Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, February 21:
Opener, Advisory
Feb 21, 2008 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English serviceforWednesday, february 20, 2008, and begins ...
Armenian elections mostly meet standards, international observers say
Feb 21, 2008 ... Armenian elections mostly meet standards, international observerssay YEREVAN, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- International monitoringorganizations said Wednesday that Armenia's presidentialelectionsmostly met the standards set to define them as free andopen. The elections were "mostly ...
Xinhua world news summary at 1600 GMT, Feb. 20
Feb 21, 2008 ... Xinhua world news summary at 1600 GMT, Feb. 20 ISLAMABAD -- Co-Chairman of People's Party of Pakistan (PPP) AsifAli Zardari Wednesday said he would not become prime ministerofPakistan, local TV channel DAWN NEWS reported. Addressing a news conference here, Zardari said that the ...
EU observers say Pakistan's elections competitive despite significant problems
Feb 21, 2008 ... EU observers say Pakistan's elections competitive despitesignificant problems ISLAMABAD, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- The National and ProvincialAssembly elections of Pakistan were competitive and the pollingprocess achieved increased public confidence, but there weresignificant problems ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Feb. 20
Feb 21, 2008 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Feb. 20 BEIJING, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are Domestic newsitemsreleased by Xinhua on Wednesday: China to step up anti-corruption crackdown: discipline watchdog China Southern Power Grid reconnects with all snow-hit ...
More countries take sides regarding Kosovo's independence declaration
Feb 21, 2008 ... More countries take sides regarding Kosovo's independencedeclaration BEIJING, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Germany, Pakistan and SouthAfricahave clarified their stances regarding Kosovo's independencedeclaration. The South African government regarded the unilateral declarationof ...
Chinese state councilor visits Japan's famous ballet troupe
Feb 21, 2008 ... Chinese state councilor visits Japan's famous ballet troupe TOKYO, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese State Councilor TangJiaxuan on Wednesday visited Japan's famous Matsuyama Ballet Troupe,which has made positive dedication to the Sino-Japanese friendship. Tang recalled ...
Nepal gives airport new name in memory of first ascenders of Mt. Qomolangma
Feb 21, 2008 ... Nepal gives airport new name in memory of first ascenders of Mt.Qomolangma KATHMANDU, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Nepali government has decidedtoname Lukla Airport of Solukhumbu as "Tenzing - Hillary Airport"inmemory of first ascenders of Mt. Qomolangma, Tenzing NorgaySherpaand Sir ...
U.S. observers laud success in conduct of elections in Pakistan
Feb 21, 2008 ... U.S. observers laud success in conduct of elections in Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan has achieved significantlevel of success in the conduct of the general elections as comparedto international standards, head of a U.S. observers mission saidhere ...
(update) 3 more countries ratify ASEAN Charter
Feb 21, 2008 ... (update) 3 more countries ratify ASEAN Charter SINGAPORE, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Brunei, Laos and Malaysia havejoined Singapore in ratifying the Association of Southeast AsianNations (ASEAN) Charter, Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo saidWednesday. "We fully expect it to be ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Feb 21, 2008 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2) HONG KONG, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are news items fromthe Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Wednesday: 3rd Ld Writethru: Powerful quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra Island Deadline to submit closed-list for ...
Kenya to send eight athletes to World Indoor Championships
Feb 21, 2008 ... Kenya to send eight athletes to World Indoor Championships NAIROBI, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Kenya on Wednesday named eightathletes who will represent the country at next month's globalchampionships in Valencia. Athletics Kenya (AK) Secretary-General David Okeyo said theselected ...
Matsuo becomes first Japanese footballer to play in Zambia Super Division
Feb 21, 2008 ... Matsuo becomes first Japanese footballer to play in Zambia SuperDivision LUSAKA, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Striker from Japan Yo Matsuo is settobecome the first Japanese footballer to play in Zambia's SuperDivision, Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation reportedWednesday. The ...
Poland's president awards Dutch-born football coach Beenhakker
Feb 21, 2008 ... Poland's president awards Dutch-born football coach Beenhakker WARSAW, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Poland's Dutch-born national footballcoach Leo Beenhakker on Wednesday received a Polonia Restituta orderfrom president Lech Kaczynski for leading Poland to its first-everqualification for ...
Nadal into second round of Rotterdam tournament, Hewitt ousted
Feb 21, 2008 ... Nadal into second round of Rotterdam tournament, Hewitt ousted BRUSSELS, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Top seed and World No. 2 RafaelNadal and No. 5 seed Tomas Berdych sailed into the second roundofthe ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, theNetherlandson Wednesday, but former ...
Stocks close higher in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico
Feb 21, 2008 ... Stocks close higher in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico MEXICO CITY, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three majorstock markets closed higher Wednesday. The Buenos Aires stock market closed with the Merval index up0.57 percent to 2,074.70 points. The trade volume was 26.420 ...
Yunan governor vows to strengthen NGO cooperation on environmental protection
Feb 21, 2008 ... Yunan governor vows to strengthen NGO cooperation onenvironmental protection KUNMING, Feb. 21 (Xinhua)-- The governor of Yunan, theprovincewith the most diverse topography and greatest number ofplant species and animals in southwest China, vowed on Wednesday tostrengthen ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Feb. 21
Feb 21, 2008 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Feb. 21 BRATISLAVA -- Slovakia will not recognize the independent Kosovofor the time being since Kosovo's declaration of independence is incontradiction with the principles of the international law, SlovakPrime Minister Robert Fico said on ...
Arsenal ties AC Milan in goalless match
Feb 21, 2008 ... Arsenal ties AC Milan in goalless match LONDON, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Following is a Champions League firstknockout round, first leg match result on Wednesday: Arsenal 0 AC Milan 0 At Emirates Stadium, London Teams Arsenal: 1-Jens Lehmann; 3-Bacary Sagna, ...
Fenerbahce beats Sevilla 3-2
Feb 21, 2008 ... Fenerbahce beats Sevilla 3-2 ISTANBUL, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Following is a Champions Leaguefirst knockout round, first leg match result on Wednesday: Fenerbahce 3 Sevilla 2 At Sukru Saracoglu, Istanbul Scorers: Fenerbahce: Mateja Kezman 17, Lugano 57, Semih ...
China strengthens M&A regulation of listed companies
Feb 21, 2008 ... China strengthens M&A regulation of listed companies BEIJING, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- China has set up an individualcommittee to oversee the merger and acquisition (M&A) of its listedcompanies, as this resources allocation maneuver becomesincreasingly important in the country's ...
Chinese courts see surge of foreign-related intellectual property rights cases
Feb 21, 2008 ... Chinese courts see surge of foreign-related intellectual propertyrights cases JINAN, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- China has seen a surge in foreign-related intellectual property rights (IPR) court cases since joiningthe World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001. Domestic courts ...
Barcelona edges Celtic 3-2
Feb 21, 2008 ... Barcelona edges Celtic 3-2 LONDON, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Following is a Champions League firstknockout round, first leg match result on Wednesday: Celtic 2 Barcelona 3 At Celtic Park, Glasgow Scorers: Celtic: Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink 16, Barry Robson ...
Major news items in leading New Zealand newspapers
Feb 21, 2008 ... Major news items in leading New Zealand newspapers WELLINGTON, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are major newsitems in leading New Zealand newspapers on Thursday: The New Zealand Herald: -- Prime Minister Helen Clark has been forced to defend a bail-for-medals deal ...
Olympique Lyon ties Manchester United 1-1
Feb 21, 2008 ... Olympique Lyon ties Manchester United 1-1 PARIS, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Following is a Champions League firstknockout round, first leg match result on Wednesday: Olympique Lyon 1 Manchester United 1 At Stade Gerland, Lyon Scorers: Lyon: Karim Benzema ...
Tokyo stocks open higher
Feb 21, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks open higher TOKYO, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened nearly 2percenthigher Thursday. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei StockAverage, which Wednesday fell nearly 450 points, or ...
Dollar trades around 108 yen in Tokyo
Feb 21, 2008 ... Dollar trades around 108 yen in Tokyo TOKYO, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded around the 108yen line early Thursday in Tokyo. At 09:00 a.m. local time, the dollar traded at 108.02-07 yenagainst 108.06-16 yen in New York and 107.56-59 ...
Scottish Premier League standings
Feb 21, 2008 ... Scottish Premier League standings LONDON, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Scottish PremierLeague standings on Wednesday (tabulated under matches played,won,drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1. Rangers 24 19 2 3 56 17 59 2. ...
Qatar Open women's singles results
Feb 21, 2008 ... Qatar Open women's singles results DOHA, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Qatar Open women'ssingles second round results on Wednesday (prefix number denotesseeding): 3-Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, bt Yaroslava Shvedova, Russia, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 6-Venus Williams, United ...
State of emergency declared in all Ecuador due to heavy rainfall
Feb 21, 2008 ... State of emergency declared in all Ecuador due to heavy rainfall QUITO, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Ecuadorian President Rafael Correaextended Wednesday the state of emergency to all of Ecuador duetocontinued heavy rainfall. The initial state of emergency wasestablished Jan. 31 along this ...
Market exchange rates -- Feb. 21
Feb 21, 2008 ... Market exchange rates -- Feb. 21 BEIJING, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The central parity rate of theRMBagainst five major currencies announced on Feb. 21 by the ChinaForeign Exchange Trading System: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar ...
World Indoor Tournament men's singles results
Feb 21, 2008 ... World Indoor Tournament men's singles results BRUSSELS, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are the World IndoorTournament men's singles results in Rotterdam on Wednesday(prefixnumber denotesseeding): Second round Gilles Simon, France, bt Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, 7-6(4), ...
Scottish Premier League result
Feb 21, 2008 ... Scottish Premier League result LONDON, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Following is a Scottish ...
URGENT: S. Korean special prosecutor clears Lee Myung-bak in corruption investigation
Feb 21, 2008 ... URGENT: S. Korean special prosecutor clears Lee Myung-bak incorruption investigation SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- South ...
South African Premier League results/standings
Feb 21, 2008 ... South African Premier League results/standings JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are the South AfricaPremier League results/standings on Wednesday: Results: Ajax Cape Town3 Thanda Royal Zulu 0 AmaZulu 0 Lamontville Golden Arrows ...
Sharif not to take post in new gov't
Feb 21, 2008 ... Sharif not to take post in new gov't LAHORE, Pakistan, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Nawaz Sharif will not bethe prime minister or take any ministerial post in the newgovernment, Saif Qureshi, Political Convenor of Sharif's PakistanMuslim League (PML-N) said on Wednesday. In an ...
Shenzhou VII spaceship airlock module and spacesuit pass initial ground tests
Feb 21, 2008 ... Shenzhou VII spaceship airlock module and spacesuit pass initialground tests BEIJING, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- China has passed initial groundtests for its Shenzhou VII spaceship airlock module and anextravehicular spacesuit, Thursday's China daily quoted a topscientist as saying. ...
Macao sees retail sales value up 33 pct in 2007
Feb 21, 2008 ... Macao sees retail sales value up 33 pct in 2007 MACAO, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Macao saw its value of retail sales in2007 grow 33 percent compared with 2006, according to officialstatistics released on Wednesday. With notable increase in the sales of watches, clocks and ...
Buenos Aires Open men's singles results
Feb 21, 2008 ... Buenos Aires Open men's singles results BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Buenos AiresOpen men's singles second round results on Wednesday (prefixnumberdenotes seeding): 4-Juan ...
1st Ld: S. Korean special prosecutor clears Lee Myung-bak in corruption investigation
Feb 21, 2008 ... 1st Ld: S. Korean special prosecutor clears Lee Myung-bak incorruption investigation SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- South Korean special prosecutor onThursday cleared President-elect Lee Myung-bak in ...
Ivanovic likely to quit Qatar Open due to injury
Feb 21, 2008 ... Ivanovic likely to quit Qatar Open due to injury DOHA, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Top seed Ana Ivanovic might withdrawfrom the on-going Qatar Open due to an ankle injury suffered in herthird round match on Wednesday. The Serb, who reached last month's ...
Bulgaria faces infrastructure funds deficiency
Feb 21, 2008 ... Bulgaria faces infrastructure funds deficiency SOFIA, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Bulgaria has received about onlyonefifth of the funds for infrastructure from the European Union(EU)'s Instrument for Structural Policies for pre-Accession(ISPA)program, local press reported ...
Number of Macao's unemployed decreases in Q4 of 2007
Feb 21, 2008 ... Number of Macao's unemployed decreases in Q4 of 2007 MACAO, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Macao saw its total number ofunemployed population decreased to 9,500 in the fourth quarter of2007, which was slightly lower than the previous quarter in the sameyear, according to official statistics ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- Feb. 21
Feb 21, 2008 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- Feb. 21 BEIJING, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua on Thursday. -- Armenian opposition ...
S. Korea's gov't building catches fire, no casualties reported
Feb 21, 2008 ... S. Korea's gov't building catches fire, no casualties reported SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- A government building at central partof Seoul caught fire briefly early Thursday, damaging at least tworooms but leaving no casualties, according to police. The fire erupted at about 00:32 ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Feb 21, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Thursday: Japan Times: -- The U.S. military imposed a curfew on all its personnel inOkinawa beginning at o7:30 a.m. local time ...
Italy's Ilva takes Vale's new benchmark iron ore fines prices
Feb 21, 2008 ... Italy's Ilva takes Vale's new benchmark iron ore fines prices RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian miner Vale, theworld's largest iron ore exporter, announced Wednesday that ithascompleted negotiations on the price of iron ore fines withItaly'sbiggest steelmaker ...
Xinhua home news advisory -- Feb. 21
Feb 21, 2008 ... Xinhua home news advisory -- Feb. 21 BEIJING, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Major home news items to be coveredor pursued by Xinhua on Thursday: -- China tries to teach primary, middle school students PekingOpera -- China alert by ROK symbolic heritage building fire -- ...
Vietnamese man suspectedly dies from bird flu
Feb 21, 2008 ... Vietnamese man suspectedly dies from bird flu HANOI, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- A 40-year-old man from Vietnam'ssouthern Bac Lieu province has died of acute pneumonia, who has beensuspected of having contracted bird flu, according to localnewspaper Youth on Thursday. The man named ...
EU foreign policy chief says energy issue key in cooperation talks with Russia
Feb 21, 2008 ... EU foreign policy chief says energy issue key in cooperationtalks with Russia WARSAW, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Cooperation talks between theEuropean Union(EU) and Russia will achieve tangible results only ifenergy issues between the two sides are resolved, visiting EUforeign policy ...
EU ready to work with Pakistani authorities: Barroso
Feb 21, 2008 ... EU ready to work with Pakistani authorities: Barroso BRUSSELS, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- European Commission President JoseManuel Barroso said here Wednesday that the European Union (EU)remains committed to building a strong and stable relationship withthe people of Pakistan. He ...
China approves plan to develop southwest Beibu Bay economic zone
Feb 21, 2008 ... China approves plan to develop southwest Beibu Bay economic zone NANNING, Feb. 21, (Xinhua) -- China has promoted its southwestBeibu Bay as a new economic zone, with the approval of the "GuangxiBeibu Bay Economic Zone Development Plan", announced Ma Biao,Chairman of the Guangxi ...
China lunar probe to meet moon eclipse
Feb 21, 2008 ... China lunar probe to meet moon eclipse BEIJING, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- China's first lunar probingsatellite, Chang'e-1, will be put to test Thursday morning when theEarth eclipses the Sun and blocks the supply of solar energy. From about 10 a.m., the satellite will be hidden from ...
Armenian opposition protests preliminary election results
Feb 21, 2008 ... Armenian opposition protests preliminary election results YEREVAN, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- More than 10,000 supporters ofArmenian opposition candidate Levon Ter-Petrosyan gathered incentral Yerevan Wednesday to protest against the preliminary resultsof the presidential ...
Brazil gives priority to developing strategic relations with Argentina: FM
Feb 21, 2008 ... Brazil gives priority to developing strategic relations withArgentina: FM BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian Foreign MinisterCelso Amorim said here Wednesday that the Brazilian government wouldgive priority to the development of strategic relationswithArgentina and ...
2n Ld Writethru: S. Korean special prosecutor clears President- elect in corruption probe
Feb 21, 2008 ... 2n Ld Writethru: S. Korean special prosecutor clears President-elect in corruption probe SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- South Korean special prosecutor onThursday cleared President-elect Lee Myung-bak in corruptioninvestigation, according to official media. Chung Ho-young, the ...
2nd Ld Writethru: S. Korean special prosecutor clears President- elect in corruption probe
Feb 21, 2008 ... 2nd Ld Writethru: S. Korean special prosecutor clears President-elect in corruption probe SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- South Korean special prosecutor onThursday cleared President-elect Lee Myung-bak in corruptioninvestigation, according to official media. Chung Ho-young, the ...
China to launch national program to fight AIDS
Feb 21, 2008 ... China to launch national program to fight AIDS BEIJING, Feb. 21(Xinhua) -- China's medical authorities are working on the country'sfirst nationwide program in a bid to control the spread of AIDSamong male homosexuals, according to a work agenda released by theMinistry of Health. The ...
French player Ribery to miss Bayern's UEFA Cup clash due to injury
Feb 21, 2008 ... French player Ribery to miss Bayern's UEFA Cup clash due toinjury BERLIN, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- French midfielder Franck Ribery willmiss Bayern Munich's UEFA Cup clash with Aberdeen on Thursdayas hehas yet to recover from the hamstring injury. "Franck has been unable to take ...
Myanmar draws over 165 mln USD foreign investment in first half of 2007-08
Feb 21, 2008 ... Myanmar draws over 165 mln USD foreign investment in first halfof 2007-08 YANGON, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar drew 165.22 million U.S.dollars' foreign investment in the first half (April-September)ofthe fiscal year 2007-08, according to the figures released by theCentral ...
Bogota Cup women's singles results
Feb 21, 2008 ... Bogota Cup women's singles results BOGOTA, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Bogota Cup women'ssingles second round results on Wednesday (prefix number denotesseeding): Mariana Duque, Colombia, bt 5-Yvonne Meusburger, Austria, ...
San Jose Open men's singles results (updated)
Feb 21, 2008 ... San Jose Open men's singles results (updated) WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results fromthe San Jose Open men's singles matches on Wednesday (previousnumber denotes seeding): Second round Kei Nishikori, Japan, bt Diego ...
Preparations underway as Oscars ceremony braces for rain
Feb 21, 2008 ... Preparations underway as Oscars ceremony braces for rain LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Preparations were quietlyunderway Wednesday at Hollywood's Kodak Theater for the upcomingAcademy Awards show, as the movie industry's biggest ceremony bracesfor possible bad weather. But ...
Santos tries new approach to avoid relegation
Feb 21, 2008 ... Santos tries new approach to avoid relegation BRASILIA, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Due to the proximity to the dangerzone of being sent into the second division of the Sao Paulo statechampionship, Santos tried a new approach in their practice onWednesday. The Argentinean forward, ...
China calls for adherence to Kyoto Protocol, UN convention on climate change
Feb 21, 2008 ... China calls for adherence to Kyoto Protocol, UN convention onclimate change BRASILIA, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- China Wednesday called on theinternational community to observe the principles and framework setby the Kyoto Protocol and the United Nations Framework Convention onClimate ...