Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, January 28:
Singapore leaders send condolences over death of Soeharto
Jan 28, 2008 ... Singapore leaders send condolences over death of Soeharto SINGAPORE, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's leaders sentcondolence letters Sunday night to Indonesian President SusiloBambang Yudhoyono and former Indonesian President Soeharto's familyto express their sympathies over the ...
Dutch soccer championship standings
Jan 28, 2008 ... Dutch soccer championship standings BRUSSELS, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Dutchchampionship standings after Sunday's matches (tabulated under gamesplayed, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against, points): 1 PSV Eindhoven 21 14 4 3 46 17 46 2 Ajax ...
Pakistan wins cricket series against Zimbabwe
Jan 28, 2008 ... Pakistan wins cricket series against Zimbabwe ISLAMABAD, Jan. 27(Xinhua) -- Pakistan won the third one-dayinternational (ODI) cricket match against Zimbabwe in the easternMultan city on Sunday, ...
Dutch soccer championship top scorers
Jan 28, 2008 ... Dutch soccer championship top scorers BRUSSELS, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the top scorers ofthe Dutch championship after Sunday's games: 19 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Ajax Amsterdam) 17 Blaise Nkufo (Twente Enschede) 13 Robin Nelisse (Utrecht) 12 Roy ...
Opener, Advisory
Jan 28, 2008 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forSunday,January 27, 2008, and begins ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Jan. 27
Jan 28, 2008 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Jan. 27 BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Sunday: Shenzhen builds large multi-functional traffic station Jiang Jufeng reelected governor of SW China's Sichuan Province China lifts ...
News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua
Jan 28, 2008 ... News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua HONG KONG, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Sunday: Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers Major news items in leading Singapore's newspapers Major ...
Six more people die of cold related diseases in Bangladesh
Jan 28, 2008 ... Six more people die of cold related diseases in Bangladesh DHAKA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Six people died of cold relateddiseases in two Bangladesh's districts Barguna and Sherpur onSaturday, private news agency UNB reported Sunday. In southern Barguna district, about 170 km south ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Jan 28, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Monday: Asahi: -- An airfare price war could be in the offing with a decision byJapan Airlines Corp. to slash discount fares ...
Argentina finds new oil field
Jan 28, 2008 ... Argentina finds new oil field BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- A private company hasdiscovered a new oil field in the southern Argentine province ofChubut that could more than double the region's production,ChubutGovernor Mario das Neves told Sunday's edition of the ...
Angola upsets Senegal 3-1
Jan 28, 2008 ... Angola upsets Senegal 3-1 ACCRA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- A 3-1 triumph over Senegal in a GroupD match put Angola closer to the quarter-finals of the 26th AfricaNations Cup on Sunday in the northern Ghanaian city of Tamale. The match can be nicknamed as "a night of headers" as three ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- Jan. 28
Jan 28, 2008 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- Jan. 28 BEIJING, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua on Monday: -- French authorities report new progress in probe of bank fraud. -- ...
Tokyo shares open considerably lower
Jan 28, 2008 ... Tokyo shares open considerably lower TOKYO, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened considerably loweron Monday, as concerns over the U.S. economy overruled the marketagain. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei ...
Czech striker Baros moves to Portsmouth
Jan 28, 2008 ... Czech striker Baros moves to Portsmouth PRAGUE, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Czech soccer striker Milan Baros leftOlympique Lyon for English Portsmouth where he will play for sixmonths, the Czech news agency CTK reported on Sunday. "Milan signed a contract with the new club today, and ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Jan. 28
Jan 28, 2008 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Jan. 28 BERLIN -- Voters in the two western German states of Hesse andLower Saxony turned away from Chancellor Angela Merkel'sChristianDemocrats (CDU) in key state elections on Sunday. According to German news agency DPA, the CDU suffered ...
Electric supply to Bangladesh's main int'l airport disrupted
Jan 28, 2008 ... Electric supply to Bangladesh's main int'l airport disrupted DHAKA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- In an unusual incident, electricitysupply to Bangladesh's main Zia International Airport (ZIA) snappedSunday night, plunging the country's important gateway intodarkness. As the ZIA ...
Notice: Xinhua opens China African News Service
Jan 28, 2008 ... Notice: Xinhua opens China African News ServiceDear Africansubscribers, In order to meet the special demands of African subscribers, theXinhua News Agency formally launched the China African News Service(CAFS) on Jan. 18. The CAFS, which includes all news items of Xinhua's ...
Cuba boxers ready for Olympics
Jan 28, 2008 ... Cuba boxers ready for Olympics HAVANA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Cuba's boxing team has begunpreparing for Olympic Games by drawing up a shortlist for awarmupevent next Wednesday in Bulgarian city Strandzha, Cuba'sSunday media said. Yordenis Ugas, lightweight world champion in ...
Real Madrid has 9-point league lead after 3-2 win
Jan 28, 2008 ... Real Madrid has 9-point league lead after 3-2 win MADRID, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Spanish soccer giant Real Madridended Sunday with a nine-point lead in the local league after a 3-2home win over third-place Villarreal, in a contest where the teamsknew ahead of the match that whatever ...
Arab FMs back initiative on resolving Lebanese crisis
Jan 28, 2008 ... Arab FMs back initiative on resolving Lebanese crisis CAIRO, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Arab foreign ministers on Sundaystressed their consensus on abiding by an Arab initiative andcontinuing efforts to implement the plan to resolve the currentLebanese political crisis. In a ...
Tunisia gains three points by defeating South Africa 3-1
Jan 28, 2008 ... Tunisia gains three points by defeating South Africa 3-1 ACCRA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Tunisia embraced its first victory onSunday in the 26th Africa Nations Cup in Ghana by beatingSouthAfrica 3-1 in the northern Ghanaian city of Tamale. The victory cast more light on the prospect ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Jan. 27
Jan 28, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Jan. 27 ANKARA -- Eight people were killed and 21 others injured onSunday when a passenger train derailed in southwestern Turkey, saidan official statement. The statement issued by the government said that the PamukkaleExpress ...
Sport beats Santo Andre in Brazilian women's basketball tournament
Jan 28, 2008 ... Sport beats Santo Andre in Brazilian women's basketballtournament BRASILIA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Sport beat Santo Andre 74-68 Sundayand is now up by a 2-1 lead in a best of five game series in thequarterfinal of the Brazilian women's basketball tournament. After having lost ...
Honduras joins Venezuela-led energy security alliance
Jan 28, 2008 ... Honduras joins Venezuela-led energy security alliance MANAGUA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Honduran President Manuel Zelayaannounced on Sunday that Honduras will join the Venezuela-ledPetrocaribe initiative on Monday. Petrocaribe was created in 2005 as a regional energy ...
Russian rocket lifts off with telecom satellite atop
Jan 28, 2008 ... Russian rocket lifts off with telecom satellite atop MOSCOW, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Russia launched a carrier rocketearly Monday, with a telecommunication satellite atop, localmediareported. The rocket, carrying the Express-AM33 satellite, blasted off fromthe Baikonur space ...
Sao Paulo derby ends in draw
Jan 28, 2008 ... Sao Paulo derby ends in draw BRASILIA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Sunday's derby between Sao Pauloand Corinthians in the statewide tournament ended in a goallessdraw. Adriano found the net once but the referee annulled it in acontroversial call. "I am not to blame just ...
IAEA starts follow-up check on Japan's nuke plant
Jan 28, 2008 ... IAEA starts follow-up check on Japan's nuke plant TOKYO, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- A team of International Atomic EnergyAgency (IAEA) experts Monday started in Tokyo a follow-up inspectionon an earthquake-hit nuclear plant in Japan, which has been shutsince last July and checked by the ...
Brazilian congressmen stuck in South Pole by bad weather
Jan 28, 2008 ... Brazilian congressmen stuck in South Pole by bad weather RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Thirteen BrazilianCongressmen had been stranded for several days in Antarctica by badweather, the local press reported Sunday. A group of 12 federal deputies and one senator, part of ...
Societe Generale reveals trader's tricks in 7-billion-dollar fraud
Jan 28, 2008 ... Societe Generale reveals trader's tricks in 7-billion-dollarfraud PARIS, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- French bank Societe Generale on Sundaydetailed the tricks that trader Jerome Kerviel allegedly employed inthe 7-billion-U.S. dollar fraud, saying he hacked computers and usedprevious work ...
Colombia seizes one ton of cocaine, 36 kg of heroin
Jan 28, 2008 ... Colombia seizes one ton of cocaine, 36 kg of heroin BOGOTA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Colombian authorities said on Sundaythat they had seized a ton of cocaine and 36 kg of heroin innorthern Colombia's La Guajira province. The seizure took place on Saturday in Palomino, a rural area ...
URGENT: South Korea's president-elect nominates ex-foreign minister as prime minister
Jan 28, 2008 ... URGENT: South Korea's president-elect nominates ex-foreignminister as prime minister SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- ...
Botafogo wins easily over Americano
Jan 28, 2008 ... Botafogo wins easily over Americano BRASILIA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- In Sunday's game in the Rio deJaneiro state tournament, Botafogo convincingly won over Americanointhe third round by a score of 3-0. The goals were scored by Tulio, Jorge Henrique and Ze Carlos. Botafogo ...
Market exchange rates -- Jan. 28
Jan 28, 2008 ... Market exchange rates -- Jan. 28 BEIJING, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The central parity rate of theRMBagainst five major currencies announced on Jan. 28 by the ChinaForeign Exchange Trading System: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar ...
Chinese, U.S. high school students join hands to explore Mars
Jan 28, 2008 ... Chinese, U.S. high school students join hands to explore Mars LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- In the first-ever program of itskind, teams of U.S. and Chinese high school students onSundaystarted a joint program to explore Mars at Arizona StateUniversity (ASU). The nine-day ...
Italian Serie A standings
Jan 28, 2008 ... Italian Serie A standings ROME, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Italian Serie Astandings after Sunday's games (tabulated under games played,won,drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1 Inter Milan 20 15 5 0 43 13 50 2 AS Roma 20 13 6 1 ...
Military helicopter crashes in central Philippine village
Jan 28, 2008 ... Military helicopter crashes in central Philippine village MANILA, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- A Philippine Air Force Hueyhelicopter has crash-landed on a personnel pick-up mission in thecentral Philippines, the military said Monday. According to an initial Air Force report, all nine ...
1st Ld: South Korea's President-elect nominates veteran diplomat as PM
Jan 28, 2008 ... 1st Ld: South Korea's President-elect nominates veteran diplomatas PM SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President-elect Lee Myung-bak on Monday nominated former Foreign Minister Han Seung-soo ashis incoming government's prime minister. The 72-year-old Han, now serving ...
1st LD Writethru: Societe Generale reveals trader's tricks in 7- billion-dollar fraud
Jan 28, 2008 ... 1st LD Writethru: Societe Generale reveals trader's tricks in 7-billion-dollar fraud PARIS, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- French bank Societe Generale on Sundaydetailed the tricks that trader Jerome Kerviel allegedly employed inthe 7-billion-U.S. dollar fraud, saying he hacked computers and ...
Italian Serie A results
Jan 28, 2008 ... Italian Serie A results ROME, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Italian Serie Aresults on Sunday: AC Milan bt Genoa 2-0 Atalanta Bergamo drew Reggina 2-2 Cagliari bt Napoli 2-1 Catania drew ...
Russian leadership to meet Lebanon's Druze leader
Jan 28, 2008 ... Russian leadership to meet Lebanon's Druze leader MOSCOW, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Russian leadership is to holdtalkswith a Lebanon's Druze leader this week in Moscow to discusssituation in the Arab nation that is now facing the most seriouspolitical deadlock. Talks between ...
Venezuelan, Nicaraguan presidents inaugurate corn processing plant
Jan 28, 2008 ... Venezuelan, Nicaraguan presidents inaugurate corn processingplant CARACAS, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez andhis visiting Nicaraguan counterpart, Daniel Ortega, inaugurated onSunday a corn processing plant in the eastern Venezuela state ofMonagas. The ...
Xinhua home news advisory -- Jan. 28
Jan 28, 2008 ... Xinhua home news advisory -- Jan. 28 BEIJING, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Major home news items to be coveredor pursued by Xinhua on Monday:1. China's central observatory issuesred warning on snowstorms2. Shareholders defined in China's nascentbig plane company3. China's thermo-power ...
Man dies in Brazil's soccer fans fight
Jan 28, 2008 ... Man dies in Brazil's soccer fans fight BRASILIA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Sunday's opening day of the Mineirochampionship, in the state of Minas de Gerais, was marred by thedeath of a fan amidst a fight between fan groups of Cruzeiro andAtletico-MG. The man was not involved in the ...
Chilean police arrest 36 protestors in cathedral eviction
Jan 28, 2008 ... Chilean police arrest 36 protestors in cathedral eviction SANTIAGO, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- At least 36 people were arrested onSunday as Chilean police evicted protestors from the cathedral inthe city of Concepcion, said Colonel Ivan Bezmalinovic of thepolice. The city's ...
French Ligue 1 soccer standings
Jan 28, 2008 ... French Ligue 1 soccer standings PARIS, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the French Ligue 1soccer standings after Sunday's games (tabulated under games played,won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1 Olympique Lyon 23 14 4 5 44 22 46 2 Girondins ...
Italian Serie A top scorers
Jan 28, 2008 ... Italian Serie A top scorers ROME, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Italian Serie Atopscorers on Sunday: 15 David Trezeguet (Juventus) 13 Adrian Mutu (Fiorentina) Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter Milan) 11 Marco Borriello (Genoa) 10 Francesco Totti ...
Hong Kong stocks open 3.1 pct lower -- Jan. 28
Jan 28, 2008 ... Hong Kong stocks open 3.1 pct lower -- Jan. 28 HONG KONG, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- ...
French Ligue 1 soccer results
Jan 28, 2008 ... French Ligue 1 soccer results PARIS, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the French Ligue 1soccer results on Sunday: FC Lorient bt Girondins Bordeaux 1-0 St Etienne bt Olympique Lyon 1-0 Played on Saturday Auxerre drew AS ...
2nd LD Writethru: Societe Generale reveals trader's tricks in 7- billion-dollar fraud
Jan 28, 2008 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Societe Generale reveals trader's tricks in 7-billion-dollar fraud PARIS, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- French bank Societe Generale on Sundaydetailed the tricks that trader Jerome Kerviel allegedly employed inthe 7-billion-U.S. dollar fraud, saying he hacked computers and ...
Shanghai needs 500 more kindergartens amid baby boom
Jan 28, 2008 ... Shanghai needs 500 more kindergartens amid baby boom SHANGHAI, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- At least 500,000 babies areestimated to be born in Shanghai as of 2011, and they will need some500 more kindergartens, according to a member of the local politicaladvisory body. There are about ...
Bird flu spreads to two more districts in WB of india
Jan 28, 2008 ... Bird flu spreads to two more districts in WB of india NEW DELHI,Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Bird flu was detected in South 24Parganas andWest Midnapore taking the number of affected districts to 13 out ofa total 19 in West Bengal (WB), according to reports fromExpressindia, West Midnapore ...
Spanish Primera Liga top scorers
Jan 28, 2008 ... Spanish Primera Liga top scorers MADRID, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Spanish PrimeraLiga top scorers on Sunday: 14 Diego Milito (Real Zaragoza) Luis Fabiano (Sevilla) 12 Ruud van Nistelrooy (Real Madrid) 11 Nihat Kahveci ...
Spanish Primera Liga soccer results
Jan 28, 2008 ... Spanish Primera Liga soccer results MADRID, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Spanish PrimeraLiga soccer results on Sunday: Athletic Bilbao drew Barcelona 1-1 Deportivo Coruna bt Real Valladolid 3-1 Racing Santander drew Real Zaragoza ...
Vietnam attracts larger FDI in January
Jan 28, 2008 ... Vietnam attracts larger FDI in January HANOI, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam is estimated to attract 1.7billion U.S. dollars worth of foreign direct investment (FDI) inJanuary, five times higher than the figure of last January,according to local newspaper Youth on Monday. The ...
Skater Wang Beixing wins forth gold at Winter Games
Jan 28, 2008 ... Skater Wang Beixing wins forth gold at Winter Games QIQIHAR, Northeast China, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Wang Beixing,theskating queen from the host city Qiqihar, won her forth goldmedalat the 11th National Winter Games here Monday. She claimed the title in the women's short-distance ...
Yu Fengtong wins third gold at short-distance all-round skating
Jan 28, 2008 ... Yu Fengtong wins third gold at short-distance all-round skating QIQIHAR, Northeast China, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Yu Fengtong fromYichun won his third gold at the 11th National Winter Games hereMonday. Yu Fengtong won the 500 meters race at 35.61 ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Jan 28, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers Monday. The Tribune: -- India is set to operate a ballistic missile defense shieldaimed at protecting itself from adversaries in ...
27 suspected drug dealers arrested in Brazil
Jan 28, 2008 ... 27 suspected drug dealers arrested in Brazil RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian police arrested 27suspected drug dealers on Sunday in Angra dos Reis, in the south ofRio de Janeiro state. Among those arrested were two brothers, Edinaldo de SouzaBritoFilho and ...
Spanish Primera Liga soccer standings
Jan 28, 2008 ... Spanish Primera Liga soccer standings MADRID, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Spanish PrimeraLiga soccer standings after Sunday's games (tabulated under gamesplayed, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points ): 1 Real Madrid 21 17 2 2 46 16 53 2 ...
URGENT: People Power Party leader Samak elected Thailand's new PM
Jan 28, 2008 ... URGENT: People Power Party leader Samak elected Thailand's new PM BANGKOK, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's newly elected House ...
Vietnam sees export earnings up in January
Jan 28, 2008 ... Vietnam sees export earnings up in January HANOI, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam is estimated to gain exportrevenues of 4.5 billion U.S. dollars in January, posting a year-on-year rise of 19.7 percent, local newspaper Vietnam News quotedtheGeneral Statistics Office (GSO) as reporting ...
3rd Ld, Writethru: South Korea's President-elect nominates veteran diplomat as PM
Jan 28, 2008 ... 3rd Ld, Writethru: South Korea's President-elect nominatesveteran diplomat as PM SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's President-elect LeeMyung-bak announced Monday that he has nominated former ForeignMinister Han Seung-soo as prime minister. The 72-year-old Han, now ...
Turkey attracts more Chinese tourists
Jan 28, 2008 ... Turkey attracts more Chinese tourists ANKARA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- About 68,000 Chinese tourists visitedTurkey in 2007, up 21.2 percent from the previous year, the TurkishAnatolia News Agency reported on Sunday. The ...
2nd Ld, Writethru: South Korea's President-elect nominates veteran diplomat as PM
Jan 28, 2008 ... 2nd Ld, Writethru: South Korea's President-elect nominatesveteran diplomat as PM SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's President-elect LeeMyung-bak announced Monday that he has nominated former ForeignMinister Han Seung-soo as prime minister. The 72-year-old Han, now ...
Weak U.S. dollar pushes Chinese yuan to record high
Jan 28, 2008 ... Weak U.S. dollar pushes Chinese yuan to record high BEIJING, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese currency, the yuan,jumped to a new high of 7.1996 per U.S. dollar on Monday, despite amild rebound of the dollar last Friday. It was its fourth rise in as many trading days, and also ...