Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, October 28:
African Champions League road to final
Oct 28, 2005 ... African Champions League road to finalJOHANNESBURG, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Following is road to the finalof the clubs contesting the African Champions League final ahead ofSaturday's first leg match: ETOILE SAHEL (Tunisia): Round 1: bye Round 2: 1st leg: AS Douanes(Senegal) ...
Results of WTA Generali Ladies second round matches
Oct 28, 2005 ... Results of WTA Generali Ladies second round matchesVIENNA, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results on Thursdayfrom the WTA Tour 585,000-US dollar Generali Ladies Open at theIntersport Arena Linz, Austria (prefix denotes seedings): ...
Opener, Advisory
Oct 28, 2005 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forThursday, October 27, 2005, and begins ...
Singapore steps up efforts to prevent bird flu
Oct 28, 2005 ... Singapore steps up efforts to prevent bird fluSINGAPORE, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Singapore has taken a series ofmeasures to prevent bird flu from entering into the city state, whichis now free from such virus. According to the Channel NewsAsia reports on Thursday night, ...
SCO not to admit new members presently: Executive Secretary
Oct 28, 2005 ... SCO not to admit new members presently: Executive SecretaryMOSCOW, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO) will not admit new members at this stage, SCO ExecutiveSecretary Zhang Deguang said here on Thursday. The SCO is not ready to admit new members ...
Russian-Indian relations at unprecedentedly high level: Putin
Oct 28, 2005 ... Russian-Indian relations at unprecedentedly high level: PutinMOSCOW, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir PutinThursday expressed satisfaction with the development of the Russian-Indian relations, saying the relations are at an unprecedentedly highlevel ....
China Huaneng Group joins in U.S. "FutureGen"
Oct 28, 2005 ... China Huaneng Group joins in U.S. "FutureGen"BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- China Huaneng Group signed amembership agreement with the U.S. FutureGen Industrial Alliance Inc.here Thursday, announcing the participation of the first Chinesecompany in the hi-end "FutureGen" project ....
HK sees over 1.7 mln visitors in September, half mainlanders
Oct 28, 2005 ... HK sees over 1.7 mln visitors in September, half mainlandersHONG KONG, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong welcomed more than 1.78million visitors in September, up 5.9 percent on the same month lastyear and half of them are mainlanders, the Tourism Board saidThursday. The ...
France gives up privatization of nuclear company Areva
Oct 28, 2005 ... France gives up privatization of nuclear company ArevaPARIS, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- France Thursday said it will not carryout the controversial partial privatization of energy group Areva,the world's biggest builder of nuclear power reactors. Prime Minister Dominique de ...
Saint Petersburg Open ATP tennis results
Oct 28, 2005 ... Saint Petersburg Open ATP tennis resultsMOSCOW, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from thefourth day of the one-million-dollar Saint Petersburg Open ATP tennistournament here Thursday (prefix denotes seedings): Second Round: 4-Mikhail ...
Urgent: Chinese premier meets leaders attending SCO conference
Oct 28, 2005 ... Urgent: Chinese premier meets leaders attending SCO conferenceMOSCOW, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao onWednesday and Thursday met the prime ministers of Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Mongolia and the first vice-president of Iranrespectively on bilateral ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Oct 28, 2005 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Thursday:News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1) Philippine military captures JI-linked terror ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Oct. 27 (2)
Oct 28, 2005 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Oct. 27 (2)China hopes Japan take action to fulfil its promise, FM spokesman Hong Kong shares close down 0.53 percent Trading on Hong Kong stock exchange HK Constitutional development report based on public opinion: FM ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Oct. 27 (1)
Oct 28, 2005 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Oct. 27 (1)BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Thursday: Market exchange rates -- Oct. 27 HK chief on political development Roundup: HK govt. health heads call for ...
France to set up "ethics committee" for diplomats after oil-for-food scandal
Oct 28, 2005 ... France to set up "ethics committee" for diplomats after oil-for-food scandalPARIS, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- France announced Thursday the creationof an "ethics committee" for its diplomats after two formerambassadors were accused of corruption in the UN oil-for-food programfor ...
Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2200 GMT, Oct. 27
Oct 28, 2005 ... Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2200 GMT, Oct. 27JERUSALEM, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Israel has decided to launch large-scale ground military operations against Palestinian militants inresponse to a Wednesday suicide bombing that killed five Israelis,local newspaper Ha'aretz daily ...
1st lead: Northern Gaza hit by second explosion
Oct 28, 2005 ... 1st lead: Northern Gaza hit by second explosion Eds: Updates withdetailsGAZA, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Northern Gaza was hit by a secondexplosion Thursday night hours after seven Palestinians were killedin a first explosion when Israel launched an airstrike in the samearea, ...
Jordan voices keenness to take security measures on border withIraq
Oct 28, 2005 ... Jordan voices keenness to take security measures on border withIraqAMMAN, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Jordan on Thursday voiced its keennessto take all necessary measures to control its borders with Iraq toprevent all forms of infiltrations and weapons smuggling between thetwo ...
Orlando's Hill out for at least three weeks
Oct 28, 2005 ... Orlando's Hill out for at least three weeksWASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (Xinhua)-- Seven-time National BasketballAssociation All-Star Grant Hill will undergo surgery for a sportshernia next week and will miss at least three weeks, according to theOrlando Magic Thursday. Hill was ...
Gravesen, Zidane to miss Betis-Real Madrid football match
Oct 28, 2005 ... Gravesen, Zidane to miss Betis-Real Madrid football matchMADRID, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid internationals ThomasGravesen, from Denmark, and Zinedine Zidane, from France, will notplay in the team's Saturday match against Betis, due to injuries,local media reported on ...
Huge sponsorships secured for 2010 World Cup: S. African official
Oct 28, 2005 ... Huge sponsorships secured for 2010 World Cup: S. African official JOHANNESBURG, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- The 2010 World Cup soccertournament to be staged in South Africa is already a commercialsuccess thanks to huge international sponsorships secured, anofficial said. South ...
Clijsters reaches quarterfinals at Hasselt
Oct 28, 2005 ... Clijsters reaches quarterfinals at HasseltBRUSSELS, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Top seed Kim Clijsters rolled intothe quarterfinals at the Gaz de France Stars tennis tournament onThursday with a commanding 6-2, 6-0 triumph over Croatian KarolinaSprem. The world No. 2 did not ...
Results of Gaz de France Stars women's tennis
Oct 28, 2005 ... Results of Gaz de France Stars women's tennisBRUSSELS, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results fromThursday's Gaz de France Stars women's tennis matches in Hasselt,Belgium, a 170, 000-US dollar WTA Tier III event (prefix numberdenotes seeding): Singles ...
France unveils 2006 Tour de France high mountain stages
Oct 28, 2005 ... France unveils 2006 Tour de France high mountain stagesPARIS, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Tour de France organizers unveiledThursday the 20-stage 2006 edition high mountain stages to be heldfrom July 1-23 and totalling around 3,600 kilometres. High mountain stages 10th ...
Market exchange rates -- Oct. 28
Oct 28, 2005 ... Market exchange rates -- Oct. 28BEIJING, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Market exchange rates of four majorcurrencies against RMB yuan announced Friday by the People's Bank ofChina: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) US Dollar 100 808.62 ...
Maradona to be offered post on Argentina footbal squad
Oct 28, 2005 ... Maradona to be offered post on Argentina footbal squadBUENOS AIRES, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Argentine FootballAssociation will offer TV presenter and ex-soccer star DiegoMaradonna work training the national team, Julio Grodona, presidentof the Argentine Football Association, ...
Maradona to interview Castro for TV show in Aregentina
Oct 28, 2005 ... Maradona to interview Castro for TV show in AregentinaHAVANA, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Cuban leader Fidel Castro will appearon the Argentine chat show presented by former football star DiegoMaradonna, local press said on Thursday. Maradona, described by Cuban press as a close ...
Henry doubtful for Premier match against Spurs
Oct 28, 2005 ... Henry doubtful for Premier match against SpursLONDON, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Arsenal striker Thierry Henry is amajor doubt for the north London derby after suffering a setback inhis recovery from a groin injury. Henry returned from six weeks out in the Champions League ...
S. Africa confident in winning to host 2011 Rugby World Cup
Oct 28, 2005 ... S. Africa confident in winning to host 2011 Rugby World CupJOHANNESBURG, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Having obtained the right tohost the 2010 Soccer World Cup, South Africa now is confident inbringing home another international sports showpiece -- the 2011Rugby World Cup tournament ....
Shares close lower in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico
Oct 28, 2005 ... Shares close lower in Argentina, Brazil, MexicoMEXICO CITY, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets closed lower on Thursday. Mexico City's stock market IPC index sliping 1.46 percent to closeat 15,437.63 points. A total of 133.1 million shares were ...
Soccer legend George Best "very seriously ill"
Oct 28, 2005 ... Soccer legend George Best "very seriously ill"LONDON, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Football legend George Best remains"very seriously ill" despite the easing of internal bleeding he hasbeen suffering, his consultant said on Thursday. "Quite what will happen over the next 24 hours is ...
Xinhua International News Advisory -- Oct. 28
Oct 28, 2005 ... Xinhua International News Advisory -- Oct. 28BEIJING, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua on Friday. -- ...
Croatian star player ready to play doubles in Davis Cup final
Oct 28, 2005 ... Croatian star player ready to play doubles in Davis Cup finalBELGRADE, Serbia-Montenegro, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Croatian startennis player Goran Ivanisevic has said that he is ready to playdoubles for his country in December's Davis Cup final againstSlovakia, said reports reaching ...
EU disappointed at WTO ruling on banana tariff proposal
Oct 28, 2005 ... EU disappointed at WTO ruling on banana tariff proposalBRUSSELS, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission expresseddisappointment on Thursday at a ruling by the World TradeOrganization's arbitrators to reject its proposed new tariff forbananas. The commission had ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Oct 28, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Friday: Yomiuri: -- South Korea's Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Ban Ki Moonharshly criticized Japanese Prime Minister ...
Results of Swiss Indoors men's singles
Oct 28, 2005 ... Results of Swiss Indoors men's singlesGENEVA, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from theSwiss Indoors men's singles second round matches in Basel on Thursday(prefix number denotes seeding): Andy Murray, Britain, bt Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, 6-4, 2-6,6-4 ...
US says it will base nuclear carrier in Japan
Oct 28, 2005 ... US says it will base nuclear carrier in JapanWASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- The United States will base anuclear-powered aircraft carrier in Japan starting in 2008, the firsttime that a nuclear powered carrier to be based in the Asian country,the US Navy said on Thursday ....
Results of Lyon Grand Prix men's singles
Oct 28, 2005 ... Results of Lyon Grand Prix men's singlesPARIS, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from the LyonGrand Prix men's singles second round matches on Thursday (prefixnumber denotes seeding): Fabrice Santoro, France, bt Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, 6-1, 6-4 ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0100 GMT, Oct.28
Oct 28, 2005 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0100 GMT, Oct.28MOSCOW -- The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will notadmit new members at this stage, SCO Executive Secretary ZhangDeguang said here on Thursday. The SCO is not ready to admit new members presently because of thelack ...
Coal mine blast claims nine lives in NW China
Oct 28, 2005 ... Coal mine blast claims nine lives in NW ChinaUSU, Xinjiang, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- A coal mine blast claimed thelives of nine miners and left seven others missing in Usu, a city innorthwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, local ...
Spanish Primera Liga soccer results
Oct 28, 2005 ... Spanish Primera Liga soccer resultsMADRID, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from theSpanish Primera Liga soccer matches on Thursday (home teams first): Thursday, October 27 Alaves1 Espanyol 1 Atletico Madrid 3 Cadiz ...
Spanish Primera Liga soccer summaries
Oct 28, 2005 ... Spanish Primera Liga soccer summariesMADRID, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the summaries from theSpanish Primera Liga soccer matches on Thursday: Thursday, October 27 Valencia 0 Sevilla2 Luis Fabiano (19), Roberto Ayala (48og) ...
Chinese president leaves for visit to DPRK
Oct 28, 2005 ... Chinese president leaves for visit to DPRKBEIJING, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- General Secretary of the CentralCommittee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chinese PresidentHu Jintao left here Friday morning for an official goodwill visit tothe Democratic People's Republic of ...
Venezuelan police arrest Pakistani for attempted selling of terrorism information
Oct 28, 2005 ... Venezuelan police arrest Pakistani for attempted selling ofterrorism informationCARACAS, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Venezuelan police arrested aPakistani man who allegedly extorted money from the Canadian embassyin exchange for information on terror attacks against Canada, ...
Mexico announces rebuilding plan for hurricane-stricken south
Oct 28, 2005 ... Mexico announces rebuilding plan for hurricane-stricken southMEXICO CITY, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Mexican government and theconstruction sector Thursday announced parts of their plans forrebuilding the hurricane-ravaged Yucatan Peninsula and the southernstate of Chiapas ....
At least 75 die in heavy combat between Colombian rebels, paramilitary
Oct 28, 2005 ... At least 75 die in heavy combat between Colombian rebels,paramilitaryBOGOTA, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- At least 75 people died in heavyfighting in northwest Colombia between the rebel Revolutionary ArmedForces of Colombia (FARC) and the paramilitary United Self-DefenceForces of ...
Peru aims to sign free trade deal with US at APEC meeting
Oct 28, 2005 ... Peru aims to sign free trade deal with US at APEC meetingLIMA, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo saidThursday he wanted to sign a free trade deal with the United Statesat the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leadership meeting inSouth Korea next ...
Danish police arrest four terrorist suspects
Oct 28, 2005 ... Danish police arrest four terrorist suspectsSTOCKHOLM, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Danish police Thursday arrestedfour men on suspicion of belonging to a network planning a suicideattack in Europe, said reports reaching here from the Danish capitalCopenhagen. The four, arrested ...
Central Americans to discuss free trade with US, Canada at OAS summit
Oct 28, 2005 ... Central Americans to discuss free trade with US, Canada at OASsummitMEXICO CITY, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Central American presidents willexamine the prospects for a free trade deal in meetings with USPresident George W. Bush and Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin atthe sidelines ...
Spanish Primera Liga soccer top scorers
Oct 28, 2005 ... Spanish Primera Liga soccer top scorersMADRID, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the top scorers of theSpanish Primera Liga after soccer matches on Thursday: 9 Samuel Eto'o (Barcelona) 7 Ronaldo (Real Madrid) David Villa (Valencia) 5 Fernando ...
Spanish Primera Liga soccer standings
Oct 28, 2005 ... Spanish Primera Liga soccer standingsMADRID, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings from theSpanish Primera Liga after soccer matches on Thursday (tabulatedunder matches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against andpoints): 1. Osasuna 9 6 0 3 12 ...
Weather experts: Tropical Storm Beta serious threat to Central America
Oct 28, 2005 ... Weather experts: Tropical Storm Beta serious threat to CentralAmericaMEXICO CITY, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Tropical Storm Beta has become aserious threat to central America and risks becoming a hurricane,according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) Thursday. In its 2100 ...
Results of Linz Open women's singles
Oct 28, 2005 ... Results of Linz Open women's singlesVIENNA, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from theLinz Open women's singles second round matches on Thursday (prefixnumber denotes seeding): 8-Ana Ivanovic, Serbia and Montenegro, bt Tamira Paszek, Austria,7-5, 6-1 ...
S.Korean foreign minister criticizes Japanese PM's shrine visit: report
Oct 28, 2005 ... S.Korean foreign minister criticizes Japanese PM's shrine visit:reportTOKYO, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- South Korean Foreign Affairs and TradeMinister Ban Ki Moon has harshly criticized Japanese Prime MinisterJunichiro Koizumi's recent visit to the war-related Yasukuni ...
Hong Kong stocks open lower -- Oct. 28
Oct 28, 2005 ... Hong Kong stocks open lower -- Oct. 28HONG KONG, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
Latvia prepared for bird flu pandemic: minister
Oct 28, 2005 ... Latvia prepared for bird flu pandemic: ministerRIGA, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Latvia is prepared to combat the birdflu pandemic, said Latvian Minister of Agriculture Martins Roze onThursday . The state veterinary and food administration, which is responsiblefor national animal ...
Forthcoming OAS summit changes life of small town Mar de Plata, Argentina
Oct 28, 2005 ... Forthcoming OAS summit changes life of small town Mar de Plata,ArgentinaMAR DE PLATA, Argentina, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Mar de Plata, a slow-paced tourist town of 650,000, 400 km from Buenos Aires, has had itshabits and appearance radically changed by the fourth summit of ...
Trapped workers in S.China tunnel collapse accident all rescued
Oct 28, 2005 ... Trapped workers in S.China tunnel collapse accident all rescuedGUANGZHOU, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- All the 12 workers trapped in thetunnel collapse accident that occurred early Wednesday morning inJiaoling County, south China's Guangdong Province, were rescuedThursday afternoon, ...
California women conference highlights leadership, activism and family
Oct 28, 2005 ... California women conference highlights leadership, activism andfamilyLOS ANGELES, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- A women's conference heldThursday in California highlighted messages on leadership, activismand family for women across the United States, organizers andparticipants said ....
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Oct. 28
Oct 28, 2005 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Oct. 28BEIJING, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-basednewspapers on Friday:People's Daily -- President Hu Jintao has called for a correct understanding andhandling of relations between national ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Oct 28, 2005 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the baht on Friday as offered by the Bangkok Bank: Friday Thursday US dollar 40.38/40.98 40.46/41.06 ...
Cote d'Ivoire bans poultry imports amid bird flu scares
Oct 28, 2005 ... Cote d'Ivoire bans poultry imports amid bird flu scaresABIDJAN, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire's government has bannedthe import of poultry products from the countries affected by birdflu outbreaks, the national television reported Thursday. Cote d'Ivoire made the ...
Jordan stands for independent, territorially integrated Iraq
Oct 28, 2005 ... Jordan stands for independent, territorially integrated IraqAMMAN, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Jordan stands for an independent andterritorially integrated Iraq, King Abdullah II said here onThursday. Jordan will stand by the Iraqi people in their bid to rebuildtheir war-stricken ...
Bangkok initiates strict bird-flu defenses
Oct 28, 2005 ... Bangkok initiates strict bird-flu defensesBANGKOK, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Bangkok governor Apirak Kosayodhinordered bird flu operation centers to be set up in all 50 districtsin the capital to work in co-operation with public health volunteers. Apirak Thursday inspected four ...
NPC vice-chairman meets Belgian guest
Oct 28, 2005 ... NPC vice-chairman meets Belgian guestBEIJING, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Cheng Siwei, vice-chairman of theStanding Committee of the National People's Congress, met here Fridaywith Guy Spitaels, former ...