Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, February 4:
Opener, Advisory
Feb 04, 2008 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forSunday,february 03, 2008, and begins ...
Chinese state councilor visits snow-hit province to guide disaster relief work
Feb 04, 2008 ... Chinese state councilor visits snow-hit province to guidedisaster relief work BEIJING, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor Chen Zhiliarrived in snow-and-ice hit Zhejiang Province on Sunday to guide thedisaster relief work. Leading a work team dispatched by the State ...
China's top legislator calls for all-out efforts on power supply, transport amid snow chaos
Feb 04, 2008 ... China's top legislator calls for all-out efforts on power supply,transport amid snow chaos BEIJING, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislator Wu BangguoSunday visited the railway ministry and other departments in Beijingthat are playing key role in the fight against freak cold ...
Bangladesh may import gas import from Myanmar: Official
Feb 04, 2008 ... Bangladesh may import gas import from Myanmar: Official DHAKA, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh would consider gas importfrom Myanmar to meet a growing demand for the fuel, a seniorgovernment official said Sunday. "I don't see any alternative either to going for import or ...
News Analysis: What's behind Russia's military show off
Feb 04, 2008 ... News Analysis: What's behind Russia's military show off MOSCOW, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Russia wrapped up its 12-day jointexercise between its Air Force and Navy in the Atlantic andArcticoceans Saturday, arousing concerns from NATO members and otherwestern countries. This is the ...
Tibetan New Year celebration held in Beijing
Feb 04, 2008 ... Tibetan New Year celebration held in Beijing BEIJING, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- A special gathering was organized inBeijing on Sunday to celebrate the Tibetan New Year, which falls onThursday. The New Year under the Tibetan calendar coincides with the SpringFestival this year. In ...
Exhibition postponed in Sri Lanka after blasts
Feb 04, 2008 ... Exhibition postponed in Sri Lanka after blasts COLOMBO, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- An exhibition organized by the SriLankan government to mark the island's 60th anniversary ofindependence has been postponed for three days following the twobomb explosions in the capital on Sunday, officials ...
Chinese vice premier stresses importance of policy, engineering consultation
Feb 04, 2008 ... Chinese vice premier stresses importance of policy, engineeringconsultation BEIJING, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyaniscalling on officials in policy and engineering consultationdepartments to provide better policy recommendations for building amoderately ...
China fuel station collapse kills four, injures 16
Feb 04, 2008 ... China fuel station collapse kills four, injures 16 NANJING, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Four people died and 16 were injuredwhen a snow-laden fuel pump shelter in Nanjing suddenly collapsed onSunday afternoon, according to local sources. The accident took place around 2:30 p.m. at the ...
News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua
Feb 04, 2008 ... News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua HONG KONG, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are news itemsfromthe Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Sunday: Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers Major ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Feb. 3
Feb 04, 2008 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Feb. 3 BEIJING, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Sunday: Chinese download service provider Xunlei loses piracy suit 3rd Ld-Writethru-China Focus: China warns worst of weather crisisnot over, ...
More schoolhouses opened to take in stranded Chinese travelers
Feb 04, 2008 ... More schoolhouses opened to take in stranded Chinese travelers GUANGZHOU, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Six primary and middle schoolsalong subways in Guangzhou City in south China on Sunday were usedtotake in stranded passengers waiting for tickets for journeys homefor the Spring Festival ...
Webcast limit benefits public interest: Chinese official
Feb 04, 2008 ... Webcast limit benefits public interest: Chinese official BEIJING, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- A decision to restrict thebroadcasting of Internet videos is beneficial to public interest, aChinese official said on Sunday. The regulation on Internet video service, approved by ...
China orders more disaster relief efforts as weather turns milder
Feb 04, 2008 ... China orders more disaster relief efforts as weather turns milder BEIJING, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- China has ordered a stepping up indisaster relief efforts on Sunday for the worst snow in 50 years asthe weather was forecast to become milder next week. The southern regions, ...
China reports temporary respite in snow-inflicted traffic chaos
Feb 04, 2008 ... China reports temporary respite in snow-inflicted traffic chaos SHANGHAI, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- China's transportation system, whichhas been paralyzed by the worst snowy weather in half a century,glimpsed an encouraging sign on Sunday with the reports of lesscancelled flights and more ...
Islamic organization appeals for international help solving thePalestinian issue
Feb 04, 2008 ... Islamic organization appeals for international help solvingthePalestinian issue RIYADH, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Islamicorganization of Muslim nations appeal for international help toresolving the Palestinianissues, the leader of the Organization saidon Sunday. Ekmeleddin ...
Cote d'Ivoire whitewashes Guinea 5-0 with blitz into ANC semi- finals
Feb 04, 2008 ... Cote d'Ivoire whitewashes Guinea 5-0 with blitz into ANC semi-finals ACCRA, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire proved its potentialofbeing an African soccer king on Sunday by reaching the semi-finalsof the Africa Nations Cup (ANC) with a 5-0 smash over Guniea. The result was ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Feb. 4
Feb 04, 2008 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Feb. 4 MOSCOW -- Russia will build up its presence in the strategicareas of the world, including the Atlantic and the Mediterranean,Navy commander Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky said on Sunday. "We'll do all we can to build up our presence ...
Tokyo stocks open higher
Feb 04, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks open higher TOKYO, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rose nearly 2 percentatthe outset of Monday trading. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei StockAverage gained 230.94 ...
Argentina beats Austria 3-1 in Fed Cup World Group Two
Feb 04, 2008 ... Argentina beats Austria 3-1 in Fed Cup World Group Two BUENOS AIRES Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Argentina beat Austria 3-1 onSunday in the first round of World Group Two in the women's Fed Cup,on the clay courts of Parque Roca, in Argentina's capital cityBuenos Aires. In the first ...
Fiji interim PM declares "state of natural disaster"
Feb 04, 2008 ... Fiji interim PM declares "state of natural disaster" WELLINGTON, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Fiji's military chief and interimPrime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama has declared the cycloneand flood ravaged areas in the Pacific nation a state of naturaldisaster, the Fiji Live website ...
Dollar trades at upper 106 yen in Tokyo
Feb 04, 2008 ... Dollar trades at upper 106 yen in Tokyo TOKYO, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded at the upper 106yen level early Monday in Tokyo. At 9 a.m., the dollar traded at 106.58-63 yen against 106.45-55yen in New York and ...
S. Korea's foreign reserves fall in January
Feb 04, 2008 ... S. Korea's foreign reserves fall in January SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's central bank said Mondaythat the country's foreign exchange reserves fell to 261.9 billionU.S. dollars in January. According to a statement by the Bank of Korea (BOK), South Korea's foreign ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Feb 04, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers CANBERRA, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Monday. The Australian: -- Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced on Sunday that 1,000 ofthe nation's "best and brightest" ...
Results of English Premier League
Feb 04, 2008 ... Results of English Premier League LONDON, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results oftheEnglish Premier ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- Feb. 4
Feb 04, 2008 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- Feb. 4 BEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of themajorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursuedby Xinhua on Monday: -- Southern Chile volcano ...
S. Korea's agriculture deficit hits record high in 2007
Feb 04, 2008 ... S. Korea's agriculture deficit hits record high in 2007 SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's agriculture deficitreached a record high at 10.92 billion U.S. dollars in 2007 due toasharp rise in global grain and feed prices, the state-run Agro-Fisheries Trade Corp. said on ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Feb 04, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsinleading Japanese newspapers on Monday: Japan Times: -- A group of Chinese experts expressed hope Sunday of coming to"a scientific conclusion" on ...
Panathinaikos tops Greek Super League
Feb 04, 2008 ... Panathinaikos tops Greek Super League ATHENS, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Panathinaikos Athens climbed to thetop of the Greek Super League football standings over the weekendafter beating ambitious Super League newcomer Asteras Tripoli 2-0 athome on Sunday. According to Athens News ...
S. Korea's central bank may cut growth target for 2008
Feb 04, 2008 ... S. Korea's central bank may cut growth target for 2008 SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's central bank mightcuteconomic growth target for the country for 2008 amid growingpressures from high prices of crude oil and other raw materials anda U.S. economic slowdown weigh on ...
Maradona denies "hand of God" apology
Feb 04, 2008 ... Maradona denies "hand of God" apology BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Diego Maradona on Sunday deniednewspaper reports that he had asked for forgiveness for his"hand ofGod" goal in the 1986 World Cup during a recent visit to England,and swore at teammates who had commented on the ...
URGENT: Chinese shares sharply higher in morning trade after Wall Street rally
Feb 04, 2008 ... URGENT: Chinese shares sharply higher in morning trade after WallStreet rally BEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shares surged more than threepercent in morning trade after Wall Street ...
Barcelona edges Osasuna 1-0
Feb 04, 2008 ... Barcelona edges Osasuna 1-0 MADRID, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Soccer giant Barcelona, currentlysecond place in the Spanish first division league, edged Osasuna 1-0 in a 22nd-round game on Sunday, reducing its difference withleague leader Real Madrid to six league points from ...
Market exchange rates -- Feb. 4
Feb 04, 2008 ... Market exchange rates -- Feb. 4 BEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- The central parity rate of the RMBagainst five major currencies announced on Feb. 4 by the ChinaForeign Exchange Trading System: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar 100 ...
Switzerland draws emergency preplans to counter terrorists: DM
Feb 04, 2008 ... Switzerland draws emergency preplans to counter terrorists: DM GENEVA, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Swiss government is working onaseries of emergency counter-plans to fight against possible attacksby terrorists, Defense Minister Samuel Schmid said Sunday. Although Switzerland is ...
Southern Chile volcano erupts again, no injuries reported
Feb 04, 2008 ... Southern Chile volcano erupts again, no injuries reported SANTIAGO, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Southern Chilean volcano Llaimabegan erupting again early Sunday, triggering around 10 earthtremors, but so far there are no reports of deaths or seriousinjuries. A two-km river of lava ...
Argentine San Lorenzo signs D'Alessandro
Feb 04, 2008 ... Argentine San Lorenzo signs D'Alessandro BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Argentine soccer club SanLorenzo said on Sunday it had signed attacking winger AndresD'Alessandro, who currently plays for Spanish team Zaragoza, beatingstiff competition from D'Alessandro's first club, River ...
Death toll in Brazil floods rises to nine
Feb 04, 2008 ... Death toll in Brazil floods rises to nine RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in the heavyrain-triggered floods that hit the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeirolate Saturday and early Sunday rose to nine with 12 othersinjured,local fire services said. Authorities ...
Standings of 2007-2008 NBA conference after Feb. 3 games
Feb 04, 2008 ... Standings of 2007-2008 NBA conference after Feb. 3 games WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings ofNational Basketball Association after Sunday's games: Eastern Conference Name Win Loss PCT Home Road Streak Boston 36 ...
Results of Sunday's NBA games
Feb 04, 2008 ... Results of Sunday's NBA games WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of 2007-2008 National Basketball ...
Argentina crushes Austria 4-1
Feb 04, 2008 ... Argentina crushes Austria 4-1 BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Argentine women's tennisteam scored three victories against Austria on Sunday, bringingtheir total score to 4-1, in the first round of World Group Twointhe Fed Cup, on the clay courts of Parque Roca, in ...
France condemns Chadian rebels' violence
Feb 04, 2008 ... France condemns Chadian rebels' violence PARIS, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy Sunday"strongly condemned" the Chadian rebels' "attempt to seize powerthrough violence." According to a statement from the Presidential Office, Sarkozytelephoned Chadian ...
Nigeria's Eagles crash in Accra
Feb 04, 2008 ... Nigeria's Eagles crash in Accra LAGOS, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria's Super Eagles' defensivefrailty was exposed on Sunday by Ghana's Black Stars in the AfricanCup of Nations, who came from behind to overcome their West Africanneighbors 2-1. The Eagles showed again their ...
Chinese shares sharply higher in morning trade after Wall Street rally
Feb 04, 2008 ... Chinese shares sharply higher in morning trade after Wall Streetrally BEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shares surged sharply inmorning trade after a rally on the Wall Street and news of improvingweather in snow-hit regions. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rallied ...
Snowy weather causes traffic accidents in Sweden, 6 dead
Feb 04, 2008 ... Snowy weather causes traffic accidents in Sweden, 6 dead STOCKHOLM, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Six people have been killed intraffic accidents caused by snowstorms in central and southernSweden in recent days, media reports said Sunday. On Sunday morning, a mother and daughter in a ...
Agogo's last-ditch effort sends host Ghana to ANC semi-finals
Feb 04, 2008 ... Agogo's last-ditch effort sends host Ghana to ANC semi-finals ACCRA, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Although a red card for Ghana extendedNigeria's staff advantage, the Black Stars defeated Nigeria 2-1 onSunday and secured the first position in the semi-finals of theAfrica Nations Cup (ANC) ...
S.Korea, DPRK to discuss details of joint cheering squad for Beijing Olympics
Feb 04, 2008 ... S.Korea, DPRK to discuss details of joint cheering squad forBeijing Olympics SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- South Korea and the Democratic People'sRepublic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday will hold working-level talksover forming a joint cheering squad for the Beijing Olympics, SouthKorea's ...
New Zealand scientists propose classification system in Antarctica
Feb 04, 2008 ... New Zealand scientists propose classification system inAntarctica WELLINGTON, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Antarctic Treaty nations willdecide in June whether to adopt a framework developed by New Zealandscientists for classifying physical environments over the entirefrozen ...
Result of Super Bowl XLII
Feb 04, 2008 ... Result of Super Bowl XLII WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Following is the final result ofthe American National Football ...
Urgent: Blast takes place in Pakistan's Rawalpindi, casualties feared
Feb 04, 2008 ... Urgent: Blast takes place in Pakistan's Rawalpindi, casualtiesfeared ISLAMABAD, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- A blast was ...
Heavy fog hits frozen south China, adding to transport woes
Feb 04, 2008 ... Heavy fog hits frozen south China, adding to transport woes BEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Parts of south China affected by theworst winter weather in 50 years were shrouded in heavy fog onMondaymorning, adding to traffic woes caused by snow and frost over thelast three ...
2nd Ld: Blast takes place in Pakistan's Rawalpindi
Feb 04, 2008 ... 2nd Ld: Blast takes place in Pakistan's Rawalpindi ISLAMABAD, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- A blast took place in the garrisoncity of Rawalpindi in Pakistan early Monday morning, ...
5 killed in S. Philippines hostage rescue
Feb 04, 2008 ... 5 killed in S. Philippines hostage rescue MANILA, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Five people, including two governmentsoldiers, were killed early Monday as government troopsclashed witharmed members of the rebel group Abu Sayyaf in a hostage rescuemission in southern Philippines. Major ...
Russian ship seized off Somalia: report
Feb 04, 2008 ... Russian ship seized off Somalia: report MOSCOW, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- A Russian tugboat has been captured bypirates off the coast of Somalia, Russian media reported Sunday. The ship, Svitser Korsakov, had six people on board, two Britonsand four Russians, the RIA Novosti news ...
URGENT: GERMANY'S HELGE MEEUW WINS MEN'S 100 METERS BACKSTROKE AT CHINA OPEN
Feb 04, 2008 ... URGENT: GERMANY'S HELGE MEEUW WINS ...
Nikkei briefly up nearly 3 pct in morning session
Feb 04, 2008 ... Nikkei briefly up nearly 3 pct in morning session TOKYO, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks staged a strong rallyMonday morning, with the key Nikkei index surging nearly 3percent,or 370 points. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended the ...
1st Ld: Blast takes place in Pakistan's Rawalpindi
Feb 04, 2008 ... 1st Ld: Blast takes place in Pakistan's Rawalpindi ISLAMABAD, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- A blast was heard in thegarrisoncity of Rawalpindi in Pakistan and at least two people ...
URGENT: HUNGARIAN NIKOLETT SZEPESI TRIUMPHS IN WOMEN'S 200 METERS BACKSTROKE AT CHINA OPEN
Feb 04, 2008 ... URGENT: HUNGARIAN NIKOLETT SZEPESI TRIUMPHS ...
3rd Ld: Blast in Pakistan's garrison city leaves 8 dead
Feb 04, 2008 ... 3rd Ld: Blast in Pakistan's garrison city leaves 8 dead ISLAMABAD, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- A blast took place in the garrisoncity of Rawalpindi in Pakistan early Monday morning, leaving atleast eight people dead, local TV channel Geo reported. The bomb blast occurred in front of the ...
URGENT: SWEDEN'S STEFAN NYSTRAND CLAIMS GOLD OF MEN'S 50 METERS FREESTYLE AT CHINA OPEN
Feb 04, 2008 ... URGENT: SWEDEN'S STEFAN NYSTRAND CLAIMS ...
Sweden's Nystrand takes gold of men's 50 meters freestyle at China Open
Feb 04, 2008 ... Sweden's Nystrand takes gold of men's 50 meters freestyle atChina Open BEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Sweden's Stefan Nystrand clocked thefastest time of 22.39 seconds in men's 50 meters freestyle at ...
URGENT: HUNGARY'S LASZLO CSEH WINS MEN'S 200 METERS INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY AT CHINA OPEN
Feb 04, 2008 ... URGENT: HUNGARY'S LASZLO CSEH WINS MEN'S ...
1st LD: Chinese shares sharply higher in morning trade after Wall Street rally
Feb 04, 2008 ... 1st LD: Chinese shares sharply higher in morning trade after WallStreet rally BEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shares surged sharply inmorning trade over a rally on the Wall Street and news of improvingweather in snow-hit regions. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index ...
Chinese swimmer Qi claims her second gold at China Open
Feb 04, 2008 ... Chinese swimmer Qi claims her second gold at China Open BEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese swimmer Qi Hui claimed hersecond gold at China Open by winning the women's 200 metersindividual medley here Monday. Qi didn't lead the squad of eight until the third lap wheresheshowed ...
Colombian government willing to facilitate FARC prisoner release
Feb 04, 2008 ... Colombian government willing to facilitate FARC prisoner release BOGOTA, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Colombian Interior Minister CarlosHolguin said Sunday that his government would facilitate the releaseof three sick former legislators held by the RevolutionaryArmedForces of Colombia ...