Xinhua News Agency back issues from Saturday, October 29:
"Oil for food" report names 3 Thai firms for bribing Saddam Hussein
Oct 29, 2005 ... "Oil for food" report names 3 Thai firms for bribing SaddamHusseinBANGKOK, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Three Thai companies have been namedby the independent panel investigating the United Nations oil-for-food program for Iraq as having been among 2,200 companies accused ofillegally ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Oct 29, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapersNEW DELHI, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news items inleading Indian newspapers on Saturday.The Times of India: -- Indian CBI begins probe against former Defense MinisterFernandes associate in ...
Nepali parties to launch anti-poll drive
Oct 29, 2005 ... Nepali parties to launch anti-poll driveKATHMANDU, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Nepal's seven-party alliance willlaunch an anti-election campaign from November 25 against theforthcoming municipal elections, an official of one of the partiessaid Saturday. "The seven-party alliance ...
Shall We Dance in Macao?
Oct 29, 2005 ... Shall We Dance in Macao?By Sportswriter Cao JianjieMACAO, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Richard Gere cha-chas in Shall We Danceto break out of his mid-life rut; Jennifer Lopez tangos for themeaning of life. In Macao, dancing is for glittering medals.Dance sport will be a ...
Black Sea countries to strengthen ties with EU
Oct 29, 2005 ... Black Sea countries to strengthen ties with EUBUCHAREST, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Member countries of theOrganization of Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) agreed onFriday to strengthen the group's ties with the European Union (EU). At the organization's 13th foreign ...
Vietnam reports two suspected bird flu cases
Oct 29, 2005 ... Vietnam reports two suspected bird flu casesHANOI, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Two youths from Vietnam's central QuangBinh province have recently died suspectedly of bird flu, said alocal doctor on Saturday. A 14-year-old girl from Quang Trach district died on Oct. 23, twodays ...
Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapers
Oct 29, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapersISLAMABAD, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Pakistani English-language newspapers on Saturday.The News: -- While the Pakistani central government updated on Friday theoverall death ...
URGENT: Passenger train derails in India
Oct 29, 2005 ... URGENT: Passenger train derails in IndiaNEW DELHI, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- A passenger train derailed ...
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0500 GMT, Oct. 29
Oct 29, 2005 ... Xinhua world economic news summary at 0500 GMT, Oct. 29NEW YORK -- Crude oil prices edged up above 61 dollars a barrelamid heating fuel supply concerns. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery inDecember, rose 13 cents to close at 61.22 dollars a barrel ....
Reconstruction slow in tsunami-devasted Aceh, Nias
Oct 29, 2005 ... Reconstruction slow in tsunami-devasted Aceh, NiasJAKARTA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Despite considerable progress, theReconstruction and Rehabilitation Agency (BRR) for Aceh and Nias,Indonesia, has been facing numerous technical and administrativeobstacles that have made the ...
ETA members sentenced to 1,042 years in prison
Oct 29, 2005 ... ETA members sentenced to 1,042 years in prisonMADRID, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Two members of the armed Basqueseparatist group ETA were each sentenced to 1,042 years in prison bySpain's top criminal court Friday for a bomb attack that wounded 97people in 2001. Ana Belen Egues ...
Chinese president meets Kim Yong Nam in Pyongyang
Oct 29, 2005 ... Chinese president meets Kim Yong Nam in PyongyangPYONGYANG, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao methere Saturday with Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of theSupreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic ofKorea (DPRK). Hu said at the ...
Nepal-China border meeting kicks off in Kathmandu
Oct 29, 2005 ... Nepal-China border meeting kicks off in KathmanduKATHMANDU, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The second meeting of the Nepal-China Joint Border Inspection Committee (NCJBIC) opened here Friday,Radio Nepal reported Saturday. "The NCJBIC meeting will be instrumental in signing the rules ...
1st Ld: 10 people killed as train derails in India
Oct 29, 2005 ... 1st Ld: 10 people killed as train derails in IndiaNEW DELHI, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 passengers were feareddead when a passenger train derailed in Ramanapethm, India earlySaturday morning, Press Trust of India reported. However, a railway spokesman said casualties ...
Animal diseases annually cost Vietnam billion dollars
Oct 29, 2005 ... Animal diseases annually cost Vietnam billion dollarsHANOI, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam losses about 1 billion USdollars every year due to animal diseases, including bird flu andpests, according to a report by the Ministry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment. Up to 117 ...
Backgrounder: East Asian Games theme song
Oct 29, 2005 ... Backgrounder: East Asian Games theme songMACAO, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Following is the theme song of the EastAsian Games which opens Saturday night: Sometimes it burns to push a little harder Even what hurts can help to make us stronger And every time the road ...
Nepali gov't stocks up 14 vacant posts of secretaries
Oct 29, 2005 ... Nepali gov't stocks up 14 vacant posts of secretariesKATHMANDU, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Nepali government hasreplenished the 14 vacant secretary posts at various ministries, theRadio Nepal reported Saturday. The government has promoted nine joint secretaries to the post ...
Backgrounder: East Asian Games emblem
Oct 29, 2005 ... Backgrounder: East Asian Games emblemMACAO, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Following is a backgrounder on theemblem of the East Asian Games which opens Saturday night: By utilizing and swirling the five symbolic colors from theOlympic Rings together, an energetic and colorful image ...
Backgrounder: East Asian Games slogan and mascot
Oct 29, 2005 ... Backgrounder: East Asian Games slogan and mascotMACAO, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Following is a backgrounder on the EastAsian Games slogan and mascot: Slogan: New East New Era, Let's All Join The Games (The powerful energy of East Asia will generate a new era, ...
East Asian Games basketball results
Oct 29, 2005 ... East Asian Games basketball resultsMACAO, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Following are the East Asian Gamesbasketball results on ...
Thai central bank raises estimated economic growth rate
Oct 29, 2005 ... Thai central bank raises estimated economic growth rateBANGKOK, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has raisedits estimated economic growth rate of the country this year to 4.25-4.75 percent from 3.5-4.5 percent, boosted by improved economicprospect and expanded ...
Vietnam to stage biggest anti-terrorism rehearsal
Oct 29, 2005 ... Vietnam to stage biggest anti-terrorism rehearsalHANOI, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's Public Security Ministry isscheduled to stage an anti-terrorism rehearsal, the country'sbiggest ever of its kind, at the international airport of Tan SonNhat on Saturday. At the airport ...
Soldier killed, two injured in Taliban attack in Afghanistan
Oct 29, 2005 ... Soldier killed, two injured in Taliban attack in AfghanistanKABUL, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- One Afghan National Army (ANA) soldierhas been killed, two others have been injured when Taliban militantsattacked a convoy of ANA and Coalition force in Afghanistan'ssouthern province of ...
Major news items in leading Afghan newspapers
Oct 29, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Afghan newspapersKABUL, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inAfghan leading newspapers on Saturday.Arman-e-Millie: -- Four members of the cabinet have abandoned their dualnationality according to Afghanistan's ...
URGENT: Wu Yi arrives in Macao to open the East Asian Games
Oct 29, 2005 ... URGENT: Wu Yi arrives in Macao to open the East Asian GamesMACAO, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice ...
Nepal to build int'l airport in west
Oct 29, 2005 ... Nepal to build int'l airport in westKATHMANDU, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The proposed international airportto be constructed at a western city of Nepal will be completed withinfour years, a senior government official said here Saturday. "The construction works of the airport near ...
Backgrounder: East Asian Games numbers
Oct 29, 2005 ... Backgrounder: East Asian Games numbersMACAO, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Following are the key numbers of the4th East Asian Games which opens Saturday night: - 234 gold medals at stake in 17 sports: swimming/diving,athletics, basketball, bowling, dance sport, dragon boating, ...
WFP to buy 60,000 tons food from Uganda
Oct 29, 2005 ... WFP to buy 60,000 tons food from UgandaKAMPALA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations World Food Program(WFP) plans to buy 60,000 tons of food worth 12 million US dollars inthe next five months from Uganda, the UN food aid organization hassaid. WFP country director Ken ...
Moldova talks end with limited results
Oct 29, 2005 ... Moldova talks end with limited resultsBUDAPEST, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- The resumed talks between theMoldovan governments and its rebel Dnestr region ended Friday withalmost no progress, said reports reaching here from Chisinau,Moldova's capital Russia, a longstanding ...
Lao drug trafficker nabbed in Vietnam
Oct 29, 2005 ... Lao drug trafficker nabbed in VietnamHANOI, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- A Lao national has been arrested byVietnamese authorities for trafficking a large amount of drugs fromLaos to the country, a local newspaper reported Saturday. According to newspaper People, the 29-year-old ...
Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapers
Oct 29, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapersNAIROBI, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Kenyan newspapers on Saturday.Daily Nation: -- Kenya's bird experts will next week start collecting samplesfrom migratory flocks to guard ...
ADB to provide 230 mln dlr. to Bangladeshi gas sector
Oct 29, 2005 ... ADB to provide 230 mln dlr. to Bangladeshi gas sectorDHAKA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) willhelp expand the natural gas infrastructure and delivery system inBangladesh to support the country's economic growth through a 230-million-US-dollar loan package ...
8 Indonesian villagers named suspects in police killings
Oct 29, 2005 ... 8 Indonesian villagers named suspects in police killingsJAKARTA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian police have namedeight followers of a little-known religious sect in Central Sulawesiprovince as suspects for the killings of three police officersearlier this week, local press ...
China opens with easy win over Macao in EAG basketball
Oct 29, 2005 ... China opens with easy win over Macao in EAG basketballMACAO, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Five players scored two-digits as Chinacrushed host Macao 94-43 in the men's basketball preliminary round inthe East Asian Games here on Saturday. China jumped to 10-0 at the start and never ...
Earthquake rocks Southern Indian Ocean
Oct 29, 2005 ... Earthquake rocks Southern Indian OceanHONG KONG, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.5 on theRichter scale jolted the Southern Indian Ocean at 12:17 pm Hong Kongtime (817 GMT) Saturday ....
Canada expresses disappointment over EU new offer in Doha talks
Oct 29, 2005 ... Canada expresses disappointment over EU new offer in Doha talksOTTAWA, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Canada on Friday expresseddisappointment over the new proposals submited by the European Union(EU) in the Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO)negotiations, saying it does not ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Oct 29, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapersANKARA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Saturday.CUMHURIYET (Republic): -- In his message to mark the Oct. 29 Republic Day of Turkey,Turkish President Ahmet ...
Canada strongly regrets US delay in action on NAFTA softwood ruling
Oct 29, 2005 ... Canada strongly regrets US delay in action on NAFTA softwoodrulingOTTAWA, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Canada strongly regrets the US delayin action on a ruling by the North American Trade Agreement (NAFTA)to cut duties on Canadian softwood lumber exports, InternationalTrade Minister ...
Indonesian schoolgirls beheaded, president orders stern actions
Oct 29, 2005 ... Indonesian schoolgirls beheaded, president orders stern actionsJAKARTA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Susilo BambangYudhoyono Saturday condemned and ordered a quick investigation intothe killings of three Indonesian schoolgirls who were found deadheadless. "I ...
Two US marines killed west of Baghdad
Oct 29, 2005 ... Two US marines killed west of BaghdadBAGHDAD, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Two US marines were killed in anindirect fire attack in the flash-point town of Saqlawiyah west ofBaghdad, the US military said on Saturday. "Two Marines assigned to Regimental Combat Team 8, the 2nd ...
Air quality of major Chinese cities -- Oct.29
Oct 29, 2005 ... Air quality of major Chinese cities -- Oct.29BEIJING, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Report on the quality of air in 47major Chinese cities (12:00 Oct. 28 to 12:00 Oct. 29, Beijing Time),released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center:City Major Pollutant ...
China moves to open up coal industry to foreign investors
Oct 29, 2005 ... China moves to open up coal industry to foreign investorsTAIYUAN, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Another foreign firm has been grantedcooperation with three coal mines in north China's Shanxi Province, aprovincial commerce official has said, indicating China's substantialeffort to open up ...
Roundup: HK on high alert for bird flu
Oct 29, 2005 ... Roundup: HK on high alert for bird fluHONG KONG, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Various departments of Hong KongSpecial Administrative Region (HKSAR) government are stepping upefforts to prevent the possible outbreak of bird flu. Though no bird-flu case has been reported in Hong Kong, ...
3 including parliamentary candidate killed in S. Afghanistan
Oct 29, 2005 ... 3 including parliamentary candidate killed in S. AfghanistanKABUL, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Suspected Taliban militias have gunneddown three persons including a parliamentary candidate in southAfghanistan, officials confirmed Saturday. "A group of Taliban militants killed ...
4 Afghan ministers give up dual nationalities
Oct 29, 2005 ... 4 Afghan ministers give up dual nationalitiesKABUL, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- As the date of convening the firstAfghan parliament is drawing closer, four ministers of PresidentHamid Karzai's cabinet have given up their dual nationality, a state-run newspaper reported Saturday ....
Urgent: Iran says not to attack Israel
Oct 29, 2005 ... Urgent: Iran says not to attack IsraelTEHRAN, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Iran said on Saturday that it ...
36 percent of Uganda's college-educated citizens live abroad
Oct 29, 2005 ... 36 percent of Uganda's college-educated citizens live abroadKAMPALA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Uganda has been ranked sixth amongthe countries most hit by brain drain with 36 percent of college-educated citizens were living abroad, a World Bank study has said. "For a country with ...
Feature: Women venture into small-scale mining in Zambia
Oct 29, 2005 ... Feature: Women venture into small-scale mining in Zambiaby Wang YongkangLUSAKA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Dressed in a smart green suit, NamakauKaingu sat behind her office desk in downtown Lusaka and told Xinhuareporter how she and 22 other Zambian women miners found their way ...
Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapers
Oct 29, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapersLAGOS, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Nigerian newspapers on Saturday. This Day: -- It was revelation galore on Friday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, asPresident Olusegun Obasanjo and close ...
Xinhua Middle East News Advisory -- Oct. 29
Oct 29, 2005 ... Xinhua Middle East News Advisory -- Oct. 29CAIRO, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The following major international newsstories from the Middle East region are scheduled to be covered orpursued by Xinhua News Agency on Saturday.-- Iran said it will not attack Israel and will abide by ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0815 GMT, Oct. 29
Oct 29, 2005 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0815 GMT, Oct. 29BOGOTA -- Intense fighting between a paramilitary group and rebelsin western Colombia left some 30 paramilitaries dead on Friday, aregional police chief said. Mario Gutierrez said the conflict broke out in Alto de Osos, ...
1st lead: Iran says not to attack Israel
Oct 29, 2005 ... 1st lead: Iran says not to attack Israel Eds: Updates withdetails, background TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Iran said on Saturday that it will notattack Israel and will abide by the United Nations charter, theofficial IRNA news agency reported. IRNA quoted a statement by ...
Roundup: Bangladeshi gov't to curb entry to capital during 13th SAARC summitby Pan Xiaozhu
Oct 29, 2005 ... Roundup: Bangladeshi gov't to curb entry to capital during 13thSAARC summitby Pan XiaozhuDHAKA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Bangladeshi government is planningto curb people's entry to the capital city as part of tightenedsecurity measures ahead of the forthcoming ...
Major news items in leading British newspapers
Oct 29, 2005 ... Major news items in leading British newspapersLONDON, Oct. 29(Xinhua) -- Following are major news items in leading Britishnewspapers on Saturday:The Independent: -- Family doctors could face demand for more than one millionextra consultations from patients with ...
11 killed in Philippine mine blast while clearing work drags on
Oct 29, 2005 ... 11 killed in Philippine mine blast while clearing work drags onMANILA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Eleven miners were killed and sevenothers remained trapped in Wednesday's gold mine blast in southernPhilippines, a mining company near the site said Saturday. A spokesman for the JB ...
Coach asks Olympic champion Liu to avoid injuries at EAG
Oct 29, 2005 ... Coach asks Olympic champion Liu to avoid injuries at EAGMACAO, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- It is more important for Olympicchampion Liu Xiang to avoid injuries than winning a gold medal at theEast Asian Games in Macao, his coach Sun Haiping said Saturday. "Liu Xiang's priority is ...
2nd lead: Iran says not to attack Israel, rejects UN criticism onpresident's comments
Oct 29, 2005 ... 2nd lead: Iran says not to attack Israel, rejects UN criticism onpresident's comments Eds: Updates with quotes, more backgroundTEHRAN, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Iran said on Saturday that it will notattack Israel and will abide by the United Nations charter butrefused at the same ...
Israeli army continues airstrikes on northern Gaza
Oct 29, 2005 ... Israeli army continues airstrikes on northern GazaGAZA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli army continued airstrikes onthe northern Gaza Strip early on Saturday, causing no injuries,Palestinian security sources and witnesses said. The sources said Israeli F-16 warplanes ...
2005 Australian Film Festival to open in Beijing
Oct 29, 2005 ... 2005 Australian Film Festival to open in BeijingBEIJING, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The 2005 Australian Film Festival isexpected to take place in Beijing on the consecutive weekends of 4 to6 and 11 to 13 November 2005, according to the Australian Embassy inBeijing. The festival ...
HK official hails revised EU offer
Oct 29, 2005 ... HK official hails revised EU offerHONG KONG, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Top Hong Kong official John Tsanghas hailed a revised offer of European Union (EU) to the World TradeOrganization (WTO) negotiation on agriculture as a "step forward". Speaking on a radio talk show here ...
Philippine president again urges legislature to pass anti-terror law
Oct 29, 2005 ... Philippine president again urges legislature to pass anti-terrorlawMANILA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Gloria MacapagalArroyo Saturday again called on the Philippine Congress to pass ananti-terrorism bill, one day after a local court sentenced three mento death ...
Jihad leader leaves Syria to defuse pressure: sources
Oct 29, 2005 ... Jihad leader leaves Syria to defuse pressure: sourcesGAZA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Well-informed Palestinian sources saidon Saturday that Secretary General of the Islamic Jihad (Holy War)Ramadan Shallah, who was based in Syria, has left the country in abid to defuse pressure on ...
Jihad vows more attacks on Israel
Oct 29, 2005 ... Jihad vows more attacks on IsraelGAZA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic Jihad (Holy War) vowed moreattacks on Israel on Saturday amid stepped-up Israeli airstrikes onnorthern Gaza and military offensives in the West Bank. Jihad prominent leader Khaled al-Batch said in a ...
HK government steps up measures to avoid public, birds contact
Oct 29, 2005 ... HK government steps up measures to avoid public, birds contactHONG KONG, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The chance of house crowstransmitting avian influenza viruses is very low, said a spokesmanfor the Hong Kong Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department(AFCD) on Saturday ....
US soldier killed, four wounded in bomb attack in northern Iraq
Oct 29, 2005 ... US soldier killed, four wounded in bomb attack in northern IraqBAGHDAD, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- A roadside bomb struck a US militarypatrol in northern Iraq on Saturday, killing a US soldier andwounding four others, the military said in a statement. The early morning attack took ...