttle Discovery willsay goodbye to the Expedition 11 crew aboard the International SpaceStation early Saturday morning, undock and head for home, US spaceagency NASA said on Friday. Seven ...
China's economic efficiency indicators: agricultural non-staplefood processing
Aug 06, 2005 ... China's economic efficiency indicators: agricultural non-staplefood processingBEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- China's economic efficiency indicatorsof the agricultural non-staple food processing sector in the firstfive months of 2005:Assets-liability Ratio (%) ...
US airlifts 2 submersibles to help rescue stranded Russian submarine
Aug 06, 2005 ... US airlifts 2 submersibles to help rescue stranded RussiansubmarineWASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The US military has joinedinternational efforts to pull out a Russian mini-submarine trappedon the floor of the Pacific Ocean by airlifting two small unmannedsubmersibles to the ...
New hepatitis B vaccine ready to enter market in China
Aug 06, 2005 ... New hepatitis B vaccine ready to enter market in ChinaCHONGQING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- China's first self-developed hepatitis B vaccine has gone through clinical testing and is readyfor industrial production, according to sources with the developer. The Chongqing Jiachen ...
Second stage reults of Tour of Benelux cycling race
Aug 06, 2005 ... Second stage reults of Tour of Benelux cycling race BRUSSELS, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results in thesecond stage of the Tour of Benelux on Friday, a 178.5km ride betweenGeldrop and Sittard in Netherlands: 1. Simone Cadamuro (ITA) Domina Vacanze 4hr 14min 48sec ...
Foreign exchange rates in Indonesia
Aug 06, 2005 ... Foreign exchange rates in IndonesiaJAKARTA, August 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the foreign exchangerates against the Indonesian rupiah here on Saturday: Saturday Friday US dollar9,735/9,795 9,740/9,770 Euro 12,000/12,075...
UN nuclear watchdog calls for eliminiation of nuclear arms
Aug 06, 2005 ... UN nuclear watchdog calls for eliminiation of nuclear armsVIENNA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The head of the International AtomicEnergy Agency (IAEA) on Friday called for the elimination of allnuclear weapons in the world for the sake of human survival. The 60th anniversary of the ...
Annan urges world to "redouble" nuke abolition efforts
Aug 06, 2005 ... Annan urges world to "redouble" nuke abolition effortsTOKYO, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan warnedSaturday that the global community must boost its efforts to combatthe ever-increasing threats of nuclear dangers, especially after abreakdown it talks at the ...
China's private aviation to take off
Aug 06, 2005 ... China's private aviation to take offBEIJING, August 6 (Xinhua) -- Whether for business or pleasure,manufacturers reckon private aviation in China is set to take off ina big way, according to Saturday's China Daily. Diamond Aircraft Industries, an Austrian-based plane ...
China's economic efficiency indicators: tobacco production
Aug 06, 2005 ... China's economic efficiency indicators: tobacco productionBEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- China's economic efficiency indicatorsof the tobacco production sector in the first five months of 2005: Assets-liability Ratio (%) 35.44 ...
UN envoy urges Isreal to stop violating Lebanon airspace
Aug 06, 2005 ... UN envoy urges Isreal to stop violating Lebanon airspaceBEIRUT, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- UN envoy for Lebanon Geir Pedersen onFriday voiced concerns over Israel's frequent violation of Lebanon'sairspace, urging Israel to stop. The UN peacekeeping troops deployed on the border ...
UN nuclear watchdog calls for eliminiation of nuclear arms
Aug 06, 2005 ... UN nuclear watchdog calls for eliminiation of nuclear armsVIENNA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The head of the International AtomicEnergy Agency (IAEA) on Friday called for the elimination of allnuclear weapons in the world for the sake of human survival. The 60th anniversary of the ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Aug 06, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Saturday:Manila Bulletin: -- Former Education Secretary and Senator Raul S. Roco diedyesterday at the St. Luke's ...
China's economic efficiency indicators: food manufacturing
Aug 06, 2005 ... China's economic efficiency indicators: food manufacturingBEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- China's economic efficiency indicatorsof the food manufacturing sector in the first five months of 2005: Assets-liability Ratio (%) 57.35 ...
German first division soccer Result
Aug 06, 2005 ... German first division soccer ResultBERLIN, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result from the firstround of the German first division soccer league kicking off onFriday: Bayern Munich beat Borussia Moenchegladbach 3-0Saturday's matches: FC Cologne vs ....