Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, December 29:
Xinhua selects top 10 domestic news of 2006
Dec 29, 2006 ... Xinhua selects top 10 domestic news of 2006BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Xinhua News Agency has selected itstop 10 domestic news items of 2006. They are: -- Chinese President Hu Jintao, also the general secretary of theCommunist Party of China Central Committee, raised the ...
Two traffic accidents kill 18, including a Japanese, injure 19 in SW China
Dec 29, 2006 ... Two traffic accidents kill 18, including a Japanese, injure 19 inSW ChinaKUNMING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Eighteen people including a Japanesewere killed and 19 others injured in two traffic accidents insouthwest China's Yunnan Province, local sources said on Thursday. A ...
Opener, Advisory
Dec 29, 2006 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forThursday, December 28, 2006, and begins ...
Carter to race in Birmingham Grand Prix
Dec 29, 2006 ... Carter to race in Birmingham Grand PrixLONDON, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Xavier Carter, the second fastest 200mrunner in history, confirmed to race at the Grand Prix indoor eventin Birmingham of England on Feb. 17. 21-year-old Carter rose up to global prominence earlier this ...
China to spread AIDS prevention knowledge to children
Dec 29, 2006 ... China to spread AIDS prevention knowledge to childrenBEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government departmentshave decided to jointly publicize prevention knowledge of HIV/AIDSamong children and youngsters, according to the Ministry of Health onThursday. The AIDS ...
1st-Ld-Writethru-China Exclusive: Two traffic accidents kill 18, including a Japanese, injure 19 in SW China
Dec 29, 2006 ... 1st-Ld-Writethru-China Exclusive: Two traffic accidents kill 18,including a Japanese, injure 19 in SW ChinaKUNMING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Eighteen people including a Japanesewere killed and 19 others injured in two traffic accidents insouthwest China's Yunnan Province, local ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Dec. 28
Dec 29, 2006 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Dec. 28BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Thursday: 1st-Ld-Writethru-China Exclusive: Two traffic accidents kill 18,including a Japanese, injure 19 in SW China State Grid purchases ...
ADB loan to boost rail links between Vietnam and China
Dec 29, 2006 ... ADB loan to boost rail links between Vietnam and ChinaBEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) isto lend 60 million U.S. dollars to help restore a rail link betweenthe Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, and the Chinese border. The ADB's China office said on ...
News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Dec 29, 2006 ... News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Thursday:News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1) Vietnam's stock market index ends lower ...
State Grid purchases 300 bln kwh of electricity from Three Gorges power plant
Dec 29, 2006 ... State Grid purchases 300 bln kwh of electricity from Three Gorgespower plantBEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- State Grid Corp. of China (SGCC)signed a contract with China Three Gorges Project Corp. on Thursdayto purchase 300 billion kilowatt-hours (kwh) of electricity over thenext ...
Stocks close higher in Mexico, Argentina, lower in Brazil
Dec 29, 2006 ... Stocks close higher in Mexico, Argentina, lower in BrazilMEXICO CITY, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets closed mixed on Thursday. Mexico City's IPC stock index rose by 0.38 percent to close at26,295.21 points. A total of 72.9 million shares were ...
Cuba names nation's top athletes of 2006
Dec 29, 2006 ... Cuba names nation's top athletes of 2006HAVANA, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Cuba's National Institute of Sport,Physical Education and Recreation (Inder) said on Thursday it hadchosen athlete Zulia Calatayud and boxer Guillermo Rigondezu as theisland's best in 2006. Inder's choice ...
Writethru: Most passengers from hijacked plane depart from Prague
Dec 29, 2006 ... Writethru: Most passengers from hijacked plane depart from Prague PRAGUE, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Most passengers from the hijackedRussian plane that made an emergency landing in Prague left for theiroriginal destination of Geneva late Thursday, the airport spokeswomanEva Krejci said ....
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Dec. 29
Dec 29, 2006 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Dec. 29WASHINGTON -- U.S. President George W. Bush said Thursday thatprogress was being made on a plan to change the administration'spolicy on Iraq. "We're making good progress toward coming up with a plan that wethink will help us ...
Chavez announces closure of opposition TV station
Dec 29, 2006 ... Chavez announces closure of opposition TV stationCARACAS, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez saidon Thursday that his government will not renew the license of RadioCaracas Television, one of the country's oldest and most anti-Chavezstations, saying that the ...
Argentina name Champions Trophy squad
Dec 29, 2006 ... Argentina name Champions Trophy squadBUENOS AIRES, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Argentina coach Gabriel Minadeoon Thursday named his squad to take part in the women's ChampionsTrophy here from Janaury 13-21. The tournament also features world champions the Netherlands,Germany, ...
Over 1,400 rescued from storm-struck southern Jordan
Dec 29, 2006 ... Over 1,400 rescued from storm-struck southern JordanAMMAN, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Jordanian civil defense teams and armedforces on Thursday rescued more than 1,400 persons who had beenstranded for more than 24 hours in southern Jordan by a raresnowstorm in the country, local media ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Dec 29, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapersCANBERRA, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Friday.The Australian: -- Prime Minister John Howard will reignite the nuclear powerdebate Friday with the final ...
Net profit of the ICBC expected to grow 26 percent this year
Dec 29, 2006 ... Net profit of the ICBC expected to grow 26 percent this yearBEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The net profit of the Industrial andCommercial Bank of China (ICBC), the country's largest lender, isexpected to grow more than 26 percent this year. Jiang Jianqing, the bank's board ...
URGENT: China issues white paper on national defense
Dec 29, 2006 ... URGENT: China issues white paper on national defenseBEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- China published a white paper onnational defense ...
Hong Kong stocks open higher -- Dec. 29
Dec 29, 2006 ... Hong Kong stocks open higher -- Dec. 29HONG KONG, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks moved up 47.12points, or 0.23 percent, to open the last trading day of 2006 at20,049.03 on Friday. The ...
Eight Chinese lose lives in UN peacekeeping missions, white paper
Dec 29, 2006 ... Eight Chinese lose lives in UN peacekeeping missions, white paper BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- China has actively participated in UNpeacekeeping operations and international disaster relief operations,says a white paper issued here Friday by the Information Office ofthe State ...
China endeavors to make border, coastal defence informationized: white paper
Dec 29, 2006 ... China endeavors to make border, coastal defence informationized:white paperBEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- China is endeavoring to make itsborder and coastal defense unified, effective, solid andinformationized, says a white paper on China's National Defense in2006 issued by the ...
URGENT: RMB breaks 7.81 mark against U.S. dollar
Dec 29, 2006 ... URGENT: RMB breaks 7.81 mark against U.S. dollarBEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The value of RMB against U.S ....
Major news items in leading Nepali newspapers
Dec 29, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Nepali newspapersKATHMANDU, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin Nepali leading newspapers on Friday.The Rising Nepal: -- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister K P Sharma OliThursday strongly objected the ...
China holds 16 military exercises with 11 countries, white paper says
Dec 29, 2006 ... China holds 16 military exercises with 11 countries, white papersaysBEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Since 2002, China has held 16 jointmilitary exercises with 11 countries, says a white paper issued hereFriday by the Information Office of the State Council.China has ...
China has 18 combined corps of mobile combat troops, 660,000 armed policemen
Dec 29, 2006 ... China has 18 combined corps of mobile combat troops, 660,000 armedpolicemenBEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Army of the People's LiberationArmy (PLA) has 18 combined corps, which serve as mobile combattroops, and the People's Armed Police Force (PAPF) has a total forceof ...
Foreign exchange rates in Nepal
Dec 29, 2006 ... Foreign exchange rates in NepalKATHMANDU, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are Inter-bankforeign exchange rates against the Nepali rupee on Friday.CurrencyUnit Buying Selling Australian Dollar 1 55.5956.06 Canadian Dollar 1 ...
Uruguay names squad for South American U-20 soccer championship
Dec 29, 2006 ... Uruguay names squad for South American U-20 soccer championshipMONTEVIDEO, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Uruguay announced Thursday itssquad for the South American Under-20 soccer tournament. Winger Juan Surraco, who plays in Italy, is the most famous playeron the team, but Uruguay ...
China's armed forces focus on improving operational capabilities: White Paper
Dec 29, 2006 ... China's armed forces focus on improving operational capabilities:White PaperBEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The People's Liberation Army (PLA)focuses on enhancing joint training to improve the integrated jointoperational capabilities of various services and arms,says the ...
Taiwan leader's wife fails to show up on Friday's trial
Dec 29, 2006 ... Taiwan leader's wife fails to show up on Friday's trialBEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua)-- Wu Shu-chen, wife of Taiwan leaderChen Shui-bian, did not attend the third session of her trial oncorruption charges in Taipei on Friday. Taipei court held third hearing of corruption charges ...
Sri Lankan president vows to carry on action against terrorism
Dec 29, 2006 ... Sri Lankan president vows to carry on action against terrorismCOLOMBO, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan President MahindaRajapakse has said his government's campaign against terrorism willcontinue in reference to the armed struggle by the Tamil Tiger rebelsto set up a separate ...
More foreign-funded companies in Shanghai to set up trade unions next year
Dec 29, 2006 ... More foreign-funded companies in Shanghai to set up trade unionsnext yearSHANGHAI, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- More foreign-funded companies inShanghai will set up trade unions next year, raising the proportionto 80 percent from the current 69.4 percent, local authorities ...
Brazil mulls new policy to tackle aviation chaos
Dec 29, 2006 ... Brazil mulls new policy to tackle aviation chaosRIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Presidential Chief ofStaff Dilma Rousseff said on Thursday that renovations in thecountry's aviation sector will help prevent the chaos that occurredat airports on the Christmas weekend ....
Grizzlies fire coach Fratello
Dec 29, 2006 ... Grizzlies fire coach FratelloWASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The struggling Memphis Grizzliesfired head coach Mike Fratello on Thursday. The club did not immediately announce a replacement for Fratello,the most successful career coach in the franchise's history, but ...
Major news items in leading Thai newspapers
Dec 29, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Thai newspapersBANGKOK, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Thai newspapers Friday:The Nation: -- Amid calls for the Bank of Thailand to review the December 19measures to halt currency speculation, several ...
Tokyo stocks end higher
Dec 29, 2006 ... Tokyo stocks end higherTOKYO, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended the year's finalsession higher Friday, led by gains in export-related issues. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 1.02 ...
Public areas reject cigars in Thailand
Dec 29, 2006 ... Public areas reject cigars in ThailandBANGKOK, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- From Friday on, smokers will find itharder than ever to find a place to light up because every publicarea in Thailand will be a smoke-free zone following the latest orderfrom the Public Health Ministry ....
China Eximbank supports private companies going global
Dec 29, 2006 ... China Eximbank supports private companies going globalBEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Export-Import Bank of China(China Eximbank) has teamed up with the All-China Federation ofIndustry and Commerce to help private firms invest and expand abroad. They have agreed to ...
Chinese mainland, Taiwan see increasing personnel exchanges
Dec 29, 2006 ... Chinese mainland, Taiwan see increasing personnel exchangesBEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese mainland residents made morethan 168,000 trips to Taiwan in the first ten months of this year, up26.47 percent over the same period last year, according to officialstatistics ....
China's defense expenditure is low compared with major powers: White Paper
Dec 29, 2006 ... China's defense expenditure is low compared with major powers:White PaperBEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Both the total amount and per-serviceman share of China's defense expenditure is low compared withthose of some other countries, particularly major powers, says theWhite Paper ...
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0430 GMT, Dec. 29
Dec 29, 2006 ... Xinhua world economic news summary at 0430 GMT, Dec. 29WARSAW -- The export value of the Polish automotive branch reached10.27 billion euros during the first nine months of 2006, 2.08billion euros more than in the same period of 2005, the PAP newsagency reported on Thursday ....
Tourist arrivals in Indonesia down due to terrorism, bird flu
Dec 29, 2006 ... Tourist arrivals in Indonesia down due to terrorism, bird fluJAKARTA, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Foreign tourist arrivals in Indonesiadropped by 4.11 percent and the country's foreign exchange revenuesfrom tourism also went down 3 percent in 2006 from the previous yeardue to bird flu ...
Foreign banks hurriedly establishing local branches in China
Dec 29, 2006 ... Foreign banks hurriedly establishing local branches in ChinaBEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Hongkong and Shanghai BankingCorp. (HSBC) Thursday set up another local branch in northern China'sTianjin City, making it one of the foreign-funded banks with mostlocal outlets in the ...
Most passengers from hijacked plane depart from Prague
Dec 29, 2006 ... Most passengers from hijacked plane depart from PraguePRAGUE, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Most passengers from the hijackedRussian plane that made an emergency landing in Prague left for theiroriginal destination of Geneva late Thursday, the airport spokeswomanEva Krejci said ....
Three U.S. players reach Mexico club tennis quarters
Dec 29, 2006 ... Three U.S. players reach Mexico club tennis quartersMEXICO CITY, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Three United States tennisplayers on Thursday reached the quarter-finals of the 29thInternational Junior Championships held at the Casablanca Club in thestate of Mexico, which surrounds Mexico ...
(China Sports) Top 10 Chinese athletes for 2006
Dec 29, 2006 ... (China Sports) Top 10 Chinese athletes for 2006BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Following is a list of the top 10Chinese athletes for the year of 2006 selected by Xinhua News Agency: 1. Liu Xiang (athletics) Set the 110m hurdles world record of 12.88 seconds and swept ...
Collina to be consultant of Italian ref selector
Dec 29, 2006 ... Collina to be consultant of Italian ref selectorROME, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Italy's refereeing great PierlugiCollina was on Thursday named to do the consultancy job of helpingthe new selector for Italian referees. Following the surprise Christmas resignation of the last ...
Vietnam's investment abroad reaches all-time high in 2006
Dec 29, 2006 ... Vietnam's investment abroad reaches all-time high in 2006HANOI, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam has so far this year licensedenterprises in the country to conduct 33 investment projects abroadwith a total registered capital of 347.3 million U. S. dollars, thebiggest-ever investment ...
One killed, 3 injured in mine explosion in Myanmar
Dec 29, 2006 ... One killed, 3 injured in mine explosion in MyanmarYANGON, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- One man has been killed and threeothers have been injured in a mine explosion in Thandaung, Myanmar 'ssoutheastern Kayin state, the official newspaper New Light of Myanmarreported Friday. The ...
Natural disasters claim over 300 lives in Vietnam this year
Dec 29, 2006 ... Natural disasters claim over 300 lives in Vietnam this yearHANOI, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Natural disasters, including typhoonsand hails in Vietnam killed 339 people, left 274 persons missing, andinjured 2,065 others between January and mid-December this year,local newspaper New ...
Singapore to establish "schools of future"
Dec 29, 2006 ... Singapore to establish "schools of future"SINGAPORE, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Singapore will establish a primaryschool of future in 2008 which will lead the way in harnessinginfocomm technology for teaching and learning. The school's teachers and pupils will be encouraged to ...
Tokyo stocks open higher
Dec 29, 2006 ... Tokyo stocks open higherTOKYO, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Friday, ledby gains in export-related issues. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei StockAverage rose ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- Dec. 29
Dec 29, 2006 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- Dec. 29BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua on Friday: -- Most passengers from hijacked ...
Nordic combined World Cup to be rescheduled because of bad weather
Dec 29, 2006 ... Nordic combined World Cup to be rescheduled because of bad weather BERLIN, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- A Nordic combined World Cup scheduledfor Jan. 6 in Schonach, Germany, was canceled Thursday due to warmweather and ...
Terry undergoes successful back surgery
Dec 29, 2006 ... Terry undergoes successful back surgeryLONDON, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Chelsea captain John Terry underwentback surgery on Thursday. The English premiership club said in a statement that it was asuccess and that the "operation took place in France followingconsultation ...
(China Sports) Top 10 international athletes for 2006
Dec 29, 2006 ... (China Sports) Top 10 international athletes for 2006BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Following is a list of the top 10international athletes for the year of 2006 selected by Xinhua NewsAgency: 1. Liu Xiang (athletics, China) Set the 110m hurdles world record of 12.88 ...
NOTICE: Xinhua News Agency adjusts China and Asia-Pacific News Service
Dec 29, 2006 ... NOTICE: Xinhua News Agency adjusts China and Asia-Pacific NewsServiceBEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Xinhua News Agency is to adjustits China and Asia-Pacific News Service (CANS) beginning January 1,2007, to enhance the English language coverage of news in the regionand ...
Spanish court to investigate Air Madrid for possible fraud
Dec 29, 2006 ... Spanish court to investigate Air Madrid for possible fraudMADRID, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- A judge at Spain's highest court saidon Thursday he will investigate the case presented by the Consumersand Users Organization into Air Madrid, which suspended operations onDec. 15. Juan ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2215 GMT, Dec. 28
Dec 29, 2006 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2215 GMT, Dec. 28AMMAN -- Intermittent heavy rains and snowfall in recent daysparalyzed the traffic in southern Jordan with hundreds of peoplebeing stranded and many roads being closed, local media reported onThursday. More than 300 ...
China to launch 3G project stably in 2007: minister
Dec 29, 2006 ... China to launch 3G project stably in 2007: ministerBEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- China's telecommunication regulatorswill take various measures to ensure the steady launching of the 3Gproject in the country in 2007. Wang Xudong, minister of Information Industry (MII), made ...
Australia signs Protocol V to Certain Conventional Weapons Convention
Dec 29, 2006 ... Australia signs Protocol V to Certain Conventional WeaponsConventionCANBERRA, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Australia has become a party to theProtocol V on explosive remnants of war (ERW) to the CertainConventional Weapons Convention. Announcing the move Friday, Australian Foreign ...
Full Text: China's National Defense in 2006 (15)
Dec 29, 2006 ... Full Text: China's National Defense in 2006 (15)Logistical SupportTo ensure the cost-effectiveness of logistical support, the PLA isenhancing the management and reform of logistical support in aneffort to build a modern logistics system. Upgrading logistics ...
Full Text: China's National Defense in 2006 (27)
Dec 29, 2006 ... Full Text: China's National Defense in 2006 (27)IX. Defense ExpenditurePursuant to the National Defense Law and the Budget Law, andguided by the principle of coordinated development of nationaldefense and the economy, the Chinese government decides on the sizeand use of ...
FDA clears way for food from cloned animals
Dec 29, 2006 ... FDA clears way for food from cloned animalsLOS ANGELES, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Food and DrugAdministration (FDA) announced on Thursday that meat, milk and otherfood from cloned animals are safe. The FDA said that sales could begin within months after the food ...