Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, February 12:
Zambia's 2007 budget hailed as "promising"
Feb 12, 2007 ... Zambia's 2007 budget hailed as "promising"LUSAKA, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Economic Association of Zambia(EAZ) has praised the 2007 national budget and described it as "promising" because it focuses on inducing growth in major sectors ofthe economy, local newspaper Zambia Daily ...
China confirms 8 Chinese dead in fire in ROK, 17 wounded
Feb 12, 2007 ... China confirms 8 Chinese dead in fire in ROK, 17 woundedBEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Foreign Ministryconfirmed on Sunday that 8 Chinese citizens were killed in a fire inthe Republic of Korea and 17 Chinese were injured. The fire occurred at a detention facility ...
Opener, Advisory
Feb 12, 2007 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service for Sunday,february 11, 2007, and begins ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Feb. 11
Feb 12, 2007 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Feb. 11BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Sunday: 7th LD-Writethru-China Focus: Six-party talks focus on energy aid,uncertainty remains for deal China secures product quality in ...
7th LD-Writethru-China Focus: Six-party talks focus on energy aid, uncertainty remains for deal
Feb 12, 2007 ... 7th LD-Writethru-China Focus: Six-party talks focus on energy aid,uncertainty remains for dealBEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The six parties involved in theKorean nuclear issue remained divided on compensation measures forthe Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) as the ...
Bangladesh's Nobel peace winner seeks people's opinion in joining politics
Feb 12, 2007 ... Bangladesh's Nobel peace winner seeks people's opinion in joiningpoliticsDHAKA, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh's Nobel peace laureateMohammad Yunus on Sunday in an open letter sought people's opinionabout his joining the politics. "If people want I will join politics ....
Results of Italian first division soccer league games
Feb 12, 2007 ... Results of Italian first division soccer league gamesROME, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of Italianfirst division soccer league games (home teams listed first): Sunday's games: Atalanta drew with Lazio 0-0 Cagliari ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua
Feb 12, 2007 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of XinhuaHONG KONG, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Sunday:Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers Major news items in leading Thai newspapers (Sports) ...
Major news items in leading Thai newspapers
Feb 12, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Thai newspapersBANGKOK, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Thai newspapers Monday:The Nation: -- Thai Defence Minister General Boonrawd Somtas is worried aboutgrowing disunity over calls to declare ...
Ligue 1 top scorers
Feb 12, 2007 ... Ligue 1 top scorersPARIS, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading scorers afterthe Ligue 1 soccer matches on Sunday: 13 - Steve Savidan (Valenciennes) 9 - Aruna Dindane ...
French Ligue 1 results
Feb 12, 2007 ... French Ligue 1 resultsPARIS, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from theLigue 1 soccer matches on Sunday: Girondins Bordeaux bt Olympique Marseille 1-0 Racing Lens bt Sochaux 3-1Played on Saturday: Auxerre tied St ...
Nine killed in Rio shootout
Feb 12, 2007 ... Nine killed in Rio shootoutRIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Nine people were killed in ashootout between militias and drug lords on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro,local police said. The shootout took place Sunday morning when some drug dealers weretrying to recover control ...
Venezuela cuts taxes to control soaring prices
Feb 12, 2007 ... Venezuela cuts taxes to control soaring pricesCARACAS, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Venezuelan government on Sundayannounced tax exemptions and subsidies for some key food products ina bid to control soaring prices. A shortage of some key food products has been hitting ...
Dutch PSV tied Sparta 1-1 in Dutch league
Feb 12, 2007 ... Dutch PSV tied Sparta 1-1 in Dutch leagueROTTERDAM, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Dutch soccer champion PSV Eindhovenwere held to a 1-1 draw by Sparta Rotterdam on Sunday, allowing Ajax,2-1 winners at ADO Den Haag, back into the Dutch title race. Jason Culina netted a rebound seconds ...
Spanish Primera Liga standings
Feb 12, 2007 ... Spanish Primera Liga standingsMADRID, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings after thePrimera Liga soccer matches on Sunday (tabulated under games played,won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1. Barcelona 22 13 7 2 45 18 46 2. ...
Vietnam arrests 3 Cambodian robbers
Feb 12, 2007 ... Vietnam arrests 3 Cambodian robbersHANOI, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese police have, in coordinationwith Cambodian police, caught three Cambodian men who allegedlyrobbed a jewelry shop in Vietnam's southern Tay Ninh province, localnewspaper Saigon Liberation reported Monday ....
Strong quake jolts Papua, Indonesia
Feb 12, 2007 ... Strong quake jolts Papua, IndonesiaJAKARTA, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake of magnitude of 6.1 onthe Richter scale occurred on Monday morning at Province Papua inIndonesia, Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau told Xinhua. The quake, which hit at 09:08 a.m. (Jakarta ...
Peru, U.S. launch joint air exercise
Feb 12, 2007 ... Peru, U.S. launch joint air exerciseLIMA, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Peru and the United States on Sundaybegan a joint air exercise in northwestern Peru as part of the 2007Halcon-Condon (Falcon-Condor) plan. The exercise, which will last until Wednesday, included ...
Arsenal back to fourth after comeback win over Wigan
Feb 12, 2007 ... Arsenal back to fourth after comeback win over WiganLONDON, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Arsenal came from behind to beat WiganAthletic 2-1, reclaiming fourth place in the Premier League onSunday. Wigan's Dutch midfielder Denny Landzaat opened scoring for thevisitors 35 minutes ...
Results of Dutch first division soccer league
Feb 12, 2007 ... Results of Dutch first division soccer leagueBRUSSELS, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are the match results ofDutch First Division football league here on Sunday: Sunday: ADO Den Haag lost to Ajax 2-1 FC Twente bt Feyenoord ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Feb. 12
Feb 12, 2007 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Feb. 12MUNICH -- Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said onSunday that talks with western leaders on the sidelines of a high-profile security meeting in Munich was "constructive." The talks "are constructive at this level" and ...
Overall standings in Langkawi cycling tour on Sunday
Feb 12, 2007 ... Overall standings in Langkawi cycling tour on SundayKUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are the top 10 overallpositions from the Langkawi cycling tour on Sunday: 1. Anthony Charteau, France, Credit Agricole, 32:32:14 2. Jose Serpa, Colombia, Serramenti PVC ...
French Ligue 1 summaries
Feb 12, 2007 ... French Ligue 1 summariesPARIS, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the summaries after theLigue 1 soccer matches on Sunday: Girondins Bordeaux 1 Julien Faubert (75) Olympique Marseille 0 Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 30,000 - - - Racing Lens...
Bielefeld sacks coach after away loss
Feb 12, 2007 ... Bielefeld sacks coach after away lossBERLIN, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Arminia Bielefeld sacked coach Thomasvon Heesen on Sunday following the side's 1-0 defeat to Bayern Munichin the national soccer league. Assistant coach Franck Geideck will take temporary charge of theteam, ...
Hong Kong stocks open lower -- Feb. 12
Feb 12, 2007 ... Hong Kong stocks open lower -- Feb. 12HONG KONG, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
Final results of World Allround Speed Skating Championships
Feb 12, 2007 ... Final results of World Allround Speed Skating ChampionshipsBRUSSELS, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading finalresults of World Allround Speed Skating Championships on Sunday: Women's 5,000m: 1. Martina ...
Major news items in leading Nepali newspapers
Feb 12, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Nepali newspapersKATHMANDU, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Nepali newspapers on Monday.The Rising Nepal: -- The Commission formed to investigate the injustices and actionsof the Royal Commission in the ...
Standings of English premier league
Feb 12, 2007 ... Standings of English premier leagueLONDON, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings afterEnglish premier league matches on Sunday (tabulated under gamesplayed, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1. Manchester United 27 21 3 3 63 18 66 2. ...
Huge amount of misused three gorges resettlement funds recovered
Feb 12, 2007 ... Huge amount of misused three gorges resettlement funds recoveredYICHANG, Hubei, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- All the 63.85 million yuan(7.98 million U.S. dollars) of misused resettlement funds in centralChina's Hubei province has been recovered, said an official from thesupervision ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Feb 12, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapersNEW DELHI, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news headlinesin leading Indian newspapers on Monday. The Times of India: -- India's A. V. Birla Group has bid for the Canadian aluminiumgiant Novelis Inc. for 6 billion ...
Writethru: Harvard University names first woman president
Feb 12, 2007 ... Writethru: Harvard University names first woman presidentNEW YORK, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Harvard University on Sunday named ahistorian as the first woman president in its 371-year history, localmedia reported. Drew Gilpin Faust, 59, who runs a research institute at ...
Market exchange rates -- Feb. 12
Feb 12, 2007 ... Market exchange rates -- Feb. 12BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The central parity of the RMB againstfive major currencies announced on Feb. 12 by the China ForeignExchange Trading System: Currency UnitMiddle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar 100 ...
Bodies of six tourists retrieved in Spain's Canary Islands
Feb 12, 2007 ... Bodies of six tourists retrieved in Spain's Canary IslandsMADRID, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The bodies of six tourists have beenretrieved from a flooded cave in Spain's Canary Islands, emergencyservice officials said on Sunday. The bodies of the five men and one woman were found ...
Uruguay crushes Jamaica 5-0 in Davis Cup
Feb 12, 2007 ... Uruguay crushes Jamaica 5-0 in Davis CupMONTEVIDEO, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Uruguay's Davis Cup tennis teamSunday completed their 5-0 rout of Jamaica in Punta del Estethe inZone Two series of the Americas' Group. Uruguay now goes through to the finals against Ecuador in April ....
Russia, France and United States win Davis Cup World Group ties
Feb 12, 2007 ... Russia, France and United States win Davis Cup World Group tiesBUENOS AIRES, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Russia, the Cup holder,alongside Argentina, the United States, Spain, France, Sweden,Belgium and German on Sunday won their series, in the Davis Cuptennis competition ....
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Feb 12, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapersCANBERRA, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Monday.The Australian: -- Prime Minister John Howard has risked a rift with a future U.S. government after ...
Final results of World Allround Speed Skating Championships
Feb 12, 2007 ... Final results of World Allround Speed Skating ChampionshipsBRUSSELS, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are leading final resultsof the World Allround Speed Skating Championships on Sunday: Men's 10,000 meters: 1. Sven ...
Hong Kong stocks close lower at midday -- Feb. 12
Feb 12, 2007 ... Hong Kong stocks close lower at midday -- Feb. 12HONG KONG,Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong ...
Feature: Iranians gather in support of president and nuke rights
Feb 12, 2007 ... Feature: Iranians gather in support of president and nuke rightsBy Xu Yanyan TEHRAN, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of thousands of Iranianpeople gathered at Tehran's famous Azadi Square on Sunday tocelebrate the 28th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution whileshowing their ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- Feb. 12
Feb 12, 2007 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- Feb. 12BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua on Monday. -- Peru, ...
Summaries of Dutch first division soccer league
Feb 12, 2007 ... Summaries of Dutch first division soccer leagueBRUSSELS, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are summaries of DutchFirst Division football league on Sunday: Sunday: ADO Den Haag 1 Ajax 2 Scorers: ADO Den Haag - S Kolk 20 Ajax - J Heitinga (58), K ...
Foreign exchange rates in Philippines
Feb 12, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in PhilippinesMANILA, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the peso released by the Philippine central bank onMonday: MondayFriday U.S. dollar 48.3080 48.4220 Japanese yen ...
Simba eliminated from African Confederation Cup
Feb 12, 2007 ... Simba eliminated from African Confederation CupDAR ES SALAAM, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Textile du Pungue of Mozambiqueon Sunday eliminated Simba SC of Tanzania from the ongoing AfricanConfederation Cup soccer tourney. The visitors were the first to go on the scoreboard but the ...
Spanish Primera Liga summaries
Feb 12, 2007 ... Spanish Primera Liga summariesMADRID, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the summaries after thePrimera Liga matches on Sunday: Atletico Madrid 1 Sergio Aguero (64) Athletic Bilbao 0 Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 40,000 - - - Barcelona ...
Spanish Primera Liga results
Feb 12, 2007 ... Spanish Primera Liga resultsMADRID, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from thePrimera Liga soccer matches on Sunday: Atletico Madrid bt Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Celta Vigo lost to Espanyol 2-0 Barcelona bt Racing Santander 2-0 Getafe bt ...
2nd LD: Envoys make final efforts for deal on fifth day of six-party talks
Feb 12, 2007 ... 2nd LD: Envoys make final efforts for deal on fifth day of six-party talksBEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Six parties involved in the Koreannuclear issue would make their final attempt to clinch a deal as thetalks entered the fifth day on Monday, with energy aid still asfocus of ...
U.S. defense secretary in Pakistan for visit
Feb 12, 2007 ... U.S. defense secretary in Pakistan for visitISLAMABAD, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gatesarrived in Islamabad on Monday on a brief visit to Pakistan, theprivate Geo Television reported. Gates would discuss with ...
Top scorers of English premier league
Feb 12, 2007 ... Top scorers of English premier leagueLONDON, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading scorersafter English premier league matches on Sunday: 17 - Didier Drogba (Chelsea) 15 - Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) 11 - Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Yakubu ...
1st Ld Writethru: Sri Lanka navy sinks rebel boats, killing 8 insurgents
Feb 12, 2007 ... 1st Ld Writethru: Sri Lanka navy sinks rebel boats, killing 8insurgentsCOLOMBO, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's Navy said that itdestroyed a boat, which allegedly belonged to rebel Tamil Tiger, anddamaged another, killing at least eight insurgents off the island'seastern coast ...
1st LD: Envoys make final efforts for deal on fifth day of six-party talks
Feb 12, 2007 ... 1st LD: Envoys make final efforts for deal on fifth day of six-party talksBEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Six parties involved in the Koreannuclear issue would make their final attempt to clinch a deal as thetalks entered the fifth day on Monday, with energy aid still asfocus of ...
Portugal referendum backs legalization of abortion
Feb 12, 2007 ... Portugal referendum backs legalization of abortionLISBON, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Portugal's voters on Sunday decided toease the country's strict laws on abortion in a referendum, but theturnout was too low to make it legally binding. Only 43.6 percent of the Catholic nation's ...
Former CSRC Heilongjiang Branch chief prosecuted for bribe-taking charges
Feb 12, 2007 ... Former CSRC Heilongjiang Branch chief prosecuted for bribe-takingchargesHARBIN, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Ding Ruopeng, former director ofHeilongjiang Provincial Branch of China Securities RegulatoryCommission (CSRC), has been prosecuted for bribe-taking allegations. It is ...
Lens grabs first home win in 10 weeks
Feb 12, 2007 ... Lens grabs first home win in 10 weeksPARIS, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- RC Lens claimed the first home win in10 weeks when they beat Sochaux 3-1 in a Ligue 1 soccer game onSunday. Lens's center back Vitorino Hilton headed home an OlivierMonterrubio free kick in the 28th minute ...
Van, car collision kills 5 in Vietnam
Feb 12, 2007 ... Van, car collision kills 5 in VietnamHANOI, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- A van-car collision accident inVietnam's southern An Giang province has killed five people andinjured two others, local newspaper Youth reported Monday. The accident happened in Chau Thanh district on Sunday ...
Three Argentine soccer hooligans hurt in fight
Feb 12, 2007 ... Three Argentine soccer hooligans hurt in fightBUENOS AIRES, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Three members of a barra brava(fight club) of violent supports of Argentine club River Plate wereinjured on Sunday in a gun-and-knife fight, minute before a matchwith Lanus, on the first playing day ...
Foreign exchange rates in Nepal
Feb 12, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in NepalKATHMANDU, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are inter-bankforeign exchange rates against the Nepali rupee on Monday.CurrencyUnit Buying Selling Australian Dollar 1 54.7955.25 Canadian Dollar 1 ...
Major news items in leading Vietnamese newspapers
Feb 12, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Vietnamese newspapersHANOI, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Vietnamese newspapers on Monday. Labor: -- Two-way trade between Vietnam and China reached 10 ...
Summaries of English premier league
Feb 12, 2007 ... Summaries of English premier leagueLONDON, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the summaries fromEnglish premier league matches on Sunday: Arsenal 2 Fitz Hall (81og), Tomas Rosicky (84) Wigan Athletic1 Denny Landzaat (35) Halftime: 0-1; ...
Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapers
Feb 12, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapersISLAMABAD, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news items inleading Pakistani newspapers on Monday:DAWN: -- Sixteen people were killed and scores of others injured asheavy rains and snowfall in large areas of ...
Roses are red, but salesmen are blue!
Feb 12, 2007 ... Roses are red, but salesmen are blue!BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- While most Chinese people busilyprepare to return home for Lunar New Year, 25-year-old Wang Zhigangmopes despondently in his flower shop with a bad case of the blues. Wang runs a small flower outlet near the ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Feb 12, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Monday:Philippine Daily Inquirer: -- The political opposition on Sunday completed its lineup forsenatorial ...
Results of Bundesliga matches
Feb 12, 2007 ... Results of Bundesliga matchesBERLIN, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of GermanBundesliga soccer matches on Sunday: Bayern Munich bt Arminia Bielefeld 1-0 VfL Bochum lost to Nuremberg 2-0Played on Saturday Bayer Leverkusen tied ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Feb 12, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Monday. Asahi: -- Industry ministry officials said Friday that gas water heatersmanufactured by Rinnai Corp. have been ...
Xinhua home news advisory -- Feb. 12
Feb 12, 2007 ... Xinhua home news advisory -- Feb. 12BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Major home news stories scheduled tobe covered or pursued by Xinhua on Monday: 1. News updates about fatal factory fire in Shenzhen 2. Billionairess Wu Ying from east China's Zhejiang Provincedetained ...
Standings of Dutch first division soccer league
Feb 12, 2007 ... Standings of Dutch first division soccer leagueBRUSSELS, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of theDutch First Division football league after Sunday's soccer matches(tabulated under matches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goalsagainst and points): 1. PSV ...