Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, January 3:
Singapore to revise registers of electors
Jan 03, 2006 ... Singapore to revise registers of electorsSINGAPORE, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's Elections Departmentannounced in a statement Tuesday that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loonghas directed the Registration Officer to revise the registers ofelectors. To be completed no later ...
Five confirmed dead in gold-mine flooding in east China city
Jan 03, 2006 ... Five confirmed dead in gold-mine flooding in east China cityJINAN, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Five people were confirmed dead in lastweek's gold-mine flooding in Penglai, a city in east China's ShandongProvince, the local government said Tuesday. Rescue work had ended by Tuesday ...
Austria's oil giant says Russia resumes full gas supply to EU
Jan 03, 2006 ... Austria's oil giant says Russia resumes full gas supply to EUVIENNA, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Russia has fully resumed gas suppliesto European Union (EU) countries, Wolfgang Ruttensdorfer, chief ofAustria's biggest oil company OMV, confirmed on Monday. Ruttensdorfer said Russia's ...
Vietnam faces spoke anti-dumping lawsuit
Jan 03, 2006 ... Vietnam faces spoke anti-dumping lawsuitHANOI, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Argentina has decided to implement ananti-dumping investigation into bicycle and motorbike spokesoriginating in Vietnam, according to the Competition ManagementDepartment under the Vietnamese Trade Ministry ...
Philippine stocks close higher
Jan 03, 2006 ... Philippine stocks close higherMANILA, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine stock prices closedhigher on Tuesday, with all sectorial indicators advanced. The main Philippine Stock Exchange index rose 17.79 points toclose at 2,109.79. Gainers ...
Russian gas row with Ukraine not to affect Italy: official
Jan 03, 2006 ... Russian gas row with Ukraine not to affect Italy: officialROME, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Russia's row with Ukraine will not affectgas supplies in Italy, Italian Industry Minister Claudio Scajola saidon Monday. Scajola made the comments after meeting with the leaders ofItaly's ...
Vietnam's state enterprises more efficient after equitization: survey
Jan 03, 2006 ... Vietnam's state enterprises more efficient after equitization:surveyHANOI, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- State-owned enterprises (SOEs) inVietnam operate more effectively after they are equitized, localnewspaper Vietnam News on Tuesday quoted a recent survey's results. The survey ...
Yunnan University sets up largest gene bank of Chinese minority ethnic groups
Jan 03, 2006 ... Yunnan University sets up largest gene bank of Chinese minorityethnic groupsKUNMING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The largest gene bank of Chineseethnic minority groups has been set up at Yunnan University insouthwest China's Yunnan Province, according to sources withuniversity ....
US mining firm Freeport denies pollution reports in Indonesia
Jan 03, 2006 ... US mining firm Freeport denies pollution reports in IndonesiaJAKARTA, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- US mining giant Freeport has deniedreports that the world's biggest gold and copper mining company waspolluting rivers near its mining site in Indonesia's Papua province,reports said ...
Major news items in leading Afghan newspapers
Jan 03, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Afghan newspapersKABUL, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inAfghan leading newspapers on Tuesday.Cheragh: -- Kabul-based American troops arrested the reporter, cameramanand a driver of the Arabic ...
Bangladash engineer killed in S. Afghanistan
Jan 03, 2006 ... Bangladash engineer killed in S. AfghanistanKABUL, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- A Bangladesh engineer was killed Mondaynight by some militants in Afghan southern province of Helmand, alocal official said Tuesday. "The Bangladesh engineer named Mir Waif was shot dead by somegunmen ...
Japan's SDF troops leave for joint drills with U.S.
Jan 03, 2006 ... Japan's SDF troops leave for joint drills with U.S.TOKYO, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Some 30 members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) left Tuesday for a U.S. military base inCalifornia, as an advance team, to participate in joint drillsbeginning on Jan. 9, Kyodo News quoted ...
Singapore's GDP up 7.7 percent in 4th quarter of 2005
Jan 03, 2006 ... Singapore's GDP up 7.7 percent in 4th quarter of 2005SINGAPORE, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's gross domestic product(GDP) was estimated to be up 7.7 percent in the fourth quarter of2005 in comparison with the same period of the previous year. According to the advanced ...
Macao Int'l Airport accommodates 4.2 mln passengers in 2005
Jan 03, 2006 ... Macao Int'l Airport accommodates 4.2 mln passengers in 2005MACAO, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Macao International Airport handled4.2 million passengers in 2005, a year-on-year rise of 14 percent,local media reported Tuesday. Macao Post Daily quoted airport sources as saying that ...
Australian FM to visit Brazil, Mexico
Jan 03, 2006 ... Australian FM to visit Brazil, MexicoCANBERRA, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Australian Foreign Minister AlexanderDowner will make a three-day visit to Brazil and Mexico fromWednesday to discuss trade, UN Reform, nuclear disarmament, counter-terrorism as well as multilateral environment ...
NBA standings after Monday's games
Jan 03, 2006 ... NBA standings after Monday's gamesWASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings fromthe NBA after Monday's games: EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. New Jersey 17 12 .586 - 2. Philadelphia...
Figures: China's trade with partners in six continents in January- November 2005
Jan 03, 2006 ... Figures: China's trade with partners in six continents in January-November 2005BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- China's trade with partners in the sixcontinents in January-November 2005, with the value in billion USdollars and change on a year-on-year basis: Continent Total ...
Bomb explodes under car of Finnish consul in Athens
Jan 03, 2006 ... Bomb explodes under car of Finnish consul in AthensHELSINKI, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- A bomb exploded under a car of aFinnish consul in the Greek capital of Athens early on Tuesday, butno one was hurt. The attack occurred on the ground floor of a car park in aresidential ...
Figures: China's trade with major Latin American partners in Jan.- Nov. 2005
Jan 03, 2006 ... Figures: China's trade with major Latin American partners in Jan.-Nov. 2005BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- China's trade with major partners inLatin America in January-November 2005, with the value in millionU.S. dollars and change on a year-on-year basis: Partner Total ...
DPRK urges U.S. to lift sanctions for resumption of six-party talks
Jan 03, 2006 ... DPRK urges U.S. to lift sanctions for resumption of six-partytalksPYONGYANG, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic ofKorea (DPRK) on Tuesday urged the United States to lift its sanctionsagainst the DPRK in order to allow the resumption of the stalled six-party ...
Zimbabwe fails to meet WHO target of providing drugs to AIDS patients
Jan 03, 2006 ... Zimbabwe fails to meet WHO target of providing drugs to AIDSpatientsHARARE, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe has failed to meet the WorldHealth Organization (WHO) target of providing life prolonging anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) to at least 120,000 HIV/ AIDS patients by theend of ...
Governor of NW China province mourns victims in deadly mine blast
Jan 03, 2006 ... Governor of NW China province mourns victims in deadly mine blast XI'AN, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- At the start of the new year, thegovernor of northwest China's Shaanxi Province mourned the 166 minerskilled in what was known as the deadliest mine mishap in China since1960, and vowed to ...
Zambian gov't promises to look at all issues raised in final draft chapter
Jan 03, 2006 ... Zambian gov't promises to look at all issues raised in final draftchapterLUSAKA, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Zambian government has promised tolook at all issues raised in the final draft constitution handed overto the country's president last weekend. Meanwhile, chief ...
Uganda Olympic Committee plans for 2006
Jan 03, 2006 ... Uganda Olympic Committee plans for 2006KAMPALA, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC) hasplans to focus on developing sports administration in associationsand promoting Olympic values in 2006. UOC president Francis Nyangweso released the program on Saturdayat ...
Beijing encourages graduates to seek employment in rural areas
Jan 03, 2006 ... Beijing encourages graduates to seek employment in rural areasBEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Beijing has adopted a series ofpreferential policies and measures to encourage more graduates toseek employment in its suburban areas. According to a recruitment plan, 8,000 graduates ...
Coach of Vietnamese soccer club sacked for match-mixing allegations
Jan 03, 2006 ... Coach of Vietnamese soccer club sacked for match-mixingallegationsHANOI, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The head coach of Vietnam's Pjico SongLam Nghe An soccer club, who allegedly involved in fixing bothnational and international games, has been fired on a temporary basisby the club's ...
Inflation slightly up in Tanzania
Jan 03, 2006 ... Inflation slightly up in TanzaniaDAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Inflation has continued to risethough slightly because of petrol-related hikes in prices of foodproducts in Tanzania, according to official statistics. The rate of inflation inched to 4.8 percent in November ...
Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapers
Jan 03, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapersNAIROBI, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Kenyan newspapers on Tuesday. Daily Nation: -- Water shortage has continued to bite in Kenyan capital Nairobi.Dry taps continue to be experienced ...
Power tariff increases in Tanzania
Jan 03, 2006 ... Power tariff increases in TanzaniaDAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The power tariff in Tanzania hasbeen increased by 5 percent this year and the hike was said to helpoffset the ever-increasing power generation costs, local mediareported on Tuesday. Statistics from the ...
Myanmar to set up more internet centers this year
Jan 03, 2006 ... Myanmar to set up more internet centers this yearYANGON, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar will expand internet servicesto four cities in the country this year to facilitate communicationsespecially business and education, a local weekly reported Tuesday. The cities cover the new ...
Large habitat for wild red ibis discovered in NW China province
Jan 03, 2006 ... Large habitat for wild red ibis discovered in NW China provinceXI'AN, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- More than 100 wild red ibises, a rareand endangered bird species, has been recently spotted in YangxianCounty, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, local sources confirmedon Monday ....
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Jan 03, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapersJERUSALEM, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Tuesday.Ha'aretz: -- Israeli Likud Party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu convened theparty's cabinet ministers on Monday ...
Effective implementation of SAFTA essential: Nepali experts
Jan 03, 2006 ... Effective implementation of SAFTA essential: Nepali expertsKATHMANDU, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Economists, industrialists andsenior government officials in Nepal stressed the need for enhancingdomestic production to tackle negative impacts on the revenuecollection while the South ...
China's power shortage expected to be eased in 2006
Jan 03, 2006 ... China's power shortage expected to be eased in 2006JINAN, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Power shortage is expected to be easedin China this year as more generating units will be operational, saida Chinese expert of electric power. The maximum shortage of electricity will be less than ...
Tanzania hits 30 percent target of women representation in parliament
Jan 03, 2006 ... Tanzania hits 30 percent target of women representation inparliamentDAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania has become the thirdcountry within the South African Development Community (SADC) to haveattained the target of having women taking up at least 30 percent ofthe ...
Hong Kong stocks finish higher at midday -- Jan. 3
Jan 03, 2006 ... Hong Kong stocks finish higher at midday -- Jan. 3HONG KONG, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong ...
Ukraine promises to fulfill all obligations on shipping Russian gasto Europe
Jan 03, 2006 ... Ukraine promises to fulfill all obligations on shipping Russiangas to EuropeKIEV, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine will firmly fulfill all itsobligations to ship Russian gas to European countries according tothe existent contract, said a statement issued by Ukrainian naturalgas ...
Drought looms over Tanzania due to failure of rainfalls
Jan 03, 2006 ... Drought looms over Tanzania due to failure of rainfallsDAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Tanzania MeteorologicalAgency (TMA) has warned that a drought is looming large over thecountry due to widespread failure of rainfalls in the short-rainseason. The unpredictably ...
Results of Monday's NBA games
Jan 03, 2006 ... Results of Monday's NBA gamesWASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results ofMonday's NBA games (home team in CAPS): INDIANA bt Seattle ...
Visit Zambia campaign successful: tourism agency
Jan 03, 2006 ... Visit Zambia campaign successful: tourism agencyLUSAKA, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Zambian tourism agency hasdescribed the first year 2005 of the Visit Zambia campaign assuccessful. Zambia National Tourist Board (ZNTB) acting marketing managerEphraim Belemu was quoted by ...
Militant held in connection with Bangalore shootout
Jan 03, 2006 ... Militant held in connection with Bangalore shootoutNEW DELHI, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Bangalore police arrestedLashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Abdul Rehman from South India'sAndhra Pradesh on Sunday, in connection with Bangalore shootout, NewDelhi Television reported here on ...
Xinhua Mideast news advisory -- Jan. 3
Jan 03, 2006 ... Xinhua Mideast news advisory -- Jan. 3CAIRO, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The following major international newsstories from the Middle East region are scheduled to be covered orpursued by Xinhua News Agency on Tuesday.-- Israel's Likud party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu ordered ...
PT Dirgantara Indonesia claims production of 484 planes
Jan 03, 2006 ... PT Dirgantara Indonesia claims production of 484 planesJAKARTA, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Aerospace industry PT DirgantaraIndonesia claimed Tuesday it has produced 484 aircraft of varioustypes since its establishment in 1976. The company has managed to sell aircraft to foreign ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, Jan. 3
Jan 03, 2006 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, Jan. 3BUCHAREST -- Moldova has turned to neighboring Ukraine for gassupplies to meet its basic needs as it has not received Russian gasfor two days after prices doubled, Moldovan information agency saidon Monday. Moldovan President ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Jan 03, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapersANKARA, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Tuesday.ZAMAN (Time): -- Four children in Turkey's eastern Van province were testednegative for bird flu on Monday, one day ...
Rwanda pulls out of youth cricket tournament in Nairobi
Jan 03, 2006 ... Rwanda pulls out of youth cricket tournament in NairobiNAIROBI, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Rwanda is out of the InternationalCricket Council/East Africa youth tournament that is to start inNairobi on Thursday, local newspaper reported Tuesday. Kenya Cricket Association (KCA) ...
Missing Ukrainian found dead after avalanche in eastern Turkey
Jan 03, 2006 ... Missing Ukrainian found dead after avalanche in eastern TurkeyANKARA, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- A Ukrainian tourist, who was reportedmissing after an avalanche in eastern Turkey, was found dead onTuesday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. Uitlana Zoabiyakci, 28, was ...
Foreign exchange rates in Indonesia
Jan 03, 2006 ... Foreign exchange rates in IndonesiaJAKARTA, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the foreign exchangerates against the Indonesian rupiah here on Tuesday: Tuesday Monday US dollar 9,740/9,7709,750/9,810 Euro ...
Foreign exchange rates in Vietnam
Jan 03, 2006 ... Foreign exchange rates in VietnamHANOI, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are Inter-bank foreignexchange rates against the Vietnamese dong (VND) on Tuesday: Buying ...
Uganda to experience power tariff increase
Jan 03, 2006 ... Uganda to experience power tariff increaseKAMPALA, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Uganda's power tariffs are to increasethis year following the effect of the country's inflation on the costof power components being imported by electricity generators, anofficial has said. Frank ...
China expects to have 820 million telephone subscribers in 2006
Jan 03, 2006 ... China expects to have 820 million telephone subscribers in 2006TIANJIN, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- China's total number of telephonesubscribers is expected to top 820 million this year, Ministry ofInformation Industry has predicted. The new year will see the increases of 30 million ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1)
Jan 03, 2006 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1)HONG KONG, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Tuesday:Major news items in leading Australian newspapers Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers ...
Uganda earns more from fish export in 2005: official
Jan 03, 2006 ... Uganda earns more from fish export in 2005: officialKAMPALA, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Uganda's fish exports earnings in 2005hit 142 million U.S. dollars up from 103 million dollars in 2004, anofficial in charge of fisheries has said. The remarkable performance has been partly ...
Indonesia to send forensic team as flood death toll touches 60
Jan 03, 2006 ... Indonesia to send forensic team as flood death toll touches 60JAKARTA, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government will send aforensic team to identify the victims of flash flood that sweptthrough four districts in the East Java town of Jember as the deathtoll has breached 60, ...
WFP uses new sea routes to deliver relief food to Somalia
Jan 03, 2006 ... WFP uses new sea routes to deliver relief food to SomaliaNAIROBI, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The World Food Program (WFP) is nowusing new sea routes to deliver relief food to more than 2 millionSomalis faced with famine, WFP Deputy Country Director Leo van derVelden has said ....
Kalinga Nagar tense after 13 deaths in mob violence
Jan 03, 2006 ... Kalinga Nagar tense after 13 deaths in mob violenceNEW DELHI, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Kalinga Nagar in East India's Orissaremains tense on Tuesday, a day after 13 people, including a policeconstable, were killed in mob violence and police firing, New DelhiTelevision reported here ...
Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapers
Jan 03, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapersLAGOS, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Nigerian newspapers on Tuesday. Vanguard: -- The Nigeria Labor Congress on Monday warned on what it calledthe "whole frenzy over ...the third term ...
Hong Kong stocks close higher -- Jan. 3
Jan 03, 2006 ... Hong Kong stocks close higher -- Jan. 3HONG KONG, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
Zambian currency to gain more: minister
Jan 03, 2006 ... Zambian currency to gain more: ministerLUSAKA, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Zambian Minister of Finance Ng'anduMagande has said that people should get ready for a much morestronger local currency kwacha in the new year as more foreignexchange inflows are anticipated. "The year 2005 ...
Likud ministers to resign from cabinet on Sunday: Netanyahu
Jan 03, 2006 ... Likud ministers to resign from cabinet on Sunday: NetanyahuJERUSALEM, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Newly-elected Israeli Likud partyChairman Benjamin Netanyahu announced early Tuesday that the fourremaining Likud cabinet ministers will resign from the government atthe weekly cabinet ...
Beijing to keep urban unemployment rate within 2.5 percent
Jan 03, 2006 ... Beijing to keep urban unemployment rate within 2.5 percentBEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Beijing has vowed to keep its urbanunemployment rate within 2.5 percent in 2006, a slight 0.2 percentrise over the previous year. The pressure on Beijing's job market this year mainly ...
Seoul stock markets end up
Jan 03, 2006 ... Seoul stock markets end upSEOUL, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- South Korean stocks rallied Tuesday onexpectations of an economic recovery and strong corporate earnings. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 5. 60points, or 0.40 percent, to 1,394.87 ....
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Jan 03, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapersCAIRO, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Tuesday.Al Ahram: -- A regular meeting of the ministers of irrigation and waterresources of the Eastern Nile Basin kicks ...
Zambia probes food ration raffle
Jan 03, 2006 ... Zambia probes food ration raffleLUSAKA, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Zambian government has sent a teamof inspectors to investigate alleged raffle to qualify for relieffood in Southern province, Zambia Daily Mail reported on Tuesday. Bernard Namachila, permanent secretary in the ...
Figures: China's major imports from Britain in January-November 2005
Jan 03, 2006 ... Figures: China's major imports from Britain in January-November2005BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- China's major imports from Britain inJanuary-November 2005, with the value in million US dollars: ImportsValue Machinery, electronic products, audio-visual equipment andaccessories ...