Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, December 8:
Central government officials go to site of coal mine blast in northChina
Dec 08, 2005 ... Central government officials go to site of coal mine blast innorth ChinaBEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Two senior officials respectively incharge of work safety and coal mine safety left here Wednesdayevening for the site of a coal mine blast in north China's HebeiProvince ....
Opener, Advisory
Dec 08, 2005 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forWednesday, December 07, 2005, and begins ...
China to open court for death sentence cases in second instance
Dec 08, 2005 ... China to open court for death sentence cases in second instanceBEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Supreme People's Court of China onWednesday issued a notice, requiring local courts to open courtsession when hearing cases of death sentence in second instance asfrom 2006, in a bid ...
China focus: Sixteen Asian countries agree on joint combat against bird flue
Dec 08, 2005 ... China focus: Sixteen Asian countries agree on joint combat againstbird flueKUNMING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Asian countries vowed on Wednesday toexchange information, develop new vaccines and enhance investment intheir joint efforts to control the spreading epidemic of ...
Bulgaria signs 360-million-euro offset program with Eurocopter
Dec 08, 2005 ... Bulgaria signs 360-million-euro offset program with EurocopterSOFIA, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Bulgaria has ordered 18 new militaryhelicopters from a French manufacturer as part of a 360 million euro(423-million-US-dollar) deal which will help create 1,000 jobs in theeastern European ...
Italian PM denies involvement in CIA cleric abduction case
Dec 08, 2005 ... Italian PM denies involvement in CIA cleric abduction caseROME, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconidenied Wednesday that his government was involved in the allegedabduction of an Egyptian cleric by the American CIA or was informedof it ahead of time, ...
Moscow to purge the CFE treaty: Rusian Defense Minister
Dec 08, 2005 ... Moscow to purge the CFE treaty: Rusian Defense MinisterMOSCOW, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- A historic arms control agreement couldbe purged by Moscow if NATO members continue to drag their feet onratifying the deal, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said onWednesday. The ...
HK formulates incident control plans for WTO ministerial conference
Dec 08, 2005 ... HK formulates incident control plans for WTO ministerialconferenceHONG KONG, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Hospital Authority of Hong KongWednesday announced a series of contingency plans to cater for themedical needs during the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the WorldTrade Organization ...
France says Iran's intransigence threatens resumption of nuclear negotiations
Dec 08, 2005 ... France says Iran's intransigence threatens resumption of nuclearnegotiationsPARIS, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Tensions surrounding Iran's nuclearprogram entered a new phase Wednesday when France warned Tehran itsintransigence was endangering the planned resumption of ...
Writethru: 54 miners confirmed dead, 22 missing in colliery blast in north China
Dec 08, 2005 ... Writethru: 54 miners confirmed dead, 22 missing in colliery blastin north ChinaSHIJIAZHUANG, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Fifty-four miners were confirmeddead and 22 remained missing in a colliery gas blast occurred inTangshan City, north China's Hebei Province on Wednesday ....
Family, better jobs pull Mexicans to US, survey finds
Dec 08, 2005 ... Family, better jobs pull Mexicans to US, survey findsWASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Most of the estimated 6.3 millionMexicans who are in the United States entered illegally because offamily connections and better job opportunities, according to a newsurvey, USA Today newspaper ...
Information release mechanism helps farmers know more about bird flu
Dec 08, 2005 ... Information release mechanism helps farmers know more about birdfluKUNMING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- A sound information release mechanismhas been established in China to make farmers across the nation knowmore about the prevention and control of bird flu, according to theMinistry ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Dec. 7 (2)
Dec 08, 2005 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Dec. 7 (2)PetroChina to purchase interests of Petrochina fuel oil company China's tax authorities to monitor more major taxpayers next year HK stock exchange trading -- Dec. 7 Hong Kong share prices close higher ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Dec. 7 (1)
Dec 08, 2005 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Dec. 7 (1)BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Wednesday: Market exchange rates -- Dec. 7 China still needs int'l aids in poverty reduction Highlights of major Beijing-based ...
Int'l Roots & Shoots program goes into SW China
Dec 08, 2005 ... Int'l Roots & Shoots program goes into SW ChinaCHENGDU, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Jane Goodall Institute will open aRoots and Shoots office in Chengdu, capital of southwest China'sSichuan Province, to promote public awareness of environmentalprotection. Jane Goodall, a UN ...
Chinese vice premier calls for joint effort of Asian countries to fight bird flu
Dec 08, 2005 ... Chinese vice premier calls for joint effort of Asian countries tofight bird fluKUNMING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Hui LiangyuWednesday called on Asian countries and international organizationsto strengthen cooperation in the fight against bird flu ....
Feature: Asian ministers rack brains for HPAI indoor, Siberia gullsswank outside
Dec 08, 2005 ... Feature: Asian ministers rack brains for HPAI indoor, Siberiagulls swank outsideBy Xinhua Writer Zhou Lei and Ren Fang KUNMING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Numbered in the tens of thousands, Redbeak gulls frolic in the tourist-packed downtown lake. Only metersaway, Asian ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Dec 08, 2005 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Wednesday:News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1) Foreign exchange rates in New Zealand ...
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WNBA changes rules to look more like men's league
Dec 08, 2005 ... WNBA changes rules to look more like men's leagueWASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Women's National BasketballAssociation has approved three rule changes, including a 24-secondshot clock rather than a 30-second version, which makes WNBA gameslook more like the ones of their male ...
Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2220 GMT, Dec. 7
Dec 08, 2005 ... Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2220 GMT, Dec. 7CAIRO -- Number two leader of the al-Qaida terror network Ayman al-Zawahiri claimed that the group's leader Osama bin Laden was stillalive and called upon al-Qaida fighters to unite in the " holy war"against the West, according to a ...
Stocks close lower in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil
Dec 08, 2005 ... Stocks close lower in Mexico, Argentina, BrazilMEXICO CITY, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets closed lower on Wednesday. Mexico City's stock market IPC index dropped by 1.03 percent andclosed at 17,244.19 points. A total of 123.4 million shares ...
Argentine press expects Boca Juniors to win Copa Sudamericana
Dec 08, 2005 ... Argentine press expects Boca Juniors to win Copa SudamericanaBUENOS AIRES, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Argentine soccer giant BocaJuniors is sure of retaining the Copa Sudamerica, the Argentine presssaid on Wednesday, following the team's 1-1 draw with Mexico's Pumasin Mexico, which ...
Rechardson's brother shot, killed
Dec 08, 2005 ... Rechardson's brother shot, killedWASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- A brother of New York Knicks guardQuentin Richardson was shot and killed and three suspects were inpolice custody on Wednesday, according to reports from Chicago. Lee Richardson, 31, was shot outside the ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- Dec. 8
Dec 08, 2005 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- Dec. 8BEIJING, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua on Thursday. -- Hungary denies involvement in alleged CIA secret prisons. -- Prime minister ...
Brugge salvages pride with 1-1 with Bayern
Dec 08, 2005 ... Brugge salvages pride with 1-1 with BayernBRUSSELS, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Belgian FC Brugge salvaged pride atChampions League with 1-1 draw with German powerful Bayern Munich athome on Wednesday night, happily heading to the UEFA Cup. Bayern, which was hoping for victory to ...
Market exchange rates -- Dec. 8
Dec 08, 2005 ... Market exchange rates -- Dec. 8BEIJING, Dec. 8 (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 100 807.71 ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0100 GMT, Dec. 8
Dec 08, 2005 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0100 GMT, Dec. 8PARIS -- Tensions surrounding Iran's nuclear program entered a newphase Wednesday when France warned Tehran its intransigence wasendangering the planned resumption of international talks on theissue. "Through their statements ...
Vanuatu volcano continues to erupt
Dec 08, 2005 ... Vanuatu volcano continues to eruptWELLINGTON, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Volcano in Vanuatu is continuallyerupting and might go on for another two weeks, New Zealandscientists keeping in touch with monitors on the island saidThursday. Massey University vulcanologist Shane Cronin, ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Dec 08, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapersCANBERRA, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Australian newspapers on Thursday:The Australian: -- Prime Minister John Howard is likely to reshuffle his cabinetwithin weeks after ...
Al-Jazeera: Iraq kidnappers extend deadline
Dec 08, 2005 ... Al-Jazeera: Iraq kidnappers extend deadlineBAGHDAD, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Kidnappers threatening to execute fourforeigners in Iraq have extended the Dec. 8 deadline by two days,Arabic television channel Al-Jazeera reported Wednesday. The group, the Brigades of the Swords of ...
Bus plunges into ravine in Colombia, killing 20
Dec 08, 2005 ... Bus plunges into ravine in Colombia, killing 20BOGOTA, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- At least 20 people were killed and 24others injured on Wednesday when a bus plunged into a ravine inColombia, officials said. The accident occurred at around 4 a.m. local time ...
Rice arrives in Brussels for talks with EU, NATO chiefs
Dec 08, 2005 ... Rice arrives in Brussels for talks with EU, NATO chiefsBRUSSELS, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- US Secretary of State CondoleezzaRice arrived here Wednesday for talks with her EU and NATOcounterparts, in an attempt to quell a raging controversy over secretCIA prisons. Rice arrived in ...
Scientists publish dog genome sequence
Dec 08, 2005 ... Scientists publish dog genome sequenceLOS ANGELES, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- An international research team onWednesday announced the completion of sequencing the dog genome,which sheds light on both the genetic similarities between dogs andhumans, and the genetic differences between ...
Mercosur accepts Venezuela's membership petition
Dec 08, 2005 ... Mercosur accepts Venezuela's membership petitionMONTEVIDEO, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Common Market of the South(Mercosur) Wednesday formally accepted Venezuela's petition to jointhe trade bloc, beginning the country's accession process, diplomaticsources said. The 29th ...
Ecuadoran ministers present resignation en masse in routine step toreshuffle
Dec 08, 2005 ... Ecuadoran ministers present resignation en masse in routine stepto reshuffleQUITO, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador's 15 cabinet ministers andadvisors presented resignation en masse on Wednesday to PresidentAlfredo Palacio in a routine step to give him a free hand to chooseofficials ...
Honduran ruling party's candidate concedes in presidential race
Dec 08, 2005 ... Honduran ruling party's candidate concedes in presidential raceTEGUCIGALPA, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Porfirio Lobo, presidentialcandidate of Honduras' ruling National Party, finally accepted defeaton Wednesday, 10 days after the general elections, local pressreported. Lobo said ...
Death toll rises to 62 in north China colliery blast
Dec 08, 2005 ... Death toll rises to 62 in north China colliery blastSHIJIAZHUANG, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- By 8:00 a.m. Thursday, 62 minerswere confirmed dead and 13 others remained missing in a collieryexplosion Wednesday afternoon in Tangshan city of north China's HebeiProvince, the emergency ...
South China province smashes drug rings
Dec 08, 2005 ... South China province smashes drug ringsBEIJING, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- South China's Guangdong Province hascracked four major cross-border drug production and trafficking ringsin Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, local police said Wednesday. The police detained many suspects, ...
Paraguayan soccer officials head for Leipzig World Cup draw
Dec 08, 2005 ... Paraguayan soccer officials head for Leipzig World Cup drawBUENOS AIRES, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Officials from the ParaguayanFootball Federation (APF) left for Leipzig, Germany, on Wednesday,where they will be observers for Friday's World Cup draw, which setsthe groups for the 2006 ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Dec 08, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Thursday:Manila Bulletin: -- Former commissioner of the committee for elections VirgilioGarcillano on Wednesday ...
Bangkok rice FOB prices
Dec 08, 2005 ... Bangkok rice FOB pricesBANGKOK, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are offered Bangkok riceFOB prices as set by the Rice Committee Board of Trade of Thailandfor the week starting Thursday:US Dollar/Metric Ton Last week This week ...
Barcelona beats Udinese 2-0
Dec 08, 2005 ... Barcelona beats Udinese 2-0BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result of theChampions League Group C match between Udinese and Barcelona onWednesday: Udinese 0 Barcelona 2 Scorers: Santiago Ezquerro (85), Andres Iniesta (90) Halftime: ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Dec 08, 2005 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the baht on Thursday as offered by the Bangkok Bank: Thursday Wednesday US dollar 40.93/41.53 40.97/41.57 British ...
Sparta Prague draws Thun 0-0
Dec 08, 2005 ... Sparta Prague draws Thun 0-0BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result of theChampions League Group B match between Sparta Prague and Thun onWednesday: Sparta Prague 0 Red Card: Martin Petras (78) Thun 0 Red Card: Jose Goncalves (85) ...
Argentine Supreme Court to end life sentences for minors
Dec 08, 2005 ... Argentine Supreme Court to end life sentences for minorsBUENOS AIRES, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Argentina's Supreme Court toldthe press on Wednesday that it is preparing to remove life sentencesfor convicts younger than 18 "no matter how serious the crime theyhave committed." ...
Indonesian House delegation to visit China
Dec 08, 2005 ... Indonesian House delegation to visit ChinaBEIJING, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- A delegation of House ofRepresentatives of Indonesia will pay an official goodwill visit toChina from Dec ....
Shanghai, Georgia foster collegiate ties
Dec 08, 2005 ... Shanghai, Georgia foster collegiate tiesSHANGHAI, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai Jiaotong University andGeorgia Institute of Technology signed a memo in Shanghai Tuesday,aiming to enhance cooperation. According to the memo, the two universities will make jointteaching plans ...
Xinhua domestic news advisory -- Dec. 8
Dec 08, 2005 ... Xinhua domestic news advisory -- Dec. 8BEIJING, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are the major domestic newsitems scheduled to be covered or pursued by Xinhua on Thursday:-- Chinese President meets Russian first deputy prime minister -- Luo Gan to visit three Latin ...
Juventus beats Rapid Vienna 3-1
Dec 08, 2005 ... Juventus beats Rapid Vienna 3-1BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result of theChampions League Group A match between Rapid Vienna and Juventus onWednesday: Rapid Vienna 1 Scorers: Marek Kincl (52) Juventus 3 Scorers: Alessandro Del ...
Venezuela to be admitted as full member of Mercosur
Dec 08, 2005 ... Venezuela to be admitted as full member of MercosurCARACAS, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez onWednesday told the press he will soon depart for a meeting of theCommon Market of the South (Mercosur) in Uruguay to close a deal tomake Venezuela a full member of ...
Bremen beats Panathinaikos 5-1
Dec 08, 2005 ... Bremen beats Panathinaikos 5-1BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result of theChampions League Group C match between Werder Bremen andPanathinaikos on Wednesday: Werder Bremen 5 Scorers: Johan Micoud (2pen), Nelson Valdez (28,31), MiroslavKlose (51), ...
Benfica beats Man U 2-1
Dec 08, 2005 ... Benfica beats Man U 2-1BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result of theChampions League Group D match between Benfica and Manchester Unitedon Wednesday: Benfica 2 Scorers: Geovanni (16), Beto (34) Manchester United 1 Scorers: Paul ...
Foreign exchange rates in Nepal
Dec 08, 2005 ... Foreign exchange rates in NepalKATHMANDU, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are Inter-bank foreignexchange rates against the Nepali rupee on Thursday.Currency Unit BuyingSelling Australian dollar 1 55.43 55.88 ...
Lula says he does not learn of his party's corruption scandal
Dec 08, 2005 ... Lula says he does not learn of his party's corruption scandalBRASILIA, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lulada Silva reiterated Wednesday he had not heard of anything about thecorruption scandal of his Workers' Party. The scandal erupted in June when then ...
Major news items in leading Vietnamese newspapers
Dec 08, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Vietnamese newspapersHANOI, Dec. 8(Xinhua) -- The following are major news items in leading Vietnamesenewspapers on Thursday. Saigon Liberation: -- The Vietnamese Health Ministry will distribute 422,000 Tamiflucapsules (anti-bird flu ...
Top militiaman suspected of directing ambush of UN peacekeepers in DRC jailed
Dec 08, 2005 ... Top militiaman suspected of directing ambush of UN peacekeepers inDRC jailedKINSHASA, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- A key militiaman suspected ofinvolvement in an ambush against UN peacekeepers in the north-east ofthe Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in February has been arrestedand ...
Arsenal draws Amersterdam 0-0
Dec 08, 2005 ... Arsenal draws Amersterdam 0-0BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result of theChampions League Group B match between Arsenal and Ajax Amsterdam onWednesday: Arsenal 0 Ajax Amsterdam 0 Halftime: 0-0;Attendance: 35,376 Arsenal: ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Dec.8
Dec 08, 2005 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Dec.8BEIJING, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-basednewspapers on Thursday:People's Daily -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met Wednesday with SlovakianPresident Ivan Gashparovic on further promoting ...
Villarreal beats Lille 1-0
Dec 08, 2005 ... Villarreal beats Lille 1-0BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result of theChampions League Group D match between Villarreal and Lille onWednesday: Villarreal 1 Scorers: Guayre (67) Lille 0 Halftime: 0-0;Attendance: 18,000 ...
Coal mine flooding traps seven in NE China city
Dec 08, 2005 ... Coal mine flooding traps seven in NE China cityCHANGCHUN, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- A coal mine flooding trapped sevenminers underground in Changchun, capital of northeast China's JilinProvince on Thursday morning. The ...
Hong Kong stocks slide -- Dec. 8
Dec 08, 2005 ... Hong Kong stocks slide -- Dec. 8HONG KONG, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong ...
Bayern Munich ties Club Bruges 1-1
Dec 08, 2005 ... Bayern Munich ties Club Bruges 1-1BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result of theChampions League Group A match between Club Bruges and Bayern Munichon Wednesday: Club Bruges 1 Scorers: Javier Garcia Portillo (32) Bayern Munich 1 ...
US embassy in Manila resumes public service after bomb threat
Dec 08, 2005 ... US embassy in Manila resumes public service after bomb threatMANILA, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- The US embassy here resumed pubicservices on Thursday after a two-day shutdown following a bombthreat. US embassy spokesman Matthew Lussenhop said they decided to reopenafter close ...
Ford to cut 30,000 jobs
Dec 08, 2005 ... Ford to cut 30,000 jobsWASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Ford Motor Co, the second largestauto maker in the United States, is preparing to cut as many as30,000 jobs and close 10 plants as part of a broad restructuringplan, the Detroit News reported Wednesday. The newspaper, ...