Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, April 17:
No Chinese students found among victims in U.S. campus shootings
Apr 17, 2007 ... No Chinese students found among victims in U.S. campus shootingsBLACKSBURG, United States, April 16 (Xinhua) -- No Chinesestudents have been found among the dozens of victims in Monday'sshooting rampage on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute andState University ...
Tokyo stocks lose early gains
Apr 17, 2007 ... Tokyo stocks lose early gainsTOKYO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks gave up a large part ofearly gains Tuesday morning. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 41.48 ...
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Two coal mine accidents trap 45 in central China
Apr 17, 2007 ... Two coal mine accidents trap 45 in central ChinaZHENGZHOU, April 17 (Xinhua) -- A coal mine flood has trapped 12people in central China's Hunan Province, following earlier reportsof a mine blast in China's most populous province of Henan whichtrapped 33 miners. The flood ...
Xinhua home news advisory - April 17
Apr 17, 2007 ... Xinhua home news advisory - April 17BEIJING, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Major home news items to be coveredor pursued by Xinhua on Tuesday: 1. Climatic changes remove plants to Earth's polar areas 2. Chinese Import and Export Commodities Fair being held inGuangzhou ...
Eight killed in car accidents in Dominican Republic
Apr 17, 2007 ... Eight killed in car accidents in Dominican RepublicSANTO DOMINGO, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Eight people were killed andfive others injured in two separate traffic accidents in theDominican Republic, emergency workers said Monday. The first accident, a crash between a passenger ...
Cheruiyot defends men's title, Russian wins women's at Boston Marathon
Apr 17, 2007 ... Cheruiyot defends men's title, Russian wins women's at BostonMarathonWASHINGTON, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Robert Cheruiyot won histhird Boston Marathon on Monday, while Russian Lidiya Grigoryevaheard the wrong anthem after winning the women's race. Cheruiyot, who ...
S.Kroea asks U.S. to upgrade maintenance of fighter jets
Apr 17, 2007 ... S.Kroea asks U.S. to upgrade maintenance of fighter jetsSEOUL, April 17 (Xinhua) -- South Korean military has requestedthe United States upgrade logistics support and maintenance for U. S.-built aircraft deployed by South Korea after a series of jet fightercrashes, the Korea ...
S.Korean companies's investment in R&D rises in 2006
Apr 17, 2007 ... S.Korean companies's investment in R&D rises in 2006SEOUL, April 17 (Xinhua) -- KOSPI-listed firms spent 14.52trillion won (15.5 billion U.S. dollars) on research and developmentin 2006, up 3.08 percent from 2005, the Korea Exchange said in areport on Tuesday. According ...
Shenzhen stock indices up - April 17
Apr 17, 2007 ... Shenzhen stock indices up - April 17BEIJING, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The Component Index on the ShenzhenStock Exchange closed at 10,289.00 points on Tuesday, up 39.90 ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, April 17
Apr 17, 2007 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, April 17KABUL -- A roadside bombing targeting a UN vehicle killed fourNepalese and one Afghan working for a UN organization in Kandaharcity, capital of Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan, onTuesday, provincial police chief Asmatullah ...
26 percent Indian rural families has no literate adult: report
Apr 17, 2007 ... 26 percent Indian rural families has no literate adult: reportNEW DELHI, April 17 (Xinhua) -- At least 26 percent of ruralfamilies in India and 8 percent of urban families have no literatemember older than 15, according to a National Sample SurveyOrganization (NSSO) report ....
Uruguayan police headquarters hit by firebombs
Apr 17, 2007 ... Uruguayan police headquarters hit by firebombsMONTEVIDEO, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Two Molotov cocktails exploded onMonday morning at the Montevideo Circuit Police Headquarters, butcaused no casualties, said police spokesman Ernesto Carrera. One firebomb blew up outside the ...
Costa Rican police seize 190 kg of cocaine
Apr 17, 2007 ... Costa Rican police seize 190 kg of cocaineSAN JOSE, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Costa Rica's Drug Control Police(PCD) on Monday seized 190 kg of cocaine hidden in a truck's gasolinetanks, the Security Ministry said. The ministry said the seizure took place in Penas Blancas, ...
Urgent: Bomb attack kills 4 pupils in W. Afghanistan
Apr 17, 2007 ... Urgent: Bomb attack kills 4 pupils in W. AfghanistanKABUL, April 17 (Xinhua) -- A bomb attack killed four pupils andinjured four others in a ...
First Democracy Day to be observed in Nepal
Apr 17, 2007 ... First Democracy Day to be observed in NepalKATHMANDU, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Nepal will observe its FirstDemocracy Day on April 23-25 throughout the country under thecoordination of the government of Nepal, the National News Agency,RSS reported on Tuesday. Nepali people ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Apr 17, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapersNEW DELHI, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news headlinesin leading Indian newspapers on Tuesday. The Hindu: -- Members of a Hindu religious group attacked the office of StarNews Monday in India's economic hub ...
First Ethiopian sports academy to be constructed this year
Apr 17, 2007 ... First Ethiopian sports academy to be constructed this yearADDIS ABABA, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The first Ethiopian sportsacademy, worth 181.8 million birr (about 21 million U.S. dollars), isto be constructed this year in the capital Addis Ababa, said thecountry's Ministry of Youth ...
Argentina's Veron to skip Chile friendly due to injury
Apr 17, 2007 ... Argentina's Veron to skip Chile friendly due to injuryBUENOS AIRES, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Argentine soccer veteran JuanSebastian Veron has withdrawn from the national team's friendlyhosting Chile on Wednesday due to injury. The midfielder last played for his country against ...
Foreign exchange rates in Kenya
Apr 17, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in KenyaNAIROBI, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are the foreignexchange rates against the Kenyan shilling released by the CentralBank of Kenya on Tuesday. Monday Friday U.S. dollar 68.570068.8789 ...
Ld Writethru: Bomb attack kills 4 pupils in W. Afghanistan
Apr 17, 2007 ... Ld Writethru: Bomb attack kills 4 pupils in W. AfghanistanKABUL, April 17 (Xinhua) -- A bomb attack killed four pupils andinjured four others in a school in Herat city, capital of Heratprovince in western Afghanistan, on Tuesday, a local official toldXinhua. "Militants ...
Major news items in leading Afghan newspapers
Apr 17, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Afghan newspapersKABUL, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inAfghan leading newspapers on Tuesday. Daily Afghanistan: --Iran has asked Afghan refugees to leave that country within thecoming days. Outlook: ...
Thai charter content can be changed: chief drafter
Apr 17, 2007 ... Thai charter content can be changed: chief drafterBANGKOK, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Contents in the draft constitutionwhich contains 299 articles can still be changed, Thailand'sConstitution Drafting Committee (CDC) chairman Prasong Soonsiri saidhere on Tuesday. Speaking to ...
CPC delegation leaves for DPRK
Apr 17, 2007 ... CPC delegation leaves for DPRKBEIJING, April 17 (Xinhua) -- A delegation of the InternationalDepartment of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) Central Committeeleft Beijing Tuesday for a friendly visit to the Democratic People'sRepublic of ...
Peruvian coca farmers block roads to protest eradication measures
Apr 17, 2007 ... Peruvian coca farmers block roads to protest eradication measures LIMA, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of coca farmers blocked theFernando Belaunde Terry Highway in Peru's Huanuco province Monday, inprotest against a government campaign to eradicate their crop, localpolice said ....
Results of Monte Carlo Masters ATP tennis
Apr 17, 2007 ... Results of Monte Carlo Masters ATP tennisPARIS, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of MonteCarlo Masters men's singles first round on Monday (prefix denotesseeding): Igor Andreev, Russia, bt Jose Acasuso, Argentina, 6-4, 6-1 Gaston Gaudio, Argentina, bt ...
U.S. complaints against China not conducive to solving problems: Chinese official
Apr 17, 2007 ... U.S. complaints against China not conducive to solving problems:Chinese officialBEIJING, April 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S. complaints against China at theWorld Trade Organization over alleged "copyright piracy" issues willnot help solve problems, a spokesman for China's National ...
Ethiopia sets deadline for marathon team selection
Apr 17, 2007 ... Ethiopia sets deadline for marathon team selectionADDIS ABABA, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia's marathon runners willhave until May 10 to obtain the qualification minimum for the 11thIAAF World Championships in Osaka, Japan and the 9th All-AfricanGames in Algiers, Algeria ....
Mexican walker Sanchez to lead team at Pan-Am Cup
Apr 17, 2007 ... Mexican walker Sanchez to lead team at Pan-Am CupMEXICO CITY, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Eder Sanchez announced Monday tolead the Mexican team at the Pan-American Walking Race Cup dueSaturday and Sunday in Brazilian resort of Camboriu. "It's not an indispensable competition, but ...
2nd Ld: Bomb hits UN vehicle, killing 4 foreigners, 1 Afghan
Apr 17, 2007 ... 2nd Ld: Bomb hits UN vehicle, killing 4 foreigners, 1 AfghanKABUL, April 17 (Xinhua) -- A roadside bombing targeting a UNvehicle killed four Nepalese and one Afghan working for a UNorganization in Kandahar city, capital of Kandahar province insouthern Afghanistan, on Tuesday, ...
Air quality of major Chinese cities -- April 17
Apr 17, 2007 ... Air quality of major Chinese cities -- April 17BEIJING, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Report on the quality of air in 47major Chinese cities (12:00 April 16 to 12:00 April 17 Beijing Time),released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center:City Major Pollutant ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Apr 17, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Tuesday. Yomiuri: -- Japan, India and the United States on Monday conducted theirfirst joint naval drills in the Pacific ...
Tokyo stocks open higher
Apr 17, 2007 ... Tokyo stocks open higherTOKYO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei StockAverage gained 106.31 points, ...
Two bank tellers go onto most wanted list
Apr 17, 2007 ... Two bank tellers go onto most wanted listBEIJING, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Two bank workers vaulted intoChina's most wanted list of criminals on Tuesday after they robbedthe bank in north China's Hebei Province where they worked as trustedemployees. The men, 34-year-old Ren ...
Romanian Senate speaker meets visiting Chinese vice premier
Apr 17, 2007 ... Romanian Senate speaker meets visiting Chinese vice premierBUCHAREST, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Romanian Senate Speaker NicolaeVacaroiu met with Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu here on Sunday,vowing to contribute to the further development of ties with China. Both officials ...
Nigerian sponsor denounces age cheats in under-15 championship
Apr 17, 2007 ... Nigerian sponsor denounces age cheats in under-15 championshipLAGOS, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Sponsors of the National Under-15soccer championship Nathaniel Idowu has warned that there would be noplace for age-cheats in this year's edition of the competition as heunfolded plans for ...
Santoro begins coaching Argentine team Independiente
Apr 17, 2007 ... Santoro begins coaching Argentine team IndependienteBUENOS AIRES, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Miguel Angel Santorosubstituted Jorge Burruchaga from Monday to coach Avellanada soccerteam Independiente after the latter resigned Saturday due to poorresults that left in danger the club's ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Apr 17, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapersJERUSALEM, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Tuesday. Ha'aretze: -- Israel marked Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday with a two-minute siren across the country ...
9th Ld Writethru: Survivor says gunman in VA Tech shooting dressed "like a boy scout"
Apr 17, 2007 ... 9th Ld Writethru: Survivor says gunman in VA Tech shooting dressed"like a boy scout"WASHINGTON, April 16 (Xinhua) -- A gunman who killed at least 32people in Monday's shooting rampage at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg,Va., was dressed "almost like a Boy Scout," said a survivor ....
Major news items in leading Vietnamese newspapers
Apr 17, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Vietnamese newspapersHANOI, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inVietnamese leading newspapers on Tuesday. Pioneer: -- The Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam CentralCommittee on Monday ...
Paraguay opposition fails to reach consensus on presidential candidate
Apr 17, 2007 ... Paraguay opposition fails to reach consensus on presidentialcandidateBUENOS AIRES, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Paraguay's opposition failed tochoose a presidential candidate for the 2008 election in Monday'smeeting, while front-runner and former Catholic bishop Fernando Lugosaid the ...
Hong Kong stocks close higher -- April 17
Apr 17, 2007 ... Hong Kong stocks close higher -- April 17HONG KONG, April 17 (Xinhua) -- ...
Venezuela, Brazil build petrochemical complex amid surging criticism of U.S.-led ethanol plan
Apr 17, 2007 ... Venezuela, Brazil build petrochemical complex amid surgingcriticism of U.S.-led ethanol planCARACAS, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Presidents from Venezuela and BrazilMonday laid the foundation stone for a new petrochemical complex ineastern Venezuela, part of a series of joint ventures ...
Acid-laden truck bomb attack foiled north of Baghdad
Apr 17, 2007 ... Acid-laden truck bomb attack foiled north of BaghdadBAGHDAD, April 17 (Xinhua) -- A dump truck loaded with explosivesand nitric acid, aiming at attacking a joint U.S. and Iraqi securitystation, has overturned north of Baghdad before reaching its target,the U.S. military said on ...
Hushen index up - April 17
Apr 17, 2007 ... Hushen index up - April 17BEIJING, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The Hushen 300 Index reflecting thewhole fluctuation of China's Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchangesclosed at 3,283.60 points on Tuesday, up 27.61 ...
Foreign exchange rates in Vietnam
Apr 17, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in VietnamHANOI, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are Inter-bank foreignexchange rates against the Vietnamese dong (VND) on Tuesday: ...
1st Ld: U.S. complaints against China not conducive to solving problems: Chinese official
Apr 17, 2007 ... 1st Ld: U.S. complaints against China not conducive to solvingproblems: Chinese officialBEIJING, April 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S. complaints against China at theWorld Trade Organization over alleged "copyrights piracy" issues willnot help intellectual property cooperation between the ...
Uganda's coffee export volume increases by 70 percent in March
Apr 17, 2007 ... Uganda's coffee export volume increases by 70 percent in MarchKAMPALA, April 17 (Xinhua)-- Uganda's March coffee export volumegrew by 70 percent to 265,399 60-kilo bags compared to 155, 960 bagsduring the same month last year, the Uganda Coffee DevelopmentAuthority has said in a ...
World's plants facing mass extinction, warn experts
Apr 17, 2007 ... World's plants facing mass extinction, warn expertsWUHAN, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The world's plants face massextinction if climate change remains unchecked and more efforts arenot taken to encourage plant conservation, warned experts on thesecond day of the Third Global Botanical ...
Mandelson expects no big change with EU anti-dumping rules
Apr 17, 2007 ... Mandelson expects no big change with EU anti-dumping rulesBRUSSELS, April 16 (Xinhua) -- There will be no big change withthe European Union's anti-dumping rules, EU Trade Commissioner PeterMandelson said on Monday as a public consultation is wrapping up. "No, I don't expect ...
Nine people given Fulbright awards
Apr 17, 2007 ... Nine people given Fulbright awardsHONG KONG, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The Fulbright Hong Kong ScholarProgram has announced that six doctoral candidates and three seniorscholars in Hong Kong universities have won Fulbright awards to studyand research in the United States. The ...
Three Israelis wounded in shooting attack: police
Apr 17, 2007 ... Three Israelis wounded in shooting attack: policeJERUSALEM, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Three Israelis were wounded in ashooting attack carried out by a Palestinian drive-by vehicle onTuesday morning, an Israeli police spokesman told Xinhua. Micky Rosenfeld said that the incident ...
2nd Ld: Warm winter a factor in China's trade surplus in Jan.-Feb. period
Apr 17, 2007 ... 2nd Ld: Warm winter a factor in China's trade surplus in Jan.-Feb. periodGUANGZHOU, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese business analysts andindustrial experts on Tuesday cited the warm winter as a factor inChina's huge foreign trade surplus in January-February period, inresponse to ...
German stocks lower at opening
Apr 17, 2007 ... German stocks lower at openingBERLIN, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Germany's stocks opened lower onTuesday on the Frankfurt market. The 30-share DAX Index lost 33.82 points or 0.46 percent to 7,304.24 ....
12 killed, 29 injured in traffic accident in Brazil
Apr 17, 2007 ... 12 killed, 29 injured in traffic accident in BrazilRIO DE JANEIRO, April 16 (Xinhua) -- At least 12 people werekilled and 29 others injured Monday when a bus plunged into an abyssin northern Brazil, the Highway Police said Monday. The accident took place in Ibiapaba Sierra, ...
Mideast LCD monitor market grows 9.1 percent in 2006
Apr 17, 2007 ... Mideast LCD monitor market grows 9.1 percent in 2006ABU DHABI, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The Middle East's LCD monitormarket grew 9.1 percent to 2.93 million units in 2006, compared with2.69 million units in the previous year, local newspaper Gulf Newsreported on Tuesday. A ...
Ethanol market to double in five years: Jeb Bush
Apr 17, 2007 ... Ethanol market to double in five years: Jeb BushRIO DE JANEIRO, April 16 (Xinhua) -- The world's production andconsumption of ethanol are expected to at least double in the nextfive years, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Monday. As the President of the Inter-American ...
3rd Ld-Writethru: Bomb hits UN vehicle in Afghanistan killing 5
Apr 17, 2007 ... 3rd Ld-Writethru: Bomb hits UN vehicle in Afghanistan killing 5KABUL, April 17 (Xinhua) -- A roadside bombing targeting a UNvehicle killed four Nepalese and one Afghan working for a UNorganization in Kandahar city, capital of Kandahar province insouthern Afghanistan, on Tuesday, ...
Major news items in Nigeria's leading newspapers
Apr 17, 2007 ... Major news items in Nigeria's leading newspapersLAGOS, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inNigeria's leading newspapers on Tuesday. This Day: -- In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled thatthe Independent National Electoral ...
1st Ld: Warm winter a factor in China's trade surplus in Jan.-Feb. period
Apr 17, 2007 ... 1st Ld: Warm winter a factor in China's trade surplus in Jan.-Feb. periodGUANGZHOU, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese business analysts andindustrial experts on Tuesday cited the warm winter as a factor inChina's huge foreign trade surplus in January-February, in responseto renewed ...
Five U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq
Apr 17, 2007 ... Five U.S. soldiers killed in IraqBAGHDAD, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Five U.S. soldiers were killed andsix others injured in insurgent attacks in Baghdad and western Iraq,the U.S. military said on Tuesday. A soldier assigned to Multi-National Division - Baghdad was killedand ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Apr 17, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapersANKARA, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Tuesday.CUMHURIYET (Republic): -- While referring to Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. YasarBuyukanit's remarks on a ...
Warm winter a factor in China's trade surplus in Jan.-Feb. period
Apr 17, 2007 ... Warm winter a factor in China's trade surplus in Jan.-Feb. period GUANGZHOU, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese business analysts andindustrial experts on Tuesday cited warm winter as a factor inChina's huge foreign trade surplus in the January-February period, inresponse to renewed ...
Malaysia to bid for council seat of int'l aviation body
Apr 17, 2007 ... Malaysia to bid for council seat of int'l aviation bodyKUALA LUMPUR, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia will bid for a seat onthe council of the International Civil Aviation Organization ( ICAO)with the rapid growth of its aviation industry, local press reportedTuesday. The ...
81 percent of Ecuadorians favor constitutional reform, latest countshows
Apr 17, 2007 ... 81 percent of Ecuadorians favor constitutional reform, latestcount showsQUITO, April 16 (Xinhua) -- About 81.47 percent of votes cast inEcuador's national referendum on Sunday approved the forming of aConstituent Assembly to revise Ecuador's constitution, Ecuador'sSupreme ...