Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, October 30:
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Oct. 29
Oct 30, 2007 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Oct. 29 BEIJING, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Monday: Shell to focus on China as part of growing-markets strategy Beijing tells residents to create a cleaner environment byquitting bad ...
Paris Masters tennis results
Oct 30, 2007 ... Paris Masters tennis results PARIS, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Paris Masters men'ssingles first round results on Monday: Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, bt Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain, 6-4, 6-2 Mario Ancic, Croatia, bt Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, 4-6, 6-2, ...
Chile's cyclists earn two open places for Beijing Olympics
Oct 30, 2007 ... Chile's cyclists earn two open places for Beijing Olympics SANTIAGO, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The International Cycling Union(UCI) has given two open places to Chilean cyclists in the 2008Beijing Olympic Games, bringing the total number of places tofour,the sport's Chilean Federation ...
Brazilian delegation to present bid for 2014 World Cup at FIFA
Oct 30, 2007 ... Brazilian delegation to present bid for 2014 World Cup at FIFA RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- A committee comprised ofgovernment authorities and football stars will officially presentBrazil's bid to host the World Cup in Zurich, Switzerland, onTuesday, when FIFA will announce ...
Sri Lanka A beat Zimbabwe Select
Oct 30, 2007 ... Sri Lanka A beat Zimbabwe Select HARARE, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Centuries from Malinda Warnapura andskipper Tillakaratne Dilshan inspired Sri Lanka A to a 52-run victoryover Zimbabwe Select in the first one-day cricket encounter played atQueens Sports Club in Bulawayo on ...
3 Romanian boxers banned for life for shoplifting
Oct 30, 2007 ... 3 Romanian boxers banned for life for shoplifting WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Three Romanian boxers and one teammanager have been knocked out of the ongoing world championships inChicago and received a life ban from AIBA, world boxing governingbody, after being caught ...
Kenya's women volleyball team off to Japan
Oct 30, 2007 ... Kenya's women volleyball team off to Japan NAIROBI, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's women volleyball team leftthecountry on Monday night for Japan where they will represent Africa atthe World Cup. Making the team is former captain Dorca Ndasaba who was reinstatedon Sunday after ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Oct 30, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Tuesday: Yomiuri: -- In an effort to give children living in cities a betterunderstanding of rural life, the government plans ...
OPEC oil prices continued to soar last week
Oct 30, 2007 ... OPEC oil prices continued to soar last week VIENNA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The weekly average oil prices of theOrganization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) rose to 81.67U.S. dollars per barrel last week, one dollar higher than theprevious week, the cartel said ...
New York's illegally gun-carrying student sent to mental hospital
Oct 30, 2007 ... New York's illegally gun-carrying student sent to mental hospital NEW YORK, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- A freshman at Saint John'sUniversity in New York State was sent to a mental hospital on Mondayfor illegally wandering around the campus with a loaded rifle lastmonth, local media ...
Tropical Storm Noel kills 20 in Dominican Republic
Oct 30, 2007 ... Tropical Storm Noel kills 20 in Dominican Republic SANTO DOMINGO, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- At least 20 people were killedin the Dominican Republic on Monday after Tropical Storm Noel landedthere, bringing heavy rain and flooding, officials said. Another 20 people were reported as ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- Oct. 30
Oct 30, 2007 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- Oct. 30 BEIJING, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua Tuesday. -- OPEC oil ...
Russia test launches inter-continental missile
Oct 30, 2007 ... Russia test launches inter-continental missile MOSCOW, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Russia on Monday test fired an inter-continental ballistic missile in a bid to extend service life of suchweapons which was first produced in the 1970s, news agenciesreported. The RS-18 missile, which ...
NYC to cut government building emissions by 30 percent in decade
Oct 30, 2007 ... NYC to cut government building emissions by 30 percent in decade NEW YORK, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- New York City is to reducegreenhouse gas emissions from city-owned buildings by 30 percent, ormore than a million metric tons a year, by 2017, local media reportedMonday. New York ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Oct. 30
Oct 30, 2007 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Oct. 30 MOSCOW -- Russia on Monday test fired an inter-continentalballistic missile in a bid to extend service life of such weaponswhich were first produced in the 1970s, news agencies reported. The RS-18 missile, which is known as SS-19 ...
Opener, Advisory
Oct 30, 2007 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forMonday,October 29, 2007, and begins ...
UN workshop on poverty reduction opens in Colombo
Oct 30, 2007 ... UN workshop on poverty reduction opens in Colombo COLOMBO, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- A UN conference aimed at sharingknowledge and good practice for poverty reduction in Asia and Pacificregion opened Monday in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo. The workshop, organized by UNDP Asia ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Oct 30, 2007 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2) HONG KONG, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Monday: Dollar trades at lower 114 yen in Tokyo Australian dollar closes higher Panel fails to identify ...
Pak gov't prepares draft security code of conduct for elections: PM
Oct 30, 2007 ... Pak gov't prepares draft security code of conduct for elections:PM ISLAMABAD, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime MinisterShaukatAziz on Monday said the government had prepared a draftsecurity code of conduct for general elections which would befinalized after obtaining feedback ...
Brazil's taxes could be lighter, says President Lula
Oct 30, 2007 ... Brazil's taxes could be lighter, says President Lula RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President LuizInacio Lula da Silva said on Monday that taxes imposed on Braziliancitizens and companies could be lighter, if necessary reforms arecarried out to the country's ...
Day of the Dead: a deep-rooted blend of Mexican traditions
Oct 30, 2007 ... Day of the Dead: a deep-rooted blend of Mexican traditions By Epifanio Cortes Cedillo MEXICO CITY, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- With the harvest andHalloweenapproaching, Mexicans prepare for their Day of the Dead, atwo-dayevent with both solemn and festive characteristics, ...
Latin America congratulates Argentine first lady on presidential win
Oct 30, 2007 ... Latin America congratulates Argentine first lady on presidentialwin BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Countries across Latin AmericanMonday congratulated Argentina's first lady, Cristina Fernandez deKirchner, on her landslide victory in the presidential elections. Fernandez, ...
Lula congratulates newly-elected Argentine president
Oct 30, 2007 ... Lula congratulates newly-elected Argentine president RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President LuisInacio Lula da Silva congratulated Cristina Kirchner by telephone forher election as Argentina's president Sunday, the Braziliangovernment said Monday. Lula also ...
Major news items in leading Fiji newspapers
Oct 30, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Fiji newspapers WELLINGTON, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Fiji newspapers on Tuesday. The Fiji Times: -- Career soldier and former military spokesman, Major NeumiLeweni has resigned from the Fiji Military ...
Tokyo stocks open slightly lower
Oct 30, 2007 ... Tokyo stocks open slightly lower TOKYO, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened slightly lowerTuesday. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei StockAverage lost 60.52 points, ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Oct 30, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers CANBERRA, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Tuesday. The Australian: -- The Australian dollar could reach parity with the U.S.greenback before Christmas, as ...
Petrobras considers resuming investments in Bolivia
Oct 30, 2007 ... Petrobras considers resuming investments in Bolivia RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's state-owned oil andgas company Petrobras said Monday that it could resume investments inBolivia if it reaches agreement with France-headquartered Total,which is exploring gas fields ...
Moderate quake hits Sumatra, Indonesia
Oct 30, 2007 ... Moderate quake hits Sumatra, Indonesia JAKARTA, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with magnitude of 5.1rocked Aceh province in northern tip of Sumatra Island on Tuesdaymorning, no damages or casualties were reported, Meteorology andGeophysics Agency said here. The quake ...
Major news items in leading New Zealand newspapers
Oct 30, 2007 ... Major news items in leading New Zealand newspapers WELLINGTON, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading New Zealand newspapers on Tuesday. The Dominion Post: -- Two New Zealand soldiers have been hurt Monday after a weaponwas accidentally ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Oct 30, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers MANILA, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Tuesday: Manila Bulletin: -- Director General Avelino I. Razon Jr., chief of the PhilippineNational Police (PNP), declared ...
Six killed, 15 injured in traffic accident in Bolivia
Oct 30, 2007 ... Six killed, 15 injured in traffic accident in Bolivia LIMA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Six people were killed and 15 otherswere injured in a four-vehicle pile-up in Patamanta, a small town inBolivia's central province of La Paz, Bolivian highway police saidMonday. According to ...
Stocks close higher in Argentina, Brazil, lower in Mexico
Oct 30, 2007 ... Stocks close higher in Argentina, Brazil, lower in Mexico MEXICO CITY, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets closed mixed on Monday. The Buenos Aires stock market closed with the Merval index rising0.42 percent to 2,337.1 points. The trade volume was 33.2 ...
Major news items in leading Thai newspapers
Oct 30, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Thai newspapers BANGKOK, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsinleading Thai newspapers Tuesday: The Nation: -- Thailand's People Power Party boasted Monday that its opinionsurvey showed it would capture at least 250 House ...
Uruguay hopes for agreement over paper mill with new Argentine government
Oct 30, 2007 ... Uruguay hopes for agreement over paper mill with new Argentinegovernment MONTEVIDEO, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Uruguay Monday expressed hopes toresume talks on the controversial paper mill built on its border withArgentina, which has just elected its first lady as president. "I am ...
Founder of Canadian circus launches water fund for poor countries
Oct 30, 2007 ... Founder of Canadian circus launches water fund for poor countries OTTAWA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The founder of the Cirque du SoleilGuyLaliberte launched a new foundation Monday to help provide freshwater to the world's poorest countries. Laliberte unveiled the One Drop Foundation ...
Major news items in leading Vietnamese newspapers
Oct 30, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Vietnamese newspapers HANOI, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inVietnamese leading newspapers on Tuesday: Pioneer: -- Vietnamese inspectors detected wrongdoings worth ...
Czech Repbulic, Poland to cooperate within Visegrad group
Oct 30, 2007 ... Czech Repbulic, Poland to cooperate within Visegrad group PRAGUE, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Czech Republic and Poland arediscussing the possibility of establishing a joint battle groupwithin the Visegrad Four (V4) group, Czech military chief ofstaffVlastimil Picek said here ...
Market exchange rates -- Oct. 30
Oct 30, 2007 ... Market exchange rates -- Oct. 30 BEIJING, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Thecentral parity rate of the RMB against five major currenciesannounced on Oct. 30 by the China Foreign Exchange Trading System: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar 100 ...
Cambodia vulnerable to rising oil prices: report
Oct 30, 2007 ... Cambodia vulnerable to rising oil prices: report PHNOM PENH, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- A sharp rise in the consumer priceindex (CPI) can be directly attributed to higher prices of gasoline,while Cambodia has been found to be extremely vulnerableto rising oilprices by the United Nations ...
World youth champion wins women's single sculls at Chinese City Games
Oct 30, 2007 ... World youth champion wins women's single sculls at Chinese CityGames WUHAN, Central China, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Weiwei, goldmedalist at the 2007 World Rowing Junior Championships, was crownedin the women's 8km single sculls at the Chinese City Gamesin ...
Brazilian president dismisses speculation on third term
Oct 30, 2007 ... Brazilian president dismisses speculation on third term RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President LuizInacio Lula da Silva Monday denied he intends to run for a third termas president of Brazil in the 2010 elections. He also said he was not aware of alleged ...
Mexico's Pemex to resume oil production after accident
Oct 30, 2007 ... Mexico's Pemex to resume oil production after accident MEXICO CITY, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Mexican state-run energy companyPetroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) will soon resume production ofthe 600,000barrels a day of crude oil suspended due to last week's accident,company officials said at a ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Oct 30, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in Thailand BANGKOK, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreignexchangerates against the baht on Tuesday as offered by the BangkokBank: Tuesday Monday U.S. dollar 33.68/34.31 33.75/34.38 ...
Xinhua home news advisory -- Oct. 30
Oct 30, 2007 ... Xinhua home news advisory -- Oct. 30 BEIJING, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Major home news items to be coveredor pursued by Xinhua on Tuesday: -- China actively prepares for the launching of gold futures -- Time is ripe for full listing of Large SOEs: official -- Aluminum ...
Adulterated milk from Brazilian dairies endangered people's health:report
Oct 30, 2007 ... Adulterated milk from Brazilian dairies endangered people'shealth:report RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Milk adulterated by the Casmiland Coopervale dairies in Brazil has been proven hazardous topeople's health, local media reported on Monday. The local TV news cited a ...
Peruvian doctors begin strike to demand better pay
Oct 30, 2007 ... Peruvian doctors begin strike to demand better pay LIMA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Some 16,000 Peruvian doctors began a two-day national strike on Monday to seek a pay rise and to opposethe so-called municipalization of public health. Julio Vargas, head of the union of the Peruvian ...
Brazil pulls 880,000 people from below poverty threshold
Oct 30, 2007 ... Brazil pulls 880,000 people from below poverty threshold RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian government saidMonday that its social programs have succeeded in lifting 881,000citizens from below the poverty threshold in the 2005-2006period. Living under the poverty ...
Blackwater security guards granted immunity during inquiry: report
Oct 30, 2007 ... Blackwater security guards granted immunity during inquiry: report WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Security guards from a privateU.S. military contractor involved in a shooting incident in Iraq havebeen granted immunity by State Department investigators, a newsreport said ...
Foreign exchange rates in Nepal
Oct 30, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in Nepal KATHMANDU, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are inter-bankforeign exchange rates against the Nepali rupee on Tuesday. CurrencyUnit Buying Selling Australian dollar 1 58.6159.17 Canadian dollar 1 ...
NASA extends shuttle Discovery mission by one day
Oct 30, 2007 ... NASA extends shuttle Discovery mission by one day WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- NASA added an extra day to spaceshuttle Discovery's STS-120 mission so astronauts can have more timeto inspect a troubled but critical joint gear that rotates a set ofInternational Space Station solar ...
Czech provides compensation for proposed U.S. radar site
Oct 30, 2007 ... Czech provides compensation for proposed U.S. radar site PRAGUE, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Czech government earmarked1.25billion crowns (66.7 million U.S. dollars) to compensate the Brdyregion for a planned U.S. radar site, the commission in charge saidMonday. Some 600 million ...
World-class shooter disappointed in team events at Chinese City Games
Oct 30, 2007 ... World-class shooter disappointed in team events at Chinese CityGames WUHAN, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Guo Wenjun, women's 25m pistol runner-up of the World Cup Finals, collected the highest qualification scorein the 10m air pistol event here on Tuesday, but still failed to pushher team ...
Brazilian delegation to present bid for 2014 World Cup at FIFA
Oct 30, 2007 ... Brazilian delegation to present bid for 2014 World Cup at FIFA RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- A committee comprised ofgovernment authorities and football stars will officially presentBrazil's bid to host the World Cup in Zurich, Switzerland, onTuesday, when FIFA will announce ...
UN provides rehabilitation information for Bhutanese refugees in Nepal
Oct 30, 2007 ... UN provides rehabilitation information for Bhutanese refugees inNepal KATHMANDU, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations HighCommissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has begun providing information tothe Bhutanese Refugees on matters relating to rehabilitation inthethird countries, local ...
Zhu Weiwei wins women's single sculls gold at City Games (updated)
Oct 30, 2007 ... Zhu Weiwei wins women's single sculls gold at City Games (updated) WUHAN, Central China, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Weiwei, goldmedalist at the 2007 World Rowing Junior Championships, crowned thetitle in the women's 8km single sculls at the Chinese City Games inEzhou, central China's ...
Major news items in leading Nepali newspapers
Oct 30, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Nepali newspapers KATHMANDU, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin Nepali leading newspapers on Tuesday. The Rising Nepal: -- The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN-UML), tabling its amendment ...
(China Sports) Four fledging girls show potential in pool at City Games
Oct 30, 2007 ... (China Sports) Four fledging girls show potential in pool at CityGames WUHAN, Central China, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The quadrennial multi-sport City Games were considered as the cradle of promising stars andfour talented young swimmers just showed their potential at the sixthedition ...
Hong Kong stocks open lower -- Oct. 30
Oct 30, 2007 ... Hong Kong stocks open lower -- Oct. 30 HONG KONG, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
World youth champion wins women's single sculls gold at City Games (updated)
Oct 30, 2007 ... World youth champion wins women's single sculls gold at City Games(updated) WUHAN, Central China, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Weiwei, goldmedalist at the 2007 World Rowing Junior Championships, crowned thetitle in the women's 8km single sculls at the Chinese City Games inEzhou, ...
Major news items in leading Singapore's newspapers
Oct 30, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Singapore's newspapers SINGAPORE, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are the majornewsitems in leading Singapore's newspapers on Tuesday. The Straits Times: -- Singaporeans can expect this year to end on a high note.Pointing to the 7 to 8 ...
Asian champion Liu Xiangrong wins women's shot put at City Games
Oct 30, 2007 ... Asian champion Liu Xiangrong wins women's shot put at City Games WUHAN, Central China, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Reigning Asian championLiu Xiangrong beat off Chinese champion Gong Lijiao of Shijiazhuangto win the women's shot put gold at the 6th Chinese City Games hereon ...
Chang'e-1 lunar probe to arrive at apogee of 120,000 km Tuesday afternoon
Oct 30, 2007 ... Chang'e-1 lunar probe to arrive at apogee of 120,000 km Tuesdayafternoon BEIJING, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- China's first moon orbiter Chang'e-1is expected to arrive at the apogee of more than 120,000km on a neworbit around 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, setting a new record in apogee atwhich a ...
New radio station on air in Myanmar
Oct 30, 2007 ... New radio station on air in Myanmar YANGON, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- A new radio station has been on theairvery recently in Myanmar mainly broadcasting music with briefdomestic and international news intercepting its program, accordingto Yangon audiences who came to notice ...
World Cup runner-up clinches gold of women's 10-meter air pistol
Oct 30, 2007 ... World Cup runner-up clinches gold of women's 10-meter air pistol WUHAN, Central China, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Guo Wenjun, runner-upinthe women's 25m pistol at the World Cup Finals this year, grabbed thegold medal of the 10m air pistol at the 6th Chinese City Games hereon Tuesday with ...
Changsha wins men's single sculls gold at Chinese City Games (updated)
Oct 30, 2007 ... Changsha wins men's single sculls gold at Chinese City Games(updated) WUHAN, Central China, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Liang of centralChinese city of Changsha won the men's single sculls at the 6thChinese City Games in Ezhou, central China's Hubei Province, ...