Xinhua News Agency back issues from Wednesday, February 8:
Roundup: Vote count begins in Haiti as some voters still wait to cast ballots
Feb 08, 2006 ... Roundup: Vote count begins in Haiti as some voters still wait tocast ballotsPORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Vote counting began in HaitiTuesday in some areas by candlelight, while voters elsewhere werestill waiting for their turn to cast ballots in the ...
DPRK-Japan talks end in Beijing without major progress achieved (more added)
Feb 08, 2006 ... DPRK-Japan talks end in Beijing without major progress achieved(more added)BEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The talks between the governments ofthe Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Japan concludedhere Wednesday without any major progress achieved. At a press ...
Colombian paramilitary chief surrenders to gov't
Feb 08, 2006 ... Colombian paramilitary chief surrenders to gov'tBOGOTA, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Colombia's eldest paramilitary leader,along with his 990 followers, turned himself in to the government onTuesday. Ramon Isaza, 86, chief of Peasant Self Defense Forces of theMagdalena Medio, ...
Brutal attack in southwest Cote d'Ivoire kills 11 villagers
Feb 08, 2006 ... Brutal attack in southwest Cote d'Ivoire kills 11 villagersABIDJAN, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Unidentified attackers killed 11villagers and injured several others on Monday in a government-heldregion in southwest Cote d'Ivoire, local media reported on Tuesday. The victims, including ...
Vietnam eyes annual industrial growth of 15 pct by 2010
Feb 08, 2006 ... Vietnam eyes annual industrial growth of 15 pct by 2010HANOI, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam has targeted annual industrialgrowth of 15.2-15.5 percent between 2006 and 2010 with focus onhighly competitive and labor-incentive industries, local mediareported Wednesday. Vice ...
Vietnam takes action against corruption, waste of public resources
Feb 08, 2006 ... Vietnam takes action against corruption, waste of public resources HANOI, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam is determined to overcome andpush back the corruption that has become rampant throughout societyand economy, the country's prime minister said. Prime Minister Phan Van Khai ...
Hong Kong stocks finish lower at midday -- Feb. 8
Feb 08, 2006 ... Hong Kong stocks finish lower at midday -- Feb. 8HONG KONG, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong ...
US, not China, stands at strategic crossroads: report
Feb 08, 2006 ... US, not China, stands at strategic crossroads: reportBEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The United States, instead of China,seems to be the one standing at strategic crossroads, the China Dailyreported Wednesday. An article of the newspaper's "viewfinder" stated that recentlythe ...
Libertadores Cup group stage results and standings
Feb 08, 2006 ... Libertadores Cup group stage results and standingsMEXICO CITY, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results andstandings from the Libertadores Cup Group Stage matches on Tuesday: Group 2 Tuesday, February 7 Bolivar (BOL)1 Estudiantes (ARG) 0 ...
Tokyo stocks close down
Feb 08, 2006 ... Tokyo stocks close downTOKYO, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks fell almost across theboard Wednesday, with the key Nikkei Average losing nearly 450points, following overnight losses in U.S. markets and the U.S.dollar's fall to the 117 yen level. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock ...
Self-drive tours popular during Chinese New Year holiday
Feb 08, 2006 ... Self-drive tours popular during Chinese New Year holidayNANNING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Driving private cars and takingfamilies or friends for tours to warm seaside resorts in south Chinahave become the latest fashion for city dwellers during the ChineseSpring Festival holiday ...
Roundup: Municipal election starts in Nepal after 8 years by Dhruba Paudel, Wang Haijing
Feb 08, 2006 ... Roundup: Municipal election starts in Nepal after 8 years byDhruba Paudel, Wang HaijingKATHMANDU, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The election to the municipalitiesunder the local bodies of Nepal started Wednesday morning from 8 a.m.local time (0215GMT) across the country after eight ...
Major news items in leading Afghan newspapers
Feb 08, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Afghan newspapersKABUL, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Afghan newspapers on Wednesday.Arman-e-Milliie: -- Afghan troops arrested key Taliban commander Mullah Abdul Bariin Kandahar early this week, ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, Feb. 8
Feb 08, 2006 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, Feb. 8 ANKARA -- A mildquake shook western Turkey on early Wednesday, the semi-officialAnatolia news agency reported. The quake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale occurred at 6:07 a.m.(0407 GMT) and the epicenter of the quake was at ...
Chinese air force to recruit more student pilots from civilian schools
Feb 08, 2006 ... Chinese air force to recruit more student pilots from civilianschoolsBEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Air Force of the People'sLiberation Army (PLA) is to enrol 40 pilot cadets from second-yearscience and engineering students in civilian universities for thefirst time ....
Indonesia faces tough Uber Cup qualification matches
Feb 08, 2006 ... Indonesia faces tough Uber Cup qualification matchesJAKARTA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's Uber Cup ladies badmintonteam needs to work hard in the Asian zone preliminaries next week toearn a berth in the finals after Tuesday's draw in Kuala Lumpur. "We must work hard to ...
Philippine police boost security at Danish Embassy
Feb 08, 2006 ... Philippine police boost security at Danish EmbassyMANILA, Feb. 8 (Xibnhua) -- Philippine police Wednesday boostedsecurity at the Danish Embassy in Makati City's financial district asprotests against a controversial cartoon published by a Danishnewspaper spread to southern ...
Schools remain closed in Ugandan district due to Meningitis outbreak
Feb 08, 2006 ... Schools remain closed in Ugandan district due to Meningitisoutbreak KAMPALA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- An outbreak of meningitis has haltedthe studies in Uganda's northeastern district of Moroto, local pressreported on Wednesday. Moroto district education officer Paul Abul has ...
Iraqi minister survives assassination in central Baghdad
Feb 08, 2006 ... Iraqi minister survives assassination in central BaghdadBAGHDAD, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Minister of Higher EducationSami al-Mudhafar survived an assassination when a car bomb blew upnear his convoy in central Baghdad on Wednesday, which killed apoliceman and wounded three ...
Leaders of Australia and New Zealand happy about bilateral ties
Feb 08, 2006 ... Leaders of Australia and New Zealand happy about bilateral tiesCANBERRA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The prime ministers of Australia andNew Zealand held talks here Wednesday, saying bilateral relationshipis as good as ever. The talks between Australian Prime Minister John Howard ...
Death toll in Chechen military base blast rises to 11
Feb 08, 2006 ... Death toll in Chechen military base blast rises to 11MOSCOW, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- At least 11 people were killed inRussia's Chechnya when a military building collapsed due to a blast,local officials said Wednesday. The explosion occurred late Tuesday in the building of a ...
10 people injured as protesters clash with police in Afghanistan
Feb 08, 2006 ... 10 people injured as protesters clash with police in AfghanistanKABUL, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Ten persons including seven policemenwere wounded as demonstrators clashed with police in Afghanistan'ssouthern Zabul province on Wednesday, the provincial governmentspokesman said ....
Ugandan gov't aids victims of burnt huts
Feb 08, 2006 ... Ugandan gov't aids victims of burnt huts KAMPALA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Victims of a fire gutted Padibeinternally displaced persons (IDPs) camp in Uganda's northerndistrict of Kitgum has received aid from the government, according tolocal press reported on Wednesday. The fire ...
NBA standings after Tuesday's games
Feb 08, 2006 ... NBA standings after Tuesday's gamesWASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings fromthe NBA on Tuesday:EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. New Jersey 25 21 .543 - 2. Philadelphia 24 24 .500 2 3. ...
Western Turkey hit by mild quake
Feb 08, 2006 ... Western Turkey hit by mild quakeANKARA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- A mild quake shook western Turkey onearly Wednesday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. The quake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale occurred at 6:07 a.m. (0407 GMT) and the epicenter of the quake was ...
Roundup: World leaders call for dialogue to solve cartoon crisis
Feb 08, 2006 ... Roundup: World leaders call for dialogue to solve cartoon crisisBEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of the United Nations, theOrganization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and the European Union(EU) issued a joint statement on Tuesday, appealing for reneweddialogue between ...
Dutch first division soccer summaries
Feb 08, 2006 ... Dutch first division soccer summariesBRUSSELS, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are the summaries from theDutch first division soccer matches played on Tuesday: Sparta Rotterdam 1 Davy de Fauw (84) Groningen 0 ...
Indonesia prioritizes domestic gas consumption over export
Feb 08, 2006 ... Indonesia prioritizes domestic gas consumption over exportJAKARTA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Susilo BambangYudhoyono has issued a new presidential regulation on energy policythat prioritizes domestic gas consumption over export sales, a localnewspaper reported ...
German first division soccer summaries
Feb 08, 2006 ... German first division soccer summariesBERLIN, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are the summaries from theBundesliga matches on Tuesday: Hertha Berlin 0 Bayern Munich 0Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 66,000 ...
Buganda kingdom rejects regional tier system in Uganda
Feb 08, 2006 ... Buganda kingdom rejects regional tier system in Uganda KAMPALA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Buganda Kingdom, one of Uganda'soldest kingdoms, has rejected the proposed regional tier under theconstitutional amendment act, local press reported on Wednesday. In a resolution read by ...
Nepal's wheat production to decline 10 pct
Feb 08, 2006 ... Nepal's wheat production to decline 10 pctKATHMANDU, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The lack of rainfall in Nepal thiswinter has severely affected the country's wheat plantation, withwheat production this season being projected to go down by 10percent, a high-ranking official at the ...
Zambian police to undergo intensive anti-riot training
Feb 08, 2006 ... Zambian police to undergo intensive anti-riot training LUSAKA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Zambian police will undergo intensiveanti-riot training from April this year so as to properly handlepossible disturbances in the run-up to this year's elections, ZambiaDaily Mail reported on ...
Dutch first division leading scorers
Feb 08, 2006 ... Dutch first division leading scorersBRUSSELS, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are the top scorers of theDutch first division soccer league after the matches played onTuesday: 20 Shota Arveladze (AZ Alkmaar) 18 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar(Ajax Amsterdam) 16 Dirk Kuyt (Feyenoord) 12 ...
Uganda Rugby Union drops five players before Commonwealth Games
Feb 08, 2006 ... Uganda Rugby Union drops five players before Commonwealth GamesKAMPALA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Uganda Rugby Union (URU) droppedfive players before the Commonwealth Games scheduled for March 9-20,in Melbourne, Australia, local press reported on Wednesday. Team manager ...
Municipal election starts in Nepal
Feb 08, 2006 ... Municipal election starts in NepalKATHMANDU, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Nepal started municipal electionsacross the country on Wednesday morning, the Election Commission (EC) spokesperson said. "Voting for the municipal election has been started from 8 a.m.local time (0215GMT) ...
Koizumi hesitates on revision of imperial law
Feb 08, 2006 ... Koizumi hesitates on revision of imperial lawTOKYO, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister JunichiroKoizumi hinted on Wednesday that his government may not submit a billto allow female monarchs during the current Diet session, Kyodo Newsreported. "The bill should be ...
Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapers
Feb 08, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapers NAIROBI, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Kenyan newspapers on Wednesday. Daily Nation: -- Kenyan cabinet ministers are to sign performance contracts innew measures aimed at instilling ...
Xinhua Mideast news advisory -- Feb. 8
Feb 08, 2006 ... Xinhua Mideast news advisory -- Feb. 8CAIRO, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The following major international newsstories from the Middle East region are scheduled to be covered orpursued by Xinhua News Agency on Wednesday.-- Continuing monitoring protests in the region against ...
Tuesday's NBA results
Feb 08, 2006 ... Tuesday's NBA resultsWASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results ofNational Basketball Association (NBA) games on Tuesday (home teams ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Feb 08, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapersANKARA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Wednesday.CUMHURIYET (Republic): -- A Turkish military court sentenced on Tuesday former NavalForces Commander Ilhami Erdil ...
NPC vice chairman urges Sino-Japanese trade unions to help promote bilateral ties
Feb 08, 2006 ... NPC vice chairman urges Sino-Japanese trade unions to help promotebilateral tiesBEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese trade union chief Wang Zhaoguosaid here Wednesday that Chinese and Japanese trade unions andworkers should strengthen exchange and cooperation so as to ...
German first division leading scorers
Feb 08, 2006 ... German first division leading scorersBERLIN, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading scorers ofthe German first division soccer league on Tuesday: 16 MiroslavKlose (Werder Bremen) 13 Halil Altintop (Kaiserslautern) 12 EbiSmolarek (Borussia Dortmund) 11 Diego ...
3 killed as police and protesters clash in S.Afghanistan
Feb 08, 2006 ... 3 killed as police and protesters clash in S.AfghanistanKABUL, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- At least three protesters were killedand 20 others including eight policemen were wounded Wednesdaymorning as Afghan police and angry mob clashed in Qalat, theprovincial capital of southern Zabul ...
Philippine stocks drop sharply
Feb 08, 2006 ... Philippine stocks drop sharplyMANILA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine share prices closedsharply lower on Wednesday, with its main index sliding to the lowestlevel in over three months. The massive selling of the Philippine Long DistanceTelecommunications stocks was ...
S.Korea to continue efforts for reopening six-party nuclear talks: FM
Feb 08, 2006 ... S.Korea to continue efforts for reopening six-party nuclear talks:FMSEOUL, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- South Korean foreign minister Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday his country will continue diplomatic efforts toresume the six-party talks aiming at resolving the nuclear issue onthe Korean ...
Indonesia has no plan to recall diplomats in Denmark: FM
Feb 08, 2006 ... Indonesia has no plan to recall diplomats in Denmark: FMJAKARTA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia will not recall itsdiplomats in Denmark despite mounting protests against the publishingof cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad by a Danish newspaper, theforeign minister said ...
German first division soccer standings
Feb 08, 2006 ... German first division soccer standingsBERLIN, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are the German first divisionsoccer standings after the matches played on Tuesday (tabulated undergames played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against, points): 1 Bayern Munich 20 16 3 1 ...
Nearly one-third of buildings in Taiwan pose health threat: Study
Feb 08, 2006 ... Nearly one-third of buildings in Taiwan pose health threat: Study HONG KONG, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Nearly one-third of the buildings inTaiwan are determined to be "sick buildings" that pose a healththreat to the inhabitants, with newly constructed or remodeledbuildings having the ...
U.S. firm to import apple juice from India
Feb 08, 2006 ... U.S. firm to import apple juice from IndiaNEW DELHI, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- A US-based firm will buy apple juicefrom a state-run firm of north India's Himachal Pradesh, Indo-AsianEws service (IAES) reported here Wednesday. However, the firm, Himachal Pradesh Horticulture ...
Colombo stocks close up
Feb 08, 2006 ... Colombo stocks close upCOLOMBO, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Share prices on the Colombo StockExchange closed mixed Wednesday with the key Colombo All Share PriceIndex rising 13.54 points to close at 2144.20 points. On the other ...
Cape Verde's opposition party appeals against electoral results
Feb 08, 2006 ... Cape Verde's opposition party appeals against electoral results LUANDA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Cape Verde's main opposition Movementfor the Democratic (MpD) has appealed to the Supreme Court rejectingthe results of recent legislative elections that returned the rulingparty to power, ...
Shenzhen stock index down -- Feb. 8
Feb 08, 2006 ... Shenzhen stock index down -- Feb. 8BEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Component Stock Index on theShenzhen Stock Exchange closed at 3,335.68 points on Wednesday, down23.01 ...
Major foreign exchange rates in Sri Lanka
Feb 08, 2006 ... Major foreign exchange rates in Sri LankaCOLOMBO, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are major commercialbank exchange rates against the Sri Lankan rupee issued by theCentral Bank of Sri Lanka on Wednesday: Wednesday Tuesday ...
More tourist arrivals recorded in Mozambique last year
Feb 08, 2006 ... More tourist arrivals recorded in Mozambique last year LUANDA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Foreign tourist arrivals to Mozambiqueincreased 37 percent to 700,000 in 2005, according to the WorldTourism Organization (WTO) in its latest report available here onWednesday. Visitors to ...
Air quality of major Chinese cities -- Feb. 8
Feb 08, 2006 ... Air quality of major Chinese cities -- Feb. 8BEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Report on the quality of air in 47major Chinese cities (12:00 Feb. 7 to 12:00 Feb. 8 Beijing Time),released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center:City Major Pollutant Air ...
Dollar hovers around 118 yen in Tokyo
Feb 08, 2006 ... Dollar hovers around 118 yen in TokyoTOKYO, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar failed to show cleardirection Wednesday in Tokyo, hovering around the 118 yen line, asimporters supported the currency while prospects that Japan will soonend its ultra-loose monetary policy blocked ...
U.S., India agree to curb trafficking in persons
Feb 08, 2006 ... U.S., India agree to curb trafficking in personsNEW DELHI, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- India and the United States agreedto undertake a project on "stregthening the law enforcement responsein India against trafficking in persons through training and capacitybuilding", Indian Home Affairs ...
Ugandan gov't aids victims of burnt huts
Feb 08, 2006 ... Ugandan gov't aids victims of burnt hutsKAMPALA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Victims of a fire gutted Padibeinternally displaced persons (IDPs) camp in Uganda's northerndistrict of Kitgum has received aid from the government, according tolocal press reported on Wednesday. The fire ...
Thailand, Cambodia to finish border demarcation by year-end
Feb 08, 2006 ... Thailand, Cambodia to finish border demarcation by year-endBANGKOK, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Thailand and Cambodia have agreed tofinish land demarcation on the 798-kilometer border by the end ofthis year before moving to sea delimitation, Thai Foreign MinisterKantathi Supamongkhon was ...
Schools remain closed in Ugandan district due to Meningitis outbreak
Feb 08, 2006 ... Schools remain closed in Ugandan district due to MeningitisoutbreakKAMPALA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- An outbreak of meningitis has haltedthe studies in Uganda's northeastern district of Moroto, local pressreported on Wednesday. Moroto district education officer Paul Abul has ...
Hong Kong stocks close lower -- Feb. 8
Feb 08, 2006 ... Hong Kong stocks close lower -- Feb. 8HONG KONG, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
First Confucius Institute opens in Canada
Feb 08, 2006 ... First Confucius Institute opens in CanadaVANCOUVER, Canada, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- The first ConfuciusInstitute on Tuesday opened in Vancouver and was warmly acclaimed byboth the Canadian and Chinese sides. Visiting Chinese State Councilor Chen Zhili inaugurated theopening of ...
French film festival comes to SW China city
Feb 08, 2006 ... French film festival comes to SW China cityCHENGDU, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- A French Film Festival, co-sponsoredby the French Embassy in China and Unifrance, will be held in thiscapital city of southwest China's Sichuan Province from Feb. 12 to13. Chengdu will be the third leg ...
Chinese mainland hopes donated pandas can arrive in Taiwan smoothly
Feb 08, 2006 ... Chinese mainland hopes donated pandas can arrive in TaiwansmoothlyBEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese mainland spokesman onWednesday expressed his hope that the donated pandas can arrive inTaiwan smoothly. The scheduled delivery of the pandas in coming March will ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Feb 08, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapersJERUSALEM, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Wednesday.Ha'aretz: -- Israeli Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday thatIsrael must separate itself from ...