Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, January 26:
Intel to train 10 million teachers in developing countries
Jan 26, 2006 ... Intel to train 10 million teachers in developing countriesDAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp.on Wednesday announced plans to train an additional 10 millionteachers in developing countries over the next five years. Intel also said it would ...
Vietnam halves petroleum import tax
Jan 26, 2006 ... Vietnam halves petroleum import taxHANOI, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam has decided to lower its importtax on petroleum products to 5 percent from current 10 percent, theTax Policy Department under the Finance Ministry said Thursday. The new tariff, to be applied 15 days ...
Foreign exchange rates in Indonesia
Jan 26, 2006 ... Foreign exchange rates in IndonesiaJAKARTA, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Following are the foreign exchangerates against the Indonesian rupiah here on Thursday: Thursday Wednesday US dollar 9,345/9,3759,405/9,435 Euro ...
Zambian civil servants owed over 30 million dollars in housing arrears
Jan 26, 2006 ... Zambian civil servants owed over 30 million dollars in housingarrearsLUSAKA, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Zambian civil servants have been owedover 100 billion kwacha (about 30 million U.S. dollars) in housingarrears since 2002, according to Zambia Daily Mail on Thursday. Deputy ...
Henin beats Sharapova to reach Australian Open final
Jan 26, 2006 ... Henin beats Sharapova to reach Australian Open finalCANBERRA, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Eighth-seeded Belgian Justine ...
Normal life affected due to bandh in Kathmandu
Jan 26, 2006 ... Normal life affected due to bandh in KathmanduKATHMANDU, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Normal life has been disrupted inKathmandu on Thursday due to the Nepal bandh (general strike) calledby the seven political parties against the government's use of forcein their peaceful protests ....
1st LD Writethru: Five Iraqi female prisoners to be released - U.S.military
Jan 26, 2006 ... 1st LD Writethru: Five Iraqi female prisoners to be released -U.S. militaryBAGHDAD, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. military announced on Thursday that it would release five Iraqi women prisoners, a movethat came after kidnappers of a U.S. female reporter demanded for therelease ...
S.Korea to slash half of screen quota of homemade films
Jan 26, 2006 ... S.Korea to slash half of screen quota of homemade filmsSEOUL, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Bowing to pressure from the UnitedStates, South Korea said Thursday it will reduce by half a compulsoryquota for domestic films at local theaters. The decision is hoped to help South Korea ...
1st LD Writethru: Hamas wins Palestinian legislative elections- leader
Jan 26, 2006 ... 1st LD Writethru: Hamas wins Palestinian legislative elections-leaderGAZA, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- A senior leader of the IslamicResistance Movement (Hamas) declared on Thursday that the group haswon a majority of seats in the 132-member new parliament inWednesday's legislative ...
Urgent: Fatah concedes defeat by Hamas
Jan 26, 2006 ... Urgent: Fatah concedes defeat by HamasRAMALLAH, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Fatah officials said on Thursdaythat ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Jan 26, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapersJERUSALEM, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Thursday.Ha'aretz: -- Israeli senior physicians not connected to the treatment ofPrime Minister Ariel Sharon said his ...
Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapers
Jan 26, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapersNAIROBI, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Kenyan newspapers on Thursday. Daily Nation: -- The desperate battle to reach more survivors of the Nairobibuilding collapse was continuing on ...
Australian Open mixed doubles quarterfinal results
Jan 26, 2006 ... Australian Open mixed doubles quarterfinal resultsCANBERRA, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from theAustralian Open mixed ...
Diplomatic talents gather for people-to-people diplomacy
Jan 26, 2006 ... Diplomatic talents gather for people-to-people diplomacyBEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- More than 100 advisors or members ofthe sixth Council of the Chinese People's Institute of ForeignAffairs (CPIFA)gathered here Thursday to discuss people-to-peoplediplomacy. Luo Haocai, ...
Olympic Biathlon: King Ole backs for more golds in Turin
Jan 26, 2006 ... Olympic Biathlon: King Ole backs for more golds in TurinBy sportswriter Cao JianjieBEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- King Ole is back to top form in time,boosting Norway's biathlon strength in the Feb. 10-26 Winter OlympicGames in Turin, Italy. Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, ...
U.S. soldier killed in roadside bomb attack in Iraq
Jan 26, 2006 ... U.S. soldier killed in roadside bomb attack in IraqBAGHDAD, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. soldier was killed and anotherwounded when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle in south of Baghdad,the U.S. military said in a statement on Thursday. The brief statement did not specify ...
Uganda's maize prices drop down
Jan 26, 2006 ... Uganda's maize prices drop downKAMPALA, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Maize prices in Uganda have droppeddown after cheap maize from South Africa is pouring into neighboringcountries, local press reported on Thursday. Maize prices in Kampala markets had jumped more than 200 ...
Hong Kong stocks finish lower at midday -- Jan. 26
Jan 26, 2006 ... Hong Kong stocks finish lower at midday -- Jan. 26HONG KONG, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong ...
Wildlife population on rise in Uganda
Jan 26, 2006 ... Wildlife population on rise in UgandaKAMPALA, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Uganda's mountain gorillas haveincreased from 292 in 1995 to 370 in 2005, The Uganda WildlifeAuthority (UWA) has said. In a statement to mark the 20th anniversary of National ResistanceMovement leadership ...
81 political parties registered in Afghanistan
Jan 26, 2006 ... 81 political parties registered in AfghanistanKABUL, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- With the collapse of hardliner Talibanregime in Afghanistan, the mushroom growth of free media andpolitical parties got momentum as over 80 political groups have comeinto being in the post-conflict country, ...
Guatemalan ombudsman urges probe into peacekeepers' death
Jan 26, 2006 ... Guatemalan ombudsman urges probe into peacekeepers' deathMEXICO CITY, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Guatemalan ombudsman SergioMorales said on Wednesday that the United Nations was partlyresponsible for the deaths of eight Guatemalan soldiers serving inthe peacekeeping mission in the ...
Foreign exchange rates in Philippines
Jan 26, 2006 ... Foreign exchange rates in PhilippinesMANILA, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the peso released by the Philippine Central Bank onThursday:Thursday Wednesday US dollar 52.5560 52.7470Japanese ...
Olympic Ice Hockey: Canada goes for domination in Turin
Jan 26, 2006 ... Olympic Ice Hockey: Canada goes for domination in TurinBy sportswriter Wang JingyuBEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Four years after beating the UnitedStates in one of the most memorable matches ever held to win theOlympic men's ice hockey gold medal at Salt Lake City, Canada ...
China develops first robot for nuke projects
Jan 26, 2006 ... China develops first robot for nuke projectsCHENGDU, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have developed arobot which can collect foreign matters inside a 22-meter-deep watertank of a nuclear reactor, in addition to other functions. The robot, a "small guy" about 42 cm ...
Olympic Figure Skating: Chinese veteran hopes for miracle in Turin
Jan 26, 2006 ... Olympic Figure Skating: Chinese veteran hopes for miracle in Turin By sportswriter Wang JingyuBEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- With the February Winter Olympics inTurin just around the corner, Chinese veteran pairs skater ZhaoHongbo was racing against time. Less than ...
Xinhua Mideast news advisory -- Jan. 26
Jan 26, 2006 ... Xinhua Mideast news advisory -- Jan. 26CAIRO, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- The following major international newsstories from the Middle East region are scheduled to be covered orpursued by Xinhua News Agency on Thursday.-- The Islamic Hamas group declared itself victor in the ...
Tanzania to host African motor rally race
Jan 26, 2006 ... Tanzania to host African motor rally raceDAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Dar es Salaam has been chosento host one leg of this year's African Rally Championship races, withthe Dar race slated for February 18-19. Rally-masters are still waiting for confirmtion of ...
Cotton towel industry nearing collapse in Nepal
Jan 26, 2006 ... Cotton towel industry nearing collapse in NepalKATHMANDU, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Lack of security and policy supporthas pushed the cotton towel industry, a complete export- orientedindustry, towards near collapse in Nepal, an operator said hereThursday. "Of the total 53 ...
Uganda Red Cross Society makes appeal for humanitarian aid
Jan 26, 2006 ... Uganda Red Cross Society makes appeal for humanitarian aidKAMPALA, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS)has launched the 2006 humanitarian assistance appeal for reliefoperations in the war-torn northern part of the country. URCS chairman Tom Buruku was ...
Vietnamese's income increases: survey
Jan 26, 2006 ... Vietnamese's income increases: surveyHANOI, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- The average monthly income per head inVietnam was 484,000 Vietnamese dong (VND) (over 30.4 U.S. dollars)from 2003 to 2004, up 36 percent against the 2001-2002 period,according to a recent survey by the country's ...
Tanzania distributes relief food to drought-hit areas
Jan 26, 2006 ... Tanzania distributes relief food to drought-hit areasDAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Tanzanian government hasstarted distributing relief food to drought-hit areas, with 9,039tons of relief food already delivered and another 11,409 tons readyto go. According to ...
Mauresmo, Henin-Hardenne to vie for Australian Open crown
Jan 26, 2006 ... Mauresmo, Henin-Hardenne to vie for Australian Open crownCANBERRA, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Amelie Mauresmo and Justine Henin-Hardenne reached the women's singles final at the Australian Opentennis tournament in Melbourne on Thursday. French third seed Mauresmo cruised into the ...
Air quality of major Chinese cities -- Jan. 26
Jan 26, 2006 ... Air quality of major Chinese cities -- Jan. 26BEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Report on the quality of air in 47major Chinese cities (12:00 Jan. 25, 2006 to 12:00 Jan. 26, 2006Beijing Time), released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center: City Major Pollutant ...
Indonesia president postpones meeting with his Timor Leste counterpart
Jan 26, 2006 ... Indonesia president postpones meeting with his Timor LestecounterpartJAKARTA, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Susilo BambangYudhoyono has postponed a scheduled meeting with his Timor Lestecounterpart Xanana Gusmao this month, a spokesman said Thursday. The ...
Hong Kong stocks close almost unchanged -- Jan. 26
Jan 26, 2006 ... Hong Kong stocks close almost unchanged -- Jan. 26HONG KONG, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- ...
Singapore's manufacturing output up 5.1 percent in last December
Jan 26, 2006 ... Singapore's manufacturing output up 5.1 percent in last DecemberSINGAPORE, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's manufacturing outputrose by 5.1 percent in December last year over a year ago, accordingto the figures released by the Economic Development Board (EDB) onThursday ....
Chinese inmates allowed family reunion for Spring Festival
Jan 26, 2006 ... Chinese inmates allowed family reunion for Spring FestivalYINCHUAN, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Zhai Jun could hardly hold back histears before his parents, who came to take him home for the imminenttraditional Spring Festival -- the first time since he was imprisoneda decade ago ....
India celebrates Republic Day amid tight security
Jan 26, 2006 ... India celebrates Republic Day amid tight securityNEW DELHI, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- A spectacular show of militarymight and cultural diversity was put up in New Delhi as Indiacelebrated 57th Republic Day here Thursday. President AJP Abdul Kalam, who is the supreme commander of ...
Black-neck cranes swarming to "roof of world" for wintering
Jan 26, 2006 ... Black-neck cranes swarming to "roof of world" for winteringLHASA, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Hords of black-neck cranes are seenpecking food leisurely in fields or lakeside as local farmers bentover tilling the land in Linzhou, a suburban county north to Lhasa,capital of Tibet ...
Theft of personal information number one concern among consumers worldwide: survey
Jan 26, 2006 ... Theft of personal information number one concern among consumersworldwide: surveyHONG KONG, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- A latest global survey reveals thatthe theft or loss of personal or financial information is the numberone concern among consumers worldwide. The survey, ...
Tokyo stocks rise for the third straight day
Jan 26, 2006 ... Tokyo stocks rise for the third straight dayTOKYO, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rose for the thirdstraight day Thursday on optimism over upcoming third-quarterearnings announcements and the U.S. dollar's rise against the yen. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained ...
Book on Chinese leaders' speeches on reunification published
Jan 26, 2006 ... Book on Chinese leaders' speeches on reunification publishedBEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- A book collecting Chinese leaders'speeches on reunification has been published by the JiuzhouPublishing House, Xinhua was told on Thursday. The book includes the keynote speech on ...
Two killed by bomb blast in western Bangladesh
Jan 26, 2006 ... Two killed by bomb blast in western BangladeshDHAKA, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- A mother and her daughter were killedand nine other people injured when two bombs exploded at a Hindufamily religious ritual in western Bangladesh Wednesday night, policesaid Thursday. Private news ...
Russia's fruits, crops output to be affected by cold spell: minister
Jan 26, 2006 ... Russia's fruits, crops output to be affected by cold spell:ministerMOSCOW, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Russian Agriculture Minister AlexeyGordeyev told reporters on Wednesday that this year's yield fromfruits and crops in Russia would be reduced as a result of extremecold ...
Basic gene may lead to short sight: research
Jan 26, 2006 ... Basic gene may lead to short sight: researchBEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- A gene key to the eye development mayalso be a factor in short sight, a wide-spread disease in Chinamainly caused by improper reading or watching behaviors, according toa research by some Chinese ...
Bangladesh export earning reaches 4 billion USD in 5 months
Jan 26, 2006 ... Bangladesh export earning reaches 4 billion USD in 5 monthsDHAKA, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh exported goods worth 4.01billion US dollars during the first five months of the current fiscalyear, up 12.73 percent from the corresponding period of the previousfiscal. The ...
Urgent: Hamas wins Palestinian legislative elections - leader
Jan 26, 2006 ... Urgent: Hamas wins Palestinian legislative elections - leaderGAZA, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- A senior leader of the IslamicResistance ...
Seoul shares finish up
Jan 26, 2006 ... Seoul shares finish upSEOUL, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- South Korean stocks ended higherThursday. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) inched up10.16 points, or 0.75 percent, to end at 1,352.75. Volume was moderate at 359 million ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Jan 26, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapersANKARA, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Thursday. CUMHURIYET (Republic): -- Four youths between 14 and 19 committed suicide in threeprovinces of Batman, Mus and ...
Chinese FM meets Iran's chief nuclear negotiator
Jan 26, 2006 ... Chinese FM meets Iran's chief nuclear negotiatorBEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxingmet here on Thursday with visiting Iranian chief nuclear negotiatorAli Larijani. Larijani, also secretary of Iran's Supreme National SecurityCouncil, arrived ...
36 Bangladeshi foreign job seekers languishing in Russian jail
Jan 26, 2006 ... 36 Bangladeshi foreign job seekers languishing in Russian jailDHAKA, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Thirty-six Bangladeshis seeking jobabroad are now languishing in Russian jails for over a year as theyfell in the hands of human traders, a woman human rights activist inDhaka said on ...
Chinese FM confers with Iran's chief nuclear negotiator (more added)
Jan 26, 2006 ... Chinese FM confers with Iran's chief nuclear negotiator (moreadded)BEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxingheld talks here Thursday with visiting Iranian chief nuclearnegotiator Ali Larijani. They had an exchange of views mainly on Iran's nuclear ...
Palestinian election result delayed to day end
Jan 26, 2006 ... Palestinian election result delayed to day endRAMALLAH, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian Central ElectionCommission (CEC) said on Thursday that an official result ofWednesday's parliamentary elections will be delayed to the end of theday. The announcement of the result ...
U.S. base-bound tanker explodes in S. Afghanistan
Jan 26, 2006 ... U.S. base-bound tanker explodes in S. AfghanistanKABUL, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- A tanker carrying fuel to the U.S- ledcoalition troops in southern Kandahar province caught fire andexploded early Thursday morning, but left no casualties, DefenseMinistry spokesman Zahir Azimi said ...
1st LD Writethru: Fatah concedes defeat by Hamas
Jan 26, 2006 ... 1st LD Writethru: Fatah concedes defeat by HamasRAMALLAH, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Fatah officials said on Thursdaythat the ruling Palestinian group has been defeated by the IslamicHamas movement in Wednesday's parliamentary elections. The officials, who spoke on condition of ...
Zambia blames bad traditional practices for HIV/AIDS
Jan 26, 2006 ... Zambia blames bad traditional practices for HIV/AIDSLUSAKA, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Zambian government said onWednesday that the number of widows and orphans in the country isalarming, blaming it on bad traditional practices. Deputy Minister of Community Development and ...
Urgent: Hamas wins Palestinian legislative elections - leader
Jan 26, 2006 ... Urgent: Hamas wins Palestinian legislative elections - leaderGAZA, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- A senior leader of the IslamicResistance Movement (Hamas) declared on Thursday that the group haswon a majority of seats in the 132-member new parliament inWednesday's legislative ballot ....
Olympic Ski Jumping: A Tale of Two Skiers
Jan 26, 2006 ... Olympic Ski Jumping: A Tale of Two SkiersBy sportswriter Gao PengBEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- You won't find many major dopingscandals or judging controversies in ski jumping, only a major shiftat the top of the competitive ladder in Turin, Italy. During the 2002 ...
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0500 GMT, Jan. 26
Jan 26, 2006 ... Xinhua world economic news summary at 0500 GMT, Jan. 26BRUSSELS -- Software giant Microsoft said Wednesday it willlicense its Windows source code to comply with a European Union (EU)antitrust ruling. The company will offer its rivals access to "the DNA of theWindows ...
Olympic Speedskating: Rookies poise for record-breaking drama in Turin
Jan 26, 2006 ... Olympic Speedskating: Rookies poise for record-breaking drama inTurinBy sportswriter Xu ZhengBEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- American Chad Hedrick's recordsetting hat trick in the past two months has built the momentum forhis first-ever Winter Olympic Games in Turin in ...
Scheme proposed to enhance older workers' employability in S'pore
Jan 26, 2006 ... Scheme proposed to enhance older workers' employability in S'pore SINGAPORE, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- A tripartite committee comprisingrepresentatives from the government, trade unions and employers hasproposed a scheme to enhance the employability of older workers inSingapore ....
Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, Jan. 26
Jan 26, 2006 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, Jan. 26GAZA -- A senior leader of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)declared on Thursday that the group has won a majority of seats inthe 132-member new parliament in Wednesday's legislative ballot. "We have won over 70 seats in ...
Blast kills three, injures four in north China
Jan 26, 2006 ... Blast kills three, injures four in north ChinaTAIYUAN, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Three people were confirmed dead andfour others were injured on Wednesday when explosives went off in aresidential building in north China's Shanxi Province. The blast occurred at around noon in a ...
Olympic Curling: Britain women hope to defend curling title in Turin
Jan 26, 2006 ... Olympic Curling: Britain women hope to defend curling title inTurinBy sportswriter Xu ZhengBEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- The 2006 Turin Olympic curling raceswill take place in Pinerolo with the spotlight firmly on the sport'stwo leading competitors -- defending champion ...
Philippine stocks close higher
Jan 26, 2006 ... Philippine stocks close higherMANILA, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine share prices Thursdayclosed slightly higher, dealers said. The composite index closed up 5.32 points or 0.25 percent at 2,117.81, and the broader all-shares index advanced 14.04 points ...