Xinhua News Agency back issues from Wednesday, May 24:
Saudi Arabian, German FMs meet on Mid-East peace process, Iran
May 24, 2006 ... Saudi Arabian, German FMs meet on Mid-East peace process, IranRIYADH, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The Saudi Arabian and German foreignministers agreed on Tuesday that the Middle East peace process wascrucial, and that Iran's nuclear issue needed to be solved through adiplomatic approach ....
Opener, Advisory
May 24, 2006 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forTuesday, May 23, 2006, and begins ...
Istanbul Cup tennis women's singles results
May 24, 2006 ... Istanbul Cup tennis women's singles resultsANKARA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from theIstanbul Cup tennis women's singles matches on Tuesday (prefixdenotes seeding):First Round: Dominika Cibulkova, ...
Chinese victims of toxic gas leakage ask for living, medical insurance from Japanese government
May 24, 2006 ... Chinese victims of toxic gas leakage ask for living, medicalinsurance from Japanese governmentTOKYO, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese victims of toxic gas leakageaccidents caused by Japanese abandoned chemical weapons asked theJapanese government on Tuesday to provide them with living ...
Pakistan, India vow to go ahead with Iran gas pipeline project
May 24, 2006 ... Pakistan, India vow to go ahead with Iran gas pipeline projectISLAMABAD, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Senior Pakistani and Indianofficials said on Tuesday that there was no pressure on the multi-billion Iran gas pipeline project and that both countries urgentlyneeded energy due to their ...
Interview: perseverance makes success
May 24, 2006 ... Interview: perseverance makes successHONG KONG, May 23 (Xinhua) -- "Science development attributes tothe pulling down of predecessors' ideas," the third Chinese NobelLaureate in Physics Samuel Ting told the reporters at an interview onTuesday. The 70-year-old scientist, ...
URGENT: China raises processed oil prices
May 24, 2006 ... URGENT: China raises processed oil pricesBEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- China has decided to lift the pricesof gasoline, diesel oil and kerosene ...
Rescuers speed up pumping water from N. China flooded coal mine
May 24, 2006 ... Rescuers speed up pumping water from N. China flooded coal mineZUOYUN, Shanxi, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Water level began to fall afterdays of pumping in north China's flooded coal mine where 57 minersare believed to be still trapped underground, rescuers said Tuesday. By 6 p.m ....
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- May 23
May 24, 2006 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- May 23BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Following are the domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Tuesday: China, ROK vice foreign ministers hold talks in Beijing China resumes search for lost Vietnamese fishermen in South ChinaSea ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
May 24, 2006 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Tuesday:News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1) Trading on Hong Kong Stock Exchange -- May 23 ...
China raises processed oil prices
May 24, 2006 ... China raises processed oil pricesBEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- China has decided to lift the pricesof gasoline, diesel and kerosene for aviation by 500 yuan (62.4 USdollars) respectively per ton as of May 24, sources with the StateDevelopment and Reform Commission said here ...
Metal official calls for early settlement to iron ore price disputes
May 24, 2006 ... Metal official calls for early settlement to iron ore pricedisputesBEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- An official with China Chamber ofCommerce of Metals Minerals and Chemicals Importers and Exporterscalled on international iron ore suppliers to consider the size ofthe Chinese market ...
Chinese movie to vie for award at two int'l film festivals
May 24, 2006 ... Chinese movie to vie for award at two int'l film festivalsBEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese movie about two dream-catching girls of Naxi ethnic minority, has been invited by twointernational film festival in North America and Europe. The movie, "A Dumb Girl in the ...
World water Giant Veolia sets foot in China's energy and transport market
May 24, 2006 ... World water Giant Veolia sets foot in China's energy and transportmarketBEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- With its water supply and wastemanagement business in China soon expected to be worth a billion U.S.dollars a year, the world's largest environmental service provider,Veolia ...
Pakistan produces 32 billion liters of milk annually
May 24, 2006 ... Pakistan produces 32 billion liters of milk annuallyISLAMABAD, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan is the fifth largest milkproducing country in the world as it produces 32 billion liters ofmilk annually, Pakistan's state-run news agency APP reported onTuesday. According to ...
Interview: Zambia hopes to see further Chinese economic growth
May 24, 2006 ... Interview: Zambia hopes to see further Chinese economic growthLUSAKA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The Zambian government has said it iswilling to see an economically stronger China that will contribute tothe stability of the world. "I don't see any reason for China not to grow and ...
Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2100 GMT, May 23
May 24, 2006 ... Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2100 GMT, May 23BAGHDAD -- At least 24 were killed and 29 wounded across theviolence-plagued Iraq on Tuesday, just one day after British PrimeMinister Tony Blair's surprised visit to Baghdad to show support forIraq's new unity government....
Asia Cooperation Dialogue conference opens in Doha
May 24, 2006 ... Asia Cooperation Dialogue conference opens in DohaDOHA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The fifth ministerial meeting of the AsiaCooperation Dialogue (ACD) opened here on Tuesday as Qatar's crownprince called for "gradual economic integration" of the continent. . Qatar's crown prince ...
Israeli DM intends to evacuate illegal settlement outposts soon
May 24, 2006 ... Israeli DM intends to evacuate illegal settlement outposts soonJERUSALEM, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretzsaid on Tuesday that he intended to begin evacuating illegalsettlement outposts in the near future, the local Ha'aretz dailyreported. "We ...
Striker Kalou wants to play for Cote d'Ivoire
May 24, 2006 ... Striker Kalou wants to play for Cote d'IvoireBRUSSELS, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Football striker Salomon Kalou fromDutch club Feyenoord wanted to play for his native Cote d'Ivoireafter the World Cup in Germany this summer, Dutch media reported onTuesday. The Feyenoord striker ...
Chinese FM holds phone conversation with Thai deputy PM
May 24, 2006 ... Chinese FM holds phone conversation with Thai deputy PMDOHA, May 23 (Xinhua)-- Chinese foreign minister Li Zhaoxing whowas attending the fifth ministerial meeting of the Asia CooperationDialogue in the Qatari capital ...
Rosicky has joined Arsenal
May 24, 2006 ... Rosicky has joined ArsenalLONDON, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Arsenal confirmed on Tuesday that theyhave completed the signing of Tomas Rosicky from Borussia Dortmundfor an undisclosed fee. The Czech Republic international midfielder has arrived on a long-term contract for an ...
Uganda's Police qualify for Cecafa semi-finals, champs Villa ejected
May 24, 2006 ... Uganda's Police qualify for Cecafa semi-finals, champs VillaejectedKAMPALA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Uganda's Police FC have qualified forthe semi-finals of the regional Council for East and central AfricanFootball Associations (Cecafa)/Kagame Club Championship Cup currentlygoing on ...
Nigeria will dominate the world in volleyball: U.S. coaches
May 24, 2006 ... Nigeria will dominate the world in volleyball: U.S. coachesABUJA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. coaches currently running avolleyball project in Nigeria have predicted that Nigeria woulddominate the game in future, describing Nigeria as "a potentiallygreat nation in volleyball." ...
Chinese, South Korean foreign ministers meet in Doha
May 24, 2006 ... Chinese, South Korean foreign ministers meet in DohaDOHA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- China and the Republic of Korea (ROK)agreed on Tuesday to promote bilateral comprehensive and cooperativepartnership. The agreement was reached during a meeting between Chinese foreignminister Li ...
Chinese FM urges Japan to remove obstacle to improving ties
May 24, 2006 ... Chinese FM urges Japan to remove obstacle to improving tiesDOHA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing onTuesday urged the Japanese government to remove political obstacle toimproving and developing bilateral ties.During a meeting with his Japanese ...
Baseball grouping chooses Cuba as Olympic qualifier venue
May 24, 2006 ... Baseball grouping chooses Cuba as Olympic qualifier venueHAVANA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The Pan-American Baseball Federation(Copabe) has chosen Cuba as the site of the qualifying contest whichwill send two teams to Beijing's 2008 Olympic Games, according toTuesday local radio ...
Zambain VP: sports play significant physical role
May 24, 2006 ... Zambain VP: sports play significant physical roleLUSAKA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Zambian Vice President said hereTuesday that sports play a significant physical role in contributingto one's ability for a long healthy life. Opening the African summit "Game On! Youth Sport" Luanda ...
Foreign exchange rates in Nepal
May 24, 2006 ... Foreign exchange rates in NepalKATHMANDU, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are Inter-bank foreignexchange rates against the Nepali rupee on Wednesday. Currency Unit BuyingSelling Australian dollar 1 55.03 55.47 ...
Google plans to debut video ad service
May 24, 2006 ... Google plans to debut video ad serviceLOS ANGELES, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Google Inc., the Internet searchgiant, will introduce a system for running TV-style commercials as ittries to capitalize on a fast-growing segment of online advertising. The commercials may lessen the ...
Costa Rica coaches will "spy" on World Cup rivals
May 24, 2006 ... Costa Rica coaches will "spy" on World Cup rivalsSAN JOSE, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Costa Rica's soccer coaches willattend the friendly games played during the next two weeks byGermany, Ecuador and Poland, the nation's Group A rivals in the 2006Germany World Cup, Eduarado Mendez, from ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
May 24, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Wednesday. Yomiuri: -- The six major banking groups posted record net profits on aconsolidated basis for the fiscal year ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
May 24, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Wednesday:Manila Bulletin: -- The government belittled threats of another impeachmentcampaign to be mounted by ...
Stocks close higher in Argentina, lower in Mexico, Brazil
May 24, 2006 ... Stocks close higher in Argentina, lower in Mexico, BrazilMEXICO CITY, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets closed lower on Tuesday. The Buenos Aires stock market closed with the Merval index up 1.66percent and ended at 1,617.19 points. The trade ...
Market exchange rates -- May 24
May 24, 2006 ... Market exchange rates -- May 24BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The central parity of the RMB againstfour major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China ForeignExchange Trading System: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar 100 ...
Venezuela quits G3 trade bloc
May 24, 2006 ... Venezuela quits G3 trade blocCARACAS, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela has officially withdrawnfrom the G3 trade group, a regional economic bloc consisting ofVenezuela, Colombia and Mexico, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the ...
EU to send 253 observers for general elections in DR Congo
May 24, 2006 ... EU to send 253 observers for general elections in DR CongoKINSHASA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- A total of 253 observers from theEuropean Union (EU) would be sent to the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) for the presidential, legislative and provincial electionsstarting on July 30, EU ...
Tokyo stocks open higher following recent falls
May 24, 2006 ... Tokyo stocks open higher following recent fallsTOKYO, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Stocks opened higher on the Tokyo StockExchange on Wednesday as investors bought brokerage, wholesale andother recently battered shares following the benchmark Nikkei's fallto a three-month low the ...
Australian troops can be in East Timor quickly, acting PM
May 24, 2006 ... Australian troops can be in East Timor quickly, acting PMCANBERRA, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Australian troops can get to EastTimor quickly if the government there asks for help, acting PrimeMinister Peter Costello said on Wednesday. He told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation ...
(China Sports) East Chinese customs seizes fake FIFA products
May 24, 2006 ... (China Sports) East Chinese customs seizes fake FIFA productsNINGBO, East China, May 24 (Xinhua) -- An eastern Chinese customshas 600 pirate FIFA soccer balls ahead of the 2006 World Cup finalsin Germany. The customs in the eastern coastal city Ningbo said they onTuesday ...
Major News Items in Leading Australian Newspapers
May 24, 2006 ... Major News Items in Leading Australian NewspapersCANBERRA, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Australian newspapers on Wednesday:The Australian: -- Australian Opposition leader Kim Beazley said on Tuesday thatif his Labor party wins ...
Volleyball federation says Mexican president can stand for re- election
May 24, 2006 ... Volleyball federation says Mexican president can stand for re-electionMEXICO CITY, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The governing council of theInternational Volleyball Federation -- made up of representativesfrom 31 nations -- unanimously approved the candidacy of Mexico'sRuben Acosta, its ...
Xinhua home news advisory -- May 24
May 24, 2006 ... Xinhua home news advisory -- May 24BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of the majordomestic news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued by Xinhua onWednesday: -- US Assistant Secretary of State Hill visits Beijing -- China moves to ...
Bolivia rebuts Bush's accusations of undermining democracy
May 24, 2006 ... Bolivia rebuts Bush's accusations of undermining democracyLIMA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The Bolivian government on Tuesdayrebutted U.S. President George W. Bush's criticism that Bolivia iseroding democracy, according to reports from La Paz, capital ofBolivia. Bush's criticism ...
Spanish police arrest five people in cycling doping case
May 24, 2006 ... Spanish police arrest five people in cycling doping caseMADRID, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Spanish police arrested five people onTuesday, charging them with cycle race doping, police said. Among the detainees was Manolo Saiz, the manager of the LibertyInsurance cycle team and the ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, May 24
May 24, 2006 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, May 24BAGHDAD -- A bomb exploded outside a Shiite mosque in northernBaghdad on Tuesday evening, killing at least 11 people and injuringseven others, police said. The blast occurred in Baghdad's Tunis district and most of ...
Eight WNBA stars picked for USA's worlds roster
May 24, 2006 ... Eight WNBA stars picked for USA's worlds rosterWASHINGTON, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Eight WNBA stars, including formerUniversity of Connecticut teammates Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi, areamong the first eight members of the 2006 USA Women's WorldChampionship team, it was announced ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- May 24
May 24, 2006 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- May 24BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua on Wednesday. -- European Union announces 15 ...
Urgent: DPRK cancels scheduled cross-border train test runs: S.Korean official
May 24, 2006 ... Urgent: DPRK cancels scheduled cross-border train test runs:S.Korean officialSEOUL, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic ofKorea on Wednesday requested the cancellation of the scheduled test-runs of ...
PIF meeting to be held in October
May 24, 2006 ... PIF meeting to be held in OctoberWELLINGTON, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Secretary-General of the PacificIsland Forum (PIF) Greg Urwin has said that this year's annual PIFmeeting will be held in Tonga between October the 23rd and 26th. According to Radio New Zealand reports on ...
(China Sports) East Chinese customs seizes fake FIFA products (updated)
May 24, 2006 ... (China Sports) East Chinese customs seizes fake FIFA products(updated)NINGBO, East China, May 24 (Xinhua) -- An eastern Chinese customshas confiscated 600 pirate FIFA soccer balls ahead of the 2006 WorldCup finals in Germany. The customs in the eastern coastal city Ningbo ...
Toronto gets first pick in NBA Draft
May 24, 2006 ... Toronto gets first pick in NBA DraftWASHINGTON, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The Toronto Raptors won the NBADraft Lottery on Tuesday and will have the top pick on June 28,according to reports from Secaucus, NJ. The Raptors had the fifth- best chance (8.8 percent) of winningafter ...
Free Aceh Movement establishes political party
May 24, 2006 ... Free Aceh Movement establishes political partyJAKARTA, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) hasformally announced the establishment of a new political party andappointed two independent candidates to run for the governorship andvice governorship in the upcoming direct ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
May 24, 2006 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, May 24 (Xinhua) --The following are foreign exchange rates against the baht onWednesday as offered by the Bangkok Bank: Wednesday Tuesday U.S. dollar 38.15/38.75 38.00/38.60 British pound ...
Brazilian energy company Petrobras gets 900 mln dlr international loan
May 24, 2006 ... Brazilian energy company Petrobras gets 900 mln dlr internationalloanRIO DE JANEIRO, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's state-owned energycompany Petrobras obtained a loan of 900 million U.S. dollars fromseveral international banks to modernize its main refineries, saidthe company in ...
(China Sports) East Chinese customs seizes fake FIFA products
May 24, 2006 ... (China Sports) East Chinese customs seizes fake FIFA productsNINGBO, East China, May 24 (Xinhua) -- An eastern Chinese customshas 600 pirate FIFA soccer balls ahead of the 2006 World Cup finalsin Germany. The customs in the eastern coastal city Ningbo said they onTuesday ...
Chavez, Ahmadinejad offer mutual support
May 24, 2006 ... Chavez, Ahmadinejad offer mutual supportCARACAS, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez andIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad offered their mutual support ina phone conference on Monday night, Venezuela's CommunicationsMinistry said in a statement on Tuesday ....
Haiti donors meet in Brazil to discuss aid plans
May 24, 2006 ... Haiti donors meet in Brazil to discuss aid plansBRASILIA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- A total of 17 Haiti donor nations and11 international aid organizations met on Tuesday in the Braziliancapital of Brasilia to discuss how to deliver aid to Haiti followingthe recent inauguration of ...
Urgent: Coal mine gas explosion kills 8 in central China
May 24, 2006 ... Urgent: Coal mine gas explosion kills 8 in central ChinaZHENGZHOU, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Eight miners have been killed in agas explosion at a coal mine in central China's Henan Province,officials with the provincial administration of ...
Tokyo stocks rebound in morning
May 24, 2006 ... Tokyo stocks rebound in morningTOKYO, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rebounded Wednesday morningas investors moved to pick up insurance, steel and other recentlybattered shares. The 225-issue Nikkei ...
Japan to hold nationwide hearings on lifting U.S. beef imports ban
May 24, 2006 ... Japan to hold nationwide hearings on lifting U.S. beef imports ban TOKYO, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese government plans to holdnationwide public hearings in June over the country's prolonged banon U.S. beef imports due to fears of mad cow disease, local pressreported on ...
EU launches measures to help Spain control African immigrants
May 24, 2006 ... EU launches measures to help Spain control African immigrantsMADRID, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) will put inplace 15 measures to help Spain cope with the wave of Africanmigrants who have been arriving in the Canary Islands, a Spanishterritory off the coast of ...
Algeria,Turkey sign friendship treaty
May 24, 2006 ... Algeria,Turkey sign friendship treatyALGIERS, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Algeria and Turkey signed a friendshiptreaty here on Tuesday to step up cooperation between the twocountries. The treaty was signed during Turkish Prime Minister Recep TayyipErdogan's two-day visit to ...
Update: Coal mine gas explosion kills 8 in central China
May 24, 2006 ... Update: Coal mine gas explosion kills 8 in central ChinaZHENGZHOU, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Eight miners have been killed in agas explosion at a coal mine in central China's Henan Province,officials with the provincial administration of production safetysaid Wednesday. The ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
May 24, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapersNEW DELHI, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news items inleading Indian newspapers on Wednesday.The Hindu: -- India plays a pivotal role in Intel's new "World Ahead"program, says Paul Otellini on his first visit ...