Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, October 11:
Canadian company converts wood waste into "bio oil"
Oct 11, 2005 ... Canadian company converts wood waste into "bio oil"OTTAWA, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- A Canadian company has successfullyconverted industrial wood waste into a "bio oil," a new source ofreliable, environmentally friendly energy that could be used to poweran entire town, Canadian ...
Vietnam sells more autos
Oct 11, 2005 ... Vietnam sells more autosHANOI, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Eleven automobile joint ventures inVietnam sold 25,023 units in the first three quarters of this year, ayear-on-year rise of 11.5 percent, the Vietnam AutomobileManufacturers Association (VAMA) told Xinhua Tuesday. Toyota ...
Roundup: Huge death toll feared in Guatemala as hopes for survivorsevaporate
Oct 11, 2005 ... Roundup: Huge death toll feared in Guatemala as hopes forsurvivors evaporateMEXICO CITY, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers Monday suspended theirsearch for survivors among the 1,400 buried in the devastatingmudslides in Guatemala, which, together with the 652 confirmed dead,could ...
Preview: Sharp shooters take National Games as prelude to 2008 Olympics
Oct 11, 2005 ... Preview: Sharp shooters take National Games as prelude to 2008Olympicsby sportswriter Xu ZhengNANJING, East China, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- China's sharp shooterswill be competing at the 10th National Games here from Thursday, butaim high at the Olympic Games in Beijing in ...
Vietnam eyes stronger ICT development
Oct 11, 2005 ... Vietnam eyes stronger ICT developmentHANOI, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's information technology andcommunication (ICT) is set to post annual growth of 20-25 percent by2010, and over 20 percent in the following years, according to thecountry's Ministry of Posts and Telematics ....
Over 970 million USD worth of Indonesia s subsidized fuel lost last year
Oct 11, 2005 ... Over 970 million USD worth of Indonesia s subsidized fuel lostlast yearJAKARTA, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian Supreme Audit Agency(BPK) had found that at least 970 million US dollars of the total of7.99 billion US dollars worth of subsidized fuel, was lost last yeardue to ...
Results of cycling at 10th National Games
Oct 11, 2005 ... Results of cycling at 10th National GamesNANJING, East China, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are the cyclingresults at the 10th Chinese National Games here on Tuesday: Men's BMX (Bike Moto Cross): ...
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0430 GMT, Oct. 11
Oct 11, 2005 ... Xinhua world economic news summary at 0430 GMT, Oct. 11ATHENS -- The adoption of a new set of regulations by the AthensStock Exchange is closing the door to the vast majority ofenterprises in the Greek market, a report by Hellastat said onMonday. According to the report, ...
National Games' ticket sales satisfactory, say organizers
Oct 11, 2005 ... National Games' ticket sales satisfactory, say organizersNANJING, East China, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Organizers said onTuesday that tickets for the 10th Chinese National Games are sellingwell. According to the organizing committee, all 60,000 tickets forWednesday night's ...
Indonesian government ignores Constitutional Court on fuel policy
Oct 11, 2005 ... Indonesian government ignores Constitutional Court on fuel policy JAKARTA, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government said thatit would not back down from its decision to raise fuel prices by anaverage of 126.6 percent, despite a warning by the country'sConstitutional Court ...
Foreign exchange rates in the Philippines
Oct 11, 2005 ... Foreign exchange rates in the PhilippinesMANILA, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the peso released by the Central Bank of thePhilippines on Tuesday: Tuesday Monday US dollar 55.7440 55.8580...
Liberia holds first general elections after end of 14 years civil war
Oct 11, 2005 ... Liberia holds first general elections after end of 14 years civilwarMONROVIA, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Liberians are going to the polls onTuesday for the presidential and legislative elections, the firstsince the end of its 14-year civil war two years ago.The four leading ...
Sri Lanka central bank retains key interest rates
Oct 11, 2005 ... Sri Lanka central bank retains key interest ratesCOLOMBO, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's Central Bank said Tuesdayit was retaining its key policy interest rates unchanged for afurther period of one month. Accordingly, the repurchase interest rate, at which it drainsmoney ...
Vietnam Airlines to conduct e-ticketing late this year
Oct 11, 2005 ... Vietnam Airlines to conduct e-ticketing late this yearHANOI, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- National flag carrier Vietnam Airlinesis instituting an electronic ticketing service which is expected tobe in place by the end of this year. "We hope that e-tickets will totally replace paper ...
Roundup: EU, Balkan states impose ban on poultry imports from Turkey
Oct 11, 2005 ... Roundup: EU, Balkan states impose ban on poultry imports fromTurkeyBEIJING, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The European Union and Balkan stateson Monday imposed a ban on poultry imports from Turkey, whereauthorities have confirmed an outbreak of avian flu. In Brussels, the European ...
Nicaraguan Congress approves FTA with US
Oct 11, 2005 ... Nicaraguan Congress approves FTA with USMANAGUA, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Nicaraguan Congress on Mondayratified a free trade agreement with the United States despite fearsthat the deal may hurt the country's agriculture and domesticenterprises. The deal was ratified Monday ...
Uganda's former president Obote dies in South Africa
Oct 11, 2005 ... Uganda's former president Obote dies in South AfricaKAMPALA, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Ugandan former president ApolloMilton Obote died in a South African hospital on Monday, thegovernment has announced. President Yoweri Museveni said in a statement on Monday night thatthe ...
Wong wins Hong Kong's first gold at National Games (updated)
Oct 11, 2005 ... Wong wins Hong Kong's first gold at National Games (updated)NANJING, East China, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Steven Wong awarded HongKong its first gold medal at the 10th Chinese National Games,crowning in the men's Bike Moto Cross (BMX) while Yue Cong fromShandong triumphed in the ...
Cote d'Ivoire's opposition rejects AU proposal that Gbagbo stay onemore year
Oct 11, 2005 ... Cote d'Ivoire's opposition rejects AU proposal that Gbagbo stayone more yearABIDJAN, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire's opposition allianceissued a statement here on Monday, rejecting the African Union's (AU)proposal that President Laurent Gbagbo stay in office for one ...
Roundup: Rescuers battle on as world rushes to aid quake-hit Pakistan
Oct 11, 2005 ... Roundup: Rescuers battle on as world rushes to aid quake-hitPakistanBEIJING, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers in Pakistan battled onTuesday to dig out more victims as donor countries rushed doctors,paramedics, medicine, food and sniffer dogs to the quake-hit southAsian country ....
Indonesia suspends governor for corruption charges
Oct 11, 2005 ... Indonesia suspends governor for corruption chargesJAKARTA, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Susilo BambangYudhoyono here on Monday suspended indefinitely the Banten governorto facilitate his prosecution for corruption case, local mediareported on Tuesday. Governor ...
Roundup: European leaders congratulate Merkel on chancellorship
Oct 11, 2005 ... Roundup: European leaders congratulate Merkel on chancellorshipBRUSSELS, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- European leaders Monday extendedcongratulations to German conservative leader Angela Merkel on hervictory as next chancellor in a grand coalition government with theSocial Democratic ...
1st Ld: At least 18 police killed in militant ambush in Afghanistan
Oct 11, 2005 ... 1st Ld: At least 18 police killed in militant ambush inAfghanistanKABUL, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- At least 18 policemen including anofficer were killed as suspected Taliban ambushed a caravan of policein southern Helmand province Monday evening, Interior Ministryspokesman said ...
Major news items in leading Afghan newspapers
Oct 11, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Afghan newspapersKABUL, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inAfghan leading newspapers on Tuesday.Outlook: Afghan human rights activists warned Saturday that allegationsthat an American security contractor killed ...
Japan lower house approves post privatization plan
Oct 11, 2005 ... Japan lower house approves post privatization planTOKYO, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- A set of bills to privatize Japan Post -- the centerpiece of Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi'sreform initiative -- passed the House of Representatives on Tuesdayand will immediately be sent to ...
2nd Ld: At least 18 police killed in militant ambush in Afghanistan
Oct 11, 2005 ... 2nd Ld: At least 18 police killed in militant ambush inAfghanistanKABUL, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- At least 18 policemen including anofficer were killed as suspected Taliban ambushed a caravan of policein southern Helmand province Monday evening, Interior Ministryspokesman said ...
Philippine stocks close higher
Oct 11, 2005 ... Philippine stocks close higherMANILA, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Philippine share prices closed higherTuesday as investors chased stocks of companies likely to reportstrong earnings for the third quarter and stocks that have turnedcheap following recent falls. The composite ...
1st Ld: At least 18 police killed in militant ambush in Afghanistan
Oct 11, 2005 ... 1st Ld: At least 18 police killed in militant ambush inAfghanistanKABUL, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- At least 18 policemen including anofficer were killed as suspected Taliban ambushed a caravan of policein southern Helmand province Monday evening, Interior Ministryspokesman said ...
Singapore to maintain current monetary policy
Oct 11, 2005 ... Singapore to maintain current monetary policySINGAPORE, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Singapore said Tuesday that it willmaintain its current monetary policy of allowing a "modest andgradual" appreciation of Singapore dollar with inflation projected torise in 2006 due to higher oil ...
Urgent: At least 18 police killed in Taliban ambush in Afghanistan
Oct 11, 2005 ... Urgent: At least 18 police killed in Taliban ambush in Afghanistan KABUL, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- At least 18 policemen ...
Three-horse duel in men's volleyball at National Games
Oct 11, 2005 ... Three-horse duel in men's volleyball at National GamesXUZHOU, East China, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The men's volleyballtournament of the 10th Chinese National Games will kick off hourslater in Xuzhou, in east China's Jiangsu Province, with 12 teamsvying for the title. The 12 ...
Wang Hao leads Chinese Army to 3-0 win over Sichuan at National Games
Oct 11, 2005 ... Wang Hao leads Chinese Army to 3-0 win over Sichuan at NationalGamesWUXI, East China, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Olympic silver medalist WangHao edged off Qiu Yike by five-set to lead the Chinese Army men'steam to a 3-0 win over Sichuan on the opening day of the table ...
Interpol announces red alert to help arrest Bangladeshi militant leaders
Oct 11, 2005 ... Interpol announces red alert to help arrest Bangladeshi militantleadersDHAKA, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Paris-based international policeagency Interpol has announced a red notice to 184 countries to arresttwo Islamic militant leaders linked to recent bombings in Bangladeshunder ...
HK holds ceremony to remember people died in defending HK
Oct 11, 2005 ... HK holds ceremony to remember people died in defending HKHONG KONG, Oct. 11 (Xiunhua) -- An annual ceremony to commemoratethose who died in defending Hong Kong in the war years between 1941and 1945 was held here at the City Hall Memorial Garden Tuesdaymorning. The Chief ...
Ivorian held in Tanzania over wife's death
Oct 11, 2005 ... Ivorian held in Tanzania over wife's deathDAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Tanzanian police areholding a Cote d'Ivoire national for the death of his wife who hadworked for a United Nations court, according to reports reaching hereon Tuesday. Ahmandi Guehi, 33, was ...
Somali pirates feared to have seized another Kenyan ship
Oct 11, 2005 ... Somali pirates feared to have seized another Kenyan shipNAIROBI, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Somali pirates are feared to havehijacked another ship with its 10-man crew and cargo of mainlyfoodstuff in the latest of string of hijackings off lawless Somalia,seafarers said Tuesday ....
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Oct 11, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapersANKARA, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Tuesday.HURRIYET (Freedom): -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on theEuropean Union (EU) to lift all ...
Key genocide suspect wants to meet ex-UN chief
Oct 11, 2005 ... Key genocide suspect wants to meet ex-UN chiefDAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Lawyers for a key Rwandangenocide suspect have demanded that their client wants to meet withthe former United Nations secretary-general Boutros Boutros- Ghali,according to reports reaching here ...
Kenyan cops have entered Tanzania illegally: official
Oct 11, 2005 ... Kenyan cops have entered Tanzania illegally: officialDAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian regional authoritieshave said that the Kenyan cop who had been killed by Tanzanianvillagers made a mistake by entering the country illegally withoutsurrendering his firearm to local ...
Japanese businessman could be next space tourist
Oct 11, 2005 ... Japanese businessman could be next space touristTOKYO, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- A Japanese businessman has beenconsidered as a leading candidate to be the next -- and fourth --private citizen to visit the International Space Station (ISS). An announcement of Russian Space ...
Two lifters beat women's weightlifting snatch world record
Oct 11, 2005 ... Two lifters beat women's weightlifting snatch world recordSUZHOU, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Two lifters beat the snatch worldrecord of women's 58kg category at the 10th National Games ...
Two policemen killed in Russia's Dagestan
Oct 11, 2005 ... Two policemen killed in Russia's DagestanMOSCOW, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Two Russian policemen were killed andanother was wounded in an operation tracking down a group ofmilitants in the southern region of Dagestan overnight on Tuesday. In the operation, which took place in the ...
US secretary of state arrives in Kyrgyzstan for visit
Oct 11, 2005 ... US secretary of state arrives in Kyrgyzstan for visitALMA ATA, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- US Secretary of State CondoleezzaRice arrived in Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan, Tuesday for her one-day visit. After arriving, Rice visited the US military base near theinternational ...
Hushen 300 index up -- Oct. 11
Oct 11, 2005 ... Hushen 300 index up -- Oct. 11BEIJING, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Hushen 300 Index reflecting thewhole fluctuation of China's Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchangesclosed at 919.72 points on Tuesday, up 12.40 ...
Hubei retain women's tennis team title at National Games
Oct 11, 2005 ... Hubei retain women's tennis team title at National GamesNANJING, East China, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Hubei defended thewomen's team title in tennis by trouncing Sichuan 2-1 at the 10thChinese National Games here Tuesday. The first singles reeled off between the 21-year-old Yan ...
Grenade blast kills father, son in northern Tanzania
Oct 11, 2005 ... Grenade blast kills father, son in northern TanzaniaDAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- A father and his son, bothresidents of Arusha in northern Tanzania, have killed by the blast ofa hand grenade left behind after military exercises. Arusha Regional Police Commander, James ...
Ugandan army recovers over 1,000 guns in east
Oct 11, 2005 ... Ugandan army recovers over 1,000 guns in eastKAMPALA, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Ugandan army has recovered over1,000 guns and arrested over 120 armed warriors in the northeasternpart of the country since the beginning of this year. The army's 3rd Division spokesman, Lt ....
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Oct 11, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapersJERUSALEM, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Tuesday.Ha'aretz: -- Israel's Shin Bet security service said on Monday that theyuncovered three Hamas networks in the ...
Xinhua Mideast news advisory -- Oct. 11
Oct 11, 2005 ... Xinhua Mideast news advisory -- Oct. 11CAIRO, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following major international newsstories from the Middle East region are scheduled to be covered orpursued by Xinhua News Agency on Tuesday:-- Iraq's National Assembly (parliament) is expected to ...
Air quality of major Chinese cities -- Oct.11
Oct 11, 2005 ... Air quality of major Chinese cities -- Oct.11BEIJING, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Report on the quality of air in 47major Chinese cities (12:00 Oct.10 to 12:00 Oct. 11, Beijing Time),released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center: City Major Pollutant Air ...
Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapers
Oct 11, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapersISLAMABAD, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Pakistani English newspapers on Tuesday.Daily Times: -- Officially confirmed death toll after Saturday's earthquake inPakistan rose to ...
Quake death toll reaches over 950 in Indian-controlled Kashmir
Oct 11, 2005 ... Quake death toll reaches over 950 in Indian-controlled KashmirSRINAGAR, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in the devastatingearthquake in Indian-controlled Kashmir Tuesday mounted over 950,with the ...
Chen Yanqin betters women's 58kg weightlifting world record
Oct 11, 2005 ... Chen Yanqin betters women's 58kg weightlifting world recordSUZHOU, East China, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Chen Yanqin bettered theworld records in the jerk and total of the women's 58kg ...
Future mobile phones should focus on communication: Father of Cellphone
Oct 11, 2005 ... Future mobile phones should focus on communication: Father ofCellphoneCHONGQING, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Future handsets should focus moreon their communication function instead of attempting to combine MP3players, cameras and game-playing, said Martin Cooper, the "Father ofthe ...
Shanghai stock index up -- Oct. 11
Oct 11, 2005 ... Shanghai stock index up -- Oct. 11BEIJING, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Composite Stock Index on theShanghai Stock Exchange closed at 1,157.19 points on Tuesday, up18.24 ...
War on terror, US support to Afghanistan will figure Rice's talks with Afghan leader
Oct 11, 2005 ... War on terror, US support to Afghanistan will figure Rice's talkswith Afghan leaderKABUL, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Matters pertaining mutual interestswith particular reference to war on terror and Washington's supportto Afghanistan will prominently figure the talks between US ...
Three policemen wounded in suicide car bomb south of Baghdad
Oct 11, 2005 ... Three policemen wounded in suicide car bomb south of BaghdadBAGHDAD, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- A suicide car bomb struck a policepatrol south of Baghdad on Tuesday, critically wounding threepolicemen, an interior ministry source said. "A suicide bomber drove an explosive packed ...
Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapers
Oct 11, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapersLAGOS, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Nigerian newspapers on Tuesday. This Day: -- Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, on Monday led two ...
Sharon to meet US Mideast envoy on Sharon-Abbas summit
Oct 11, 2005 ... Sharon to meet US Mideast envoy on Sharon-Abbas summitJERUSALEM, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharonwill meet US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern AffairsDavid Welch on Tuesday to discuss a postponed summit between Sharonand Palestinian leader ...
Shenzhen stock index up -- Oct. 11
Oct 11, 2005 ... Shenzhen stock index up -- Oct. 11BEIJING, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Component Stock Index on theShenzhen Stock Exchange closed at 2,886.97 points on Tuesday, up28.36 ...
China's Chen Yanqing shatters women's weightlifting world records
Oct 11, 2005 ... China's Chen Yanqing shatters women's weightlifting world records SUZHOU, East China, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion ChenYanqing smashed the world records of the jerk and total to win thegold in the women's weightlifting 58kg category at the ongoing ...
Pakistan sets up commission to oversee relief efforts
Oct 11, 2005 ... Pakistan sets up commission to oversee relief effortsISLAMABAD, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Pakistani government has set upa federal relief commission for coordination of rescue and reliefoperations in quake-affected areas of the Northwest Frontier Provinceand Azad Kashmir ....
Vietnam faces paper stockpile due to cheaper imports
Oct 11, 2005 ... Vietnam faces paper stockpile due to cheaper importsHANOI, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam had 28,500 tons of paper ininventory in the first nine months of this year, mainly because of aninflux of imports with lower prices, the Trade Ministry said onTuesday. The main reason ...
Tokyo stocks see big advance
Oct 11, 2005 ... Tokyo stocks see big advanceTOKYO, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo shares advanced sharply Tuesday,with the key Nikkei stock index snapping a three-day losing streak torecord its biggest single-day point gain in more than three years, asinvestors became increasingly bullish following ...
S. Africa's sacked VP to appear in court on corruption charges
Oct 11, 2005 ... S. Africa's sacked VP to appear in court on corruption chargesJOHANNESBURG, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- South Africa's sacked vicepresident Jacob Zuma will appear in court on corruption charges onTuesday amid tight security and mounting protests from his supportersin the coastal city of ...