Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, March 4:
OPEC weekly oil prices keep rising
Mar 04, 2008 ... OPEC weekly oil prices keep rising VIENNA, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The Organization of PetroleumExporting Countries' (OPEC) weekly average crude oil prices keptrising for three weeks to hit 94.88 U.S. dollars per barrel lastweek, the Vienna-based cartel said Monday. According to ...
U.S. says to work with new Russian president-elect
Mar 04, 2008 ... U.S. says to work with new Russian president-elect WASHINGTON, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The United States looks forwardtoworking with Russian president-elect Dmitry Medvedev, U.S. NationalSecurity Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe said Monday. "The United States looks forward to ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- March 3
Mar 04, 2008 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- March 3 BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are domestic newsitemsreleased by Xinhua on Monday: Five die fighting forest fire in southern China's Fujian China Southern Airlines to offer non-stop Beijing-Tehran flights China ...
Azerbaijani president congratulates Medvedev on winning presidential race
Mar 04, 2008 ... Azerbaijani president congratulates Medvedev on winningpresidential race MOSCOW, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Azerbaijani President IlkhamAliyevcongratulated Russian president-elect Dmitry Medvedev on his"convincing victory" in Sunday's presidential race, Russian newsagencies ...
Opener, Advisory
Mar 04, 2008 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forMonday,March 03, 2008, and begins ...
Nitrogen-filled furnace kills two at China's Baosteel
Mar 04, 2008 ... Nitrogen-filled furnace kills two at China's Baosteel SHANGHAI, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Two workers were suffocated todeath Monday at Baosteel, China's leading steel producer, when theyentered a nitrogen-filled furnace for maintenance, Shanghai'sworksafety watchdog said. The ...
Armenia's situation under control after riots: reports
Mar 04, 2008 ... Armenia's situation under control after riots: reports MOSCOW, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Authorities have fully resumedcontrol over the situation in the Armenian capital of Yerevan afterpolice cracked down on street protests that claimed eight lives,Russian news agencies reported ...
China says field survey fails to find tiger at controversial photo site
Mar 04, 2008 ... China says field survey fails to find tiger at controversialphoto site BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Months of field survey by expertsfrom the State Forestry Administration of China has failed tofindany "concrete evidence" of South China tiger in Zhenping county,Shaanxi province, ...
1Ld-Writethru: China Focus: China says field survey fails to find tiger at controversial photo site
Mar 04, 2008 ... 1Ld-Writethru: China Focus: China says field survey fails to findtiger at controversial photo site BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Months of field survey by expertsfrom the State Forestry Administration of China has failed tofindany "concrete evidence" of South China tiger in Zhenping ...
China, Sri Lanka celebrates conclusion of friendship year
Mar 04, 2008 ... China, Sri Lanka celebrates conclusion of friendship year BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- A gala dinner and a culturalextravaganza were held by the Sri Lankan Embassy in Beijing hereMonday night to celebrate the successful conclusion of the China-Sri Lanka friendship year and the 60th ...
4th Ld Writethru: 10 feared killed in UN helicopter crash in Nepal
Mar 04, 2008 ... 4th Ld Writethru: 10 feared killed in UN helicopter crash inNepal KATHMANDU, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Ten people were feared killed whena UN helicopter crashed in Nepal's central mountain area on Monday. United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) Monday night issued asecond press ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Mar 04, 2008 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2) HONG KONG, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Monday: Indonesian inflation reached 17-month high in February Dollar falls to 3-year low in ...
Finnish ski jumping head coach quits
Mar 04, 2008 ... Finnish ski jumping head coach quits HEISINKI, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Finnish ski jumping head coachTommi Nikunen will leave the position he has held for six yearsafter this season, local media reported on Monday. The reasons for Nikunen not to continue in the job ...
Greek minister: Olympia ready to welcome Chinese delegation
Mar 04, 2008 ... Greek minister: Olympia ready to welcome Chinese delegation ATHENS, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Greek Culture Minister Mihalis Liapissaid on Monday Greece is ready to welcome the Chinese delegation, toenable them to receive the Flame during a simple and modestceremony, as suits the spirit ...
Football fan kills brother following fight over derby result
Mar 04, 2008 ... Football fan kills brother following fight over derby result RIO DE JANEIRO, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Erik Silva de Oliveira,24,murdered his brother Roberto, 34, in a fight motivated by the 1-0 victory of football club Palmeiras over Corinthians, the localpress informed on ...
Recuperated, Daiane Santos reappears as solid chance for Olympic medal
Mar 04, 2008 ... Recuperated, Daiane Santos reappears as solid chance for Olympicmedal BRASILIA, March 3 (Xinhua) -- In a year in which Jade Barbosa hasappeared as the new young star for the Brazilian women's gymnasticteam, on Monday, Daiane Santos reappeared as the champion veteran ofthe ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- March 4
Mar 04, 2008 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- March 4 BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua on ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Mar 04, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers CANBERRA, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Tuesday. The Australian: -- Home buyers and businesses Tuesday face their 12th consecutiveinterest rate rise - and their ...
Results of Las Vegas ATP tournament
Mar 04, 2008 ... Results of Las Vegas ATP tournament WASHINGTON, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results at the500,000 dollars ATP tennis tournament in Las Vegas on Monday (prefixnumber denotes seeding): First ...
New Zealand supports Niue to host Pacific Island Forumsummit
Mar 04, 2008 ... New Zealand supports Niue to host Pacific Island Forumsummit WELLINGTON, March 4 (Xinhua) -- A New Zealand ForeignMinistryofficial said New Zealand police and the Defense Force willbe part of the support for the Pacific tiny island nation of Niuewhen it hosts the Pacific Islands ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, March 4
Mar 04, 2008 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, March 4 QUITO -- Ecuador broke off diplomatic relations on Monday withColombia due to the diplomatic conflict between the two nations,Ecuadorian president's office said in a statement. "The government of Ecuador had decided to break ...
Portuguese championship results and standings
Mar 04, 2008 ... Portuguese championship results and standings LISBON, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results andstandings of Portuguese soccer championship on Monday: Played on Monday: FC Pacos de Ferreira 1 Belenenses2 Played on Sunday: Maritimo ...
Stocks close higher in Mexico, Brazil, lower in Argentina
Mar 04, 2008 ... Stocks close higher in Mexico, Brazil, lower in Argentina MEXICO CITY, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three majorstock markets ended mixed on Monday. Mexico City's IPC stock index rose by 2.1 percent to close at29,526.70 points. A total of 191 million shares were traded ...
Drawing of lots made for men's volleyball Olympic qualifying tournaments
Mar 04, 2008 ... Drawing of lots made for men's volleyball Olympic qualifyingtournaments BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The drawing of lots for the men'svolleyball Olympic qualifying tournaments was conducted in Japan onMonday. The process was conducted in Tokyo by FIVB First ...
Peru's president says Colombia's incursion into Ecuador "unacceptable"
Mar 04, 2008 ... Peru's president says Colombia's incursion into Ecuador"unacceptable" LIMA, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Peruvian President Alan Garcia saidMonday that Colombia's incursion into the Ecuadorian territory toattack Colombian rebels was "unacceptable," calling on theOrganization of American ...
Tokyo stocks open higher
Mar 04, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks open higher TOKYO, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei StockAverage gained 78.50 points, or ...
Market exchange rates -- March 4
Mar 04, 2008 ... Market exchange rates -- March 4 BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The central parity rate of the RMBagainst five major currencies announced on March 4 by the ChinaForeign Exchange Trading System: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar ...
Brazil favors OAS committee to investigate Ecuador-Colombia incident
Mar 04, 2008 ... Brazil favors OAS committee to investigate Ecuador-Colombiaincident RIO DE JANEIRO, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian governmentfavored Monday the creation of a committee in the Organization ofAmerican States (OAS) to investigate the escalating regional crisisbetween Colombia and ...
Injured FARC rebels treated in Ecuadorian army hospital
Mar 04, 2008 ... Injured FARC rebels treated in Ecuadorian army hospital QUITO, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Three FARC rebels injured inSaturday's attack by Colombian armed forces on Ecuadorian territoryreceived surgical treatment in an Ecuadorian army hospital, thecountry's Defense Minister Wellington ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Mar 04, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Tuesday: Asahi: -- A Japanese destroyer bumped into a Cambodian cargo ship inVietnam's Ho Chi Minh port on Monday, raising more ...
Uruguayan president reshuffles cabinet
Mar 04, 2008 ... Uruguayan president reshuffles cabinet MONTEVIDEO, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Uruguayan President TabareVazquez on Monday swore in six new ministers to reshuffle his 13-member cabinet as pronounced on Feb. 11. The new ministers include Foreign Minister Gonzalo Fernandezreplacing ...
Brazil's trade surplus in February lowest in five years
Mar 04, 2008 ... Brazil's trade surplus in February lowest in five years RIO DE JANEIRO, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Brazil registered a tradesurplus of 882 million U.S. dollars in February, down 6.6 percentfrom January and 69.6 percent from February 2007, the Ministry ofDevelopment, Industry and Foreign ...
CeBIT tech show opens under theme of green IT
Mar 04, 2008 ... CeBIT tech show opens under theme of green IT HANOVER, Germany, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Green IT is the dominanttheme of this year's CeBIT trade fair, the world's largest techshow, which was officially launched in the northern German cityofHanover Monday evening. The six-day ...
Xinhua home news advisory -- Feb 4
Mar 04, 2008 ... Xinhua home news advisory -- Feb 4 BEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) --Major home news items to be covered or pursued by Xinhua onTuesday:1. Explosion at sewage treatment plant kills three, sickensmore2. China to spend more than 500 billion yuan on ...
Moderate quake hits West Java, Indonesia
Mar 04, 2008 ... Moderate quake hits West Java, Indonesia JAKARTA, March 4 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with magnitude of 5.0rocked West Java province of Indonesia on Tuesday morning with noinitial report of damages or casualty, meteorology agency said here. The quake struck at 06:34 Jakarta time ...
Moon, Venus, Mercury to align for Buenos Aires residents
Mar 04, 2008 ... Moon, Venus, Mercury to align for Buenos Aires residents BUENOS AIRES, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The Moon, Mercury and Venus aregoing to align at 5:46 a.m. (0746 GMT) Wednesday, which canbespotted with naked eye by residents in the Argentine capital ofBuenos Aires, a local astronomical ...
Argentina to lodge complaint over Colombia trespass to OAS
Mar 04, 2008 ... Argentina to lodge complaint over Colombia trespass to OAS BUENOS AIRES, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Argentine Foreign MinisterJorge Taiana said Monday the country will present its strongrejection of any territorial trespassing in an extraordinary sessionof the Organization of American ...
AP exam to be held on Chinese mainland
Mar 04, 2008 ... AP exam to be held on Chinese mainland BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese students planning tostudyabroad can sit for the U.S. college-level Advanced Placement(AP) exam on the mainland starting in May. The US College Board, which also administers the SAT collegeentrance ...
Indonesia has more young smokers
Mar 04, 2008 ... Indonesia has more young smokers JAKARTA, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The number of Indonesia's youngsmokers continues to increase and more than 80 percent of cigarettesmokers in 2007 were less than 19 years old, Antara newsagencyquoted an expert as saying on Tuesday. "In accordance ...
Dollar trades at mid-103 yen level in Tokyo
Mar 04, 2008 ... Dollar trades at mid-103 yen level in Tokyo TOKYO, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded at the mid-103yen level early Tuesday in Tokyo. At 9:00 a.m., the dollar traded at 103.50-55 yen against 103.44-54 yen in New York ...
Brazil says Colombia should formally apologize to Ecuador
Mar 04, 2008 ... Brazil says Colombia should formally apologize to Ecuador RIO DE JANEIRO, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian Foreign MinisterCelso Amorim said Monday that the Colombian government shouldformally apologize to Ecuador for trespassing on the country'sterritory in an operation that killed a ...
Lithuania expects constructive relationship with Russia
Mar 04, 2008 ... Lithuania expects constructive relationship with Russia RIGA, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Lithuanian Prime Minister GediminasKirkilas said Monday that he expects to see a constructiverelationship with Russia following the election of Dmitry Medvedevasthe country's new president. In ...
Australian PM to visit Washington on March 28
Mar 04, 2008 ... Australian PM to visit Washington on March 28 CANBERRA, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Australian Prime Minister KevinRudd will visit the United States on March 28 to hold his firstofficial meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush. A government spokesman confirmed on Tuesday that Rudd ...
U.S. subprime crisis has little direct impact on China's major banks: bankers
Mar 04, 2008 ... U.S. subprime crisis has little direct impact on China's majorbanks: bankers BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The direct impact of U.S.subprimeloan crisis on major Chinese banks remains slim, said headsof major commercial banks on the sideline of the annual full sessionof the ...
Chinese, Canadian FMs talk over phone
Mar 04, 2008 ... Chinese, Canadian FMs talk over phone BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechion Tuesday talked over phone with his ...
Basketball farce "Semi-Pro" tops N.American weekend box office
Mar 04, 2008 ... Basketball farce "Semi-Pro" tops N.American weekend box office LOS ANGELES, March 3 (Xinhua) -- New Line Cinema's basketballfarce "Semi-Pro" outpointed the competition at the weekend boxoffice in the United States and Canada, according to finalfiguresreleased Monday. The ...
Political advisors propose assessment system for environment- damaging exports
Mar 04, 2008 ... Political advisors propose assessment system for environment-damaging exports BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- A proposal on China's environmentconsuming export industry is resonating among the political advisorswho strongly argue that global consumption as well as domesticmarket has ...
Roundup: L. American nations call for talks to solve three-nation row
Mar 04, 2008 ... Roundup: L. American nations call for talks to solve three-nation row MEXICO CITY, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Latin American nations havecalled on Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela to resolve theirdifferences via talks, after a Saturday attack by Colombian forcesonFARC rebels in ...
Hopes raised for anti-obesity drug after scientists find gut expansion triggers
Mar 04, 2008 ... Hopes raised for anti-obesity drug after scientists find gutexpansion triggers LONDON, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Scientists have identified twocellproteins which trigger the stomach to relax when accommodating abig meal, offering a possible drug alternative to surgery in thefight ...
Estonia looks to better ties with Russia
Mar 04, 2008 ... Estonia looks to better ties with Russia RIGA, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilvessaid Monday he hopes the election of Dmitry Medvedev as Russia's newpresident will bring better ties between the two countries,according to reports reaching here from Tallinn, ...
Tokyo stocks rebound
Mar 04, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks rebound TOKYO, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rebounded Tuesdaymorning. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 94.48 points, ...
Brazil seeks to ease Ecuador-Colombia-Venezuela tension
Mar 04, 2008 ... Brazil seeks to ease Ecuador-Colombia-Venezuela tension RIO DE JANEIRO, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian government saidon Monday it will make diplomatic efforts to ease tensions amongEcuador, Colombia and Venezuela triggered by a Colombian trespass onEcuadorian soil to attack ...
Court delays judgment of Palmeiras head coach, Vanderlei Luxemburgo
Mar 04, 2008 ... Court delays judgment of Palmeiras head coach, VanderleiLuxemburgo BRASILIA, March 3 (Xinhua) -- On Monday, the soccer team ofPalmeiras scored another victory. After having won Sunday's gameagainst Corinthians by a score of 1-0, the team of lawyers of thePalmeiras soccer club was ...
1st LD: Venezuela expels Colombian diplomats
Mar 04, 2008 ... 1st LD: Venezuela expels Colombian diplomats CARACAS, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The Venezuelan Foreign Ministryannounced the expulsion of Colombian ambassador Fernando Marinandseveral of his diplomatic staff Monday. The statement said the decision was taken "in defense of ...
Beijing sewage plant explosion kills 3 workers, at least 16 others poisoned
Mar 04, 2008 ... Beijing sewage plant explosion kills 3 workers, at least 16others poisoned BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- A sudden explosion of a pump at asewage plant in Gaobeidian to the southwest of Beijing on Mondayleaked poisonous gas that has left three workers dead and at least16others ...
Ourinhos wins fourth national women's basketball title
Mar 04, 2008 ... Ourinhos wins fourth national women's basketball title BRASILIA, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Ourinhos defeated their challengerCatanduva by a score of 82-80 and won their fourth national women'sbasketball title on Monday. The leading scorer of the game was Chuca, from the home ...
Cambodian trade with Vietnam to hit 2 billion USD by 2010
Mar 04, 2008 ... Cambodian trade with Vietnam to hit 2 billion USD by 2010 PHNOM PENH, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia and Vietnam have agreedto continue strengthening cooperation over cross border trade,aiming at boosting bilateral trade to 2 billion U.S. dollars by2010, local media reported ...
Tourist arrivals to Nepal see healthy growth in February
Mar 04, 2008 ... Tourist arrivals to Nepal see healthy growth in February KATHMANDU, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Tourist arrivals to Nepal recordeda healthy growth in February, The Himalayan Times daily reported onTuesday. According to the figures released by the Immigration Office ofTribhuvan ...
China considers amending election law to give rural people more say
Mar 04, 2008 ... China considers amending election law to give rural people moresay BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- China's parliament is consideringamending the election law to give equal representation to rural andurban residents, said a spokesman here Tuesday. "Provided the progressing ...
Spacewalk key to building space lab and station: CPPCC member
Mar 04, 2008 ... Spacewalk key to building space lab and station: CPPCC member BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The spacewalk of taikonauts, Chineseterm of astronaut, aboard the Shenzhou VII spacecraft is crucial toestablishing a big space laboratory or station, a senior spaceengineer said. "The ...
7,000 Vietnamese children annually die due to malnutrition
Mar 04, 2008 ... 7,000 Vietnamese children annually die due to malnutrition HANOI, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Some 7,000 children in Vietnam die dueto malnutrition-related factors every year, according tolocalnewspaper Pioneer on Tuesday. Up to 1.6 million children under five suffered ...
Vietnam to establish first stem cell bank
Mar 04, 2008 ... Vietnam to establish first stem cell bank HANOI, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's first stem cell bank will beset up in southern Ho Chi Minh City by the end of April, localnewspaper Vietnam News reported Tuesday. The bank, to be established by Vietnam's Mekophar ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Mar 04, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers on Tuesday. The Indian Express: -- The India-U.S. civil nuclear deal was back in focus on Mondayafter the government said it had ...
South American frog offers hope for diabetes patients
Mar 04, 2008 ... South American frog offers hope for diabetes patients LONDON, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Pseudin-2, a compound derived fromthe skin of a South American frog, stimulates insulin release andits synthetic version could be used to develop new drugs to treattype-2 diabetes, the British ...
3 Nepalese, 7 foreigners die in U.N. helicopter crash in Nepal
Mar 04, 2008 ... 3 Nepalese, 7 foreigners die in U.N. helicopter crash in Nepal KATHMANDU, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Three Nepali nationals, threeRussian crew members and four other foreign nationals have diedinMonday's U.N. helicopter crash in central Nepal, local newspaperThe Kathmandu Post reported on ...