Xinhua News Agency back issues from Wednesday, December 7:
U.S. productivity grows 4.7 percent in third quarter
Dec 07, 2005 ... U.S. productivity grows 4.7 percent in third quarterWASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- The productivity of U.S. workerssurged by 4.7 percent at an annual rate in the third quarter of thisyear, marking the fastest pace in two years, the Labor Departmentreported Tuesday. The ...
Feature: Chinese farmers taste fruits of information technology
Dec 07, 2005 ... Feature: Chinese farmers taste fruits of information technologyKUNMING, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Talking of his eldest brother who diedof liver cancer eight years ago, Li Weichang, 40, said tearfully thatthe lack of telecommunications at that time was to be blamed. Li was born at ...
Opener, Advisory
Dec 07, 2005 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forTuesday, December 06, 2005, and begins ...
Malaysia to launch armed forces air defense system
Dec 07, 2005 ... Malaysia to launch armed forces air defense systemKUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Malaysian armed forces airdefense system (Jernas) will be operational by early next year, localauthorities said Tuesday. The defense system could detect an object 30 kilometers away ...
Weather forecast for world cities -- Dec. 6
Dec 07, 2005 ... Weather forecast for world cities -- Dec. 6BEIJING, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Weather forecast for 11 world cities(20:00 Dec. 6 - 20:00 Dec. 7, Beijing Time, temperatures in Celsius): Min. Max. Condition Wind scale Beijing -8 0 clear ...
Weather forecast for major Chinese cities -- Dec. 6
Dec 07, 2005 ... Weather forecast for major Chinese cities -- Dec. 6BEIJING, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Weather forecast for 17 major Chinesecities (20:00 Dec. 6 - 20:00 Dec. 7, Beijing Time, temperatures inCelsius):Min.Max. Condition Wind scale Beijing -8 0 ...
About 51 die of meningitis in Indian capital
Dec 07, 2005 ... About 51 die of meningitis in Indian capitalNEW DELHI, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- More than 51 people have died of thedeadly meningococcal meningitis in the past six months in Indiancapital city New Delhi, Indo-Asian News Service reported Tuesday. The last death was Karan Luthra, ...
Urgent: Natwar Singh resigns as Indian minister
Dec 07, 2005 ... Urgent: Natwar Singh resigns as Indian ministerNEW DELHI, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Natwar Singh, India's former foreignminister and now ...
China Focus: China vows to "sternly" punish those responsible for chemical plant blast and river pollution
Dec 07, 2005 ... China Focus: China vows to "sternly" punish those responsible forchemical plant blast and river pollutionBy Lu Yuliang, Gao Li BEIJING, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- The head of China's work safetywatchdog vowed here Tuesday to "sternly" punish those responsible fora chemical plant ...
UN staff in Pakistan donate emergency relief goods to quake victims
Dec 07, 2005 ... UN staff in Pakistan donate emergency relief goods to quakevictimsISLAMABAD, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Development Program(UNDP) staff employees in Pakistan have donated cash and relief goodsto earthquake victims in Pakistani cities of Muzaffarabad, Bagh andMansehra, ...
1st Ld: Natwar Singh resigns as Indian minister
Dec 07, 2005 ... 1st Ld: Natwar Singh resigns as Indian ministerNEW DELHI, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Natwar Singh, the former foreignminister and now Indian Minister without Portfolio, resigned Tuesday,Indo-Asian News Service reported. Singh was troubled by the scandal of allegedly deriving ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Dec. 6 (1)
Dec 07, 2005 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Dec. 6 (1)BEIJING, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Tuesday: Market exchange rates -- Dec. 6 Death toll rises to 171 in northeast China's fatal coal mine blast Inferior milk ...
Musical movie "Perhaps Love" hits box office record
Dec 07, 2005 ... Musical movie "Perhaps Love" hits box office recordBEIJING, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Musical movie "Perhaps Love" with aHong Kong director set a box office record in China's mainland in itsfirst week show since Dec. 1, bringing more than 18 million yuan(about 2.2 million US dollars) ....
Government to look into major chemical explosion/river pollution case
Dec 07, 2005 ... Government to look into major chemical explosion/river pollutioncaseBEIJING, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- China's State Council established aspecial team to look into a major explosion of a chemical plant innortheast China's Jilin Province and its consequent pollution of theSonghua ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Dec 07, 2005 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Tuesday:Philippine president appoints new navy chief Foreign exchange rates in Hong Kong -- Dec. 6 ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Dec. 6 (2)
Dec 07, 2005 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Dec. 6 (2)China "open" to cooperation with UN human rights organ, says FMspokesman Rare antelope poachers sentenced to jail China's central bank further frees yuan use in Hong Kong NPC vice chairwoman meets Ugandan guests ...
Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2205 GMT, Dec. 6
Dec 07, 2005 ... Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2205 GMT, Dec. 6RAMALLAH -- Israeli soldiers arrested at predawn Tuesday thefather and brother of the suicide bomber in Monday's bombing attack,which killed five Israelis and wounded some 50 others in the Israelitown of Netanya. The arrest ...
Cyprus accuses Turkey of violating buffer zone
Dec 07, 2005 ... Cyprus accuses Turkey of violating buffer zoneNICOSIA, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulossaid on Tuesday the Turkish "occupation army" is violating the bufferzone in Ledra Street in Nicosia. Accusing the Turkish side of trying to change the status quo ...
Child of guard for Saddam court kidnapped
Dec 07, 2005 ... Child of guard for Saddam court kidnappedBAGHDAD, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Unknown gunmen on Tuesday kidnappedthe child of a guard for the Iraqi High Tribunal, which is tryingformer Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, an Interior Ministry sourcetold Xinhua. "The boy was abducted in ...
Anderlecht saves face with 1-0 victory at Betis
Dec 07, 2005 ... Anderlecht saves face with 1-0 victory at BetisBRUSSELS, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Belgian favorite Anderlecht saved itsface from a miserable Champions League campaign when they grabbedtheir first points in Group G with a 1-0 win away to Real Betis onTuesday. Defender Vincent ...
Leaders of National Basketball Association through Dec. 5
Dec 07, 2005 ... Leaders of National Basketball Association through Dec. 5WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leaders of theNational Basketball Association through Dec. 5:Scoring G FG FT PTS AVG Iverson, Phil. 18 209 178 615 34.2 Bryant, LAL ...
Atlanta Josh Smith suspended for two games
Dec 07, 2005 ... Atlanta Josh Smith suspended for two gamesWASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- The NBA announced a two-gamesuspension upon Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith on Tuesday for anelbowing Phoenix guard Raja Bell. The second-year player swung an elbow at Bell and made contactwith ...
NBA fines Nuggets' Anthony
Dec 07, 2005 ... NBA fines Nuggets' AnthonyWASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- The NBA fined Denver Nuggetsforward Carmelo Anthony 5,000 U.S. dollars Tuesday for throwing abasketball into the stands during Saturday's win over Miami. With 3:10 left in the first half of ...
Czech ice hockey coach announces roster for Rosno Cup
Dec 07, 2005 ... Czech ice hockey coach announces roster for Rosno CupPRAGUE, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Czech national ice hockey coach AloisHadamczik announced the Rosno Cup roster Tuesday morning, in which hehas included six players from the broader roster for the OlympicGames in Turin. They ...
Italy satisfies in seed team of World Cup
Dec 07, 2005 ... Italy satisfies in seed team of World CupROME, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Italian soccer officials Tuesdaysatisfied that Italy is among the eight teams to be seeded for nextsummer's World Cup in Germany. The news means Italy's will not be put in the same group as any ofthe other ...
FIFA meets to discuss Kenya's fate
Dec 07, 2005 ... FIFA meets to discuss Kenya's fateNAIROBI, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- World's soccer governing body FIFA'sExecutive Committee is due to meet on Wednesday and Thursday todecide on the fate of Kenya football. The Kenya Football Federation (KFF) will face an indefinite banwhich will ...
Mexican sports chief lauds Colombia's Central American Games preparations
Dec 07, 2005 ... Mexican sports chief lauds Colombia's Central American GamespreparationsMEXICO CITY, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Jesus Moreno, head of Mexico'sCentral American Games team, on Tuesday told local press that hostColombia is on to right track to next July's regional games. Moreno had ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Dec 07, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapersCANBERRA, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Australian newspapers on Wednesday:The Australian: -- The Howard government is considering spending more than 1billion Australian dollars ...
Market exchange rates -- Dec. 7
Dec 07, 2005 ... Market exchange rates -- Dec. 7BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Market exchange rates of four majorcurrencies against RMB yuan announced Wednesday by the People's Bankof China:Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) US Dollar 100 807.80 ...
Stocks close higher in Mexico, Brazil, lower in Argentina
Dec 07, 2005 ... Stocks close higher in Mexico, Brazil, lower in ArgentinaMEXICO CITY, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets closed mixed on Tuesday. Mexico City's stock market IPC index rose by 0.89 percent andclosed at 17,424.43 points. A total of 186.2 million ...
Mexico deserves being World Cup seed, Brazil coach
Dec 07, 2005 ... Mexico deserves being World Cup seed, Brazil coachRIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Brazil coach Carlos AlbertoParreira told local press on Tuesday Mexico deserved being picked asone of eight seeds in the 2006 World Cup finals. "It is a team that has been growing fast ...
Chelsea and Liverpool play to a dull goalless draw
Dec 07, 2005 ... Chelsea and Liverpool play to a dull goalless drawLONDON, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chelsea was held by Liverpool to a 0-0draw at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday with both teams already assured oftheir place in the next stage of the UEFA Champions League. Milan topped Group E courtesy ...
UEFA Champions League results
Dec 07, 2005 ... UEFA Champions League resultsLONDON, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of the UEFAChampions League games played on Tuesday:Milan 3-2 Schalke PSV Eindhoven 2-0 ...
NASA's Cassini spacecraft spots icy plumes on Saturn moon
Dec 07, 2005 ... NASA's Cassini spacecraft spots icy plumes on Saturn moonLOS ANGELES, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Images captured by NASA's Cassinispacecraft have shown jets of fine, icy particles streaming fromEnceladus, a moon around Saturn, scientists reported on Tuesday. These images provide ...
Thousands flee Vanuatu for fear of volcano eruption
Dec 07, 2005 ... Thousands flee Vanuatu for fear of volcano eruptionWELLINGTON, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of Vanuatu residents wereevacuated from homes for fear of volcano eruption, according toWednesday's reports from this South Pacific islands nation. Mount Manaro, on the island of ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Dec 07, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Wednesday. Asahi: -- The government will extend the humanitarian assistance missionin Iraq for one year, but could pull out ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Dec.7
Dec 07, 2005 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Dec.7BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-basednewspapers on Wednesday:People's Daily -- Statistics from the first national economic census showed thatChina has 308.82 million people employed in ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- Dec. 7
Dec 07, 2005 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- Dec. 7BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua on Wednesday. -- Portual, Baltic countries reject the British-proposed EUbudget ....
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Dec 07, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- The followings are the major news inthe leading Philippine newspapers on Wednesday: Philippine Daily Inquirer: -- Some 12,120 residents from at least 14 villages were forced toflee to ...
Backgrounder: Sino-Czech relations enjoy continuous development
Dec 07, 2005 ... Backgrounder: Sino-Czech relations enjoy continuous developmentPRAGUE, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- At the invitation of Czech PrimeMinister Jiri Paroubek, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is due to pay anofficial visit to the Czech Republic on Dec. 8-9. It will be the first visit by a ...
OAS to send 150 observers to Bolivian elections
Dec 07, 2005 ... OAS to send 150 observers to Bolivian electionsLIMA, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Organization of American States (OAS)will send a total of 150 observers to the general elections inBolivia, said an official in charge of coordination with the group onTuesday. Gustavo Beliz told ...
China still needs int'l aids in poverty reduction
Dec 07, 2005 ... China still needs int'l aids in poverty reductionBEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- China appreciates, but still looks forforeign funds to help improve the living conditions of the country'spoor people despite remarkable achievements, said leading povertyreduction officials Tuesday ....
Jordanian PM pledges help for Palestinian statehood
Dec 07, 2005 ... Jordanian PM pledges help for Palestinian statehoodAMMAN, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Jordanian Prime Minister Maaruf Bakhiton Tuesday reiterated continued support for the Palestinians torealize their long-cherished dream of building an independent stateon their own territories ....
Growing trees may not help cool the Earth: study
Dec 07, 2005 ... Growing trees may not help cool the Earth: studyLOS ANGELES, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Contrary to traditional theories,growing trees in temperate regions may absorb sunlight and just warmthe Earth in long term, US scientists reported on Tuesday. Growing a forest might sound like ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0100 GMT, Dec. 7
Dec 07, 2005 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0100 GMT, Dec. 7TEHRAN -- An Iranian military transport aircraft crashed aftertake-off and hit a residential building in the capital on Tuesday,killing at least 116 people and injuring scores of others. Interior Ministry spokesman Mojtaba ...
Japan's foreign reserves bounce in November
Dec 07, 2005 ... Japan's foreign reserves bounce in NovemberTOKYO, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Japan's foreign exchange reservestotaled 843.27 billion US dollars at the end of November, up 1.48billion dollars from a month earlier for the first increase in threemonths, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday ....
Venezuela's parliament plans legislation to extend Chavez term till2030
Dec 07, 2005 ... Venezuela's parliament plans legislation to extend Chavez termtill 2030CARACAS, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- New deputies elected to Venezuela'sNational Assembly, to be sworn in January, will legislate to keepPresident Hugo Chavez in office until 2030, National AssemblyPresident Nicolas ...
Xinhua domestic news advisory -- Dec. 7
Dec 07, 2005 ... Xinhua domestic news advisory -- Dec. 7BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are the major domestic newsitems scheduled to be covered or pursued by Xinhua on Wednesday: ---US senators visit Beijing --- Uzbekistan defense minister visitsBeijing --- Daily bulletin on Songhua ...
First Family-owned building strafed in Metro Manila, no injuries
Dec 07, 2005 ... First Family-owned building strafed in Metro Manila, no injuriesMANILA, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- A building owned by the First Family inMetro Manila was strafed early Wednesday, causing no injuries, alocal radio reported. According to the radio dzMM, a gunman shot the Lourdes ...
US pharmaceutical company to face lawsuit in China over drug Vioxx
Dec 07, 2005 ... US pharmaceutical company to face lawsuit in China over drug Vioxx BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- US pharmaceutical company Merck & CoInc will face a collective lawsuit next year by a Beijing-based lawfirm, which is looking for Chinese users that have suffered from sideeffects of the ...
Hong Kong stocks open higher -- Dec. 7
Dec 07, 2005 ... Hong Kong stocks open higher -- Dec. 7HONG KONG, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- ...
Pinochet questioned in arms smuggling investigation
Dec 07, 2005 ... Pinochet questioned in arms smuggling investigationSANTIAGO, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chile's former president AugustoPinochet was questioned on Tuesday over the 1992 death of an armycolonel who was linked to an illegal arms sale to Croatia, localmedia reported. The reports ...
China's closed-end funds begin to recover despite lackluster share market
Dec 07, 2005 ... China's closed-end funds begin to recover despite lackluster sharemarketBEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- The prices of some of China's 54closed-end investment funds have been on the rise in the past monthdespite the country's gloomy stock markets, China securities Journalreported ...
Venezuela delivers heating oil to poor New Yorkers despite tensionswith US
Dec 07, 2005 ... Venezuela delivers heating oil to poor New Yorkers despitetensions with USNEW YORK, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Despite years of tensions with theUnited States, Venezuela is delivering cheap heating oil to low-income citizens in New York under its program to help the poor in theworld's ...
Two killed, five injured in traffic collision in E. China city
Dec 07, 2005 ... Two killed, five injured in traffic collision in E. China cityHEFEI, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and five othersinjured after a flatbed truck bumped into a limousine Tuesday inHefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, local police saidWednesday. The ...
Local prosecutor relieved of post after careless driving injuring 17 in C. China
Dec 07, 2005 ... Local prosecutor relieved of post after careless driving injuring17 in C. ChinaCHANGSHA, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- A municipal deputy procurator-general in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, hasbeen relieved of his post Tuesday after his careless driving injured17 ...
US signs pact on establishing military bases in Romania
Dec 07, 2005 ... US signs pact on establishing military bases in RomaniaBUCHAREST, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Visiting US Secretary of StateCondoleezza Rice signed a pact on Tuesday with her Romaniancounterpart, Razvan Ungureanu, to establish US military bases inRomania. Romania will become the ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Dec 07, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapersNEW DELHI, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news items inleading Indian newspapers on Wednesday.The Indian Express: -- The beleaguered Minister without Portfolio Natwar Singhannounced Tuesday night that he will ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Dec 07, 2005 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the baht on Wednesday as offered by the Bangkok Bank: Wednesday TuesdayUS dollar 40.97/41.57 40.98/41.58 British ...
UNHCR plans new fuel for Bhutanese camp
Dec 07, 2005 ... UNHCR plans new fuel for Bhutanese campKATHMANDU, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations High Commissionerfor Refugees (UNHCR) Nepal Wednesday announced its plan to replacekerosene with environmentally friendly bio- briquettes in all theBhutanese refugee camps in eastern Nepal ...
Rice arrives in Ukraine for visit
Dec 07, 2005 ... Rice arrives in Ukraine for visitKIEV, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- US Secretary of State Condoleezza Ricearrived in Ukraine late Tuesday on the third leg of her European tripthat has already taken her to Germany and Romania. She is expected to meet Ukrainian President Viktor ...
US, Southeast European nations to send peacekeeping brigade to Afghanistan
Dec 07, 2005 ... US, Southeast European nations to send peacekeeping brigade toAfghanistanWASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Defense Ministers from the UnitedStates and southeastern European nations agreed here on Tuesday tosend a brigade of peacekeeping forces to Afghanistan. The 400-member ...
Thailand will not sign ASEAN-S. Korea FTA: spokesman
Dec 07, 2005 ... Thailand will not sign ASEAN-S. Korea FTA: spokesmanBANGKOK, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Thailand will not sign a free tradeagreement (FTA) between the Association of South East Asian Nationsand South Korea because it does not include rice, governmentspokesman Surapong Suebwonglee said ...
ECLAC calls for tax reform in Central America
Dec 07, 2005 ... ECLAC calls for tax reform in Central AmericaSANTIAGO, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Central American countries shouldmodernize their tax systems to increase their revenues, the regionalUN organization Economic Commission for Latin American and theCaribbean (ECLAC) said Tuesday ....
Brazil holds world's cattle record in 2004
Dec 07, 2005 ... Brazil holds world's cattle record in 2004RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Brazil had the largest numberof cattle in the world in 2004, which was 204.5 million head, theBrazilian Geography and Statistics Institute said on Tuesday. The herd saw a 4.48-percent increase ...