Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, June 19:
1st LD: First Chinese diplomat presents documents in Costa Rica
Jun 19, 2007 ... 1st LD: First Chinese diplomat presents documents in Costa RicaSAN JOSE, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The first diplomatic official fromChina in six decades presented his documents to Costa Ricanauthorities on Monday. Wang Xiaoyuan, a business attache, was formally received by ...
Xinhua Middle East News Summary at 2200 GMT, June 18
Jun 19, 2007 ... Xinhua Middle East News Summary at 2200 GMT, June 18RAMALLAH -- Palestinian emergency government, under prime ministerSalam Fayyad, held its first meeting in this West Bank city on Mondaywhile the sacked Hamas government met in the Gaza Strip. The new government, headed by ...
News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Jun 19, 2007 ... News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Monday: Foreign exchange rates in Hong Kong -- June 18 Indonesian prosecutors to prosecute Soeharto graft case ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- June 18
Jun 19, 2007 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- June 18BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Monday: China brings more vocational training to poverty-hit areas Beijing court puts man behind bars for poisoning sparrows China ...
Nigeria may increase VAT
Jun 19, 2007 ... Nigeria may increase VATABUJA, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria's Senate leadership wascurrently dialoguing with the presidency to have a legislativebacking for the value-added tax (VAT) increase, a senior officialwith the country's legislative body said here on Monday. Ike ...
Zambian gov't ensures national food security before permitting exports
Jun 19, 2007 ... Zambian gov't ensures national food security before permittingexportsLUSAKA, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa saidhere Monday that the government restricted the exports of maize lastyear because it feared Zambians would starve if the exports were leftopen ....
Zambia calls for commercializing small, medium scale farmers
Jun 19, 2007 ... Zambia calls for commercializing small, medium scale farmersLUSAKA, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Zambian Agriculture and CooperativesMinister Ben Kapita Monday urged the Zambia National Farmers Union towork towards commercializing the majority of small and medium scalefarmers. Ben ...
Ethiopian PM calls for resolving Darfur issue through political means
Jun 19, 2007 ... Ethiopian PM calls for resolving Darfur issue through politicalmeansADDIS ABABA, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopian Prime Minister MelesZenawi on Monday called for resolving the Darfur issue throughpolitical means, saying that new pressure or sanctions againstKhartoum would only ...
Japan, Brunei sign free trade agreement
Jun 19, 2007 ... Japan, Brunei sign free trade agreementTOKYO, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Japan and Brunei here on Monday signeda free trade agreement (FTA), which was viewed as a new step inJapan's plan to secure stable energy supply. The FTA was signed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ...
Slovenia, Montenegro sign defense agreement
Jun 19, 2007 ... Slovenia, Montenegro sign defense agreementBELGRADE, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Slovenia and Montenegro on Mondaysigned an agreement on defense cooperation between the two formerYugoslav countries, said reports reaching here from the Sloveniancapital of Ljubljana. The agreement ...
IAEA delegation to visit DPRK
Jun 19, 2007 ... IAEA delegation to visit DPRKVIENNA, June 18 (Xinhua) -- A delegation from the InternationalAtomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit the Democratic People'sRepublic of Korea (DPRK) to discuss the relevant issues regarding theshutdown of the Yongbyon nuclear facility, the IAEA said ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Jun 19, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inthe leading Philippine newspapers on Tuesday:The Philippine Star: -- A U.S. Navy ship arrived in Manila on Monday for the first legof a regional ...
Zambians still possible for qualifying for Africa Cup
Jun 19, 2007 ... Zambians still possible for qualifying for Africa CupLUSAKA, June 18 (Xinhua) -- A goalkeeping error by Bundesliga-bound Rowen Fernandez cost South Africa the chance on Sunday to makesure of their place at next year's African Nations Cup finals inGhana. Fernandez, who is ...
Nicaragua to enroll more disabled voters
Jun 19, 2007 ... Nicaragua to enroll more disabled votersMANAGUA, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council(CSE) plans to register more disabled citizens this year so they cantake part in the 2008 municipal elections, program leader JoseVillavicencio said Monday. The CSE ...
Market exchange rates -- June 19
Jun 19, 2007 ... Market exchange rates -- June 19BEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The central parity rate of the RMBagainst five major currencies announced on June 19 by the ChinaForeign Exchange Trading System: Currency UnitMiddle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar ...
UEFA to investigate Nijmegen incidents
Jun 19, 2007 ... UEFA to investigate Nijmegen incidentsBRUSSELS, June 18 (Xinhua) -- European soccer ruling body UEFA areto bring about proceedings against Serbia as a result of racistbehavior from both players and fans towards members of the Englandteam at the two sides' clash in the European ...
Chile's Copa America team loses three players to injury
Jun 19, 2007 ... Chile's Copa America team loses three players to injurySANTIAGO, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Chile's national soccer teammanager, Nelson Acosta, confirmed to a Monday press conference thatwinger Claudio Maldonado and forwards Rodolfo Moya and RobertoGutierrez, will not take part in the ...
Budapest bids to host 1st stage of Tour de France in 2010
Jun 19, 2007 ... Budapest bids to host 1st stage of Tour de France in 2010BUDAPEST, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Budapest has put in a bid to hostthe first two days of the Tour de France cycling race in 2010 or2011, organizer of Tour de Hongrie Karoly Eisenkrammer told reparterson Monday. Mayor of ...
Zambian Vice President describes Zambia-Chad soccer match as devastating
Jun 19, 2007 ... Zambian Vice President describes Zambia-Chad soccer match asdevastatingLUSAKA, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Zambian Vice President Rupiah Bandasaid here Monday that the Zambia national soccer team's 1-1 draw athome to Chad at the weekend is a devastating outcome for the wholecountry ....
Xinhua home news advisory -- June 19
Jun 19, 2007 ... Xinhua home news advisory -- June 19BEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Major home news items to be coveredor pursued by Xinhua on Tuesday:-- Beijing reports more than1,000 hand, foot and mouth cases in June -- Beijing court announcesbankruptcy of three state firms -- Man with ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Jun 19, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapersCANBERRA, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Tuesday:The Australian: -- Mining-related departments in universities are shrinking at thetime of the nation's ...
Chinese DM meets Serbian chief of general staff
Jun 19, 2007 ... Chinese DM meets Serbian chief of general staffBEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Defense Minister CaoGangchuan on Tuesday met with Serbian Chief of General Staff of ArmedForces Zdravko Ponos. Cao said the Chinese and Serbian people enjoyed traditionalfriendship and ...
Australian dollar closes lower
Jun 19, 2007 ... Australian dollar closes lowerCANBERRA, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The Australian dollar closed at84.39 U.S. cents on Tuesday, down from Monday's close of 84.45 cents. The local dollar traded within ...
Beijing to hold first nuclear terror drill next month
Jun 19, 2007 ... Beijing to hold first nuclear terror drill next monthBEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Beijing will conduct its first-everdrill to test its responses to a potential terrorist nuclear attacknext month, the municipal government announced on Tuesday. Organized by the municipal ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, June 19
Jun 19, 2007 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, June 19BANGKOK -- An unknown number of suspected insurgents early Tuesdayambushed soldiers and local militiamen after launched arson attacksat two schools and a government building in Thailand's southernprovince of Pattani, killing a ...
Jakarta stock index sets fresh record
Jun 19, 2007 ... Jakarta stock index sets fresh recordJAKARTA, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Share prices on the Jakarta StockExchange ended higher Tuesday led by gains in mining blue chips toset a new record high. The composite index rose ...
Tokyo shares finish almost flat
Jun 19, 2007 ... Tokyo shares finish almost flatTOKYO, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended Tuesday's tradingalmost flat, after making gains on the past three trading days. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 14.09 points, or 0.08percent, on the day to 18,163.61. The ...
Bangladesh negotiates water management project deal with WB
Jun 19, 2007 ... Bangladesh negotiates water management project deal with WBDHAKA, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh has negotiated a watermanagement project worth 136.70 million U.S. dollars withInternational Development Association (IDA), the concessionary arm ofthe World Bank, to improve its ...
Gov't employee shot dead by unidentified gang in south Nepal
Jun 19, 2007 ... Gov't employee shot dead by unidentified gang in south NepalKATHMANDU, June 19 (Xinhua) -- At least two persons, including agovernment employee, were shot dead in separate incidents that tookplace in two adjoining districts in southern Nepal within last 24hours, reported the ...
4 Thai bourse down 2.42 points
Jun 19, 2007 ... 4 Thai bourse down 2.42 pointsBANGKOK, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The Stock Exchange of Thailand SET)index on Tuesday moved down 2.42 points to close at 763.78 points ....
France provides 1.1 millions euros for social development in Madagascar
Jun 19, 2007 ... France provides 1.1 millions euros for social development inMadagascarANTANANARIVO, June 19 (Xinhua) -- A French social development fundhas provided 1.1 millions Euros (some 1.4 million U.S. dollars) fornew social development projects in the island country of Madagascar ....
Landmines, poor infrastructure hinder IDPs return to home in northern Uganda
Jun 19, 2007 ... Landmines, poor infrastructure hinder IDPs return to home innorthern UgandaKAMPALA, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Ugandan legislators have warned thatthe existing unexploded landmines in the war-ravaged northern regionconstitute a crisis that needs urgent attention if millions ...
Foreign exchange rates in Singapore
Jun 19, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in SingaporeSINGAPORE, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are inter-bank ratesof foreign currencies against the Singapore dollar on Tuesday.TuesdayMonday bid/askbid/ask Australian dollar ...
Roundup: Over 100 people killed in Afghanistan By Yu Zhixiao, Abdul Haleem
Jun 19, 2007 ... Roundup: Over 100 people killed in Afghanistan By Yu Zhixiao, Abdul HaleemKABUL, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Over 50 civilians and 60 insurgentswere killed during a 3-day conflict, which involved the Talibanmilitants, NATO forces and Afghan troops, in Uruzgan province ofsouthern ...
Hushen 300 index up -- June 19
Jun 19, 2007 ... Hushen 300 index up -- June 19BEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The Hushen 300 Index reflecting thewhole fluctuation of China's Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchangesclosed at 4,253.00 points on Tuesday, up 0.60 ...
Urgent: Up to 40 people killed in Baghdad car bombing
Jun 19, 2007 ... Urgent: Up to 40 people killed in Baghdad car bombingBAGHDAD, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The death toll rose to 40 ...
Xinhua summary of Asia-Pacific stocks news at 1100 GMT, June 19
Jun 19, 2007 ... Xinhua summary of Asia-Pacific stocks news at 1100 GMT, June 19HONG KONG -- Hong Kong stocks were closed on Tuesday for a publicholiday of the traditional Chinese Dragon Boat Festival. Trading on Hong Kong Stock Exchange will be resumed on Wednesday. ---- ...
China's property investment grows 27.5 pct in first five months
Jun 19, 2007 ... China's property investment grows 27.5 pct in first five monthsBEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- A report by China's National Bureauof Statistics (NBS) shows investment in the country's property sectorreached 721.4 billion yuan in the first five months, an increase of27.5 percent ...
FLASH: TWO CAR BOMBS ROCK CENTRAL BAGHDAD, KILLING AT LEAST 2 - POLICE
Jun 19, 2007 ... FLASH: TWO CAR BOMBS ROCK CENTRAL BAGHDAD, KILLING AT LEAST 2 -POLICE ...
UN security council delegation arrives in Cote d'Ivoire
Jun 19, 2007 ... UN security council delegation arrives in Cote d'Ivoire ABIDJAN, June 19 (Xinhua) -- A United Nations Security Councildelegation led by Peruvian diplomat Jorge Voto-Bernales has arrivedin Cote d'Ivoire' economic capital to assess the progress of thepeace process in the country ....
China slashes red tape to help businesses, reduce corruption
Jun 19, 2007 ... China slashes red tape to help businesses, reduce corruptionBEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- China's authorities have cut throughalmost half of the red tape restrictions faced by entrepreneurs inestablishing and operating businesses, as the government attempts tofight corruption ...
S. Korea agrees to renegotiate FTA pact with U.S.
Jun 19, 2007 ... S. Korea agrees to renegotiate FTA pact with U.S.SEOUL, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The South Korean government said onTuesday that it has agreed to renegotiate the free trade agreement(FTA) with the United States. "After reviewing the U.S. proposal, the government decided ...
NZ stocks close higher
Jun 19, 2007 ... NZ stocks close higherWELLINGTON, June 19 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand share market closed upTuesday with the benchmark NZSX-50 index rising 6.94 points, or 0.2percent, at 4310.12, on turnover of 100.3 million NZ dollars ( 75million U.S. dollars). Rises outnumbered falls 69 to ...
1st Ld-Writethru: Beijing reports sharp rise in hand-foot-mouth disease in June
Jun 19, 2007 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: Beijing reports sharp rise in hand-foot-mouthdisease in JuneBEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese capital Beijing has reported1,092 cases of children infected with hand-foot-mouth disease sinceJune, a sharp increase on previous months, the municipal ...
Sri Lankan gov't wins crucial parliamentary vote
Jun 19, 2007 ... Sri Lankan gov't wins crucial parliamentary voteCOLOMBO, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan government survived acrucial parliamentary vote here Tuesday for a supplementary budgetvote on some ministries, officials said. The ruling United People's Freedom Alliance of ...
Two Lebanese soldiers killed in camp battle
Jun 19, 2007 ... Two Lebanese soldiers killed in camp battleBEIRUT, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Two Lebanese soldiers were killed onTuesday in clashes with Fatah al-Islam militants at a Palestinianrefugee camp in northern Lebanon, military sources said. Local ANB TV quoted a military source as ...
Major news items in leading British newspapers
Jun 19, 2007 ... Major news items in leading British newspapersLONDON, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news items inleading British newspapers on Tuesday:The Times: -- Death threats were issued across the Islamic world against SirSalman Rushdie, who is 60 on Tuesday, ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Jun 19, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapersCAIRO, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Tuesday.Al Ahram: -- Egyptians voted on Monday in a run-off election for 16 seats inthe upper house of parliament, ...
Foreign exchange rates in Kenya
Jun 19, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in KenyaNAIROBI, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are the foreignexchange rates against the Kenyan shilling released by the CentralBank of Kenya on Tuesday. Tuesday Monday U.S. dollar 66.738966.4133 ...
Weather forecast for major Chinese cities -- June 19
Jun 19, 2007 ... Weather forecast for major Chinese cities -- June 19BEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Weather forecast for 17 major Chinesecities (20:00 June 19 - 20:00 June 20, Beijing Time, temperatures inCelsius):Min.Max. Condition Wind scale Beijing 21...
Chinese website ordered to pay damages for mocking mentally ill man
Jun 19, 2007 ... Chinese website ordered to pay damages for mocking mentally illmanBEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese website has been ordered topay 20,000 yuan in compensation by a Beijing court for publishingphotographs of a 63-year-old man, diagnosed as mentally ill, dressedup like a ...
Thai PM guarantees Thaksin's safety
Jun 19, 2007 ... Thai PM guarantees Thaksin's safetyBANGKOK, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Prime Minister SurayudChulanont on Tuesday guaranteed the safety of ousted premier ThaksinShinawatra after the Department of Special Investigation ( DSI)ordered him to hear charges concerning hiding ...
Laos eyes 8-pct economic growth in 2007-2008 fiscal year
Jun 19, 2007 ... Laos eyes 8-pct economic growth in 2007-2008 fiscal yearHANOI, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Laos has targeted gross domesticproduct (GDP) growth of eight percent in the 2007-2008 fiscal year,Laos' news agency KPL reported Tuesday. The country has also eyed per capita income of 728 ...
Colombo stocks close up
Jun 19, 2007 ... Colombo stocks close upCOLOMBO, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Share prices on the Colombo StockExchange closed higher on Tuesday, with the key Colombo All SharePrice Index increasing by 11.67 points or 0.45 percent to close at2,606.17 points. The highly ...
Investigators blame Chinese ship for fatal collision with ROK vessel
Jun 19, 2007 ... Investigators blame Chinese ship for fatal collision with ROKvesselBEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese maritime officials on Tuesdayblamed the crew of a Chinese container ship for a collision with aKorean vessel that left six seamen dead and ten missing last month. The ...
1st Ld-Writethru: Death toll rises to 15 in flood-hit southwest China
Jun 19, 2007 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: Death toll rises to 15 in flood-hit southwestChinaBEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Flash floods and landslides triggeredby heavy rain have left 15 people dead and two missing in southwestChina's Sichuan Province, a spokesman with the Ministry of CivilAffairs ...
Dollar hovers at upper 123 yen in Tokyo
Jun 19, 2007 ... Dollar hovers at upper 123 yen in TokyoTOKYO, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar remained at the upper123 yen range on Tuesday in Tokyo. At 5:00 p.m., the dollar was quoted at 123.66-68 yen, comparedwith Monday's 5:00 p.m. quotes of 123.62-72 yen in New York and123.46-48 ...
Uganda's emergency lines jammed with pranks
Jun 19, 2007 ... Uganda's emergency lines jammed with pranksKAMPALA, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Uganda's police emergency lines havebeen jammed by prankish callers every night, accounting for 90percent of the calls received by the police, which police said couldseriously jeopardize the response to ...
British stock exchange opens higher
Jun 19, 2007 ... British stock exchange opens higherLONDON, June 19 (Xinhua) -- British stocks opened higher onTuesday on the London Stock ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1)
Jun 19, 2007 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1)HONG KONG, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Tuesday:Major news items in leading Australian newspapers Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers ...
Chinese police hunting at least 20 people in slave labor investigation
Jun 19, 2007 ... Chinese police hunting at least 20 people in slave laborinvestigationBEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese police are seeking more than20 people in connection to the slave labor scandal in north China'sShanxi Province, according to the Ministry of Public Security. Ministry ...
"Super Dan" needs to improve tactically and mentally, says Chinese coach
Jun 19, 2007 ... "Super Dan" needs to improve tactically and mentally, says ChinesecoachBEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Li Yongbo, head coach of the Chinese national badminton team, said on Tuesday that world number one LinDan must improve both tactically and mentally after his ...
Urgent: Israeli tanks roll into Gaza - TV
Jun 19, 2007 ... Urgent: Israeli tanks roll into Gaza - TVGAZA, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Israeli tanks and bulldozer crossed ...
News Feature: Algae outbreaks threatens China's developed east
Jun 19, 2007 ... News Feature: Algae outbreaks threatens China's developed eastNANJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Every evening Li Fang sits in frontof the television to watch the weather forecast, and frowns when thetemperature is projected to top 30 degrees Celsius. "The blue-green algae ...
Chinese premier meets new, outgoing foreign ambassadors
Jun 19, 2007 ... Chinese premier meets new, outgoing foreign ambassadorsBEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met hereTuesday with 21 new and outgoing foreign ambassadors to China. Wen thanked the outgoing ambassadors from Cyprus, Luxembourg andDenmark for their ...