Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, February 15:
Chinese envoy sets forth position on human trafficking
Feb 15, 2008 ... Chinese envoy sets forth position on human trafficking VIENNA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- China attaches importance to theprevention of and crackdown on crimes of human trafficking, theChinese top envoy in Vienna said Thursday. Addressing a three-day UN conference on human ...
Hong Kong stocks open 2.12 pct lower -- Feb. 15
Feb 15, 2008 ... Hong Kong stocks open 2.12 pct lower -- Feb. 15 HONG KONG, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- ...
China's yuan breaks 7.18 mark against U.S. dollar
Feb 15, 2008 ... China's yuan breaks 7.18 mark against U.S. dollar BEIJING, Feb.15 (Xinhua) -- China's currency, the yuan,climbed127 basis points to a central parity of 7.1763 yuan to oneU.S. dollar on Friday, breaking the 7.18 mark for the first time. It was the 14th new high against the ...
5th LD, Writethru: Six dead, 16 wounded in U.S. campus shooting spree
Feb 15, 2008 ... 5th LD, Writethru: Six dead, 16 wounded in U.S. campus shootingspree WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- A young gunman stormed a lecturehall at Northern Illinois University (NIU) with a shotgun and twohandguns Thursday afternoon, killing five people and injuring 16others before ...
1st Ld: Eleven dead after east China restaurant fire
Feb 15, 2008 ... 1st Ld: Eleven dead after east China restaurant fire HANGZHOU, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Eleven people are dead after arestaurant fire in east China's Zhejiang Province early onFriday,local government sources said. The fire broke out at 1:50 a.m. at the Chengshuai Restaurant, ...
Urgent: Arrest warrants issued for suspects in East Timor attack
Feb 15, 2008 ... Urgent: Arrest warrants issued for suspects in East Timor attack JAKARTA, Feb 15 (Xinhua) -- East Timor's Attorney ...
Over 2 mln foreign tourists arrived in Cambodia in 2007
Feb 15, 2008 ... Over 2 mln foreign tourists arrived in Cambodia in 2007 PHNOM PENH, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- 2,015,128 foreign visitorsarrived in Cambodia in 2007, an 18.53 percent increase over 2006,according to the country's Tourism Statistical Report 2007 releasedhere on Friday. The figure ...
Brazil names new minister of racial equality
Feb 15, 2008 ... Brazil names new minister of racial equality RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian governmentThursday named lawmaker Edson Santos as the new Racial EqualityMinister, replacing Matilde Ribeiro who resigned amid allegations onreckless use of public money. Santos, ...
China's first lunar probe prepares for eclipse
Feb 15, 2008 ... China's first lunar probe prepares for eclipse BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- China's space technicians arepreparing for the first major challenge faced by lunar satelliteChang'e-1 when the Earth eclipses the sun and blocks the supplyofsolar energy on Feb. 21. Scientists have ...
Suspect in family multiple murder arrested in north China
Feb 15, 2008 ... Suspect in family multiple murder arrested in north China SHIJlAZHUANG, Feb. 15, (Xinhua) -- Police have arrested a manaccused of killing nine villagers, including a child, during theSpring Festival in Baoding city, in north China's Hebei Province. The 21-year-old man, from ...
Chinese share prices open slightly lower
Feb 15, 2008 ... Chinese share prices open slightly lower BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese share prices opened slightlylower Friday, with market sentiment dampened more or lessbyovernight jitters on the U.S. stock market. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index opened at 4,523.79 ...
Market exchange rates -- Feb. 15
Feb 15, 2008 ... Market exchange rates -- Feb. 15 BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- The central parity rate of theRMBagainst five major currencies announced on Feb. 15 by the ChinaForeign Exchange Trading System: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar ...
Xinhua home news advisory -- Feb. 15
Feb 15, 2008 ... Xinhua home news advisory -- Feb. 15 BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Major home news items to be coveredor pursued by Xinhua on Friday: 1. China's key ancient architecture monitored around-the-clock 2. Experts on WTO resolution regarding auto parts tariff 3. China's ...
Restaurant fire kills 11 in east China
Feb 15, 2008 ... Restaurant fire kills 11 in east China HANGZHOU, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Eleven people have been killed inarestaurant fire in east China's Zhejiang Province early Friday,local government sources said. The fire broke out at 1:50 a.m. Friday at the ChengshuaiRestaurant in Yiting ...
Brazilian duo advances to the semifinals of Brazil Open
Feb 15, 2008 ... Brazilian duo advances to the semifinals of Brazil Open BRASILIA, Feb.14 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian tennis doubles team ofMarcos Daniel and Thomaz Bellucci defeated their opponents and willgo on to the semifinals of the 2008 Brazil Open. On the main court, the Brazilians gave ...
1st LD: Syria pledges efforts to find murderer of Hezbollah leader
Feb 15, 2008 ... 1st LD: Syria pledges efforts to find murderer of Hezbollahleader DAMASCUS, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said Thursday that Syria would find the murderer ofHezbollah commander Imad Moughniyah as soon as possible. Muallem made the remarks after ...
Mexico defines equestrian team for Beijing Olympic Games
Feb 15, 2008 ... Mexico defines equestrian team for Beijing Olympic Games MEXICO CITY, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Mexico's equestrian team thatwill participate in the Beijing Olympic Games will be integrated byhorsemen Fernando Fernandez, jaime Azcarraga and Arturo Chedraui,Mexico's Olympic Games ...
Henin through to Antwerp quarter-finals, Chakvetadze upset
Feb 15, 2008 ... Henin through to Antwerp quarter-finals, Chakvetadze upset BRUSSELS, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Justine Henin recoveredfrom a disastrous start to fend off an upset attempt by BulgarianTsvetana Pironkova in three sets to advance to the quarterfinals ofthe Antwerp Diamond Games ...
Romario acquitted from doping charges
Feb 15, 2008 ... Romario acquitted from doping charges RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Superior Court ofSports Justice (STJD) unanimously declared football champion Romarionot guilty of the doping charges in a game of the 2007 BrazilianLeague. Romario cried while speaking at the ...
Serbia, Russia urge UN Security Council to reject Kosovo independence
Feb 15, 2008 ... Serbia, Russia urge UN Security Council to reject Kosovoindependence UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Serbia and Russia calledonthe UN Security Council Thursday to reject a unilateraldeclaration of independence by the Serbian breakaway province ofKosovo. At the request ...
Two-time Olympic champion sailor classifies to Beijing 2008
Feb 15, 2008 ... Two-time Olympic champion sailor classifies to Beijing 2008 RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian champion RobertScheidt and his sailing partner Bruno Prada ensured theirparticipation in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, in a selection that tookplace in Rio on ...
Los Angeles Galaxy to tour South Korea, China next month
Feb 15, 2008 ... Los Angeles Galaxy to tour South Korea, China next month LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Soccer star David Beckham andhis Los Angeles Galaxy teammates will tour South Korea and Chinanext month, before playing an exhibition game in Canada againstVancouver Whitecaps FC in May, the ...
Rio's leading 2016 Olympic bid race is no surprise, says city mayor
Feb 15, 2008 ... Rio's leading 2016 Olympic bid race is no surprise, says citymayor RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Rio's Mayor Cesar Maia saidhewas not surprised with the fact that the city occupies the firstposition among all the other bidders to host the 2016 Olympics, inthe ranking ...
3 foreigners, 1 Cuban lead Tour of Cuba's 10th phase
Feb 15, 2008 ... 3 foreigners, 1 Cuban lead Tour of Cuba's 10th phase HAVANA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Three foreign cyclist and CarlosArias from Havana, Cuba's capital city, formed a leading group onThursday in the Tour of Cuba's 10th 177 kilometers phase betweenSanta Clara (Villa Clara) and Cardenas ...
Tunisia sacks Lemerre as national soccer coach
Feb 15, 2008 ... Tunisia sacks Lemerre as national soccer coach TUNIS, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Tunisia Football Federation (FTF) saidon Thursday that Frenchman Roger Lemerre has been sacked as Tunisianational soccer coach. The decision was made following Tunisia's exit in the last eightof the ...
Cambodia refutes Amnesty's forced eviction allegations
Feb 15, 2008 ... Cambodia refutes Amnesty's forced eviction allegations PHNOM PENH, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Cambodian government hasdenied the accusations in a recent report by the AmnestyInternational (AI) that the government was implicated in massiveforced evictions, local press reported on ...
Myanmar working on resettling homeless gypsies in Yangon
Feb 15, 2008 ... Myanmar working on resettling homeless gypsies in Yangon YANGON, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Yangon municipal authorities havestarted a new project on resettling homeless gypsies wandering onstreets and densely-populated areas in the city, local pressreported Friday. A total of ...
Chinese diplomats visit Chinese sailors from sunk boat in Angola
Feb 15, 2008 ... Chinese diplomats visit Chinese sailors from sunk boat in Angola LUANDA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese diplomats Thursday visitedthe Chinese sailors rescued from a South Korean fishing boat, whichsank in the Angola water territory. Ding Shan, a counselor of the Chinese embassy ...
Timor-Leste issues arrest warrants for suspects in attempted killing on its leaders
Feb 15, 2008 ... Timor-Leste issues arrest warrants for suspects in attemptedkilling on its leaders JAKARTA, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Timor-Leste has issued arrestwarrants for 12 suspects involved in the attempted assassination ofthe country's top leaders, the attorney general said Friday. In an ...
Top IMF official forecasts 10-pct economic growth for China in 2008
Feb 15, 2008 ... Top IMF official forecasts 10-pct economic growth for China in2008 BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Dominique Strauss-Kahn, managingdirector of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said Friday thatalthough there was some impact from U.S. sub-prime mortgage crisison China, IMF still ...
Major news items in leading finance newspapers in India
Feb 15, 2008 ... Major news items in leading finance newspapers in India MUMBAI, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inIndia's leading finance and economics newspapers on Friday. Business Standard: -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday expressedconfidence ...
Police detain suspects in deadly warehouse fire in South Korea
Feb 15, 2008 ... Police detain suspects in deadly warehouse fire in South Korea SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Two were detained and 16 booked forinvestigation on Friday in a probe into a warehouse fire that left40people dead last month, while the cause of the blaze is stillundetermined, police ...
China railway construstion giant to launch IPO in early March
Feb 15, 2008 ... China railway construstion giant to launch IPO in early March BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Subscriptions for the China RailwayConstruction Corporation (CRCC) initial public offering will open onFeb. 25, according to the prospectus launched on Friday. Wholesale subscriptions for ...
Croatia, Macedonia. BiH divergent on Kosovo policy
Feb 15, 2008 ... Croatia, Macedonia. BiH divergent on Kosovo policy BELGRADE, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Croatia and Macedonia willfollowthe European Union's (EU) policy on Kosovo, while Bosnia andHerzegovina (BiH) has not yet considered recognizing theindependence of Kosovo, the local media ...
South China expressway closed after subsidence collapse
Feb 15, 2008 ... South China expressway closed after subsidence collapse GUANGZHOU, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in south China'sGuangdong Province have closed part of a trunk expressway followinga road collapse caused by subsidence. Motorists reported the collapse at about midday on ...
ADB president to visit Cambodia
Feb 15, 2008 ... ADB president to visit Cambodia PHNOM PENH, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Asian Development Bank (ADB)President Haruhiko Kuroda will visit Cambodia on Feb. 17-19 to meetwith government officials, according to the Cambodian Ministry ofEconomics and Finance. During the visit, Kuroda ...
Colombian former paramilitary commanders could face extradition: president
Feb 15, 2008 ... Colombian former paramilitary commanders could face extradition:president BOGOTA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Colombian President Alvaro Uribe saidon Thursday that the former paramilitary commanders in the countrycould be extradited to the United States if they are foundlinked toweapons ...
News Analysis: Bush signs economic stimulus plan to fend off recession
Feb 15, 2008 ... News Analysis: Bush signs economic stimulus plan to fend offrecession WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bushsigned a 168-billion-U.S.-dollar economic rescue package Wednesdaytofend off a possible economic recession. "I know a lot of Americans are ...
4th LD, Writethru: Five killed in U.S. university shooting spree
Feb 15, 2008 ... 4th LD, Writethru: Five killed in U.S. university shooting spree WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- A young gunman stormed a lecturehall at Northern Illinois University (NIU) with a shotgun and twohandguns Thursday afternoon, killing four people and injuringseveral others before ...
Canada to pay danger premium to public servants in Afghanistan
Feb 15, 2008 ... Canada to pay danger premium to public servants in Afghanistan OTTAWA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Canada will pay its public servantsinAfghanistan a special "risk and hardship" premium in a bid toovercome shortage of employees in dangerous countries, a governmentofficial said ...
Japanese local government admits domestic contamination of foods
Feb 15, 2008 ... Japanese local government admits domestic contamination of foods TOKYO, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- A Japanese local government admittedonThursday that pesticide detected recently on the surface of someChinese-made dumplings packages are dichlorvos used in the store. At a press ...
Urgent: Six killed in U.S. campus shooting
Feb 15, 2008 ... Urgent: Six killed in U.S. campus shooting WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Six people were killed and adozen others injured when a young gunman shot in a lecture hallatNorthern Illinois University (NIU) ...
Weddings in Argentina's capital double in Valentine's Day
Feb 15, 2008 ... Weddings in Argentina's capital double in Valentine's Day BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The amount of official weddingsdoubled on Thursday on Valentine's Day in Argentina's capital,Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires' civil wedding registry normally has an average of56marriages ...
Syria vows to retaliate againt expanded U.S. sanctions
Feb 15, 2008 ... Syria vows to retaliate againt expanded U.S. sanctions DAMASCUS, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said Thursday Damascus would respond to the financialsanctions announced by Washington against senior Syrian officials. "This is not the first time the ...
Iceland supports electricity production in Nicaragua
Feb 15, 2008 ... Iceland supports electricity production in Nicaragua MANAGUA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Iceland will grant 5 million U.S.dollars to Nicaragua to support its geothermal power plants,Nicaraguan Energy Minister Emilio Rappaccioli said on Thursday. With the donation from Iceland, ...
Bulgaria to reach EU innovation level in 20 years
Feb 15, 2008 ... Bulgaria to reach EU innovation level in 20 years SOFIA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Bulgaria is expected to reach thelevel of innovation performance of the developed European Union (EU)member states within 20 years, Sofia News Agency reported Thursday. The seventh edition of the ...
News Analysis: Bush visits Africa to promote U.S. image, strategic interests
Feb 15, 2008 ... News Analysis: Bush visits Africa to promote U.S. image,strategic interests WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bushembarks Friday on a week-long trip to Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghanaand Liberia in an apparent aim to promote a kind and gentle U.S.image as ...
Canadian government faces confidence vote
Feb 15, 2008 ... Canadian government faces confidence vote OTTAWA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Canadian parliament will vote on theConservative government's budget on Feb. 28, a confidence votewhichcould topple the government. Government House leader Peter Van Loan announced Thursday thatthe vote ...
Stocks end lower in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico
Feb 15, 2008 ... Stocks end lower in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico MEXICO CITY, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three majorstock markets closed lower Thursday. The Buenos Aires stock market closed with the Merval indexdown0.07 percent to 2,041.81 points. The trade volume was 49.6millionU.S ....
2nd LD: Gunman injures 18, kills himself in U.S. university
Feb 15, 2008 ... 2nd LD: Gunman injures 18, kills himself in U.S. university WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- A young gunman on Thursday shotina lecture hall at Northern Illinois University (NIU) in the Chicagosuburb of DeKalb, Illinois, injuring 18 people, before he killedhimself, local authorities ...
1st LD: Chadian president announces state of emergency
Feb 15, 2008 ... 1st LD: Chadian president announces state of emergency YAOUNDE, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chadian President Idriss Deby ItnoonThursday declared a state of emergency in the country, according toreports reaching here from the Chadian capital of N'Djamena. The measure was to tighten ...
2nd LD: Chadian president announces state of emergency
Feb 15, 2008 ... 2nd LD: Chadian president announces state of emergency YAOUNDE, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chadian President Idriss Deby ItnoonThursday declared a state of emergency in the country, according toreports reaching here from the Chadian capital of N'Djamena. The measure was to tighten ...
Opener, Advisory
Feb 15, 2008 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English serviceforThursday, february 14, 2008, and begins ...
Syria pledges efforts to find murderer of Hezbollah leader
Feb 15, 2008 ... Syria pledges efforts to find murderer of Hezbollah leader DAMASCUS, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said Thursday that Syria would find the murderer ofHezbollah commander Imad Moughniyah as soon as possible. Muallem made the remarks after meeting ...
Serbia urges UN Security Council to reject Kosovo independence
Feb 15, 2008 ... Serbia urges UN Security Council to reject Kosovo independence UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Serbia urged the UN SecurityCouncil Thursday to reject a unilateral declaration of independenceof its breakaway province of Kosovo. At the request of Serbia and Russia, the 15 ...
Urgent: Chad announces state of emergency
Feb 15, 2008 ... Urgent: Chad announces state of emergency YAOUNDE, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chadian President Idriss Deby ...
U.S. surveyors examine Czech radar site
Feb 15, 2008 ... U.S. surveyors examine Czech radar site PRAGUE, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. surveyors on Thursday completeda several-day visit to the Czech Republic, during which theyexamined the site for installation of radar parts at the plannedU.S. radar base in the Brdy military ...
3rd LD: At least five killed in U.S. university shooting
Feb 15, 2008 ... 3rd LD: At least five killed in U.S. university shooting WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed and adozen others injured when a young gunman shoot in a lecture hall atNorthern Illinois University (NIU) in the Chicago suburb of DeKalb,Illinois, on Thursday, ...
Roundup: Putin hails domestic progress, stands firm against West atKremlin press event
Feb 15, 2008 ... Roundup: Putin hails domestic progress, stands firm against WestatKremlin press event MOSCOW, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir PutinonThursday expressed optimism about his country's futuredevelopmentand stood firm on some of the disputes with the West inhis ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Feb. 15
Feb 15, 2008 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Feb. 15 BELGRADE -- The Serbian government adopted on Thursday aresolution to annul a unilateral declaration of independence ofKosovo and called for an urgent session of the parliament to approvethe resolution, the official Tanjug news agency ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- Feb. 15
Feb 15, 2008 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- Feb. 15 BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua on Friday. -- Syria vows ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Feb 15, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Following are major newsheadlines in leading Indian newspapers on Friday.The Hindu: -- Despite "strong opposition" from the supporting Leftparties,the United Progressive Alliance government ...
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0430 GMT, Feb. 15
Feb 15, 2008 ... Xinhua world economic news summary at 0430 GMT, Feb. 15 NEW YORK -- The largest gathering of financial and corporateleaders from around the world ever to examine the climate changeissue convened at the United Nations headquarters Thursday forthethird Investors Summit on Climate ...
3rd LD, Writethru: Chadian president announces state of emergency
Feb 15, 2008 ... 3rd LD, Writethru: Chadian president announces state of emergency YAOUNDE, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chadian President Idriss Deby ItnoonThursday declared a state of emergency in the country, according toreports reaching here from the Chadian capital of N'Djamena. In an address on ...
Australian PM pledges support to Timor-Leste
Feb 15, 2008 ... Australian PM pledges support to Timor-Leste CANBERRA, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Australian Prime Minister KevinRudd said on Friday his troops will remain in Timor-Leste for aslong as Timorese government wants them to. Rudd told reporters in Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste, that ...