Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, December 28:
Brazil's economic growth to reach 5.2 percent in 2007: central bank
Dec 28, 2007 ... Brazil's economic growth to reach 5.2 percent in 2007: centralbank BRASILIA, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's economic growth isexpected to reach 5.2 percent in 2007, said the country's centralbank in its quarterly report released on Thursday. The report said the growth momentum ...
Australian PM condemns assassination of Bhutto
Dec 28, 2007 ... Australian PM condemns assassination of Bhutto CANBERRA, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Australian Prime Minister KevinRudd has condemned the assassination of Pakistani opposition leaderBenazir Bhutto, saying "the extremists behind this attack cannot beallowed to succeed." He made the ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Dec 28, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers CANBERRA, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Friday. The Australian: --The biggest diplomatic road-block in Australia's relations withthe South Pacific was cleared ...
English Premier League summaries
Dec 28, 2007 ... English Premier League summaries LONDON, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Following are the English PremierLeague summaries on ...
English Premier League standings
Dec 28, 2007 ... English Premier League standings LONDON, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings from theEnglish Premier League after the match on Thursday(tabulated undermatches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1 Manchester United 19 14 3 2 36 9 ...
English Premier League result
Dec 28, 2007 ... English Premier League result LONDON, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Following is the ...
English Premier League leading scorers
Dec 28, 2007 ... English Premier League leading scorers LONDON, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Following are the English PremierLeague leading scorers on Thursday: 12 Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) 10 Nicolas Anelka (Bolton Wanderers) Robbie Keane (Tottenham Hotspur) Emmanuel ...
URGENT: Japan gives no support to UN membership "referendum" by Taiwan authorities
Dec 28, 2007 ... URGENT: Japan gives no support to UN membership "referendum" byTaiwan authorities BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukudasaid on Friday that Japan does not support Taiwan ...
Ukraine urges detailed investigation into Bhutto's assassination
Dec 28, 2007 ... Ukraine urges detailed investigation into Bhutto's assassination KIEV, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine's Foreign Ministry Thursdaycalled for an objective and detailed investigation of theassassination of Pakistan's opposition leader Benazir Bhutto. The ministry said in a statement ...
Shanghai sets up police helicopter brigade
Dec 28, 2007 ... Shanghai sets up police helicopter brigade SHANGHAI, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai, China's financial center,has built a police helicopter brigade to better respond topublicsecurity emergencies, said a local government spokesman. "Shanghai's public security department has set up ...
Poverty rate lowers in Uruguay: president
Dec 28, 2007 ... Poverty rate lowers in Uruguay: president MONTEVIDEO, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Uruguayan President TabareVazquez said Thursday that the country's social assistance plans hadhelped reduce its poverty rate from 31 to 24 percent over the pasttwo years. Speaking at a Council of ...
Lithuania approves operational plan for national energy strategy
Dec 28, 2007 ... Lithuania approves operational plan for national energy strategy RIGA, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Lithuanian government Thursdayapproved the country's operational plan for its national energystrategy for the next five years, news reports from Vilnius said. Under the plan, ...
Scandinavian countries condemn the assassination of Pakistan's Bhutto
Dec 28, 2007 ... Scandinavian countries condemn the assassination of Pakistan'sBhutto STOCKHOLM, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Norway, Sweden and Denmark onThursday strongly condemned the assassination of Pakistan'sformerprime minister Benazir Bhutto, reports reaching here said. Norwegian Prime ...
Vietnamese gov't agencies might use open source software
Dec 28, 2007 ... Vietnamese gov't agencies might use open source software HANOI, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's Ministry of Information andCommunication has recommended government agencies use open sourcesoftware when using state moneys to implement information technologyprojects, local newspaper ...
Argentina condemns assassination of Pakistan's Bhutto
Dec 28, 2007 ... Argentina condemns assassination of Pakistan's Bhutto BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Argentine Foreign MinistryThursday strongly condemned the assassination of Pakistan'sopposition leader Benazir Bhutto. In a statement, the ministry called for calm and restraint on ...
Mission to pick up hostages starts on Friday: Chavez
Dec 28, 2007 ... Mission to pick up hostages starts on Friday: Chavez CARACAS, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavezsaid Thursday that a mission to pick up three hostages held bytherebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) would startonFriday. He said the first ...
Rocket launchers in neighboring province to ensure good weather forBeijing Olympics
Dec 28, 2007 ... Rocket launchers in neighboring province to ensure good weatherforBeijing Olympics SHIJIAZHUANG, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- North China's Hebei Provincesaid it will help Beijing keep the weather under control for the2008 Olympics with 84 rocket launchers to blast threateningcloudsout of ...
U.S. anti-Cuba policy completely isolated: Cuban FM
Dec 28, 2007 ... U.S. anti-Cuba policy completely isolated: Cuban FM HAVANA, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The United States is isolated in itsanti-Cuba policy, Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque said onThursday. Cuba has diplomatic ties with 186 nations and in 2007 many groupsand individuals ...
Update: Tokyo stocks fall sharply at year's final session
Dec 28, 2007 ... Update: Tokyo stocks fall sharply at year's final session TOKYO, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended the year's finalsession sharply lower Friday. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 256.91 points, or 1.65percent, from Thursday to 15,307.78. The broader Topix ...
Former east China province vice-governor sentenced to death with two- year reprieve
Dec 28, 2007 ... Former east China province vice-governor sentenced to death withtwo-year reprieve BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- A local court of east China'sShandong Province has handed down a death penalty with a two-yearreprieve to He Minxu, former vice- governor of eastern AnhuiProvince, for ...
Brazil's Usiminas gets Moody's investment grade
Dec 28, 2007 ... Brazil's Usiminas gets Moody's investment grade RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- U.S-based consulting firmMoody's Investors Service has upgraded Brazilian steelmakerUsiminas' rating to the investment grade, local media reported onThursday. The rating of Usiminas was ...
Estonia ready to join Conventional Forces in Europe treaty: FM
Dec 28, 2007 ... Estonia ready to join Conventional Forces in Europe treaty: FM RICA, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paethas said in a recent interview with Interfax news agency that thenation would seek to join the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE)treaty immediately after ...
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0430 GMT, Dec. 28
Dec 28, 2007 ... Xinhua world economic news summary at 0430 GMT, Dec. 28 CHICAGO -- Boeing Company said Thursday that it has finalizedadeal with London-based British Airways on providing eight Boeing787-8 aircraft and 16 787-9s, raising the total number of 787sordered worldwide from 766 to ...
Tokyo stocks fall sharply at year's final session
Dec 28, 2007 ... Tokyo stocks fall sharply at year's final session TOKYO, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended the year's finalsession sharply lower Friday. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost ...
1st Ld: Premier Wen holds talks with Japanese Prime Minister
Dec 28, 2007 ... 1st Ld: Premier Wen holds talks with Japanese Prime Minister BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao heldtalks with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda Friday morning. The talks took place in the Great Hall of the People after a red-carpet welcome ...
2nd Ld: Ma Ying-jeou acquitted in corruption trial
Dec 28, 2007 ... 2nd Ld: Ma Ying-jeou acquitted in corruption trial BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan's high court announced averdict of "not guilty" on Friday for the second trial of FormerKuomintang (KMT) party chairman Ma Ying-jeou in special fund case. Ma was accused of misusing more than ...
Roundup: L.America condemns murder of former Pakistani PM Bhutto
Dec 28, 2007 ... Roundup: L.America condemns murder of former Pakistani PM Bhutto MEXICO CITY, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Latin American countriesThursday expressed unanimous condemnation of the assassination ofPakistan's opposition leader and former prime minister BenazirBhutto. Bhutto, 54, was ...
8 Vietnamese drug traffickers sentenced to death
Dec 28, 2007 ... 8 Vietnamese drug traffickers sentenced to death HANOI, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- A court in Vietnam handed downeightdeath sentences, 18 life sentences and 11 jail terms of 8-20yearson 37 local people who possessed and traded a total of nearly19.5kg of heroin, according to local ...
Bangladesh beefs up security on two former PMs following assassination of Bhutto
Dec 28, 2007 ... Bangladesh beefs up security on two former PMs followingassassination of Bhutto DHAKA, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh has beefed up securityontwo former female prime ministers who were in jails following theassassination of Pakistani former prime minister Benazir Bhutto,private ...
Nepal to hold wider donors meeting
Dec 28, 2007 ... Nepal to hold wider donors meetingKATHMANDU, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Nepali government will holdawider donors meeting in the third week of February, 2008, to informdonors about the latest situation in the country and mobilize fundsfor implementing the three-year interim ...
Death toll rises to 17 in bridge collapse in western Nepal
Dec 28, 2007 ... Death toll rises to 17 in bridge collapse in western Nepal KATHMANDU, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Nepali Police said one more bodyhas been found in Chisapani of Karnali, bringing the death toll to17 after Tuesday's bridge collapse in Surkhet district in far-western Nepal, The Himalayan ...
Snow expels lingering fog in Beijing
Dec 28, 2007 ... Snow expels lingering fog in Beijing BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Beijing called off a heavy fogwarning Friday morning after the second snow of this winter inaccompany with a strong cold current expelled the lingering fog overthe past four days. "The air quality will get ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Dec 28, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin Indian leading newspapers on Friday. The Indian Express: -- Within hours of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination, a shocked New ...
Roundup: Vietnam to boost garment export in 2008 by Huanghaimin Thai Thanhvan
Dec 28, 2007 ... Roundup: Vietnam to boost garment export in 2008 by Huanghaimin Thai Thanhvan HANOI, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam, to gain bigger textile andgarment export revenues in 2008, is focusing on expandingmarkets,improving the products' competitiveness, and raisingproduction ...
Brazilian bank finances major gas pipeline project
Dec 28, 2007 ... Brazilian bank finances major gas pipeline project RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's National Economicand Social Development Bank agreed on Thursday to lend 4.5billionreais (2.5 billion U.S. dollars) to a major gas pipelineproject linking the gas-producing southeast to ...
Hong Kong stocks open 1.19 pct lower -- Dec. 28
Dec 28, 2007 ... Hong Kong stocks open 1.19 pct lower -- Dec. 28 HONG KONG, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- ...
Moderate quake hits S. Philippines
Dec 28, 2007 ... Moderate quake hits S. Philippines MANILA, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- A predawn quake rocked thesouthernPhilippines on Friday, but state seismologists said nodamage or casualty was reported. The quake was recorded at 1:52 a.m. Friday local time (1752GMTThursday) and measured ...
Thesis cheats to lose degrees in Malaysia
Dec 28, 2007 ... Thesis cheats to lose degrees in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Master's and doctorate studentsfound using professional writers to pen their theses willhave theirdegrees withdrawn, said Malaysian Higher Education Minister, localmedia reported on Friday. Stern ...
Chicago Bulls name interim coach
Dec 28, 2007 ... Chicago Bulls name interim coach WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Chicago Bulls named assistantcoach Jim Boylan to replace the fired Scott Skiles to lead the teamin the remaining season on Thursday. Skiles was fired on Monday during his fifth season as the Bulls'coach, and ...
Panchen Lama wishes earlier reunification of China
Dec 28, 2007 ... Panchen Lama wishes earlier reunification of China FUZHOU, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The 11th Panchen Lama Gyaincain Norbuprayed for earlier reunification of China during his recent visit toeastern Fujian Province, which is opposite to Taiwan across theTaiwan Straits. He expressed ...
Xinhua home news advisory -- Dec. 28
Dec 28, 2007 ... Xinhua home news advisory -- Dec. 28 BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Major home news items to be coveredfor pursued by Xinhua inFriday: -- Chinese Premier Wen holds talks with Japanese Prime Minister -- 11th Panchen Lama wishes earlier reunification of China -- China's ...
McGrady sidelined for two NBA games
Dec 28, 2007 ... McGrady sidelined for two NBA games WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Houston Rockets guard TracyMcGrady will be missing two games due to an injured left knee,theNational Basketball Association club announced on Thursday. The Rockets scoring leader ...
Recast: Egyptian president criticizes Israel FM over borders armssmuggling
Dec 28, 2007 ... Recast: Egyptian president criticizes Israel FM over bordersarmssmuggling CAIRO, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak onThursday criticized Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni for herrecent harsh remarks that Egypt failed to prevent arms smugglingacross its ...
Results of under-20 ice hockey worlds
Dec 28, 2007 ... Results of under-20 ice hockey worlds PRAGUE, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of theUnder-20 Ice Hockey World Championships held in Pardubice andLiberec of the ...
Egyptian president criticizes Israel over borders arms smuggling
Dec 28, 2007 ... Egyptian president criticizes Israel over borders arms smuggling CAIRO, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak onThursday criticized Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni for herrecent harsh remarks that Egypt failed to prevent arms smugglingacross its borders with ...
Brazil consumes 6.7 percent more energy in November
Dec 28, 2007 ... Brazil consumes 6.7 percent more energy in November RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Brazil consumed a total of32,687 gigawatts of energy in November, up 6.7 percent from the samemonth last year, state-owned Energy Research Enterprise (EPE)said onThursday. The biggest rise ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- Dec. 28
Dec 28, 2007 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- Dec. 28 BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua Friday. -- U.S. Consumer Confidence Index ...
Yearender: L.America sees progress in integration, but problems lieahead
Dec 28, 2007 ... Yearender: L.America sees progress in integration, but problemslieahead MEXICO CITY, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Latin America has witnessed significant progress in its integration efforts in 2007 as the Bankof the South was officially launched, but problems and difficultiesstill lie ...
World Bank chief says shocked by death of Bhutto
Dec 28, 2007 ... World Bank chief says shocked by death of Bhutto WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- World Bank President Robert B.Zoellick said on Thursday that he was shocked and saddened by thedeath of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. "This tragedy will only hinder Pakistan's ...
Ma Ying-jeou acquitted in corruption trial
Dec 28, 2007 ... Ma Ying-jeou acquitted in corruption trial BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan's high court announced averdict of "not guilty" on Friday for the second trial of FormerKuomintang (KMT) ...
1st Ld: Ma Ying-jeou acquitted in corruption trial
Dec 28, 2007 ... 1st Ld: Ma Ying-jeou acquitted in corruption trial BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan's high court announced averdict of "not guilty" on Friday for the second trial of FormerKuomintang (KMT) party chairman Ma Ying-jeou in special fund case. Ma was accused of misusing more than ...
U.S. consumer confidence posts unexpected gain in December
Dec 28, 2007 ... U.S. consumer confidence posts unexpected gain in December CHICAGO, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- U.S. consumer confidence showed aslight rise from 87.8 in November to 88.6 this month, the New York-based Conference Board said on Thursday. However, the present situation index, which shows ...
Bulgaria condemns assasination of Pakistan's Bhutto
Dec 28, 2007 ... Bulgaria condemns assasination of Pakistan's Bhutto SOFIA, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Bulgaria on Thursday stronglycondemned the the terrorist act in which Pakistani opposition leaderBenazir Bhutto was assassinated. The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that ...
1st LD: China strongly condemns killing of Pakistani former PM Bhutto
Dec 28, 2007 ... 1st LD: China strongly condemns killing of Pakistani former PMBhutto BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign MinistryspokesmanQin Gang said Thursday that China was shocked at theassassinationof Pakistan's opposition leader and former PrimeMinister Benazir Bhutto and strongly ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Dec. 27
Dec 28, 2007 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Dec. 27 BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are China's domestic newsitems released by Xinhua on Thursday: ICBC to buy from Fortis Bank shares of its Hong Kong unit worth246 mln USD Beijing fines 476 people for failing to file ...
Beijing fines 476 people for failing to file income tax declarations
Dec 28, 2007 ... Beijing fines 476 people for failing to file income taxdeclarations BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Local Taxation Bureaufined 476 people a total of 95,300 yuan (about 12,710 U.S. dollars)for failing to follow stipulated procedures to declare theirindividual income tax ...
ICBC to buy from Fortis Bank shares of its Hong Kong unit worth 246mln USD
Dec 28, 2007 ... ICBC to buy from Fortis Bank shares of its Hong Kong unit worth246mln USD BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Industrial and Commercial Bankof China (ICBC) said on Thursday it had agreed to buy 1.92 billionHK dollars (246 million U.S. dollars) worth of shares and warrantsof its Hong ...
UN considering soccer's Pele for sports counselor role
Dec 28, 2007 ... UN considering soccer's Pele for sports counselor role RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations isconsidering inviting Brazilian soccer celebrity Edson Arantes doNascimento, better known as Pele, to be the organizations specialadvisor on sport, Brazilian media said ...
Cuba ends 2007 with 75 Olympic places
Dec 28, 2007 ... Cuba ends 2007 with 75 Olympic places HAVANA, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Cuba ended 2007 with 75 places in the2008 Olympic Games thanks to 12 places earned by the island'svolleyball team, local media said on Thursday. Last week's win means that Cuba has now earned places in ...
Second returns of 2008 NBA All-Star voting announced
Dec 28, 2007 ... Second returns of 2008 NBA All-Star voting announced New York, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Celtics forward Garnett remainedthe leader for the 2008 NBA All-Star game with 1,186,690 votes,according to the second set of returns released Thursday. Cavaliers forward LeBron James, the ...
Ajax continue dismal performance with Twente draw
Dec 28, 2007 ... Ajax continue dismal performance with Twente draw BRUSSELS, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Ajax continued its dismalperformance after being held at home to a 2-2 draw by FC TwenteonThursday night, failing to overtake PSV Eindhoven and securingtheNo.3 spot in the Dutch first division ...
Peru to host Pan-Am weightlifting Olympic qualifier
Dec 28, 2007 ... Peru to host Pan-Am weightlifting Olympic qualifier LIMA, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Peru will host the Pan-AmericanWeightlifting Championship, which will offer places for the 2008Olympic Games, the president of the Peruvian WeightliftingFederation told Xinhua on Thursday. The ...
Dutchman Arie Haan to coach Albania
Dec 28, 2007 ... Dutchman Arie Haan to coach Albania BRUSSELS, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Dutchman Arie Haan has been hiredbyAlbania to coach its national team for the next two years, Albania'sfootball federation said on Thursday. The 59-year-old Dutchman, who will replace Croatia's OttoBaric,is ...
Venezuela ends 2007 with 54 athletes set for Olympics
Dec 28, 2007 ... Venezuela ends 2007 with 54 athletes set for Olympics CARACAS, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela ended 2007 with 54athletes qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games, just over half thegoal set by the nation's Olympic committee, local media said onThursday. Recent qualifiers include ...
Corinthians extend Felipe contract to 2011
Dec 28, 2007 ... Corinthians extend Felipe contract to 2011 BRASILIA, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's soccer club Corinthianshave extended the contract with their goalie Felipe to 2011 onThursday and promised him salary increase and bonuses. "All the items have been fixed and the club reward the ...