Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, March 3:
Global warming threatens more than just coral
Mar 03, 2008 ... Global warming threatens more than just coral WELLINGTON, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Rising sea levels from globalwarming will threaten the livelihoods and homes of more than 200,000people who live on coral atolls in coming generations, the PACNEWSreported on Monday.The warning ...
Nepal to hold national sports festival
Mar 03, 2008 ... Nepal to hold national sports festival KATHMANDU, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Preparations for the broad secondnational sports festival to be organized by the Nepal RepublicanSports Federation have been completed, the organizers said. Thefestival will begin on Tuesday. Organizing a ...
Thai PM visits Cambodia to strengthen bilateral ties
Mar 03, 2008 ... Thai PM visits Cambodia to strengthen bilateral ties PHNOM PENH, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Thai Prime Minister SamakSundaravej started his official visit in Cambodia on Monday tostrengthen bilateral ties, Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhongsaid. Samak visits here to introduce ...
Results of Sunday's NBA games
Mar 03, 2008 ... Results of Sunday's NBA games WASHINGTON, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of 2007-2008 National Basketball Association games on Sunday (home team inCAPS): CLEVELAND CAVALIERS bt Chicago Bulls, 95-86 LOS ANGELES LAKERS bt Dallas Mavericks, 108-104 ...
Standings of 2007-2008 NBA conference after March 2 games
Mar 03, 2008 ... Standings of 2007-2008 NBA conference after March 2 games WASHINGTON, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standingsofNational Basketball Association after Sunday's games: Eastern Conference Name Win Loss PCT Home Road Streak Boston 46 ...
News Analysis: Regional tensions rise as Venezuela, Ecuador send troops to border with Colombia
Mar 03, 2008 ... News Analysis: Regional tensions rise as Venezuela, Ecuador sendtroops to border with Colombia CARACAS/BOGOTA, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Regional tensionsincreasedSunday as Venezuela and Ecuador boosted military deploymenton their Colombian borders, following Colombia's anti-rebel ...
S. Korea's comsumer prices climb 3.6 pct in February
Mar 03, 2008 ... S. Korea's comsumer prices climb 3.6 pct in February SEOUL, March 3 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's consumer prices rose by3.6 percent in February from a year earlier due to the increasingprices of crude oil, agricultural and manufactured products, theKorea National Statistical Office ...
NATO soldier dies in S. Afghanistan
Mar 03, 2008 ... NATO soldier dies in S. Afghanistan KABUL, March 3 (Xinhua) -- A soldier of the NATO-ledInternational Security Assistance Force (ISAF) died of woundsreceived in Afghanistan's southern restive region, said a pressrelease of the alliance issued here Monday. "An ISAF soldier ...
Myanmar holds furniture fair to boost timber export
Mar 03, 2008 ... Myanmar holds furniture fair to boost timber export YANGON, March 3 (Xinhua) -- A five-day Myanmar furniture fairopened at the Tatmadaw Hall here Monday in a bid to introduce thecountry's value-added good-quality forest products to the worldmarket and boost timber ...
Indian stock market opens lower
Mar 03, 2008 ... Indian stock market opens lower MUMBAI, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Indian shares opened lower on Monday,with the key Sensex index down 2.0 percent shortly after opening. Sensex declined 351.16 points, or 2.0 percent to 17,227.56points ....
Roundup: Myanmar calls for long-term precaution against bird flu
Mar 03, 2008 ... Roundup: Myanmar calls for long-term precaution against bird flu YANGON, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar livestock authoritiesMonday called on the country's people to exercise a long-termprecaution against the recurrence of deadly H5N1 bird flu. The call on livestock breeders, ...
Urgent: Medvedev gains over 70 percent of vote in Russian presidential election: official figures
Mar 03, 2008 ... Urgent: Medvedev gains over 70 percent of vote in Russianpresidential election: official figures MOSCOW, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Dmitry Medvedev, first deputyprimeminister of Russian ...
Bangladeshi gov't opposes Taiwan's referendum for joining UN
Mar 03, 2008 ... Bangladeshi gov't opposes Taiwan's referendum for joining UN DHAKA, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The Bangladeshi caretakergovernmenthas reaffirmed it's support for the one-China policy andopposed Taiwan's referendum for joining the United Nations. While meeting with Chinese Ambassador ...
Strong earthquake hits Indonesia
Mar 03, 2008 ... Strong earthquake hits Indonesia HONG KONG, March 3 (Xinhua) -- A strong earthquake measuring 6.4on the Richter scale jolted areas south of Sumatra, Indonesia at0243GMT Monday, the Hong Kong Observatory said in a bulletin releasedhere Monday ...
Chinese shares rebound in the morning session
Mar 03, 2008 ... Chinese shares rebound in the morning session BEIJING, Mar. 3 (Xinhua)-- Chinese shares opened low on Mondaymorning and rebound to close slightly higher in the morning sessionthan the previous trading day. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 76.78 points, or ...
Indonesian president to visit Iran
Mar 03, 2008 ... Indonesian president to visit Iran JAKARTA, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Susilo BambangYudhoyono is scheduled next week to visit Iran to foster bilateralties and then Senegal to attend the 11th Organization ofthe IslamicConference (OIC) Summit. A third country, ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Mar 03, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Monday. Ha'aretz: -- The Israel Defense Forces' offensive in Gaza appeared to bewinding down early on Monday, and Hamas ...
Hong Kong stocks finish sharply lower at midday -- March 3
Mar 03, 2008 ... Hong Kong stocks finish sharply lower at midday -- March 3 HONG KONG, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks plunged 717.17points, or 2.95 percent, to close Monday's morning ...
Nikkei plunges 4 pct
Mar 03, 2008 ... Nikkei plunges 4 pct TOKYO, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Japan's key Nikkei stock index plungednearly 4.5 percent on Monday. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 610.84 ...
5th LD, Writethru: Medvedev wins Russian presidential election: official figures
Mar 03, 2008 ... 5th LD, Writethru: Medvedev wins Russian presidential election:official figures MOSCOW, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Dmitry Medvedev, first deputyprimeminister of Russian President Vladimir Putin's cabinet, has wonthe country's fifth presidential election by a landslide,officialfigures ...
Chinese lawmaker demands timetable for "paper tiger" authentication
Mar 03, 2008 ... Chinese lawmaker demands timetable for "paper tiger"authentication BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- A deputy to China's top lawmakingbody, the National People's Congress, said she was ready to pressureforestry authorities into telling the public whether thecontroversial photos of a ...
Urgent: Medvedev wins Russian presidential election: watchdog
Mar 03, 2008 ... Urgent: Medvedev wins Russian presidential election: watchdog MOSCOW, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Dmitry Medvedev, first deputyprimeminister of ...
Pakistan People's Party likely to name PM Thursday
Mar 03, 2008 ... Pakistan People's Party likely to name PM Thursday ISLAMABAD, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan People's Party (PPP),which won the most votes in the Feb. 18 general elections, is likelyto name the country's next prime minister on Thursday, thePakistan's Daily Times reported ...
China produced 2.52 billion tons of raw coal in 2007
Mar 03, 2008 ... China produced 2.52 billion tons of raw coal in 2007 BEIJING, Mar. 3 (Xinhua)-- China produced 2.52 billion tons ofraw coal last year, up 8.2 percent from 2006, according to the ChinaNational Coal Association (CNCA). The output of raw coal saw consecutive growth in the past ...
Suicide car bombing kills two people in Baghdad
Mar 03, 2008 ... Suicide car bombing kills two people in Baghdad BAGHDAD, March 3 (Xinhua) -- A mini-van packed with explosiveshit a house used by Iraqi soldiers in southeastern of the Iraqicapital on Monday, killing two people and injuring six others,including soldiers, an Interior Ministry source ...
Major Chinese mainland banks lend 700 billion yuan to Taiwan- fundedenterprises
Mar 03, 2008 ... Major Chinese mainland banks lend 700 billion yuan to Taiwan-fundedenterprises BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Major commercial banks of theChinese mainland extended more than 700 billion yuan (98.5billionU.S. dollars) to ...
URGENT: China's top political advisory body starts annual session
Mar 03, 2008 ... URGENT: China's top political advisory body starts annual session BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The First Session of the 11thNational Committee of the Chinese People's Political ConsultativeConference (CPPCC) started in the Great Hall ...
Two suspects in illegal mine explosion that killed 24 surrender to police
Mar 03, 2008 ... Two suspects in illegal mine explosion that killed 24 surrenderto police SHIJIAZHUANG, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Two suspects gave themselvesupto the police on Saturday in connection with the illegal mineexplosion that killed 24 in north China's Hebei province, policesaid on ...
Profile: Russia's president-elect Dmitry Medvedev
Mar 03, 2008 ... Profile: Russia's president-elect Dmitry Medvedev MOSCOW, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's firstdeputy prime minister, won by landslide in the country'spresidential voting, according to official figures released onMonday. He is to become the third and youngest ...
Chinese, Belarusian defense ministers hold talks on further military cooperation
Mar 03, 2008 ... Chinese, Belarusian defense ministers hold talks on furthermilitary cooperation BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Defense Minister CaoGangchuan held talks here Monday with Belarusian defense ministerLeonid Maltsev. Cao said China-Belarus relations were developing smoothly ...
1st Ld: China's top political advisory body starts annual session
Mar 03, 2008 ... 1st Ld: China's top political advisory body starts annual session BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The First Session of the 11thNational Committee of the Chinese People's Political ConsultativeConference (CPPCC) started in the Great Hall of the People inBeijing on Monday ...
Vessel with illegal immigrants rescued in Sri Lanka
Mar 03, 2008 ... Vessel with illegal immigrants rescued in Sri Lanka COLOMBO, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan Navy said Monday atrawler with suspected illegal immigrants heading for ThailandandMalaysia was rescued after it was found distressed in the seasoffthe island's northeastern ...
Central China city to invest in major metro expansion
Mar 03, 2008 ... Central China city to invest in major metro expansion WUHAN, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Wuhan, capital of central China'sHubei province, plans to spend total 300 billion yuan (40 billion USdollars) on its metro system, according to the city's Rail TransitPlan. The plan says the ...
Elephant foot disease widespread in Riau province in Indonesia
Mar 03, 2008 ... Elephant foot disease widespread in Riau province in Indonesia JAKARTA, March 3 (Xinhua) -- A mosquito-borne disease locally knownas kaki gajah or elephant foot is ballooning out of control in Riauprovince in Indonesia recently, according to local media on Monday. The disease gets ...
1st LD: Medvedev wins Russian presidential election: watchdog
Mar 03, 2008 ... 1st LD: Medvedev wins Russian presidential election: watchdog MOSCOW, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Dmitry Medvedev, first deputyprimeminister of Russian President Vladimir Putin's cabinet, has wonthe country's fifth presidential election by a landslide,electionadministration said on ...
News Analysis: Big challenges lie ahead for Medvedev
Mar 03, 2008 ... News Analysis: Big challenges lie ahead for Medvedev By Liao Lei, Liu Yifang MOSCOW, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Dmitry Medvedev, who was elected asRussia's new president, will face many tough challenges during histerm, analysts say. Medvedev, first deputy prime minister of ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- March 3
Mar 03, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- March 3 CAIRO, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Monday. -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad begins the second day ofhis two-day landmark ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Mar 03, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Monday. TURKIYE (Turkey): -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday stronglyreacted against the allegations that ...
Chinese shares up more than 2 percent on supportive policy expectations
Mar 03, 2008 ... Chinese shares up more than 2 percent on supportive policyexpectations BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shares are recoveringprevious losses as investors anticipate government supportivepolicies, with the key Shanghai Composite Index up 2.06 ...
Hushen 300 index up -- March 3
Mar 03, 2008 ... Hushen 300 index up -- March 3 BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The Hushen 300 Index reflecting theperformance of China's Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges closedat 4,790.74 Monday, up 2.49 percent, ...
Shenzhen stock indices mixed -- March 3
Mar 03, 2008 ... Shenzhen stock indices mixed -- March 3 BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhen Component Index on theShenzhen Stock Exchange closed at 16,187.51 Monday, up 363.63points, or 2.30 ...
Shanghai stock indices up -- March 3
Mar 03, 2008 ... Shanghai stock indices up -- March 3 BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- China's benchmark Shanghai CompositeIndex on the Shanghai Stock Exchange closed at 4,438.27 on Monday,up 89.73 ...
Parts of China to experience sandstorm this week
Mar 03, 2008 ... Parts of China to experience sandstorm this week BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Sandstorms and dusty weather areexpected to hit parts of northern China this week, the ChinaMeteorological Administration (CMA) told Xinhua on Monday. Due to a cold air current and little rainfall, ...
News Analysis: Outgoing Russian President Putin makes impressive achievements
Mar 03, 2008 ... News Analysis: Outgoing Russian President Putin makes impressiveachievements By Liao Lei, Ma Mengli MOSCOW, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Incumbent Russian President VladimirPutin has made numerous impressive achievements during his two termsincluding the consolidation of the Kremlin's ...
CNAC invites China Eastern to discuss details of possible co-op
Mar 03, 2008 ... CNAC invites China Eastern to discuss details of possible co-op BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- After two days of silence, ChinaNational Aviation Corp. (Group) (CNAC) has responded to ChinaEastern Airlines' (CEA) rejection of its offer to buy into theShanghai-based carrier. A ...
Israeli ground troops pull out of northern Gaza
Mar 03, 2008 ... Israeli ground troops pull out of northern Gaza JERUSALEM, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Israel Defense Forces (IDF) pulledout the ground troops from the northern Gaza Strip early Mondaymorning, completing the first stage of the activity dubbed OperationHot Winter. An IDF spokeswoman ...
2nd Ld: China's top political advisory body starts annual session
Mar 03, 2008 ... 2nd Ld: China's top political advisory body starts annual session BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The First Session of the 11thNational Committee of the Chinese People's Political ConsultativeConference (CPPCC) started in the Great Hall of the People inBeijing on Monday ...
Unified land trading market launches in Shanghai
Mar 03, 2008 ... Unified land trading market launches in Shanghai SHANGHAI, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai has launched a unifiedland trading market with a mission to help stem corruption inrelated transactions across the city. The Shanghai Municipal Land Trading Market was inaugurated ...
2nd LD ,Writethru: Medvedev wins Russian presidential election: watchdog
Mar 03, 2008 ... 2nd LD ,Writethru: Medvedev wins Russian presidential election:watchdog MOSCOW, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Dmitry Medvedev, first deputyprimeminister of Russian President Vladimir Putin's cabinet, has wonthe country's fifth presidential election by a landslide, theelection ...
Highlights of Jia Qinglin's work report of China's top political advisory body
Mar 03, 2008 ... Highlights of Jia Qinglin's work report of China's top politicaladvisory body BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese top political advisor JiaQinglin delivered a report on the work of the country's toppolitical advisory body at the opening meeting of its annual fullsession which ...
China tea export up slightly in 2007
Mar 03, 2008 ... China tea export up slightly in 2007 BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- China exported 289,000 tons of teain2007, a slight rise of 1 percent, according to the latest statisticsreleased by the General Administration of Customs. However, the export value jumped 11 percent year on year ...
Seven killed in southwest China mine collapse
Mar 03, 2008 ... Seven killed in southwest China mine collapse KUNMING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Seven villagers were killed when theroof of a closed tin mine collapsed in China's southwestern YunnanProvince, a local source said on Monday. Seven farmers from Renshan and Tiechang villages in ...
Women earn 16 pct less than men in Australia
Mar 03, 2008 ... Women earn 16 pct less than men in Australia CANBERRA, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The pay gap between women and meninAustralia was 16 percent in 2006, three percent more than four yearsago, according to a new global report released on Monday. In 2004, women earned 87 cents for each ...
Philippine army chief seek war games with more countries
Mar 03, 2008 ... Philippine army chief seek war games with more countries MANILA, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Philippine army chief on Monday saidit is seeking to expand its bilateral military exercise with theUnited States to a multilateral one with more countries involved. At the closing ceremony of ...
America-Vietnam relations strong: U.S. diplomat
Mar 03, 2008 ... America-Vietnam relations strong: U.S. diplomat HANOI, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The United States treasuresconstruction and development of relations with Vietnam and othercountries in the region, a U.S. diplomat told reporters here Monday. Besides their fine trade and investment ...
Employers should also bear responsibility for workplace sexual harassment: experts
Mar 03, 2008 ... Employers should also bear responsibility for workplace sexualharassment: experts BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- China's law experts havesuggestedemployers take responsibility and be punished for workvenue sexual harassment. In an advisory report based on three years of ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, March 3
Mar 03, 2008 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, March 3 MOSCOW -- Dmitry Medvedev, first deputy prime minister of RussianPresident Vladimir Putin's cabinet, has won the country's fifthpresidential election by a landslide, the election administrationsaid on Monday. Medvedev garnered ...
UNHCR to mobilize resources to help Bhutanese refugees displaced in Nepal by fire
Mar 03, 2008 ... UNHCR to mobilize resources to help Bhutanese refugees displacedin Nepal by fire KATHMANDU, March. 3 (Xinhua) -- United Nations High Commissionerfor Refugees Antonio Guterres Monday said the agency is urgentlymobilizing all resources to get shelter, food and comfort to ...
Indonesian CPI surges 7.4 pct in February
Mar 03, 2008 ... Indonesian CPI surges 7.4 pct in February JAKARTA, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The consumer price index (CPI) inIndonesia surged 7.4 percent in February, year-on-year, and climbedby 0.65 percent from the previous month, according to the governmentdata released Monday. "The main ...
China outpaces France as world's third art auction market: report
Mar 03, 2008 ... China outpaces France as world's third art auction market: report BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- China, with 23.69 billion yuan(about 3.16 billion U.S. dollars) of proceeds in 2007, hasdeposedFrance as the world's third art auction market, according toa report issued Monday by Arton, ...
China compiles first quality 'dictionary' for suitcases and bag exports
Mar 03, 2008 ... China compiles first quality 'dictionary' for suitcases and bagexports BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- China is endeavoring to compile itsfirst quality "dictionary" for suitcase and bag export companies,Wang Zhongqi,China Chamber of Commerce for Imports and Exports ofLight ...
3rd Ld: China's top political advisory body starts annual session
Mar 03, 2008 ... 3rd Ld: China's top political advisory body starts annual session BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The First Session of the 11thNational Committee of the Chinese People's Political ConsultativeConference (CPPCC) started in the Great Hall of the People inBeijing on Monday ...
Urgent: Gazprom cuts gas supply to Ukraine: reports
Mar 03, 2008 ... Urgent: Gazprom cuts gas supply to Ukraine: reports MOSCOW, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Russia's natural gas monopoly ...
Update: Philippine army chief seek war games with more countries
Mar 03, 2008 ... Update: Philippine army chief seek war games with more countries MANILA, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Philippine army chief on Monday saidit is seeking to expand its bilateral military exercise with theUnited States to a multilateral one with more countries involved. At the closing ...
Roundup: Nikkei plunges 4 pct to reach about 6 weeks low
Mar 03, 2008 ... Roundup: Nikkei plunges 4 pct to reach about 6 weeks low TOKYO, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Japan's key Nikkei stock indexplummeted about 4.5 percent Monday to close below the 13,000 markfor the first time since mid January mainly due to the yen's suddenappreciation against the U.S ....