Xinhua News Agency back issues from Wednesday, March 5:
China Focus: "Olympics" shines over China's annual top political sessions
Mar 05, 2008 ... China Focus: "Olympics" shines over China's annual top politicalsessions BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- As the Beijing Olympic Games areonly five months away, China's top political sessions held in thenational capital this spring have been inevitably stamped withthemarks of the ...
Opener, Advisory
Mar 05, 2008 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English serviceforTuesday, March 04, 2008, and begins ...
People's Daily commentary hails new drive on government reform
Mar 05, 2008 ... People's Daily commentary hails new drive on government reform BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The People's Daily, the mouthpieceofthe ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) will carry a commentaryWednesday agitating for support to the new drive on governmentreform. The ...
More should be done to prevent home foreclosures: Bernanke
Mar 05, 2008 ... More should be done to prevent home foreclosures: Bernanke WASHINGTON, March 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman BenBernanke Tuesday called for additional actions to reduce preventablemortgage foreclosures, so as to prevent more homeowners from losingtheir ...
China Exclusive: Peasant worker says talk with Premier changed his life
Mar 05, 2008 ... China Exclusive: Peasant worker says talk with Premier changedhis lifeBy Xinhua Writers Jishaoting, Mu Dong and Feng Guo BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- A 36-year-old peasant workernamedFan Shusheng said a face-to-face talk with Premier Wen JiabaolastFebruary changed his ...
Top Chinese leaders join panel discussions with political advisors
Mar 05, 2008 ... Top Chinese leaders join panel discussions with politicaladvisors BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Top Chinese leaders including toplegislator Wu Bangguo and Premier Wen Jiabao joined paneldiscussions on Tuesday with the country's political advisors who aremeeting for their annual ...
People's Daily editorial hails opening of annual parliament session
Mar 05, 2008 ... People's Daily editorial hails opening of annual parliamentsession BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The Wednesday edition of thePeople's Daily, China's leading newspaper, will carry aneditorialhailing the opening of the First Session of the 11thNational People's Congress (NPC), the ...
News items for NPC, CPPCC annual sessions -- March 4
Mar 05, 2008 ... News items for NPC, CPPCC annual sessions -- March 4 BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Following are Tuesday's newsitemsfor the annual sessions of the 11th National People's Congress(NPC) and the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People'sPolitical Consultative Conference (CPPCC) ...
Advisory - NPC & CPPCC Sessions
Mar 05, 2008 ... Advisory - NPC & CPPCC Sessions The First Session of the 11th National People's Congress(NPC),the country's top legislature, is scheduled to start onWednesday morning. NPC deputies will hear and discuss the government work report byPremier Wen Jiabao, report on national ...
Dead bird found in Hong Kong tested for H5 bird flu
Mar 05, 2008 ... Dead bird found in Hong Kong tested for H5 bird flu HONG KONG, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Preliminary testing of a deadoriental magpie robin found earlier in Hong Kong had indicated asuspected case of H5 bird flu, authorities in the southernChinesespecial administrative region said ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Mar 05, 2008 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2) HONG KONG, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong on Tuesday: Foreign exchange rates in India Roundup: Hong Kong stocks fall 1.97 pct, pulled by China ...
China offers subsidy to college cafeterias to offset rising inflation
Mar 05, 2008 ... China offers subsidy to college cafeterias to offset risinginflation BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministries of Finance andEducation have agreed to allocate a subsidy of 189.28 millionyuan(about 25.57 million U.S. dollars) to college cafeterias offsetthe burden of rising ...
Pakistan's Election Commission likely to allocate reserved seats to political parties
Mar 05, 2008 ... Pakistan's Election Commission likely to allocate reserved seatsto political parties ISLAMABAD, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The Election Commission ofPakistan (ECP) is likely to allocate seats reserved for women andminorities to candidates of political parties in proportion to ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- March 4
Mar 05, 2008 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- March 4 BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Following are domestic newsitemsreleased by Xinhua on Tuesday: China to follow WTO rules to settle financial information dispute China, major world powers ties growing in cooperation, ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, March 4
Mar 05, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, March 4 JERUSALEM -- Israel on Tuesday reopened the Kerem Shalom terminalin the southern Gaza Strip to allow the entry of humanitarian aidafter a six-week close, Xinhua has learnt. The crossing was opened at 10:00 a.m. (0800 GMT) to ...
Bulgaria to bid for host of 2011 European figure skating championship
Mar 05, 2008 ... Bulgaria to bid for host of 2011 European figure skatingchampionship SOFIA, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The Bulgarian Skating Federation (BSF)will make decision at the next meeting that Bulgaria will bid tohost the the European Figure Skating Championship (men and women) in2011. It ...
Urgent: Moderate quake rocks Taiwan
Mar 05, 2008 ... Urgent: Moderate quake rocks Taiwan BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.1 ...
Highlights of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's government work report
Mar 05, 2008 ... Highlights of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's government work report BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao delivereda government work report at the opening meeting of the First Sessionof the 11th National People's Congress (NPC), the top legislature,in the Great Hall ...
Drysdale wins third and final race in New Zealand Olympic rowing trials
Mar 05, 2008 ... Drysdale wins third and final race in New Zealand Olympic rowingtrials WELLINGTON, March 5 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand's triple worldchampion Mahe Drysdale on Wednesday beat former Olympic goldmedalist Rob Waddell in the third and final single sculls trial raceon Lake ...
FIFA thanks Chile for supporting women's World Cup
Mar 05, 2008 ... FIFA thanks Chile for supporting women's World Cup SANTIAGO, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The International Federation ofAssociation Football (FIFA) on Tuesday formally thanked Chile forits support in organizing the World Cup for women under 20, dueinChile in November. "We are very ...
Urgent: Obama, McCain win Vermont primaries: CNN projection
Mar 05, 2008 ... Urgent: Obama, McCain win Vermont primaries: CNN projection WASHINGTON, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Democratic ...
Fluminense worried about Argentine football's gamesmanship
Mar 05, 2008 ... Fluminense worried about Argentine football's gamesmanship RIO DE JANEIRO, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Fluminense's head coachRenato Gaucho on Tuesday demonstrated concern over the Argentine wayof playing football "which sometimes involves some gamesmanship, inhis point of view" in the ...
New Zealand plans to produce biofuel from wood
Mar 05, 2008 ... New Zealand plans to produce biofuel from wood WELLINGTON, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Forestry and researchinterestsaiming to set up a pilot plant in two years to producebiofuel from wood grown in New Zealand plantations, Radio NewZealand reported on Wednesday. A feasibility study ...
Highlights of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's government work report
Mar 05, 2008 ... Highlights of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's government work report BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will deliver a government work report at the opening meeting of the FirstSession of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC), the toplegislature, in the Great ...
Results at Las Vegas ATP tournament
Mar 05, 2008 ... Results at Las Vegas ATP tournament WASHINGTON, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of LasVegas ATP tennis tournament on Tuesday (prefix number denotesseeding): First round: Chris Guccione, Australia, bt Victor Hanescu, Romania, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 ...
Dollar trades at lower 103 yen in Tokyo
Mar 05, 2008 ... Dollar trades at lower 103 yen in Tokyo TOKYO, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded at the lower103 yen level early Wednesday in Tokyo. At 9 a.m., the dollar was quoted at 103.35-40 yen, compared with103.32-42 yen in New ...
Urgent:John McCain wins Republican primary in Ohio: CNN projection
Mar 05, 2008 ... Urgent:John McCain wins Republican primary in Ohio: CNNprojection WASHINGTON, ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- March 5
Mar 05, 2008 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- March 5 BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua on Wednesday. -- OPEC officials: no possibility for increasing oil output -- IAEA makes ...
Ecuador's security minister proposes multilateral force to patrol Colombian border
Mar 05, 2008 ... Ecuador's security minister proposes multilateral force to patrolColombian border QUITO, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador's security minister on Tuesdayproposed setting up a multilateral peace-keeping force to policeColombia's border if the country is unable to patrol it by ...
U.S.to invest 18.4 mln dollars for biomass projects
Mar 05, 2008 ... U.S.to invest 18.4 mln dollars for biomass projects WASHINGTON, March 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Department ofAgriculture(USDA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced onTuesday that the two departments, combined, will invest up to 18.4millionU.S. dollars over three years for 21 ...
Obama, McCain win Vermont primaries
Mar 05, 2008 ... Obama, McCain win Vermont primaries WASHINGTON, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Democratic presidential candidateBarack Obama and Republican contender John McCain were projected byCNN to win Vermont primaries on Tuesday. The U.S. presidential nominee race was resumed as Vermont and ...
Collated results of European Champions League
Mar 05, 2008 ... Collated results of European Champions League LONDON, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Champions Leaguecollated results on Tuesday: AC Milan 0 Arsenal 2 (Arsenal win 2-0 on aggregate) Scorers: Cesc Fabregas 84, Emmanuel Adebayor 90+1 Halftime: 0-0; ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, March 5
Mar 05, 2008 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, March 5 WASHINGTON -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Tuesdaycalled for additional actions to reduce preventable mortgageforeclosures, so as to prevent more homeowners from losing theirhouses. "Efforts by both government and ...
Facts & Figures: China's 2008 draft budget report
Mar 05, 2008 ... Facts & Figures: China's 2008 draft budget report BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Finance, on behalfofthe State Council, on Wednesday submitted a report on theimplementation of 2007 central and local budgets and on the draftbudgets for 2008 to the annual full session ...
Stocks close lower in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil
Mar 05, 2008 ... Stocks close lower in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil MEXICO CITY, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three majorstock markets ended lower on Tuesday. Mexico City's IPC stock index dropped by 0.9 percent to close at29,261.11 points. A total of 204.2 million shares were traded ...
Dollar falls amid fears of U.S. recession
Mar 05, 2008 ... Dollar falls amid fears of U.S. recession NEW YORK, March 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. dollar fell across theboardTuesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave a grimassessment of the U.S. housing sector, adding to mounting fearsofeconomic recession. Battling a dangerous wave ...
Tokyo stocks open higher
Mar 05, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks open higher TOKYO, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Wednesday. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei StockAverage gained 42.16 points, or 0.32 ...
Facts & Figures: Annual report on China's development plan
Mar 05, 2008 ... Facts & Figures: Annual report on China's development plan BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China's National Development andReform Commission (NDRC) on Wednesday submitted on behalf of theState Council a report on the implementation of the country's2007national economic and social ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Mar 05, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers CANBERRA, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Wednesday. The Australian: -- The Reserve Bank believes inflation may almost be undercontrol and that Tuesday's interest ...
1st Ld-Writethru: Moderate quake rocks Taiwan
Mar 05, 2008 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: Moderate quake rocks Taiwan BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.1 ontheRichter scale jolted southern Taiwan early Wednesday morning,according to China's Seismological Forecast Network. The quake hit Taiwan's ...
FIFA names officials for Nicaragua-Dutch Antilles soccer match
Mar 05, 2008 ... FIFA names officials for Nicaragua-Dutch Antilles soccer match MANAGUA, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The International AssociationFootball Federation (FIFA) on Tuesday named officials for theNicaragua-Dutch Antilles World Cup qualifier match, the NicaraguaFootball Federation (Fenifut) said ...
Peru's president calls for Colombian apology over incursion
Mar 05, 2008 ... Peru's president calls for Colombian apology over incursion LIMA, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Peruvian President Alan Garcia on Tuesdayurged his Colombian counterpart Alvaro Uribe to give due redress toEcuador for incursion into its territory Saturday. "We desire a just and honorable end ...
Brazil's Petrobras to set up branch for biofuel production
Mar 05, 2008 ... Brazil's Petrobras to set up branch for biofuel production BRASILIA, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's state oil companyPetrobras plans to set up a branch to coordinate biofuel investmentsthat are run by separate units of the company, Petrobras said in astatement on Monday. The ...
URGENT: China reports drops in energy consumption, pollution in 2007, premier says
Mar 05, 2008 ... URGENT: China reports drops in energy consumption, pollution in2007, premier says BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) - China reported reductions inenergyconsumption as well as chemical oxygen demand (COD) and totalsulfur dioxide emission last year, Premier Wen Jiabao said at theannual ...
Wen says China's economy grew by 65.5 percent in five years
Mar 05, 2008 ... Wen says China's economy grew by 65.5 percent in five years BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) - China's economy grew by 65.5 percentover the past five years, or an average annual increase of10.6percent, to become the world's fourth largest economy, Premier WenJiabao said at the annual ...
IAEA resolution against Iran dropped
Mar 05, 2008 ... IAEA resolution against Iran dropped VIENNA, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The International Atomic EnergyAgency (IAEA) dropped a proposed resolution against Iran Tuesday,due to differences among members. An unidentified Western diplomat said Britain, France and Germanywithdrew the ...
Presidents of Brazil, Ecuador to meet on crisis
Mar 05, 2008 ... Presidents of Brazil, Ecuador to meet on crisis BRASILIA, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lulada Silva will meet his Ecuadorian counterpart Rafael Correa hereWednesday, in a bid to help resolve the crisis between Ecuador,Venezuela and Colombia. "The ...
1st Ld: China's parliament starts annual session
Mar 05, 2008 ... 1st Ld: China's parliament starts annual session BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The 11th National People's Congress(NPC) of China started its first session at the Great Hall of thePeople in Beijing at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday. Premier Wen Jiabao is delivering a report on the work of ...
URGENT: China's parliament starts annual session
Mar 05, 2008 ... URGENT: China's parliament starts annual session BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The 11th National People's Congress(NPC) of China started its first session at ...
EU urges to solve gas dispute between Russia, Ukraine
Mar 05, 2008 ... EU urges to solve gas dispute between Russia, Ukraine BRUSSELS, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) called formore efforts to resolve the dispute between Russia and Ukraineafterthe Russian energy giant Gazprom reduced further its gas supplies toKiev. "The European ...
Brazil confirms Lula's meeting with Correa on Ecuador-Colombia crisis
Mar 05, 2008 ... Brazil confirms Lula's meeting with Correa on Ecuador-Colombiacrisis RIO DE JANEIRO, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian governmentconfirmed on Tuesday that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvawillmeet Ecuador's Rafael Correa on Wednesday to discuss the ongoingimpasse with ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Mar 05, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Wednesday: Asahi: -- Japan placed 23rd among 130 countries in competitiveness intourism, up two notches from a year ago, ...
Premier says China's state sector robust
Mar 05, 2008 ... Premier says China's state sector robust BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao voicedsatisfaction over the vitality of the state sector, saying itsimpact and influence on the national economy were "greatly enhanced"over the past five years. The total value of ...
1st Ld: China reports drops in energy consumption, pollution in 2007, premier says
Mar 05, 2008 ... 1st Ld: China reports drops in energy consumption, pollution in2007, premier says BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) - China reported reductions inenergyconsumption as well as chemical oxygen demand and total sulfurdioxide emission last year, Premier Wen Jiabao said at the ...
1st Ld-Writethru: Premier says China's state sector robust
Mar 05, 2008 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: Premier says China's state sector robust BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao voicedsatisfaction over the vitality of the state sector, saying itsimpact and influence on the national economy are "greatly enhanced"over the past five ...
Romania's parliament approves voting system change
Mar 05, 2008 ... Romania's parliament approves voting system change BUCHAREST, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The Romanian parliament on Tuesdayapproved changes to the current voting system from choosing partylists to selecting individual candidates from each district. The system which has been in place ...
China's health minister calls for ethical medicine
Mar 05, 2008 ... China's health minister calls for ethical medicine BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Improving the ethics of China'smedical professionals is a key task for the nation'suniversities,China's health minister has said. Chen Zhu, the minister, made the remarks at a two-day ...
Market exchange rates -- March 5
Mar 05, 2008 ... Market exchange rates -- March 5 BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The central parity rate of the RMBagainst five major currencies announced on March 5 by the ChinaForeign Exchange Trading System: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar ...
FARC says killed leader prepared to meet French president
Mar 05, 2008 ... FARC says killed leader prepared to meet French president BOGOTA, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Colombia's largest anti-governmentgroup on Tuesday said the leader killed by the government in theColombia-Ecuador border was preparing a meeting, at the time he waskilled, with French President ...
Major news items in leading finance newspapers in India
Mar 05, 2008 ... Major news items in leading finance newspapers in India MUMBAI, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are the major newsitems in leading India's finance and economics newspapers onWednesday: Business Standard: -- India has rejected eight WTO's proposals on ...
URGENT: China targets 8-percent GDP growth in 2008: Premier
Mar 05, 2008 ... URGENT: China targets 8-percent GDP growth in 2008: Premier BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China targets an eight-percentGDPgrowth this year on the basis of energy conservation and emissionreduction, Premier Wen Jiabao said on Wednesday. "On the ...
URGENT: China to keep year's CPI rise around 4.8 percent, premier
Mar 05, 2008 ... URGENT: China to keep year's CPI rise around 4.8 percent, premier BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China has set the target of keepingthis year's CPI at around 4.8 percent, given the inflationarypressure and strong influence from last year, PremierWen Jiabao saidat the annual ...
(Recast)Colombian ambassador leaves Ecuador for home
Mar 05, 2008 ... (Recast)Colombian ambassador leaves Ecuador for home QUITO, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Colombian Ambassador to Ecuador CarlosHolguin left Ecuador's capital Quito on Tuesday following Monday'sdecision by Ecuador to break off diplomatic relations with Colombia. Speaking to media ...
Brazilian president proposes creation of regional defense council
Mar 05, 2008 ... Brazilian president proposes creation of regional defense council BRASILIA, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lulada Silva proposed to create a South-American Council of Defense tomediate conflicts in the region, Brazil's official newsagencyAgencia Brasil reported ...
Chinese premier acknowledges "increasing inflationary pressure"
Mar 05, 2008 ... Chinese premier acknowledges "increasing inflationary pressure" BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao admittedon Wednesday the country is facing "increasing inflationarypressures" and its task of holding down inflation is "difficult". "The current price hikes ...