Xinhua News Agency back issues from Wednesday, July 4:
Chinese hospitals banned from carrying out organ transplants for foreigners without permission
Jul 04, 2007 ... Chinese hospitals banned from carrying out organ transplants forforeigners without permissionBEIJING, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese medical institutes are bannedfrom carrying out human organ transplants for foreigners withoutpermission from health authorities, according to a ...
Uganda's chess team to All Africa Games still stranded
Jul 04, 2007 ... Uganda's chess team to All Africa Games still strandedKAMPALA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- With the first batch of the Ugandancontingent leaves on Wednesday, the national chess team is until nownot sure of its participation in the 9th All Africa Games set forJuly 11 to 23 in Algiers, ...
More than 80 pct of China's products up to standard: sample survey shows
Jul 04, 2007 ... More than 80 pct of China's products up to standard: sample surveyshowsBEIJING, July 3 (Xinhua) -- China's quality watchdog said onTuesday that a sample survey shows 80.9 percent of products made inChina for domestic consumption were up to quality and safetystandards in the ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Jul 04, 2007 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are news items fromthe Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong on Tuesday:Australian dollar closes higher Australian stock market closes higher 4th ...
200,000 people affected by water pollution in E. China city
Jul 04, 2007 ... 200,000 people affected by water pollution in E. China cityNANJING, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Water pollution in Shuyang County,east China's Jiangsu Province, has caused close of the county's watersupply system in urban area since Monday, affecting 200,000 localresidents, government ...
News Analysis:Fall of defense chief rocks Abe
Jul 04, 2007 ... News Analysis:Fall of defense chief rocks AbeTOKYO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The departure of Japan's defenseminister on Tuesday dealt another blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,adding to the specter that the ruling coalition could lose itsmajority in the upcoming upper house election ....
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- July 3
Jul 04, 2007 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- July 3BEIJING, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Tuesday: China issues flood warning for Huaihe River China says it is taking measures to ensure export safety China to draft ...
Sri Lankan Air Force bombs rebel positions in east
Jul 04, 2007 ... Sri Lankan Air Force bombs rebel positions in eastCOLOMBO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's Air Force carried out airraids against Tamil Tiger positions in the east while three soldierswere killed in a rebel roadside bomb in the north, defense officialssaid Tuesday. Group ...
Wahaha to sue three joint-venture directors from Danone
Jul 04, 2007 ... Wahaha to sue three joint-venture directors from DanoneHANGZHOU, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese beverage giant Wahaha Groupon Tuesday confirmed its plan to sue three executives of Danone,Wahaha's French joint venture partner. "If Danone do not sue the three directors, Wahaha ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, July 4
Jul 04, 2007 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, July 4BRUSSELS -- The European Union (EU) is to host its first summitwith Brazil on Wednesday in Lisbon of Portugal, aiming to launch thestrategic partnership between the two, the European Commission (EC)announced on Tuesday. EC ...
2nd Ld Writethru: 9 dead in clash between Pakistani religious students and security force
Jul 04, 2007 ... 2nd Ld Writethru: 9 dead in clash between Pakistani religiousstudents and security forceISLAMABAD, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The clash between Pakistanireligious students of Lal Masjid, or Red Mosque, and the lawenforcers on Tuesday afternoon left a total of 9 people dead and ...
Opener, Advisory
Jul 04, 2007 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forTuesday, July 03, 2007, and begins ...
Chile hopes to host soccer's 2011 Copa America
Jul 04, 2007 ... Chile hopes to host soccer's 2011 Copa AmericaSANTIAGO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Chile's president Michelle Bacheletrestated her government's desire to host soccer's 2011 Copa America,during a Tuesday visit to the National Stadium, Chile's main sportingcomplex. Bachelet toured ...
Dutch soccer club Vitesse seals Takak Deal
Jul 04, 2007 ... Dutch soccer club Vitesse seals Takak DealBRUSSELS, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Dutch football club Vitesse Arnhemhas completed the signing of midfielder Jasar Takak from leaguechampion PSV Eindhoven, it was revealed on Tuesday. According to a statement on the club's website, ...
Fencer undergoes surgery to miss Pan Am Games
Jul 04, 2007 ... Fencer undergoes surgery to miss Pan Am GamesRIO DE JANEIRO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Livia Lanzoni, member of theBrazilian national fencing team, on Tuesday underwent a surgery onher left knee and will not participate in the XV Pan American Games,which will take place here during the ...
Argentina orders 20 match stadium ban
Jul 04, 2007 ... Argentina orders 20 match stadium banBUENOS AIRES, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The Argentine government hasordered a 20-match ban over the Nueva Chicago stadium after a fan waskilled in clashes between rival supporters. Fighting between Nueva Chicago and Tigre fans broke out on ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- July 4
Jul 04, 2007 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- July 4BEIJING, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua on Wednesday. -- Yemen bomb attack was al-Qaida: ...
Venezuela press cheers Argentine soccer team's victory
Jul 04, 2007 ... Venezuela press cheers Argentine soccer team's victoryCARACAS, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela's sporting press on Tuesdaycheered the Argentine national soccer team's 4-2 win over Colombia,in the second day of Copa America Group C games held in Venezuela. Local daily El ...
Ecuador sports minister hands over money for Pan-Am team
Jul 04, 2007 ... Ecuador sports minister hands over money for Pan-Am teamQUITO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador's sports minister Raul Carriongave 649,200 U.S. dollars to the nation's Olympic Committee at aformal ceremony on Tuesday, to help cover the expenses of its 153-athlete Pan-American Games ...
Putin expresses satisfaction over talks with Bush
Jul 04, 2007 ... Putin expresses satisfaction over talks with BushGUATEMALA CITY, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Russian President VladimirPutin expressed satisfaction Tuesday with the outcome of his meetingsthis week with his U.S. counterpart George W. Bush, the local mediareported. Putin and Bush ...
FIFA U20 soccer championship standings
Jul 04, 2007 ... FIFA U20 soccer championship standingsOTTAWA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings from theFIFA Under 20 soccer championship on Tuesday (tabulated under matchesplayed, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): Group A 1 Chile 1 1 0 0 3 0 ...
Brazil raids sweatshop in Amazon
Jul 04, 2007 ... Brazil raids sweatshop in AmazonBRASILIA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian police swooped on asweatshop in the Amazon area where more than 1,000 sugarcane cutterswere working long hours in extremely bad conditions, the JusticeMinistry said in a statement Tuesday. The Mobile ...
Putin says he expects no quick response from Bush on missile defense proposals
Jul 04, 2007 ... Putin says he expects no quick response from Bush on missiledefense proposalsGUATEMALA CITY, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Russian PresidentVladimir Putin said on Tuesday that he did not expect a quickresponse on his proposals regarding the plan for a U.S. missiledefense system ...
Special anti-terror unit deployed in L.A.
Jul 04, 2007 ... Special anti-terror unit deployed in L.A.LOS ANGELES, July 3 (Xinhua) -- An elite anti-terror team wasdeployed in Los Angeles on Tuesday to keep a close watch on masstransit systems during the Independence Day Holiday which falls onJuly 4. The team by the name of "VIPER" ...
Stocks close higher in Mexico, Brazil, lower in Argentina
Jul 04, 2007 ... Stocks close higher in Mexico, Brazil, lower in ArgentinaMEXICO CITY, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets closed mixed higher on Tuesday. Mexico City's IPC stock index rose by 2.22 percent to close at32,117.83 points. A total of 163.6 million shares ...
Colombia flooding renders 386,000 families homeless
Jul 04, 2007 ... Colombia flooding renders 386,000 families homelessBOGOTA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- At least 386,000 families have beenrendered homeless by floods in the nation's winter rainy season, theDisaster Prevention and Response Office reported on Tuesday. Office Director Luz Pulido said ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Jul 04, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapersCANBERRA, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Australian newspapers on Wednesday.The Australian: -- Acting on British intelligence, Australian Federal Policearrested Mohamed Haneef, a ...
Copa America soccer results
Jul 04, 2007 ... Copa America soccer resultsMERIDA, Venezuela, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the CopaAmerica soccer results on Tuesday: Group A Peru tied Bolivia 2-2 Scorers: Peru - Claudio Pizarro 34, 85 Bolivia - Jaime Moreno 24, Jhasmany Campos 45+1 ...
Venezuela could nationalize private hospitals: Chavez
Jul 04, 2007 ... Venezuela could nationalize private hospitals: ChavezCARACAS, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez saidTuesday that private hospitals could be nationalized if their ownersdid not reduce health care costs. Chavez made a nationally televised speech, saying that ...
Mauresmo, Jankovic knocked out of rain-plagued Wimbledon
Jul 04, 2007 ... Mauresmo, Jankovic knocked out of rain-plagued WimbledonLONDON, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion Amelie Mauresmo wasbundled out by Czech teenager Nicole Vaidisova, while third-seededSerbian Jelena Jankovic lost to France's Marion Bartoli in Tuesday'sfourth-round action at a ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Jul 04, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inthe leading Philippine newspapers on Wednesday:Manila Bulletin: -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Tuesday announced apackage of benefits for the ...
Ecuadorian state oil company to cooperate with Indonesian counterpart
Jul 04, 2007 ... Ecuadorian state oil company to cooperate with IndonesiancounterpartQUITO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador's state-owned oil companyPetroEcuador said Tuesday in a statement that it has signed amemorandum of understanding with Indonesian oil giant PT Pertamina ontwo separate ...
Market exchange rates -- July 4
Jul 04, 2007 ... Market exchange rates -- July 4BEIJING, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The central parity rate of the RMBagainst five major currencies announced on July 4 by the ChinaForeign Exchange Trading System: Currency UnitMiddle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar 100...
Wimbledon women's singles results
Jul 04, 2007 ... Wimbledon women's singles resultsLONDON, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of theWimbledon women's singles tennis matches on Tuesday (prefix numberdenotes seeding): Women Fourth round 5-Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, bt Tamira ...
German troops not to withdraw from Afghanistan: defense minister
Jul 04, 2007 ... German troops not to withdraw from Afghanistan: defense ministerBERLIN, July 3 (Xinhua) -- German Defense Minister Franz JosefJung said here Tuesday that the country would not withdraw troopsfrom war-ravaged Afghanistan. While attending a symposium Tuesday morning, Jung ...
Venezuela gives Mercosur three months to approve membership
Jul 04, 2007 ... Venezuela gives Mercosur three months to approve membershipCARACAS, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez saidTuesday that the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) must approveVenezuela's membership in three months or he will withdraw thenation's application ....
Pizarro scores twice to send Peru into last eight
Jul 04, 2007 ... Pizarro scores twice to send Peru into last eightMERIDA, Venezuela, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Striker Claudio Pizarrosaved Peru twice for a 2-2 draw with Bolivia and qualify for the CopaAmerica quarter-finals on Tuesday. Peru, who had Joel Herrera sent off in the 77th minute, ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Jul 04, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Wednesday.Asahi: -- Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma resigned Tuesday to takeresponsibility for his remarks that basically ...
Chilean scientists explain mystery of disappearing lake
Jul 04, 2007 ... Chilean scientists explain mystery of disappearing lakeSANTIAGO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Chilean scientists said Tuesday thatthe sudden disappearance of a lake in the country had been caused bywater escaping through a fissure. Glaciologists led by Andres Rivera, of Valdivia ...
Spain PM promises 2,500 euros for each new child
Jul 04, 2007 ... Spain PM promises 2,500 euros for each new childMADRID, July 3(Xinhua) -- Every legally resident Spanish family is to receive2,500 euros (3,400 U.S. dollars) for each new child, Spanish PrimeMinister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero announced Tuesday. "In order to continue ...
Google offers service to facilitate removal of illegal contents from Orkut
Jul 04, 2007 ... Google offers service to facilitate removal of illegal contentsfrom OrkutRIO DE JANEIRO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Google Inc. and the FederalProsecution Office of Brazil's northeast Ceara state on Tuesdaysigned an agreement aimed at accelerating the process to removeoffensive and ...
Wimbledon men's singles results
Jul 04, 2007 ... Wimbledon men's singles resultsLONDON, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of theWimbledon men's singles tennis matches on Tuesday (prefix numberdenotes seeding): Men Third round 16-Lleyton Hewitt, ...
Estonia reburies remains of former Soviet soldiers
Jul 04, 2007 ... Estonia reburies remains of former Soviet soldiersTALLINN, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Estonia on Tuesday reburied theremains of eight Soviet soldiers, which were exhumed from a Red Armymemorial in central Tallin in April. Government officials, including Defense Minister Jaak ...
Spain says al Qaida behind Yemen bomb attack
Jul 04, 2007 ... Spain says al Qaida behind Yemen bomb attackMADRID, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Initial investigations into Monday'sbombing of Spanish tourists in Yemen indicate that al Qaida was theauthor of the attack, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinossaid Tuesday. Moratinos said ...
Foreign exchange rates in Nepal
Jul 04, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in NepalKATHMANDU, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are inter-bank foreignexchange rates against the Nepali rupee on Wednesday.CurrencyUnit Buying Selling Australian dollar 1 55.7455.97 Canadian dollar ...
Major news items in Thailand's leading newspapers
Jul 04, 2007 ... Major news items in Thailand's leading newspapersBANGKOK, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inThailand's leading newspapers on Wednesday:Bangkok Post: -- The Thai Cabinet on Tuesday approved a police reform plan in amove which underlines Prime ...
Transport bottleneck curbs tourism along Silk Road: UNDP official
Jul 04, 2007 ... Transport bottleneck curbs tourism along Silk Road: UNDP official LANZHOU, July 4 (Xinhua) -- It was once the main route for goodsand people across Asia and into Europe, but international experts indevelopment are now lamenting the inadequate transport links on thecenturies-old ...
Wimbledon schedule on Wednesday
Jul 04, 2007 ... Wimbledon schedule on WednesdayLONDON, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the schedule of matcheson the two main show courts on Wednesday, the ninth day of the 2007Wimbledon championships (prefix number denotes seeding): Centre Court (1100GMT) To finish ...
URGENT: Chery, Chrysler to jointly explore North American, Europeanmarkets
Jul 04, 2007 ... URGENT: Chery, Chrysler to jointly explore North American,European marketsBEIJING, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese carmaker Chery Automobile andU.S. Chrysler Group signed a strategic cooperative agreement here onWednesday to explore the North American and ...
FIFA U20 soccer championship results
Jul 04, 2007 ... FIFA U20 soccer championship resultsOTTAWA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from the FIFAUnder 20 soccer championship group stage matches in Canada onTuesday: Group D United States bt Poland 6-1 Group E Czech Republic tied DPR Korea ...
Russia to cooperate with Guatemala in natural gas processing
Jul 04, 2007 ... Russia to cooperate with Guatemala in natural gas processingGUATEMALA CITY, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Russia's President VladimirPutin has offered to work with Guatemala in natural gas processing,Guatemala's Foreign Minister Gert Rosenthal told a press conference. Putin, who ...
KKR files IPO request to raise 1.25 billion dollars
Jul 04, 2007 ... KKR files IPO request to raise 1.25 billion dollarsNEW YORK, July 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. private equity giant KKR & Co.L.P. (KKR) announced on Tuesday that it has filed a registrationstatement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for aproposed initial public offering ...
Russia to enhance energy cooperation with Guatemala: Putin
Jul 04, 2007 ... Russia to enhance energy cooperation with Guatemala: PutinGUATEMALA CITY, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The Russian government willurge enterprises in the country to increase investment in Guatemala'senergy sector so as to enhance economic cooperation between the twosides, Russian ...
Mexican tycoon Slim overtakes Gates as world's richest man: report
Jul 04, 2007 ... Mexican tycoon Slim overtakes Gates as world's richest man: report MEXICO CITY, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim hasbecome the world's richest man with a total fortune of around 67.84billion U.S. dollars, overtaking the United States's Bill Gates, whohas 59.2 billion ...
Tokyo shares open higher
Jul 04, 2007 ... Tokyo shares open higherTOKYO, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher on Wednesday,following overnight gains of U.S. shares. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Jul 04, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the baht on Wednesday as offered by the Bangkok Bank:WednesdayTuesday U.S. dollar 33.87/34.52 34.05/34.70 ...
1st LD: Kidnapped BBC reporter released, says Hamas
Jul 04, 2007 ... 1st LD: Kidnapped BBC reporter released, says HamasGAZA, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Alan Johnston, the BBC reporter who hasbeen held hostage for months in the Gaza Strip, has been released,the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said Wednesday. "He was freed following an agreement ...
Brazilian midfielder Santana signs for Atletico
Jul 04, 2007 ... Brazilian midfielder Santana signs for AtleticoMADRID, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian midfielder Cleber Santana hassigned with Atletico Madrid from Santos on a three-year contract, theSpanish team said Tuesday. Santana, 26, thus became the sixth new recruit at Atletico ...
Major news items in leading Nepali newspapers
Jul 04, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Nepali newspapersKATHMANDU, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin Nepali leading newspapers on Wednesday.The Rising Nepal: -- The political committee of the government Tuesday finalized itspolicy and programs for the ...
United States hammer Poland 6-1 in FIFA U20 soccer
Jul 04, 2007 ... United States hammer Poland 6-1 in FIFA U20 soccerOTTAWA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Freddy Adu scored a hat-trick as theUnited States whitewashed Poland 6-1 in the Under-20 World Cup inMontreal on Tuesday. The 18-year-old Adu put his side 2-1 up with a shot in the 20thminute and ...
Most Poles opposed to euro zone entry: Poll
Jul 04, 2007 ... Most Poles opposed to euro zone entry: PollWARSAW, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Only 36 percent of Poles agreed to jointhe euro zone while 47 percent were opposed to the plan of adoptingthe euro to replace their currency zloty, according to an opinionpoll released on Tuesday. The ...
China pledges to invest 62 bln yuan in rural projects this year
Jul 04, 2007 ... China pledges to invest 62 bln yuan in rural projects this yearBEIJING, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese government will invest about62 billion yuan in rural infrastructure this year, the NationalDevelopment and Reform Commission has announced. The investment would target ...
Malaysia unfazed by Indonesia's rising palm oil output
Jul 04, 2007 ... Malaysia unfazed by Indonesia's rising palm oil outputKUALA LUMPUR, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia does not consider it aproblem if Indonesia takes over its place as the world's largest palmoil producer, local press reported Wednesday. Indonesia obviously has a bigger ...
Myanmar, South Korea to cooperate in developing electric power network
Jul 04, 2007 ... Myanmar, South Korea to cooperate in developing electric powernetworkYANGON, July 4 (Xinhua) -- South Korea and Myanmar will cooperatein developing Myanmar's electric power network dealing withmanagement and operation under a three-year project worth 1.4 millionU.S. dollars, ...
Nepali gov't to present policy and programs for new fiscal year
Jul 04, 2007 ... Nepali gov't to present policy and programs for new fiscal yearKATHMANDU, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Nepali Prime Minister Girija PrasadKoirala will present the government's policy and programs for thefiscal year 2007/08 starting in mid-July to the parliament onWednesday. This is ...