Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, November 9:
Chinese leaders vote in local elections
Nov 09, 2006 ... Chinese leaders vote in local electionsBEIJING, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- President Hu Jintao cast his ballot ata polling booth in the Zhongnanhai, in central Beijing, on Wednesday,to elect new deputies for the local people's congress in hisdistrict. Former President Jiang Zemin ...
Xinhua world news summary at 1600 GMT, Nov. 8
Nov 09, 2006 ... Xinhua world news summary at 1600 GMT, Nov. 8BAGHDAD -- Several mortar rounds landed on a soccer field inBaghdad's Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City, killing eight people andwounding 20 others on Wednesday, an Interior Ministry source toldXinhua. "The mortar rounds shelled ...
Democrats win in New York mid-term polls
Nov 09, 2006 ... Democrats win in New York mid-term pollsNEW YORK, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Democratic candidate Eliot Spitzerwas swept into the governor's office on Tuesday night, leading acharge of Democrats into New York State's four top elected offices. "Today was a victory, not of one ...
Health ministry warns of household dining safety
Nov 09, 2006 ... Health ministry warns of household dining safetyBEIJING, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Health warned thepublic of household dining safety on Wednesday, as it found thattoxic plants and animals like mushrooms were blamed for rising foodpoisoning incidents in the third ...
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank to issue 700 mln A shares this year
Nov 09, 2006 ... Shanghai Pudong Development Bank to issue 700 mln A shares thisyearBEIJING, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai Pudong Development Bank(SPDB), a bank listed on the Shanghai bourse, plans to issue 700million new shares by the end of this year, the Xinhua-run ChinaSecurities Journal ...
Opener, Advisory
Nov 09, 2006 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forWednesday, November 08, 2006, and begins ...
Death toll in Pakistan suicide attack rises to 42
Nov 09, 2006 ... Death toll in Pakistan suicide attack rises to 42ISLAMABAD, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Death toll in a suicide attack in anPakistan army camp has reached 42, the country's information ministerMuhammad Ali Durrani said on Wednesday. Durrani told a news conference in Islamabad that ...
Sierra Leonean President Prays for World Peace in Shaolin Temple
Nov 09, 2006 ... Sierra Leonean President Prays for World Peace in Shaolin TempleZHENGZHOU, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) - Sierra Leonean President Ahmed TejanKabbah on Wednesday visited the Shaolin Temple, one of thebirthplaces of Chinese Kung-fu, in central China's Henan Province,enjoying a traditional ...
EU to send long, short-term election-observation missions to Bangladesh
Nov 09, 2006 ... EU to send long, short-term election-observation missions toBangladeshDHAKA, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) has decided tosend long and short-term election-observation missions to monitor thecoming general election in Bangladesh, seen as the most crucial onein the ...
News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Nov 09, 2006 ... News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong on Wednesday:Foreign exchange rates in New Zealand NZ stocks close higherThai interim legislature ...
Roundup: HK society hails WTO nomination of Margaret Chan as next chief
Nov 09, 2006 ... Roundup: HK society hails WTO nomination of Margaret Chan as nextchiefHONG KONG, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong on Wednesday hailed thenomination of Dr. Margaret Chan, former health chief of China's HongKong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), by the World HealthOrganization ...
Previous IAAF World Athletes of the Year
Nov 09, 2006 ... Previous IAAF World Athletes of the YearPARIS, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are the previous IAAF World Athletes of the Year (Male/Female): 1988 Carl Lewis (United States)/Florence Griffith-Joyner ( UnitedStates) 1989 Roger Kingdom (United States)/Ana Fidelia ...
China launches crackdown on underground invoice trade
Nov 09, 2006 ... China launches crackdown on underground invoice tradeBEIJING, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government has launched acrackdown on fake invoices that are being traded over the Internet. A circular jointly issued by the Ministry of Public Security andState Administration of ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Nov. 8
Nov 09, 2006 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Nov. 8BEIJING, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Wednesday: China launches crackdown on underground invoice trade China marks Journalist Day Sierra Leonean President Prays for World ...
Mick Fanning wins WCT round in Brazil
Nov 09, 2006 ... Mick Fanning wins WCT round in BrazilRIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Australian surfer Mick Fanningdefeated American Damien Hobgood on the final day of Brazil's roundof the World Championship Tour (WCT), held in Santa Catarina state,in the south of the country, said local ...
Brazilian player investigated for faking documents
Nov 09, 2006 ... Brazilian player investigated for faking documentsRIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Supreme Court ofSports Justice (STJD) said on Wednesday it had began investigatingFigueirense soccer club winger Carlos Alberto, following allegationsthat he had faked documents in ...
Ecuador named Delgado to Afro-Ecudorian development body
Nov 09, 2006 ... Ecuador named Delgado to Afro-Ecudorian development bodyQUITO, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador President Alfredo Palacio hasnamed soccer player Agustin Delgado, the highest scoring player inthe national team, as presidential delegate to the Afro-EcuadorianDevelopment Council, Palacio ...
Death of Miami footballer ruled homicide
Nov 09, 2006 ... Death of Miami footballer ruled homicideWASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (Xinhua)-- Police searched for clues Wednesdayin the killing of University of Miami lineman Bryan Pata, theshooting marking the Hurricanes team's fourth death in last decade,according to reports from Miami. Pata, ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Nov 09, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapersCANBERRA, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Australian newspapers on Thursday:The Australian: -- Republicans have been swept from power in the U. S. Congress,hobbling President George ...
African National Olympic Committee meets
Nov 09, 2006 ... African National Olympic Committee meetsLUSAKA, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- After two months of preparations, thethree-day 2006 African National Olympic Committee of Africa (ANOCA)secretary general meeting started Wednesday at Protea Hotel Ryallsin Blantyre, Malawi, Nation Online of ...
Uruguay urges OAS nations to implement children's rights
Nov 09, 2006 ... Uruguay urges OAS nations to implement children's rightsMONTEVIDEO, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Uruguay's Deputy Foreign MinisterBelela Herrera on Wednesday urged members of the Organization ofAmerican States (OAS) to ratify the inter-American convention onchildren. She made the ...
Uruguay to send 265 althletes to S. America Games
Nov 09, 2006 ... Uruguay to send 265 althletes to S. America GamesMONTEVIDEO, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Uruguay will send 265 athletes, itslargest ever delegation to the South American Games that will runfrom this Thursday until Nov. 19, in Argentina, local press reportedon Wednesday. However, ...
DEMOCRATS WIN CONTROL OF SENATE: AP
Nov 09, 2006 ... DEMOCRATS WIN ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Nov 09, 2006 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the baht on Thursday as offered by the Bangkok Bank:Thursday Wednesday U.S. dollar36.39/36.99 36.31/36.91 ...
WTA Championships results and standings
Nov 09, 2006 ... WTA Championships results and standingsMADRID, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from the WTAChampionships women's singles round robin games on Wednesday: Yellow Group 8-Martina Hingis, Switzerland, bt 5-Nadia Petrova, Russia, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 Red ...
Four Chinese leading auto brands debut in Peru
Nov 09, 2006 ... Four Chinese leading auto brands debut in PeruLIMA, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese auto brands Great Wall, Hafei,Geely and Faw debuted in the Peruvian car market, importing companyZona Motors announced on Wednesday. "Our plan is not to hide the cars' origins, but instead to ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Nov 09, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Thursday:Japan Times: -- Japan has no intention of going nuclear but there is still roomfor debate on the issue, Prime ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Nov. 9
Nov 09, 2006 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Nov. 9WASHINGTON -- U.S. President George W. Bush announced Wednesdaythat Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was stepping down, and wouldbe replaced by former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) directorRobert Gates. Bush made the ...
Stocks close higher in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil
Nov 09, 2006 ... Stocks close higher in Mexico, Argentina, BrazilMEXICO CITY, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets closed higher on Wednesday. Mexico City's IPC stock index rose by 1.46 percent to close at23,930.64 points. A total of 144.2 million shares were traded ...
Chile happy to see Panama elected to UN Security Council seat
Nov 09, 2006 ... Chile happy to see Panama elected to UN Security Council seatSANTIAGO, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chile's Foreign Minister AlejandroFoxley said on Wednesday he was happy to see that Panama had beenelected to the last opening UN Security Council seat to representLatin American and ...
Mexico lambastes Israeli artillery barrage in Gaza
Nov 09, 2006 ... Mexico lambastes Israeli artillery barrage in GazaMEXICO CITY, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Mexico's government on Wednesdaylashed out at Israel for killing civilians in northern Gaza andcalled for the two sides of the conflict to show restraint. Early on Wednesday, Israeli tanks ...
Xinhua home news advisory -- Nov. 9
Nov 09, 2006 ... Xinhua home news advisory -- Nov. 9 BEIJING, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) --Major home news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued by Xinhuaon Thursday: 1. Hunting of wild boars suspended amid dispute 2.China Eastern captain resigns at cost of 1.7 mln yuan 3. Millionssuffering dringking water ...
Germany to expand relations with U.S. Congress
Nov 09, 2006 ... Germany to expand relations with U.S. CongressBERLIN, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- The German government wants to expandties with the U.S. Congress following the Democrats' victory in theHouse of Representatives in Tuesday's mid-term elections, an officialsaid here on Wednesday ....
NYC Marathon winner targets Beijing Olympics
Nov 09, 2006 ... NYC Marathon winner targets Beijing OlympicsRIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian runner Marilson Gomesdos Santos, who won the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, said ina press conference in Sao Paulo on Wednesday that his next prioritywill be the Olympic marathon in ...
Tokyo stocks open slightly higher
Nov 09, 2006 ... Tokyo stocks open slightly higherTOKYO, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Stocks opened slightly higher Thursdayon the Tokyo Stock Exchange, tracing overnight gains in U. S. sharesthat lifted the Dow index to yet another record high. In the first ...
lst Ld-Writethru: 28 Taliban militants killed in S. Afghanistan
Nov 09, 2006 ... lst Ld-Writethru: 28 Taliban militants killed in S. AfghanistanKABUL, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Afghan and NATO forces killed 28Taliban insurgents in Kandahar province of southern Afghanistan, alocal official told Xinhua on Thursday. "Afghan soldiers and police backed by NATO air ...
Leaders of National Basketball Association
Nov 09, 2006 ... Leaders of National Basketball AssociationWASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Leaders of theNational Basketball Association through Nov. 7: Scoring G FG FT PTS AVG Iverson, Phil.4 41 34 122 30.5 James, Clev. ...
1st LD-Writethru: RMB breaks 7.87 mark against U.S. dollar
Nov 09, 2006 ... 1st LD-Writethru: RMB breaks 7.87 mark against U.S. dollarBEIJING, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The value of the Renminbi (RMB) yuanagainst the U.S. dollar hit a new high Thursday, with the centralparity rate at 7.8697 yuan to one dollar, breaking the 7.87 mark. The market exchange ...
NBA standings
Nov 09, 2006 ... NBA standingsWASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings fromthe NBA on Wednesday: EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W L PCTGB 1. New Jersey 2 1 .667 - 2. Philadelphia 3 2 .600 - 3. Toronto ...
China's listed companies expected to see net profits grow more than30 pct
Nov 09, 2006 ... China's listed companies expected to see net profits grow morethan 30 pctBEIJING, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The net profit of China's listedcompanies is expected to grow by more than 30 percent year on year in2006, according to Peng Yan, economist with Guotai Junan Securities ....
IMF advises Zambian gov't to boost tax revenue
Nov 09, 2006 ... IMF advises Zambian gov't to boost tax revenueLUSAKA, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF)has advised the Zambian government to explore ways of boosting taxrevenue to help contain domestic borrowing, local newspaper The Postreported on Thursday. The ...
Urgent: 28 Taliban militants killed in S. Afghanistan
Nov 09, 2006 ... Urgent: 28 Taliban militants killed in S. AfghanistanKABUL, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Afghan and NATO forces killed 28 Talibaninsurgents in Kandahar province of southern Afghanistan, a localofficial told ...
URGENT: China's new policy stresses quality of foreign investment
Nov 09, 2006 ... URGENT: China's new policy stresses quality of foreign investment BEIJING, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- China Thursday published its 11th five-year-plan (2006-2010) for utilizing foreign investment, which saysthe priority of policy will be given to the quality rather thanquantity of such ...
NBA results
Nov 09, 2006 ... NBA resultsWASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from theNBA games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS): TORONTO 106 Philadelphia 104 WASHINGTON 117 Indiana91 ORLANDO 88 Seattle87 BOSTON 110 ...
Indonesia may drop plan to buy training jets from Czech
Nov 09, 2006 ... Indonesia may drop plan to buy training jets from CzechJAKARTA, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian Air Force is taking alook again at its old plan to buy L-150 training jets from the CzechRepublic because the manufacturer, Aero Vodochody, has decided tostop producing the type, a ...
China Mobile needs safe wireless technologies for 2008 Olympics
Nov 09, 2006 ... China Mobile needs safe wireless technologies for 2008 OlympicsBEIJING, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- As the 2008 Beijing Olympics drawcloser, China is testing wireless local area networks (WLAN) todetermine which one is safest. China Mobile, the country's largest mobile operator and ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Nov 09, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapersANKARA, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Thursday.VATAN (Motherland): -- In a report released Wednesday on Turkey's progress toward EUmembership, the European ...
SCO chief hopes reconciliation momentum remains in Kyrgyzstan
Nov 09, 2006 ... SCO chief hopes reconciliation momentum remains in KyrgyzstanBEIJING, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Secretary-General of ShanghaiCooperation Organization (SCO) Zhang Deguang on Thursday hoped the"good momentum of reconciliation and cooperation" will remain inKyrgyzstan as the country ...
Standings of women's volleyball World Championship
Nov 09, 2006 ... Standings of women's volleyball World ChampionshipOSAKA, Japan, Nov.8 (Xinhua) -- Following are the second roundgroup standings after the matches of 2006 International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) women's volleyball Championship which held in Japanon Wednesday (tabulated under ...
Final nominees for IAAF World Athlete of the Year
Nov 09, 2006 ... Final nominees for IAAF World Athlete of the YearPARIS, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are the final nominees for the2006 World Athlete of the Year announced Wednesday by theInternational Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Men: Virgilijus Alekna (Lithuania) ...
Brazil wins sixth straight win at World Championship
Nov 09, 2006 ... Brazil wins sixth straight win at World ChampionshipOSAKA, Japan, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Brazil sounded a WorldChampionships warning to their rivals by winning their sixth straightwin at the women's volleyball World Championships here on Wednesday. The Canaries held off ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- Nov.9
Nov 09, 2006 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- Nov.9BEIJING, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua on Thursday. -- As many as 508 schoolchildren in central Peru ...
Foreign exchange rates in Malaysia
Nov 09, 2006 ... Foreign exchange rates in MalaysiaKUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are closing foreignexchange rates against the Malaysian ringgit here on Thursday: Thursday Wednesday U.S. dollar ...
Ten miners confirmed dead in flooded coal mine in north China
Nov 09, 2006 ... Ten miners confirmed dead in flooded coal mine in north ChinaTAIYUAN, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Ten miners have been confirmed deadafter a coal mine was flooded early on Tuesday morning in northChina's Shanxi Province, local authorities reported on Thursday. The accident occurred ...
Malaysian former PM Mahathir admitted to hospital for mild heart attack
Nov 09, 2006 ... Malaysian former PM Mahathir admitted to hospital for mild heartattackKUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Former Malaysian Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad was admitted to the National Heart Institute (NHI)Thursday for mild myocardial infarction. Mahathir had complained of ...
Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapers
Nov 09, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapersLAGOS, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Nigerian newspapers on Thursday. This Day: -- Despite hiccups associated with the ongoing electronicregistration of voters, Nigerian Independent ...
China's banks exposed to greater credit risk due to yuan revaluation
Nov 09, 2006 ... China's banks exposed to greater credit risk due to yuanrevaluationBEIJING, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's banks will be exposed togreater credit risk against the backdrop of the yuan's acceleratingappreciation, said Li Lihui, president of the Bank of China (BOC). He said ...
Two people killed in car bomb in central Baghdad
Nov 09, 2006 ... Two people killed in car bomb in central BaghdadBAGHDAD, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and four otherswounded Thursday when a car bomb went off near an Iraqi army patrolin central Baghdad, a well-informed Interior Ministry source said. The blast took place at ...
Shenzhen stock index up -- Nov. 9
Nov 09, 2006 ... Shenzhen stock index up -- Nov. 9BEIJING, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Component Stock Index on theShenzhen Stock Exchange closed at 4,869.61 points on Thursday, up91.41 points ...
Roundup: Contemporary art experts gather at Asia Cultural Co- operation Forum 2006 in HK
Nov 09, 2006 ... Roundup: Contemporary art experts gather at Asia Cultural Co-operation Forum 2006 in HKHONG KONG, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The public forum of the AsiaCultural Co-operation Forum 2006 started here Thursday with speakersfrom different countries and regions sharing their views on ...
Vietnam's stock market finishes higher
Nov 09, 2006 ... Vietnam's stock market finishes higherHANOI, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's stock market index, VN- Index,increased 5.7 points, or 1.08 percent, to 531.69 on Thursday with157.631 billion Vietnamese dong (VND) (over 9.91 million U.S.dollars) worth of shares, bonds and investment ...
13 injured in simultaneous bomb attacks in Thai South
Nov 09, 2006 ... 13 injured in simultaneous bomb attacks in Thai SouthBANGKOK, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Muslim insurgents launchedsimultaneous attacks against eight showrooms of cars and motorcyclesin Thailand's southern border province of Yala Thursday morning,injuring 13 people. Police said ...
To maintain sound China-U.S. relations serves common interests, says FM spokeswoman
Nov 09, 2006 ... To maintain sound China-U.S. relations serves common interests,says FM spokeswomanBEIJING, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- To maintain a healthy bilateralrelationship serves the common interests of both China and the UnitedStates and helps to safeguard world peace and prosperity, a ...
Foreign exchange rates in Vietnam
Nov 09, 2006 ... Foreign exchange rates in VietnamHANOI, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are Inter-bank foreignexchange rates against the Vietnamese dong (VND) on Thursday: ...
Xinhua summary of Asia-Pacific stocks news at 1100 GMT, Nov. 9
Nov 09, 2006 ... Xinhua summary of Asia-Pacific stocks news at 1100 GMT, Nov. 9MANILA -- The Philippine stock prices closed higher on Thursday,resuming its climb after Wednesday's correction. The main compositeindex was up 63.55 points or 2.31 percent at 2,818.83, the highestfinish since June ...