Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, December 29:
Philanthropist donates 100 mln yuan to needy population in east China province
Dec 29, 2005 ... Philanthropist donates 100 mln yuan to needy population in eastChina provinceFUZHOU, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- A well-known Chinese philanthropistdonated 100 million yuan (12.3 million U.S. dollars) here onWednesday to the Jiangxia People's Medical Relief Foundation in eastChina's ...
Opener, Advisory
Dec 29, 2005 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forWednesday, December 28, 2005, and begins ...
Visitor arrivals in Singapore up 4.4 percent in November
Dec 29, 2005 ... Visitor arrivals in Singapore up 4.4 percent in NovemberSINGAPORE, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- A total of 785,492 visitors arrivedin Singapore in November, posting an increase of 4.4 percent over thesame month of last year, according to the figures released by theSingapore Tourism Board ...
2nd Ld: U.S. soldier killed, 2 injured in bomb explosion in Afghanistan
Dec 29, 2005 ... 2nd Ld: U.S. soldier killed, 2 injured in bomb explosion inAfghanistanKABUL, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- One U.S. service member and one localnational were killed, two U.S. soldiers were injured Wednesday in abomb explosion in the Afghan eastern province of Kunar, U.S. militarysaid ....
Expects: Swiss youth struggle to cope with newly-gained adult resposibility
Dec 29, 2005 ... Expects: Swiss youth struggle to cope with newly-gained adultresposibilityGENEVA, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Young Swiss adults have had difficultycoping with greater responsibility since the voting age was loweredfrom 20 to 18 ten years ago, the official website Swissinfo reportedon ...
China launches website for reporting corruption
Dec 29, 2005 ... China launches website for reporting corruptionBEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- China's discipline watchdog announcedhere on Wednesday the opening of a website facilitating the publicreporting of corruption. The launching of the website, jubao.gov.cn, is another stepforward ...
Singapore leaders send condolences on Wang Daohan's death
Dec 29, 2005 ... Singapore leaders send condolences on Wang Daohan's deathSINGAPORE, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Singapore Minister Mentor Lee KuanYew and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong sent letters of condolencerespectively on the death of Wang Daohan, according to ChannelNewsAsia report on Wednesday ...
Chinese scientist differs with cutting off bird flu source by culling all migratory birds
Dec 29, 2005 ... Chinese scientist differs with cutting off bird flu source byculling all migratory birdsBEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese scientist has voiced adifferent opinion here on Wednesday on cutting off bird flu sourcesby culling all migratory birds. "Culling all migratory ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Dec. 28 (1)
Dec 29, 2005 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Dec. 28 (1)BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Wednesday: Market exchange rates -- Dec. 28 Chinese company exports 106 electric vehicles to U.S. China's nutrition industry ...
Pakistan, UNHCR to register quake-affected people
Dec 29, 2005 ... Pakistan, UNHCR to register quake-affected peopleISLAMABAD, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Together with Pakistaniauthorities, the office of the United Nations High Commissioner forRefugees (UNHCR) will launch a household-level registration to recordthe profiles of quake-hit families ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Dec. 28 (2)
Dec 29, 2005 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Dec. 28 (2)China publishes book about college student's magnanimity,perseverance Weather forecast for major Chinese cities -- Dec. 28 Chinese top political advisor calls for good work next year Weather forecast for world ...
Pakistani PM hails Chashma nuclear power project
Dec 29, 2005 ... Pakistani PM hails Chashma nuclear power projectCHASHMA, Pakistan, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's Prime MinisterShaukat Aziz on Wednesday hailed the Chashma nuclear power project asa milestone in the country's history of nuclear technology and animportant step toward energy ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Dec 29, 2005 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong on Wednesday: Foreign exchange rates in Singapore Major foreign exchange rates in Sri Lanka HKEx ...
One dead, six hurt in Bangalore shoot-out
Dec 29, 2005 ... One dead, six hurt in Bangalore shoot-outNEW DELHI, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- At least one person was killed andsix injured when a gunman opened fire at the Indian Institute ofScience in South India's Bangalore on Wednesday.According to New Delhi Television, the deceased, M. C ....
Egypt seeks to enhance relations with China: FM
Dec 29, 2005 ... Egypt seeks to enhance relations with China: FMCAIRO, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed AbulGheit on Wednesday said that his country is seeking to enhancerelations with China in all fields. Abul Gheit made the remarks while addressing the annual ...
Chelsea win as Manchester United slip up
Dec 29, 2005 ... Chelsea win as Manchester United slip upLONDON, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Joe Cole's goal help Chelsea to a 1-0win over Manchester City, moving the defending champions 11 pointsclears of nearest chasers Manchester United who only managed a 2-2 draw at Birmingham on Wednesday ....
Arsenal rout Portsmouth 4-0
Dec 29, 2005 ... Arsenal rout Portsmouth 4-0LONDON, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Arsenal scored four first-half goalsto crush hapless Portsmouth 4-0 and notch up their only their win ofthe month on Wednesday. Thierry Henry, who had not scored since the end of November,struck two just before the ...
Market exchange rates -- Dec. 29
Dec 29, 2005 ... Market exchange rates -- Dec. 29BEIJING, Dec. 29 (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 100 807.25 ...
Dutch international defender Vlaar joins Feyenoord
Dec 29, 2005 ... Dutch international defender Vlaar joins FeyenoordBRUSSELS, Dec 28 (Xinhua) -- Dutch international defender RonVlaar has signed a three-and-a half-year contract with the country'sPremier Division club Feyenoord, the club's website reported onWednesday. Vlaar was first ...
Leaders of National Basketball Association through Dec. 27
Dec 29, 2005 ... Leaders of National Basketball Association through Dec. 27WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leaders of theNational Basketball Association through Dec. 27:Scoring G FG FT PTS AVG Iverson, Phil. 28 336 259 96134.3 Bryant, LAL ...
Everton lose 3-1 to Liverpool
Dec 29, 2005 ... Everton lose 3-1 to LiverpoolLONDON, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Liverpool pulled off their ninthsuccessive Premiership victory when their beat struggling Everton 3-1 on Wednesday. Peter Crouch's clever finish and Steven Gerrard's deflected 25-yard drive put Liverpool two up ...
English Premiership results
Dec 29, 2005 ... English Premiership resultsLONDON, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of EnglishPremier League games played on Wednesday: Arsenal 4-0 Portsmouth ...
Lisbon sets details for Dakar Rally
Dec 29, 2005 ... Lisbon sets details for Dakar RallyLISBON, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The city of Lisbon prepares to becomeover the coming three years the point of departure for the DakarRally, the most demanding race of its kind in the world. At 6:30 on December 31 in the Belem zone, in Lisbon, ...
Wildfires kill 4 in southern U.S.
Dec 29, 2005 ... Wildfires kill 4 in southern U.S.WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Wildfires have left at least fourpeople dead and about 100 homes destroyed in southern U.S. states ofTexas and Oklahoma, U.S. media reported on Wednesday. In the hardest-hit town of Cross Plains, Texas, about ...
Greek IOC member denies miscasting
Dec 29, 2005 ... Greek IOC member denies miscastingATHENS, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- International Olympic Committee (IOC)member from Greece, Lambis Nikolaou, on Wednesday denied the claimthat his miscasting ballot in Singapore last July may deprive Madridof the opportunity of hosting the 2012 Olympic ...
Sanchez loses most games in Mexico
Dec 29, 2005 ... Sanchez loses most games in MexicoMEXICO CITY, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- In 2005, former Real Madrid starHugo Sanchez lost most games as a coach in Mexico, local mediareported on Wednesday. Sanchez topped the lousiest coaches list after he recorded 18losses in 32 games as head ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Dec. 29
Dec 29, 2005 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Dec. 29BRASILIA -- The prison uprising at Brazil's Urso Branco StatePrison in Porto Velho ended Wednesday after successful negotiationsbetween authorities and the leaders of the inmates. All 196 hostages were released after the ...
Stocks close higher in Argentina, lower in Mexico, Brazil
Dec 29, 2005 ... Stocks close higher in Argentina, lower in Mexico, BrazilMEXICO CITY, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets closed mixed on Wednesday. The Buenos Aires stock market closed with the Merval index up 0.29percent and ended at 1,537.59 points. The trade ...
Tevez leads soccer poll in Uruguayan daily newspaper
Dec 29, 2005 ... Tevez leads soccer poll in Uruguayan daily newspaperMONTEVIDEO, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Argentine striker Carlos Tevez(Corinthians, Brazil) leads the traditional poll on South Americansoccer which is organized on a yearly basis by Uruguayan daily ElPais, whose results will be ...
Frosty restaurant draws diners in China's "ice city"
Dec 29, 2005 ... Frosty restaurant draws diners in China's "ice city"BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Harbin, China's "ice city", hasopened a sub-zero eatery -- one with ice brick walls, a vaulted icedome and ice tables and stools. It seems hardly the cosiest of settings but has surely enjoyed ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- Dec. 29
Dec 29, 2005 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- Dec. 29BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua on Thursday. -- Spain's court sentences three ETA members to 88 years inprison ....
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Dec 29, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The followings are major news items inthe leading Philippine newspapers on Thursday:Philippine Daily Inquirer: -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said Wednesday that winningthe "war on ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Dec 29, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapersCANBERRA, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Thursday:The Australian: -- Australian authorities have issued their third warning in asmany weeks to avoid travel ...
Futures look sweet for sugar traders
Dec 29, 2005 ... Futures look sweet for sugar tradersBEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange has gotthe long-awaited go-ahead to trade sugar futures, China Dailyreported Thursday. The trading will probably start right after the New Year, itquoted an anonymous exchange ...
Xinhua home news advisory -- Dec.29
Dec 29, 2005 ... Xinhua home news advisory -- Dec.29 1. China launches researchcenter on trade of cultural product 2. Central rural work conferenceto close late Thursday 3. China to import 4 trillion US dollars worthof goods in coming five years: expert 4. China urged to minimizetrade dispute risks 5 ....
Four teams added to volleyball GP
Dec 29, 2005 ... Four teams added to volleyball GPHAVANA, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Cristobal Marte, President of theNorth/Central American and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation(NORCECA), announced Wednesday at San Juan, Puerto Rico, that thesport's global ruling body FIVB agreed to increase the ...
Yearender: Koizumi's shrine visits sour Sino-Japanese relations
Dec 29, 2005 ... Yearender: Koizumi's shrine visits sour Sino-Japanese relationsby Hui Xiaoshuang, Ni Hongmei TOKYO, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The year 2005 will end withdeteriorating Sino-Japanese political relations due to Japanese PrimeMinister Junichiro Koizumi's repeated visits to the ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Dec 29, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Thursday. Yomiuri: -- Japan's birth rate is estimated at a record low of about 1. 26in 2005, down from the previous bottom ...
Malian, Moroccan archeological objects seized in France
Dec 29, 2005 ... Malian, Moroccan archeological objects seized in FrancePARIS, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- More than 17,600 smuggled archeologicalobjects from Morocco and Mali were seized in November and December insouth France, French Economy Ministry announced Wednesday. The first seizure was ...
Global trade of LatAm's LAIA bloc grows sharply in 2005
Dec 29, 2005 ... Global trade of LatAm's LAIA bloc grows sharply in 2005MONTEVIDEO, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Member countries of the LatinAmerican Integration Association (LAIA) reported on Wednesday anunprecedented global trade volume of 955.919 billion U.S. dollarsthis year, a 19.2-percent increase ...
Mexican scientists to launch HPV vaccine
Dec 29, 2005 ... Mexican scientists to launch HPV vaccineMEXICO CITY, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Scientists in Mexico announced onWednesday that by next June they plan to present a vaccine which canprevent and control the human papilloma virus (HPV), the virus thatcauses cancer in cervical tissue ....
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Dec 29, 2005 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the baht on Thursday as offered by the Bangkok Bank: ThursdayWednesdayUS dollar 40.61/41.21 40.61/41.21 British ...
Boeing to sign 10-million-dollar offset agreement with Hungary
Dec 29, 2005 ... Boeing to sign 10-million-dollar offset agreement with HungaryBUDAPEST, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Boeing, the main contractor formodernizing NATO's fleet armed with the Airborne Early Warning andControl System, or AWACS, is expected to sign an offset agreementworth 10 million U.S ....
Cambodian court extends jail term for 6 CFF prisons
Dec 29, 2005 ... Cambodian court extends jail term for 6 CFF prisonsPHNOM PENH, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- A Cambodian court has extendedsentences to six of the 25 convicted members of the outlawed rebelCambodian Freedom Fighters (CFF) who lost their appeals, local pressreported on Thursday ....
Bangkok Rice F.O.B. Prices
Dec 29, 2005 ... Bangkok Rice F.O.B. PricesBANGKOK, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are offered Bangkokrice f.o.b. prices, as set by the Rice Committee Board of Trade ofThailand, for the week starting Thursday:U.S. Dollar/Metric Ton Last week This ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Dec 29, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapersNEW DELHI, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers on Thursday.The Hindu: -- A scientist from New Delhi was killed and at least five personswere injured when intruders opened ...
Spanish police capture Italian mafia's finance chief
Dec 29, 2005 ... Spanish police capture Italian mafia's finance chiefMADRID, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish police arrested thefinance chief of the Naples mafia in the Canary Islands after a two-year search, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday. Peitro Nocera, 47, is the front man for ...
Colombian president vows to wipe out coca plants in national park
Dec 29, 2005 ... Colombian president vows to wipe out coca plants in national park BOGOTA, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Colombian President Alvaro Uribe onWednesday promised that the government would wipe out all coca plantsin Sierra Macarena National Park, which he said has been used by theRevolutionary ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Dec. 29
Dec 29, 2005 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Dec. 29BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-basednewspapers on Thursday: Most of Beijing-based newspapers frontpage news reports on four ofChina's top leaders, including President Hu Jintao and Premier ...
Coal mine flooding kills 2, trapping 15 in N. China county
Dec 29, 2005 ... Coal mine flooding kills 2, trapping 15 in N. China countyTAIYUAN, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Two people were confirmed dead and 15others trapped underground in a coal mine flooding accident thatoccurred on Wednesday morning in Zuoyun County of north China'sShanxi Province, the ...
Indonesian officer confirms U.S. firm's payments for security
Dec 29, 2005 ... Indonesian officer confirms U.S. firm's payments for securityJAKARTA, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- An Indonesian army general hasconfirmed direct payments from U.S. gold miner Freeport-McMoRan toIndonesian military and police personnel guarding the firm's mine,local press reported ...
Major disasters in 2005
Dec 29, 2005 ... Major disasters in 2005BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The following is a list of the worstdisasters that took place in 2005.-- Countries around the Indian Ocean struggled throughout the yearwith the aftermath of the tsunami of December 2004 which killed some217,000 people ...
Lithuania reiterates plan to cut toops in Iraq by half
Dec 29, 2005 ... Lithuania reiterates plan to cut toops in Iraq by halfRIGA, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Lithuanian Defense Minister GediminasKirkilas reiterated on Wednesday that Lithuania will stick to itsplan to slash its troops in Iraq by half despite Poland's decision tomaintain its troops there ....
Major news items in Thailand's leading newspapers
Dec 29, 2005 ... Major news items in Thailand's leading newspapersBANGKOK, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inThailand's leading newspapers on Thursday:Bangkok Post: -- The Criminal Court of Thailand Wednesday handed down a 20- yearprison sentence to ...
One killed in gas explosion in Ukraine
Dec 29, 2005 ... One killed in gas explosion in UkraineKIEV, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- At least one person was killed in anatural gas explosion in southern Ukraine on Wednesday. The explosion damaged several apartments in a four-story buildingin the southern Black Sea port city of Odessa, ...
Beijing airport gets free trade zone
Dec 29, 2005 ... Beijing airport gets free trade zoneBEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- China is building its first airportfree trade zone within the Beijing Capital International Airport, amove that is expected to sharpen the country's competitive edge inlogistics. Beijing-based Capital ...
Nepal Electricity Authority to introduce load-shedding from January
Dec 29, 2005 ... Nepal Electricity Authority to introduce load-shedding fromJanuaryKATHMANDU, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Due to receding water levels inrivers and streams, the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) is tointroduce winter load-shedding from early January, a NEA officialsaid here Thursday ....
UN, Congo end joint operation, killing 86 Ugandan rebels
Dec 29, 2005 ... UN, Congo end joint operation, killing 86 Ugandan rebelsKINSHASA, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- UN peacekeepers and governmentforces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) wrapped up a jointoperation against Ugandan rebel groups in east DRC with a total of 86rebels killed, UN mission ...
Uruguay approves investment treaty with U.S.
Dec 29, 2005 ... Uruguay approves investment treaty with U.S.MONTEVIDEO, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Uruguay's Lower House of Congresson Wednesday ratified the Investment Protection Treaty with theUnited States, local media reported. The new treaty favors U.S. investments in the South ...
US judge delays trial of former Enron executives after accountant pleads guilty
Dec 29, 2005 ... US judge delays trial of former Enron executives after accountantpleads guiltyWASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The US judge overseeing the trialof former top Enron Corp. executives decided on Wednesday to delaythe start of their trial from Jan. 17 to Jan. 30 after the ...
Accidents in Nepali capital on rise
Dec 29, 2005 ... Accidents in Nepali capital on riseKATHMANDU, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The number of accidents in Nepalicapital, the Kathmandu Valley has increased remarkably in the recentmonths, an official of the Valley Traffic Police Office (VTPO) saidhere Thursday. Over 32 bus accident ...
Foreign exchange rates in Vietnam
Dec 29, 2005 ... Foreign exchange rates in VietnamHANOI, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are Inter-bank foreignexchange rates against the Vietnamese dong (VND) on Thursday:Buying ...
Security tightened in Dhaka ahead of New Year's Eve
Dec 29, 2005 ... Security tightened in Dhaka ahead of New Year's EveDHAKA, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Bangladeshi security forces havelaunched a massive crackdown on the underworld organizations as partof the intensive security measures for the celebration of New Year'sEve, local newspaper The ...
Tsunami early warning system to be set up in Indian Ocean by 2007
Dec 29, 2005 ... Tsunami early warning system to be set up in Indian Ocean by 2007 COLOMBO, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- A tsunami early warning system is tobe set up in the Indian Ocean by 2007 which enables Indian Oceancountries including Sri Lanka to receive information about possibletsunamis ...
Hong Kong stocks open higher -- Dec. 29
Dec 29, 2005 ... Hong Kong stocks open higher -- Dec. 29HONG KONG, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...