Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, November 20:
China, S. Korea to enhance political trust, all-round cooperation: Chinese premier
Nov 20, 2007 ... China, S. Korea to enhance political trust, all-roundcooperation: Chinese premier SINGAPORE, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao saidhere Tuesday that his country is willing to continue to enhancepolitical trust and all-round cooperation with South Korea on thebasis of ...
BMW reports 86 pct surge in Indonesia sales
Nov 20, 2007 ... BMW reports 86 pct surge in Indonesia sales JAKARTA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- German car-maker BMW said its salesin Indonesia rose by 86 percent in 10 months to October thisyearfrom the same period last year supported by improving macroeconomyin the country. Local subsidiary PT ...
Standings of 2007-2008 NBA conference after Nov. 19 games
Nov 20, 2007 ... Standings of 2007-2008 NBA conference after Nov. 19 games WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings ofthe National Basketball Association after Monday's games: Eastern Conference Name Win Loss PCTHome Road Streak Boston ...
1st LD: Chinese premier meets Japanese PM
Nov 20, 2007 ... 1st LD: Chinese premier meets Japanese PM SINGAPORE, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao metwith his Japanese counterpart Yasuo Fukuda Tuesday on the sidelinesof a series of ASEAN meetings here. It is Wen's first meeting with Fukuda since the Japanese primeminister ...
Results of Monday's NBA games
Nov 20, 2007 ... Results of Monday's NBA games WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of the2007-2008 National Basketball Association games on Monday (home teamin ...
Urgent: Jordan starts parliamentary elections
Nov 20, 2007 ... Urgent: Jordan starts parliamentary elections AMMAN, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Jordan kicked off its elections forthe lower house of parliament on ...
Thai RSS3 rubber price
Nov 20, 2007 ... Thai RSS3 rubber price BANGKOK, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are the price ofRibbed Smoked Sheets Grade 3 (RSS3) at the Hat Yai central rubbermarket in Songkhla Province of southern Thailand and the Bangkok ...
U.S., DPRK hold financial talks in New York
Nov 20, 2007 ... U.S., DPRK hold financial talks in New York NEW YORK, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The United States and theDemocratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) began two days ofdialogue here Monday on financial issues. Dan Glaser, the U.S. Treasury Department's deputy assistantsecretary, ...
Thailand to revises economic growth estimate as oil price rockets
Nov 20, 2007 ... Thailand to revises economic growth estimate as oil price rockets BANGKOK, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Fiscal Policy Officeplans to revise its economic growth estimate for this year and nextyear, citing continuing oil price hikes as main reason. FPO Director-General Pannee ...
PNG's flood-hit Oro province declared disaster area
Nov 20, 2007 ... PNG's flood-hit Oro province declared disaster area WELLINGTON, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Papua New Guinea (PNG) governmenthas declared a state of emergency in the flood-ravaged Oro provincefollowing week-long tropical Cyclone Guba. Around 71 people were killed in heavy flooding ...
Foreign banks to loan Electricity of Vietnam to develop telecommunications
Nov 20, 2007 ... Foreign banks to loan Electricity of Vietnam to developtelecommunications HANOI, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Some foreign banks will offer a creditof 40 million U.S. dollars to the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), thecountry's biggest electricity producer and sole distributor, helpingit ...
Indonesia insists on sending U-23 team to SEA Games
Nov 20, 2007 ... Indonesia insists on sending U-23 team to SEA Games JAKARTA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia will send the Under-23soccer team to the upcoming Southeast (SEA) Games in Thailand,despite Sunday's humbling 7-0 loss to Syria in their 2010 World Cupqualifying match in ...
Moderate quake shakes northern Chile
Nov 20, 2007 ... Moderate quake shakes northern Chile SANTIAGO, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- A moderate earthquake measuring 5.7on the Richter scale shook northern Chile Monday evening, localradio reported. The epicenter of the earthquake, which occurred at 2230 GMT (1930local time), was 150 km west ...
1st LD: UN urges planning for possible peacekeeping force in Somalia
Nov 20, 2007 ... 1st LD: UN urges planning for possible peacekeeping force inSomalia UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Members of the UN SecurityCouncil stressed Monday the need to keep planning for thepossibledeployment of a UN peacekeeping force in war-torn Somalia. The 15-member council ...
Death toll from cyclone in Bangladesh crosses 3,000
Nov 20, 2007 ... Death toll from cyclone in Bangladesh crosses 3,000 DHAKA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the super cycloneSidr which hit Bangladesh's southern and southwestern coastal parton Nov. 15 night, sharply rose to 3,113, according tothe reportreleased by the Armed Forced ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Nov 20, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers on Tuesday. The Hindu: -- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he would utilize hisSingapore visit beginning on Tuesday to deepen ...
Amazon unveils Kindle E-book reader
Nov 20, 2007 ... Amazon unveils Kindle E-book reader WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Amazon, the online retailgiant,formally launched its long-awaited e-book reading deviceKindle onMonday, which is hoped to revolutionize the future ofreading. "Today, we at Amazon are excited to announce ...
Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapers
Nov 20, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapers ISLAMABAD, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Pakistani newspapers on Tuesday. DAWN: -- The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed all petitions, which hadbeen filed before the proclamation of the ...
Brazil, Argentina discuss nuclear, oil cooperation
Nov 20, 2007 ... Brazil, Argentina discuss nuclear, oil cooperation BRASILIA, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's President Luiz InacioLula da Silva and Argentina's visiting president-elect CristinaFernandez de Kirchner discussed cooperation in nuclear powerproduction and oil exploration on ...
Vietnam forms information security association
Nov 20, 2007 ... Vietnam forms information security association HANOI, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Vietnam Information SecurityAssociation (VISA) was established on Nov. 17, to improve thecountry's information security amid the context of globaleconomicintegration, local newspaper Vietnam News reported ...
Vietnamese industry group to invest 487 mln USD in mining bauxite
Nov 20, 2007 ... Vietnamese industry group to invest 487 mln USD in mining bauxite HANOI, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Vietnam National Coal-MineralIndustries Group (Vinacomin) will invest 7.8 trillion Vietnamesedong (VND) (487.5 million U.S. dollars) in tapping bauxite andproducing aluminum in the ...
Japan starts to fingerprint foreigners
Nov 20, 2007 ... Japan starts to fingerprint foreigners TOKYO, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Japan's new Immigration Control andRefugee Recognition Law took effect on Tuesday, authorizing thegovernment to fingerprint and photograph all foreigners aged 16orover upon entering Japan at 126 ports and 27 ...
Foreign firms to build oil refinery in central Vietnam
Nov 20, 2007 ... Foreign firms to build oil refinery in central Vietnam HANOI, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's central Phu Yen has licensedUK's Techno Star Management and Russia's Telloil to buildan oilrefinery with annual capacity of 4 million tons of petroleumproducts, local newspaper Young People ...
(Update): 7 dead as tropical storm "Lando" sweeps Philippines
Nov 20, 2007 ... (Update): 7 dead as tropical storm "Lando" sweeps Philippines MANILA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people were killed inthe floodings and landslide in central and southernPhilippinesbrought by tropical storm "Lando", the disaster reliefauthoritiessaid. According to a ...
UNICEF appreciates Vietnam's children-related progress
Nov 20, 2007 ... UNICEF appreciates Vietnam's children-related progress HANOI, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The situation of children inVietnamhas changed a lot since 1990 with exceptional progress, anofficial of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said. UNICEF representative in Vietnam, ...
Malaysia to take back some WiMAX licenses
Nov 20, 2007 ... Malaysia to take back some WiMAX licenses KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Malaysian governmentwillwithdraw some licenses given to firms to offer high-speedInternetservices using WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability forMicrowave Access) technology as the market is too crowded, ...
Urgent: Chinese premier meets Japanese PM
Nov 20, 2007 ... Urgent: Chinese premier meets Japanese PM SINGAPORE, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao metwith his Japanese counterpart Yasuo Fukuda on Tuesday ...
1st LD: Leaders of China, Japan, South Korea meet to strengthen cooperation
Nov 20, 2007 ... 1st LD: Leaders of China, Japan, South Korea meet to strengthencooperation SINGAPORE, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The leaders of China, Japan andSouthKorea met here Tuesday to strengthen trilateral cooperation. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda Yasuoand South ...
Backgrounder: Chronology of ASEAN summits
Nov 20, 2007 ... Backgrounder: Chronology of ASEAN summits SINGAPORE, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The 13th Summit of the Associationof Southeast Asian Nations (ASIAN) opened here Tuesday.During thesummit, the ASIAN leaders will sign the ASIAN Charter. The following are ASEAN's 12 previous summits since ...
1st LD: U.N. chief urges Lebanese parties to agree on presidential candidacy
Nov 20, 2007 ... 1st LD: U.N. chief urges Lebanese parties to agree onpresidential candidacy UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Lebanon's political factions on Monday to work towarda consensus on a presidential candidate. The secretary-general, ...
Malaysia new car sales down 4.6 pct in October
Nov 20, 2007 ... Malaysia new car sales down 4.6 pct in October KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- New car sales in Octoberfell4.6 percent to 42,915 units compared to September, mainly due toashorter working month as a result of Hari Raya festive holidays,the Malaysian Automotive Association (AAA) ...
S.Korea plans to develop lunar rocket by 2017
Nov 20, 2007 ... S.Korea plans to develop lunar rocket by 2017 SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- South Korean government saidTuesdaythat it plans to develop a powerful two-stage rocket by 2017to send a satellite to the moon. According to the Ministry of Science and Technology, South Koreaplans to ...
Nikkei ends morning session below 15,000
Nov 20, 2007 ... Nikkei ends morning session below 15,000 TOKYO, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks fell sharply Tuesdaymorning. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 285.89 points, or ...
Brazilian Gerdau acquires Quanex's steel business
Nov 20, 2007 ... Brazilian Gerdau acquires Quanex's steel business RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian steelmakerGerdausigned an agreement on Monday to acquire the steel business ofQuanex Corporate, a U.S.-based manufacturer of engineered materialsand components for vehicles. The ...
1st LD: Slovenian government wins confidence vote in parliament
Nov 20, 2007 ... 1st LD: Slovenian government wins confidence vote in parliament BELGRADE, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Slovenian government won a voteof confidence called by Prime Minister Janez Jansa, reports reachinghere said Monday. The vote, with 51 for and 33 against in the ...
"Made in the EU" label planned for food and drinks
Nov 20, 2007 ... "Made in the EU" label planned for food and drinks BRUSSELS, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- All food and drinks produced in theEuropean Union (EU) may be required to bear a "Made in the EU"labelsoon, according to a proposal being considered by the EuropeanCommission. The proposal, ...
EU agency says Madrid fastest growing airport in Europe
Nov 20, 2007 ... EU agency says Madrid fastest growing airport in Europe MADRID, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Takeoffs at Madrid's internationalairport will increase by over 17 percent by 2010 from 2006levels,making it the fastest growing airport in Europe, Europe's airnavigation agency Eurocontrol said ...
Major news items in leading Vietnamese newspapers
Nov 20, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Vietnamese newspapers HANOI, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inVietnamese leading newspapers on Tuesday: Vietnam News: -- The Vietnam Information Security Association has been launchedin ...
Major news items in leading Nepali newspapers
Nov 20, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Nepali newspapers KATHMANDU, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin Nepali leading newspapers on Tuesday. The Rising Nepal: -- The winter session of Nepali Interim Parliament was adjournedfor 10 days after the formal ...
7 dead as tropical storm "Lando" sweeps Philippines
Nov 20, 2007 ... 7 dead as tropical storm "Lando" sweeps Philippines MANILA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people were killed inthe heavy rains and landslide in central and southern Philippinesbrought by tropical storm "Lando", local newspaper thePhilippineDaily Inquirer said ...
CPC official leaves for Iran
Nov 20, 2007 ... CPC official leaves for Iran BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Liu Hongcai, deputy head of theInternational Department of the Central Committee of theCommunistParty of China (CPC), left here on Monday for a visit ...
Seven killed in road accident in California
Nov 20, 2007 ... Seven killed in road accident in California LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Two adults and five childrenwere killed in a road accident near Kettleman City, California,United States, late Saturday night, the California Highway Patrolsaid Monday. The accident occurred when a ...
Hong Kong stocks open sharply lower
Nov 20, 2007 ... Hong Kong stocks open sharply lower HONG KONG, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks dived 876.53points, or 3.19 percent, to ...
Leaders of China, Japan, South Korea meet to strengthen cooperation
Nov 20, 2007 ... Leaders of China, Japan, South Korea meet to strengthencooperation SINGAPORE, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of China, Japan and SouthKorea met here Tuesday to strengthen the trilateral ...
Foreign exchange rates in Nepal
Nov 20, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in Nepal KATHMANDU, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are Inter-bankforeign exchange rates against the Nepali rupee on Tuesday: CurrencyUnit Buying Selling U.S. dollar 1 63.0563.65 Euro1 ...
U.N. special envoy not to brief ASEAN, EAS leaders on Myanmar: statement
Nov 20, 2007 ... U.N. special envoy not to brief ASEAN, EAS leaders on Myanmar:statement SINGAPORE, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- United Nations special envoyIbrahim Gambari will not brief the Association of Southeast AsianNations (ASEAN) or the East Asia Summit (EAS) leaders about theMyanmar issue, said a ...
Colombia's main armed rebel groups meet in Venezuela
Nov 20, 2007 ... Colombia's main armed rebel groups meet in Venezuela BOGOTA, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Colombia's two main armed rebelgroups have shared information about their negotiations with theColombian government during a meeting in Venezuela, a spokesman fromone of the groups said ...
Japan considers climate summit before G-8 one
Nov 20, 2007 ... Japan considers climate summit before G-8 one TOKYO, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister YasuoFukudaplans to organize a meeting of leaders from 25 countries todiscuss the world climate change prior to the Group of Eight summitmeeting slated for next July in northern Japan's ...
Andean nations take first step toward regional power grid
Nov 20, 2007 ... Andean nations take first step toward regional power grid SANTIAGO, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Senior energy officials fromfiveAndean nations agreed here Monday to work on a project that willconnect the electricity network in the region. "The meeting was very fruitful. We have taken ...
Ecuador's president wins control of constituent assembly
Nov 20, 2007 ... Ecuador's president wins control of constituent assembly QUITO, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The party of Ecuadorian PresidentRafael Correa Delgado has won 80 of the 130 seats in the nation'sConstituent Assembly, Ecuador's Supreme Electoral Tribunal saidonMonday. His political ...
Backgrounder: Previous trilateral leaders' meeting between China, Japan and South Korea
Nov 20, 2007 ... Backgrounder: Previous trilateral leaders' meeting between China,Japan and South Korea BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will meethis Japanese counterpart, Fukuda Yasuo, and South Korean PresidentRoh Moo-hyun Tuesday at the eighth trilateral leaders' ...
UNICEF concerned about child abuse in Colombia
Nov 20, 2007 ... UNICEF concerned about child abuse in Colombia BOGOTA, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Children's Fund(UNICEF) is concerned about the large number of child-abuse casesand the low level of reporting them in Colombia, a UN official saidhere on Monday. Paul Martin, UNICEF ...
Stocks close lower in Argentina and in Brazil
Nov 20, 2007 ... Stocks close lower in Argentina and in Brazil MEXICO CITY, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The stock markets in BuenosAires and Sao Paulo closed lower Monday. The Buenos Aires stock market closed with the Merval indexdown1.64 percent to 2,243.53 points. The trade ...
Market exchange rates -- Nov. 20
Nov 20, 2007 ... Market exchange rates -- Nov. 20 BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) --The central parity rate of the RMB against five major currenciesannounced on Nov. 20 by the China Foreign Exchange Trading System: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar 100 ...
Argentine archaeologists discover remains of Tehuelche Indians
Nov 20, 2007 ... Argentine archaeologists discover remains of Tehuelche Indians BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Argentine archaeologistshavediscovered remains belonging to 50 Tehuelche Indians in thecentral region of La Pampa, it was reported on Monday. Carbon-dating tests, conducted by ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Nov 20, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in Thailand BANGKOK, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreignexchangerates against the baht on Tuesday as offered by the BangkokBank: Tuesday Monday U.S. dollar 33.55/34.18 33.48/34.11 ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Nov 20, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers MANILA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Tuesday: Manila Bulletin: -- The foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast AsianNations (ASEAN) favorably endorsed ...
Major news items in leading Fiji newspapers
Nov 20, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Fiji newspapers WELLINGTON, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news items inleading Fiji newspapers on Tuesday. The Fiji Times: -- An environmental group, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society,has again vowed to ram Japanese whaling ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- Nov. 20
Nov 20, 2007 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- Nov. 20 BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua Tuesday. -- UN chief urges Lebanese parties to agree on presidentialcandidate -- ...
Peru puts off former president Fujimori's trial
Nov 20, 2007 ... Peru puts off former president Fujimori's trial LIMA, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Former President Alberto Fujimori'strial has been postponed to Dec. 10, Peru's Supreme Court announcedon Monday. The trial, on charges of ordering death squad killings andkidnappings, was originally ...
Eight killed, nine injured in truck accident in Peru
Nov 20, 2007 ... Eight killed, nine injured in truck accident in Peru LIMA, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- At least eight people were killedandnine more were injured on Monday when a truck turned over in amountainous area in Peru, the National Police said. The accident, which occurred near a village some ...
Pakistan says New York Times story on nuclear arms "distorted"
Nov 20, 2007 ... Pakistan says New York Times story on nuclear arms "distorted" ISLAMABAD, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- A story run by the New York Timeslast Sunday, claiming that the U.S. government had spent a hugeamount of money on secretly aiding Pakistan in securing its nuclearweapons, were "distorted ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Nov 20, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers CANBERRA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Tuesday. The Australian: -- The Australian Labor Party, the main opposition party, goesinto the final days of the ...
Backgrounder: Basic facts about the ASEAN+3, ASEAN+1 frameworks
Nov 20, 2007 ... Backgrounder: Basic facts about the ASEAN+3, ASEAN+1 frameworks BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Leaders from the Southeast Asiancountries will meet their counterparts from East Asia during theupcoming 11th ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) plusthree (China, Japan and ...
Backgrounder: ASEAN Summit
Nov 20, 2007 ... Backgrounder: ASEAN Summit SINGAPORE, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The 13th Association of SoutheastAsian Nations (ASEAN) Summit opened here Tuesday. The ASEAN Summit is an annual meeting held on a rotational basisby the country which holds the chairmanship of the ASEAN ...