Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, March 7:
State Council issues statue to protect water resources
Mar 07, 2006 ... State Council issues statue to protect water resourcesBEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The State Council issued an ordinanceto publish the Statue on the Approval of Water Use and the Levying ofManagement Charge on ...
OECD criticises reappearance of "economic patriotism"
Mar 07, 2006 ... OECD criticises reappearance of "economic patriotism"PARIS, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The OECD chief economist Jean-PhilippeCotis criticized on Monday mounting economic protectionism in theEuropean Union, saying that investment should not be impeded bynational boundaries. "The ...
Sri Lanka president hails political party support for peace move
Mar 07, 2006 ... Sri Lanka president hails political party support for peace moveCOLOMBO, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan President MahindaRajapakse on Monday hailed the support coming from all politicalparties for his peace moves with the Tamil Tiger rebels, the stateradio said ....
Opener, Advisory
Mar 07, 2006 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service for Monday,March 06, 2006, and begins ...
Chinese foreign minister to meet press Tuesday
Mar 07, 2006 ... Chinese foreign minister to meet press TuesdayBEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxingis to meet the press and answer their questions at a press conferenceon the sidelines of the annual session of the national legislature atthe Great Hall of ...
News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Mar 07, 2006 ... News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong on Monday:Major foreign exchange rates in Sri Lanka HK's BEA launches CNY current account for individual ...
Mine explosion kills 8 Vietnamese
Mar 07, 2006 ... Mine explosion kills 8 VietnameseHANOI, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Eight miners died when a coal mine inVietnam's northern Quang Ninh province exploded Monday, Vietnam NewsAgency reported. The explosion occurred on Monday morning at the Lo Thuong mine ofthe Thong Nhat Coal ...
Sudan repeats objection to UN takeover in Darfur
Mar 07, 2006 ... Sudan repeats objection to UN takeover in DarfurKHARTOUM, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Sudan on Monday accused some foreignpowers of sending wrong signals to Darfur rebels by pressing for a UNtakeover of peacekeeping operation in the western Sudanese region. Ali Kurti, Acting ...
Three British climbers found dead in Spain's Sierra Nevada
Mar 07, 2006 ... Three British climbers found dead in Spain's Sierra NevadaMADRID, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Civil Guard rescuers found the deadbodies of three British mountain climbers, reported lost in theSierra Nevada mountains of the country's southern region ofAndalucia, the Mountain Rescue and ...
Pitch to help Arsenal beat Real Madrid, says Gilberto
Mar 07, 2006 ... Pitch to help Arsenal beat Real Madrid, says GilbertoLONDON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Arsenal midfielder Gilberto Silvaclaimed that Real Madrid will meet problems playing them at thenarrow Highbury pitch in Wednesday's Champions League match. "Real's style might create some ...
Cuban President speaks to baseball team
Mar 07, 2006 ... Cuban President speaks to baseball teamHAVANA, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Cuban President Fidel Castro spoke tothe country's baseball team ahead of the first World Classiccompetition on Sunday night, official newspaper Granma reported onMonday. Separately, on Monday morning, the ...
Russia's Plushchenko to miss world figure skating championships
Mar 07, 2006 ... Russia's Plushchenko to miss world figure skating championshipsMOSCOW, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Russia's figure skating Olympicchampion Yevgeny Plushchenko said on Monday he would not compete atthe world figure skating championships this month and has not decidedon attending the next ...
Wigan lose to Manchester United on own goal
Mar 07, 2006 ... Wigan lose to Manchester United on own goalLONDON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Wigan defender Pascal Chimbonda scoredan own goal to hand Manchester United a last-gasp and undeservedvictory on Monday. Wigan, soundly beaten by United in the Carling Cup final eightdays ago, ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, March 7
Mar 07, 2006 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, March 7DAMASCUS -- Syria has reached a confidential agreement with theUnited Nations investigation team over the probe into the killing offormer Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri, the pan-Arab AsharqAl-Awsat newspaper reported on its ...
Bird flu detected in western Turkey
Mar 07, 2006 ... Bird flu detected in western TurkeyANKARA, March 6 (Xinhua) -- A village in western Turkey wasquarantined and all the poultry in the village were culled afterfinding bird flu virus, a Turkish official said on Monday. Kocaeli Agriculture Department Director Mehmet Incir was ...
Leaders of National Basketball Association through Mar. 5
Mar 07, 2006 ... Leaders of National Basketball Association through Mar. 5WASHINGTON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leaders of theNational Basketball Association through March 5: Scoring G FG FT PTS AVG Bryant, LAL58 689 530 2038 35.1 ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Mar 07, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapersCANBERRA, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Tuesday:The Australian: -- India will press Australia to examine the historic nuclearagreement between New Delhi ...
Iverson, Gasol awarded NBA weekly honors
Mar 07, 2006 ... Iverson, Gasol awarded NBA weekly honorsWASHINGTON, March 6 (Xinhua)-- The Philadelphia 76ers' AllenIverson and Memphis Grizzlies' Pau Gasol were named the NBA's Easternand Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for theweek ending March 5th. Iverson ...
Russian Olympic medalists awarded cars
Mar 07, 2006 ... Russian Olympic medalists awarded carsMOSCOW, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin onMonday congratulated Russian athletes who won medals at last month'sTurin Winter Olympics and said each of the medalists will be awardeda car. Hosting a reception in honor ...
Venezuelan teams head for South American basketball league
Mar 07, 2006 ... Venezuelan teams head for South American basketball leagueCARACAS, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan basketball club AnzoteguiMarinos will head for Buenos Aires and another club Guaros de Larafor Guaros de Lara in Brazil, to play the South American basketballleague, local media ...
Six statues of ancient war goddess unearthed in Egypt
Mar 07, 2006 ... Six statues of ancient war goddess unearthed in EgyptCAIRO, March 6 (Xinhua) -- An Egyptian-German archaeological teamhas unearthed six statues of the ancient Egyptian war goddess Sekhmetin the southern tourist city of Luxor, Egyptian Culture MinisterFarouq Abdel-Aziz Hosni said ...
Seahawks re-sign NFL MVP Alexander
Mar 07, 2006 ... Seahawks re-sign NFL MVP AlexanderWASHINGTON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The Seattle Seahawks signed ShaunAlexander to an eight-year, 62 million U.S. dollars contract onMonday. The new agreement is the richest deal signed by a running back andensures that the 28-year-old ...
Kuwait announces major natural gas discovery
Mar 07, 2006 ... Kuwait announces major natural gas discoveryKUWAIT CITY, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait announced on Monday thatsignificant natural gas and light crude oil fields have beendiscovered in northern Kuwait. The reserves at the discovered free gas fields in Sabriya and UmmNiqa ...
Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2330 GMT, March 6
Mar 07, 2006 ... Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2330 GMT, March 6BAGHDAD -- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said on Monday that hewill call the new parliament into the first session on Sunday, March12. "We will call for holding the meeting on March 12th because it isthe last day that the ...
Three Turkish police officers die of wound
Mar 07, 2006 ... Three Turkish police officers die of woundANKARA, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Three police officers died of theirwound sustained in an armed attack in southeastern Turkey on Monday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. They were among six police officers who were ...
Singh to miss Bay Hill for U.S. Master
Mar 07, 2006 ... Singh to miss Bay Hill for U.S. MasterWASHINGTON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Fatigued Vijay Singh may miss nextweek's Bay Hill Invitational in Orlando for the first time in adecade to prepare for next month's U.S. Masters, which takes placefrom April 6-9. Singh, the world number ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- March 7
Mar 07, 2006 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- March 7BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua on Tuesday: -- IAEA chief sees hope for deal on ...
Leading goal scorers of English premier league
Mar 07, 2006 ... Leading goal scorers of English premier leagueLONDON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading goal scorersof the English premier league after a match on Monday: 19 Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United) 17 Thierry Henry (Arsenal) 14 Frank Lampard ...
Summaries of England Premier League
Mar 07, 2006 ... Summaries of England Premier LeagueLONDON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Following is the summary from anEnglish premier league match on Monday: Wigan Athletic 1 Paul Scharner (59) Manchester United 2 Cristiano Ronaldo (73), Pascal Chimbonda(90+2og) ...
Chelsea appeal against Robben's red card
Mar 07, 2006 ... Chelsea appeal against Robben's red cardLONDON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Chelsea have submitted an appealagainst Arjen Robben's red card in their 2-1 win at West Brom. The Dutchman was sent off for lunging at West Brom midfielderJonathan Greening at The Hawthorns on Saturday ...
Standings of English premier league
Mar 07, 2006 ... Standings of English premier leagueLONDON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings from theEnglish premier league after a match on Monday (tabulated undermatches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1 Chelsea 28 23 3 2 56 ...
Results of English premier league
Mar 07, 2006 ... Results of English premier leagueLONDON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result from anEnglish premier league match on Monday: Wigan Athletic lost to Manchester United 2-1Played on Sunday, March 5 Manchester City bt Sunderland 2-1 Tottenham ...
Update: IAEA chief sees hope for deal on Iran's nuclear issue
Mar 07, 2006 ... Update: IAEA chief sees hope for deal on Iran's nuclear issueVIENNA, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The chief of the UN nuclear watchdog,Mohamed ElBaradei, said Monday that a deal over Iran's nuclearprogram could be just days away, avoiding any action of the UNSecurity Council ....
I'm leaving Sunderland with a smile, says McCarthy
Mar 07, 2006 ... I'm leaving Sunderland with a smile, says McCarthyLONDON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Mick McCarthy put on a brave faceafter being sacked by Sunderland club on Monday. The Black Cats boss was axed by chairman Bob Murray after thelatest defeat in a difficult campaign at Manchester ...
WTA Tour Champions Race standings
Mar 07, 2006 ... WTA Tour Champions Race standingsLONDON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings from theWTA Tour Champions Race singles: 1 (1) Amelie Mauresmo, France, 1283 2 (2) Justine Henin-Hardenne, Belgium, 907 3 (3) Maria Sharapova, Russia, 603 ...
England to play friendly with Netherlands in November
Mar 07, 2006 ... England to play friendly with Netherlands in NovemberLONDON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- England announced on Monday thedetails of a friendly to be played against the Netherlands inNovember. The game will take place on Wednesday November 15 at the AmsterdamArena and will come ...
Some 700 Colombian soldiers infected with Leishmaniasis
Mar 07, 2006 ... Some 700 Colombian soldiers infected with LeishmaniasisBOGOTA, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Some 700 Colombian soldiers aresuffering from Leishmaniasis, a disease spread by sand flies,military officials said on Monday. The soldiers are all from divisions serving in the ...
China Focus: Further efforts needed to ensure food security
Mar 07, 2006 ... China Focus: Further efforts needed to ensure food securityBEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Despite the remarkable achievementChina has made in its grain production over the past years, greateroutput is still needed to ensure a secure food supply for its 1.3billion people ....
Major European stock markets soar up
Mar 07, 2006 ... Major European stock markets soar upLONDON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Major European stock markets closed uphigh on Monday with London market scoring its highest close in nearlyfive years as mergers and acquisitions speculation inspired a wave ofbuying in telecoms stocks like BT ....
Hamas leader urges forming national unity government
Mar 07, 2006 ... Hamas leader urges forming national unity governmentDAMASCUS, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Hamas politburo chief Khaled Meshaalcalled on other Palestinian factions on Monday to join the Hamas-ledgovernment to enhance national unity. Meshaal made the appeal in his speech to the 4th ...
Leading WTA Rankings
Mar 07, 2006 ... Leading WTA RankingsLONDON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings from theWTA Tour singles: 1 (1) Kim Clijsters, Belgium, 3566 points 2 (2) Amelie Mauresmo, France, 3538 3 (4) Justine Henin-Hardenne, Belgium, 2798 4 (3) Lindsay ...
UEFA to unveil new Champions League trophy
Mar 07, 2006 ... UEFA to unveil new Champions League trophyPARIS, March 6 (Xinhua) -- European soccer governing body willunveil a new Champions League trophy at the traditional handoverceremony in Paris on Friday as the competition celebrates its 50thyear, UEFA told its website on Monday ....
Results of Portuguese soccer championship
Mar 07, 2006 ... Results of Portuguese soccer championshipLISBON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result from aPortuguese soccer championship match on Monday: Rio Ave bt Belenenses 2-1Played on Sunday, March 5 Penafiel tied FC Pacos de Ferreira 2-2 Porto bt ...
Economic Review: China vows to press ahead state-owned bank reforms, stressing state holding
Mar 07, 2006 ... Economic Review: China vows to press ahead state-owned bankreforms, stressing state holdingBEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledgedSunday that China will firmly press ahead with the shareholdingreform of state-owned commercial banks, reiterating keeping ...
Xinhua news advisory for NPC, CPPCC sessions -- March 7
Mar 07, 2006 ... Xinhua news advisory for NPC, CPPCC sessions -- March 7BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of the majornews stories scheduled to be covered or pursued by Xinhua on Tuesdayabout the annual full sessions of the National People's Congress(NPC) and the National ...
NPC, CPPCC agendas for March 7
Mar 07, 2006 ... NPC, CPPCC agendas for March 7BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Tuesday's agendas for the fourthsessions of the 10th National People's Congress (NPC) and the 10thNational Committee of the Chinese People's Political ConsultativeConference (CPPCC) are as follows: NPC -- ...
Standings of Portuguese soccer championship
Mar 07, 2006 ... Standings of Portuguese soccer championshipLISBON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of thePortuguese soccer championship after matches on Sunday (tabulatedunder matches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against andpoints): 1 Porto 25 ...
China expects lower death toll from workplace accidents
Mar 07, 2006 ... China expects lower death toll from workplace accidentsBEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- China expects the death toll causedby workplace accidents to fall by 35 percent per unit GDP by 2010,while seeking stable economic growth, according to draft guidelinesof the five-year ...
Bulgaria defender Venkov to have surgery on Achilles' tendon
Mar 07, 2006 ... Bulgaria defender Venkov to have surgery on Achilles' tendonSOFIA, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Bulgaria international Mihail Venkovconfirmed Monday that he is to undergo Achilles' tendon surgery onWednesday. The 22-year-old defender, playing for Litex Lovech club, could beout for ...
Researchers find no bird flu in Spain after extensive investigation
Mar 07, 2006 ... Researchers find no bird flu in Spain after extensiveinvestigationMADRID, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Spanish researchers have found no birdflu in the country after examining thousands of samples there, StateCommunications Secretary Fernando Moraleda told a press conferencehere on ...
Market exchange rates -- March 7
Mar 07, 2006 ... Market exchange rates -- March 7BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The central parity of the RMB againstfour major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China ForeignExchange Trading System:Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar 100 ...
Hungary, Serbia-Montenegro to hold joint military exercise
Mar 07, 2006 ... Hungary, Serbia-Montenegro to hold joint military exerciseBUDAPEST, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Hungary and Serbia-Montenegro willhold a joint military exercise in Hungary in May, Hungary's Armychief Andras Havril said on Monday. The exercise will focus on the role of military in ...
Peru, Chile begin negotiations on cross-border services, investments
Mar 07, 2006 ... Peru, Chile begin negotiations on cross-border services,investmentsSANTIAGO, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Chile and Peru began another roundof negotiations on Economic Complementation Agreement (ACE) onMonday, and discussed in particular cross-border services andinvestments. The ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Mar 07, 2006 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, March 7 (Xinhua) --The following are foreign exchange rates against the baht on Tuesdayas offered by the Bangkok Bank: Tuesday Monday U.S. dollar 38.36/38.96 38.41/39.01 British ...
Stocks close lower in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil
Mar 07, 2006 ... Stocks close lower in Mexico, Argentina, BrazilMEXICO CITY, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets closed lower on Monday. Mexico City's stock market IPC index dropped 1.03 percent to closeat 18,991.46 points. A total of 139.4 million shares were ...
Hong Kong stocks open higher -- March 7
Mar 07, 2006 ... Hong Kong stocks open higher -- March 7HONG KONG, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
Myanmar to host Pacific congress on marine science in June
Mar 07, 2006 ... Myanmar to host Pacific congress on marine science in JuneYANGON, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar will host a Pacific congress(PACON) on marine science and technology to promote the relatedscience and technology and business development in the region,sources with maritime education ...
31 guerrillas killed in clashes in eastern Nepal
Mar 07, 2006 ... 31 guerrillas killed in clashes in eastern NepalKATHMANDU, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Thirty-one anti-governmentguerrillas were killed in clashes with security forces Sunday nightin the district headquarters of Ilam in eastern Nepal, state- runRadio Nepal reported Tuesday. One ...
Sri Lanka to buy over 800 new buses from India
Mar 07, 2006 ... Sri Lanka to buy over 800 new buses from IndiaCOLOMBO, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka will buy more than 880buses from India in six months for its public transport sector, DailyNews reported Tuesday. Agreements were signed between the Sri Lankan Transport Ministryand an ...
Tokyo stocks decline
Mar 07, 2006 ... Tokyo stocks declineTOKYO, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks declined Tuesday morningin tandem with overnight falls in U.S. shares. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped 137.68 points, or 0. 87percent, in the morning, to 15,763.48. The ...
NZ dollar dips to 18-month low against greenback
Mar 07, 2006 ... NZ dollar dips to 18-month low against greenbackWELLINGTON, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The New Zealand dollar dippedsharply overnight, hitting an 18-month low against the U.S. dollarTuesday. At midday, the NZ dollar was trading just below 65.7 U.S. cents, asmall recovery after ...
NZ sees record number of new HIV cases in 2005
Mar 07, 2006 ... NZ sees record number of new HIV cases in 2005WELLINGTON, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The number of New Zealandersdiagnosed with HIV hit a record high last year, according to figuresreleased Tuesday by a local aids institute. Aids Epidemiology Group at Otago University said 183 ...
Chinese filmmakers, directors congratulation Ang Lee on Oscar win
Mar 07, 2006 ... Chinese filmmakers, directors congratulation Ang Lee on Oscar win BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese filmmakers and directorsattending the ongoing session of the country's top advisory body haveextended congratulations to Ang Lee, the American Chinese directorwho won the Academy ...
Tokyo stocks open lower
Mar 07, 2006 ... Tokyo stocks open lowerTOKYO, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Stocks opened lower on the Tokyo StockExchange on Tuesday in tandem with falls in U.S. shares overnight. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue ...
22 missing after boat carrying illegal immigrants capsizes off Mauritania's coast
Mar 07, 2006 ... 22 missing after boat carrying illegal immigrants capsizes offMauritania's coastDAKAR, March 6 (Xinhua) -- A boat carrying illegal immigrantscapsized in the Atlantic Ocean, with 22 missing and 24 othersrescued, according to reports from Mauritania's capital Nouakchott ...