Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, May 4:
Opener, Advisory
May 04, 2006 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forWednesday, May 03, 2006, and begins ...
Exhibit commemorates 60th anniversary of CPC's Nanjing bureau
May 04, 2006 ... Exhibit commemorates 60th anniversary of CPC's Nanjing bureauNANJING, May 3 (Xinhua) -- An exhibition was held here Wednesdayto commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Communist Party of China(CPC)'s Nanjing bureau, or CPC delegation stationed in Nanjing, thecapital of then ...
Roundup: HK stock market cap reaches record high of 10 trillion HK dollars
May 04, 2006 ... Roundup: HK stock market cap reaches record high of 10 trillion HKdollarsHONG KONG, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Wednesday is one of the mostimportant days for the history of Hong Kong's stock market, as itsmarket capitalization reached 10 trillion Hong Kong dollars (1.28trillion U.S ....
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- May 3
May 04, 2006 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- May 3BEIJING, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Wednesday: Shrinking salaries upset Taiwan office workers: survey Travel in China wins favour of Vietnamese tourists China bans sale ...
1st Ld-Writethru: Strong earthquake strikes near Tonga
May 04, 2006 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: Strong earthquake strikes near TongaWELLINGTON, May 3 (Xinhua) -- A very strong earthquake ofmagnitude 8.0 struck off the Pacific Island nation of Tonga earlyThursday, reports reaching here said. The reports quoted the US Geological Survey (USGS) as saying ...
Singapore has strong political system, quality leadership: PM
May 04, 2006 ... Singapore has strong political system, quality leadership: PMSINGAPORE, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's Prime Minister Lee HsienLoong said Wednesday at a lunchtime election rally that the citystate has a strong political system and quality leadership, accordingto Channel NewsAsia ...
China needs more gardening designers to improve urban environment
May 04, 2006 ... China needs more gardening designers to improve urban environment SHENYANG, May 3 (Xinhua) -- China needs more gardening designersto improve urban environment, according to experts attending theShenyang International Horticultural Exposition. Nowadays China's urban greenbelt ...
Urgent: Major earthquake hits Tonga region of Pacific
May 04, 2006 ... Urgent: Major earthquake hits Tonga region of PacificLOS ANGELES, May 3 (Xinhua) -- A ...
Urgent: Strong earthquake strikes near Tonga: report
May 04, 2006 ... Urgent: Strong earthquake strikes near Tonga: reportWELLINGTON, May 4 (Xinghua) -- A very strong ...
Roundup: "Golden week" tests HK Disneyland's popularity (1)
May 04, 2006 ... Roundup: "Golden week" tests HK Disneyland's popularity (1)by Yuan YuanHONG KONG, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Having over 10 million visitors toHong Kong yearly, the mainland has been deemed as a natural marketfor the city's Disneyland. However, the idea is once again put ...
Roundup: "Golden week" tests HK Disneyland's popularity (2)
May 04, 2006 ... Roundup: "Golden week" tests HK Disneyland's popularity (2)While Disneyland defending its entrance fee with promise ofwonderful experience and quality service, the price factor stillweighs heavy in mainland visitor's head, or at least those going tothe Ocean Park only. A ...
2nd Ld-Writethru: Tonga earthquake felt in Auckland: GNS
May 04, 2006 ... 2nd Ld-Writethru: Tonga earthquake felt in Auckland: GNSWELLINGTON, May 4 (Xinhua) -- The strong earthquake occurrednearby Tonga "might be felt in Auckland", and "possibly elsewhere inNew Zealand," said the Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciencesearly Thursday morning ....
3rd Ld-Writethru: New Zealand off tsunami warning list
May 04, 2006 ... 3rd Ld-Writethru: New Zealand off tsunami warning listWELLINGTON, May 4 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand has been removed earlyThursday morning from the list of countries under threat of atsunami, after a huge earthquake occurred about one hour ago,according to the U.S. Pacific Tsunami ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
May 04, 2006 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong on Wednesday:(recast) Backgrounder: The Asian Development Bank ADB annual meeting to discuss poverty reduction ...
AL not against referring funds to Palestinian presidency
May 04, 2006 ... AL not against referring funds to Palestinian presidencyCAIRO, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Arab League chief Amr Moussa said onWednesday that the pan-Arab body does not object to transferring aidfunds to the Palestinian presidency on condition that the assistancemust reach the needy, ...
Egypt to widen open skies policy
May 04, 2006 ... Egypt to widen open skies policyCAIRO, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority(ECAA) has decided to widen open skies policy by allowinginternational and domestic travel agencies to organize direct flightsfrom all over the world to Egyptian airports, local press ...
Smoking still problem in South Africa: report
May 04, 2006 ... Smoking still problem in South Africa: reportJOHANNESBURG, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Prevalence of smoking in SouthAfrica remained high, particularly in the youth, despite thecountry's aggressive tobacco control policies, a study showed onWednesday. Ratio of daily and occasional ...
UNICEF alerts Nigeria of polio cases
May 04, 2006 ... UNICEF alerts Nigeria of polio casesLAGOS, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has alerted the Nigerian government of the presence of ninecases of wild polio virus in the northwestern state of Zamfara. Speaking at a signing ceremony of a program ...
Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2130 GMT, May 3
May 04, 2006 ... Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2130 GMT, May 3BAGHDAD -- Iraqi police patrols found 14 bodies riddled withbullets in northeastern Baghdad on Wednesday, a police source said. "The bodies were of young men, who were apparently kidnapped andtortured before being shot in the ...
Dutch soccer league results
May 04, 2006 ... Dutch soccer league resultsBRUSSELS, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from Dutchsoccer first division ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, May 4
May 04, 2006 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, May 4UNITED NATIONS -- France and Britain, backed by the United States,introduced Wednesday a new draft resolution to the UN SecurityCouncil demanding Iran suspend all enrichment activities immediatelyor face possible sanctions. The ...
S. African goalkeeper switches from Ajax to Ajax
May 04, 2006 ... S. African goalkeeper switches from Ajax to AjaxJOHANNESBURG, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Hans Vonk, former goalkeeper ofSouth Africa's national soccer team Bafana, has switched allegiancefrom Holland's renowned Ajax Amsterdam to the club's vassal club inSouth Africa, Ajax Cape Town ....
Czech announces squad for ice hockey world champions
May 04, 2006 ... Czech announces squad for ice hockey world championsPRAGUE, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Czech ice hockey national coach AloisHadamczik has included six world champions from Vienna in 2005 in thebroader 28-member team for the worlds in Latvia in May, which heannounced Wednesday ....
Stocks close higher in Mexico, lower in Argentina, Brazil
May 04, 2006 ... Stocks close higher in Mexico, lower in Argentina, BrazilMEXICO CITY, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets closed mixed on Wednesday. Mexico City's stock market IPC index rose 0.38 percent to close at21,159.16 points. A total of 168 million shares were ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- May 4
May 04, 2006 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- May 4BEIJING, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua on Thursday. -- Bolivia president says nationalization is not expropriation ....
FIFA President opens new soccer center in Cape Verde
May 04, 2006 ... FIFA President opens new soccer center in Cape VerdeLUANDA, May 3 (Xinhua) -- FIFA president Sepp Blatter has opened anew soccer training complex in Cape Verde and expressed that hebelieves the archipelago will qualify for the 2010 World Cup in SouthAfrica. According to a ...
Two S. African soccer giants to clash in Durban
May 04, 2006 ... Two S. African soccer giants to clash in DurbanJOHANNESBURG, May 3 (Xinhua) -- South African soccer giantsOrlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs set to clash in this year's ABSACup Final match in Durban on May 20, not at their home city ofJohannesburg, it was announced on Wednesday ....
Tiger Woods's father Earl dies
May 04, 2006 ... Tiger Woods's father Earl diesWASHINGTON, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Tiger Woods' father, Earl Woods, hasdied at 74, the golfer said on Wednesday on his Web site. "I'm very saddened to share the news of my father's passing athome early this morning. My dad was my best friend and ...
Croat-Argentine soccer forward dreams of Argentine World Cup place
May 04, 2006 ... Croat-Argentine soccer forward dreams of Argentine World Cup place BUENOS AIRES, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Winger Daniel Bilos, who plays forArgentine league team Boca Juniors, told sports broadcaster TyCSports on Wednesday that he still dreams of being called up forArgentina's World Cup ...
Singh sets sights on straight driving at Wachovia
May 04, 2006 ... Singh sets sights on straight driving at WachoviaWASHINGTON, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Fijian Vijay Singh has targeted animprovement in his driving accuracy at this week's WachoviaChampionship in Charlotte, North Carolina, attempting to end a nine-month win drought. Singh, who ...
More than 2 million passengers leave Beijing by train during May Day golden week
May 04, 2006 ... More than 2 million passengers leave Beijing by train during MayDay golden weekBEIJING, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Over two million people will leave theChinese capital by train for other cities during the May Day holiday,the municipal railway administration has predicted. The ...
Bush to visit Germany in July
May 04, 2006 ... Bush to visit Germany in JulyWASHINGTON, May 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush willvisit Germany in July for a meeting with German Chancellor AngelaMerkel, the two leaders announced after their meeting at the WhiteHouse on Wednesday. The planned meeting, due to ...
Paraguayan soccer team seeks first Libertadores quarter-final
May 04, 2006 ... Paraguayan soccer team seeks first Libertadores quarter-finalBUENOS AIRES, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Paraguayan soccer team Libertadwill play Mexico's Tigres at its home Defensores del Chaco Stadium onThursday, hoping to reach the quarter-finals of the Libertadores Cupfor the first ...
European U17 finals begin in Luxembourg
May 04, 2006 ... European U17 finals begin in LuxembourgBRUSSELS, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Eight teams on Wednesday went onaction in Luxembourg eying the UEFA European Under-17 Championship. The Tournament hosts, however, endured a torrid evening inHesperange. The super Spain threw down the ...
Suns' Bell suspended for Game 6
May 04, 2006 ... Suns' Bell suspended for Game 6WASHINGTON, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The NBA announced on Wednesday thatPhoenix Suns guard Raja Bell has been suspended for one game withoutpay for throwing Kobe Bryant to the floor in a playoff game onTuesday. Bell will miss Game 6 of the opening ...
Ajax's Huntelaar top of the young players in Netherlands
May 04, 2006 ... Ajax's Huntelaar top of the young players in NetherlandsBRUSSELS, May 4 (Xinhua) -- AFC Ajax's Klaas Jan Huntelaar onWednesday won the Johan Cruyff Award after being named theNetherlands' Young Player of the Year. The Eredivisie's 33-goal top scorer took seven votes from a ...
Lerner becomes owner of Washington Nationals
May 04, 2006 ... Lerner becomes owner of Washington NationalsWASHINGTON, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Ted Lerner, a group led by realestate magnate, is named the new principal owner of the WashingtonNationals, according to the baseball team's website on Wednesday. The naming of Lerner's group, which ...
Montgomery pleads not guilty to fraud
May 04, 2006 ... Montgomery pleads not guilty to fraudWASHINGTON, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Former world-record holding sprinterTim Montgomery of the United States pleaded not guilty on Wednesdayto federal charges of participating in a multimillion-dollar bankfraud and money-laundering scheme, according ...
Brazil's Corinthians, Argentina's River to battle Thursday
May 04, 2006 ... Brazil's Corinthians, Argentina's River to battle ThursdayRIO DE JANEIRO, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Corinthians soccer cluband Argentina's River Plate will play a match on Thursday to decidewhich team will go through to the quarter-finals of Latin America'sLibertadores Cup ....
Serena Williams to miss Wimbledon, French Open
May 04, 2006 ... Serena Williams to miss Wimbledon, French OpenWASHINGTON, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Serena Williams, former world numberone of the United States and a seven-time Grand Slam champion, willmiss Wimbledon and the French Open this year because of a chronicleft knee injury, it was reported ...
China teams up with Australia on major power project
May 04, 2006 ... China teams up with Australia on major power projectHARBIN, May 4 (Xinhua) -- The Harbin Power Plant Equipment Group,based in the capital city of Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province,has signed an agreement with the Australian company HRL Ltd to builda coal-gasification power ...
EU extends condolences over Black Sea air tragedy
May 04, 2006 ... EU extends condolences over Black Sea air tragedyVIENNA, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) on Wednesdayoffered its condolences to Armenia and Russia following the miserableairplane crash in the Black Sea. The EU "extends its sincere condolences to the governments ...
China Exclusive: International brands unite to fight counterfeits in China
May 04, 2006 ... China Exclusive: International brands unite to fight counterfeitsin China by Xinhua writer Wu Jing BEIJING, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Nineteen international brand-name firmshave launched a joint year-long campaign to monitor counterfeit goodsin China, to help the government protect ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
May 04, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapersCANBERRA, May 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Australian newspapers on Thursday:The Australian: -- Australia is preparing to move ahead with a free tradeagreement next year with its most ...
Holland's Ajax seal Champions League spot
May 04, 2006 ... Holland's Ajax seal Champions League spotBRUSSELS, May 4 (Xinhua) -- AFC Ajax on Wednesday won in the finalof the Dutch Eredivisie play-offs for a UEFA Champions League thirdqualifying round place. Ajax's substitute Wesley Sneijder scored the winner with justthree minutes ...
China maintains surplus in current, capital accounts in 2005
May 04, 2006 ... China maintains surplus in current, capital accounts in 2005BEIJING, May 4 (Xinhua) -- China maintained favourable balance ofpayments in current accounts and capital accounts in 2005, officialstatistics showed. The surplus under current accounts totaled 160.8 billion ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
May 04, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, May 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Thursday.Yomiuri: -- Defense Agency Director-General Fukushiro Nukaga and U.S.Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld met ...
South China city to flush toilets with seawater
May 04, 2006 ... South China city to flush toilets with seawaterGUANGZHOU, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Shenzhen, a coastal city in SouthChina's Guangdong Province, will begin a pilot project that will seeseawater used to flush toilets in the hope of saving its scarce freshwater supplies. Newly ...
English premier league soccer results
May 04, 2006 ... English premier league soccer resultsLONDON, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from theEnglish premier league matches on ...
Five Spanish hospitals test anti-bird flu vaccine
May 04, 2006 ... Five Spanish hospitals test anti-bird flu vaccineMADRID, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Three hospitals in Spain's capitalMadrid and two in the northeastern city of Barcelona have started totest a vaccine to fight the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu onvolunteers, as part of an international ...
NBA play-offs first round results
May 04, 2006 ... NBA play-offs first round resultsWASHINGTON, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from theNBA play-offs first round games on Wednesday (home team ...
English premier league soccer standings
May 04, 2006 ... English premier league soccer standingsLONDON, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings from theEnglish premier league after matches on Wednesday (tabulated undergames played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against, points): Chelsea 37 29 4 4 72 21 ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
May 04, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, May 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inthe leading Philippine newspapers on Thursday:Philippine Daily Inquirer: -- Negotiators belonging to the government and the Moro IslamicLiberation ...
Urgent: Sogavare elected prime minister of Solomon Islands
May 04, 2006 ... Urgent: Sogavare elected prime minister of Solomon IslandsCANBERRA, May 4 (Xinhua) -- The Solomon Islands oppositioncandidate and former Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare was elected asprime minister of the Pacific nation at a parliamentary ...
Restrictions within EU should be limited: Poland
May 04, 2006 ... Restrictions within EU should be limited: PolandWARSAW, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Polish President Lech Kaczynski said onWednesday that any restrictions the European Union (EU) imposes onits members should be limited. "I'm sure Europe will find the right balance between ...
Cooked tomatoes may help fight cardiovascular disease
May 04, 2006 ... Cooked tomatoes may help fight cardiovascular diseaseLONDON, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Scientists have found that cookedtomatoes contain a vital ingredient that could help in the fightagainst cardiovascular disease, according to the latest report on theWebsite AlphaGalileo. The ...
China Exclusive: first ozone hole confirmed over Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
May 04, 2006 ... China Exclusive: first ozone hole confirmed over Qinghai-TibetPlateauXINING, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Scientists have confirmed a 2.5 million-square km hole in the low-level ozone layer over western China'sQinghai-Tibet Plateau. The hole formed in December 2003 over the plateau, ...
China highlights nurse shortage
May 04, 2006 ... China highlights nurse shortageBEIJING, May 4 (Xinhua) -- A chronic shortage of trained nurses isthreatening patient safety, China's Ministry of Health has warnedahead of the International Nurse Day, which falls on May 12. The number of nurses in China had risen from 1.3 ...
White House unveils new plan to combat possible pandemic flu
May 04, 2006 ... White House unveils new plan to combat possible pandemic fluWASHINGTON, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The White House on Wednesdayunveiled a new plan to deal with a possible avian flu pandemic whichit said in a worst-case scenario may have an impact "more comparableto that of a war or a ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- May 4
May 04, 2006 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- May 4BEIJING, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-basednewspapers on Thursday:People's Daily -- Ten Chinese youths have been given the "May 4th Medal" fortheir outstanding contribution to the country's ...
Urgent: Myanmar issues warning against terrorist attacks
May 04, 2006 ... Urgent: Myanmar issues warning against terrorist attacksYANGON, May 4 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar authorities issued onThursday warning against possible ...
Slovak soccer championship results
May 04, 2006 ... Slovak soccer championship resultsPRAGUE, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from theSlovak soccer championship matches on Wednesday: Wednesday, May 3 Laugaricio Trencin ...
Barcelona retain Spanish Primera Liga title
May 04, 2006 ... Barcelona retain Spanish Primera Liga titleMADRID, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Barcelona retained their Spanish PrimeraLiga title on Wednesday after beating Celta Vigo 1-0 on Wendesday. Second-placed Valencia lost 2-1 to Real Mallorca in ...
Polish defence minister calls for EU energy integration
May 04, 2006 ... Polish defence minister calls for EU energy integrationWARSAW, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) should integrateits energy sectors as energy security is a crucial element ofnational security, Polish Defence Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said onWednesday. Sikorski ...
Foreign exchange rates in Nepal
May 04, 2006 ... Foreign exchange rates in NepalKATHMANDU, May 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are inter-bank foreignexchange rates against the Nepali rupee on Thursday.Currency Unit BuyingSelling Australian dollar 1 55.32 55.78 ...