Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, October 20:
Taiwan shares close up -- Oct. 20
Oct 20, 2005 ... Taiwan shares close up -- Oct. 20HONG KONG, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan share prices closed higherThursday with the weighted index up 53.84 points to close at 5,748. The bourse opened at 5,719.03 and fluctuated between 5,763.72 and5,647.92 during trading. A total of 3.73 ...
Opener, Advisory
Oct 20, 2005 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forWednesday, October 19, 2005, and begins ...
Olympic champion Xing striped of gold at National Games
Oct 20, 2005 ... Olympic champion Xing striped of gold at National GamesNANJING, East China, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion XingHuina was striped of the gold for the foul in the women's 1,500 meterrace at the 10th Chinese National Games here on Wednesday. The 21-year-old Xing, gold ...
Australia expects more cooperation in energy with S.China province
Oct 20, 2005 ... Australia expects more cooperation in energy with S.China province GUANGZHOU, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Australia is willing to expandcooperation with south China's Guangdong Province in the field ofenergy, said Australian Governor-General Michael Jeffery hereWednesday. In his ...
Dengue claims 15 lives in Singapore this year
Oct 20, 2005 ... Dengue claims 15 lives in Singapore this yearSINGAPORE, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Fifteen Singaporeans have died fromdengue this year with the latest death being reported on Wednesday. According to the Channel NewsAsia reports on Wednesday night, a 47-year-old Chinese woman was ...
Bird flu spreads to European part of Russia
Oct 20, 2005 ... Bird flu spreads to European part of RussiaMOSCOW, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Russian veterinary authoritiesconfirmed Wednesday bird flu virus has been detected in poultry inthe Tula region, west of the Urals in the European part of Russia. "The presence of the antigen and genetic ...
Olympic champion Xing stripped of gold at National Games (update 2)
Oct 20, 2005 ... Olympic champion Xing stripped of gold at National Games (update2)NANJING, East China, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion XingHuina was stripped of the women's 1,500 meters gold medal at the 10thNational Games after she was confirmed to have fouled against secondplaced Liu ...
Semi-final of Miss Chinese Cosmo Pageant concluded in Jakarta
Oct 20, 2005 ... Semi-final of Miss Chinese Cosmo Pageant concluded in JakartaJAKARTA, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The semi-final of Miss Chinese CosmoPageant was concluded here Wednesday night, as 48 beauties won thehearts of more than 1,000 audience with their beauty and intelligencetypical of Chinese ...
China Exclusive: Beijing Olympiad sure to make target profit
Oct 20, 2005 ... China Exclusive: Beijing Olympiad sure to make target profitNANNING, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The fund raised for the 24th OlympicGames has exceeded the goal set at the bidding, and the target profitof 16 million US dollars is certain to be achieved, a senior Gamesorganizer said here ...
2 French soldiers injured in Kabul's bomb explosion
Oct 20, 2005 ... 2 French soldiers injured in Kabul's bomb explosionKABUL, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Two French soldiers were injuredWednesday in a bomb explosion in Afghan capital Kabul, ISAF (theInternational Security Assistance Force) said in a press release. "Today at 12:15 p.m. two French ...
Roundup: Mixed fortunes for Olympic champions Xing Huina and Liu Xiang
Oct 20, 2005 ... Roundup: Mixed fortunes for Olympic champions Xing Huina and LiuXiangNANJING, East China, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Liu Xiang is the nationalhero No. 1 and Xing Huina the "villain".China's only two Olympic athletics champions had mixed fortunes atthe 10th Chinese National ...
China to establish wetland conservation in area of central Yangtze river
Oct 20, 2005 ... China to establish wetland conservation in area of central YangtzeriverWUHAN, Oct 19 (Xinhua) -- China will establish a wetland reservein a section on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, an officialsaid at the opening ceremony of an elk zoo on an old course of theriver ....
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Oct 20, 2005 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong on Wednesday: Nationwide Vitamin A capsules distribution campaign kicks-off inNepal Taiwan shares close down ...
Qinshihuang Mausoleum contains "state treasury", archaeologist
Oct 20, 2005 ... Qinshihuang Mausoleum contains "state treasury", archaeologistXI'AN, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and German archaeologists saidhere Wednesday they have detected a lot of coins under theQinshihuang Mausoleum in their latest magnetic prospecting operationin northwest China ....
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Oct. 19 (2)
Oct 20, 2005 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Oct. 19 (2)Urgent: China-ASEAN Expo opens for further cooperation Hong Kong stocks finish lower at midday -- Oct. 19 URGENT: HK announces report on constitutional development CPPCC delegation leaves for three European ...
Shares in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil close higher
Oct 20, 2005 ... Shares in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil close higherMEXICO CITY, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets closed slightly higher on Wednesday. Mexico City's stock market IPC index rose by 0.18 percent to closeat 15,111.95 points. A total of 181.4 million ...
Cristiano Ronaldo arrested on rape allegation
Oct 20, 2005 ... Cristiano Ronaldo arrested on rape allegationLONDON, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Manchester United soccer starCristiano Ronaldo was arrested Wednesday and questioned on suspicionof rape, according to SKY news. Scotland Yard said two men went to a police station in London andwere ...
Liverpool, Chelsea and Real Madrid win while Inter upset
Oct 20, 2005 ... Liverpool, Chelsea and Real Madrid win while Inter upsetLONDON, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Liverpool, Chelsea and Real Madridsecured wins on their way to the knockout stage of the UEFA ChampionsLeague while Inter suffer a 2-0 upset at the hand of Porto onWednesday. A stunning ...
Chinese botanists successful in artificial cultivation of rare yew trees
Oct 20, 2005 ... Chinese botanists successful in artificial cultivation of rare yewtreesHARBIN, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Botantists in northeast China'sHeilongjiang Province has successfully cultivated yew trees, whichhave grown on the earth for about 2.5 million years. The success makes it ...
Iran optimistic about resumption of nuclear talks
Oct 20, 2005 ... Iran optimistic about resumption of nuclear talksTEHRAN, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Iran's chief nuclear negotiator AliLarijani said on Wednesday that Iran was optimistic about theresumption of nuclear negotiations with the European Union (EU) butwould not accept imposed outlines of ...
Chelsea beat Real Betis 4-0
Oct 20, 2005 ... Chelsea beat Real Betis 4-0LONDON, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chelsea strode one step closer to theChampions League knockout stage with a 4-0 win over visiting RealBetis. Didier Drogba put Chelsea ahead from Michael Essien's pass after23 minutes. Ricardo Carvalho added ...
Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2230 GMT, Oct. 19
Oct 20, 2005 ... Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2230 GMT, Oct. 19BAGHDAD -- The first session of former Iraqi president SaddamHussein's trial ended Wednesday afternoon after judge orderedadjournment until Nov. 28. Judge Rizgar Mohammed Amin made the adjournment decision afterAdnan ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Oct. 20
Oct 20, 2005 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Oct. 20LONDON -- Britain on Wednesday announced plans to purchase enoughvaccine to cover every person in the country in the event of a flupandemic. The Department of Health said the country needed 120 milliondoses, two for everyone, ...
President of Sporting Portugal resigns
Oct 20, 2005 ... President of Sporting Portugal resignsLISBOA, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Antonio Dias da Cunha, the presidentof Sporting Club de Portugal since 2000, resigned on Wednesday,citing reasons of principle, the third resignation at the clubrecently. Jose Peseiro, the club coach, and ...
Market exchange rates -- Oct. 20
Oct 20, 2005 ... Market exchange rates -- Oct. 20BEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Market exchange rates of four majorcurrencies against RMB yuan announced Thursday by the People's Bankof China: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) US Dollar 100 809.24 ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Oct 20, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Thursday. Asahi: -- Aomori Governor Shingo Mimura said Wednesday his prefecturewill allow construction of an interim ...
Uruguayan footballers play down hostile Australia environment
Oct 20, 2005 ... Uruguayan footballers play down hostile Australia environmentMONTEVIDEO, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Uruguay's coach and members of theteam told local press on Wednesday that Australia is trying to createa hostile climate ahead of their World Cup playoff games, but saidthey were still ...
Benfica draws with Villarrael in Champions' League
Oct 20, 2005 ... Benfica draws with Villarrael in Champions' LeagueLISBON, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Portugal's Benfica drew 1-1 withSpanish team Villareal in the Madrigal stadium, leaving Champion'sLeague Group D rankings unchanged, local press said. Elsewhere in the group, Lille drew 0-0 with ...
Xinhua International News Advisory -- Oct. 20
Oct 20, 2005 ... Xinhua International News Advisory -- Oct. 20BEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua on Thursday. -- Spanish PM reaffirms support for Abbas to ease Palestinian-Israeli tensions ....
FLASH: CHINA'S GDP IN FIRST NINE MONTHS GROWS 9.4 PERCENT
Oct 20, 2005 ... FLASH: CHINA'S GDP IN FIRST ...
Former top US lawmaker faces mug shot under court warrant
Oct 20, 2005 ... Former top US lawmaker faces mug shot under court warrantWASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- A former top US lawmaker faces thefingerprinting and photo mug shot as a Texas court issued a warrantWednesday which requires him to appear for booking in a jail. The move is a routine ...
Heredia suspended for drugs problem
Oct 20, 2005 ... Heredia suspended for drugs problemWASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- New York Mets pitcher FelixHeredia violated baseball's drugs policy and will be suspended forthe first 10 days of 2006, according to Major League Baseball. Martin Arburua, Heredia's agent, said he thought ...
URGENT: China's fixed assets investment up 26.1 percent in first nine months
Oct 20, 2005 ... URGENT: China's fixed assets investment up 26.1 percent in firstnine monthsBEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's fixed assets investmentreached 5706.1 ...
URGENT: Consumer price index up 2.0 percent in first nine months
Oct 20, 2005 ... URGENT: Consumer price index up 2.0 percent in first nine monthsBEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's National ...
Bomb explodes in Argentina prior to Bush's visit
Oct 20, 2005 ... Bomb explodes in Argentina prior to Bush's visitBUENOS AIRES, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- A bomb exploded on Wednesday ina branch of Bank Boston in La Plata, a city 50 km south of BuenosAires, the latest in a series of attacks in a protest against thecoming visit of US President George ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Oct 20, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The followings are the major newsitems in the leading Philippine newspapers on Thursday:Philippine Daily Inquirer: -- A female member of the Abu Sayyaf was among the four slainbandits ...
Preview: Worlds finalist Huang to fly over her favorite hurdles
Oct 20, 2005 ... Preview: Worlds finalist Huang to fly over her favorite hurdlesNANJING, East China, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Worlds finalist HuangXiaoxiao, targeting three golds at the 10th National Games, is goingto justify her specialty in the women's 400-meter hurdles here onFriday. The ...
US Senate committee votes for oil drilling in Arctic refuge
Oct 20, 2005 ... US Senate committee votes for oil drilling in Arctic refugeWASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The US Senate Energy Committee onWednesday voted in favor of oil drilling in the Arctic NationalWildlife Refuge in northeastern Alaska as a part of a broad budgetproposal ....
Malaysia unveils national automotive policy framework
Oct 20, 2005 ... Malaysia unveils national automotive policy frameworkKUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Malaysian government hasunveiled its National Automotive Policy (NAP) Framework, setting outbroad objectives and ten measures to be implemented ahead of theannouncement of the NAP in the ...
Chilean supreme court strips Pinochet of immunity in tax case
Oct 20, 2005 ... Chilean supreme court strips Pinochet of immunity in tax caseSANTIAGO, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Chilean Supreme Court hasstripped former president Augusto Pinochet of his immunity, whichremoves the obstacle to prosecute him for tax evasion of 27 millionUS dollars that he kept in ...
Collier's funeral held with coaches and teammates struggling
Oct 20, 2005 ... Collier's funeral held with coaches and teammates strugglingWASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Hawks center Jason Collier'sfuneral service was held on Wednesday while grieving Atlanta Hawksteammates and other former teammates and coaches were struggling withhis death. The ...
URGENT: China's retail sales of consumer goods up 13.0 percent in first nine months
Oct 20, 2005 ... URGENT: China's retail sales of consumer goods up 13.0 percent infirst nine monthsBEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's retail sales of consumergoods in the ...
URGENT: China's GDP grows 9.4 percent in first nine months
Oct 20, 2005 ... URGENT: China's GDP grows 9.4 percent in first nine monthsBEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's GDP (gross domestic product)grew by ...
URGENT: China's industrial production up 16.3 percent in first ninemonths
Oct 20, 2005 ... URGENT: China's industrial production up 16.3 percent in firstnine monthsBEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's industrial production grew ...
Sweden tightens control at int'l airports amid bird flu scares
Oct 20, 2005 ... Sweden tightens control at int'l airports amid bird flu scaresSTOCKHOLM, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Sweden announced on Wednesday thatit had decided to check at random tourists from Turkey and Romania atits international airports, as a recent bird flu outbreak in the twocountries ...
Spain backs Palestine's anti-terror efforts: PM
Oct 20, 2005 ... Spain backs Palestine's anti-terror efforts: PMMADRID, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Spanish Prime Minister Jose LuisRodriguez Zapatero expressed support on Wednesday to visitingPalestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas for his efforts to combat terrorismand win peace in the Middle East ....
Ukrainian president orders emergency measures to fend off bird flu
Oct 20, 2005 ... Ukrainian president orders emergency measures to fend off bird flu KIEV, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenkoordered the government on Wednesday to take emergency measures toprevent avian flu from entering Ukrainian territory, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Oct 20, 2005 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the baht on Thursday as offered by the Bangkok Bank: Thursday Wednesday US dollar40.59/41.19 40.45/41.05 ...
China's GDP in first nine months grows 9.4 percent
Oct 20, 2005 ... China's GDP in first nine months grows 9.4 percentBEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese economy grew a robust 9.4percent in the first nine months, a spokesman for the National Bureauof Statistics announced here Thursday. Preliminary estimates show that China's gross ...
Philippine national debt continues to rise in July
Oct 20, 2005 ... Philippine national debt continues to rise in JulyMANILA, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine government's nationaloutstanding debt reached 3.93 trillion pesos (71.45 billion USdollars) in July, up 1.1 percent from 3.89 trillion (70. 72 billionUS dollars) in June, the Bureau of ...
Human tests of bird flu vaccine successful in Hungary
Oct 20, 2005 ... Human tests of bird flu vaccine successful in HungaryBUDAPEST, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The vaccine trial on humans againstthe deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu proved successful, HungarianHealth Minister Jeno Racz said Wednesday. During the tests, antibodies against the H5N1 virus ...
US offers 50,000 US dollars to help rat plague-hit Nicaraguans
Oct 20, 2005 ... US offers 50,000 US dollars to help rat plague-hit NicaraguansMANAGUA, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The United States offered over 50,000US dollars in aid to Nicaragua to help victims of a rat plague, localmedia reported on Wednesday. US Ambassador to Nicaragua Paul Trivelli ...
Spanish court orders arrest of US soldiers involved in cameraman's death
Oct 20, 2005 ... Spanish court orders arrest of US soldiers involved in cameraman'sdeathMADRID, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish High Court issued aninternational arrest warrant on Wednesday for three US soldiers, whofired a shell from their tank at a Baghdad hotel during the Iraq warin 2003, ...
Major news items in Thailand's leading newspapers
Oct 20, 2005 ... Major news items in Thailand's leading newspapersBANGKOK, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inThailand's leading newspapers on Thursday: Bangkok Post: -- The construction of large communities as part of the plannedSuvarnabhumi special ...
Nepal to host cricket Asia Cup
Oct 20, 2005 ... Nepal to host cricket Asia CupKATHMANDU, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Nepal will host the Asian CricketCouncil's (ACC) U-19 Cup in Kathmandu next month, an official of theCricket Association of Nepal (CAN) said Thursday. The winner of the tournament will qualify for the U-19 World ...
China's CPI up 2 percent in first three quarters
Oct 20, 2005 ... China's CPI up 2 percent in first three quartersBEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's consumer price index (CPI)rose by 2.0 percent year-on-year in the first three quarters of thisyear, a decline of 2.1 percentage points compared with a yearearlier, the National Bureau of ...
Hurricane Wilma intensifies, heads for Mexico's Yucatan
Oct 20, 2005 ... Hurricane Wilma intensifies, heads for Mexico's YucatanHAVANA, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Hurricane Wilma has reached a maximumcategory of five on the Saffir-Simpson scale and is heading towardMexico's Yucatan peninsula, the Cuban Meteorological Institute saidon Wednesday ....
China's fixed assets investment up 26.1 percent in first three quarters
Oct 20, 2005 ... China's fixed assets investment up 26.1 percent in first threequartersBEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's total fixed assets investmentwas 5,706.1 billion yuan in the first nine months, up 26.1 percentyear-on-year, Zheng Jingping, spokesman for the National Bureau ...
Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka increase
Oct 20, 2005 ... Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka increaseCOLOMBO, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Tourist arrivals to Sri Lankaincreased by 8 percent after the end of the third quarter this year,according to Daily News on Thursday. The total tourist arrivals up to September 2005 were 405,585, ...
Foreign exchange rates in Philippines
Oct 20, 2005 ... Foreign exchange rates in PhilippinesMANILA, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the peso released by the Central Bank of thePhilippines on Thursday:ThursdayWednesdayUS dollar 55.7590 55.7730 ...
Spanish experts say air passengers more likely to bring bird flu than wild birds
Oct 20, 2005 ... Spanish experts say air passengers more likely to bring bird fluthan wild birdsMADRID, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Air passengers are more likely tobring bird flu to Spain than wild birds, Spanish ornithologists saidon Wednesday. Alejandro Sanchez, head of the Spanish Ornithology ...
Highlights of major Beijing based newspapers -- Oct. 20
Oct 20, 2005 ... Highlights of major Beijing based newspapers -- Oct. 20BEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-basednewspapers on Thursday:People's Daily -- The paper frontpages the full text of an explanation by ChinesePremier Wen Jiabao on the proposal for the ...
China's industrial production up 16.3 percent in first nine months
Oct 20, 2005 ... China's industrial production up 16.3 percent in first nine months BEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's industrial production grew by16.3 percent in the first nine months this year to 5,045 billion yuan(622.8 billion US dollars), the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)said on ...
Roundup: Defiant Saddam pleads innocent, trial adjourned
Oct 20, 2005 ... Roundup: Defiant Saddam pleads innocent, trial adjournedBEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Defiant Saddam Hussein Wednesdaychallenged the legitimacy of the US-backed court and pleaded notguilty over charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity inconnection with the Dujail ...
China's retail sales of consumer goods up 13.0 percent in first nine months
Oct 20, 2005 ... China's retail sales of consumer goods up 13.0 percent in firstnine monthsBEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's retail sales of consumergoods in the first nine months hit 4,508.1 billion yuan (556.56billion US dollars), up 13.0 percent year-on-year, or a growth of12.1 percent ...