Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, December 13:
Chinese agriculture ministry denies reports of blue-ear pig diseaseresurgence
Dec 13, 2007 ... Chinese agriculture ministry denies reports of blue-ear pigdiseaseresurgence BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of AgricultureonWednesday denied media reports that blue-ear pig disease wasmaking a comeback in south China's Guangdong and Sichuanprovinces,leading to pork ...
1st Ld: Ten die in restaurant fire in south China
Dec 13, 2007 ... 1st Ld: Ten die in restaurant fire in south China GUANGZHOU, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Ten people died and nine wereinjured in a fire at a restaurant in south China's GuangdongProvince on Wednesday afternoon, local officials said. The fire at the Mingdian Western-style Restaurant ...
China to unveil mascot for Shanghai World Expo
Dec 13, 2007 ... China to unveil mascot for Shanghai World Expo SHANGHAI, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The mascot for 2010 World Expo istobe unveiled on Dec. 18 after a worldwide search for designs, theBureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination announced on Wednesday. Hu Jinjun, deputy-director of the ...
ADB to provide 200 mln USD for Bangladesh's water project
Dec 13, 2007 ... ADB to provide 200 mln USD for Bangladesh's water project DHAKA, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) willprovide a loan of 200 million U.S. dollars to Bangladesh to financea water supply program, private news agency UNB reported onWednesday. The Loan ...
Opener, Advisory
Dec 13, 2007 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English serviceforWednesday, December 12, 2007, and begins ...
1st Ld: Apartment fire kills 21, severely injures two in east China
Dec 13, 2007 ... 1st Ld: Apartment fire kills 21, severely injures two in eastChina WENZHOU, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- An apartment building fire haskilled 21 people and severely injured two others in east China'sZhejiang Province early on Wednesday. Initial investigations found that sparks from an ...
Tajik president says Iran important in foreign policy
Dec 13, 2007 ... Tajik president says Iran important in foreign policy ALMATY, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon saidIran is important in his country's foreign policy, vowing to expandcooperation with Tehran, Interfax reported on Wednesday, Rakhmon told visiting Iranian ...
NATO urges Russia to rescind decision to suspend participation in CFE treaty
Dec 13, 2007 ... NATO urges Russia to rescind decision to suspend participation inCFE treaty BRUSSELS, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- NATO on Wednesday urged Russiato"rescind" its decision to suspend implementation of obligationsunder the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty and not to takefurther ...
More urban Chinese receiving healthcare benefits
Dec 13, 2007 ... More urban Chinese receiving healthcare benefits BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Almost 3.63 million urban Chinesereceived healthcare benefits in the first nine months of the year,upmore than 70 percent over the same period last year, Vice-Ministerof Civil Affairs Li Liguo said on ...
U.S. to push forward exports of high-tech products to China
Dec 13, 2007 ... U.S. to push forward exports of high-tech products to China SHANGHAI, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The United States will push forwardexports of high-tech products for civilian use to China, said U.S.Commerce Under Secretary for Industry and Security MarioMancuso hereon ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Dec. 12
Dec 13, 2007 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Dec. 12 BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Wednesday: Full text of joint communique on the establishment of diplomaticrelations between China and Niue China, Niue establish diplomatic ...
Wild snow leopard captured after killing 50 sheep
Dec 13, 2007 ... Wild snow leopard captured after killing 50 sheep XINING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- A wild snow leopard that killed 50sheep has been captured and put in a zoo in northwest China'sQinghai Province. The big cat haunted the Qijia village, Gonghe county of theprovince, and attacked the ...
1st Ld-Writethru: More urban Chinese receiving healthcare benefits
Dec 13, 2007 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: More urban Chinese receiving healthcarebenefits BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Almost 3.63 million urban Chinesereceived healthcare benefits in the first nine months of the year,upmore than 70 percent over the same period last year, Vice-Ministerof Civil Affairs ...
2nd Ld-Writethru: Apartment fire kills 21, severely injures two in east China
Dec 13, 2007 ... 2nd Ld-Writethru: Apartment fire kills 21, severely injures twoin east China WENZHOU, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- An apartment building fire haskilled 21 people and severely injured two others in east China'sZhejiang Province early on Wednesday. Initial investigations found that ...
China builds world's first road transport bamboo bridge
Dec 13, 2007 ... China builds world's first road transport bamboo bridge CHANGSHA, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- An eight-ton truck passed over abamboo bridge in south China on Wednesday, marking the completion ofthe world's first bamboo road bridge, claimed the designers. The bridge, 3.4 meters wide and ...
2nd Ld-Writethru: 31 people die in two fires in China
Dec 13, 2007 ... 2nd Ld-Writethru: 31 people die in two fires in China BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- A total of 31 people were killed intwo separate fires in China on Wednesday, and 11 others werewounded. The fire at the Mingdian Western-style Restaurant inZhangmutoutown, Dongguan city in ...
Building Confucius Institutes into a "world-acknowledged brand": deans
Dec 13, 2007 ... Building Confucius Institutes into a "world-acknowledged brand":deans BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Heads of 210 Confucius Institutesworldwide, which are institutions promoting Chinese language andculture outside China, called for building the Institutes into a"world-acknowledged ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Dec 13, 2007 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2) HONG KONG, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Wednesday: S.Korea, Russia agree to conduct study on feasibility of buildinggas pipeline Police in Philippine ...
Romanian Olympic champion Ponor announces retirment from gymnastics
Dec 13, 2007 ... Romanian Olympic champion Ponor announces retirment fromgymnastics BUCHAREST, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Romanian gymnast Catalina Ponorannounced her official retirement from gymnastics following certainhealth problems, said on Wednesday Adrian Stoica, president of theRomanian ...
Spanish King's Cup results
Dec 13, 2007 ... Spanish King's Cup results MADRID, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Spanish King's Cuplast 32 first leg results on Wednesday: Elche ...
Nigeria to hold shooting competition in January
Dec 13, 2007 ... Nigeria to hold shooting competition in January Lagos, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Nigeria Shooting Federation (NSF)says it will organise a competition in January, 2008 in honour ofits Technical Director, Felix Ogba, who died early this month,according to the News Agency of ...
PSV Eindhoven out of UEFA Champions League
Dec 13, 2007 ... PSV Eindhoven out of UEFA Champions League BRUSSELS, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Dutch champions PSV Eindhovencrashed out of the UEFA Champions League Wednesday night after a 0-1 home defeat by Internazionale Milano in the final group match. PSV, which must win the match to keep alive ...
Argentine Costas becomes Olimpia de Paraguay's soccer coach
Dec 13, 2007 ... Argentine Costas becomes Olimpia de Paraguay's soccer coach BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Argentine native GustavoCostas, 44, became on Wednesday the new soccer coach of OlimpiadeParaguay, one of the two most important clubs in Paraguay,according to news reaching ...
European Champions League collated results
Dec 13, 2007 ... European Champions League collated results LONDON, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the European ChampionsLeague collated results of Wednesday's matches: Group E Barcelona bt VfB Stuttgart 3-1 Rangers lost to Olympique Lyon 0-3 Group ...
Chinese company sends mission to Algeria to mourn bombing victim
Dec 13, 2007 ... Chinese company sends mission to Algeria to mourn bombing victim BEIJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- China State Construction EngineeringCorp., which confirmed that one of its workers was killed in thebombing in Algeria, has sent a condolence mission toAlgiers. The company didn't ...
Yearender: Northern Rock crisis sends shivers across Britain
Dec 13, 2007 ... Yearender: Northern Rock crisis sends shivers across Britain LONDON, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Britain is a country which haslongprided itself on having one of the world's best regulated andmanaged financial markets. However, the eruption of a banking crisisin 2007 seems to have pricked ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Dec 13, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers CANBERRA, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Thursday. The Australian: -- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has demanded theUnitedStates join the rest of the ...
Cecafa group standings
Dec 13, 2007 ... Cecafa group standings DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the current teamstandings after Wednesday's games at the 2007 Council of EastandCentral Africa Football Associations tournament (tabulated undergames played, won, drawn, lost, goals for and against, ...
Venezuela has assured 52 athletes for 2008 Beijing Olympics
Dec 13, 2007 ... Venezuela has assured 52 athletes for 2008 Beijing Olympics CARACAS, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela announced on Wednesdaythat its athletes have so far assured 52 passes for the 2008 BeijingOlympic Games, a record participation figure since its delegationfor the 2000 Olympcs was 51 ...
Motorola, Intelleflex enter relationship in RFID
Dec 13, 2007 ... Motorola, Intelleflex enter relationship in RFID CHICAGO, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Motorola, Inc. announced a strategicrelationship between its RFID division of the EnterpriseMobilitybusiness and Intelleflex, the Intelligent RFID Platform Company, todeliver best-in-class Extended ...
Tokyo stocks open lower
Dec 13, 2007 ... Tokyo stocks open lower TOKYO, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower Thursday. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei StockAverage lost 151.31 points, or 0.95 ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Dec 13, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in Thailand BANGKOK, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreignexchangerates against the baht on Thursday as offered by the BangkokBank: Thursday Wednesday U.S. dollar 33.23/33.86 33.22/33.85 ...
Dollar down against euro, up against yen
Dec 13, 2007 ... Dollar down against euro, up against yen NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The dollar traded lower against theeuro and higher against yen on Wednesday after the U.S. FederalReserve announced a plan to work with other central banks toalleviate a global credit crisis. The Fed ...
Republican presidential candidates share concerns on U.S. debt
Dec 13, 2007 ... Republican presidential candidates share concerns on U.S. debt WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Republican presidentialcandidates voiced their concerns on the country's debt on Wednesday,saying it could constitute a threat to national security. During a TV debate in Iowa, ...
Trial on Fujimori suspends until Friday
Dec 13, 2007 ... Trial on Fujimori suspends until Friday LIMA, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Peruvian Supreme Court's Special PenalHall (SPE) on Wednesday decided to suspend the second hearing trialon former President Alberto Fujimori until Friday because of thedeath of father in law of Supreme Judge Jose ...
Brazil's GDP rises 5.7 percent in 3rd quarter of 2007
Dec 13, 2007 ... Brazil's GDP rises 5.7 percent in 3rd quarter of 2007 RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's gross domesticproduct (GDP) reached 645.2 billion reais (364.5 billion U.S.dollars) in the third quarter of 2007, up 5.7 percent from the sameperiod last year, Brazilian Geography ...
Thiago Pereira is within a stroke of Phelps
Dec 13, 2007 ... Thiago Pereira is within a stroke of Phelps BRASILIA, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian Confederation ofAquatic Sports administered a test to measure the mechanics ofThiago Pereira and Kaio Marcio. The former is the world recordholder in the 200 meters medley while the latter is ...
Death toll rises to three in Argentine lab explosion
Dec 13, 2007 ... Death toll rises to three in Argentine lab explosion BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Death toll from an Argentinelab explosion rose to three on Wednesday, after a man died of woundshe sustained in last week's blast in Cordoba province, a hospitalofficial said. Carlos ...
Air New Zealand looks to expanding China services
Dec 13, 2007 ... Air New Zealand looks to expanding China services WELLINGTON, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Air New Zealand's chief executivehas said his airline wants to expand its China services in theleadup to the Beijing Olympics by building on the experience gainedon its Auckland-Shanghai route and its ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Dec 13, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Thursday: Yomiuri: -- Japan and the United States have agreed on cuts of 800 millionyen (about 7.14 million U.S. dollars) in ...
Collated European Champions League collated standings
Dec 13, 2007 ... Collated European Champions League collated standings LONDON, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Following are the European ChampionsLeague collated final standings after Wenesday's matches(tabulatedunder games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against, points): Group E Barcelona ...
UK snooker championship results
Dec 13, 2007 ... UK snooker championship results LONDON, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from the UKsnooker championship at Telford, central England, on Wednesday: Quarterfinals: Stephen Maguire, Scotland, ...
Market exchange rates -- Dec. 13
Dec 13, 2007 ... Market exchange rates -- Dec. 13 BEIJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The central parity rate of theRMBagainst five major currencies announced on Dec. 13 by the ChinaForeign Exchange Trading System: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar ...
Gerson Magrao changes his mind and plans on returning to Flamengo
Dec 13, 2007 ... Gerson Magrao changes his mind and plans on returning to Flamengo BRASILIA, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Although Gerson Magrao had plannedon returning to his current team of Ipatinga, the player quicklychanged his mind once he was offered a spot at midfield forFlamengo. Flamengo's ...
Out of the blue, Sao Paulo's president seeks reinforcement for 2008
Dec 13, 2007 ... Out of the blue, Sao Paulo's president seeks reinforcement for2008 BRASILIA, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The soccer club of Sao Pauloistrying to keep a secret in relation to the players theyareinterested in for next year's campaign. After signing Joilson and Juninho, the team is ...
Bangkok Rice F.O.B. Prices
Dec 13, 2007 ... Bangkok Rice F.O.B. Prices BANGKOK, Dec. 13 (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 ...
Brazilian Senate elects new speaker
Dec 13, 2007 ... Brazilian Senate elects new speaker RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Federal Senate onWednesday elected Garibaldi Alves as the new speaker with a 68-8vote, replacing Renan Calheiros who resigned on Dec. 4 due tocharges of involvement in a graft scandal. Both ...
Roundup: A gold reap not a skill leap for Chinese shooters
Dec 13, 2007 ... Roundup: A gold reap not a skill leap for Chinese shooters By Sportswriters Bai Xu and Shen Nan KUWAIT CITY, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Like wandering in his ownwarehouse, Chinese shooting team enwraped a fabulous 39 gold medalsat the eight-day Asian Shooting Championships concluded ...
Nuremberg eyes on Jan Koller
Dec 13, 2007 ... Nuremberg eyes on Jan Koller BERLIN, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- German Bundesliga club Nuremberg areinterested in signing Czech striker Jan Koller, the club said onWednesday. Nuremberg sporting director Martin Bader told German news agencyDPA that they have been looking at the Czech ...
Tanzania through to Cecafa quarter-finals
Dec 13, 2007 ... Tanzania through to Cecafa quarter-finals DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Hosts Tanzania on Wednesdaynipped Somalia with a lone goal to go through to the quarterfinalsofthis year's Council of East and Central Africa Football Associationstournament. Also advancing from ...
Angolan TWBA champion to fight for UBC title
Dec 13, 2007 ... Angolan TWBA champion to fight for UBC title LUANDA, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Angolan boxer Tony Kicanga, TWBAchampion holder, will fight on Saturday in Warsaw against PolishDavid Kosteeki for the Universal Boxing Council (UBC) version of thetitle in 12 rounds. Kicanga left here ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Dec. 13
Dec 13, 2007 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Dec. 13 RAMALLAH -- Chief Palestinian negotiator Ahmed Quriea saidWednesday that Israeli and Palestinian negotiators agreed to resumepeace talks after the upcoming major Moslem and Christian holidays. The Moslems' holiday of Eid al-Adha is ...
2 killed in car crash in New Zealand
Dec 13, 2007 ... 2 killed in car crash in New Zealand WELLINGTON, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed andtwoothers were seriously injured after two cars collided in NewZealand's largest city of Auckland, police said on Thursday. The accident occurred at 9:15 p.m. (1415 GMT) ...
Stocks close higher in Brazil, lower in Argentina
Dec 13, 2007 ... Stocks close higher in Brazil, lower in Argentina MEXICO CITY, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's two of the threemajor stock markets closed mixed Wednesday. In Sao Paulo, Latin America's biggest bourse, the leading Bovespaindex closed at 64,741 points, ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- Dec. 13
Dec 13, 2007 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- Dec. 13 BEIJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua Thursday. -- Yearender: ...
Global death toll in disasters drops in 2006: Red Cross
Dec 13, 2007 ... Global death toll in disasters drops in 2006: Red Cross GENEVA, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- A total of 23,833 people worldwidewere killed by natural disasters in 2006, down nearly 75 percentcompared with the number in 2005, the international Red Cross saidina report released ...
EU court increases antitrust fine against German chemicals maker BASF
Dec 13, 2007 ... EU court increases antitrust fine against German chemicals makerBASF BRUSSELS, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- A European Union (EU) court onWednesday increased an antitrust fine against German chemicals makerBASF which was initially imposed by the European Commission in 2004for operating an ...
Green Team announced as seventh entry into Volvo Ocean Race
Dec 13, 2007 ... Green Team announced as seventh entry into Volvo Ocean Race LONDON, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Green Team will be the seventhentry into the Volvo Ocean Race. Double Olympic medallist Ian Walker is named as skipper. ReichelPugh are the appointed designers and the Volvo Open 70 is ...
Hong Kong stocks open 0.01 pct lower -- Dec. 13
Dec 13, 2007 ... Hong Kong stocks open 0.01 pct lower -- Dec. 13 HONG KONG, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- ...
Luxury Chinese hotel goes from five stars to no stars
Dec 13, 2007 ... Luxury Chinese hotel goes from five stars to no stars BEIJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- A luxury hotel that lost millions ofyuan to a swindling manager has become China's first five-star hotelto lose its star status after a re-evaluation by China's tourismauthority. The Shenzhen ...
Writethru: Fujimori second trial suspended till Friday
Dec 13, 2007 ... Writethru: Fujimori second trial suspended till Friday LIMA, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The second trial against Peru's formerPresident Alberto Fujimori has been suspended until Friday due tothe death of Supreme Judge Jose Pelaez's father-in-law. The Supreme Court's Special Penal Hall ...
Foreign exchange rates in Nepal
Dec 13, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in Nepal KATHMANDU, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are Inter-bankforeign exchange rates against the Nepali rupee on Thursday: CurrencyUnit Buying Selling U.S. dollar 1 63.2563.85 Euro1 ...
UN court sentences former Bosnian Serb general for Sarajevo siege
Dec 13, 2007 ... UN court sentences former Bosnian Serb general for Sarajevo siege BRUSSELS, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Former Bosnian Serb generalDragomir Milosevic was sentenced by the UN war crimes tribunalWednesday to 33 years in prison for crimes against civilians duringthe siege of ...
"Unassailable" evidence confirms 300,000 victims in Nanjing Massacre: experts
Dec 13, 2007 ... "Unassailable" evidence confirms 300,000 victims in NanjingMassacre: experts NANJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese historians have said that"unassailable" historical documents have proved more than 300,000people were slaughtered in the infamous Nanjing Massacre by invadingJapanese ...
Backgrounder: Major points of Lisbon Treaty
Dec 13, 2007 ... Backgrounder: Major points of Lisbon Treaty LISBON, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- European Union (EU) leaders onThursday will sign the Lisbon Treaty to replace the failed EUconstitution. The following are the main points of the new treaty: Initially known as the Reform Treaty, it aims to ...