Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, October 18:
Foreign exchange rates in Vietnam
Oct 18, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in Vietnam HANOI, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are Inter-bankforeignexchange rates against the Vietnamese dong (VND) on Thursday: Buying Selling ...
Nikkei closes above 17,000
Oct 18, 2007 ... Nikkei closes above 17,000 TOKYO, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed moderately higherThursday. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average advanced 150.78 points, or 0.89percent, to 17,106.09. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the TokyoStock Exchange ...
Hamas police, Gaza clan cease fighting after five killed
Oct 18, 2007 ... Hamas police, Gaza clan cease fighting after five killed GAZA, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian militant group said itsucceeded in stopping clashes between a Gaza clan and police forcesloyal to Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Thursday morning. In a statement sent to ...
Two Chinese naval vessels return home from four-nation European tour
Oct 18, 2007 ... Two Chinese naval vessels return home from four-nation Europeantour SANYA, Hainan, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Two Chinese naval vessels wereanchored in a military port here Thursday morning after an 86-daytour that has taken them to Russia, Britain, Spain and France. The two ships ...
Nigerian youths swamp Kamp Kanu Soccer Talent Hunt in Lagos
Oct 18, 2007 ... Nigerian youths swamp Kamp Kanu Soccer Talent Hunt in Lagos LAGOS, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Organizers of the Kamp KanuInternational Soccer Talent Hunt in Lagos are currently growing greyhairs after receiving applications from more than 15,000 enthusiasticyoungsters who have registered ...
ADB to help improve Solomon Islands' maritime transport
Oct 18, 2007 ... ADB to help improve Solomon Islands' maritime transport MANILA, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) willassist the Solomon Islands with preparing a project aimed atimproving the efficiency, safety and reliability of the islandnation's maritime transport, the bank ...
Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapers
Oct 18, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapers ISLAMABAD, Oct.18 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news items inleading Pakistaninewspapers on Thursday. The Daily Times:-- Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto pledgedWednesday that she would return to Pakistan to ...
U.S. experts leave Pyongyang after talks on disabling DPRK nuclear facilities
Oct 18, 2007 ... U.S. experts leave Pyongyang after talks on disabling DPRK nuclearfacilities PYONGYANG, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- A working group of U.S. expertsleft here on Thursday after one-week negotiations on disablingthenuclear facilities in the Democratic People's Republic of ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Oct 18, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are the majornewsitems in leading Indian newspapers Thursday. The Hindu: -- Indian Prime Minister Singh said his government has not givenup persuading Indian Left parties on ...
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0430 GMT, Oct. 18
Oct 18, 2007 ... Xinhua world economic news summary at 0430 GMT, Oct. 18 OTTAWA -- Canada's house prices will continue to grow in 2008,with average home prices rising by six percent to 321,000Canadiandollars (about 329,949 U.S. dollars), a report saidWednesday. Solid economic fundamentals, a ...
Pacific island countries urged to have energy policy and strategy
Oct 18, 2007 ... Pacific island countries urged to have energy policy and strategy NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand Prime MinisterHelen Clark has urged all Pacific island countries to have an energypolicy and strategy that is linked into their own national economicdevelopment ...
Vietnam to export more seafood this year
Oct 18, 2007 ... Vietnam to export more seafood this year HANOI, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam is set to realize its seafoodexport target of 3.6 billion U.S. dollars this year, up 7 percentover last year, local newspaper Vietnam Economic Times reportedThursday. Vietnam will make considerable ...
Myanmar uncovers explosive cartridges in northwestern division
Oct 18, 2007 ... Myanmar uncovers explosive cartridges in northwestern division YANGON, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar authorities have recentlyuncovered some high explosive cartridges in Chaung U, northwesternSagaing division, for alleged use in terrorist acts by anti-government groups, according ...
Vietnam's rubber export down in first 9 months
Oct 18, 2007 ... Vietnam's rubber export down in first 9 months HANOI, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam exported 497,000 tons of rubberworth 937 million U.S. dollars in the first nine months of this year,year-on-year decrease of 1.6 percent in both volume andvalue,according to the Vietnam Rubber ...
Chinese technicians promise "beautiful" Olympic flame on world's highest peak
Oct 18, 2007 ... Chinese technicians promise "beautiful" Olympic flame on world'shighest peak BEIJING, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- China is confident that the Olympicflame will successfully weather strong gales, downpours, sudden hailand thin air to burn brightly and beautifully on the world's ...
Foreign exchange rates in Philippines
Oct 18, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in Philippines MANILA, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the peso released by the Philippine central bank onThursday: Thursday Wednesday U.S. dollar44.3610 44.2100 ...
Vietnam's trade deficit to reach 3-year high in 2007
Oct 18, 2007 ... Vietnam's trade deficit to reach 3-year high in 2007 HANOI, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's trade deficit is estimatedtohit a three-year high of 9 billion U.S. dollars this year, doublingthe target set earlier, local newspaper Vietnam News reportedThursday. The country is set ...
China invites world's less-developed countries to biggest trade fair
Oct 18, 2007 ... China invites world's less-developed countries to biggest tradefair GUANGZHOU, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Exporters from nine of the world'sless-developed countries have joined China's biggest tradefair, knownas China Import and Export Fair, being held in Guangzhou, capital ofsouth ...
Myanmar reassures Indonesia on cooperation
Oct 18, 2007 ... Myanmar reassures Indonesia on cooperation JAKARTA, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar leader Senior Gen. Than Shwehas promised Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ina letterto continue cooperation with UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari to finda peaceful solution to the country's ...
Result of World Cup African zone qualifying
Oct 18, 2007 ... Result of World Cup African zone qualifying CAIRO, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result of a World ...
Dutch trio injured in Euro 2008 qualifying win
Oct 18, 2007 ... Dutch trio injured in Euro 2008 qualifying win BRUSSELS, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Netherlands have paid heavilyfortheir 2-0 victory over Slovenia at the Euro 2008 Group Gqualifier,seeing regular starting trio off the pitch due to ...
ADB, China to cooperate on water pollution management
Oct 18, 2007 ... ADB, China to cooperate on water pollution management MANILA, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) willcooperate with China in developing a market-based system to managewater pollution, said the bank in a news release on Thursday. A policy study on market-based ...
Nikkei recovers 17,000 in morning
Oct 18, 2007 ... Nikkei recovers 17,000 in morning TOKYO, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rose Thursday morning. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average advanced 141.36 points, or ...
Malaysia to build world's first humanitarian airport
Oct 18, 2007 ... Malaysia to build world's first humanitarian airport KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The world's first humanitarianairport cum emergency medical care and services terminal is to bebuilt in Bandar Seri Iskandar, 40 km from Ipoh, capital city ofMalaysian northern Perak state, local ...
Vietnam to face bigger electricity shortage next year
Oct 18, 2007 ... Vietnam to face bigger electricity shortage next year HANOI, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam will experience electricityshortage of 8.6 billion kWh in 2008, compared with 1.1 billion kWhin2006 and estimated 6.6 billion kWh in 2007, according to localnewspaper Vietnam Economic Times on ...
Results of Zurich Open WTA tennis
Oct 18, 2007 ... Results of Zurich Open WTA tennis BRUSSELS, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of ZurichOpen women's singles matches on Wednesday (prefix number denotesseeding): Second round Nicole Vaidisova, Czech Republic, bt 3-Jelena Jankovic, Serbia,6-4, ...
Georgia 2 Scotland 0 - Euro qualifier result
Oct 18, 2007 ... Georgia 2 Scotland 0 - Euro qualifier result LONDON, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Georgia 2 Scotland 0 - result European Championship 2008 Group B qualifying Played at Tbilisi on Wednesday Scorers: Levan Mchedlidze 16, David Siradze 64 Halftime: 1-0; Att: ...
Italy 2 South Africa 0 - friendly result
Oct 18, 2007 ... Italy 2 South Africa 0 - friendly result ROME, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Italy 2 South Africa 0 - result International Friendly Played At Siena on Wenesday Scorers: Italy: Cristiano Lucarelli 82, 90 Halftime: 0-0 Teams: Italy: 14-Marco ...
Major news items in Thailand's leading newspapers
Oct 18, 2007 ... Major news items in Thailand's leading newspapers BANGKOK, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsinThailand's leading newspapers on Thursday: Bangkok Post: -- The Committee of Thai Royal Physicians on Wednesday saidtheKing of Thailand was being treated ...
Major news items in leading Vietnamese newspapers
Oct 18, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Vietnamese newspapers HANOI, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inVietnamese leading newspapers on Thursday: Vietnam News: -- Official development assistance in Vietnam ...
6 including Japanese nationals missing in eastern Sri Lanka
Oct 18, 2007 ... 6 including Japanese nationals missing in eastern Sri Lanka COLOMBO, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- At least six people including twoJapanese nationals have been reported missing in eastern SriLanka,the police said Thursday. The group, including two Japanese working for a Japanese ...
Satellites to make fishing easy in Malaysia
Oct 18, 2007 ... Satellites to make fishing easy in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- In an effort to improve theincome of some 90,000 fishermen, Malaysian government is undertakinga fish-forecasting program which will enable them to fish at theright spot at the right time, local media ...
Bosnia 0 Norway 2 - Euro qualifier result
Oct 18, 2007 ... Bosnia 0 Norway 2 - Euro qualifier result LONDON, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Bosnia 0 Norway 2 - result European Championship 2008 Group C qualifying Played at Sarajevo on Wednesday Scorers: Erik Hagen 5, Bjorn Helge Riise 74 Halftime: 0-1; ; Attendance: ...
Kazakhstan 1 Portugal 2 - Euro qualifier result
Oct 18, 2007 ... Kazakhstan 1 Portugal 2 - Euro qualifier result LISBON, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan 1 Portugal 2 - result European Championship 2008 Group A qualifying Played at Almaty on Wednesday Scorers Kazakhstan: Dmitry Byakov 90+4 Portugal: Ariza Makukula ...
Germany 0 Czech Republic 3 - Euro 2008 qualifying result
Oct 18, 2007 ... Germany 0 Czech Republic 3 - Euro 2008 qualifying result BERLIN, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Germany 0 Czech Republic 3 - result European Championship 2008 Group D qualifying Played at Munich on Wednesday Scorers: Libor Sionko 2, Marek Matejovsky 23, Jaroslav Plasil ...
Dysentery kills 2 in southern Nepal
Oct 18, 2007 ... Dysentery kills 2 in southern Nepal KATHMANDU, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Two persons have died of dysenteryin southern Nepali district Rautahat on Wednesday, localnewspaper TheHimalayan Times reported on Thursday. For two months, the disease has gripped large areas ...
Haitians benefit from Cuban literacy method: official
Oct 18, 2007 ... Haitians benefit from Cuban literacy method: official HAVANA, Oct. 17 (Xinhua)-- Cuba's literacy method "I can do it"hasbenefited Haiti's southeastern Valle de Jacmel inhabitants, localmedia reported on Wednesday. Haiti's Secretary of State for Literacy Carol Joseph ...
Belgium 3 Armenia 0 - Euro qualifier result
Oct 18, 2007 ... Belgium 3 Armenia 0 - Euro qualifier result BRUSSELS, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Belgium 3 Armenia 0 - result European Championship 2008 Group A qualifying Played at Brussels on Wednesday Scorers: Wesley Sonck 63, Moussa Dembele 66, Karel Geraerts ...
Poland 0 Hungary 1 - friendly result
Oct 18, 2007 ... Poland 0 Hungary 1 - friendly result WARSAW, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Poland 0 Hungary 1 - result International ...
Turkey 0 Greece 1 - Euro qualifier result
Oct 18, 2007 ... Turkey 0 Greece 1 - Euro qualifier result LONDON, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Turkey 0 Greece 1 - result European Championship 2008 Group C qualifying Played at Istanbul on Wednesday Scorer: Ioannis Amanatidis 79 Halftime: 0-0 Turkey: 1-Volkan Demirel; ...
Xinhua home news advisory -- Oct. 18
Oct 18, 2007 ... Xinhua home news advisory -- Oct. 18 BEIJING, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Major home news items to be coveredor pursued by Xinhua on Thursday: 1. Sixty percent of China's middle class support adjusting GoldenWeek holiday 2. China to invest 6 million yuan in special ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Oct 18, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in Thailand BANGKOK, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreignexchangerates against the baht on Thursday as offered by the BangkokBank: Thursday Wednesday U.S. dollar 33.80/34.43 ...
Albania 1 Bulgaria 1 - Euro qualifier result
Oct 18, 2007 ... Albania 1 Bulgaria 1 - Euro qualifier result LONDON, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Albania 1 Bulgaria 1 - result European Championship 2008 Group G qualifying Played at Tirana on Wednesday Scorers: Albania: Radostin Kishishev 32 own goal Bulgaria: Dimitar ...
Child hostages in Brazil prison riot released
Oct 18, 2007 ... Child hostages in Brazil prison riot released RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Thirty hostages, including 16children, taken captive during a prison riot in Maranhaostate,northeastern Brazil, were released Wednesday. The hostages hadbeen held for nearly 24 hours. The ...
Bangkok Rice F.O.B. Prices
Oct 18, 2007 ... Bangkok Rice F.O.B. Prices BANGKOK, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are offered Bangkokrice f.o.b. prices, as set by the Rice Committee Board of TradeofThailand, for the week starting Thursday: U.S. Dollar/Metric Ton Last week This week Jasmine ...
Market exchange rates -- Oct. 18
Oct 18, 2007 ... Market exchange rates -- Oct. 18 BEIJING, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The central parity rate of theRMBagainst five major currencies announced on Oct.18 by the ChinaForeign Exchange Trading System: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar 100 ...
Major news items in leading Nepali newspapers
Oct 18, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Nepali newspapers KATHMANDU, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin Nepali leading newspapers on Thursday. The Rising Nepal: -- Political leaders Wednesday said that the political partieswould come up with a common view ...
Denmark 3 Latvia 1 - Euro qualifier result
Oct 18, 2007 ... Denmark 3 Latvia 1 - Euro qualifier result BRUSSELS, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Denmark 3 Latvia 1 - result European Championship 2008 Group F qualifying Played at Copenhagen on Wednesday Scorers Denmark: Jon Dahl Tomasson 7 pen, Ulrik Laursen 27, DennisRommedahl ...
Costa Rica president declares national emergency
Oct 18, 2007 ... Costa Rica president declares national emergency SAN JOSE, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Costa Rican President OscarAriasdeclared a national emergency on Wednesday after nine days ofheavy rain and flooding in the Central American country, officialsources said. "The declaration allows ...
Roundup: EU seeks to clinch deal on institutional reform
Oct 18, 2007 ... Roundup: EU seeks to clinch deal on institutional reform LISBON, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- European Union (EU) leaders meetinLisbon on Thursday and Friday to try to agree on the text of adraft treaty after years of debate over institutional reform of the27-nation bloc. At the ...
Sweden 1 Northern Ireland 1- Euro qualifying result
Oct 18, 2007 ... Sweden 1 Northern Ireland 1- Euro qualifying result STOCKHOLM, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Sweden 1 Northern Ireland 1 -result European Championship 2008 Group F qualifying Played at Stockholm on Wednesday Scorers Sweden: Olof Mellberg 15 Northern Ireland: ...
Cambodia to sign investment agreement with DPRK
Oct 18, 2007 ... Cambodia to sign investment agreement with DPRK PHNOM PENH, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia is to sign an investmentagreement with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) nextmonth, local media reported Thursday. Officials from both countries plan to conclude the ...
Leading Chinese insurer unveils premiums in first three quarters
Oct 18, 2007 ... Leading Chinese insurer unveils premiums in first three quarters BEIJING, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- China Ping An, one of the country'sleading insurance company, announced Thursday that its premiumsamounted to 76.02 billion yuan in the first three quarters of thisyear. According to ...
Foreign exchange rates in Nepal
Oct 18, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in Nepal KATHMANDU, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are inter-bankforeign exchange rates against the Nepali rupee on Thursday. CurrencyUnit Buying Selling Australian dollar 1 56.0756.60 Canadian dollar 1 ...
Ecuador's president calls for "international survival pact" at climate change forum
Oct 18, 2007 ... Ecuador's president calls for "international survival pact" atclimate change forum QUITO, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador's President Rafael Correacalled for an "international survival pact" Wednesday at a regionalforum to discuss the fight against climate change and practicesharmful ...
ODA disbursement in Vietnam to reach 2 bln USD this year
Oct 18, 2007 ... ODA disbursement in Vietnam to reach 2 bln USD this year HANOI, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam is likely to realize its targetof seeing official development assistance (ODA) disbursement of 2billion U.S. dollars in 2007, local newspaper Vietnam News reportedThursday. In the ...
Floods claim 7 lives in Vietnam
Oct 18, 2007 ... Floods claim 7 lives in Vietnam HANOI, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Flooding in Vietnam's central regionhaskilled seven people, left three others missing and injured two overthe past few days. Specifically, Quang Nam province reported two deaths and threemissing; Quang Ngai province, ...
Luxembourg 0 Romania 2 - Euro qualifier result
Oct 18, 2007 ... Luxembourg 0 Romania 2 - Euro qualifier result BRUSSELS, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Luxembourg 0 Romania 2 - result European Championship 2008 Group G qualifying Played at Luxembourg on Wednesday Scorers: Florentin Petre 41, Ciprian Marica 60 Halftime: 0-1; ...
Hong Kong stocks open higher -- Oct. 18
Oct 18, 2007 ... Hong Kong stocks open higher -- Oct. 18 HONG KONG, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
Drunk driving kills 7 in Bangkok
Oct 18, 2007 ... Drunk driving kills 7 in Bangkok BANGKOK, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Seven people were killed and fiveothers severely injured when their pick-up car slammed into a Bangkokroad guardrail early Thursday morning. The accident took place in the early morning on the inboundKanchanapisek ...
Netherlands 2 Slovenia 0 - Euro qualifier result
Oct 18, 2007 ... Netherlands 2 Slovenia 0 - Euro qualifier result BRUSSELS, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Netherlands 2 Slovenia 0 - result European Championship 2008 Group G qualifying Played at Eindhoven on Wednesday Scorers: Wesley Sneijder 14, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 87 Halftime: 1-0 ...
France 2 Lithuania 0 - Euro qualifier result
Oct 18, 2007 ... France 2 Lithuania 0 - Euro qualifier result PARIS, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- France 2 Lithuania 0 - result European Championship 2008 Group B qualifying Played at Nantes on Wednesday Scorer: Thierry Henry 79, 80 Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: ...
Results of Madrid Masters tennis
Oct 18, 2007 ... Results of Madrid Masters tennis MADRID, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results ofMadridMasters second round on Wednesday (prefix denotes seeding): Juan Martin Del Potro, Argentina, bt 8-Tommy Robredo, Spain, 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-3 Nicolas Kiefer, Germany, bt ...
Israel 2 Belarus 1 - friendly result
Oct 18, 2007 ... Israel 2 Belarus 1 - friendly result LONDON, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Israel 2 Belarus 1 - result International Friendly Played in Tel Aviv on ...
Malaysia to monitor welfare of workers from India
Oct 18, 2007 ... Malaysia to monitor welfare of workers from India KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia and India are workingon a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the recruitment and welfareof Indian workers, local media reported on Thursday. The agreement would enable authorities to ...