Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, January 15:
Belarus differs with Russia on union state: Lukashenko
Jan 15, 2007 ... Belarus differs with Russia on union state: LukashenkoMOSCOW, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Belarus and Russia differ inapproaches to and views on the formation of a union state,Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Sunday. "After all the consultations and talks, I ...
Shanghai hosts expo forum for international cooperation
Jan 15, 2007 ... Shanghai hosts expo forum for international cooperationSHANGHAI, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The third China Expo Forum forInternational Cooperation was held on Sunday in Shanghai, with atheme to promote exchange and cooperation in expo sector. More than 600 representatives from 17 ...
Italian first division soccer standings
Jan 15, 2007 ... Italian first division soccer standingsROME, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Italian first divisionsoccer standings after Sunday's matches (tabulated under matchesplayed, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against, points): 1 Inter Milan19 16 3 0 41 16 51 2 AS Roma ...
Italian first division leading scorers
Jan 15, 2007 ... Italian first division leading scorersROME, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Italian first divisionleague top scorers updated on Sunday: 12 Francesco Totti (AS Roma) 11Gionatha Spinesi (Catania) 10 Adrian Mutu (Fiorentina) Rolando Bianchi (Reggina) 9 Luca Toni ...
Italian first division soccer results
Jan 15, 2007 ... Italian first division soccer resultsROME, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Italian first divisionsoccer results on Sunday: AC Milan bt Reggina 3-1 Atalanta Bergamo bt Livorno 5-1 Cagliari bt Ascoli ...
ASEAN leaders, Indian PM discuss ways to further ties
Jan 15, 2007 ... ASEAN leaders, Indian PM discuss ways to further tiesCEBU, Philippines, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Leaders from 10 ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) member countries held asummit meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here Sundayto seek ways to further their ...
English premier league soccer results
Jan 15, 2007 ... English premier league soccer resultsLONDON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of Englishpremier league soccer league on Sunday (home teams first): Everton tied Reading 1-1 Played on Saturday: Blackburn Rovers lost to Arsenal 0-2 Watford ...
ASEAN-South Korea summit on combating transnational crime, boosting cultural exchange
Jan 15, 2007 ... ASEAN-South Korea summit on combating transnational crime,boosting cultural exchangeCEBU, Philippines, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of the Associationof Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries and South Koreaheld their summit here Sunday to discuss cooperation in ...
China's home news items from Xinhua -- Jan. 14
Jan 15, 2007 ... China's home news items from Xinhua -- Jan. 14BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are China's home news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Sunday: Bus turnover kills 5, injures 48 in NW China Man carrying gun detained before going aboard plane in SW China Chinese ...
Opener, Advisory
Jan 15, 2007 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service for Sunday,January 14, 2007, and begins ...
3rd LD Writethru: China, Japan, South Korea vow to address Korean Peninsula nuke issue peacefully
Jan 15, 2007 ... 3rd LD Writethru: China, Japan, South Korea vow to address KoreanPeninsula nuke issue peacefullyCEBU, Philippines, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of China, Japan andSouth Korea issued a joint press statement on Sunday, reaffirmingtheir commitment to a peaceful resolution of the ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Jan. 14
Jan 15, 2007 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Jan. 14BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Sunday: Bus turnover kills 5, injures 48 in NW China Man carrying gun detained before going aboard plane in SW China Chinese ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua
Jan 15, 2007 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of XinhuaHONG KONG, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are news items fromthe Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong on Sunday:Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers 10th China-ASEAN Summit opens in Cebu, Philippines ...
Italian first division soccer summaries
Jan 15, 2007 ... Italian first division soccer summariesROME, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Italian first divisionsoccer summaries on Sunday: AC Milan 3 Andrea Pirlo (6),Clarence Seedorf (35), Alberto Gilardino (78) Reggina 1Rolando Bianchi (66) Halftime: 2-0; ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2230 GMT, Jan. 14
Jan 15, 2007 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2230 GMT, Jan. 14KUWAIT CITY -- U.S. might launch a military strike on Iran beforeApril 2007, Kuwait-based daily Arab Times said in a report Sunday. The report, written by Arab Times' Editor-in-chief Ahmed al-Jarallah citing a reliable ...
German president ends visit to Ghana
Jan 15, 2007 ... German president ends visit to GhanaNAIROBI, Jan.14 (Xinhua)-- German President Horst Kohler leftAccra Sunday afternoon for Berlin after a four-day state Visit toGhana, reported Ghana News Agency. The president, accompanied by his wife Eva-Luisa Kohler and adelegation of ...
French ruling party UMP nominates Sarkozy as presidential candidate
Jan 15, 2007 ... French ruling party UMP nominates Sarkozy as presidentialcandidatePARIS, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- French Interior Minister NicolasSarkozy on Sunday was nominated as candidate of the ruling Union fora Popular Movement (UMP) in the presidential elections. In a speech before ...
Leading goal scorers of Spanish first division soccer league
Jan 15, 2007 ... Leading goal scorers of Spanish first division soccer leagueMADRID, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading goal scorersof Spanish Primera Liga after matches on Sunday: 15 - Frederic Kanoute (Sevilla) 12 - Ronaldinho (Barcelona), Diego Milito (Real Zaragoza) ...
Dutch soccer first division results
Jan 15, 2007 ... Dutch soccer first division resultsBRUSSELS, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the ...
English premier league soccer summaries
Jan 15, 2007 ... English premier league soccer summariesLONDON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the English premierleague soccer summaries on Sunday: Everton 1 Andy Johnson(81) Reading 1 Joleon Lescott (27og) Halftime: 0-1;Attendance: 33,000 - - - Saturday, January 13 ...
Standings of Spanish first division soccer league
Jan 15, 2007 ... Standings of Spanish first division soccer leagueMADRID, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of theSpanish Primera Liga after matches on Sunday (tabulated under matchesplayed, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1. Sevilla 18 12 1 5 37 ...
English premier league soccer standings
Jan 15, 2007 ... English premier league soccer standingsLONDON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the English premierleague soccer standings after a Sunday's match (tabulated undermatches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against, points): 1 Manchester United 23 18 3 2 52 16 57 2 Chelsea ...
NOTICE: Xinhua News Agency adjusts China, Asia-Pacific News Service
Jan 15, 2007 ... NOTICE: Xinhua News Agency adjusts China, Asia-Pacific NewsServiceBEIJING, Jan. 15 (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 ...
Benfica striker Kikin back home for Mexico's Tigres
Jan 15, 2007 ... Benfica striker Kikin back home for Mexico's TigresMEXICO CITY, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Mexican forward Francisco "kikin"Fonseca will move back home to Autonomous University of Nuevo Leonclub Tigres (Tigers) after six months in Portugal with Benfica, saidthe club Sunday ....
Dutch soccer first division league standings
Jan 15, 2007 ... Dutch soccer first division league standingsBRUSSELS, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of theDutch soccer league Erevdivisie after Sunday's matches (tabulatedunder games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1. PSV Eindhoven 20 17 2 ...
American ski team celebrates their "best day" in Austria
Jan 15, 2007 ... American ski team celebrates their "best day" in AustriaVIENNA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Despite the misfortunes in the WorldCup downhill on Saturday, the two American ski stars Julia Mancusoand Lindsey Kildow still captured the top two places of the World CupWomen's Super Combined ...
Summaries of Dutch first division soccer matches
Jan 15, 2007 ... Summaries of Dutch first division soccer matchesBRUSSELS, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the summaries from ...
English premier league top scorers
Jan 15, 2007 ... English premier league top scorersLONDON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the English premierleague top scorers updated on Sunday: 14 Didier Drogba (Chelsea) 13Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) 10 Kevin Doyle (Reading) Robin van Persie (Arsenal) Yakubu ...
Update: Syrian, Iraqi presidents hold plenary meeting
Jan 15, 2007 ... Update: Syrian, Iraqi presidents hold plenary meetingDAMASCUS, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad andhis visiting Iraqi counterpart Jalal Talabani held a plenary meetingSunday afternoon with the attendance of officials from both sides,the official SANA news ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Jan. 15
Jan 15, 2007 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Jan. 15CEBU, Philippines -- Leaders of China, Japan and South Koreaissued a joint press statement on Sunday, reaffirming theircommitment to a peaceful resolution of the nuclear issue of theKorean Peninsula through dialogue and negotiation ....
Egypt's Al-Ahly awarded best African team of 2006
Jan 15, 2007 ... Egypt's Al-Ahly awarded best African team of 2006CAIRO, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's Al-Ahly, based in Cairo, waschosen by the Cameroon-based Supreme Council of Sport in Africa asthe best African soccer club in 2006, MENA news agency reportedSunday. Ahly, ...
Summaries of Spanish first division soccer league
Jan 15, 2007 ... Summaries of Spanish first division soccer leagueMADRID, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the summaries of SpanishPrimera Liga on Sunday: Real Madrid 1 Ruud van Nistelrooy (41) Real Zaragoza 0 Halftime: 1-0; Attendance: 64,240 - - - ...
Tajik president arrives in Beijing
Jan 15, 2007 ... Tajik president arrives in BeijingBEIJING, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Tajik President Emomali Rakhmonovarrived here Monday morning, starting his seven-day state visit toChina. During his stay in Beijing, Rakhmonov will hold talks with ...
Zimbabwe begins preparations for All Africa Games
Jan 15, 2007 ... Zimbabwe begins preparations for All Africa GamesHARARE, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Zimbabwe Volleyball Associationhas begun preparations for this year's All Africa Games set forAlgeria with trials at the University of Zimbabwe, aimed at selectingthe final squads to get into camp ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- Jan. 15
Jan 15, 2007 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- Jan. 15BEIJING, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua on Monday: ...
Results of Spanish first division soccer league
Jan 15, 2007 ... Results of Spanish first division soccer leagueMADRID, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of theSpanish Primera Liga on Sunday: Athletic Bilbao lost to Villarreal 1-0 Celta Vigo lost to Atletico Madrid 3-1 Gimnastic lost to Getafe 3-1 ...
Standings of Portuguese soccer league
Jan 15, 2007 ... Standings of Portuguese soccer leagueLISBON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings ofPortuguese soccer league after matches on Sunday (tabulated undermatches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1. Porto15 13 1 1 34 8 40 ...
Leading goal scorers of French first division soccer league
Jan 15, 2007 ... Leading goal scorers of French first division soccer leaguePARIS, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading goal scorersof French Ligue 1 after matches on Sunday: 8 - Pauleta (Paris St Germain), Mickael Pagis (OlympiqueMarseille), Mathieu Bodmer (Lille), Aruna Dindane ...
Results of French first division soccer league
Jan 15, 2007 ... Results of French first division soccer leaguePARIS, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of FrenchLigue 1 on Sunday: Stade Rennes lost to Olympique Marseille 2-0 St Etienne lost to Monaco 1-0 Played on Saturday, January 13 Auxerre bt ...
Iran willing to sign accords with Nicaragua: president
Jan 15, 2007 ... Iran willing to sign accords with Nicaragua: presidentMANAGUA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejadsaid here on Sunday that his government is willing to sign agreementswith Nicaragua on a wide range of issues. Ahmadinejad, on his visit to the Central ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Jan 15, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapersCANBERRA, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Monday:The Australian: -- Australian soldiers have shot dead a truck driver who failed tostop at a checkpoint in ...
Cold snap kills 64 people across Mexico
Jan 15, 2007 ... Cold snap kills 64 people across MexicoMEXICO CITY, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Cold weather has killed 64 peopleacross Mexico, mostly in northern states, the Health Ministry said ina press release on Sunday. The northern Mexican state of Chihuahua has seen the largestnumber of ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Jan 15, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Monday:Asahi: -- Amid improved personal spending levels, the Bank of Japan seemsset to raise short-term interest rates to ...
URGENT: 2nd East Asia Summit opens
Jan 15, 2007 ... URGENT: 2nd East Asia Summit opensCEBU, Philippines, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The ...
Standings of French first division soccer league
Jan 15, 2007 ... Standings of French first division soccer leaguePARIS, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of FrenchLigue 1 after matches on Sunday (tabulated under matches played, won,drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1. Olympique Lyon 20 16 2 2 39 13 50 ...
Mexico safer after military crackdown on violence: president
Jan 15, 2007 ... Mexico safer after military crackdown on violence: presidentMEXICO CITY, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Mexican President Felipe Calderonsaid on Sunday that the country has become safer since he sent troopsto fight drug-related violence during his first period in office. "Today Mexico ...
Results of Portuguese soccer league
Jan 15, 2007 ... Results of Portuguese soccer leagueLISBON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results ofPortuguese soccer league on Sunday: Desportivo Aves lost to Porto 2-0 FC Pacos de Ferreira bt Beira Mar 1-0 Uniao Leiria tied Estrela Amadora 0-0 ...
Tokyo shares open higher
Jan 15, 2007 ... Tokyo shares open higherTOKYO, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday,with stronger dollar against the yen. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei StockAverage was up ...
Summaries of French first division soccer league
Jan 15, 2007 ... Summaries of French first division soccer leaguePARIS, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the summaries of FrenchLigue 1 on Sunday: Stade Rennes0 Red Card: Stephane M'bia Etoundi (42) Olympique Marseille 2 Djibril Cisse (58), Toifilou Maoulida ...
Backgrounder: East Asia Summit
Jan 15, 2007 ... Backgrounder: East Asia SummitCEBU, Philippines, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The second East Asia Summit(EAS) opened here Monday in Cebu, central Philippines, back- to-backwith the 12th the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( ASEAN)Summit and other related Summits. The ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Jan 15, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inthe leading Philippine newspapers on Monday:Manila Bulletin: -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is arriving Monday in Manila tostart his two-day official ...
Hong Kong stocks open higher -- Jan. 15
Jan 15, 2007 ... Hong Kong stocks open higher -- Jan. 15HONG KONG, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Jan 15, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the baht on Monday as offered by the Bangkok Bank:Monday Friday U.S. dollar35.67/36.32 35.67/36.32 ...
English premier league soccer summaries (updated)
Jan 15, 2007 ... English premier league soccer summaries (updated)LONDON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the English premierleague soccer summaries on Sunday: Tottenham Hotspur 2 Jermain Defoe (14), Dimitar Berbatov (54) Newcastle United 3 Paul Huntington (16), Obafemi Martins ...
Results of Australian Open women's tennis
Jan 15, 2007 ... Results of Australian Open women's tennisCANBERRA, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from the5.35 million US dollars Australian Open women's singles first-roundmatches on Monday (prefix number denotes seeding): Milagros Sequera, ...
Writethru: Brazil sends 500 federal police to Rio to curb violence
Jan 15, 2007 ... Writethru: Brazil sends 500 federal police to Rio to curb violence BRASILIA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian government on Sundaysent a 500-strong federal police force to Rio de Janeiro state tohelp the local government quell a wave of gang violence, AgenciaBrazil news agency ...
Women's tennis WTA Tour Champions Race standings
Jan 15, 2007 ... Women's tennis WTA Tour Champions Race standingsLONDON, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Following are the women's tennissingles rankings from the WTA Tour's Champions Race in 2007: 1 (2) Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 305 2 (-) Kim Clijsters, Belgium, 275 3 (18) Li Na, ...
URGENT: FDI in China tops 63 bln U.S. dollars in 2006
Jan 15, 2007 ... URGENT: FDI in China tops 63 bln U.S. dollars in 2006BEIJING, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Foreign direct investment (FDI) Chinaused in 2006 topped 63 billion U.S. dollars, up 5 ...
China requires local governments to enforce court rulings
Jan 15, 2007 ... China requires local governments to enforce court rulingsBEIJING, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- China's central government wantslocal officials to ensure local court rulings are enforced and warnsthose who block their implementation will be punished, according to acircular issued on ...
European golf Order of Merit standings
Jan 15, 2007 ... European golf Order of Merit standingsLONDON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings fromgolf's European Order of Merit: 1. (1) Yong-Eun Yang, South Korea, 655,884 euro 2. (2) Michael Campbell, New Zealand, 269,484 3. (3) Jose Manuel Lara, ...
U.S. pacifists leave Cuba after anti-Guantanamo Bay prison protest
Jan 15, 2007 ... U.S. pacifists leave Cuba after anti-Guantanamo Bay prison protest HAVANA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- A group of American pacifists who hadcome to Cuba to demonstrate against the U.S. Guantanamo Bay prisonleft the island on Sunday after a week-long visit. The protesters showed the ...
Costa Rica seizes 10 kg of heroin on border
Jan 15, 2007 ... Costa Rica seizes 10 kg of heroin on borderSAN JOSE, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Costa Rican anti-drug officers havearrested a Nicaraguan with 10 kg of heroin trying to cross thenation's northern border, police said on Sunday. Officers were tipped off and found the heroin in a ...
Major news items in Thailand's leading newspapers
Jan 15, 2007 ... Major news items in Thailand's leading newspapersBANGKOK, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inThailand's leading newspapers on Monday:Bangkok Post: -- The Thai government will accelerate disbursement of funds fromthe 2007 budget, says Finance ...
Results/standings of Dakar Rally stage 8
Jan 15, 2007 ... Results/standings of Dakar Rally stage 8CAIRO, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results and standingsof the Dakar Rally stage 8 on Sunday (589-km timed section betweenAtar and Tichit in Mauritania): Cars 1. Giniel de Villiers, South Africa, Volkswagen, ...
CPC delegation leaves for Japan
Jan 15, 2007 ... CPC delegation leaves for JapanBEIJING, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- A delegation of the Communist Partyof China (CPC) left here on Monday morning for Japan to attend thefirst meeting of the regular exchange mechanism between CPC and theDemocratic Party of Japan (DPJ). The ...