Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, May 8:
African Union delays funding peacekeeping mission in Somalia
May 08, 2007 ... African Union delays funding peacekeeping mission in SomaliaKAMPALA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The African Union (AU) has delayedpaying allowances to the Ugandan peacekeepers in volatile Somaliasince they deployed two months ago. Maj. Felix Kulayigye, the army spokesman, was quoted ...
1st Ld: China tightens control over foreigners' hydrological activities
May 08, 2007 ... 1st Ld: China tightens control over foreigners' hydrologicalactivitiesBEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Foreigners in China will requiregovernment approval before conducting any hydrological activities inthe country, according to a newly issued regulation issued by theState Council ....
Norway qualified for ice hockey world championships
May 08, 2007 ... Norway qualified for ice hockey world championshipsSTOCKHOLM, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Norway beat Latvia 7-4 in the IceHockey World Championships relegation round outside Moscow on Monday,qualifying for the World Championships, said reports reaching herefrom Oslo. "This was ...
Opener, Advisory
May 08, 2007 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service for Monday,May 07, 2007, and begins ...
China's home news items from Xinhua -- May 7
May 08, 2007 ... China's home news items from Xinhua -- May 7BEIJING, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are China's home news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Monday: China introduces export licenses for 83 steel products 3rd Ld-Writethru: Death toll in N. China mine blast rises to 28 ...
ABN Amro rejects consortium bid for LaSalle
May 08, 2007 ... ABN Amro rejects consortium bid for LaSalleBRUSSELS, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Dutch banking giant ABN Amro Mondayrejected a bid of 24.5 billion U.S. dollars for its U.S. subsidiaryLaSalle from a consortium, saying the bid is not superior to theprevious bid of 21 billion dollars from ...
Morocco's king congratulates Sarkozy's victory in French presidential elections
May 08, 2007 ... Morocco's king congratulates Sarkozy's victory in Frenchpresidential electionsRABAT, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Morocco's king Mohammed VI on Mondaytelephoned French presidential-elect Nicolas Sarkozy to congratulatehim on his victory in the French presidential election, local ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
May 08, 2007 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Monday:News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1) Vietnam supports Chinese firm's stronger ...
China introduces export licenses for 83 steel products
May 08, 2007 ... China introduces export licenses for 83 steel productsBEIJING, May 7 (Xinhua) -- China will apply export licensemanagement to 83 steel products as of May 20 amid efforts to rein inthe expanding steel exports and trade surplus, according to theMinistry of Commerce. The ...
France cancels Cameroon's debt of 425 mln U.S. dollars
May 08, 2007 ... France cancels Cameroon's debt of 425 mln U.S. dollarsYAOUNDE, May 7 (Xinhua) -- France on Monday cancels 204 billionCFA francs (425 million U.S. dollars) of debt against Cameroon,according to official sources. The agreement of the debt cancellation was signed on Monday in ...
Concerns raised over British car safety: report
May 08, 2007 ... Concerns raised over British car safety: reportLONDON, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Many new cars are being sold in Britainwith lower levels of safety equipment than elsewhere in Europe,according to Sky News reports Monday. A study found that the anti-skidding Electronic Stability ...
Bush, Indian PM discuss civil nuclear deal
May 08, 2007 ... Bush, Indian PM discuss civil nuclear dealWASHINGTON, May 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush andIndian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday discussed via telephoneefforts to ratify the civil nuclear deal between the two countries,White House spokesman Tony Snow said ....
International fair opens in Bulgaria
May 08, 2007 ... International fair opens in BulgariaSOFIA, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The 27th International Consumer Goods andTechnologies Fair opened Monday in Bulgaria's second biggest city ofPlovdiv, BTA news agency said. Manufacturing companies will show their latest products, which ...
Pakistani president congratulates president-elect of France
May 08, 2007 ... Pakistani president congratulates president-elect of FranceISLAMABAD, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharrafon Monday congratulated France's president-elect, Nicolas Sarkozy, onhis victory in Sunday's vote. "On behalf of the people and Government of ...
Netherlands denies Palestinian minister entry
May 08, 2007 ... Netherlands denies Palestinian minister entryBRUSSELS, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Belgian police acting on a request bythe Dutch authorities made a Palestinian minister, who was on his wayto the Netherlands, return to Cairo Friday, the Dutch daily NRCHandelsblad reported Monday ....
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey results
May 08, 2007 ... Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey resultsKUALA LUMPUR, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from theSultan Azlan Shah Cup field hockey competition here on Monday:Group A ...
3rd Ld-Writethru: Death toll in N. China mine blast rises to 28
May 08, 2007 ... 3rd Ld-Writethru: Death toll in N. China mine blast rises to 28TAIYUAN, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers have recovered the bodies ofanother five miners who were trapped in Saturday's gas blast in acoal mine in Linfen, a coal-rich city in Shanxi Province, northChina, bringing the ...
Nepali PM vows to maintain peace and security
May 08, 2007 ... Nepali PM vows to maintain peace and securityKATHMANDU, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Nepali Prime Minister Girija PrasadKoirala said here Monday that the prime minister should beresponsible for maintaining peace and security in the country. "I am very much committed to maintaining ...
Northwest Airline chief in line for 26.6 million dollar package: report
May 08, 2007 ... Northwest Airline chief in line for 26.6 million dollar package:reportWASHINGTON, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Doug Steenland, Northwest AirlinesCorp.'s chief executive, is to receive 26.6 million dollars ofrestricted stock and stock options in the recapitalized company onceit steps out ...
Armor Holdings agrees to be acquired by BAE Systems
May 08, 2007 ... Armor Holdings agrees to be acquired by BAE SystemsWASHINGTON, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Armor Holdings Inc., a leading makerof armor for U.S. troops and their vehicles, said Monday it hasagreed to a takeover by British defense contractor BAE Systems Plcfor 4.1 billion U.S. dollars ....
Dutch soccer chief hits back at Van Bommel
May 08, 2007 ... Dutch soccer chief hits back at Van BommelBRUSSELS, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Dutch Football Association (KNVB)director Henk Kesler has hit back at Holland midfielder Mark vanBommel over his criticism of national team coach Marco van Basten,Dutch media reported on Monday. The ...
NSC urged to assist Nigeria's involvement in sports politics
May 08, 2007 ... NSC urged to assist Nigeria's involvement in sports politicsLAGOS, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The National Sports Commission (NSC) hasbeen urged to assist Nigerians seeking elections to internationalsports federations as such memberships would also enhance thecountry's sports ...
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0430 GMT, May 8
May 08, 2007 ... Xinhua world economic news summary at 0430 GMT, May 8NEW YORK -- Wall Street traded higher Monday on buyout news andconsumer credit, with the Dow Jones industrial average ending above13,300 for the first time. Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa Inc.) announced Monday ...
Indonesia invites German automakers to get into fast lane
May 08, 2007 ... Indonesia invites German automakers to get into fast laneJAKARTA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government has invitedthree big German automakers to make the country their production baseand gateway to other Southeast Asian countries, local English dailyThe Jakarta Post ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- May 8
May 08, 2007 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- May 8BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua on Tuesday. -- IMF urges ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
May 08, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapersNEW DELHI, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news headlines inleading Indian newspapers on Tuesday.The Times of India: -- U.S. President George W. Bush on Monday spoke to Indian PrimeMinister Manmohan Singh and ...
HIV/AIDS affecting 10 mln kids in South Asia: UNICEF
May 08, 2007 ... HIV/AIDS affecting 10 mln kids in South Asia: UNICEFKATHMANDU, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The United Nation's Children's Fund(UNICEF) has said that up to 10 million children in South Asia areaffected by HIV/AIDS, The Himalayan Times reported Tuesday. UNICEF said, however, that only ...
Paraguayan president drops bid to seek reelection
May 08, 2007 ... Paraguayan president drops bid to seek reelectionBUENOS AIRES, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Paraguayan President NicanorDuarte admitted Monday he has failed in his efforts to amend theConstitution to make his reelection possible, according to newsreaching here. This is the first ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
May 08, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapersCANBERRA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Australian newspapers on Tuesday.The Australian: -- Dementia might be reversible in its early stages by adoptinghealthy eating and other ...
Foreign exchange rates in Philippines
May 08, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in PhilippinesMANILA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchange ratesagainst the peso released by the Philippine central bank on Tuesday: Tuesday Monday U.S. dollar47.3710 47.5230 Japanese yen ...
1 killed, 20 injured in bus collision in Japan
May 08, 2007 ... 1 killed, 20 injured in bus collision in JapanTOKYO, May 8 (Xinhua) -- One person was killed and another 20passengers injured as their bus was hit by a truck on Tuesday insouthern Japan's Hiroshima prefecture, Kyodo News said. The accident occurred at around 9:30 a.m. (0030 ...
Results of English premier league
May 08, 2007 ... Results of English premier leagueLONDON, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of Englishpremier league: Played on Monday Charlton Athletic lost to Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Played on Sunday Arsenal tied Chelsea 1-1 Played on Saturday ...
Mexico's Toluca to host Colombia's Cucuta in Libertadores tie
May 08, 2007 ... Mexico's Toluca to host Colombia's Cucuta in Libertadores tieMEXICO CITY, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Colombian soccer team Cucuta hasarrived Mexico City for a visiting tie against Mexican rival Tolucaon Tuesday with high hopes of winning through to the quarterfinals ofthe Libertadores ...
China tightens control over foreigners' hydrological activities
May 08, 2007 ... China tightens control over foreigners' hydrological activitiesBEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Foreigners in China will now requiregovernment approval before conducting any hydrological activities inthe country, according to a newly issued regulation issued by theState Council ....
Tropical plants may be more adaptable to rainfall change than thought: scientists
May 08, 2007 ... Tropical plants may be more adaptable to rainfall change thanthought: scientistsWASHINGTON, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Tropical plants may be moreadaptable than commonly thought to changing rainfall patternsexpected to accompany a warming climate, according to a new researchpublished ...
Gago says ready to be Real Madrid's leader
May 08, 2007 ... Gago says ready to be Real Madrid's leaderMADRID, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Argentine midfielder Fernando Gago saidhe is ready to assume Real Madrid's leadership "in the forthcomingyears". In an interview with Don Balon soccer magazine, Gago also askedfor "a little bit more time" ...
Result/standings of Hungary's soccer league
May 08, 2007 ... Result/standings of Hungary's soccer leagueBUDAPEST, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are result and standings of Hungary's soccer league on Monday: Zalaegerszeg bt Kaposvar 2-1 (2-1) Standings(tabulated under matches played,won,drawn,lost,goals for,against and points): ...
Estonia notifies Russia of progress in Red Army monument removal
May 08, 2007 ... Estonia notifies Russia of progress in Red Army monument removalTALLIN, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The Estonian Foreign Ministry notifiedRussia on Monday of the latest development of the Red Army monumentremoval. In a note to the Russian embassy in Tallin, the foreign ministrysaid ...
Chinese shares open higher on May 8
May 08, 2007 ... Chinese shares open higher on May 8BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shares started higher onTuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index opening at3,937.94 points, up 96.67 points, or 2.52 ...
Argentine president congratulates France's Sarkozy over election success
May 08, 2007 ... Argentine president congratulates France's Sarkozy over electionsuccessBUENOS AIRES, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Argentine President NestorKirchner on Monday congratulated France's President-elect NicolasSarkozy on his victory in the presidential run-off Sunday. In a congratulatory ...
Women's soccer tourney to kick off earlier at Rio Pan American Games
May 08, 2007 ... Women's soccer tourney to kick off earlier at Rio Pan AmericanGamesRIO DE JANEIRO, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The women's soccer tournament atthe Pan-American Games will begin on July 11 in the Brazilian city ofRio de Janeiro, two days before the Games' formal opening, organizerssaid ...
Hong Kong stocks open lower -- May 8
May 08, 2007 ... Hong Kong stocks open lower -- May 8HONG KONG, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
Strikes banned in 15 essential services in Nepal
May 08, 2007 ... Strikes banned in 15 essential services in NepalKATHMANDU, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The Nepali government banned strikesin 15 different essential service sectors effective from April 16,according to a notice published by the government Tuesday. In the notice, the Home Ministry ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
May 08, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inthe leading Philippine newspapers on Tuesday:Manila Bulletin: -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) failed to win agreement forcontroversial reforms on ...
Estoril Tennis Open to offer smaller prizes in 2008
May 08, 2007 ... Estoril Tennis Open to offer smaller prizes in 2008LISBON, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The 2008 edition of Portugal's EstorilTennis Open will be two weeks earlier in the year than the one whichended on Sunday, and will reduce its total prizes to 350,000 eurosfrom 640,000 euros this year, ...
Nepal to launch anti-polio drive
May 08, 2007 ... Nepal to launch anti-polio driveKATHMANDU, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Health and Population(MoHP) will launch a two-day sub-national immunization campaign forpolio eradication on June 2-3 in 17 more districts, YasovardanPradhan, director at the Child Health Division ...
Tokyo shares almost flat in morning
May 08, 2007 ... Tokyo shares almost flat in morningTOKYO, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks were almost flat on Tuesdaymorning, with investors anticipating a U.S. Federal Reserve policymeeting and a series of Japanese corporate earnings reports ....
Vietnam to annually produce 1-2 mln doses of human H5N1 vaccines
May 08, 2007 ... Vietnam to annually produce 1-2 mln doses of human H5N1 vaccinesHANOI, May 8 (Xinhua) -- A Vietnamese vaccine institute isexpected to annually produce 1-2 million doses of H5N1 vaccine forhumans, after successfully making the products in labs, localnewspaper Labor reported ...
Standings of English premier league
May 08, 2007 ... Standings of English premier leagueLONDON, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of Englishpremier league after a match on Monday (tabulated under matchesplayed, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1. Manchester United 36 28 4 4 83 26 88 2 ....
Kazakhstan vows to upgrade defense capabilties: president
May 08, 2007 ... Kazakhstan vows to upgrade defense capabilties: presidentALMATY, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayevsaid on Monday that his country will strive to bring about"qualitative" changes in its military construction in the next fewyears so as to improve its national ...
Bangkok rubber price
May 08, 2007 ... Bangkok rubber priceBANGKOK, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are Bangkok grade 3rubber sheet F.O.B. price for this week, in baht per kilogram (34baht to the U.S. dollar):this week last week Hat ...
Chinese currency hits new high against U.S. dollar
May 08, 2007 ... Chinese currency hits new high against U.S. dollarBEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- China's currency, the yuan, broke the7.70 barrier for the first time on Tuesday, the first trading dayafter the week-long May Day holidays, according to the ChineseForeign Exchange Trading System ....
S.Korea's steel imports rise 33.4 pct in first quarter
May 08, 2007 ... S.Korea's steel imports rise 33.4 pct in first quarterSEOUL, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The Korea Iron and Steel Association (KOSA) said Tuesday that South Korea's imports of steel products rose33.4 percent in the first quarter of this year from a year earlier. According to a report ...
Li Na makes first round through in Berlin Open
May 08, 2007 ... Li Na makes first round through in Berlin OpenBERLIN, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Olympic women's doubles champion Li Nashowed her game in Berlin Open as the rising tennis star of Chinadefeated Maria Kirilenko of Russia Monday in the rain-affected firstround. The 14th seed, who was ...
IMF urges Hungary to outline long-term fiscal reform measures
May 08, 2007 ... IMF urges Hungary to outline long-term fiscal reform measuresBUDAPEST, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF)urged Hungary to introduce a lasting, "new generation" of fiscalreform measures to consolidate the country's fiscal foundation,Ashoka Mody, assistant ...
Portugal's president congratulates French president-elect Sarkozy
May 08, 2007 ... Portugal's president congratulates French president-elect Sarkozy LISBON, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Portugal's President Cavaco Silvaextended "warm congratulations" Monday to France's President-electNicolas Sarkozy. In a congratulatory message, Silva said he hoped that Sarkozy ...
Foreign exchange rates in Nepal
May 08, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in NepalKATHMANDU, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are Inter-bank foreignexchange rates against the Nepali rupee on Tuesday:CurrencyUnit Buying Selling U.S. dollar 1 64.7165.30 Euro1 ...
Major news items in leading Thai newspapers
May 08, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Thai newspapersBANGKOK, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Thai newspapers Tuesday:The Nation: -- Thailand's Assets Examination Committee (AEC) will open a newinvestigation to determine whether ousted ...
Argentine police seize two tons of marijuana
May 08, 2007 ... Argentine police seize two tons of marijuanaBUENOS AIRES, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The Argentine anti-drug police onMonday found more than two tons of marijuana in Libertador SanMartin, a jungle area in the northern Argentine province of Misiones. The drug, packed in 39 bags and ...
American Indian trackers help train Macedonian border guards
May 08, 2007 ... American Indian trackers help train Macedonian border guardsTIRANA, May 7 (Xinhua) -- American Indian trackers Monday launcheda training course for Macedonian border guards to help them fightillegal activities in border areas, reports reaching here from Skopjesaid. The ...
Man killed and burnt in Thai south
May 08, 2007 ... Man killed and burnt in Thai southBANGKOK, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Suspected Insurgents shot and killed aman in Thailand's restive southern province Yala early Tuesday, andthen burned his body, media here quoted police as saying. The Bangkok Post website reported that the victim, ...
Maradona leaves psychiatric clinic
May 08, 2007 ... Maradona leaves psychiatric clinicBUENOS AIRES, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Argentina's soccer great DiegoArmando Maradona has left the psychiatric clinic, but was expected tocontinue alcohol abuse treatment at home, according to Argentinemedia on Monday. Maradona's personal doctor ...
Canadian dollar up to 11-month high
May 08, 2007 ... Canadian dollar up to 11-month highOTTAWA, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The Canadian currency on Monday reachedto its highest level since last June, thanks to the country's boominghousing market and a takeover news. The Canadian dollar jumped almost half a cent to close at ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
May 08, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Tuesday.Asahi: -- The Fair Trade Commission on Monday searched the offices ofBridgestone Corp. and Yokohama Rubber Co. over ...
Leading goal scorers of English premier league
May 08, 2007 ... Leading goal scorers of English premier leagueLONDON, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading goal scorersof English premier league after Monday's match: 19 Didier Drogba (Chelsea) 17 Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester ...