Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, April 20:
Poland, Italy's UniCredito sign agreement on bank merger
Apr 20, 2006 ... Poland, Italy's UniCredito sign agreement on bank mergerWARSAW, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Poland's government signed anagreement with Italian UniCredito bank on a merger between Polishbanks Pekao SA and BPH on Wednesday. Under the agreement, UniCredito will sell 200 of BPH's ...
Poland supports Bulgaria's bid to join EU in 2007
Apr 20, 2006 ... Poland supports Bulgaria's bid to join EU in 2007SOFIA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Poland has reaffirmed its staunchsupport for Bulgaria's bid to enter the European Union (EU) on Jan.1, 2007, Sofia News Agency reported on Wednesday. During his visit in Bulgaria, Polish Prime ...
Beijing strikes hard on bribing, IPR infrigements
Apr 20, 2006 ... Beijing strikes hard on bribing, IPR infrigementsBEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- An office for reporting economiccrimes, affiliated to the Beijing Municipal Bureau of PublicSecurity, was established on Wednesday. The newly-established office announced at the same time that ...
Fixtures of Chinese Super League
Apr 20, 2006 ... Fixtures of Chinese Super LeagueBEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the fixtures ofChinese Super League soccer matches for the weekend (home teamslisted first): Saturday, April 22: Beijing vs ...
Lien Chan receives honorary doctor's degree from Xiamen University
Apr 20, 2006 ... Lien Chan receives honorary doctor's degree from Xiamen University FUZHOU, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) HonoraryChairman Lien Chan has been granted an honorary doctor's degree fromXiamen University in southeastern China's Fujian Province. Xiamen University ...
Opener, Advisory
Apr 20, 2006 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forWednesday, April 19, 2006, and begins ...
FLASH: ITALIAN SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS CENTER-LEFT COALITION WINS INLOWER HOUSE
Apr 20, 2006 ... FLASH: ITALIAN SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS ...
Aaron Kwok to join stars at Madame Tussauds Hong Kong
Apr 20, 2006 ... Aaron Kwok to join stars at Madame Tussauds Hong KongHONG KONG, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Madame Tussauds Hong Kongannounced Wednesday that local artist Aaron Kwok will be immortalizedin wax at the new attraction scheduled to be reopen at the Peak inMay. Typical to his ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- April 19
Apr 20, 2006 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- April 19BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are domestic newsitems released by Xinhua on Wednesday: Chinese version of Indian epic published First ETF at Shenzhen Stock Exchange to begin trading next Monday Chinese ...
Nepali govt releases senior party leaders in Kathmandu
Apr 20, 2006 ... Nepali govt releases senior party leaders in KathmanduKATHMANDU, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The Nepali government released twosenior leaders of two largest political parties of Nepal on Wednesdayevening, state-run Radio Nepal reported here. "Madhav Kumar Nepal, general secretary ...
Czech Republic expels Cuban attache in diplomat spying row
Apr 20, 2006 ... Czech Republic expels Cuban attache in diplomat spying rowPRAGUE, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The Czech Republic on Wednesdayordered a Cuban diplomat to leave the country in a tit-for-tat movefollowing the expulsion of a Czech diplomat from Havana over chargesof spying, the Foreign ...
Austria clears former cross-country ski coach Mayer of doping
Apr 20, 2006 ... Austria clears former cross-country ski coach Mayer of dopingVIENNA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Austrian ski federation on Wednesdaycleared former cross-country coach Walter Mayer of doping after aninternal investigation into February's Winter Olympic doping raids inTurin. The ...
FLASH: ITALIAN SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS CENTER-LEFT WINS IN GENERAL ELECTION.
Apr 20, 2006 ... FLASH: ITALIAN SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS ...
Two Canadian soldiers injured by roadside bomb in Afghanistan
Apr 20, 2006 ... Two Canadian soldiers injured by roadside bomb in AfghanistanOTTAWA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Two Canadian soldiers in Afghanistanwere injured on Wednesday when a bomb exploded near their convoy westof Kandahar, local media reported. Canadian Forces spokesman Maj. Marc Thriault ...
150,000 Chinese college graduates to work in grass roots this year
Apr 20, 2006 ... 150,000 Chinese college graduates to work in grass roots this year BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Around 150,000 Chinese collegegraduates will find employment at grass roots level this year,according to the Ministry of Education. Students' ambitions will be guaranteed by ...
U.S., China sign memorandum on air marshals cooperation
Apr 20, 2006 ... U.S., China sign memorandum on air marshals cooperationWASHINGTON, April 19 (Xinhua) -- China and the United States onTuesday afternoon signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperationin deployment of air marshals. Under the MOU, the two countries will cooperate in the ...
3 killed in India-controlled Kashmir violence
Apr 20, 2006 ... 3 killed in India-controlled Kashmir violenceNEW DELHI, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Three people, two Indian Armysoldiers and one militant, were killed in a series of violence inIndia-controlled Kashmir, Indo-Asian News Service reported Wednesday. The local police said five ...
DPRK accuses U.S., Japan of fabricating evidence
Apr 20, 2006 ... DPRK accuses U.S., Japan of fabricating evidencePYONGYANG, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republicof Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday lashed out at the United States andJapan for fabricating evidence to brand the DPRK as a "criminalstate," the official KCNA news agency ...
Mubarak, Chirac discuss Palestinian, Iranian nuclear issues
Apr 20, 2006 ... Mubarak, Chirac discuss Palestinian, Iranian nuclear issuesCAIRO, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak onWednesday evening discussed with visiting French President JacquesChirac the latest developments of the Middle East region, especiallythe Palestinian-Israeli ...
International Canoe Games to be held in Cyprus
Apr 20, 2006 ... International Canoe Games to be held in CyprusNICOSIA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- International Canoe Games will beheld in Cyprus from 28-30 April at the Germasoyia Dam in Limassol, incooperation with the Cyprus Canoe Federation. During a press conference on Wednesday, Germasoyia ...
Malawi MTL Wanderers players prefer local coach to foreigner
Apr 20, 2006 ... Malawi MTL Wanderers players prefer local coach to foreignerLUSAKA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- MTL Wanderers players and supportershave said they prefer interim assistant coach Stewart Mbolembole to aforeign coach because the latter is "taking ages" to arrive in thecountry to take ...
Leaders of National Basketball Association through April 18
Apr 20, 2006 ... Leaders of National Basketball Association through April 18WASHINGTON, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leaders of theNational Basketball Association through April 18:Scoring G FG FT PTS AVG Bryant, LAL 79 965 691 279735.4 Iverson, ...
Zambia to hold seminar on football for social and economic development
Apr 20, 2006 ... Zambia to hold seminar on football for social and economicdevelopmentLUSAKA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Football Association of Zambia (FAZ)in conjunction with FIFA will hold a seminar on football for social,culture, educational and economic development of the country. FAZ ...
Fire hits Philippine army armory in Metro Manila
Apr 20, 2006 ... Fire hits Philippine army armory in Metro ManilaMANILA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Fire hit an armory building of thePhilippine Army inside its headquarters in Metro Manila on Thursday,no casualty reported. The building, which caught fire past 3 a.m. Thursday, was a partof the ...
Formula One world championship standings
Apr 20, 2006 ... Formula One world championship standingsROME, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Formula One worldchampionship standings ahead of the San Marino Grand Prix here onSunday: Drivers 1. Fernando Alonso, Spain, 28 points 2. Giancarlo Fisichella, Italy, 14 ...
Market exchange rates -- April 20
Apr 20, 2006 ... Market exchange rates -- April 20BEIJING, April 20 (Xinhua) -- The central parity of the RMBagainst four major currencies announced on Thursday by the ChinaForeign Exchange Trading System:Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar 100 ...
Earthquake hits Indonesia's Sumatra
Apr 20, 2006 ... Earthquake hits Indonesia's SumatraHONG KONG, April 20 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.0 on theRichter scale jolted the seas west of Sumatra, Indonesia at 4: 43a.m. (2043 GMT) on Thursday ....
China's industrial production up 16.7 percent in first quarter
Apr 20, 2006 ... China's industrial production up 16.7 percent in first quarterBEIJING, April 20 (Xinhua) -- China's industrial production inthe first three months of 2006 totaled 1,782.2 billion yuan (222billion U.S. dollars), rising 16.7 percent year-on-year, which was0.5 percentage point ...
Finnish soccer championship results and standings
Apr 20, 2006 ... Finnish soccer championship results and standingsHELSINKI, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results andstandings from the Finnish soccer championship matches on Wednesday: Wednesday, April 19 FC Honka bt VPS 2-1 Lahti lost to Inter Turku 1-2 ...
Hu presents China's economic growth to attract more U.S. businesses
Apr 20, 2006 ... Hu presents China's economic growth to attract more U.S.businessesSEATTLE, the United States, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Visiting ChinesePresident Hu Jintao presented on Wednesday the remarkable economicgrowth in China to attract more U.S. businesses and expertise. "China's ...
Third men charged over Chinese student killing in NZ
Apr 20, 2006 ... Third men charged over Chinese student killing in NZWELLINGTON, April 20 (Xinhua) -- A third man appeared in theAuckland District Court on Thursday in relation to the killing of aChinese student. The man, a 20-year-old student, was charged with kidnapping andbeing an ...
2nd Ld: China's GDP in first quarter grows 10.2 pct
Apr 20, 2006 ... 2nd Ld: China's GDP in first quarter grows 10.2 pctBEIJING, April 20 (Xinhua) -- China's economy soared 10.2 percentin the first quarter of this year, a National Bureau of Statisticsspokesman said here on Thursday, claiming the rate was "basicallynormal." Gross domestic ...
China's retail sales up 12.8 pct in first quarter
Apr 20, 2006 ... China's retail sales up 12.8 pct in first quarterBEIJING, April 20 (Xinhua) -- China's retail sales of consumergoods in the first quarter of 2006 reached 1,844 billion yuan (230.5billion U.S. dollars), rising 12.8 percent year-on-year, or a realgrowth of 12.2 percent, or 0.3 ...
Major news items in Thailand's leading newspapers
Apr 20, 2006 ... Major news items in Thailand's leading newspapersBANGKOK, April 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin Thailand's leading newspapers on Thursday:Bangkok Post: -- A 10-hour hunt for escaped crocodiles ended in vain Wednesdayas fisheries staff and ...
Courage, wisdom needed in resolving territorial dispute: S. Korean president
Apr 20, 2006 ... Courage, wisdom needed in resolving territorial dispute: S. KoreanpresidentSEOUL, April 20 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Roh Moo-hyunappealed Thursday for courage and wisdom in resolving the latestterritorial dispute over the Dokdo islets. "We are now in a difficult ...
NBA results on Wednesday
Apr 20, 2006 ... NBA results on WednesdayWASHINGTON, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results fromthe NBA games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS): CLEVELAND100 Atlanta 99 INDIANA 89 Orlando 83 BOSTON84 Miami...
Monte Carlo Masters men's singles round 2 results
Apr 20, 2006 ... Monte Carlo Masters men's singles round 2 resultsPARIS, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from theMonte Carlo Masters men's singles round 2 matches on Wednesday(prefix number denotes seeding): 12-Fernando Gonzalez, Chile, bt Feliciano Lopez, Spain, 6-7(4), ...
Indonesia to ban fertilizer exports
Apr 20, 2006 ... Indonesia to ban fertilizer exportsJAKARTA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government hasdecided to ban the export of fertilize and slightly open the localmarket to imports this year in order to ensure adequate domesticsupplies, a report said Thursday. Indonesian ...
Hu makes proposals on deepening Sino-U.S. business links, bilateralrelations
Apr 20, 2006 ... Hu makes proposals on deepening Sino-U.S. business links,bilateral relationsSEATTLE, the United States, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Visiting ChinesePresident Hu Jintao called Wednesday for greater joint efforts todeepen business ties and promote the all-round growth of ...
Indian special envoy hopeful of solution to crisis in Nepal
Apr 20, 2006 ... Indian special envoy hopeful of solution to crisis in NepalKATHMANDU, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Indian Prime Minister ManmohanSingh's special envoy Karan Singh met key political leaders here onWednesday and said that he hoped a solution to the crisis may befound after he meets King ...
Chinese president arrives in Washington
Apr 20, 2006 ... Chinese president arrives in WashingtonWASHINGTON, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese President HuJintao arrived here Wednesday from Seattle to continue his four-daystate visit to the United States as guest of U.S. President George W.Bush. Hu is expected to hold talks ...
Vietnamese corrupt transport official uses 629,000 USD for bribery
Apr 20, 2006 ... Vietnamese corrupt transport official uses 629,000 USD for bribery HANOI, April 20 (Xinhua) -- A corrupt general director of a unitunder Vietnam's Transport Ministry has given his subordinates over 10billion Vietnamese dong (629,000 U.S. dollars) to bribe influentialfigures who ...
Bangladeshi opposition calls general strike
Apr 20, 2006 ... Bangladeshi opposition calls general strikeDHAKA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh's 14-party oppositioncombine has called another shutdown on Sunday to protest againstpolice action on the combine Wednesday during a planned siege beforeprime minister's office. Asaduzzaman ...
2 tonnes of marijuana seized in Costa Rica
Apr 20, 2006 ... 2 tonnes of marijuana seized in Costa RicaSAN JOSE, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Costa Rican police said onWednesday that they had captured more than two tonnes of marijuana inthe northern province of Puntarenas. The 2,181 kg compressed marijuana which was separately packed in49 ...
Polish bankers praise national banking system
Apr 20, 2006 ... Polish bankers praise national banking systemWARSAW, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Most Polish bankers are satisfiedwith Poland's banking system, according to results of a surveyreleased on Wednesday. Nearly 72.5 percent of the 200 bankers questioned in the pollpraised the ...
Schwarzenegger to seek more federal funding during Bush visit
Apr 20, 2006 ... Schwarzenegger to seek more federal funding during Bush visitLOS ANGELES, April 19 (Xinhua) -- California's Governor ArnoldSchwarzenegger would seek more federal funding for his state when hemet U.S. President George Bush briefly later this week, thegovernor's spokeswoman said ...
Canadian PM urged by leading scientists to tackle global warming
Apr 20, 2006 ... Canadian PM urged by leading scientists to tackle global warmingOTTAWA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Canadian Prime Minister StephenHarper -- an opponent of the the Kyoto Accord -- was urged by 90domestic scientists on Wednesday to develop an effective strategyagainst global warming ....
Philippine stocks close higher
Apr 20, 2006 ... Philippine stocks close higherMANILA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Philippine stock prices closed higheron Thursday, bringing the main index to its highest level in over sixyears, on expectations that the government will report that itsfinances improved further, dealers said. The ...
Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapers
Apr 20, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapersISLAMABAD, April 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Pakistani newspapers on Thursday:Daily Times: -- Pakistan's GDP growth rate this financial year is likely to beless than the 7 percent ...
Russia to launch Progress M-57 cargo ship ahead of schedule
Apr 20, 2006 ... Russia to launch Progress M-57 cargo ship ahead of scheduleMOSCOW, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. space agency (NASA) hasordered the launch of Russia's Progress M-57 cargo spaceship on June16, 12 days ahead of schedule, the Russian space agency said onWednesday. NASA had ...
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0500 GMT, April 20
Apr 20, 2006 ... Xinhua world economic news summary at 0500 GMT, April 20LUSAKA -- The Export Board of Zambia (EBZ) has earmarked 100million U.S. dollars for the establishment of an export fund inconjunction with Loita Capital Partners of Mauritius, according toZambia Daily Mail on Tuesday ....
UPDATE: Fire hits Philippine Army headquarters in Metro Manila
Apr 20, 2006 ... UPDATE: Fire hits Philippine Army headquarters in Metro ManilaMANILA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Dozens of high-powered firearms weredestroyed when a fire caused by electrical fault razed two campbuildings inside the Army headquarters in Fort Bonifacio, southeastof Metro Manila on ...
Mumps outbreak in U.S. Midwest, 1,100 cases reported
Apr 20, 2006 ... Mumps outbreak in U.S. Midwest, 1,100 cases reportedWASHINGTON, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The number of mumps cases hasincreased to 1,100 across eight Midwestern states in the largestoutbreak over nearly two decades in the United States, the U.S.Centers for Disease Control and ...
New oil fields discovered off Brazil's coast
Apr 20, 2006 ... New oil fields discovered off Brazil's coastRIO DE JANEIRO, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian state-owned oilcompany Petroleos Brasileiros (Petrobras) announced on Wednesday thediscovery of new oil fields. Exploitable oil reserves had been found in 15 wells out of a totalof ...
Cambodia's Apsara Authority receives environmental protection certification
Apr 20, 2006 ... Cambodia's Apsara Authority receives environmental protectioncertificationPHNOM PENH, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's Apsara Authority, incharge of Angkor temples preservation, received an environmentalprotection certification for its management plan, local mediareported on ...
Foreign exchange rates in Philippines
Apr 20, 2006 ... Foreign exchange rates in PhilippinesMANILA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the peso released by the Philippine Central Bank onThursday:Thursday Wednesday U.S. dollar 51.4230 51.4680 Japanese ...
Flood kills 23 people in Indonesia
Apr 20, 2006 ... Flood kills 23 people in IndonesiaJAKARTA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- A rain-triggered flood swept throughthe Indonesian town of Trenggalek in East Java province, on Thursday,leaving at least 23 people dead. The flood affected six subdistricts in the town, located some 198km ...
Bangladesh, Pakistan decide to form separate free tradearea
Apr 20, 2006 ... Bangladesh, Pakistan decide to form separate free trade areaDHAKA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh and Pakistan have decidedto sign a separate bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) despite theyare members of the seven nations economic grouping South AsianAssociation for Regional ...
International tourism sets new record in 2005
Apr 20, 2006 ... International tourism sets new record in 2005MADRID, April 19 (Xinhua) -- International tourism in 2005 set anew record, with 808 million international visits, 5.5 percentagepoint more than in 2004, the Madrid-based World Tourism Organization(WTO), a subsidiary of the United ...
Chinese Embassy in PNG aids Chinese in Solomon Islands
Apr 20, 2006 ... Chinese Embassy in PNG aids Chinese in Solomon IslandsWELLINGTON, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Embassy in Papua NewGuinea (PNG) has been taking urgent measures to provide assistance tothe overseas Chinese in Solomon Islands, the riot-torn South Pacificstate. Zhao Yanbo, ...
Mexico to convert government office building into museum
Apr 20, 2006 ... Mexico to convert government office building into museumMEXICO CITY, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The Mexican government willconvert the National Palace, the government office building, into amuseum by the end of the current government's term, which falls onDec. 1 this year, ...
Nepali teacher's group calls for dialogue between kingand political parties
Apr 20, 2006 ... Nepali teacher's group calls for dialogue between king andpolitical partiesKATHMANDU, April 20 (Xinhua) -- The University Teachers' AcademicGroup has said it is of the conviction that the existing problems inthe country can be resolved through mutual understanding ...
Urgent: Fire in Moscow region kills 10
Apr 20, 2006 ... Urgent: Fire in Moscow region kills 10MOSCOW, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Ten people were killed and fourothers were injured when a fire broke out at a workmen's shelter inMoscow Region on Thursday, an official in ...
Scientists sequence human chromosome 17, mouse chromosome 11
Apr 20, 2006 ... Scientists sequence human chromosome 17, mouse chromosome 11SAN FRANCISCO, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Work on human genomes reacheda new level when scientists reported on Wednesday that they hadsequenced human chromosome 17 and compared it with a mousechromosome. With human ...
Mexico, Morroco to cooperate on immigration plan
Apr 20, 2006 ... Mexico, Morroco to cooperate on immigration planMEXICO CITY, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Mexico and Morocco, both facingserious immigration problems, were to work together to hammer out aplan that could address their common dilemma, the foreign ministersof the two nations said here on ...