Xinhua News Agency back issues from Sunday, January 14:
Results of English premier soccer league
Jan 14, 2007 ... Results of English premier soccer leagueLONDON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of Englishpremier league soccer league on Saturday (home teams first): Blackburn Rovers lost to Arsenal 0-2 Watford lost to Liverpool 0-3 Bolton Wanderers tied ...
Tibet to subsidize 230,000 low-income people this year
Jan 14, 2007 ... Tibet to subsidize 230,000 low-income people this yearLHASA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- More than 230,000 farmers and herdsmenin Tibet with an income of less than 800 yuan (100 U.S. dollars) ayear will receive subsidies in 2007, according to local authorities. The Finance ...
NOTICE: Xinhua News Agency adjusts China, Asia-Pacific News Service
Jan 14, 2007 ... NOTICE: Xinhua News Agency adjusts China, Asia-Pacific NewsServiceBEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Xinhua News Agency has adjustedits China and Asia-Pacific News Service (CANS) since Jan. 1, 2007, toenhance the English language coverage of news in the region andprovide ...
German chancellor defends ECB's independence
Jan 14, 2007 ... German chancellor defends ECB's independencePARIS, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel onSaturday defended the independence of the European Central Bank (ECB)amid mounting criticism in France of the ECB and its euro policy. "If we want to maintain confidence ...
1st-Ld Writethru: Trains collide in Thailand, killing 3, injuring over 50
Jan 14, 2007 ... 1st-Ld Writethru: Trains collide in Thailand, killing 3, injuringover 50BANGKOK, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- At least three train workers werekilled and over 50 passengers were injured when a passenger trainrammed into another in Thailand's central-southern seaside town ofHua Hin ...
Top scorers of English premier soccer league
Jan 14, 2007 ... Top scorers of English premier soccer leagueLONDON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the English premierleague top scorers after Saturday's matches: 14 Didier Drogba (Chelsea) 13 Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) 10 Kevin Doyle (Reading) Robin ...
Roundup: China-Philippine relations see full development
Jan 14, 2007 ... Roundup: China-Philippine relations see full developmentCEBU, the Philippines, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- At the invitation ofPhilippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Chinese Premier WenJiabao will attend the 12th ASEAN Summit and the 2nd East AsianSummit here and pay an official ...
Backgrounder: Chronology of China-ASEAN Summit
Jan 14, 2007 ... Backgrounder: Chronology of China-ASEAN SummitCEBU, Philippines, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The 10th Summit betweenChina and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (10+1)was convened Sunday in Cebu, the second largest city of thePhilippines. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and ...
Top scorers of Spanish first division soccer league
Jan 14, 2007 ... Top scorers of Spanish first division soccer leagueMADRID, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the top scorers ofSpanish first division soccer league after Saturday's matches. 14 Frederic Kanoute (Sevilla) 12 Ronaldinho (Barcelona) Diego Milito (Real Zaragoza) ...
Standings of Italian first division soccer league
Jan 14, 2007 ... Standings of Italian first division soccer leagueROME, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of theItalian first division soccer league after Saturday's matches(tabulated under games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, againstand points): 1 Inter Milan 19 ...
Iranian president pays visit to Latin America
Jan 14, 2007 ... Iranian president pays visit to Latin AmericaCARACAS, Jan 13 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejadarrived here on Saturday for a four-day Latin America tour, localmedia reported. Venezuela is the first leg of Ahamadinejad's Latin America tour,which will also ...
Chinese premier meets Indian PM
Jan 14, 2007 ... Chinese premier meets Indian PMCEBU, Philippines, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabaomet with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday in thePhilippines' Cebu, exchanging views on bilateral ties andinternational and regional issues of common concern. The ...
Oil spill pollutes sea off Norway
Jan 14, 2007 ... Oil spill pollutes sea off NorwaySTOCKHOLM, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- About 270 tons of oil have seepedinto the sea off the Norwegian coast after a Cyprus-registered cargoship ran aground Friday night, according to news reaching hereSaturday from Oslo, capital of Norway. The ...
Chinese premier meets ADB president
Jan 14, 2007 ... Chinese premier meets ADB presidentCEBU, Philippines, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabaomet on Saturday here with president of Asian Development Bank (ADB)Haruhiko Kuroda. Wen said that since China joined ADB in 1986, China and ADB havecarried out fruitful ...
Man Utd, Chelsea and Liverpool embrace easy wins
Jan 14, 2007 ... Man Utd, Chelsea and Liverpool embrace easy winsLONDON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3-1 on Saturday to maintain its six-point Premier League lead. Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 13th goal of the season while Park Ji-sung and Michael Carrick hit ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2230 GMT, Jan. 13
Jan 14, 2007 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2230 GMT, Jan. 13BAGHDAD -- Unknown gunmen shot dead a journalist working for anIraqi newspaper in the northern city of Mosul, a local police sourcesaid on Saturday. "Khudr Khalaf al-Obaidi, editor-in-chief of the al-Diwannewspaper, ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Jan. 13
Jan 14, 2007 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Jan. 13BEIJING, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Saturday: URGENT: China cuts refined oil prices After giant panda, Chinese zoologists artificially inseminateSiberian tigress ...
Summaries of French first division soccer league
Jan 14, 2007 ... Summaries of French first division soccer leaguePARIS, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the summaries of Frenchfirst division soccer league matches on Saturday. Auxerre1 Ireneusz Jelen (86) Sochaux0 Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 7,000 ...
Indonesia continues searching for missing plane's black box
Jan 14, 2007 ... Indonesia continues searching for missing plane's black boxJAKARTA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Search-and-rescue teams continuedSunday their hunt for the missing Adam Air plane's black box tounravel the mystery of its disappearance, Indonesia's Elshinta radiostation reported ....
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua
Jan 14, 2007 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of XinhuaHONG KONG, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Saturday:URGENT: 12th ASEAN Summit opens in Cebu, Philippines Cambodian government official's wife killed at TV ...
1st Ld-Writethru: China cuts refined oil prices
Jan 14, 2007 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: China cuts refined oil pricesBEIJING, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- China has decided to cut the price ofgasoline by 220 yuan (about 28 U.S. dollars) per ton as of Jan. 14,the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced hereSaturday. The factory ...
Bieler wins Nordic combined World Cup event
Jan 14, 2007 ... Bieler wins Nordic combined World Cup eventROME, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Christoph Bieler of Austria won a Nordiccombined World Cup event in Val Di Fiemme, Italy, on Saturday for histhird victory of the season. The win moved Bieler into first place in the World Cup standings ....
Austrian Goetschl wins her 41st Ski World Cup victory
Jan 14, 2007 ... Austrian Goetschl wins her 41st Ski World Cup victoryVIENNA, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- With the American old Olympic ChampionJulia Mancuso loosing her balance on the final jump, Renate Goetschlwon her 41st Ski World Cup victory on Saturday in Zauchensee,Austria, as local media ...
Xinhua home news advisory -- Jan. 14
Jan 14, 2007 ... Xinhua home news advisory -- Jan. 14BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Major home news stories scheduled tobe covered or pursued by Xinhua on Sunday: 1. Chinese drivers welcome refined oil price cut 2. Chinese expert sounds alarm to new town boom 3. Tibet ...
Lyon slump to defeat at Toulouse
Jan 14, 2007 ... Lyon slump to defeat at ToulousePARIS, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Olympique Lyon slumped to its secondleague defeat of the season, losing 2-0 at Toulouse on Saturday. Lyon, resuming its quest to become the first side from a majorEuropean league to win six titles in succession, ...
Egypt increases efforts to preserve royal tombs in Luxor's Valleyof the Kings
Jan 14, 2007 ... Egypt increases efforts to preserve royal tombs in Luxor's Valleyof the KingsCAIRO, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Egypt has had a new plan to preservethe royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings on the western bank of theNile River in the southern city of Luxor, the official MENA ...
Opener, Advisory
Jan 14, 2007 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forSaturday, January 13, 2007, and begins ...
1st Ld: After giant panda, Chinese zoologists artificially inseminate Siberian tigress
Jan 14, 2007 ... 1st Ld: After giant panda, Chinese zoologists artificiallyinseminate Siberian tigressHARBIN, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese zoologists at the world'slargest breeding base for Siberian tigers on Saturday artificiallyinseminated a four-year-old tigress, marking the country's start ...
IAAF cross-country results
Jan 14, 2007 ... IAAF cross-country resultsLONDON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from an IAAFcross country event in Edinburgh on Saturday: Men 1. Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopia, 28 minutes 14 seconds 2. Zersenay Tadesse, Eritrea, 28:24 3. Eluid Kipchoge, ...
Half of ICBC's loans to go to small, medium-sized enterprises
Jan 14, 2007 ... Half of ICBC's loans to go to small, medium-sized enterprisesBEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Industrial and Commercial Bank ofChina (ICBC) intends to orient half of its loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) over the next three years. An ICBC spokesman said the ...
Standings of Spanish first division soccer league
Jan 14, 2007 ... Standings of Spanish first division soccer leagueMADRID, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of Spanishfirst division soccer league after Saturday's matches (tabulatedunder games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1 Sevilla 17 12 ...
Top scorers of French first division soccer league
Jan 14, 2007 ... Top scorers of French first division soccer leaguePARIS, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the top scorers of Frenchfirst division soccer league after Saturday's matches: 8 Ismael Bangoura (Le Mans) Steve Savidan (Valenciennes) Aruna Dindane (Racing Lens) ...
Kuwait to host Grand Prix fencing event
Jan 14, 2007 ... Kuwait to host Grand Prix fencing eventKUWAIT CITY, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait Fencing Federation (KFF)is ready to organize the second round of the five-round Grand Prixfencing competition, which is to kick off here on January 26th, theofficial Kuwait News Agency(KUNA) ...
In reponse to China-made rocket rumor, China says "serious and responsible" in arms trade
Jan 14, 2007 ... In reponse to China-made rocket rumor, China says "serious andresponsible" in arms tradeBEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- China has always been "serious andresponsible" in arms trade, said a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesmanon Sunday in response to a rumor that the rocket used in ...
Results/fixtures of Italian first division soccer league
Jan 14, 2007 ... Results/fixtures of Italian first division soccer leagueROME, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from the 19thround of the Italian first-division soccer league on Saturday (hometeams listed first): Empoli bt Parma 2-0 Torino lost ...
2nd Ld-Writethru-China Exclusive: After giant panda, Chinese zoologists artificially inseminate Siberian tigress
Jan 14, 2007 ... 2nd Ld-Writethru-China Exclusive: After giant panda, Chinesezoologists artificially inseminate Siberian tigressHARBIN, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese zoologists at the world'slargest breeding base for Siberian tigers on Saturday artificiallyinseminated a four-year-old tigress, ...
Pakistan, India agree to pursue sustainable peace path: PM
Jan 14, 2007 ... Pakistan, India agree to pursue sustainable peace path: PMISLAMABAD, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister ShaukatAziz said Saturday that South Asia was at the cusp of economic take-off and could become a major force in the world once it was able toresolve outstanding ...
China making regulations on overseas stock exchanges' agencies
Jan 14, 2007 ... China making regulations on overseas stock exchanges' agenciesBEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- China will not approve theestablishment of overseas bourses' agencies before regulations on themanagement of the business are made, a senior securities regulatoryofficial said here ...
African FA releases 30 best players in 50 years
Jan 14, 2007 ... African FA releases 30 best players in 50 yearsCAIRO, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Cairo-based Confederation ofAfrican Football Saturday released on its webiste the best 30 Africanplayers for the last 50 years, with Cameroon's legend Roger Millachosen as the Best African Football ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Jan 14, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapersNEW DELHI, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news headlinesin leading Indian newspapers on Sunday.The Hindu: -- India and Pakistan will hold the fourth round of the compositedialogue on March 13-14. ...
Spielberg, Hanks among award presenters at Golden Globes
Jan 14, 2007 ... Spielberg, Hanks among award presenters at Golden GlobesLOS ANGELES, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Director Steven Spielberg andactor Tom Hanks are among the nearly 50 celebrities lined up topresent awards on Monday, when the 64th Golden Globe Awards ceremonyis held at the Beverly Hilton ...
Urgent: Trains collide in Thailand
Jan 14, 2007 ... Urgent: Trains collide in ThailandBANGKOK, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) ...
Urgent: China, ASEAN sign agreement on trade in services of FTA
Jan 14, 2007 ... Urgent: China, ASEAN sign agreement on trade in services of FTACEBU, Philippines, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- China and the Associationof Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries signed The Agreement onTrade in Services of China-ASEAN Free Trade Area on Sunday in Cebu,the second ...
Abe Cabinet's support rate continues to decline
Jan 14, 2007 ... Abe Cabinet's support rate continues to declineTOKYO, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The support rate for Japanese PrimeMinister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet has declined to 45.0 percent, down 3. 6percentage points from a month ago, while the disapproval rateclimbed 3.6 points to 38.9 percent, a ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Jan 14, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inthe leading Philippine newspapers on Sunday: Manila Bulletin: -- After nearly four decades of existence, the Association ofSoutheast Asian Nations ...
Venezuela, Iran support OPEC cuts
Jan 14, 2007 ... Venezuela, Iran support OPEC cutsCARACAS, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez saidon ...
Venezuela to nationalize energy, electricity sectors
Jan 14, 2007 ... Venezuela to nationalize energy, electricity sectorsCARACAS, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez saidon Saturday that the state would take control of the country's energyand electricity companies. "We have decided to nationalize the whole Venezuelan energy ...
China receives 124 mln inbound travelers in 2006
Jan 14, 2007 ... China receives 124 mln inbound travelers in 2006BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- China received 124 million inboundtravelers in 2006, ranking fourth in the world, according tostatistics released by China National Tourism Administration (CNTA). The figures include arrivals from ...
Chinese drivers pleased with lower gas prices
Jan 14, 2007 ... Chinese drivers pleased with lower gas pricesBEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- "With the new price, I will savearound 100 yuan (13 U.S. dollars) a month," taxi driver Wang saidSunday after hearing the new price for 93# gasoline. China announced Sunday morning it would lower ...
Disaster consultants will help strengthen natural disaster reporting
Jan 14, 2007 ... Disaster consultants will help strengthen natural disasterreportingBEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- After a year in which China wasbattered by typhoons and plagued with drought, a new profession --disaster information consultants -- has been added to China's list ofprofessions, ...
Indonesian bowler Putty fights alone in ABF Tour of Champions
Jan 14, 2007 ... Indonesian bowler Putty fights alone in ABF Tour of ChampionsJAKARTA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Putty Insavilla Armein is the onlyIndonesian athlete competing at the Asian Bowling Federation (ABF)'sTournament of Champions in Jakarta, after Asian Games gold medalistRyan Lalisang failed ...
Scorers of Italian first division soccer league
Jan 14, 2007 ... Scorers of Italian first division soccer leagueROME, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the top scorers of Italianfirst division soccer league after Saturday's matches: 12 Francesco Totti (AS Roma) 11 Gionatha Spinesi (Catania) 10 Adrian Mutu (Fiorentina) ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- Jan. 14
Jan 14, 2007 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- Jan. 14BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua on Sunday: ...
Results of World Cup Nordic combined race
Jan 14, 2007 ... Results of World Cup Nordic combined raceROME, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results Saturday froma World Cup Nordic combined event in Val Di Fiemme, Italy (10-kilometer cross-country and ski jumping results in parentheses): Men 1. Christoph Bieler, ...
10th China-ASEAN Summit opens in Cebu, Philippines
Jan 14, 2007 ... 10th China-ASEAN Summit opens in Cebu, PhilippinesCEBU, Philippines, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The 10th Summit betweenChina and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) openedon Sunday in Cebu, the second largest city of the Philippines. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and ...
Chinese opera The First Emperor transmitted live into theaters worldwide
Jan 14, 2007 ... Chinese opera The First Emperor transmitted live into theatersworldwideby Li Bo NEW YORK, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- When Opera The First Emperor createdby Chinese-American composer Tan Dun gave its seventh performance atthe Metropolitan Opera Saturday, it was enjoyed live by a ...
8 dead, 45 injured in central China traffic accident
Jan 14, 2007 ... 8 dead, 45 injured in central China traffic accidentCHANGSHA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Eight people died and 45 others wereinjured when a sleeper coach veered off a mountain road in centralChina's Hunan Province on Saturday, local traffic police confirmed onSunday. The ...
Standings of French first division soccer league
Jan 14, 2007 ... Standings of French first division soccer leaguePARIS, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of Frenchfirst division soccer league after matches played on Saturday(tabulated under games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, againstand points): 1 Olympique Lyon ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Jan 14, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Sunday. Japan Times: -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told French President Jacques Chiracon Friday that he would formulate ...
Australian soldiers kill truck driver in shooting incident in Iraq
Jan 14, 2007 ... Australian soldiers kill truck driver in shooting incident in Iraq CANBERRA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Australian soldiers have fired at atruck which failed to stop at a coalition check point in the vicinityof the Australian Embassy in Iraq and killed the driver, Australia'sdefense force ...
Inter sets Serie A consecutive winning record
Jan 14, 2007 ... Inter sets Serie A consecutive winning recordROME, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Inter Milan beat Torino 3-1 in the SerieA on Saturday to set a new league record of 12 consecutive wins. Adriano scored in the 24th minute for Inter with a header on across by Olivier Dacourt. It was the ...
Bush defends new Iraq plan
Jan 14, 2007 ... Bush defends new Iraq planWASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush onSaturday launched a strong defense of his new strategy on Iraq, andasked those opposed to the plan "to offer an alternative that has abetter chance for success." In his weekly radio ...
Backgrounder: China-ASEAN Free Trade Area
Jan 14, 2007 ... Backgrounder: China-ASEAN Free Trade AreaCEBU, Philippines, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- China and the Associationof Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries signed The Agreement onTrade in Services of China-ASEAN Free Trade Area on Sunday in Cebu,the second largest city of the ...
Ancient Sanxingdui relics to go on show in Singapore
Jan 14, 2007 ... Ancient Sanxingdui relics to go on show in SingaporeCHENGDU, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Cultural relics from mysteriousSanxingdui Ruins -- a unique, ancient kingdom dating back 3,000 years-- will go on display in Singapore next Tuesday, the exhibitionorganizer has said. A total ...
Foreign exchange rates in Nepal
Jan 14, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in NepalKATHMANDU, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are Inter-bankforeign exchange rates against the Nepali rupee on Sunday.CurrencyUnit Buying Selling Australian Dollar 1 55.5155.97 Canadian Dollar 1 ...