Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, March 2:
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Mar 02, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapersNEW DELHI, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers on Friday.The Times of India: -- Surinder Koli, accused in serial killing of children in northIndian city Noida, confessed ...
USAID defends tsunami relief operations in Aceh
Mar 02, 2007 ... USAID defends tsunami relief operations in AcehJAKARTA, March 2 (Xinhua) -- While acknowledging several problemsin its tsunami recovery program for Indonesia and Sri Lanka, the U.S.Agency for International Development (USAID) said these shortcomingswere primarily caused by the ...
Timor-Leste's international force commander confident about situation
Mar 02, 2007 ... Timor-Leste's international force commander confident aboutsituationCANBERRA, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The commander of the InternationalStabilization Force in Timor-Leste Mal Rerden has said he isconfident stability can be maintained in the country, if thecountry's fugitive rebel ...
Indonesia plays down Australia's arrest warrant for ex-general
Mar 02, 2007 ... Indonesia plays down Australia's arrest warrant for ex-generalJAKARTA, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government will notrespond to an arrest warrant issued by the Australian Court for aformer general -- who allegedly ordered the killing of five foreignjournalists in 1975 -- ...
Results of Thursday's NBA games
Mar 02, 2007 ... Results of Thursday's NBA gamesWASHINGTON, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Following are the full results of National Basketball Association games on Thursday (home team ...
Newly born conjoined twins die in Bangladesh
Mar 02, 2007 ... Newly born conjoined twins die in BangladeshDHAKA, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The female conjoined twins who wereborn Sunday in Bangladesh's northern Gazipur district died in capitalDhaka on Wednesday night, local news paper The Daily Star reported onFriday. Although the ...
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Philippine stocks close lower
Mar 02, 2007 ... Philippine stocks close lowerMANILA, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Philippine stock prices closed loweron Friday as investors remained cautious following world financialmarket's plunge, dealers said. The 30-company composite index was down 49.78 points or 1.56percent at 3,140.34 ....
Indonesia, WHO reach deal on bird flu virus samples
Mar 02, 2007 ... Indonesia, WHO reach deal on bird flu virus samplesJAKARTA, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia has agreed to resumesharing bird flu virus samples after the World Health Organization(WHO) guaranteed they would not be used for commercial purposes,local press reported Friday ....
Vietnam oil giant to establish oil tanker fleet
Mar 02, 2007 ... Vietnam oil giant to establish oil tanker fleetHANOI, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's National Oil and Gas Group(PetroVietnam) is planning to form its own fleet of some 15 oiltankers in the coming time to transport crude oil from foreigncountries. The ships will carry crude ...
Hong Kong stocks close higher at midday -- March 2
Mar 02, 2007 ... Hong Kong stocks close higher at midday -- March 2HONG KONG, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
2nd Ld: Bombing attack kills 2, injuries 3 in eastern Pakistan
Mar 02, 2007 ... 2nd Ld: Bombing attack kills 2, injuries 3 in eastern PakistanISLAMABAD, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and threeothers, including a judge, were injured in a bomb blast in easternPakistan on Friday, local media reported Friday. A bomb, attached to a cycle, ...
Vietnam's crude oil export down in January
Mar 02, 2007 ... Vietnam's crude oil export down in JanuaryHANOI, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam exported nearly 2.6 milliontons of crude oil worth roughly 1.1 billion U.S. dollars in the firsttwo months of this year, year-on-year decreases of 5.5 percent and17.6 percent, respectively. The ...
More train services canceled as strong winds buffet NW China
Mar 02, 2007 ... More train services canceled as strong winds buffet NW China ByXinhua writer Ji ShaotingURUMQI, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Train services came to a halt againlate Thursday in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regionas hurricane-strength winds continued to buffet the region, ...
(China Sports) China Super League set to create new image in upcoming season
Mar 02, 2007 ... (China Sports) China Super League set to create new image inupcoming seasonBEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- While Chinese footballers triggeredmedia hype by making appearances in top European leagues recently,another boisterous season of the China Super League (CSL) will begetting ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Mar 02, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapersJERUSALEM, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Friday.Ha'aretz -- Israel Defense Forces (IDF) imposed a complete closure on theWest Bank and Gaza Strip at midnight ...
FEATURE: Chinese say temporary goodbye to Mao Zedong memorial hall
Mar 02, 2007 ... FEATURE: Chinese say temporary goodbye to Mao Zedong memorial hall By Xinhua writer Li ZhihuiBEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Standing on Tiananmen Square, WuXiaofu, a farmer from central Henan Province and his grandson WuZhiliu bowed goodbye to the Chairman Mao Zedong Memorial ...
Chinese lawmakers, advisors show concern for public security issues
Mar 02, 2007 ... Chinese lawmakers, advisors show concern for public securityissuesBEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Public Securityhas reviewed all the motions, proposals and suggestions submitted bylawmakers and political advisors during the "two sessions" earlierlast year ....
10 rebels, 2 soldiers killed in southern Philippine clash
Mar 02, 2007 ... 10 rebels, 2 soldiers killed in southern Philippine clashMANILA, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Philippine government troops killed 10New People's Army (NPA) rebels during a violent clash in the south onThursday morning, the military said on Friday. An infantry battalion of Philippine ...
Annual output at Sino-Dutch gas field to reach 3 billion cubic meters
Mar 02, 2007 ... Annual output at Sino-Dutch gas field to reach 3 billion cubicmetersBEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Annual output at the Changbei naturalgas field, a project developed by Petro China Co. and Royal Dutch/Shell Group, is expected to reach 3 billion cubic meters, the twocompanies ...
Wedding banquet causes massive poisoning in southwest China
Mar 02, 2007 ... Wedding banquet causes massive poisoning in southwest ChinaKUNMING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- A total of 371 people fell violentlyill on Thursday after eating at a rural wedding banquet in Lincang, acity in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Huang Chengshu, deputy ...
Acapulco International men's results (updated)
Mar 02, 2007 ... Acapulco International men's results (updated)MEXICO CITY, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results frommen's quarter-final matches at the Acapulco International on Thursday(prefix number denotes seeding): 1-Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain, bt ...
Shenzhen stock index up - March 2
Mar 02, 2007 ... Shenzhen stock index up - March 2BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The Component Index on the ShenzhenStock Exchange closed at 7,923.33 points on Friday, up 118.98 ...
Muslim political advisors feel at home in Beijing
Mar 02, 2007 ... Muslim political advisors feel at home in BeijingBEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Biting a halal sesame seed cakeagainst the backdrop of a tapestry with the image of Mecca, 80- year-old Muslim Xie Shenglin had a pleasant chatting with a restaurantmanager with Arabic. "Meals ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Mar 02, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapersANKARA, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Friday.SABAH (Morning): -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Thursday held phonetalks with Iraqi President Jalal ...
Tokyo shares down for 4th day
Mar 02, 2007 ... Tokyo shares down for 4th dayTOKYO, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks continued to lose groundfor a fourth consecutive day on Friday. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average shed 235.58 points, or 1.35percent, to end at 17,217.93. The broader Topix index of all First ...
ATP Las Vegas Open results (updated)
Mar 02, 2007 ... ATP Las Vegas Open results (updated)WASHINGTON, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results Thursdayfrom the ATP Las Vegas Open (prefix number denotes seeding): Round Robin 4-Jurgen Melzer, Austria, bt Paul Capdeville, Chile, 6-2, 6-2 Sam Querrey, United ...
4 killed, 15 injured in Philippine truck crash
Mar 02, 2007 ... 4 killed, 15 injured in Philippine truck crashMANILA, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Four people were killed while 15others were injured in a truck crash in the central Philippines onThursday afternoon, local radio reported on Friday. A truck carrying 15 carabaos and five horses ...
IBF latest world rankings
Mar 02, 2007 ... IBF latest world rankingsBEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are the world rankingsreleased by the International Badminton Federation on Thursdaythrough its official website (tabulated under name, nationality andindividual points): Men's singles: 1. Lin Dan, ...
Standings of 2006-2007 NBA conference after March 1 games
Mar 02, 2007 ... Standings of 2006-2007 NBA conference after March 1 gamesWASHINGTON, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings ofNational Basketball Association games finished on Thursday: Eastern Conference Name Win Loss PCTHome Road Streak 1 ...
China to shut down coal mines with annual capacity of 30,000 tons
Mar 02, 2007 ... China to shut down coal mines with annual capacity of 30,000 tons BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- China plans to shut down all coalmines with an annual capacity of 30,000 tons or less by the end ofthis year, according to the State Administration of Work Safety(SAWS), citing safety ...
Eleven to 15 sandstorms expected in China this spring
Mar 02, 2007 ... Eleven to 15 sandstorms expected in China this springBEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Eleven to 15 sandstorms are expectedin northern and northwestern China this spring, less than theseasonal average of 19.2, says the China MeteorologicalAdministration (CMA). There were 18 ...
Shanghai stock index up - March 2
Mar 02, 2007 ... Shanghai stock index up - March 2BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The benchmark Composite Index on theShanghai Stock Exchange closed at 2,831.53 points on Friday, up 34.34points ...
Chinese political advisors call for better management of social security, housing funds
Mar 02, 2007 ... Chinese political advisors call for better management of socialsecurity, housing fundsBEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese political advisors areappealing for better management of social security and housing fundsin the run-up to the annual session of the Chinese People's ...
Roundup: Schwarzenegger urges Congress to reduce carbon emissions
Mar 02, 2007 ... Roundup: Schwarzenegger urges Congress to reduce carbon emissions LOS ANGELES, March 1 (Xinhua) -- California Governor ArnoldSchwarzenegger on Thursday urged Congress to develop a nationalmarket-based cap and trade program that helps reduce carbonemissions. The move would ...
Five suspected insurgents killed in Thai South
Mar 02, 2007 ... Five suspected insurgents killed in Thai SouthBANGKOK, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Five suspected militants were killedin southern Thailand province of Narathiwat on Friday after half-an-hour gunfight with government soldiers. The fighting started at about 11 a.m. (0400 GMT) as ...
Chela, Penetta reach semifinals at Acapulco
Mar 02, 2007 ... Chela, Penetta reach semifinals at AcapulcoMEXICO CITY, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Fourth-seeded Juan Ignacio Chelareached the semifinals of the Mexican Open on Thursday after beatingsixth-seeded Nicolas Massu 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-5. Chela, the runner-up last year, will face Argentine ...
China Mobile asks TD-SCDMA equipment suppliers to submit informal bids
Mar 02, 2007 ... China Mobile asks TD-SCDMA equipment suppliers to submit informalbidsBEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- China Mobile Ltd. (NYSE: CHL) onThursday asked equipment providers to submit informal bids, kickingoff a round of bidding for TD-SCDMA equipment, said an informedsource quoted by ...
Philippines to improve nutritional, physical conditioning of athletes
Mar 02, 2007 ... Philippines to improve nutritional, physical conditioning ofathletesMANILA, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC)is improving the nutritional and physical conditioning of thenational athletes who are gearing up for various internationaltournaments as part ...
Cambodia to consider visa exemption for Vietnamese investors
Mar 02, 2007 ... Cambodia to consider visa exemption for Vietnamese investors PHNOM PENH, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The Cambodian government willconsider exempting visa for Vietnamese entrepreneurs to enter thekingdom, the Cambodge Soir reported on Friday. The Vietnamese side submitted such a request ...
Beijing tightens food safety procedures for big events
Mar 02, 2007 ... Beijing tightens food safety procedures for big eventsBEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Legislation and inspection work isunderway to ensure that there are no food safety scares at big eventshosted in Beijing, according to the municipal's public securitybureau Friday ....
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- March 2
Mar 02, 2007 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- March 2CAIRO, March 1 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major Mideastnews stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agency onFriday.-- Washington has said it would send a high-ranking official toSyria for talks, a move ...
Seoul stock market ends down
Mar 02, 2007 ... Seoul stock market ends downSEOUL, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The benchmark Korea Composite StockPrice Index (KOSPI) fell 2.87 points to 1,414.47 on Friday. The volume of KOSPI ...
S. Korean auto sales down 1.6 pct in February
Mar 02, 2007 ... S. Korean auto sales down 1.6 pct in FebruarySEOUL, March 2 (Xinhua)-- The auto sales declined by 1.6 percentin February as Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Motors Corp.saw their sales slip due to fewer sales days and stronger domesticcurrency, the South Korean Yonhap ...
S. Korea unveils its first domestically-made amphibious tank
Mar 02, 2007 ... S. Korea unveils its first domestically-made amphibious tankSEOUL, March 2 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's first domestically- madeamphibious tank, featuring an autoloaded 120-mm cannon, rolled offthe assembly line in the southeastern city of Changwon on Friday, theSouth Korean ...
5 prisoners escape from provincial jail in central Philippines
Mar 02, 2007 ... 5 prisoners escape from provincial jail in central PhilippinesMANILA, March 2 (Xinhua) -- At least five prisoners escaped from aprovincial jail in the central Philippines on early Friday, localradio said. The inmates escaped from the Cebu Provincial Detention ...
Hushen index up - March 2
Mar 02, 2007 ... Hushen index up - March 2BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The Hushen 300 Index reflecting thewhole fluctuation of China's Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchangesclosed at 2,508.73 points on Friday, up 35.19 ...
Foreign exchange rates in Indonesia
Mar 02, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in IndonesiaJAKARTA, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are the foreign exchangerates against the Indonesian rupiah here on Friday:Friday Thursday US dollar 9,140/9,170 9,120/9,150 Euro...
Californian governor wants more federal funding for C-17
Mar 02, 2007 ... Californian governor wants more federal funding for C-17LOS ANGELES, March 1 (Xinhua) -- California Governor ArnoldSchwarzenegger called Thursday for more federal funding to supportthe production of C-17 transportation aircraft to fight terrorismand save jobs. As the ...
Libertadores Cup results and standings
Mar 02, 2007 ... Libertadores Cup results and standingsMEXICO CITY, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results andstandings after Libertadores Cup matches on Thursday: Group 1 America, Mexico, lost to Libertad, Paraguay, 1-4 Group 7 Boca Juniors, Argentina, bt ...
Roundup: USOC in Los Angeles on evaluation mission
Mar 02, 2007 ... Roundup: USOC in Los Angeles on evaluation missionLOS ANGELES, March 1 (Xinhua) -- United States Olympic Committee(USOC) officials on Thursday discussed logistics and inspectingsports venues to determine whether Los Angeles is equipped to hostthe Summer Olympics for a third ...
Schiller elected IBAF president
Mar 02, 2007 ... Schiller elected IBAF presidentBEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Harvey Schiller of the United Stateswas elected president of the International Baseball Federation hereon Friday, beating out Cuban Reynaldo Gonzalez by a large margin. Schiller garnered 58 votes to 29 for Gonzalez ...
Chinese lawmakers, advisors gather in Beijing for annual full sessions
Mar 02, 2007 ... Chinese lawmakers, advisors gather in Beijing for annual fullsessionsBEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Lawmakers and political advisorsacross China are arriving in Beijing for the annual "two sessions",at which they will debate laws and government policies and raisetheir concerns ...
Uganda's coffee exports up by 27 percent in January
Mar 02, 2007 ... Uganda's coffee exports up by 27 percent in JanuaryKAMPALA, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Uganda's coffee export valueincreased by about 28 percent in January from the previous month to28.4 million U.S. dollars, with a total of 316,128 bags of coffeeexported, hitting a record high since ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1)
Mar 02, 2007 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1)HONG KONG, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong on Friday:Major news items in leading Australian newspapers Tokyo shares extend losing streak Major ...
Militant group kidnaps 18 Iraqi government employees
Mar 02, 2007 ... Militant group kidnaps 18 Iraqi government employeesBAGHDAD, March 2 (Xinhua) -- An extremist Sunni militant group,linked to the al-Qaida group in Iraq, said on Friday it had kidnapped18 employees of the Shiite-led interior ministry and threatened tokill them to avenge the ...
ASEAN countries, Australia to discuss ways to counter terror threat
Mar 02, 2007 ... ASEAN countries, Australia to discuss ways to counter terrorthreatJAKARTA, March. 2 (Xinhua) -- Five member countries ofAssociation of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia are tomeet in Jakarta on Monday to explore ways to combat new threat ofterrorism, an Indonesian ...
Ugandan president flags off peacekeepers to Somalia
Mar 02, 2007 ... Ugandan president flags off peacekeepers to SomaliaKAMPALA, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni hasflagged off the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF) contingent toSomalia, sternly warning the soldiers against illicit love affairswith Somali women ....
1st LD-writethru: Eleven to 15 sandstorms expected in China this spring
Mar 02, 2007 ... 1st LD-writethru: Eleven to 15 sandstorms expected in China thisspringBEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Eleven to 15 sandstorms are expectedin northern and northwestern China this spring, less than theseasonal average of 19.2, says the China MeteorologicalAdministration (CMA) ....
German stocks open higher
Mar 02, 2007 ... German stocks open higherBERLIN, March 2 (Xinhua) -- German stocks opened higher Friday onthe Frankfurt market. The 30-share DAX Index was up 34.26 points or 0.52 percent to 6,674.26 points ....
Solana: EU obliged to ensure peace in Balkans
Mar 02, 2007 ... Solana: EU obliged to ensure peace in BalkansBERLIN, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The European Union is obliged to toensure stability in the Balkans, high representative of the bloc'sforeign affairs Javier Solana said in Germany. At a two-day informal meeting of EU defense ministers ...
Dollar down to 117 yen in Tokyo
Mar 02, 2007 ... Dollar down to 117 yen in TokyoTOKYO, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded around upper 117yen level on Friday in Tokyo. At 5:00 p.m., the dollar was quoted at 117.63-66 yen, againstThursday's 5:00 p.m. quotes of 117.57-67 yen in New York and 118. 10-12 yen in ...
USOC announces dates for first Olympic Week in America
Mar 02, 2007 ... USOC announces dates for first Olympic Week in AmericaLOS ANGELES, March 1 (Xinhua) -- The United States OlympicCommittee (USOC) announced on Thursday that it has identified April30 to May 4 for the first Olympic Week in America. The Olympic Week in America program was ...
S.Korean president names new Constitutional Court judge
Mar 02, 2007 ... S.Korean president names new Constitutional Court judgeSEOUL, March 2 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun onFriday nominated liberal lawyer Song Doo-hwan as new ConstitutionalCourt judge, the Presidential Office said. If Song, 58, is approved by the National ...
Thai National Stadium ready for Asian Cup
Mar 02, 2007 ... Thai National Stadium ready for Asian CupBANGKOK, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The Rajamangala National Stadium ofBangkok will be ready in time to host this mid-year's Asian Cup andthe World University Games, Thai Tourism and Sports minister SuwitYodmanee confirmed. The Sport ...