Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, September 19:
Shanghai stock index mixed -- Sept. 19
Sep 19, 2006 ... Shanghai stock index mixed -- Sept. 19BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Composite Stock Index on theShanghai Stock Exchange closed at 1,735.24 points on Tuesday, up 2.25points ...
Top legislator stresses scientific concept of development
Sep 19, 2006 ... Top legislator stresses scientific concept of developmentHARBIN, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislator Wu Bangguo hasurged local authorities to boost the country's economic and socialdevelopment by adopting the scientific concept of development andbeing more innovative ....
"The Banquet" roars off to a lavish start
Sep 19, 2006 ... "The Banquet" roars off to a lavish startBEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese director Feng Xiaogang'smartial arts epic "The Banquet", starring actress Zhang Ziyi, lookslike being a big success after debuting on September 14 across Asia. With box office income of 55 ...
Xinhua home news advisory -- Sept. 19
Sep 19, 2006 ... Xinhua home news advisory -- Sept. 19BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of the majordomestic news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued by Xinhua onTuesday: 1. Quality oversteps quantity in FDI use ...
Two killed, 24 wounded in car bombing in Baghdad
Sep 19, 2006 ... Two killed, 24 wounded in car bombing in BaghdadBAGHDAD, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and 24 otherswounded when a car bomb went off in a southern Baghdad neighborhoodon Tuesday, a well-informed police source said. "A car bomb detonated near ...
Philippine stocks close higher
Sep 19, 2006 ... Philippine stocks close higherMANILA, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Philippine stock prices closed higherTuesday with the index going up by 61.86 points to close at 2,563.66. Except for mining ...
2nd LD: Provincial official sentenced to 11 years in jail for taking bribes
Sep 19, 2006 ... 2nd LD: Provincial official sentenced to 11 years in jail fortaking bribesBEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Hou Wujie, former deputy secretaryof the Shanxi provincial committee of the Communist Party of China,has been sentenced to 11 years in jail for bribery. According to ...
Foreign exchange rates in Philippines
Sep 19, 2006 ... Foreign exchange rates in PhilippinesMANILA, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the peso released by the Philippine Central Bank onTuesday:Tuesday Monday U.S. dollars50.2350 50.2898 ...
Air quality of major Chinese cities -- Sept. 19
Sep 19, 2006 ... Air quality of major Chinese cities -- Sept. 19BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Report on the quality of air in 47major Chinese cities (12:00 Sept. 18 to 12:00 Sept. 19 Beijing Time),released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center:City Major Pollutant ...
Yan Zi out of China Open second round after losing to qualifier
Sep 19, 2006 ... Yan Zi out of China Open second round after losing to qualifierBEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's wild card Yan Zi committed20 unforced errors to suffer a 2-0 defeat to Croat Jelena Kostanichere at the China Open WTA tournament on Tuesday. The 25-year-old Croat, who ...
Elbaradei says world nuclear power has achieved great progress
Sep 19, 2006 ... Elbaradei says world nuclear power has achieved great progressVIENNA, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Nuclear power around the world hadachieved great progress in the last two decades, raising expectationsof the peaceful use of nuclear power, said Mohammed Elbaradei, chiefof the ...
Bangkok orders probe on report of boy died of foot and mouth disease
Sep 19, 2006 ... Bangkok orders probe on report of boy died of foot and mouthdiseaseBANGKOK, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Bangkok's public health departmentTuesday ordered investigation into a report that a young student of aBangkok school on central Sathorn Road died of foot and mouthdisease ....
Marshalls budget focuses on education
Sep 19, 2006 ... Marshalls budget focuses on educationWELLINGTON, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Marshall Islands is set tospend nearly one-third of its national budget of 124.5 million U.S.dollars in an effort to improve its poorly performing public schoolsystem. According to Tuesday's press ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Sept. 19
Sep 19, 2006 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Sept. 19CAIRO, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of the majorMideast news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued by XinhuaNews Agency on Tuesday.-- Monitoring situation in the Palestinian territories as thereare concerns ...
Argentina establishes diplomatic ties with Montenegro
Sep 19, 2006 ... Argentina establishes diplomatic ties with MontenegroBUENOS AIRES, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Argentina has establisheddiplomatic relations with the newly-independent Montenegro, said astatement from the Argentine Foreign Ministry on Monday. Argentina's recognition of the eastern ...
China aims to export US$70 billion worth of autos and auto components by 2010
Sep 19, 2006 ... China aims to export US$70 billion worth of autos and autocomponents by 2010BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- China aims to increase exports ofautomobiles and automobile components to 70 billion U.S. dollars bythe end of 2010, said an official with the Ministry of Commerce ....
German stocks open lower
Sep 19, 2006 ... German stocks open lowerBERLIN, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- German stocks opened lower Tuesday onthe Frankfurt market. The 30-share DAX index dropped 0.42 percent or 24.60 points to5,901.73 at 10:20 ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Sept. 18
Sep 19, 2006 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Sept. 18BEIJING, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are domestic newsitems released by Xinhua on Monday: Tokyo trial film enjoys big success World's highest railtrack has carried 450,000 passengers 3rd Ld-Writethru: China ...
Archaic beliefs cause many child-birth deaths in Zambia
Sep 19, 2006 ... Archaic beliefs cause many child-birth deaths in ZambiaLUSAKA, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Maamba Hospital in Sinazongwedistrict of Zambia has been handling about 16 cases of child-birthcomplications every month because of the adherence to traditionalbeliefs that only the husband is ...
Bogus Yale doctorate holder jailed for fraud
Sep 19, 2006 ... Bogus Yale doctorate holder jailed for fraudBEIJING, Sept 19 (Xinhua) -- A former illegal immigrant to theUnited States and janitor at Yale University has been jailed for 13years for conning his way to the top of a Beijing publishing houseand embezzling funds. Shen ...
Iraqi journalist killed in western Iraq
Sep 19, 2006 ... Iraqi journalist killed in western IraqBAGHDAD, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Gunmen shot dead an Iraqi televisionjournalist in the volatile western province of Anbar over theweekend, the TV station he worked for reported on Tuesday. "Ahmed Riyadh al-Karboli, 25, was killed when ...
Italy plans to offer more help for foreign labor
Sep 19, 2006 ... Italy plans to offer more help for foreign laborROME, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Italian Interior Minister GiulianoAmato suggested on Monday that Italian consulates abroad be used asjob centers to help foreigners seek work in Italy, local mediareported. Addressing a national ...
British stock exchange opens lower
Sep 19, 2006 ... British stock exchange opens lowerLONDON, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- British stocks opened lower onTuesday on the London Stock ...
Swedish PM tenders resignation after election defeat
Sep 19, 2006 ... Swedish PM tenders resignation after election defeatSTOCKHOLM, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Swedish Prime Minister GoranPersson submitted his resignation to the parliamentary speaker onMonday after his ruling Social Democratic Party lost to theopposition in Sunday's general election ....
Yan Zi becomes lone casualty of Chinese women's singles in main draw
Sep 19, 2006 ... Yan Zi becomes lone casualty of Chinese women's singles in maindrawBEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- All Chinese women players except YanZi made it through to the China Open WTA tournament second round hereon Tuesday. Chinese top player Li Na breezed through Russian qualifier ...
Chinese firms to redevelop copper mine in DPRK
Sep 19, 2006 ... Chinese firms to redevelop copper mine in DPRKBEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese firms, including the state-owned China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group (NFCG), will redevelop anabandoned copper mine with a reserve of 250,000 tons in theDemocratic People's Republic of Korea ...
Hamas blamed for involving in murdering senior intelligence officer:report
Sep 19, 2006 ... Hamas blamed for involving in murdering senior intelligenceofficer: reportGAZA, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian governing IslamicResistance Movement (Hamas) has been blamed for being responsible formurdering a senior intelligence officer in Gaza City last Friday, pan-Arab ...
New agreement on whales and dolphins conservation
Sep 19, 2006 ... New agreement on whales and dolphins conservationWELLINGTON, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- A new international framework toconserve Pacific Island whales and dolphins (cetaceans) and theirhabitats has been endorsed by nine countries. According to Tuesday's report from Pacnews, a ...
Australian stock market closes weaker
Sep 19, 2006 ... Australian stock market closes weakerCANBERRA, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Australian stock exchangemarket closed lower Tuesday as the benchmark S&P/ASX200 lost 16.0points to 5,056.8 while the all ordinaries shed 13.0 points to 5,015.7. Market turnover was 1.06 billion ...
Jordan's stock market index closes down
Sep 19, 2006 ... Jordan's stock market index closes downAMMAN, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The price index of Jordan's Ammanstock market closed at 6,204 points on Tuesday, down 95 ...
Kuwait stock exchange index closes up
Sep 19, 2006 ... Kuwait stock exchange index closes upKUWAIT CITY, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE)index closed at 10,014.4 points Tuesday, 115.7 points ...
Major news items in leading Kenyan newspaper
Sep 19, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Kenyan newspaperNAIROBI, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Kenyan newspaper on Tuesday.Daily Nation: -- Modern markets are to be built for hawkers and slums upgradedin a new program to overhaul Nairobi ...
Yemen's president says "major terrorist" arrested for attempting toattack foreign interests
Sep 19, 2006 ... Yemen's president says "major terrorist" arrested for attemptingto attack foreign interestsSANAA, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Salehsaid Tuesday that the authorities had arrested a "major terrorist"who attempted to launch attacks against a Yemen hotel and ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Sep 19, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapersTEHRAN, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Iranian newspapers on Tuesday.Kayhan: -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Mondaythat jihad (holy war) is a principle of ...
Major news items in leading Thai newspapers
Sep 19, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Thai newspapersBANGKOK, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Thai newspapers Tuesday:The Nation: -- Saturday's bomb blasts in Hat Yai would have negativerepercussions for the national economy as business ...
Weather forecast for world cities -- Sept. 19
Sep 19, 2006 ... Weather forecast for world cities -- Sept. 19BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Weather forecast for 11 world cities(20:00 Sept. 19 - 20:00 Sept. 20, Beijing Time, temperatures inCelsius):Min. Max. Condition Wind scale Beijing 1926 ...
Quito airport bars U.S. airliner due to fee dispute
Sep 19, 2006 ... Quito airport bars U.S. airliner due to fee disputeQUITO, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- American Airlines (AA) planes havebeen barred from landing at Mariscal Sucre international airport in arow over fees, AA sales manager Paterson Duncan said on Monday. Bosses at the airport, ...
China aids Myanmar for poppy-substitute program
Sep 19, 2006 ... China aids Myanmar for poppy-substitute programBEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government has donated500 tons of rice and 500,000 yuan (62,500 US dollars) worth of anti-malaria medicines to Myanmar, as part of a program to help Myanmarwith its poppy-substitute program ....
Myanmar reiterates no change of policies due to pressure
Sep 19, 2006 ... Myanmar reiterates no change of policies due to pressureYANGON, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar government reiteratedTuesday that there will be no change of its policies, saying that itwill carry out the policies unswervingly. The Myanmar statement was made in its first ...
Li Na through to second round despite lacklustre show-off
Sep 19, 2006 ... Li Na through to second round despite lacklustre show-offBEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- China female top one Li Na Tuesdaybreezed past qualifier Russian Vera Dushevina in straight sets hereat the 600,000 US dollars China Open tennis tournament, a tier twoevent on the WTA ...
Foreign exchange rates in Nepal
Sep 19, 2006 ... Foreign exchange rates in NepalKATHMANDU, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are Inter-bankforeign exchange rates against the Nepali rupee on Tuesday.Currency Unit Buying Selling Australian dollar 155.45 55.89 ...
Tongan King Tupou IV's funeral held in capital
Sep 19, 2006 ... Tongan King Tupou IV's funeral held in capital CANBERRA, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- People of Tonga paid their finalrespects to King Tupou IV in a state funeral in the Pacific islandcountry's capital of Nuku'alofa Tuesday. The three-hour ceremony combined the late king's great ...
Opener, Advisory
Sep 19, 2006 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service for Monday,September 18, 2006, and begins ...
Armed forces dentists discuss military drill in Xi'an
Sep 19, 2006 ... Armed forces dentists discuss military drill in Xi'anXI'AN, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- More than 240 armed forces dentalexperts from 25 countries gathered in northeast China on Tuesday todiscuss their military drill -- and other dental procedures -- at the2006 World Military Dental ...
China calls for diplomatic negotiations on Iran nuclear issue
Sep 19, 2006 ... China calls for diplomatic negotiations on Iran nuclear issueBEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- All parties involved in the Irannuclear issue should maintain diplomatic negotiations and dialogue,and promote a peaceful resolution, said Chinese Foreign Ministryspokesman Qin Gang on ...
Peruvian president meets top Chinese diplomat on cooperative ties
Sep 19, 2006 ... Peruvian president meets top Chinese diplomat on cooperative ties LIMA, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Peruvian President Alan Garcia onMonday met with visiting Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi todiscuss bilateral cooperative ties. During the talks, Yang spoke highly of the ...
Results from China Open WTA tournament (updated 1)
Sep 19, 2006 ... Results from China Open WTA tournament (updated 1)BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from the600,000 U.S. dollars China Open WTA tennis tournament on September19th, Tuesday (prefix number denotes seeding, wc denotes wildcard): Women's singles first ...
1st LD Writethru: China reiterates support for denuclearization of Korean Peninsula through negotiations
Sep 19, 2006 ... 1st LD Writethru: China reiterates support for denuclearization ofKorean Peninsula through negotiationsVIENNA, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday reiterated itssupport for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula throughinternational efforts in a proper way. The ...
Xinhua summary of Asia-Pacific stocks news at 1100 GMT, Sept. 19
Sep 19, 2006 ... Xinhua summary of Asia-Pacific stocks news at 1100 GMT, Sept. 19MANILA -- Philippine stock prices closed higher Tuesday with theindex going up by 61.86 points to close at 2,563.66. ---- SEOUL -- The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI)Tuesday lost ...
Food poisoning strikes more than 200 students in NW China
Sep 19, 2006 ... Food poisoning strikes more than 200 students in NW ChinaXI'AN, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- More than 200 students have beenhospitalized after contracting food poisoning at their high school innorthwest China's Shaanxi Province on Monday. The 223 students were treated in local ...
Hong Kong share prices close lower -- Sept. 19
Sep 19, 2006 ... Hong Kong share prices close lower -- Sept. 19HONG KONG, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong share prices edged downTuesday, with the key Hang Seng Index dipped 40.51 points, or 0.23percent, to 17,346.7 after trading between 17,314.63 and 17, 426.47during the session. Turnover ...
Portuguese soccer results
Sep 19, 2006 ... Portuguese soccer resultsLISBON, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results andstandings from the Portuguese soccer league on Monday: Braga 0 Uniao Leiria 1 Sunday, September 17 Academica 1 Belenenses1 Benfica1 ...
2 Filipino soldiers killed in clash with Abu Sayyaf rebels
Sep 19, 2006 ... 2 Filipino soldiers killed in clash with Abu Sayyaf rebelsMANILA, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Two Filipino soldiers have beenkilled and scores of others injured in a series of clashes betweenthe government forces and Abu Sayyaf rebels in Sulu, southernPhilippines, local television ...
U.S.-DPRK talks possible: U.S. official
Sep 19, 2006 ... U.S.-DPRK talks possible: U.S. officialSEOUL, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- A senior U.S. official said bilateralmeetings between the United States and the Democratic People'sRepublic of Korea (DPRK) is possible if Pyongyang decides to returnto the six-party talks on the nuclear issues ...
Major news items in leading British newspapers
Sep 19, 2006 ... Major news items in leading British newspapersLONDON, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading British newspapers on Tuesday:The Guardian: -- British Defence Secretary Des Browne will admit on Tuesday thatBritain and its NATO allies ...
Tokyo stocks end mixed
Sep 19, 2006 ... Tokyo stocks end mixedTOKYO, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed mixed Tuesday withsome issues holding on to early gains as exporters received a boostfrom prospects that U.S. interest rates will remain unchanged. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 7.35 points from ...
11 Taliban militants killed in S. Afghanistan
Sep 19, 2006 ... 11 Taliban militants killed in S. AfghanistanKABUL, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Eleven Taliban insurgents were killedby Afghan government troops in the southern Helmand province, a localofficial told Xinhua on Tuesday. "Eight Taliban fighters were killed in a clash with ...
Myanmar made first response to UNSC decision to put country on agenda
Sep 19, 2006 ... Myanmar made first response to UNSC decision to put country onagendaYANGON, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar government made its firstresponse Tuesday through official media to a recent decision of theUnited Nations Security Council (UNSC) to put Myanmar issue on UNSCagenda, ...
Hong Kong stocks open lower -- Sept. 19
Sep 19, 2006 ... Hong Kong stocks open lower -- Sept. 19HONG KONG, Sept. 19(Xinhua) -- Hong ...
Six robbers shot dead, policeman killed in Malaysia
Sep 19, 2006 ... Six robbers shot dead, policeman killed in MalaysiaKUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian police have shot deadsix most wanted robbers in Pahang state but a policeman lost his lifeduring the operation, the New Straits Times reported Tuesday. Constable Mahathir Tawile ...
NZ FM to head to UN General Assembly, Europe
Sep 19, 2006 ... NZ FM to head to UN General Assembly, EuropeWELLINGTON, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand Foreign MinisterWinston Peters is to leave for New York Wednesday to attend theannual United Nations General Assembly. According to a government press release, Peters will deliver ...
Six million Chinese suffering from Alzheimer's disease: survey
Sep 19, 2006 ... Six million Chinese suffering from Alzheimer's disease: surveyBEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- A recent survey reported inTuesday's China Youth Daily shows that nearly six million Chinese aresuffering from Alzheimer's disease (AD). The survey, which was conducted by the Peking ...
1st LD: China, Tajikistan to hold military exercises
Sep 19, 2006 ... 1st LD: China, Tajikistan to hold military exercisesBEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- China and Tajikistan will hold theirfirst military exercises from Sept. 22 to 23, according to amemorandum of understanding signed between the two countries lastApril ....
Canadian FM urges NATO to do more in Afghanistan
Sep 19, 2006 ... Canadian FM urges NATO to do more in AfghanistanOTTAWA, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Canadian Foreign Minister PeterMacKay on Monday urged other NATO countries to step forward and domore in Afghanistan. The call came after the ...
Roundup: African experts say tackling urban migration bolsters poverty initiatives
Sep 19, 2006 ... Roundup: African experts say tackling urban migration bolsterspoverty initiativesNAIROBI, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan officials have called for theconversion of more rural residential areas into urban-class towns andcities to counter the problem of rural-urban migration which ...