Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, May 15:
Top Chinese legislator meets Rwandan president on pushing bilateralexchanges
May 15, 2007 ... Top Chinese legislator meets Rwandan president on pushingbilateral exchangesBEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislator Wu Bangguo metwith visiting Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Tuesday, pledging tofurther cement bilateral exchanges. Wu, chairman of the Standing ...
WWF offers grant to biogas project in Nepal
May 15, 2007 ... WWF offers grant to biogas project in NepalKATHMANDU, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Nepalhas provided a grant of 7.8 million Nepali rupees (around 119,000U.S. dollars) to Nepal for alternative energy promotion, localnewspaper The Himalayan Times report ...
1st LD: World Bank board to decide Wolfowitz's fate Tuesday
May 15, 2007 ... 1st LD: World Bank board to decide Wolfowitz's fate TuesdayWASHINGTON, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank executive board willmeet with World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz on Tuesday to decidehis future, the bank said in a statement on Monday. "The executive directors have ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- May 14
May 15, 2007 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- May 14BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Monday: 1st Ld: China keen for copyright cooperation with famous foreignmagazines 2nd Ld-Writethru: China keen for copyright cooperation with ...
Greek mass media to join general strike in protest at pension fund scandal
May 15, 2007 ... Greek mass media to join general strike in protest at pension fundscandalATHENS, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The Greek journalists' union announcedMonday that its members will join the general strike called by theGeneral Confederation of Workers of Greece (GSEE) and the CivilServants' ...
Apparel outpaces computers in 2006 online sales: U.S. report
May 15, 2007 ... Apparel outpaces computers in 2006 online sales: U.S. reportWASHINGTON, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Online shoppers spent more money in2006 on apparel than on computers for the first time, a reflection ofthe web's increasingly broad appeal, The Washington Post reportedMonday ....
Three Gorges ship locks officially resume two-way traffic
May 15, 2007 ... Three Gorges ship locks officially resume two-way trafficYICHANG, Hubei Province, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The five-level dual-track ship locks of the mammoth Three Gorges Dam have passed theiracceptance test after 13 years of construction and been officiallyopened to two-way traffic, ...
Body of top Taliban commander Dadullah buried by Afghan government
May 15, 2007 ... Body of top Taliban commander Dadullah buried by Afghan government KABUL, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan government buried the body ofthe killed top Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah on Monday in thesouthern Kandahar province, provincial governor Asadullah Khalidsaid. The ...
6 Taliban militants killed in NE. Afghanistan: official
May 15, 2007 ... 6 Taliban militants killed in NE. Afghanistan: officialKABUL, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Afghan soldiers killed six Talibaninsurgents in Nuristan province of northeastern Afghanistan onMonday, provincial governor Tamim Nuristani told Xinhua. The clash occurred in Kamdesh district, ...
2nd Ld-Writethru: China keen for copyright cooperation with famous foreign
May 15, 2007 ... 2nd Ld-Writethru: China keen for copyright cooperation with famousforeignBEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Many world-famous magazines, such as"Newsweek", "Elle" and "Marie Claire" now appear on newsstands onChinese streets -- in Chinese. The Chinese versions of these magazines ...
Dutch city of Rotterdam remembers German bombing
May 15, 2007 ... Dutch city of Rotterdam remembers German bombingBRUSSELS, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The Dutch port city of Rotterdam onMonday marked the anniversary of the bombing of the city by Germanair forces during WWII with the observance of a two-minute silence. At 1:20 p.m. local time ...
China to safeguard health interests of Taiwan compatriots: minister
May 15, 2007 ... China to safeguard health interests of Taiwan compatriots:ministerGENEVA, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government has alwaysattached great importance to the health of Taiwan compatriots andwill do whatever is beneficial to safeguard their interests, ChineseHealth Minister ...
ECB main reference exchange rates
May 15, 2007 ... ECB main reference exchange ratesBERLIN, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are the exchange rates ofmajor currencies released by the Frankfurt-based European CentralBank (ECB) on Monday ....
Romania, Spain launch anti-corruption project
May 15, 2007 ... Romania, Spain launch anti-corruption projectBUCHAREST, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Romania and Spain on Monday launchedan anti-corruption project in the ranks of border police and Romaniancustoms officers. The twinning project 'Anti-corruption measures for Border Policeand ...
1st Ld: China keen for copyright cooperation with famous foreign magazines
May 15, 2007 ... 1st Ld: China keen for copyright cooperation with famous foreignmagazinesBEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Many world-famous magazines, such as"Newsweek", "Elle" and "Marie Claire" now appear on newsstands onChinese streets -- in Chinese. The Chinese versions of these magazines ...
Opener, Advisory
May 15, 2007 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service for Monday,May 14, 2007, and begins ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
May 15, 2007 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Monday:Indian firms to tie with Iraq on oil Urgent: Taliban confirms killing of top Taliban commander ...
SMS service to locate containers gains popularity in Bangladesh
May 15, 2007 ... SMS service to locate containers gains popularity in BangladeshDHAKA, May 14 (Xinhua) -- A mobile phone SMS (short messageservice) service for locating containers at Bangladesh's easternChittagong Container Terminal (CCT) has earned popularity among theport users as it helps ...
EU praises commitments by Iraqi government to promote reforms
May 15, 2007 ... EU praises commitments by Iraqi government to promote reformsBRUSSELS, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The European Union has welcomed thecommitments made by the Iraqi government to promote reforms inpolitical, security, economic and social fields. In a statement issued by the External ...
Greek, Austrian leaders meet on ties, Turkey's EU bid
May 15, 2007 ... Greek, Austrian leaders meet on ties, Turkey's EU bidATHENS, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Greek President Karolos Papoulias metwith his Austrian counterpart Heinz Fischer on Monday and said thatGreece needs to make efforts to address its trade imbalance withAustria. Meanwhile, ...
Debrecen wins third Hungary's soccer championship
May 15, 2007 ... Debrecen wins third Hungary's soccer championshipBUDAPEST, May 14 (Xinhua) -- With two rounds to go, Debrecen wonHungary's soccer championship for the third time in a row by beatingREAC on Monday. Debrecen - REAC 4:1 (2-0) Founded in 1902, Debrecen is the first ...
Ethiopia renovating ancient heritages
May 15, 2007 ... Ethiopia renovating ancient heritagesADDIS ABABA, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia said Monday it isrenovating the country's various heritages. Sewagegne Shiferaw, public relations officer of the Authority forResearch and Conservation of Cultural Heritage, told journalists ...
Angola establishes visa ad-hoc commission for foreigners
May 15, 2007 ... Angola establishes visa ad-hoc commission for foreignersLUANDA, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Angolan President Jose Eduardo dosSantos here on Monday appointed an ad-hoc commission exclusivelydealing with the issuing of work visas for expatriates contractedunder existing bilateral accords ...
Nigerian gov't cautions against inappropriate ionizing radiation equipment use
May 15, 2007 ... Nigerian gov't cautions against inappropriate ionizing radiationequipment useABUJA, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The Nigerian government has cautionedagainst the inappropriate use of ionizing radiation equipment in thecountry, a senior official said on Monday. Addressing the 2nd ...
New hotels to be built for Euro 2012 in Poland
May 15, 2007 ... New hotels to be built for Euro 2012 in PolandWARSAW, May 14 (Xinhua) -- More medium-class hotels will be builtin Poland in preparation for the 2012 European Soccer Championships,hotel experts told Polish PAP news agency on Monday. Jozef Ratajski from the Polish Tourist ...
Maradona postpones Asian tour to continue treatment
May 15, 2007 ... Maradona postpones Asian tour to continue treatmentBUENOS AIRES, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Argentine 1980s soccer star DiegoMaradona postponed a soccer work tour in Asia, that was going tobegin next week, to continue his medical treatment, Argentina's statenews agency Telam reported ...
Mexico table tennis team aims for bronze in Pan-Am Games
May 15, 2007 ... Mexico table tennis team aims for bronze in Pan-Am GamesMEXICO CITY, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The president of Mexico's tabletennis federation, Salvador Vitelli Pineda, said on Monday that theMexican team can only win a bronze medal in the Pan-American Gamesdue in the Brazilian city ...
Portuguese coach agrees new contract with Egypt's Al-Ahly
May 15, 2007 ... Portuguese coach agrees new contract with Egypt's Al-AhlyCAIRO, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Portuguese coach Manuel Jose has agreedterms with famed Al-Ahly, dubbed the Egyptian "Red Devils", on a newdeal keeping him at the club for at least two years, local soccernews website filgoal.com ...
Zambia to start installing optic fiber network in September
May 15, 2007 ... Zambia to start installing optic fiber network in SeptemberLUSAKA, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Zambia is scheduled to start installinga national fiber backbone network in September this year to boost thetelecommunications capacity, the state-owned ZambiaTelecommunications (ZAMTEL) ...
Hamburg Masters Series results
May 15, 2007 ... Hamburg Masters Series resultsBERLIN, May 15, (Xinhua) -- Following are the results in the firstround of the Hamburg ATP Masters Series on Monday (prefix numberdenotes seeding): Arnaud Clement, France, bt Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 6-3 ...
Nigerian gov't procures 855 tractors for farmers
May 15, 2007 ... Nigerian gov't procures 855 tractors for farmersABUJA, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The Nigerian government has procured 855tractors and other farm implements for distribution as part ofefforts to boost food production in the country, official said hereon Monday. Adamu Bello, ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
May 15, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Tuesday. Asahi: -- The Upper House on Monday enacted legislation on a nationalreferendum, paving the way for the start of ...
Tokyo shares open lower
May 15, 2007 ... Tokyo shares open lowerTOKYO, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower on Tuesday,dragging down by construction, wholesale and warehouse issues. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei ...
1st LD: World Bank panel finds Wolfowitz broke bank rules
May 15, 2007 ... 1st LD: World Bank panel finds Wolfowitz broke bank rulesWASHINGTON, May 14 (Xinhua) -- World Bank President Paul D.Wolfowitz broke ethics rules in engineering a hefty pay raise for hisgirlfriend, a panel report released on Monday said. The panel recommended that World ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, May 15
May 15, 2007 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, May 15WASHINGTON -- U.S. Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty resignedon Monday, amid investigations into the firings of eight federalprosecutors last year, the Justice Department said. In a statement, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales ...
Rats plague pastureland in northwest China's Xinjiang
May 15, 2007 ... Rats plague pastureland in northwest China's XinjiangURUMQI, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Global warming has had its latestimpact: rats are reproducing faster and plaguing the pastureland innorthwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The aftermath of the warm winter resulted ...
Colombia's Supreme Court orders arrest of five more congressmen
May 15, 2007 ... Colombia's Supreme Court orders arrest of five more congressmenBOGOTA, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Colombia's Supreme Court of Justice onMonday ordered the arrest of five more congressmen alleged to havelinks with Colombia's United Self-defense (AUC) extreme rightparamilitary group ....
Canadian school evacuated following discovery of explosive device
May 15, 2007 ... Canadian school evacuated following discovery of explosive device OTTAWA, May 14 (Xinhua) -- A 14-year-old student was beingquestioned after "an explosive device" was discovered at a highschool in eastern Canada on Monday. Police did not say if the student at the Leo Hayes ...
Cuba announces purchase of three TU-204 Russian airplanes
May 15, 2007 ... Cuba announces purchase of three TU-204 Russian airplanesHAVANA, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Cuba will buy three more passengerairplanes from Russia to renew its aircraft fleet, Cuban aviationofficials said Monday. Cuba has already bought three Russian IL 96-300 passengerairplanes ...
Rabat WTA Grand Prix first round results
May 15, 2007 ... Rabat WTA Grand Prix first round resultsRABAT, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Rabat WTA Grand Prixfirst round results on Monday (prefix number denotes seeding): Alize Cornet, ...
Chinese swimmers to challenge morning finals at national meet
May 15, 2007 ... Chinese swimmers to challenge morning finals at national meetSHUNDE, South China, May 15 (Xinhua) -- World silver medalist WuPeng will head top swimmers to test the morning finals at the ChineseSpring National Championships in Foshan, Guangdong province from May15-21. The ...
Australian government urged to consider more about biofuel technology
May 15, 2007 ... Australian government urged to consider more about biofueltechnologyCANBERRA, May 15 (Xinhua) -- An Australian renewable energy grouphas urged the Australian state and federal governments to oversee thefuture development of biofuel technology. This came after a recent ...
Roundup: Vietnam bourse to thrive in sustainable way by Huang Haimin Bui Minhlong
May 15, 2007 ... Roundup: Vietnam bourse to thrive in sustainable way by Huang Haimin Bui MinhlongHANOI, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam is taking concrete measures todevelop its stock market in a rapid but sustainable manner, includingsupplying it with more blue-chips, and enhancing operation ...
Mammography rates declining in U.S.
May 15, 2007 ... Mammography rates declining in U.S.LOS ANGELES, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Mammography rates have declined significantly in the United States since 2000, according to a newstudy. The number of women having a mammogram to detect breast cancerfell by as much as 4 percent nationwide ...
Urgent: World Bank board to decide Wolfowitz's fate Tuesday
May 15, 2007 ... Urgent: World Bank board to decide Wolfowitz's fate TuesdayWASHINGTON, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank executive board willmeet ...
Over 200 illegal immigrants land on Italian Lampedusa
May 15, 2007 ... Over 200 illegal immigrants land on Italian LampedusaROME, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Over 200 illegal immigrants on Mondaylanded on the Italian island of Lampedusa, which lies between Sicilyand the North African coast, port authority sources said. Of the illegal arrivals, 205 ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
May 15, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapersCANBERRA, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Australian newspapers on Tuesday.The Australian: -- School science courses have failed to keep pace with changes inscience and society over ...
Urgent: World Bank panel finds Wolfowitz broke bank rules
May 15, 2007 ... Urgent: World Bank panel finds Wolfowitz broke bank rulesWASHINGTON, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank President ...
Results from Italian Open WTA tennis
May 15, 2007 ... Results from Italian Open WTA tennisROME, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Following are the first round resultsfrom the 1.34-million-dollar WTA Italian Open on Monday (prefixnumber denotes seeding): 10-Elena Dementieva, Russia, bt Maria Elena Camerin, Italy, 6-1, 6-2 Alona ...
Results of M-Tel Masters chess tournament
May 15, 2007 ... Results of M-Tel Masters chess tournamentSOFIA, May 14(Xinhua) -- Following are the results of the fifthround of the Third M-Tel Masters international chess tournament inSofia: The 3 games held on Monday have all ended in draws. The game between Bulgarian Veselin ...
Five arrested, 360 kg of cocaine seized in Dominica
May 15, 2007 ... Five arrested, 360 kg of cocaine seized in DominicaSANTO DOMINGO, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Dominican, U.S. and Britishauthorities have seized 360 kg of cocaine in the Caribbean Sea,Dominican officials said Monday. Five people were arrested in the operation off the ...
Safin advance, Baghdatis falls at Hamburg Masters Series
May 15, 2007 ... Safin advance, Baghdatis falls at Hamburg Masters SeriesBERLIN, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Marcos Baghdatis slumped to his fourthopening-round defeat in five Masters events this year at the HamburgMasters on Monday as the 14th-seeded Cypriot lost to German wild cardPhilipp Kohlschreiber ...
Hantuchova, Dementieva stroll into second round at Italian Open
May 15, 2007 ... Hantuchova, Dementieva stroll into second round at Italian OpenROME, May 15, (Xinhua) -- Slovakian ninth seed Daniela Hantuchovafought back from a set down to beat Aravane Rezai of France 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 in a first round match of the Italian Open on Monday. Hantuchova, 24, is ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- May 15
May 15, 2007 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- May 15BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua on Tuesday ....
Major news items in leading Thai newspapers
May 15, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Thai newspapersBANGKOK, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Thai newspapers Tuesday: The Nation: -- Hundreds of homes and farms in Thailand's northern provinceshave been inundated due to Sunday's cyclone in ...
Former Zambia defender appointed as caretaker coach of Swaziland national team
May 15, 2007 ... Former Zambia defender appointed as caretaker coach of Swazilandnational teamLUSAKA, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Former Zambia national soccer teamdefender, Manfred Chabinga has been appointed as the new caretakercoach of the Swaziland national team. The National Football ...
Drought affects 730,000 people in NW China province
May 15, 2007 ... Drought affects 730,000 people in NW China provinceLANZHOU, May 15 (Xinhua) -- A rare lasting drought has affected730,000 people and about 300,000 hectares of crops in northwestChina's Gansu Province, local sources said. The rainfall from mid-March through April was down 40 to ...
Hungary's economy pulls through hardest period: PM
May 15, 2007 ... Hungary's economy pulls through hardest period: PMBUDAPEST, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Hungary's economy has graduallypulled through the hardest and most complicated period in itshistory, Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany said on Monday. The fiscal deficit and inflation ...
CNPC to offer drilling service to Turkmenian firm
May 15, 2007 ... CNPC to offer drilling service to Turkmenian firmBEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) -- China National Petroleum Corporation(CNPC) has said its prospecting unit inked a 150-million-U.S. dollarcontract to provide drilling service for a Turkmenian company. It was the largest service ...
Poland, U.S. start talks on legal status of possible missile defense system's personnel
May 15, 2007 ... Poland, U.S. start talks on legal status of possible missiledefense system's personnelWARSAW, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Poland and the United States on Mondaystarted talks on legal status of the American personnel to bestationed in the eastern European nation of a possible U.S ....
Kazakhstan to increase natural gas output by 50 percent by 2010
May 15, 2007 ... Kazakhstan to increase natural gas output by 50 percent by 2010ALMATY, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan plans to increase its outputof natural gas by more than 50 percent by 2010, and will try torealize an annual production of 45 billion cubic meters, said Kazakhenergy minister on ...
Market exchange rates -- May 15
May 15, 2007 ... Market exchange rates -- May 15BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The central parity of the RMB againstfive major currencies announced on May 15 by the China ForeignExchange Trading System: Currency UnitMiddle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar 100 ...
Cubans protest release of suspected terrorist in U.S.
May 15, 2007 ... Cubans protest release of suspected terrorist in U.S.HAVANA, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Cuba's Union of Young Communists (UJC)Monday staged a public demonstration in front of the U.S. InterestsOffice in Havana to protest against the release of a Cuban fugitivein the United States ....
Myanmar private airline launches first international flight
May 15, 2007 ... Myanmar private airline launches first international flightYANGON, May 15 (Xinhua) -- A Myanmar national private airline, AirBagan, formally launched its maiden flight Tuesday morning betweenYangon and Bangkok as its first international air route. The maiden flight was ...
Foreign exchange rates in Nepal
May 15, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in NepalKATHMANDU, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are inter-bank foreignexchange rates against the Nepali rupee on Tuesday:CurrencyUnit Buying Selling Australian Dollar 1 54.3654.85 Canadian Dollar 1 ...