Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, October 25:
PetroChina may raise record 8.9 bln USD from Shanghai listing
Oct 25, 2007 ... PetroChina may raise record 8.9 bln USD from Shanghai listing BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- PetroChina, the nation's largest oilproducer, has set the price range of its A-share Initial PublicOffering (IPO) at 15 to 16.7 yuan per share, the company announced onWednesday. If its ...
Bangladesh contributes highest number of U.N. peacekeepers
Oct 25, 2007 ... Bangladesh contributes highest number of U.N. peacekeepers DHAKA, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh caretaker government ChiefAdviser Fakhruddin Ahmed Wednesday said Dhaka has contributed largestpeacekeepers under the United Nations and renewed commitment toprinciples of the United ...
Sri Lankan rebels protest against treatment of dead bodies
Oct 25, 2007 ... Sri Lankan rebels protest against treatment of dead bodies COLOMBO, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's rebel Tamil Tigers onWednesday protested against circulating its dead members' photos bythe government, saying it is in contravention of the GenevaConvention and the well established ...
Opener, Advisory
Oct 25, 2007 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English serviceforWednesday, October 24, 2007, and begins ...
Chinese Vice-Premier urges moon probe team to work for smooth post- launch operation
Oct 25, 2007 ... Chinese Vice-Premier urges moon probe team to work for smooth post-launch operation XICHANG, Sichuan Province, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's vicepremier Zeng Peiyan has called for the work team for thecountry'sfirst lunar probe to work for the smooth post-launchoperation to ensure ...
Pakistan's election commission releases draft code of conduct
Oct 25, 2007 ... Pakistan's election commission releases draft code of conduct ISLAMABAD, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Election Commission (EC) ofPakistan Wednesday released the draft text of the Code of Conduct tobe observed by the Political Parties for coming general elections. The draft was ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Oct. 24 (1)
Oct 25, 2007 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Oct. 24 (1) BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Wednesday: Facts & Figures: China's lunar orbiter Chang'e-1 lunar probe to conduct 1st orbit transfer on Oct. 25 "Chang'e" grabs ...
China Merchants Bank approved to set up financial leasing company
Oct 25, 2007 ... China Merchants Bank approved to set up financial leasing company BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- China Merchants Bank (CMB), labeledthe best bank in China by finance magazine Euromoney, announced onWednesday that it had been given the green light fromthe nationalbanking regulator to ...
CPC briefs non-communist parties, business leaders on Congress
Oct 25, 2007 ... CPC briefs non-communist parties, business leaders on Congress BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- A senior official of theCommunistParty of China (CPC) has informed leaders of non-communistpartiesand the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC)of the recent 17th National ...
Two arrested for extorting one billion yuan in N. China pyramid selling scam
Oct 25, 2007 ... Two arrested for extorting one billion yuan in N. China pyramidselling scam HUHHOT, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Two people have been arrested in northChina's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region for extorting 1.2 billionyuan (160 million U.S. dollars) from investors through an illegalpyramid ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Oct 25, 2007 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2) HONG KONG, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong on Wednesday: NZ stocks close higher Foreign exchange rates in New Zealand Philippine mall owner ready to ...
Update: Sri Lankan rebels protest against treatment of dead bodies
Oct 25, 2007 ... Update: Sri Lankan rebels protest against treatment of dead bodies COLOMBO, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's rebel Tamil Tigers onWednesday protested against circulating its dead members' photos bythe government, saying it is in contravention of the GenevaConvention and the well ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Oct. 24 (2)
Oct 25, 2007 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Oct. 24 (2) Road transportation law to be amended to ease automobile drivers'concern Full text of Hu Jintao's report at 17th Party Congress (6) Chinese President congratulates on successful launch of Chang'e-1 Taiwan stocks end ...
Four unaccredited journalists put behind bars for extortion in S. China
Oct 25, 2007 ... Four unaccredited journalists put behind bars for extortion in S.China HAIKOU, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Four people were imprisoned in southChina's island province of Hainan for blackmailing a local officialby using false journalistic identities. Lin Minghao, Huang Jin, Zhuang ...
Ballot box to decide future of Pakistan: PM
Oct 25, 2007 ... Ballot box to decide future of Pakistan: PM ISLAMABAD, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- The ballot box is the final voiceof Pakistani people and it will decide the future of the country,Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said at a press conference here onWednesday. Talking to correspondents at ...
African cultural visitors: China tour "great learning experience"
Oct 25, 2007 ... African cultural visitors: China tour "great learning experience" BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Cultural officials from 11Africancountries said here Wednesday they have benefited greatly fromtheir two-week trip in China, proposing more cultural exchangesbetween China and ...
Africa urged to promote development through good governance
Oct 25, 2007 ... Africa urged to promote development through good governance OUAGADOUGOU, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Burkina Faso President BlaiseCompaore said here Wednesday that Africa has a duty of promoting itsdevelopment and growth through good governance practices, accordingto local ...
World Bank approves 250 mln dollars for Nigeria's community projects
Oct 25, 2007 ... World Bank approves 250 mln dollars for Nigeria's communityprojects LAGOS, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank (WB) has voted 250million U.S. dollars for the execution of community-based projectsinNigeria from 2008 to 2012, said an official with the bank in Lokojaof Nigeria's ...
Nigeria needs over 790 mln dollars to buy back stolen artifacts: official
Oct 25, 2007 ... Nigeria needs over 790 mln dollars to buy back stolen artifacts:official LAGOS, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria will require at least 100billion naira (793 million U.S. dollars) to buy back some of itsstolen artifacts, an official said here on Wednesday. Dr. Joseph Aboreime, ...
Israeli troops kill 2 Hamas militants in southern Gaza
Oct 25, 2007 ... Israeli troops kill 2 Hamas militants in southern Gaza GAZA, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Israeli troops killed two Hamasmilitants on Wednesday night in east of the southern Gaza Strip townof Khan Younis, Hamas' armed wing and paramedics said. The paramedics said resident in the village ...
Earthquake hits southern Sumatra, Indonesia
Oct 25, 2007 ... Earthquake hits southern Sumatra, Indonesia HONG KONG, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 7.1 on theRichter scale hit southern Sumatra, Indonesia at 2109 GMT Wednesday,according to a bulletin released by the ...
Famous American runners gather for Olympic marathon trial
Oct 25, 2007 ... Famous American runners gather for Olympic marathon trial NEW YORK, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- A total of 134 runners will competein the United States Olympic marathon team trials in New York onNovember 3, including Meb Keflezighi, the 2004 Olympic silvermedallist. In the field, ...
UEFA Champions League results
Oct 25, 2007 ... UEFA Champions League results LONDON, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of the UEFAChampions League matches played on Wednesday: Group A Besiktas bt Liverpool 2-1 Marseille drew FC Porto ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Oct. 25
Oct 25, 2007 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Oct. 25 BRUSSELS -- The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor(ITER), a landmark multinational fusion energy project involving theEuropean Union (EU), got started on Wednesday, the EuropeanCommission announced here. The ITER ...
Delgado says return to Ecuador team unlikely
Oct 25, 2007 ... Delgado says return to Ecuador team unlikely QUITO, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador's Agustin Delgado, aleadingscorer for the national soccer team in the 2006 World Cupqualifiers, on Wednesday ruled out returning to the national team forthe 2010 World Cup qualifying matches. "One ...
Benfica beats Celtic for first win
Oct 25, 2007 ... Benfica beats Celtic for first win LISBON, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Hosts Benfica gained the first win ofthe season in the UEFA Champions League after beating CelticofScotland 1-0 through a late goal by Paraguayan striker OscarCardozo Wednesday night. Benfica, which had a ...
Major news items in leading Fiji newspapers
Oct 25, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Fiji newspapers WELLINGTON, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news items inleading Fiji newspapers on Thursday. The Fiji Times: -- A Former Fiji resident murdered in a mass slaying inSurrey,Canada last Friday was an innocent ...
Champions League standings
Oct 25, 2007 ... Champions League standings LONDON, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Champions Leaguecollated results and standings after Wednesday's matches: Group A Besiktas2 Liverpool 1 Olympique Marseille 1 Porto 1 P W D L F A ...
Gunmen kill 2 journalists in southwestern Colombia
Oct 25, 2007 ... Gunmen kill 2 journalists in southwestern Colombia BOGOTA, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- A photojournalist and his assistantwere killed by unidentified gunmen while covering a cyclingcompetition in southwestern Colombia's Valle de Cauca province, theColombian Journalists Federation said ...
Ecuadorian soccer player tests positive for cocaine
Oct 25, 2007 ... Ecuadorian soccer player tests positive for cocaine QUITO, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Miller Bolanos who plays for Barcelona,a soccer team from the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil, tested positivefor cocaine at the end of a premier league match, Carlos Villacis,vice-president of the ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- Oct. 25
Oct 25, 2007 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- Oct. 25 BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua Thursday. -- Brazilian president to meet with ...
Mavericks Howard sprains left wrist
Oct 25, 2007 ... Mavericks Howard sprains left wrist NEW YORK, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Howard, the Mavericks' leadingscorer in the preseason, is out with a sprained left wrist. In the Mavericks' final preseason game against the Bulls Tuesday,Howard suffered the injury. An MRI exam Wednesday ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Oct 25, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers CANBERRA, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Thursday. The Australian: -- Economists were united Wednesday in predicting the Reserve Bankof Australia would lift ...
Fluminense chases Argentina's Riquelme
Oct 25, 2007 ... Fluminense chases Argentina's Riquelme RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian soccer giantFluminense will make a major financial effort to sign Argentinestriker Juan Roman Riquelme, but there is a problem because ownersofhis contract, Spanish club Villarreal, are opposed, a ...
Stocks close higher in Argentina, lower in Mexico, Brazil
Oct 25, 2007 ... Stocks close higher in Argentina, lower in Mexico, Brazil MEXICO CITY, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets closed mixed on Wednesday. The Buenos Aires stock market closed with the Merval index rising0.20 percent to 2,256.61 points. The trade volume was ...
Yao may not start the game Friday
Oct 25, 2007 ... Yao may not start the game Friday NEW YORK, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- In Rockets' preseason games, CenterYao Ming and forward Shane Battier are the only players to havestarted every game. Things may change Friday. Coach Rick Adelman told reporters that he would probably alter ...
Argentina's first lady leads opinion polls ahead of presidential elections
Oct 25, 2007 ... Argentina's first lady leads opinion polls ahead of presidentialelections BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Argentina's first lady CristinaFernandez holds a commanding lead over her rivals in opinion pollsahead of Sunday's general elections, making her a hopeful to succeedher ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Oct 25, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Thursday: Asahi: -- Police on Wednesday arrested the president of Meat Hope Co.,adefunct meat packing company embroiled in a ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Oct 25, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers MANILA, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Thursday: The Philippine Daily Inquirer: -- Lawyers, militants and anticrime crusaders -- and at least oneacademic ...
Tokyo shares open mixed
Oct 25, 2007 ... Tokyo shares open mixed TOKYO, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened mixed on Thursday,with mining and marine transport issues higher while pharmaceutical,insurance and brokerage issues lower. In the first 15 minutes of trading, ...
7.0 magnitude earthquake hits southwestern Sumatra, Indonesia
Oct 25, 2007 ... 7.0 magnitude earthquake hits southwestern Sumatra, Indonesia BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 7.0 degreeson the Richter Scale jolted seas southwestern of Sumatra, Indonesia,at 5:02 a.m. Beijing time Thursday. The epicenter was located at 3.9 degrees south ...
Bolivian police seize 296 kg of drugs, arrest 17
Oct 25, 2007 ... Bolivian police seize 296 kg of drugs, arrest 17 LIMA, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Bolivia's Special Drug EnforcementForce (Felcn) has seized 296 kilogram of drugs and arrested 14Bolivians and three Peruvians in a series of raids, according to newsreaching here Wednesday. At the ...
Major news items in leading New Zealand newspapers
Oct 25, 2007 ... Major news items in leading New Zealand newspapers WELLINGTON, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news items inleading New Zealand newspapers on Thursday. The Dominion Post: -- Senior Government minister Trevor Mallard was accused ofhitting National backbench MP ...
FIFA ranks Argentina world No. 1
Oct 25, 2007 ... FIFA ranks Argentina world No. 1 BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Argentina on Wednesday returnedto the top spot in the monthly rankings issued the world soccer bodyFIFA, sending previous No. 1 Italy into third, while Brazil remainssecond. Argentine owned the promotion to ...
16 foreign embassies in Brazil receive mysterious green powder
Oct 25, 2007 ... 16 foreign embassies in Brazil receive mysterious green powder BRASILIA, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's federal police on Wednesdaycollected envelopes containing a suspicious green powder that weredelivered to 16 foreign embassies here. The envelopes, bearing Brazil's official ...
Liverpool Euro prospects decline, Milan on track
Oct 25, 2007 ... Liverpool Euro prospects decline, Milan on track LONDON, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Liverpool's Europe dream was handedaheavy blow after a 2-1 defeat at Besiktas while AC Milan were well oncourse to qualifying for the Champions League last 16 withaconvincing 4-1 home victory over Shakhtar ...
Spain arrests six for backing alleged terrorist groups
Oct 25, 2007 ... Spain arrests six for backing alleged terrorist groups MADRID, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Six people have been arrested in Spainfor allegedly providing support and helping to train fighters forterrorist groups in Iraq and elsewhere, the Interior Ministry saidWednesday in a ...
Chinese share prices open lower on Thursday
Oct 25, 2007 ... Chinese share prices open lower on Thursday BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese share prices opened lower onThursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index opening themorning session at 5,794.22 ...
Brazil launches program to battle congenital infection of AIDS, syphilis
Oct 25, 2007 ... Brazil launches program to battle congenital infection of AIDS,syphilis RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian governmentonWednesday launched a program aimed at reducing the congenitaltransmission of such diseases as AIDS and syphilis. The Ministry of Health said ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Oct 25, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in Thailand BANGKOK, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreignexchangerates against the baht on Thursday as offered by the BangkokBank: Thursday Wednesday U.S. dollar 33.77/34.40 33.80/34.43 ...
URGENT: China's CPI up 4.1 pct in first nine months
Oct 25, 2007 ... URGENT: China's CPI up 4.1 pct in first nine months BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- China's consumer price index, a maingauge ...
URGENT: China's fixed-asset investment up 25.7 pct in Jan.-Sept. period
Oct 25, 2007 ... URGENT: China's fixed-asset investment up 25.7 pct in Jan.-Sept.period BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- China's fixed-assets investmentincreased by ...
URGENT: China's GDP growth hit 11.5 pct in first nine months, NBS
Oct 25, 2007 ... URGENT: China's GDP growth hit 11.5 pct in first nine months, NBS BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- China's GDP growth hit 11.5 percentin the first ...
Tokelau referendum underway
Oct 25, 2007 ... Tokelau referendum underway WELLINGTON, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- A referendum in Tokelau isunderway and the result is going to decide whether the territorywill become self-governing or stay part of New Zealand late Thursday,according to reports monitoring here. The last round of ...
Olympics to generate 20 bln yuan for China's catering industry: CCA
Oct 25, 2007 ... Olympics to generate 20 bln yuan for China's catering industry:CCA BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Olympics would bring 20billion yuan (2.7 billion U.S. dollars) in business to China'scatering industry, according to a report by the China CuisineAssociation ...
Xinhua home news advisory -- Oct. 25
Oct 25, 2007 ... Xinhua home news advisory -- Oct. 25 BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Major home news items to be coveredor pursued by Xinhua on Thursday: -- Follow-up on China's first lunar probe -- Update on dispute over photos of "extinct" South China tiger -- Windbreak wall built ...
Brazilian President to visit Fidel Castro in November
Oct 25, 2007 ... Brazilian President to visit Fidel Castro in November RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President LuizInacio Lula da Silva is to visit Cuban leader Fidel Castro inNovember, the federal government said Wednesday. The trip is to form part of Lula's official regional ...
Cambodia receives 1.4 mln foreign tourists in first 9 months
Oct 25, 2007 ... Cambodia receives 1.4 mln foreign tourists in first 9 months PHNOM PENH, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia received some 1.4 millionforeign tourists in the first nine months of this year, an18.85percent increase over the same period of last year, local mediaThursday quoted officials as ...
Market exchange rates -- Oct. 25
Oct 25, 2007 ... Market exchange rates -- Oct. 25 BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- The central parity rate of theRMBagainst five major currencies announced on Oct. 25 by the ChinaForeign Exchange Trading System: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar ...
Romanian government approves wildlife conservation areas
Oct 25, 2007 ... Romanian government approves wildlife conservation areas BUCHAREST, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Romanian government onWednesday approved new wildlife conservation areas as part of theNatura 2000 European ecological network in Romania. Establishment of the Natura 2000 sites, one of ...
Bangkok Rice F.O.B. Prices
Oct 25, 2007 ... Bangkok Rice F.O.B. Prices BANGKOK, Oct. 25 (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 Rice ...
World's first superjumbo A380 launches inaugural Singaporeflight
Oct 25, 2007 ... World's first superjumbo A380 launches inaugural Singaporeflight SINGAPORE, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- The world's first superjumbo A380bought by Singapore Airlines (SIA) launched its inaugural commercialflight from Singapore to Sydney of Australia, on Thursday. The SIA A380 departed ...
Brazilian police arrest 29 suspects for environmental licensing fraud
Oct 25, 2007 ... Brazilian police arrest 29 suspects for environmental licensingfraud RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian police Wednesdayarrested 29 people allegedly involved in fraud concerning publicbidding processes and environmental licensing in Angra dos Reis,atourist region in ...
UN body offers 1.7 mln dlrs to Colombia's anti-pollution project
Oct 25, 2007 ... UN body offers 1.7 mln dlrs to Colombia's anti-pollution project BOGOTA, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- The UN Industrial DevelopmentOrganization (Unido) has assigned 1.7 million U.S. dollars to aprogram for removing mercury pollution from gold mines innortheastern Colombia, the foreign ...
Hong Kong stocks open higher -- Oct. 25
Oct 25, 2007 ... Hong Kong stocks open higher -- Oct. 25 HONG KONG, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...