Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, May 26:
Roundup: Bush, Blair stress no imminent pullout plan from Iraq
May 26, 2006 ... Roundup: Bush, Blair stress no imminent pullout plan from Iraqby Li XuejunWASHINGTON, May 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush andvisiting British Prime Minister Tony Blair, at a joint pressconference held after their talks in the White House on Thursday,vowed ...
Urgent: Key suspect responsible for 57 trapped in mine flooding nabbed by police
May 26, 2006 ... Urgent: Key suspect responsible for 57 trapped in mine floodingnabbed by policeZUOYUN, Shanxi, May 26 (Xinhua) -- A key suspect responsible forthe mine flooding that trapped 57 miners underground in ZuoyunCounty, ...
Five bodies recovered from flooded coal mine in NE China
May 26, 2006 ... Five bodies recovered from flooded coal mine in NE ChinaSHENYANG, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers have recovered the bodies offive of the seven miners who were trapped in a flooded coal mine innortheast China's Liaoning Province more than 200 hours ago. The five bodies were ...
Indonesia receives visit by Palestinian foreign minister
May 26, 2006 ... Indonesia receives visit by Palestinian foreign ministerJAKARTA, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian Foreign Minister HassanWirajuda Friday welcomed a visit by his Palestinian counterpartMahmoud Zahhar in a meeting to discuss future bilateral relationshipafter a new government takes ...
Vietnam to sell rice to Iraq
May 26, 2006 ... Vietnam to sell rice to IraqHANOI, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese firms have won a bid to sell50,000 tons of rice to Iraq, according to the Vietnam's FoodAssociation Friday. The 5-percent cracked rice will be sold at 270 U.S. dollars perton, the association said, noting ...
Philippine stocks close higher
May 26, 2006 ... Philippine stocks close higherMANILA, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Philippine stock prices closed higheron Friday in a technical recovery after three straight days oflosses, with sentiment improving following gains on Wall Streetovernight and in Asian markets Friday morning, dealers said ....
Vietnam faces belt anti-dumping lawsuit
May 26, 2006 ... Vietnam faces belt anti-dumping lawsuitHANOI, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Turkey has decided to implement an anti-dumping investigation into belts originating in Vietnam, according tothe Competition Management Department under the Vietnamese TradeMinistry Friday. However, the ...
Hong Kong stocks finish higher at midday -- May 25
May 26, 2006 ... Hong Kong stocks finish higher at midday -- May 25HONG KONG, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong ...
2nd LD: Key suspect responsible for 57 trapped in mine flooding nabbed by police
May 26, 2006 ... 2nd LD: Key suspect responsible for 57 trapped in mine floodingnabbed by policeZUOYUN, Shanxi, May 26 (Xinhua) -- A key suspect responsible forthe mine flooding that trapped 57 miners underground in ZuoyunCounty, North China's Shanxi Province was nabbed by police on Friday,the ...
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0430 GMT, May 26
May 26, 2006 ... Xinhua world economic news summary at 0430 GMT, May 26NEW YORK -- World crude oil prices surged above 71 dollarsThursday amid concerns over a coming active hurricane season. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in July,rose 1.46 dollars to close at 71.32 ...
IAEA chief calls on nuclear powers to give up nuclear weapons
May 26, 2006 ... IAEA chief calls on nuclear powers to give up nuclear weaponsWASHINGTON, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Mohamed ElBaradei, head of theInternational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), on Thursday called onnuclear powers to give up their nuclear weapons so that other nationswould not seek to join ...
Japan's Upper House enacts administrative reform promotion law
May 26, 2006 ... Japan's Upper House enacts administrative reform promotion lawTOKYO, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Upper House Friday approved anadministrative reform promotion bill, which is called by thegovernment and ruling coalition as one of the most important piecesof legislation in the ...
Vietnamese couple arrested for trafficking 20 girls to Macao
May 26, 2006 ... Vietnamese couple arrested for trafficking 20 girls to MacaoHANOI, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese police have recently detaineda local couple who have trafficked 20 young women to China's Macao towork as prostitutes, local newspaper People's Army reported Friday. Since 2003, ...
U.S. clashes with Chirac over WTO campaign
May 26, 2006 ... U.S. clashes with Chirac over WTO campaignWASHINGTON, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The United States has criticizedFrench President Jacques Chirac's stance on the WTO's campaign toforge a deal freeing up world trade, a U.S. official said onThursday. During a visit to Brazil on ...
1st LD: Key suspect responsible for 57 trapped in mine flooding nabbed by police
May 26, 2006 ... 1st LD: Key suspect responsible for 57 trapped in mine floodingnabbed by policeZUOYUN, Shanxi, May 26 (Xinhua) -- A key suspect responsible forthe mine flooding that trapped 57 miners underground in ZuoyunCounty, North China's Shanxi Province was nabbed by police on ...
Small planes headed off by fighters while closing with Bush flight
May 26, 2006 ... Small planes headed off by fighters while closing with Bush flight WASHINGTON, May 25 (Xinhua) -- One small private plane was forcedto land by the U.S. F-16 jets while it was entering the restrictedairspace during President George W. Bush's visit to Pennsylvania,said Major Maria ...
Tanzanian gov't to ensure fair oil trade: official
May 26, 2006 ... Tanzanian gov't to ensure fair oil trade: officialDAR ES SALAAM, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The Tanzanian government haspromised to ensure that the country's oil importers and dealersadhere to fair trade practices. The promise was made after a two-day closed-door talks between ...
3rd LD: Key suspect responsible for 57 trapped in mine flooding nabbed by police
May 26, 2006 ... 3rd LD: Key suspect responsible for 57 trapped in mine floodingnabbed by policeZUOYUN, Shanxi, May 26 (Xinhua) -- A key suspect responsible forthe mine flooding that trapped 57 miners underground in ZuoyunCounty, North China's Shanxi Province was nabbed by police on Friday,the ...
Profit of China's industrial enterprises up 22.1 percent in first four months
May 26, 2006 ... Profit of China's industrial enterprises up 22.1 percent in firstfour monthsBEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The profit of China's large scaleindustrial enterprises rose 22.1 percent from last year to 477.4billion yuan (59.7 billion U.S. dollars) in the first four months of2006, ...
Indonesia closes borders as Timor-Leste unrest deteriorating
May 26, 2006 ... Indonesia closes borders as Timor-Leste unrest deterioratingJAKARTA, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian authorities on Fridaybegan to close border gates as unrest in neighboring Timor- Lestedeteriorated with at least 19 people having been killed since theviolence broke out last ...
Global space scientists to discuss latest discoveries on Mars
May 26, 2006 ... Global space scientists to discuss latest discoveries on MarsBEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Global space scientists are expectedto discuss latest discoveries made on Mars this July in Beijing. The 36th Assembly of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR),which is scheduled ...
Quake rocks Papua, Indonesia
May 26, 2006 ... Quake rocks Papua, IndonesiaJAKARTA, May 26 (Xinhua) -- A tectonic earthquake measuring 4.8 onthe Richter scale rattled Paniai district in Indonesia's Papuaprovince at the wee hours Friday, an official said Friday. The quake was traced at 3.68 degrees south latitude and ...
Urgent: Car bomb hits open market in Baghdad
May 26, 2006 ... Urgent: Car bomb hits open market in BaghdadBAGHDAD, May 26 (Xinhua) -- A car bomb went off in a busy ...
Prince, Billups lead Pistons even series with Heat
May 26, 2006 ... Prince, Billups lead Pistons even series with HeatWASHINGTON, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Chauncey Billups scored nine of his18 points in the fourth quarter, including four clutch free throws inthe final 23.8 seconds as the Detroit Pistons edged the Maiami Heat92-88 to even the Eastern ...
NBA result
May 26, 2006 ... NBA resultWASHINGTON, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result from theNBA Play-offs Conference Final match between Detroit and Miami onThursday ...
Norway steps up Sri Lanka peace effort
May 26, 2006 ... Norway steps up Sri Lanka peace effortCOLOMBO, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Norwegian peace facilitators in SriLankan government's engagement with the Tamil Tigers Friday steppedup their current efforts with a top level ministerial visit,diplomatic sources here said. Norway's ...
Cambodia abolishes prison sentences for defamation
May 26, 2006 ... Cambodia abolishes prison sentences for defamationPHNOM PENH, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian National Assembly onFriday approved the abolishment of prison sentences for defamationwhile holding the offense punished only by fines. Of the 87 lawmakers attending the session, 81 ...
Japanese soccer team leaves for World Cup
May 26, 2006 ... Japanese soccer team leaves for World CupTOKYO, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese soccer team left for theGerman World Cup finals Friday afternoon, two days after closing aweeklong training camp in Fukushima Prefecture. Coach Zico and his 23-man squad will hold final tune-ups ...
MLB standings
May 26, 2006 ... MLB standingsWASHINGTON, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings fromthe MLB on Thursday: AMERICAN LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Boston 27 18 .600 - 2. NY Yankees 26 19 .578 1 3. ...
4th LD: Key suspect responsible for 57 trapped in mine flooding nabbed by police
May 26, 2006 ... 4th LD: Key suspect responsible for 57 trapped in mine floodingnabbed by policeZUOYUN, Shanxi, May 26 (Xinhua) -- A key suspect responsible forthe mine flooding that trapped 57 miners underground in ZuoyunCounty, North China's Shanxi Province was nabbed by police on Friday,the ...
Official explains factors hindering China's electricity industry
May 26, 2006 ... Official explains factors hindering China's electricity industryBEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- A senior official on Thursday outlinedserious problems that are hindering the development of China'selectricity industry. Wang Yeping, Vice Chairman of the State Electricity ...
MLB result
May 26, 2006 ... MLB resultWASHINGTON, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from theMLB games on Thursday (home team in CAPS): WASHINGTON 8 Houston 5 ...
Angolan president orders elaboration of action plan against cholera
May 26, 2006 ... Angolan president orders elaboration of action plan againstcholeraLUANDA, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Angolan President Jose Eduardo dosSantos who is seriously worried with the fast-spreading choleraepidemic in the country has ordered the elaboration of a plan againstthe disease ....
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
May 26, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapersANKARA, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Friday.RADIKAL (Radical): -- During Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's meetingwith Turks in Germany on Thursday, ...
HIV originated from wild chimpazees: study
May 26, 2006 ... HIV originated from wild chimpazees: studyLOS ANGELES, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Genetic evidence from chimpanzeefeces from the forest floors of Cameroon has confirmed that the HIV-1 virus, the cause of human AIDS, originated in wild chimpanzeepopulations, scientists reported on ...
Growth rate of university enrollments slows in China
May 26, 2006 ... Growth rate of university enrollments slows in ChinaBEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- University enrollments will increaseby five percent this year, a growth rate five percent slower thanlast year, the Ministry of Education said on Thursday. China's State Council, or the cabinet, ...
7 more climbers scale Mt. Qomolangma
May 26, 2006 ... 7 more climbers scale Mt. QomolangmaKATHMANDU, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Seven more mountaineers have settheir foot atop the world's highest mountain Qomolangma Thursday,Radio Nepal reported on Friday. According to the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation,the ...
China to invest 625 mln USD in ground-breaking research in next five years
May 26, 2006 ... China to invest 625 mln USD in ground-breaking research in nextfive yearsBEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The National Natural ScienceFoundation of China (NSFC) on Thursday announced an investment offive billion yuan (625 million U.S. dollars) in around 10,000projects of bold ...
Singapore's BRI for services industries up 11.5 percent in Q1
May 26, 2006 ... Singapore's BRI for services industries up 11.5 percent in Q1SINGAPORE, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's business receipts index(BRI) for services industries rose by 11.5 percent in the firstquarter of 2006 as compared with the corresponding period a year ago. According to the ...
Air quality of major Chinese cities -- May 26
May 26, 2006 ... Air quality of major Chinese cities -- May 26BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Report on the quality of air in 47major Chinese cities (12:00 May 25to 12:00 May 26 Beijing Time),released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center:City Major Pollutant Air ...
1st LD Writethru: Five people killed in Baghdad market bombing
May 26, 2006 ... 1st LD Writethru: Five people killed in Baghdad market bombing Eds: Updates with death toll BAGHDAD, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed and 33 otherswounded when a car bomb went off in a busy popular market in centralBaghdad on Friday, an Interior Ministry source told ...
Singapore's manufacturing output up 3 pct in April
May 26, 2006 ... Singapore's manufacturing output up 3 pct in AprilSINGAPORE, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's manufacturing outputgrew by 3 percent year-on-year in April 2006, according to figuresreleased by the Economic Development Board (EDB) on Friday. EDB said that the increases in the ...
Australian troops to try to separate fighting factions in Timor- Leste: defense chief
May 26, 2006 ... Australian troops to try to separate fighting factions in Timor-Leste: defense chiefCANBERRA, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Australian Defense Force Chief AngusHouston said Friday that Australian troops deployed in Timor- Lestewill try to create the conditions for discussions and ...
Urgent: Nepal government, guerrillas to begin talks
May 26, 2006 ... Urgent: Nepal government, guerrillas to begin talksKATHMANDU, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Nepal's ...
40 injured in Mumbai cylinder blast
May 26, 2006 ... 40 injured in Mumbai cylinder blastNEW DELHI, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Forty people, including 10 children,were injured in Mumbai early Friday when a gas cylinder burst onstreet, Indo-Asian News Service reported. The blast took place in the Acharya Atreya Nagar area opposite ...
Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapers
May 26, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapersLAGOS, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Nigerian newspapers on Friday. This Day: -- In a major political intervention that may change the tone ofdebate over the 2007 presidency, Akwa Ibom ...
Iranian FM visits Baghdad
May 26, 2006 ... Iranian FM visits BaghdadBAGHDAD, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Minister ManouchehrMottaki arrived here on Friday for talks with Iraqi officials. Earlier, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi saidthat Mottaki would "go to Iraq to ...
Brazilian soccer results
May 26, 2006 ... Brazilian soccer resultsBRASILIA, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results andstandings from the Brazilian first division soccer league onThursday: Botafogo 4 Vasco da Gama1 Corinthians 0 Internacional1 Gremio 2 Goias ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
May 26, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapersJERUSALEM, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Friday.Ha'aretz: -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Amir Peretzagreed to provide a limited amount of ...
Tremor jolts Indian-controlled Kashmir, Himachal
May 26, 2006 ... Tremor jolts Indian-controlled Kashmir, HimachalNEW DELHI, May 26 (Xinhua) -- A feeble temblor measuring 4.7 onthe Richter scale struck Indian-controlled Kashmir and neighboringHimachal Pradesh in northern India early Friday. Local residents rushed out of their homes as the ...
German stocks open higher
May 26, 2006 ... German stocks open higherBERLIN, May 26 (Xinhua) -- German stocks opened higher Friday onthe Frankfurt market. The 30-share benchmark DAX Index gained 0.88 percent or 50.48points to 5,756.54 at 9:06 ...
Thugs attack Zambian minister over death of opposition leader
May 26, 2006 ... Thugs attack Zambian minister over death of opposition leaderLUSAKA, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The Zambian minister of information wasassaulted by a group of suspected opposition party members when hevisited the residence of the late party leader Anderson Mazoka, whodied at a South ...
1st Ld-Writethru: Nepali government, guerrillas to begin talks
May 26, 2006 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: Nepali government, guerrillas to begin talksKATHMANDU, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Nepal's government and guerrillaswill begin their talks Friday afternoon, according to governmentsources. The government and the guerrillas are holding talks at GokarnaForest ...
Roadside bombs wound 23 people in Baghdad
May 26, 2006 ... Roadside bombs wound 23 people in BaghdadBAGHDAD, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Three roadside bombs rocked the Iraqicapital and wounded 23 people on Friday, while Iraqi police foundthree unidentified bodies in a northern Baghdad district, an InteriorMinistry source said. Two ...
Major news items in leading British newspapers
May 26, 2006 ... Major news items in leading British newspapersLONDON, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news items inleading British newspapers on Friday: The Guardian: -- Tony Blair will call for a return to a multilateral approach toglobal affairs on Friday built around a ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0815 GMT, May 26
May 26, 2006 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0815 GMT, May 26WASHINGTON -- U.S. President George W. Bush on Thursday reiteratedcall for Iran to suspend nuclear enrichment activities, which theUnited States says is aimed at producing nuclear bombs. Speaking to reporters after talks with ...
Japan, Pacific island nations hold summit in Okinawa
May 26, 2006 ... Japan, Pacific island nations hold summit in OkinawaTOKYO, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of Japan and 16 Pacific islandnations and territories gathered on Friday in Nago, OkinawaPrefecture, for the fourth Japan-Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) SummitMeeting to discuss development, ...
PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD OFFICIAL KILLED IN BLAST IN LEBANON
May 26, 2006 ... PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD ...
Possible bail-out of debt-ladden Agriculture Bank being mulled over
May 26, 2006 ... Possible bail-out of debt-ladden Agriculture Bank being mulledoverBEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The government may bailout the debt-laden Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) with a huge funding injectionto shore up the state lender's balance sheets in preparation formarket listing, ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
May 26, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapersCAIRO, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Friday.Al Ahram: -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak sent on Thursday twocongratulatory cables to Iraqi President Jalal ...
Vietnam lures more foreign investment in 5 months
May 26, 2006 ... Vietnam lures more foreign investment in 5 monthsHANOI, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam has so far this year licensed281 foreign-invested projects with registered capital of over 2billion U.S. dollars, posting year-on-year rises of 8.5 percent and19.5 percent respectively, according ...
2nd LD Writethru: Nine people killed in Baghdad market bombing
May 26, 2006 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Nine people killed in Baghdad market bombing Eds: Updates with rising death toll BAGHDAD, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The death toll has risen to at leastnine in a car bomb explosion in a busy popular market in centralBaghdad on Friday, an Interior Ministry source told ...
Pakistan's yields of major crops decline
May 26, 2006 ... Pakistan's yields of major crops declineISLAMABAD, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's major crops yieldsdeclined and total farm productivity dropped by 2.5 percent duringthe 2005-06 fiscal year (July 2005 to June 2006) against the previousyear's figures, local media reported on ...
92 pct of Vietnam's industrial parks have no wastewater treatment: report
May 26, 2006 ... 92 pct of Vietnam's industrial parks have no wastewater treatment:reportHANOI, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Seventy out of 76, or 92.1 percent ofoperational industrial parks and export processing zones in Vietnamcurrently have no concentrated wastewater treatment plants, localnewspaper ...
UN secretary-general to present award to Thai monarch
May 26, 2006 ... UN secretary-general to present award to Thai monarchBANGKOK, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Visiting United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Friday will present an international award toThailand's revered monarch Bhumibol Adulyadej in honor of hisdedication and life-long work ...