Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, July 17:
Beijing opens up free classrooms to migrant workers' children
Jul 17, 2007 ... Beijing opens up free classrooms to migrant workers' childrenBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua)-- Beijing's education authority hasannounced it will provide free classrooms for children of migrantworkers in an apparent move to shorten the disparity between them andtheir city peers ....
China says joint anti-terror drill to improve SCO security cooperation
Jul 17, 2007 ... China says joint anti-terror drill to improve SCO securitycooperationBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- A senior Chinese military officialsaid here Tuesday that the upcoming joint military drill on combatingterrorism, separatism and extremism will improve the securitycooperation ...
China's textile and apparel exports expected to grow slower in 2007
Jul 17, 2007 ... China's textile and apparel exports expected to grow slower in2007BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua)-- The National Development and ReformCommission (NDRC) has predicted that the textile and apparel exportthis year would top 165 billion U.S. dollars, with a year-on-yeargrowth of 16 ...
CPC promotes democracy by open elections
Jul 17, 2007 ... CPC promotes democracy by open electionsBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- About 15,000 members of the CommunistParty of China (CPC) ascended to leading positions through openelections from 2003 to 2006, according to the Party's centralorganization department. More than 390 ...
UNAIDS chief urges more sex education on Chinese students to shun AIDS
Jul 17, 2007 ... UNAIDS chief urges more sex education on Chinese students to shunAIDSBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese students need more intensivesex education "not only for the prevention of HIV but also forpersonal health", UNAIDS executive director Peter Piot said Tuesdayin his review ...
China sells more than 84,000 pickup trucks in first half
Jul 17, 2007 ... China sells more than 84,000 pickup trucks in first halfBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- China's major pickup truck producerssold 84,755 units in the first half of this year, with domestically-owned brands accounting for nearly 80 percent of the total sales,sources with the China ...
URGENT: U.S. chief nuke envoy arrives in Beijing for six-party talks
Jul 17, 2007 ... URGENT: U.S. chief nuke envoy arrives in Beijing for six-partytalksBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Top U.S. negotiator to the six-party talks Christopher Hill arrived in Beijing on Tuesday morning toparticipate in a meeting which gathers chief delegates to the six-party talks ....
Highway accident kills four, injures two in north China
Jul 17, 2007 ... Highway accident kills four, injures two in north ChinaHOHHOT, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Four people were killed and two othersinjured when a car collided with a van on Monday on a nationalhighway in Chifeng City, north China's Inner Mongolia ...
China launches first state venture capital fund for techonology- based SMEs
Jul 17, 2007 ... China launches first state venture capital fund for techonology-based SMEsBeijing, July 17 (Xinhua) --- The Chinese government has set up aspecial fund of 100 million yuan (about 12.8 million U.S. dollars) toencourage venture capital companies to invest in ...
Chinese premier urges saving energy in constructing Olympic facilities
Jul 17, 2007 ... Chinese premier urges saving energy in constructing OlympicfacilitiesBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesdayurged developers of Olympic stadiums and gymnasiums to promote energyefficiency and environmental protection in their construction. Wen ...
Identities of E. China ferry accident victims found out
Jul 17, 2007 ... Identities of E. China ferry accident victims found outNANCHANG, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Identities of nine victims of aferry accident in east China's Jiangxi province have been found out,according rescuers. The dead are five women and four men, ranging from three years oldto ...
Grenada reaffirms adherence to one China policy
Jul 17, 2007 ... Grenada reaffirms adherence to one China policyBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Grenada will firmly support the oneChina policy and there is only one China in the world, said visitingGrenadian Minister of State Einstein Louison here Tuesday. Louison made the remarks in talks ...
Shenzhen Development Bank forecasts up to 145 pct first half profitrise
Jul 17, 2007 ... Shenzhen Development Bank forecasts up to 145 pct first halfprofit riseBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- China's Shenzhen Development Bank(SDB) on Tuesday forecast its net income would more than double inthe first half of 2007 as the booming economy boosted loan growth. The ...
1st Ld: U.S. chief nuke envoy arrives in Beijing for six-party talks
Jul 17, 2007 ... 1st Ld: U.S. chief nuke envoy arrives in Beijing for six-partytalksBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Top U.S. negotiator to the six-partytalks Christopher Hill arrived in Beijing on Tuesday morning toparticipate in a meeting which gathers chief delegates to the six-party talks ....
Rainstorms sweep southwest China, 15 dead, five missing
Jul 17, 2007 ... Rainstorms sweep southwest China, 15 dead, five missingCHONGQING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Torrential rains and lightningstorms have left 15 people dead, scores of homes destroyed, and roadsand power supplies cut in southwest China since Monday. Rains lashed Chongqing ...
Colliery fire claims six lives in Shanxi
Jul 17, 2007 ... Colliery fire claims six lives in ShanxiTAIYUAN, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Six miners have been killed in acolliery fire in central China, only three days after a gas blast inanother city that killed five miners. The fire, caused by explosives stored in the mine, broke out ...
News Analysis: "Initial actions" on nuclear issue implemented with steady steps
Jul 17, 2007 ... News Analysis: "Initial actions" on nuclear issue implemented withsteady stepsBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- With China showing positive view onthe shutdown of the Yongbyon reactor last Saturday and Six-PartyTalks negotiators set to meet again here on Wednesday, observers ...
1st Ld-Writethru: Chinese shares rebound, driven by property firms,banks
Jul 17, 2007 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: Chinese shares rebound, driven by propertyfirms, banksBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shares rebounded on Tuesdaywith the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 1.94 percent, ending adecline over two consecutive trading sessions. Analysts said the ...
1st Ld-Writethru: Russian envoy arrives in Beijing for six-party talks
Jul 17, 2007 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: Russian envoy arrives in Beijing for six-partytalksBEIJING, July. 17 (Xinhua) -- Vladimir Rakhmanin, Russian specialenvoy to the six-party talks, arrived in the Chinese capital onTuesday morning to participate in a meeting which gathers chiefdelegates to the ...
Macao's customs seize 280 bogus Nokia products
Jul 17, 2007 ... Macao's customs seize 280 bogus Nokia productsMACAO, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The Macao Customs Service hasconfiscated 280 counterfeit Nokia products, local media reportedTuesday. The Macao Post Daily quoted customs sources as saying that thecontraband items included six ...
Gold price lower in Hong Kong -- July 17
Jul 17, 2007 ... Gold price lower in Hong Kong -- July 17HONG KONG, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The gold price in Hong Kong wentdown 18 HK dollars to 6,176 HK dollars per tael on Tuesday, accordingto ...
Automobile becomes principal air pollution source in China's cities: OECD report
Jul 17, 2007 ... Automobile becomes principal air pollution source in China'scities: OECD reportBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The impact of traffic on the airquality of Chinese cities has become tremendous, with automobilesbeing the top air pollution source, says a report released by ...
China invests 77.4 billion yuan in fixed-assets for railway projects
Jul 17, 2007 ... China invests 77.4 billion yuan in fixed-assets for railwayprojectsBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- China's railway sector invested 77.4billion yuan (10.2 billion U.S. dollars) in fixed assets in the firsthalf of this year, a year-on-year increment of 1.1 billion yuan, or1.5 ...
URGENT: Russian envoy arrives in Beijing for six-party talks
Jul 17, 2007 ... URGENT: Russian envoy arrives in Beijing for six-party talksBEIJING, July. 17 (Xinhua) -- Vladimir Rakhmanin, Russian specialenvoy to the six-party talks, arrived in the Chinese capital onTuesday morning to participate in a meeting which gathers chiefdelegates to the six-party ...
China's agricultural insurance premium up 124 pct
Jul 17, 2007 ... China's agricultural insurance premium up 124 pctBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- China's agricultural insurancepremium reached 1.1 billion yuan (145 million U.S. dollars) by theend of June 2007, up 124 percent over the same period of last year,according to China Insurance ...
Shanghai stock indices up -- July 17
Jul 17, 2007 ... Shanghai stock indices up -- July 17BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- China's benchmark Shanghai CompositeIndex on the Shanghai Stock Exchange closed at 3,896.19 points onTuesday, up 1.94 ...
2nd Ld-writethru: U.S. chief nuke envoy arrives in Beijing for six- party talks
Jul 17, 2007 ... 2nd Ld-writethru: U.S. chief nuke envoy arrives in Beijing for six-party talksBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Top U.S. negotiator to the six-partytalks Christopher Hill arrived in Beijing on Tuesday morning toparticipate in a meeting which gathers chief delegates to the six-party ...
Macedonian foreign minister starts China tour
Jul 17, 2007 ... Macedonian foreign minister starts China tourSHANGHAI, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Macedonian Foreign Minister AntonioMilososki arrived in Shanghai ...
Weather forecast for world cities -- July 17
Jul 17, 2007 ... Weather forecast for world cities -- July 17BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Weather forecast for 11 world cities(20:00 July 17 - 20:00 July 18, Beijing Time, temperatures inCelsius):Min. Max. Condition Wind scale Beijing 2426 ...
Market exchange rates -- July 17
Jul 17, 2007 ... Market exchange rates -- July 17BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The central parity rate of the RMBagainst five major currencies announced on July 17 by the ChinaForeign Exchange Trading System: Currency UnitMiddle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar 100 ...
Intertoto Cup soccer fixtures
Jul 17, 2007 ... Intertoto Cup soccer fixturesLONDON, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Intertoto Cup thirdround first leg weekend fixtures (all times GMT): Playing on Saturday Dacia Chisinau (Moldova) vs Hamburg SV (Germany) Tobol Kostanai (Kazakhstan) vs OFI ...
Leading sprinters'standings after fourth stage of Tour de Qinghai Lake
Jul 17, 2007 ... Leading sprinters'standings after fourth stage of Tour de Qinghai LakeGUIDE, Qinghai Province, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are theleading sprinters' standings after the 172km fourth stage of Tour deQinghai Lake from Xihaizhen to Guide here on Tuesday: 1. Allan ...
Stuttgart Cup tennis results
Jul 17, 2007 ... Stuttgart Cup tennis resultsBERLIN, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Stuttgart Cup men'ssingles first round results on Tuesday (prefix number denotesseeding): 3-Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, bt Nicolas Lapentti, ...
Missaglia upstages in tough battle at Tour de Qinghai Lake
Jul 17, 2007 ... Missaglia upstages in tough battle at Tour de Qinghai LakeGUIDE, Qinghai Province, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Heavy rain, steepmountains and high altitude made all the cyclists suffering here onTuesday but Italian veteran Gabriele Missaglia grabbed the yellowjersey at the Tour de ...
Champion gymnast Dos Santos leaves Pan Am Games due to injury
Jul 17, 2007 ... Champion gymnast Dos Santos leaves Pan Am Games due to injuryRIO DE JANEIRO, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian GymnasticsConfederation (CBG) announced on Monday that Daiane dos Santos willno longer compete in the Pan American Games because of an injury onher left ankle ....
Palermo WTA first round results
Jul 17, 2007 ... Palermo WTA first round resultsROME, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results on the firstday of the WTA Palermo tennis tournament on Monday (prefix numberdenotes seeding): Eva ...
1st Ld-writethru: ROK chief negotiator arrives for nuke discussion
Jul 17, 2007 ... 1st Ld-writethru: ROK chief negotiator arrives for nuke discussion BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Chief negotiator of the Republic ofKorea(ROK) Chun Yung Woo arrived in the Chinese capital on Tuesdaymorning to participate in a chief negotiator meeting of the six-party talks scheduled ...
Backgrounder: "Initial actions" on Korean Peninsula denuclearization
Jul 17, 2007 ... Backgrounder: "Initial actions" on Korean PeninsuladenuclearizationBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The negotiators of six-party talksare scheduled to meet again here on Wednesday to discuss issuesrelated to the initial actions for denuclearization in the KoreanPeninsula ....
China sees shrinking deserts: official
Jul 17, 2007 ... China sees shrinking deserts: officialBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese land vulnerable todesertification is dwindling by about 1200 square kilometers per yearthanks to years of afforestation efforts, Zhu Lieke, vice director ofthe State Forestry Administration (SFA) told ...
Rainstorms kill five in northwest, north China
Jul 17, 2007 ... Rainstorms kill five in northwest, north ChinaURUMQI, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Five people have died in heavy rainand lightning storms in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur and northChina's Inner Mongolia autonomous regions since Saturday. Heavy rains hit Xinjiang from Saturday, ...
Chery SUV renews monthly sales record in China
Jul 17, 2007 ... Chery SUV renews monthly sales record in ChinaBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Chery Automobile said on Tuesday thatsales of its only sport-utility vehicle (SUV) model Tiggo hit 5,420in June, breaking the monthly record it set for China's SUV marketthree months ago. The ...
Weather information for Asia Pacific cities -- July 17
Jul 17, 2007 ... Weather information for Asia Pacific cities -- July 17HONG KONG, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The following is temperature andweather forecast of July 18 for 22 Asia-Pacific cities dispatched bythe Hong Kong Observatory on Tuesday:CITY MINIMUMMAXIMUM ...
Foreign exchange rates in Hong Kong -- July 17
Jul 17, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in Hong Kong -- July 17HONG KONG, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are foreign exchangerates against the Hong Kong dollar released by Bank of China (HongKong) Limited on Tuesday:Buying Selling Japanese yen 641.00 ...
Nuke issue faces hurdles, talks prove effective platform
Jul 17, 2007 ... Nuke issue faces hurdles, talks prove effective platformBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The shutdown of the nuclear reactorin Yongbyon of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) hasshed a new glimmer of hope for progress of the six-party talks on theKorean Peninsula ...
Weather forecast for major Chinese cities -- July 17
Jul 17, 2007 ... Weather forecast for major Chinese cities -- July 17BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Weather forecast for 17 major Chinesecities (20:00 July 17 - 20:00 July 18, Beijing Time, temperatures inCelsius):Min.Max.Condition Wind scale Beijing 24 ...
Rainstorm-triggered flood hits northwest China, traps 300 vehicles,1,000 passengers
Jul 17, 2007 ... Rainstorm-triggered flood hits northwest China, traps 300vehicles, 1,000 passengersURUMQI, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Flood triggered by rainstorm has hitparts of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region earlyTuesday morning, leaving more than 300 vehicles and 1,000 ...
1st Ld-Writethru: Mild earthquake shakes south China's Guangxi
Jul 17, 2007 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: Mild earthquake shakes south China's GuangxiNANNING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 4.0 on theRichter Scale jolted south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regionon Tuesday morning, cracking the walls of dozens of houses, but nocasualties have been ...
Chinese defense minister reiterates army loyalty to Party leadership
Jul 17, 2007 ... Chinese defense minister reiterates army loyalty to PartyleadershipBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- As the 80th anniversary of thePeople's Liberation Army (PLA) approaches, China's Defence Ministerand Vice-Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), hasreiterated a pledge ...
Chinese shares rebound; driven by property firms, banks
Jul 17, 2007 ... Chinese shares rebound; driven by property firms, banksBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shares rebounded on Tuesdaywith the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 1.94 percent, endingdecline for two consecutive trading sessions. The key Shanghai index, which covers both ...
China, South Africa vow to strengthen military ties
Jul 17, 2007 ... China, South Africa vow to strengthen military tiesBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese armed forces will workwith the South African armed forces to jointly promote bilateralmilitary relations, said Vice-Chairman of China's Central MilitaryCommission Xu Caihou. When ...
Roundup: HK stocks end up, CNOOC shines
Jul 17, 2007 ... Roundup: HK stocks end up, CNOOC shinesHONG KONG, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Buoyed by gains on Wall Street andample liquidity, Hong Kong's benchmark index rebounded above the23,000 resistance level Tuesday, as select blue chips CNOOC and Chinafinancials attracted rotational interest ....
Hong Kong stocks close higher -- July 17
Jul 17, 2007 ... Hong Kong stocks close higher -- July 17HONG KONG, July 17 (Xinhua) -- ...
"Transformers" popular among Chinese film-goers
Jul 17, 2007 ... "Transformers" popular among Chinese film-goersBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Hollywood blockbuster "Transformers"has raked in more than 100 million yuan (about 13 million U.S.dollars) since opening on the Chinese mainland last Wednesday, easilyoutperforming the first-week sales ...
UNAIDS chief heaps praise on China's anti-AIDS efforts
Jul 17, 2007 ... UNAIDS chief heaps praise on China's anti-AIDS effortsZHENGZHOU, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The Executive Director of UNAIDS,Dr. Peter Piot, praised the Chinese government's contribution to HIV/AIDS prevention on a return tour of the infamous AIDS villages incentral China's Henan ...
Chinese shares close slightly higher in morning session
Jul 17, 2007 ... Chinese shares close slightly higher in morning sessionBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shares closed slightly higherin the morning session on Tuesday, with the benchmark ShanghaiComposite Index up 0.62 percent. The key Shanghai index, which covers both A- and B-shares ...
Joint statement: China, Turkmenistan to strengthen energy cooperation
Jul 17, 2007 ... Joint statement: China, Turkmenistan to strengthen energycooperationBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- China and Turkmenistan pledged tocomplete the construction of gas pipelines between the two countriesas soon as possible, according to a joint statement signed hereTuesday ....
Chinese official, professor honored by UN for anti-AIDS work
Jul 17, 2007 ... Chinese official, professor honored by UN for anti-AIDS workBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The Joint United Nations Program onHIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has honored Chinese Vice Minister of Health WangLongde and Qingdao University Professor Zhang Beichuan for theiroutstanding contribution ...
Hong Kong stocks open lower -- July 17
Jul 17, 2007 ... Hong Kong stocks open lower -- July 17HONG KONG, July 17 ...
SPP orders crackdown on dereliction of duty behind forced labor scandals
Jul 17, 2007 ... SPP orders crackdown on dereliction of duty behind forced laborscandalsBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- China's Supreme People'sProcuratorate has ordered prosecutors around the country to intensifya crackdown on official dereliction of duty of the sort that led tothe forced labor ...
Huaihe River experiences another flood peak with no actual danger
Jul 17, 2007 ... Huaihe River experiences another flood peak with no actual danger HEFEI, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The third flood crest passed throughthe Wangjiaba section of the Huaihe River Tuesday morning, China'sthird longest river, leaving no danger of flooding so far in thearea. According ...
Chinese top legislator meets Japanese guest
Jul 17, 2007 ... Chinese top legislator meets Japanese guestBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislator Wu Bangguo methere Tuesday with Yohei Kono, chairman of Japan's Association for thePromotion of International Trade (APIT), and called for greaterfriendship and understanding between ...
China's gold output up 15 pct in first half
Jul 17, 2007 ... China's gold output up 15 pct in first halfBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- China's gold production rose 15.26percent in the first half over the same period last year boosted byrecord prices, the nation's top economic planning agency announced onTuesday. Gold output was 122.2 ...
Shenzhen stock indices up -- July 17
Jul 17, 2007 ... Shenzhen stock indices up -- July 17BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhen Component Index on theShenzhen Stock Exchange closed at 12,759.98 points on Tuesday, up3.48 percent or ...
Goldman Sachs predicts 11 pct GDP growth in China in 2Q
Jul 17, 2007 ... Goldman Sachs predicts 11 pct GDP growth in China in 2QBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The Goldman Sachs Group predicted ina latest report China's real GDP growth would be 11 percent in thesecond quarter of the year. The figure was slightly higher than the previous prediction ...
Turkmenistan president starts state visit to China
Jul 17, 2007 ... Turkmenistan president starts state visit to ChinaBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- President of Turkmenistan GurbangulyBerdymukhamedov arrived in the Chinese capital on Tuesday afternoon,kicking off his two-day state visit to China. Berdymukhamedov was ...