Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, May 21:
Chinese, Gabonese FMs meet on bilateral ties
May 21, 2007 ... Chinese, Gabonese FMs meet on bilateral tiesBEIJING, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechimet with his Gabonese counterpart Jean Ping here on Monday, bothexpressing wishes to further pushing forward bilateral ties. Hailing the progress of China-Gabon ties ...
Indian stock market gains 115 points
May 21, 2007 ... Indian stock market gains 115 pointsMUMBAI, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The Bobay Stock Exchange (BSE) SensitveIndex, the Sensex, Monday closed at 14,419, with a gain of 115points since last close Friday, according to the BSE website. It opened ...
Urgent: Iranian, Belarussian presidents vow to boost cooperation
May 21, 2007 ... Urgent: Iranian, Belarussian presidents vow to boost cooperationMOSCOW, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejadand his Belarussian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on Monday hailedbilateral ties and pledged to promote cooperation in ...
EC to provide Bangladesh 270-million dollars for poverty relief
May 21, 2007 ... EC to provide Bangladesh 270-million dollars for poverty reliefDHAKA, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission will provideBangladesh a development cooperation assistance of around 270 millionU.S. dollars in four years, Bangladeshi news agency UNB reportedMonday. A ...
Chinese vice premier urges disaster prevention ahead of rainy season
May 21, 2007 ... Chinese vice premier urges disaster prevention ahead of rainyseasonBEIJING, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyancalled on local authorities to go all out to prevent geologicaldisasters ahead of the rainy season. At least 67 people have been killed and 12 ...
Bangladeshi former PM's political secretary jailed for graft case
May 21, 2007 ... Bangladeshi former PM's political secretary jailed for graft case DHAKA, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh's immediate past PrimeMinister Khaleda Zia's political secretary Harris Chowdhury wasjailed for three years by a special court in a graft case Monday. This is the first ever ...
Indian Stock Exchange up 130 points
May 21, 2007 ... Indian Stock Exchange up 130 pointsNEW DELHI, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)Sensitive Index, the Sensex, was at 14,433 during early morningtrades Monday, with a jump of up 130 points since its last ...
Taekwondo is a universal sport, says South Korean coach
May 21, 2007 ... Taekwondo is a universal sport, says South Korean coachCHANGPING, Beijing, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Taekwondo originated fromSouth Korea, but it is no longer a one-country sport, South Koreanhead coach Lee Ho-Yul contended on Monday. "Taekwondo is not Koreans', it belongs to the ...
Vancouver police arrests anti-Winter Olympics protester
May 21, 2007 ... Vancouver police arrests anti-Winter Olympics protesterOTTAWA, May 20 (Xinhua) -- An anti-poverty protester whothreatened to evict Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic organizers fromtheir homes and offices was arrested on Saturday, Canadian Pressreported. Vancouver Police ...
S.Korea's trade deficit with Japan rises to 10 bln USD in first four months this year
May 21, 2007 ... S.Korea's trade deficit with Japan rises to 10 bln USD in firstfour months this yearSEOUL, May 21 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's trade deficit with Japanrises to 10.06 billion U.S. dollars in the first four months of thisyear, compared with 8.35 billion U.S. dollars during the same ...
Results from Chinese spring national swim meet
May 21, 2007 ... Results from Chinese spring national swim meetSHUNDE, Guandong Province, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are thefinal results on the last day of the Chinese Spring National SwimmingChampionships here on Monday: Women's 200 meters individual medley: 1. Li Xuanxu, ...
Newborn baby declared dead by doctors found still alive later
May 21, 2007 ... Newborn baby declared dead by doctors found still alive laterKUALA LUMPUR, May 21 (Xinhua) -- A premature baby, who had beenproclaimed stillborn by doctors in northern Malaysia, turned out tobe still alive, local press reported Monday. Azmi Masiron, 26, was preparing for ...
Major news items in leading Afghan newspapers
May 21, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Afghan newspapersKABUL, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inAfghan leading newspapers on Monday:Arman-e-Millie: -- A NATO air strike left 30 insurgents dead in Qarabagh districtof Ghazni province in central ...
Tokyo shares close higher
May 21, 2007 ... Tokyo shares close higherTOKYO, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo shares staged a rally on Monday,with investors encouraged by robust performance of U.S. shares Fridayin New York. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average jumped 157.29 points, or 0. 90percent, to finish at 17,556.87 ....
Jordanian PM to visit Indonesia
May 21, 2007 ... Jordanian PM to visit IndonesiaJAKARTA, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The prime minister of Jordan FouadSiniora will visit Jakarta of Indonesia on Thursday and Friday tohold talks with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono onbilateral relations and current situation in the Middle ...
Two soldiers killed by rebels in Sri Lanka's north
May 21, 2007 ... Two soldiers killed by rebels in Sri Lanka's northCOLOMBO, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Two solders were killed by Tamil Tigerrebels in Sri Lanka's northern Mullaittivu district Monday morning,said the military. They were killed by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eealm (LTTE) ...
Flash flood and landslide hits southwest China, leaving three dead,three missing
May 21, 2007 ... Flash flood and landslide hits southwest China, leaving threedead, three missingGUIYANG, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed, with anotherthree missing after a flash flood and landslide in Nayong County,southwest China's Guizhou Province, late on Sunday. Local ...
21 conquer world's highest peak
May 21, 2007 ... 21 conquer world's highest peakKATHMANDU, May 21 (Xinhua) -- A total of 21 mountaineers of threedifferent mountaineering teams have successfully scaled the worldhighest mountain Qomolangma Sunday, Nepali ...
S. Korean midfielder Park signs sponsorship with Asiana Airlines
May 21, 2007 ... S. Korean midfielder Park signs sponsorship with Asiana AirlinesSEOUL, May 21 (Xinhua) -- South Korean midfielder Park Ji-sung onMonday signed a one-year sponsorship agreement with Asiana Airlines,South Korea's second-largest carrier. Park, who returned home last Friday ...
Lst LD: 20 killed in motor tricycle overturn in NE China
May 21, 2007 ... Lst LD: 20 killed in motor tricycle overturn in NE ChinaSHENYANG, May 21 (Xinhua) -- A motor tricycle overturned on amountain path Sunday afternoon in a Hengren Manchus autonomous countyin northeast China's Liaoning Province, leaving 20 dead and fourinjured. Local police ...
Ronadinho leads Barcelona to China Tour
May 21, 2007 ... Ronadinho leads Barcelona to China TourBEIJING, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Led by former world player Ronaldinho,Barcelona will paly with Beijing Guo'an in a friendly match here onAugust 5, organizers said on Monday. "As part of the celebrations of the one-year countdown to the ...
Bodies of S.Korean climbers found on Mt. Qomolangma
May 21, 2007 ... Bodies of S.Korean climbers found on Mt. QomolangmaKATHMANDU, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The bodies of two South Koreanmountaineer who died after being hit by rocks when climbing Mt.Qomolangma were retrieved and flown to Kathmandu for cremation onSunday, The Himalayan ...
Nine killed in east China restaurant fire
May 21, 2007 ... Nine killed in east China restaurant fireJINAN, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Nine people were killed in a fire at arestaurant in east China's Shandong Province, local sources confirmedon Monday. The fire broke out at about 11 p.m. on Sunday in a barbecuerestaurant on Yongfu road, ...
Seoul stock market ends up at new high
May 21, 2007 ... Seoul stock market ends up at new highSEOUL, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The benchmark Korea Composite StockPrice Index (KOSPI) rose 15.95 points at a new record high of 1,628.2 on Monday as institutions bought transportation ...
Tweenty-five Taliban militants killed in S. Afghanistan
May 21, 2007 ... Tweenty-five Taliban militants killed in S. AfghanistanKABUL, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Afghan and international forces killed25 Taliban insurgents in Helmand province of southern Afghanistan,Defense Ministry said in a statement on Monday. The forces killed 25 militants including ...
S.Korean welfare minister offers to resign
May 21, 2007 ... S.Korean welfare minister offers to resignSEOUL, May 21 (Xinhua) -- South Korean Welfare Minister Rhyu Si-min announced Monday he will resign in order to resume politicalactivity as a member of the Uri Party. "Although I did not receive a definitive answer (on ...
Vietnam to make its first public rice exporter
May 21, 2007 ... Vietnam to make its first public rice exporterHANOI, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Vinh Long Import-Export Company will bethe first rice exporter to make an initial public offering (IPO) onthe local stock market, according to newspaper Vietnam News Monday. The company, which to issue ...
Four officials from Shanghai expelled from Communist Party
May 21, 2007 ... Four officials from Shanghai expelled from Communist PartySHANGHAI, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Four officials from Shanghai,including a former chairman of a football club, have been expelledfrom the Communist Party of China (CPC) and will now face criminalcharges in the latest ...
Philippine stocks close higher
May 21, 2007 ... Philippine stocks close higherMANILA, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Philippine stock prices closed higheron Monday with its 30-company composite index going up by 17.16points or 0.5 percent to close at ...
Spurs down Jazz in Western Conference finals opener
May 21, 2007 ... Spurs down Jazz in Western Conference finals openerWASHINGTON, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The San Antonio Spurs held off alate rally by the Utah Jazz to win their Western Conference finalsopener 108-100 on Sunday. Tim Duncan scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and ...
Vietnam investigates ring that transports tons of heroin
May 21, 2007 ... Vietnam investigates ring that transports tons of heroinHANOI, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam is investigating a drugtrafficking ring with involvement of nearly 100 people, which hastransported tons of heroin across Vietnam in five years, according tolocal newspapers on Monday ....
Yuan hit record high against U.S. dollar following widened floatingband
May 21, 2007 ... Yuan hit record high against U.S. dollar following widenedfloating bandBEIJING, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The central parity rate for yuanagainst U.S. dollar rose to new high on Monday, the first trading daywhen the daily floating band for the spot rate in the interbankforeign ...
Violence in Timor-Leste exaggerated: President
May 21, 2007 ... Violence in Timor-Leste exaggerated: PresidentCANBERRA, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Timor-Leste's President Jose Ramos-Horta who was just sworn in Sunday has said instability in hiscountry is often exaggerated by the Australian media, AustralianBroadcasting Corporation (ABC) radio ...
S. Korea's trade surplus with China drops 16.8 pct during January- April period
May 21, 2007 ... S. Korea's trade surplus with China drops 16.8 pct during January-April periodSEOUL, May 21 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's trade surplus with Chinasank 16.8 percent on-year to 5.2 billion in the January- Aprilperiod, said a report of the Korea International Trade Association(KITA) ...
Olympic champion Taufik urges schools to promote badminton
May 21, 2007 ... Olympic champion Taufik urges schools to promote badmintonJAKARTA, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat ofIndonesia called on schools outside Java to help boost thedevelopment of badminton in a bid to nurture future champions. "The children showed great ...
Table tennis techinical chief tips hat to Zagreb
May 21, 2007 ... Table tennis techinical chief tips hat to ZagrebZAGREB, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Table tennis technical chief Yao Zhenxupaid tribute to Zagreb for the love of the sport and providing theworld table tennis championships with a "standard venue". "Croatia is a sport-crazy country ....
U.S. Republican leaders expected to endorse Giuliani for president
May 21, 2007 ... U.S. Republican leaders expected to endorse Giuliani for president NEW YORK, May 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Republican leaders are expectedthis week to endorse former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani forthe Republican presidential nomination, local media reported onSunday. New ...
Vietnam to post biggest-ever coffee export revenues in 2007
May 21, 2007 ... Vietnam to post biggest-ever coffee export revenues in 2007HANOI, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam is estimated to reap the biggest-ever coffee export turnovers, nearly 1.5 billion U.S. dollars, in2007, up 36.4 percent over 2006, local newspaper Pioneer reportedMonday. The ...
Cambodian PM visits Myanmar
May 21, 2007 ... Cambodian PM visits MyanmarYANGON, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech HunSen arrived in Nay Pyi Taw Monday to begin a three-day goodwill visitto Myanmar. It is Hun Sen's another official visit to the country as aCambodian leader since 2000 ....
EAC, Rwanda conclude accession talks
May 21, 2007 ... EAC, Rwanda conclude accession talksDAR ES SALAAM, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The East African Community (EAC) has concluded negotiations concerning the accession of Rwandainto the regional integration bloc that now has Kenya, Tanzania andUganda. EAC Secretary-General Juma ...
Dollar hovers at lower 121 yen in Tokyo
May 21, 2007 ... Dollar hovers at lower 121 yen in Tokyo TOKYO, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar remained at the lower121 yen level Monday in Tokyo. At 5:00 p.m., the dollar was quoted at 121.27-30 yen, comparedwith Friday's 5:00 p.m. quotes of 121.07-17 yen in New York and121.29-31 yen ...
Foreign exchange rates in Hong Kong -- May 21
May 21, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in Hong Kong -- May 21HONG KONG, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are foreign exchange ratesagainst the Hong Kong dollar released by Bank of China (Hong Kong)Limited on Monday:Buying Selling Japanese yen 643.90 646.35 ...
India, French firms to buy NYSE-listed firm
May 21, 2007 ... India, French firms to buy NYSE-listed firmMUMBAI, India, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Indian Tata AutoComp Systems(Taco) and French auto parts maker Valeo are believed to be inpreliminary stages of discussions to acquire a stake in New YorkStock Exchange (NYSE)-listed ailing automotive ...
Indonesian international reserves hit all-time high
May 21, 2007 ... Indonesian international reserves hit all-time highJAKARTA, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia said Monday the foreignexchange reserves topped 50.3 billion U.S. dollars early this monthto set a new record high thanks to surpluses in the balance ofpayment. Bank Indonesia ...
4 Taliban militants killed in S. Afghanistan
May 21, 2007 ... 4 Taliban militants killed in S. AfghanistanKABUL, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Afghan policemen killed four Talibaninsurgents and injured 14 others in Zabul province of southernAfghanistan, an official said Monday. A clash broke out in Dichopan district on Sunday and lasted ...
Indian women to be trained as housemaids for work abroad
May 21, 2007 ... Indian women to be trained as housemaids for work abroadNEW DELHI, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Indian women seeking employmentabroad as housemaids or domestic workers will be given training in afirst step to regulate their emigration and protect them from anykind of abuse, Indo-Asian ...
Major news items in leading British newspapers
May 21, 2007 ... Major news items in leading British newspapersLONDON, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news items inleading British newspapers on Monday:The Financial Times: -- As many as 5,000 businesses and public-sector bodies would beforced to buy greenhouse gas ...
Nadal in bullish mood for third straight French Open title
May 21, 2007 ... Nadal in bullish mood for third straight French Open titleBy Sportswriter Wang Jimin BEIJING, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Rafael Nadal will work all out to rackup his third French Open title in succession as the second Grand Slamof the year starts on May 27. Though his ...
Istanbul Cup WTA championship starts in Turkey
May 21, 2007 ... Istanbul Cup WTA championship starts in TurkeyANKARA, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The Istanbul Cup WTA tournament beganMonday at the outdoor red clay courts of Tekstilkent Tennis Arena inTurkish largest city of Istanbul. Alongside Russian stars Maria Sharapova and Elena ...
Second child dies in hand-foot-mouth outbreak in east China city
May 21, 2007 ... Second child dies in hand-foot-mouth outbreak in east China cityJINAN, May 21 (Xinhua) -- A 14-month-old child has died of hand-foot-mouth disease in Linyi city, east China's Shandong Province,bringing the death toll in the outbreak to two, the provincial healthdepartment has ...
Hong Kong stocks close higher -- May 21
May 21, 2007 ... Hong Kong stocks close higher -- May 21HONG KONG, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
2nd LD: 20 killed in motor tricycle accident in NE China
May 21, 2007 ... 2nd LD: 20 killed in motor tricycle accident in NE ChinaSHENYANG, May 21 (Xinhua) -- A motor tricycle overturned on amountain path on Sunday afternoon in Huanren Manchus autonomouscounty in northeast China's Liaoning Province, leaving 20 dead andfour injured. Local police ...
Poaching reduces in Zambia
May 21, 2007 ... Poaching reduces in ZambiaLUSAKA, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Zambiarecorded 1,476 arrests of poachers last year compared to 1,690 in2005, Times of Zambia reported Monday. It quoted a report of the Finance Ministry of the country assaying that in addition, 658 firearms and 8,113 other ...
British stock exchange opens lower
May 21, 2007 ... British stock exchange opens lowerLONDON, May 21 (Xinhua) -- British stocks opened lower on Mondayon the London Stock ...
Air quality of major Chinese cities -- May 21
May 21, 2007 ... Air quality of major Chinese cities -- May 21BEIJING, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Report on the quality of air in 47major Chinese cities (12:00 May 20 to 12:00 May 21 Beijing Time),released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center:City Major Pollutant Air ...
Weather forecast for major Chinese cities -- May 21
May 21, 2007 ... Weather forecast for major Chinese cities -- May 21BEIJING, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Weather forecast for 17 major Chinesecities (20:00 May 21 - 20:00 May 22, Beijing Time, temperatures inCelsius):Min.Max. Condition Wind scale Beijing 16 22 ...
Zanzibar okays rice imported from Pakistan
May 21, 2007 ... Zanzibar okays rice imported from PakistanDAR ES SALAAM, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The Zanzibar government hasfinally allowed thousands of tonnes of imported rice previouslydeclared unfit for human consumption to be sold on the local market,following weeks of wrangling. The ...
Taekwondo worlds volunteers go miles for South Korean's urine sample
May 21, 2007 ... Taekwondo worlds volunteers go miles for South Korean's urinesampleBEIJING, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Two volunteers of the Beijingtaekwondo world championships had to run miles to collect urinesample of South Korean competitor Jung Jin Hee. After winning the women's bantam ...
Major news items in leading Kenyan newspaper
May 21, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Kenyan newspaperNAIROBI, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Kenyan newspaper on Monday. Daily Nation -- Kenya appears isolated by its neighbors in the battle forlifting of the ban on trade in ivory ....
1st Ld Writethru: Thai PM's office minister resigns
May 21, 2007 ... 1st Ld Writethru: Thai PM's office minister resignsBANGKOK, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Thai Prime Minister's Office MinisterPrasit Kowilaikul resigns on Monday due to health problem, PrimeMinister Surayud Chulanont said ....
Beijing to limit visitor numbers at heritage sites during Olympics
May 21, 2007 ... Beijing to limit visitor numbers at heritage sites during Olympics BEIJING, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Beijing is to restrict visitor numbersat heritage sites during the Olympic Games next year in order toprotect vulnerable ancient buildings. Shu Xiaofeng, director of the Beijing ...
Foreign exchange rates in Kenya
May 21, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in KenyaNAIROBI, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are the foreign exchangerates against the Kenyan shilling released by the Central Bank ofKenya on Monday. Monday Friday U.S. dollar 66.947867.0722 British ...
9 injured in East India blast
May 21, 2007 ... 9 injured in East India blastNEW DELHI, May 21 (Xinhua) -- At least nine people were wounded ina powerful explosion at a crowded marketplace Monday in Bongaigaontown of Assam in East India, Indo-Asian News Service ( IANS) reportedhere. The bomb was concealed in a sack ...
German stocks open mixed
May 21, 2007 ... German stocks open mixedBERLIN, May 21 (Xinhua) -- German stocks opened mixed Monday onthe Frankfurt market. The 30-share DAX Index rose 0.07 percent or 5.59 points to7,613.13 at 09:23 a.m. (0723 ...
Indonesian students mark 9th anniversary of Soeharto's fall
May 21, 2007 ... Indonesian students mark 9th anniversary of Soeharto's fallJAKARTA, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of Indonesian students tookto the main streets of Jakarta Monday to commemorate the 9thanniversary of the downfall of authoritarian leader Soeharto,demanding for prosecution against ...