Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, November 24:
China, India become major property investment destinations
Nov 24, 2005 ... China, India become major property investment destinationsNEW DELHI, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- China and India are among the majordestinations attracting strong foreign real estate investments thisyear, said Jones Lang LaSalle, an international real estate servicesand money management ...
No CIA flights permitted to land in Portugal: spokesman
Nov 24, 2005 ... No CIA flights permitted to land in Portugal: spokesmanLISBON, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Portuguese government did notauthorize any aircraft servicing the US Central Intelligence Agency(CIA) to land on Portugal's territory, a spokesperson of thecountry's foreign ministry said on ...
Thai southern insurgents struggling to hire gunmen: minister
Nov 24, 2005 ... Thai southern insurgents struggling to hire gunmen: ministerBANGKOK, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- It is harder for insurgents inThailand's troubled south to recruit assassins and they have toincrease the amount paid for each hit, Thai Interior MinisterKongsak Wantana said Wednesday ....
China, India become major property investment destinations
Nov 24, 2005 ... China, India become major property investment destinationsNEW DELHI, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- China and India are among the majordestinations attracting strong foreign real estate investments thisyear, said Jones Lang LaSalle, an international real estate servicesand money management ...
Opener, Advisory
Nov 24, 2005 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forWednesday, November 23, 2005, and begins ...
Replica of sailing ship "Nao Victoria" leaves Singapore
Nov 24, 2005 ... Replica of sailing ship "Nao Victoria" leaves SingaporeSINGAPORE, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- An identical replica of the "NaoVictoria", the first ship to sail around the world in the 16thcentury, left Singapore on Wednesday after docking at the SentosaFerry Terminal for free public ...
Commentary: Renaming Japanese forces signals dangerous tendency
Nov 24, 2005 ... Commentary: Renaming Japanese forces signals dangerous tendencyTOKYO, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Self-Defense Forces wererenamed Self-Defense Military and the words that deny Japan'spossession of military forces and the right of belligerency of thestate were deleted in a ...
News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Nov 24, 2005 ... News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Wednesday:KOSPI surges 3 percent Sri Lankan President names new Cabinet Trading on Hong Kong stock ...
Nigerian governor to be impeached after bail escape
Nov 24, 2005 ... Nigerian governor to be impeached after bail escapeLAGOS, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- A Nigerian governor who escaped justicein London and returned home dressed as a woman had been handed animpeachment notice in his own state, Nigerian newspapers reported onWednesday. Governor ...
Nike wants to dress Angolan national team for CAN, World Cup
Nov 24, 2005 ... Nike wants to dress Angolan national team for CAN, World CupLUANDA, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Sport Network the officialrepresentative of the US sports equipment multinational company Nikein Angola, is competing with the German labels Adidas and Puma todress the national soccer team ...
Brazilian soccer coaches meet Angolan officials for experience exchange
Nov 24, 2005 ... Brazilian soccer coaches meet Angolan officials for experienceexchangeLUANDA, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Six Brazilian coaches started sinceTuesday in Luanda, capital of Angola, meetings with departmentmembers of the Angolan Football Federation (FAF) and with thetechnical team to ...
Xavier suspended for 18 months due to doping offense
Nov 24, 2005 ... Xavier suspended for 18 months due to doping offenseLONDON, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Middlesbrough's Abel Xavier hassuspended for 18 months after he tested positive for a bannedsubstance. The 32-year-old, who was tested after Boro's UEFA Cup game inXanthi on 29 September, was ...
Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2200 GMT, Nov. 23
Nov 24, 2005 ... Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2200 GMT, Nov. 23KHARTOUM -- The general conference of Sudan's ruling NationalCongress (NC) party kicked off in the Sudanese capital Khartoum onWednesday. About 6,000 NC members, a number of leaders and representatives ofother Sudanese ...
Liverpool qualify for knockout stage after drawing 0-0 with Real Betis
Nov 24, 2005 ... Liverpool qualify for knockout stage after drawing 0-0 with RealBetisLONDON, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- European champions Liverpool reachedthe knockout stage of last 16 of the Champions League after drawing 0-0 with visiting Real Betis on Wednesday. Liverpool missed a hack of ...
Market exchange rates -- Nov. 24
Nov 24, 2005 ... Market exchange rates -- Nov. 24BEIJING, Nov. 24 (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 100 808.16 ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Nov 24, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Thursday. Asahi: -- Japan's stockpile of Tamiful used against bird flu accounts foronly 0.4 percent of the targeted amount, ...
UEFA Champions League results
Nov 24, 2005 ... UEFA Champions League resultsLONDON, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of the UEFAChampions League games played on Wednesday: Fenerbahce lost to AC Milan 0-4 Schalke bt PSV Eindhoven 3-0 ...
Leaders of National Basketball Association
Nov 24, 2005 ... Leaders of National Basketball AssociationWASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leaders of theNational Basketball Association through Nov. 22: Scoring G FG FT PTS AVG Bryant, LAL 10 127 74 330 33.0Iverson, Phil. 12 128 115 ...
Best still has a chance of recovery, says doctor
Nov 24, 2005 ... Best still has a chance of recovery, says doctorLONDON, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Football legend George Best still hasa chance to recover from severe illness despite his worseningcondition, his personal doctor said on Wednesday. Professor Roger Williams said improvement was ...
Chelsea, Liverpool and Inter Milan qualify for knockout stage of Champions League
Nov 24, 2005 ... Chelsea, Liverpool and Inter Milan qualify for knockout stage ofChampions LeagueLONDON, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chelsea scored their first away win inone year as they beat Anderlecht 2-0 to qualify for the knockoutstage along with Liverpool and Internazional on Wednesday. AC ...
Brazilian Marcelo Mendez appointed as Uruguay's head coach
Nov 24, 2005 ... Brazilian Marcelo Mendez appointed as Uruguay's head coachMONTEVIDEO, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian Marcelo Mendez was namedas Uruguay's national team coach on Wednesday, local media reported. Mendez has coached the national teams of Brazil and Thailand andrecently won the ...
Christie considering retirement because of sore left ankle
Nov 24, 2005 ... Christie considering retirement because of sore left ankleWASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Dallas Mavericks guard DougChristie is considering retirement because of his recurring sore leftankle, reports from Dallas said. Christie went home to Seattle last week to have the ...
Rockets' Sura sidelined following back surgery
Nov 24, 2005 ... Rockets' Sura sidelined following back surgeryWASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Houston Rockets guard Bob Suraunderwent back surgery on Tuesday and could be lost for the season,according to his clulb. Sura has yet to play a game this season after averaging 10.3points, 5.5 ...
Owens' NFL season over after arbitrator ruling
Nov 24, 2005 ... Owens' NFL season over after arbitrator rulingWASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Philadelphia Eagles werejustified in suspending Terrell Owens for four games by an arbitratoron Wednesday, which means his NFL season is over. The Eagles proved that the suspension was ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Nov. 24
Nov 24, 2005 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Nov. 24NAIROBI -- Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki on Wednesday dissolved hiscabinet following overwhelming rejection of the draft constitutionwhich he fully backed. In a televised address to the nation, President Kibaki saidfollowing ...
Ronaldinho just one shy of historic 50 goals
Nov 24, 2005 ... Ronaldinho just one shy of historic 50 goalsBARCELONA, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Brazlian and Barcelona strikerRonaldo de Assis, known as Ronaldinho, is one goal from scoring his50th wearing the "azulgrana" -- Barcelona's scarlet-and-blue shirt. He might well reach that mark on ...
Shares close lower in Mexico, higher in Argentina, Brazil
Nov 24, 2005 ... Shares close lower in Mexico, higher in Argentina, BrazilMEXICO CITY, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets closed mixed on Wednesday. Mexico City's stock market IPC index dropped by 0.91 percent andclosed at 16,713.91 points. A total of 171.4 million ...
Xinhua International News Advisory -- Nov. 24
Nov 24, 2005 ... Xinhua International News Advisory -- Nov. 24BEIJING, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua on Thursday. -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Britain. -- ...
Ecuador's U-23 team to play four-nation tournament in Egypt
Nov 24, 2005 ... Ecuador's U-23 team to play four-nation tournament in EgyptQUITO, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador's under-23 soccer team willplay a four-nation tournament in Egypt that will run from Dec. 27 toDec. 29, Luis Chiriboga, president of the Ecuador Football Federation(FEF) told reporters ...
Summaries from Champions League Group
Nov 24, 2005 ... Summaries from Champions League GroupLONDON, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Following are the summaries from theChampions League Group Phase matches on Wednesday: Group E Wednesday, November 23 Fenerbahce 0 AC Milan 4 Andriy ...
Heras's second doping test to be repeated
Nov 24, 2005 ... Heras's second doping test to be repeatedMADRID, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Roberto Heras' second doping test wasdefective and has to be repeated, the four-time Spanish Vuelta winnersaid on Wednesday. The test, conducted on Monday, was unable to show whether he usedthe ...
Three Polish coal miners confirmed dead in methane blast
Nov 24, 2005 ... Three Polish coal miners confirmed dead in methane blastWARSAW, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- The body of a third miner killed by amethane blast was recovered Wednesday at the Zofiowka coal mine inJastrzebia Zdroj, southern Poland. The blast, which occurred 900 meters underground the ...
Storm Gamma kills 34, affecting nearly 33,000 in Honduras
Nov 24, 2005 ... Storm Gamma kills 34, affecting nearly 33,000 in HondurasMANAGUA, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Tropical storm Gamma has killed 34people and affected around 33,000 in Honduras, authorities of theCentral American country announced on Wednesday. The discovery of two more bodies raised ...
Champions League Group E standings
Nov 24, 2005 ... Champions League Group E standingsLONDON, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings from theChampions League Group E on Wednesday (tabulated under games played,won, drawn, lost, goals for, ...
US commuter train crashes into vehicles, at least 13 injured
Nov 24, 2005 ... US commuter train crashes into vehicles, at least 13 injuredWASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- At least 13 people were injuredWednesday afternoon when a commuter train crashed into a number ofvehicles in the suburb of Chicago, in the north-central US state ofIllinois. None ...
Champions League Group G standings
Nov 24, 2005 ... Champions League Group G standingsLONDON, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings from theChampions League Group G on Wednesday (tabulated under games played,won, drawn, lost, goals ...
China to revise patent Law
Nov 24, 2005 ... China to revise patent LawBEIJING, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's Patent Law will see its thirdround of changes as the country seeks to iron out problems in thelegislation and patent system, a move that is being called"imperative," and timely, reported Thursday's China Daily ....
Kazak parliament approves accord on border demarcation with Russia
Nov 24, 2005 ... Kazak parliament approves accord on border demarcation with Russia ALMA ATA, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Kazak parliament ratified anagreement on border delimitation with Russia on Wednesday. The pact is the first legal document between the two countriesdemarcating their common ...
Thirty percent of respondents say OK to premarital sex in E. China city: survey
Nov 24, 2005 ... Thirty percent of respondents say OK to premarital sex in E. Chinacity: surveyBEIJING, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- More than a third of young peoplesurveyed in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, havesaid premarital sex is acceptable, China Daily reported on Thursday ....
Southern Vietnam contains bird flu: local official
Nov 24, 2005 ... Southern Vietnam contains bird flu: local officialHANOI, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's southern Mekong delta hasbasically contained bird flu, local newspaper Youth on Thursdayquoted a local official as saying. All samples from suspected poultry in provinces in the delta ...
Indonesia to introduce new passport with embedded microchip
Nov 24, 2005 ... Indonesia to introduce new passport with embedded microchipJAKARTA, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian Government planned tointroduce a new kind of passport with microchip embedded in startingnext year, in a bid to curd the use of fake documents by high-profile criminals to flee ...
Champions League Group F standings
Nov 24, 2005 ... Champions League Group F standingsLONDON, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings from theChampions League Group F on Wednesday (tabulated under games played,won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and ...
Birds infected with AI virus found in seven subdistricts in Jakarta
Nov 24, 2005 ... Birds infected with AI virus found in seven subdistricts inJakartaJAKARTA, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Birds infected with avian influenzahad been found in seven out of the 267 subdistricts in Jakarta, andmore infected areas would be discovered as governmental researchcontinued, the ...
Foreign exchange rates in Nepal
Nov 24, 2005 ... Foreign exchange rates in NepalKATHMANDU, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are Inter-bankforeign exchange rates against the Nepali rupees on Thursday.Currency Unit BuyingSelling Australian dollar 1 53.93 54.36 ...
Kazakhstan to give priority to oil-processing investors
Nov 24, 2005 ... Kazakhstan to give priority to oil-processing investorsALMA ATA, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Kazakh Prime Minister DaniyalAkhmetov said Wednesday his country will give priority to investorswilling to invest in the oil and gas processing industry forexploitation licenses and contracts in ...
Xinhua domestic news advisory -- Nov. 24
Nov 24, 2005 ... Xinhua domestic news advisory -- Nov. 24BEIJING, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the major domestic newsitems scheduled to be covered or pursued by Xinhua on Thursday. -- Senior CPC leader returns from African tour -- Chinese foreign minister meets Argentine ...
Road accident kills 19 in central Venezuela
Nov 24, 2005 ... Road accident kills 19 in central VenezuelaCARACAS, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Nineteen people were killed andseveral others injured in a bus-truck collision in central Venezuelaon Wednesday, said Venezuelan Deputy Director for Land TransportationIvan Noguera. Noguera told ...
Champions League Group H standings
Nov 24, 2005 ... Champions League Group H standingsLONDON, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings from theChampions League Group H on Wednesday (tabulated under games played,won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and ...
Foreign exchange rates in Philippines
Nov 24, 2005 ... Foreign exchange rates in PhilippinesMANILA, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the peso released by the Philippine Central Bank onThursday: Thursday Wednesday US dollar 54.3380 54.5630 Japanese ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Nov. 24
Nov 24, 2005 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Nov. 24BEIJING, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-basednewspapers on Thursday:People's Daily -- East China's Jiangxi province has been offering more and morefinancial support to its rural areas ....
12 prisoners escape in Brazilian jail riot, 55 others wounded
Nov 24, 2005 ... 12 prisoners escape in Brazilian jail riot, 55 others woundedBRASILIA, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- A dozen adolescent prisoners escapedin a Brazilian jail riot, which left injured 24 inmates and 31 prisonofficers, three of them very seriously, Brazilian authorities said onWednesday ....
Vietnamese bird flu patient recovering
Nov 24, 2005 ... Vietnamese bird flu patient recoveringHANOI, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- A 15-year-old boy from Vietnam'snorthern Hai Phong city, who was confirmed to contract bird flu onNov. 19, has been making good health progress with no viruses foundin his body now, local newspaper Youth Thursday ...
S. Korea confirms Hwang using fellow researchers' eggs in research
Nov 24, 2005 ... S. Korea confirms Hwang using fellow researchers' eggs in research SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's stem cell expert HwangWoo-suk, who cloned human embryo and extracted stem cells from it,used eggs donated by two junior female researchers in his team toconduct his ...
Major news items in Thailand's leading newspapers
Nov 24, 2005 ... Major news items in Thailand's leading newspapersBANGKOK, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inThailand's leading newspapers on Thursday:Bangkok Post: -- Overworked and underpaid, eight crewmen jumped overboard fromtheir fishing vessel and ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Nov 24, 2005 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the baht on Thursday as offered by the Bangkok Bank: ThursdayWednesdayUS dollar 40.79/41.39 40.79/41.39 ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Nov 24, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Thursday: Manila Bulletin: -- Manila Mayor Lito Atienza vowed Wednesday to lead Manilans inpushing for constitutional ...
URGENT: China has informed Russia of Songhua River pollution
Nov 24, 2005 ... URGENT: China has informed Russia of Songhua River pollutionBEIJING, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- China has informed Russia of ...
New cases of bird flu reported in Canada
Nov 24, 2005 ... New cases of bird flu reported in CanadaOTTAWA, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Canadian officials announced Wednesdaythat multiple new H5 avian flu cases were found on two poultry farmswhere first such cases were reported last week in Canada's western-most province of British Columbia ....
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Nov 24, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapersCANBERRA, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Thursday:The Australian: -- Treasury officials are predicting a near-record budget suplusof more than 14 billion ...
Slovakia intends to send more troops to int'l peace missions next year
Nov 24, 2005 ... Slovakia intends to send more troops to int'l peace missions nextyearPRAGUE, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Slovakian government decided onWednesday to expand its participation in international peace missionsand send more troops abroad next year, said reports reaching herefrom ...
Venezuela crude oil export to US falls 20 percent in September
Nov 24, 2005 ... Venezuela crude oil export to US falls 20 percent in SeptemberCARACAS, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela exported 1.03 millionbarrels per day (bpd) of crude oil to the United States in September,a 20 percent drop compared with the 1.29 million bpd in August, theUS Energy Information ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Nov 24, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapersNEW DELHI, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news headlinesin leading Indian newspapers on Thursday.The Hindu: -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said in a press statementWednesday that he was "deeply ...
Finland joins EU flu pandemic exercise
Nov 24, 2005 ... Finland joins EU flu pandemic exerciseHELSINKI, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Finland on Wednesday joined theEuropean Union's two-day exercise designed to test EU countries'preparedness against a possible flu pandemic. All the 25 EU member states and some other European ...
US agrees on more time for trade talks with Ecuador
Nov 24, 2005 ... US agrees on more time for trade talks with EcuadorQUITO, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- US President George W. Bush agreedWednesday to extend trade talks with Ecuador until the end of nextJanuary, Ecuadorian Secretary of State for Communication Jose Toledotold reporters here Wednesday ....
Sociedad signs Slovenian midfielder Stevanovic
Nov 24, 2005 ... Sociedad signs Slovenian midfielder StevanovicMADRID, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Real Sociedad has recruited Slovenianmidfielder Dalibor Stevanovic on a four-and-a-half-year deal from NKDomzale, the Spanish first division side said on Wednesday. "He's a complete midfielder, he's ...