Xinhua News Agency back issues from Wednesday, March 19:
Hushen 300 index up -- March 19
Mar 19, 2008 ... Hushen 300 index up -- March 19 BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The Hushen 300 Index reflecting theperformance of China's Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges closedat 3,888.86 on Wednesday, up 124.91 points, or ...
Shenzhen stock indices up -- March 19
Mar 19, 2008 ... Shenzhen stock indices up -- March 19 BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhen Component Index on theShenzhen Stock Exchange closed at 13,044.20 on Wednesday, up 555.18points, or 4.45 ...
Shanghai stock indices up -- March 19
Mar 19, 2008 ... Shanghai stock indices up -- March 19 BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- China's benchmark ShanghaiComposite Index on the Shanghai Stock Exchange closed at 3,761.60 onWednesday, up 92.71 points, ...
China shares close 2.53 percent higher
Mar 19, 2008 ... China shares close 2.53 percent higher BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua)-- Chinese shares managed to stage amoderate technical rebound on Wednesday with transaction volumeincreasing noticeably. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index on the Shanghai StockExchange concluded the ...
1st Ld-Writethru: Income of Tibet farmers, herdsmen experiences double-digital growth for five consecutive years
Mar 19, 2008 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: Income of Tibet farmers, herdsmen experiencesdouble-digital growth for five consecutive years BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The net income of Tibetan farmersand herdsmen has experienced double-digital growth in each of thepast five years, said a former Tibetan ...
3rd Ld-Writhru: Episode like Lhasa riot would have occurred sooner or later: veteran Tibetan official
Mar 19, 2008 ... 3rd Ld-Writhru: Episode like Lhasa riot would have occurredsooner or later: veteran Tibetan official BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- A riot would have occurred inChina's Tibet Autonomous Region sooner or later, if not in Lhasa,since repeated episodes of violence happened from the ...
China to inject 20 bln yuan into first jumbo jet company
Mar 19, 2008 ... China to inject 20 bln yuan into first jumbo jet company BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- China's first jumbo passengeraircraft company, with a registered capital of 20 billion yuan(about 2.82 billion U.S. dollars), is set to launch in Shanghai. The company will be set up next ...
China Focus: Next generation of light industry in China (2)
Mar 19, 2008 ... China Focus: Next generation of light industry in China (2) The traditional cost advantage has been further eroded by thefaster appreciation of China's currency. Exporting companies havehad to raise their prices. Another issue is higher input costs: inflation and surging ...
China Focus: Next generation of light industry in China (1)
Mar 19, 2008 ... China Focus: Next generation of light industry in China (1) by Xinhua writer Zhu Yifan BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- For three decades, China has reapedthe benefits of the decision to open up its economy. In many years,exports grew more than 20 percent -- and large swathes of ...
Embankment collapses along Yellow River in northern China
Mar 19, 2008 ... Embankment collapses along Yellow River in northern China HOHHOT, March 19 (Xinhua) -- An embankment shoring up a dike in asection of the Yellow River in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regioncollapsed on Wednesday morning, local authorities said. The 400-meter embankment, located ...
China's aluminum giant Chinalco may raise stake in Rio Tinto: report
Mar 19, 2008 ... China's aluminum giant Chinalco may raise stake in Rio Tinto:report BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Aluminum Corp. of China (Chinalco),the nation's biggest aluminum maker, may raise its stake in theLondon-listed Rio Tinto PLC as part of a larger expansion effort,the China ...
Roundup: Veteran Tibetan official condemns to paint Lhasa riot as peaceful demonstration
Mar 19, 2008 ... Roundup: Veteran Tibetan official condemns to paint Lhasa riot aspeaceful demonstration BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Former vice-chairman of China'sNational People's Congress Standing Committee Ragdi on Wednesdaycondemned some distorted news coverage that painted the bloody ...
China Focus: Next generation of light industry in China (3)
Mar 19, 2008 ... China Focus: Next generation of light industry in China (3) A few Chinese companies are also moving manufacturing to Vietnamor Indonesia, which have cheaper resources and labor costs. ChinaCustoms said that in February, outsourcing trade was 31 million U.S.dollars, or 8.5 percent ...
Chinese senior leader urges improvement in law enforcement
Mar 19, 2008 ... Chinese senior leader urges improvement in law enforcement BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese senior leader Zhou Yongkangcalled for greater efforts for improving the quality of thecountry's law enforcement. In his article published Wednesday on the "Qiu Shi" ...
Foreign exchange rates in Hong Kong -- March 19
Mar 19, 2008 ... Foreign exchange rates in Hong Kong -- March 19 HONG KONG, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreignexchange rates against the Hong Kong dollar released by the Bank ofChina (Hong Kong) Limited on Wednesday: Buying Selling Japanese yen 787.85 ...
Hong Kong stocks close 2.26 higher -- March 19
Mar 19, 2008 ... Hong Kong stocks close 2.26 higher -- March 19 HONG KONG, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks went up 482.33points, or 2.26 percent, to close at 21,866.94 on Wednesday. The ...
Third Hong Kong Music Fair opens
Mar 19, 2008 ... Third Hong Kong Music Fair opens HONG KONG, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The 3rd Hong Kong Music Fairopened here Wednesday with more than 70 exhibitors taking part inthe three-day fair. The fair will continue until March 19 with exhibitors from theChinese mainland, Hong Kong, ...
URGENT: PetroChina's net profit up 2.4 percent in 2007
Mar 19, 2008 ... URGENT: PetroChina's net profit up 2.4 percent in 2007 BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- PetroChina Company Limited reportedWednesday that its net profit for 2007 was 145.625 billion yuan, up2.4 percent from a year ago. Total output of crude ...
Trading on Hong Kong Stock Exchange -- March 19
Mar 19, 2008 ... Trading on Hong Kong Stock Exchange -- March 19 HONG KONG, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are Wednesday'smajor Hang Seng Indices managed and compiled by the Hang SengIndexes Company Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Hang SengBank: Index Previous ...
2nd Ld-Writethru: PetroChina's net profit up 2.4 percent in 2007
Mar 19, 2008 ... 2nd Ld-Writethru: PetroChina's net profit up 2.4 percent in 2007 BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- PetroChina Company Limited reportedWednesday that its net profit for 2007 was 145.625 billion yuan(20.6 billion U.S. dollars), up 2.4 percent from a year ago. In 2007, PetroChina's ...
Spanish King's Cup semi-final summary
Mar 19, 2008 ... Spanish King's Cup semi-final summary MADRID, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Following is the Spanish King's Cupsemi-final second leg summary on Wednesday: Racing ...
Result of Adelaide vs Changchun Yatai in AFC Champions League
Mar 19, 2008 ... Result of Adelaide vs Changchun Yatai in AFC Champions League CANBERRA, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result of the ...
2010 World Cup host team warned of poor performance
Mar 19, 2008 ... 2010 World Cup host team warned of poor performance JOHANNESBURG, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Dismal performance of SouthAfrica's national football team has triggered fears that they couldembarrass the country and fans when the 2010 World Cup is staged onhome soil. To avoid the ...
Men's 3m synchronized results at 2008 National Diving Championships
Mar 19, 2008 ... Men's 3m synchronized results at 2008 National DivingChampionships HEFEI, Central China, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are themen's three-meter springboard synchronized final at the 2008National Diving Championships here on Wednesday: 1. Wang Feng/Qin Kai, ...
Wang Feng/Qin Kai clinch first gold at National Diving Championships
Mar 19, 2008 ... Wang Feng/Qin Kai clinch first gold at National DivingChampionships HEFEI, Central China, March 19 (Xinhua) -- World champion pair ofWang Feng and Qin Kai clinched the first gold at the 2008 NationalDiving Championships by winning men's three-meter springboardsynchro here on ...
Kenya's veteran player returns to rugby squad
Mar 19, 2008 ... Kenya's veteran player returns to rugby squad NAIROBI, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's rugby officials haveincluded Mwamba fly-half Lavin Asego in the squad ahead of the nextInternational Rugby Board (IRB) Sevens World Series tournaments inChina's Hong Kong and Australia ....
Results of European swimming championships (men)
Mar 19, 2008 ... Results of European swimming championships (men) BRUSSELS, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of thefinals at the European swimming championships in Eindhoven,Netherlands on Wednesday: Men 50m butterfly 1. Mirolad Cavic, Serbia...
Standings of 2007-2008 NBA conference after March 18 games
Mar 19, 2008 ... Standings of 2007-2008 NBA conference after March 18 games WASHINGTON, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings ofthe National Basketball Association after Tuesday's games: Eastern Conference Name Win Loss PCT Home Road Streak ...
German Cup semi-final result
Mar 19, 2008 ... German Cup semi-final result BERLIN, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Following is the German Cup ...
Scottish Cup quarter-final result
Mar 19, 2008 ... Scottish Cup quarter-final result LONDON, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Following is the Scottish ...
Results of European swimming championships (women)
Mar 19, 2008 ... Results of European swimming championships (women) BRUSSELS, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of thefinals at the European swimming championships in Eindhoven,Netherlands on Wednesday: Women 50m butterfly 1. Chantal Groot, Netherlands ...
Spanish King's Cup semi-final result
Mar 19, 2008 ... Spanish King's Cup semi-final result MADRID, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Following is the Spanish King's ...
German Cup semi-final summary
Mar 19, 2008 ... German Cup semi-final summary BERLIN, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Following is the German Cup semi-final summary on ...
Dutch soccer legend Ronald de Boer announces retirement
Mar 19, 2008 ... Dutch soccer legend Ronald de Boer announces retirement BRUSSELS, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Dutch legend Ronald de Boer hasannounced retirement from professional football after strugglingwith a neck injury sustained at the Al-Shamal club in Qatar, Dutchmedia reported on Wednesday ....
Fluminense claim victory to lead group in Libertadores
Mar 19, 2008 ... Fluminense claim victory to lead group in Libertadores BRASILIA, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Fluminense on Wednesday night beatLibertad-PAR 2-1 in the Libertadores Cup, boosting their chances ...
Dutch Cup semi-final summary
Mar 19, 2008 ... Dutch Cup semi-final summary BRUSSELS, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Following is the Dutch Cup semi-final summary on Wednesday: Heracles Almelo 2 Gonzalo ...
China detects suspect ingredent in heparin samples
Mar 19, 2008 ... China detects suspect ingredent in heparin samples BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- China has detected an ingredient basically the same as the U.S. has found from the heparin productsexported to the latter, the State Food and Drug Administration(SFDA) said Wednesday. The ...
Roundup-China Focus: Riots in Tibetan-inhabited areas closely linked with Lhasa unrest, officials say
Mar 19, 2008 ... Roundup-China Focus: Riots in Tibetan-inhabited areas closelylinked with Lhasa unrest, officials say BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Riots in Tibetan-inhabited areas inthe provinces of Sichuan and Gansu, both neighboring Tibet, wereclosely linked with Friday's deadly unrest in Lhasa ...
China's Industrial Bank profit more than doubled in 2007 on retail loans
Mar 19, 2008 ... China's Industrial Bank profit more than doubled in 2007 onretail loans BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The Industrial Bank reported its2007 net profit up 126 percent over a year earlier driven by itssurge in retail and intermediary business. Net income reached 8.6 billion ...
St. Petersburg settles its Olympic torch relay route
Mar 19, 2008 ... St. Petersburg settles its Olympic torch relay route ST.PETERSURG, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Olympic torchrelay route in St. Petersburg has been settled, a senior sportsofficial of the northern Russian city said here on Wednesday. The flame will travel around 20 km ...
Confederation of Africa Football cancels Cambia-Mauritania friendly
Mar 19, 2008 ... Confederation of Africa Football cancels Cambia-Mauritaniafriendly LAGOS, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The African Football Confederation(CAF) has cancelled the proposed friendly match between Gambian andMauritania. The match was to take place on March 26, in Banjul, capital ...
English Premier League soccer standings
Mar 19, 2008 ... English Premier League soccer standings LONDON, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the English PremierLeague soccer standings on Wednesday (tabulated under matchesplayed, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1 Manchester United 30 22 4 4 61 15 70 2 ...
Bulgaria to bid for 2018 Winter Olympics
Mar 19, 2008 ... Bulgaria to bid for 2018 Winter Olympics SOFIA, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Sofia, Bulgaria's capital, willsubmit a new bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, thechairwoman of the State Agency for Youth and Sports Vessela Lechevaannounced Wednesday. Two years after suffering a ...
Flamengo must avoid defeat to Nacional to keep chances in Libertadores Cup
Mar 19, 2008 ... Flamengo must avoid defeat to Nacional to keep chances inLibertadores Cup RIO DE JANEIRO, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian football clubFlamengo will need to win or tie Uruguay's Nacional on Wednesdayevening, in order to have real chances of classifying for the 2008Libertadores ...
English Premier League soccer results
Mar 19, 2008 ... English Premier League soccer results LONDON, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the English PremierLeague ...
Dutch soccer championship results and standings
Mar 19, 2008 ... Dutch soccer championship results and standings BRUSSELS, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Dutch soccerchampionship results and standings on Wednesday (tabulated undermatches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): PSV Eindhoven 0 Ajax Amsterdam 0 ...
Pacific Life Open men's singles tennis results (updated)
Mar 19, 2008 ... Pacific Life Open men's singles tennis results (updated) WASHINGTON, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Pacific LifeOpen men's singles third round tennis results from Indian Wells,California on Tuesday (prefix number denotes seeding): Mardy Fish, United States, bt ...
Italian Serie A soccer results
Mar 19, 2008 ... Italian Serie A soccer results ROME, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Italian Serie Asoccer results on Wednesday: AC Milan 1 Sampdoria2 Cagliari 1 Atalanta Bergamo 0 Catania 0 Siena0 ...
Philippines' best bet to Olympics crushes
Mar 19, 2008 ... Philippines' best bet to Olympics crushes MANILA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines suffered a majorblow in its quest for Olympic medals after a humiliating defeat ofone of the country's best boxers in the ongoing Olympicqualification tournament in Kazakhstan, local media ...
English Premier League top scorers
Mar 19, 2008 ... English Premier League top scorers LONDON, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the English PremierLeague top scorers on Wednesday: 24 Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) 20 Fernando Torres (Liverpool) 19 Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal) 14 Robbie Keane ...
Italian Serie A soccer summaries
Mar 19, 2008 ... Italian Serie A soccer summaries ROME, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Italian Serie Asoccer summaries on Wednesday: Lazio3 Goran Pandev 43, Tommaso Rocchi 58pen, ValonBehrami 90+2 AS Roma 2 Rodrigo Taddei 31, Simone Perrotta 62 ...
Italian Serie A soccer standings
Mar 19, 2008 ... Italian Serie A soccer standings ROME, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Italian Serie Asoccer standings on Wednesday (tabulated under matches played, won,drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1 Inter Milan 29 20 8 1 55 18 68 2 AS Roma ...
Mexican soccer team feels pressed to obtain Olympic pass
Mar 19, 2008 ... Mexican soccer team feels pressed to obtain Olympic pass MEXICO CITY, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Mexico's women's nationalsoccer team feels pressed to earn a pass to the Beijing 2008 OlympicGames since the men's team was recently eliminated, said women'ssoccer coach Leonardo Cuellar on ...
Italian Serie A top scorers
Mar 19, 2008 ... Italian Serie A top scorers ROME, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Italian Serie A topscorers on Wednesday: 17 Marco Borriello (Genoa) 16 David Trezeguet (Juventus) 15 Adrian Mutu (Fiorentina) Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter Milan) 13 Antonio ...
Panamanian boxers on WBA's top list
Mar 19, 2008 ... Panamanian boxers on WBA's top list PANAMA, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The World Boxing Association (WBA)announced in a communique on Wednesday that eight Panamanian boxersare classified as the first contenders for championship fights indifferent categories. The WBA with ...
River Plate soccer team wins pending game
Mar 19, 2008 ... River Plate soccer team wins pending game BUENOS AIRES, March 19 (Xinhua) -- River Plate completed and won3-2 on Wednesday the 13 minutes pending in the 4th round gameagainst San Martin of San Juan of Argentina's Closing soccertournament. River Plate is now only one point ...
Pacific Life Open men's singles tennis results
Mar 19, 2008 ... Pacific Life Open men's singles tennis results WASHINTONG, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Pacific LifeOpen men's singles fourth-round tennis results on Wednesday (prefixnumber denotes seeding): 2-Rafael ...
Pacific Life Open women's singles tennis result
Mar 19, 2008 ... Pacific Life Open women's singles tennis result WASHINGTON, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Following is the Pacific LifeOpen women's singles ...
Albania banned from UEFA events
Mar 19, 2008 ... Albania banned from UEFA events TIRANA, March 19 (Xinhua) -- No Albanian teams or officials areallowed to take part in any UEFA-organized match or event untilfurther notice, UEFA said on Wednesday. "No Albanian representative may participate at any UEFA committeemeetings, ...
Gold price closes lower in Hong Kong -- March 19
Mar 19, 2008 ... Gold price closes lower in Hong Kong -- March 19 HONG KONG, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The gold price in Hong Kongfurther weakened 89 HK dollars to 9,176 HK dollars per tael onWednesday after its Monday ...
Weather information for Asia Pacific cities -- March 19
Mar 19, 2008 ... Weather information for Asia Pacific cities -- March 19 HONG KONG, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The following is temperature andweather forecast of March 20 for 22 Asia-Pacific cities dispatchedby the Hong Kong Observatory on Wednesday: CITY MINIMUMMAXIMUM...
1st Ld: PetroChina's net profit up 2.4 percent in 2007
Mar 19, 2008 ... 1st Ld: PetroChina's net profit up 2.4 percent in 2007 BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- PetroChina Company Limited reportedWednesday that its net profit for 2007 was 145.625 billion yuan(20.6 billion U.S. dollars), up 2.4 percent from a year ago. In 2007, PetroChina's turnover ...
Romania reiterates opposition to Kosovo's declaration of independence
Mar 19, 2008 ... Romania reiterates opposition to Kosovo's declaration ofindependence BUCHAREST, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Romania's decision of notrecognizing the independence of Kosovo remains unchanged, ForeignMinister Adrian Cioroianu said Wednesday. Romania will not change its stand even ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- March 20
Mar 19, 2008 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- March 20 BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua Thursday. -- UN committed to helping Iraqis ...
Central African countries discuss small loans development
Mar 19, 2008 ... Central African countries discuss small loans development YAOUNDE, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Central bank representatives ofcentral African countries met here Wednesday to discuss developingsmall loans to poor regions. During a seminar, delegates said they would try to ...