Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, August 15:
Equipment failure blamed for chemical plant blast that kills three in China's oil city
Aug 15, 2006 ... Equipment failure blamed for chemical plant blast that kills threein China's oil cityHARBIN, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Equipment failure was to blame forMonday's chemical plant explosion that killed three people in theoil-rich northeast China city Daqing, company sources said ...
Japanese parties urge peace at Aug. 15 anniversary
Aug 15, 2006 ... Japanese parties urge peace at Aug. 15 anniversaryTOKYO, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party(LDP), the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, and other partiesall issued statements on Tuesday, calling for peace at the 61stanniversary of Japan's defeat in ...
Foreign exchange rates in Philippines
Aug 15, 2006 ... Foreign exchange rates in PhilippinesMANILA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the peso released by the Philippine Central Bank onTuesday: Tuesday Monday U.S. dollar51.2990 51.3040 Japanese yen...
Chinese people stage strong protest against Japanese PM Shrine visit
Aug 15, 2006 ... Chinese people stage strong protest against Japanese PM ShrinevisitBEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- More than 30 Chinese people gatheredoutside the Japanese ...
Vietnam has enough foreign currency for imports
Aug 15, 2006 ... Vietnam has enough foreign currency for importsHANOI, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) Vietnam has reserved enough foreigncurrency for its imports despite the rise in the value of U.S. dollaragainst Vietnamese dong (VND), local newspaper Vietnam News reportedTuesday. Foreign currencies ...
U.S. starts issuing electronic passports
Aug 15, 2006 ... U.S. starts issuing electronic passportsWASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. State Department beganissuing electronic passports (e-passports) to the public on Monday,the department announced in a statement. The next generation of the U.S. passports were consistent ...
Strong quake rocks eastern Indonesia
Aug 15, 2006 ... Strong quake rocks eastern IndonesiaJAKARTA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struckIndonesia's eastern province of Maluku at 10:05 Jakarta time Tuesday(03:05 GMT), but there is no immediate report of ...
Cement firm in Vietnam reports loss of radioactive material
Aug 15, 2006 ... Cement firm in Vietnam reports loss of radioactive materialHANOI, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- A cement producer in Vietnam's northernregion reported loss of a kind of radioactive material, according tolocal media on Tuesday. The Song Da Joint Stock Company in Hoa Binh province ...
Japanese war-dead kin group protests against Koizumi's shrine visit
Aug 15, 2006 ... Japanese war-dead kin group protests against Koizumi's shrinevisitTOKYO, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- A Japanese group Nippon Izokukai, alsoknown as the Japan War-Bereaved Families Association, said Tuesdaythat it strongly protested against Japanese Prime Minister JunichiroKoizumi's ...
Japanese civil group protests against Koizumi's war shrine visit
Aug 15, 2006 ... Japanese civil group protests against Koizumi's war shrine visitTOKYO, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Japan-China Friendship Associationsaid on Tuesday that it strongly protested against Japanese PrimeMinister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrineon Aug. 15 ....
Passenger traffic of Cathay Pacific up 4.8 percent in July
Aug 15, 2006 ... Passenger traffic of Cathay Pacific up 4.8 percent in JulyHONG KONG, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's leading airline --Cathay Pacific Airways said its passenger numbers and cargo tonnageedged up in July as the airline moved into the 2006 summer peak. According to a press ...
Update-1: 150,000 in thirst as power crunch cuts off water supply in central China city
Aug 15, 2006 ... Update-1: 150,000 in thirst as power crunch cuts off water supplyin central China cityCHANGSHA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- A power crunch has cut off runningwater supply in Huaihua, a city in central China's Hunan Province,leaving about 150,000 people in thirst, the local government ...
Overall heat results of men's long jump qualification at athletics junior worlds
Aug 15, 2006 ... Overall heat results of men's long jump qualification at athleticsjunior worldsBEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Following are the overview for themen's long jump qualification at the IAAF World Junior Championshipson Tuesday: 1. Zhang Xiaoyi, China, 7.83 meters 2 ....
Women's 100m heat results at junior world athletics championships
Aug 15, 2006 ... Women's 100m heat results at junior world athletics championships BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Following are the heat results fromwomen's 100m from the IAAF Junior World Championships here onTuesday: Heat 1 Pos Lane 1 7 Anderson Alexandria, United ...
Security beefed up in Sri Lankan capital
Aug 15, 2006 ... Security beefed up in Sri Lankan capitalCOLOMBO, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan police said Tuesday thatcapital Colombo's security had been beefed up following anassassination attempt of Pakistan's ambassador to the island, blamedon the Tamil Tigers. The Inspector General ...
Women's 400m hurdles heat results at athletics world junior championships (updated)
Aug 15, 2006 ... Women's 400m hurdles heat results at athletics world juniorchampionships (updated)BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from thewomen's 400 meters hurdles heats at the IAAF World JuniorChampionships on Tuesday: Heat 1 1 Spencer Kaliese, Jamaica, ...
Philippine stocks close flat
Aug 15, 2006 ... Philippine stocks close flatMANILA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Philippine stock prices closed flat onTuesday as many investors stayed on the sidelines in the absence ofmajor leads, as reflected in the thin trading volumes, dealers said. The main composite index finished up 1.92 ...
Update: Thousands of tons of oil spill from Japanese tanker in Indian Ocean
Aug 15, 2006 ... Update: Thousands of tons of oil spill from Japanese tanker inIndian OceanTOKYO, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of tons of crude oil arebelieved to have spilled in the Indian Ocean from a Japan-operatedtanker after it collided with a cargo ship on Monday, the Japaneseshipping ...
Women's shot put results at junior world athletics championships(update)
Aug 15, 2006 ... Women's shot put results at junior world athleticschampionships(update)BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Following are the preliminary resultsfrom the women's shot put Tuesday at the athletics junioir WorldChampionships here: Group B 1 Liu Yingpan, China, 16.35 ...
Former Aceh rebel group GAM seeks law amendments
Aug 15, 2006 ... Former Aceh rebel group GAM seeks law amendmentsJAKARTA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The former rebellious Free AcehMovement (GAM) is dissatisfied with several articles in the newlyenacted law on Aceh governance, but its leaders say the group willwait to see how the law is put into ...
Women's 400m heat results at athletics world junior championships
Aug 15, 2006 ... Women's 400m heat results at athletics world junior championships BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from thewomen's 400m qualification heats at the IAAF World JuniorChampionships here on Tuesday: Heat 1 1. Sutherland Sonita, Jamaica, 52.88 ...
Men's long jump results at athletics world junior championships
Aug 15, 2006 ... Men's long jump results at athletics world junior championshipsBEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from themen's long jump qualification at the IAAF World Junior Championshipshere on Tuesday: Group A 1. Belt Antone, United States, 7.73 Q ...
Overall heat results of women's 400m at athletics junior worlds
Aug 15, 2006 ... Overall heat results of women's 400m at athletics junior worldsBEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Following are the overview from thewomen's 400m qualification heats at the IAAF World JuniorChampionships on Tuesday: 1. El Jack Nawal, Sudan, 52.49 seconds 2. Sutherland ...
Japanese war-dead kin group protests against Koizumi's shrine visit
Aug 15, 2006 ... Japanese war-dead kin group protests against Koizumi's shrinevisitTOKYO, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Japan War-Bereaved PeacefulAssociation National Communication Committee said Tuesday that itstrongly protested against Japanese Prime Minister JunichiroKoizumi's visit to the ...
Hong Kong stocks finish lower at midday -- Aug. 15
Aug 15, 2006 ... Hong Kong stocks finish lower at midday -- Aug. 15HONG KONG, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong ...
URGENT: 11 central SOEs suffer losses of 2.52 billion yuan in firsthalf of 2006
Aug 15, 2006 ... URGENT: 11 central SOEs suffer losses of 2.52 billion yuan infirst half of 2006BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Eleven state-owned enterprises (SOEs)affiliated to China's central government ...
Roundup: India celebrates Independence Day amid terror alert by Fu Shuangqi
Aug 15, 2006 ... Roundup: India celebrates Independence Day amid terror alert byFu Shuangqi NEW DELHI, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Orange, white and green balloonswere flying high above the heavily-guarded Red Fort in Delhi when thecelebration ceremony of India's Independence Day ended peacefully ...
150,000 in thirst as power crunch cuts off water supply in Central China city
Aug 15, 2006 ... 150,000 in thirst as power crunch cuts off water supply in CentralChina cityCHANGSHA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- A power crunch has cut off runningwater supply in Huaihua, a city in Central China's Hunan Province,leaving about 150,000 people in thirst, the local government ...
Men's discus throw results at junior world athletics championships
Aug 15, 2006 ... Men's discus throw results at junior world athletics championships BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Following are the preliminary resultsfrom the men's discus throw Tuesday at the IAAF Junior WorldChampionships here: Group B 1. Grasu Mihai, Romania, 58.38 meters Q ...
1st Lead: World Bank sees China's economy grow 10.4 pct this year
Aug 15, 2006 ... 1st Lead: World Bank sees China's economy grow 10.4 pct this year BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank said Tuesday China'seconomy is expected to grow 10.4 percent this year and 9.3 percent in2007. Although China's gross domestic product expanded by 10.9 percentin ...
Overall heat results of men's 400m heats at athletics junior worlds
Aug 15, 2006 ... Overall heat results of men's 400m heats at athletics juniorworldsBEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Following are the overview for themen's 400 meters heats at the IAAF World Junior Championships onTuesday: 1. Quow Renny, Trinidad and Tobago, 45.91 2. Kirwa Julius, ...
Overview of women's 400m hurdles heats at athletics world junior championships
Aug 15, 2006 ... Overview of women's 400m hurdles heats at athletics world junior championshipsBEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Following is the overview for thewomen's 400 meters hurdles heats at the IAAF World JuniorChampionships here on Tuesday: 1. Odumosu Ajoke, Nigeria, 57.11 2 ....
Update 5-Koizumi visits war criminals-honoring Yasukuni Shrine
Aug 15, 2006 ... Update 5-Koizumi visits war criminals-honoring Yasukuni ShrineTOKYO, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister JunichiroKoizumi, ignoring criticism from home and abroad, paid his sixthvisit to the war criminals-honoring Yasukuni Shrine early Tuesdaymorning. Koizumi, in ...
China names squad for world basketball championship
Aug 15, 2006 ... China names squad for world basketball championshipBEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Teenager Chen Jianghua earned a latecall-up on Tuesday to China's squad for the upcoming men's basketballworld championship. The 17-year-old point guard was named alongside stars Yao Ming ...
Commentary: Japan PM's lame arguments find no justification for shrine visit
Aug 15, 2006 ... Commentary: Japan PM's lame arguments find no justification forshrine visitBEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister JunichiroKoizumi on Tuesday paid his sixth visit since taking office to theYasukuni Shrine which honors Japan's notorious World War II warcriminals, ...
Urgent: World Bank sees China's economy grow 10.4 pct this year
Aug 15, 2006 ... Urgent: World Bank sees China's economy grow 10.4 pct this yearBEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank said Tuesday China'seconomy is expected to grow 10.4 percent this ...
Major news items in leading Afghan newspapers
Aug 15, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Afghan newspapersKABUL, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inAfghan leading newspapers on Tuesday. Arman-e-Millie: Police in eastern Nangarhar province ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Aug 15, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapersANKARA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Tuesday.HURRIYET (Freedom): -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Monday thecountry's neighbors not to ...
3rd Ld-Writethru: China denies plan to rent one million ha Russian forests
Aug 15, 2006 ... 3rd Ld-Writethru: China denies plan to rent one million ha RussianforestsBEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- A State Forestry Administration (SFA)spokesman on Tuesday denied a media report that China would rent onemillion hectares of Russian forests to develop timber resources ....
Update 6-Koizumi visits war criminals-honoring Yasukuni Shrine
Aug 15, 2006 ... Update 6-Koizumi visits war criminals-honoring Yasukuni ShrineTOKYO, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister JunichiroKoizumi, ignoring criticism from home and abroad, visited the warcriminals-honoring Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo early Tuesday morning. Koizumi, in a ...
2nd Ld: Hu Jintao calls on party members to study selected works ofJiang Zemin
Aug 15, 2006 ... 2nd Ld: Hu Jintao calls on party members to study selected worksof Jiang ZeminBEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Hu Jintao, General Secretary of theCommunist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Tuesday called onall party members to study the Selected Works of former party ...
5th LD: Chinese Foreign Minister summons Japanese ambassador, strongly protests against Koizumi's shrine visit
Aug 15, 2006 ... 5th LD: Chinese Foreign Minister summons Japanese ambassador,strongly protests against Koizumi's shrine visitBEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxingsummoned Japanese Ambassador to China Miyamoto Yuji here Tuesday,lodging serious and solemn ...
3rd LD: Chinese Foreign Minister summons Japanese ambassador, strongly protests against Koizumi's shrine visit
Aug 15, 2006 ... 3rd LD: Chinese Foreign Minister summons Japanese ambassador,strongly protests against Koizumi's shrine visitBEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxingsummoned Japanese Ambassador to China Miyamoto Yuji here Tuesday,lodging serious and solemn ...
Cincinnati Masters ATP collated results
Aug 15, 2006 ... Cincinnati Masters ATP collated resultsWASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from theCincinnati Masters ATP championship on Monday (prefix number denotesseeding): First round: Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain, bt Jonas Bjorkman, Sweden, 6-6(Bjorkman ...
Indonesia adds more troops to Middle East
Aug 15, 2006 ... Indonesia adds more troops to Middle EastJAKARTA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia has decided to add moretroops for peace keeping operation in the Middle East, in the wake ofcease-fire that kicked of on Monday, Indonesian Foreign MinisterHassan Wirajuda said here Tuesday ....
Uganda's rebel group agrees to go back to peace talks
Aug 15, 2006 ... Uganda's rebel group agrees to go back to peace talksKAMPALA, Aug 15 (Xinhua) -- The Ugandan rebel Lord's ResistanceArmy (LRA) peace negotiating team has agreed to resume talks with thegovernment, but sought to mourn its third-in-command who was killedby the army at the weekend, ...
Corporate News: Poly Real Estate profit up 67.66 pct in first half year
Aug 15, 2006 ... Corporate News: Poly Real Estate profit up 67.66 pct in first halfyearBEIJING, Aug, 15 (Xinhua) -- The newly-listed Poly Real EstateCorporation made a net profit of 223 million yuan (27.875 millionU.S. dollars) in the first half of the year, surging 67.66 percentyear on year, ...
Australians advised not to travel to Lebanon
Aug 15, 2006 ... Australians advised not to travel to LebanonCANBERRA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Australian government on Tuesdaycontinued to advise Australians not to travel to Lebanon althoughofficial cessation of hostilities has come into effect. Australian Department of Foreign Affairs ...
1st Ld: China's drug watchdog blames improper disinfection for antibiotic-related deaths
Aug 15, 2006 ... 1st Ld: China's drug watchdog blames improper disinfection forantibiotic-related deathsBEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- China's national drug watchdog onTuesday cited substandard disinfection as a major factor leading tothe lethality of a suspect antibiotic injection, which has ...
Asian Cup qualifying fixtures
Aug 15, 2006 ... Asian Cup qualifying fixturesBEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- After a break of nearly six months,the qualifying competition for the 2007 Asian Cup resumes this weekwith matches on 11 fronts throughout the continent, with 10 games onWednesday and one on Thursday. Wednesday, ...
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0600 GMT, Aug. 15
Aug 15, 2006 ... Xinhua world economic news summary at 0600 GMT, Aug. 15BRUSSELS -- Belgian vehicles will carry new-style number plates asfrom 2008 as the current plates, combinations of three lettersfollowed by three numbers, will be exhausted, it is reported Monday. The new-style number ...
Sinopec forges partnership with Beijing steel giant
Aug 15, 2006 ... Sinopec forges partnership with Beijing steel giantBEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- China Petroleum and Chemical Corp.(Sinopec), Asia's largest oil refiner, and the Beijing-based steelgiant Shougang Group have established a strategic cooperativepartnership. Sinopec will ...
China's steel prices drop, showing signs of overproduction
Aug 15, 2006 ... China's steel prices drop, showing signs of overproductionBEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Steel prices in China dropped in Julyafter five consecutive month-on-month rises as overproduction beganto hit the market. A report released by the People's Bank of China (PBOC) on ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Aug 15, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapersJERUSALEM, Aug.15 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Tuesday.Ha'aretz: -- A vanguard UN force will begin deployment throughout southernLebanon within 24 to 48 hours, Israel ...
China to solicit public opinion before deciding on hunting auction
Aug 15, 2006 ... China to solicit public opinion before deciding on hunting auction BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- China's State Forestry Administration(SFA) is to solicit suggestions from the public before decidingwhether to continue the auction of hunting quotas and licenses. SFA spokesman Cao ...
4th LD: Chinese Foreign Minister summons Japanese ambassador, strongly protests against Koizumi's shrine visit
Aug 15, 2006 ... 4th LD: Chinese Foreign Minister summons Japanese ambassador,strongly protests against Koizumi's shrine visitBEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxingsummoned Japanese Ambassador to China Miyamoto Yuji here Tuesday,lodging serious and solemn ...
Indonesia disappointed as Australia drops migration bill
Aug 15, 2006 ... Indonesia disappointed as Australia drops migration billJAKARTA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian foreign ministryexpressed disappointment Tuesday as Australia dropped the contentiousmigration bill on tough border protection against immigrants. "If the information is ...
Neolithic stone carving of Big Dipper discovered in northwest China
Aug 15, 2006 ... Neolithic stone carving of Big Dipper discovered in northwestChinaCHIFENG, Inner Mongolia, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- A neolithic stonecarving of the Big Dipper star formation has been found on BaimiaoziMountain near Chifeng City in northwest China's Inner MongoliaAutonomous Region, ...
Chinese central bank raises deposit reserve ratio by 0.5 percentagepoints
Aug 15, 2006 ... Chinese central bank raises deposit reserve ratio by 0.5percentage pointsBEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The People's Bank of China, China'scentral bank, raised banks' deposit reserve ratio Tuesday by 0.5percentage points to rein in excessive bank lending. The hike brings ...
2nd LD: Chinese Foreign Minister summons Japanese ambassador, strongly protests against Koizumi's shrine visit
Aug 15, 2006 ... 2nd LD: Chinese Foreign Minister summons Japanese ambassador,strongly protests against Koizumi's shrine visitBEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxingsummoned Japanese Ambassador to China Miyamoto Yuji here Tuesday,lodging serious and solemn ...
1st Ld: Hu Jintao calls on party members to study selected works ofJiang Zemin
Aug 15, 2006 ... 1st Ld: Hu Jintao calls on party members to study selected worksof Jiang ZeminBEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Hu Jintao, General Secretary of theCommunist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Tuesday called onall party members to study the Selected Works of former party ...
Floods, lightning strikes leave 25 dead in NW China region
Aug 15, 2006 ... Floods, lightning strikes leave 25 dead in NW China regionURUMQI, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Natural disasters triggered by rainand snow melting at high altitudes have left 25 dead and affected 1.2million people over the last month in northwest China's XinjiangUygur Autonomous Region, ...
Foreign exchange rates in Indonesia
Aug 15, 2006 ... Foreign exchange rates in IndonesiaJAKARTA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Following are the foreign exchangerates against the Indonesian rupiah here on Tuesday:Tuesday Monday U.S. dollar 9,070/9,100 9,080/9,110 Euro...
Petrol supply situation worsens in Nepali capital
Aug 15, 2006 ... Petrol supply situation worsens in Nepali capitalKATHMANDU, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The supply of petrol went worse inthe Nepali capital Kathmandu Valley on Tuesday, as Nepal OilCorporation (NOC) and petroleum dealers failed to manage theincreased demand. "NOC, a ...
2nd Lead: World Bank sees China's economy grow 10.4 pct this year
Aug 15, 2006 ... 2nd Lead: World Bank sees China's economy grow 10.4 pct this year BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank said Tuesday China'seconomy is expected to grow 10.4 percent this year and 9.3 percent in2007. Although China's gross domestic product expanded by 10.9 percentin ...