Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, April 7:
Latest men's world tennis rankings
Apr 07, 2008 ... Latest men's world tennis rankings LONDON, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are the men's tennis worldrankings on Monday: 1. Roger Federer, Switzerland, 6600 points 2. Rafael Nadal, Spain, 5930 3. Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 4785 4. Nikolay Davydenko, ...
Latest women's world rankings
Apr 07, 2008 ... Latest women's world rankings LONDON, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are the women's tennisworld rankings on Monday: 1. Justine Henin, Belgium, 6105 points 2. Ana Ivanovic, Serbia, 4216 3. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 4095 4. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, ...
Ugandan track queen steps up training for Olympic torch relay
Apr 07, 2008 ... Ugandan track queen steps up training for Olympic torch relay KAMPALA, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Ugandan track queen Dorcus Inzikuruhas stepped up her road running training as she prepares to carrythe Olympic torch in Dar es Salaam on April 13. The Commonwealth steeplechase ...
Sunday's NBA standings
Apr 07, 2008 ... Sunday's NBA standings WASHINGTON, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the NBA standingson Sunday: EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Boston 61 15 .803 - 2. Philadelphia 39 38 .506 22 1/2 3. Toronto 38 39 ...
Latest world golf rankings
Apr 07, 2008 ... Latest world golf rankings LONDON, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are the world golf rankingson Monday (U.S. names unless stated): 1. Tiger Woods, 21.19 average points 2. Phil Mickelson, 9.62 3. Ernie Els, South Africa, 6.47 4. Steve Stricker, 6.17 ...
Myanmar coach blames Asian Cup exit on lack of experience
Apr 07, 2008 ... Myanmar coach blames Asian Cup exit on lack of experience YANGON, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar women's soccer coach U TinMyint Aung said his team was disqualified for the 2008 Asian Cupwomen's football final round due to lack of internationalexperiences, local media reported on ...
China's Changchun Yatai vows to advance from group stage in AFC Champions League
Apr 07, 2008 ... China's Changchun Yatai vows to advance from group stage in AFCChampions League CHANGCHUN, Northeast China, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese championsChangchun Yatai will do all their can to advance from AFC ChampionsLeague group stage, said the club's president. "The club ...
Urgent:OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY IN PARIS CONCLUDES
Apr 07, 2008 ... Urgent:OLYMPIC TORCH ...
Flash: Olympic torch relay starts in Paris
Apr 07, 2008 ... Flash: Olympic torch relay starts in Paris PARIS, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic torch relay started inParis, the fifth leg of its global ...
Finnish defender Hyypia signs new contract with Liverpool
Apr 07, 2008 ... Finnish defender Hyypia signs new contract with Liverpool HELSINKI, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Sami Hyypia, one of the pillars ofthe Finnish national team, has extended his contract with Liverpoolto run until the summer of 2009, local media reported on Monday. "I am very happy to have ...
African Champions League top scorers
Apr 07, 2008 ... African Champions League top scorers NEW DELHI, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are the AfricanChampions League top scorers after the second round: 8 ...
(Beijing Olympics) IOC chief calls for unity of Olympic Movement
Apr 07, 2008 ... (Beijing Olympics) IOC chief calls for unity of Olympic Movement BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) -- International Olympic Committeepresident Jacques Rogge on Monday called for unity of the OlympicMovement to overcome the difficulties. "I'm very concerned with the international ...
ANOC meeting opens in Beijing
Apr 07, 2008 ... ANOC meeting opens in Beijing BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) -- A biennial meeting of nationalOlympic committees opened Monday in Beijing, with the heads ofnational Olympic committees around the world getting together todiscuss issues related to the Olympic Games. "The ...
Indonesian top doubles to skip Asian champioships
Apr 07, 2008 ... Indonesian top doubles to skip Asian champioships JAKARTA, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's top men's doubles MarkisKido and Hendra Setiawan will not participate in the Asian badmintonchampionships in Malaysia later this month because the pair havebeen absent from routine training ...
Sunday's NBA results
Apr 07, 2008 ... Sunday's NBA results WASHINGTON, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results fromthe NBA on Sunday (home team in CAPS): NEW ORLEANS 108 Golden State 96 Dallas 105 PHOENIX 98 Detroit 91 MIAMI75 NY KNICKS ...
Amelia Island Championships women's results
Apr 07, 2008 ... Amelia Island Championships women's results WASHINGTON, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Amelia IslandChampionships women's singles first-round results from Florida onMonday (prefix number denotes seeding): 11-Amelie Mauresmo, France, bt Olga Savchuk, Ukraine, 6-0, 7-5 ...
Indonesian climbers launch expedition to world's highest peaks
Apr 07, 2008 ... Indonesian climbers launch expedition to world's highest peaks JAKARTA, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian MountaineeringFederation (FMI) said Sunday it will start an expedition to conquestthe world's seven highest summits in the world, starting withKilimanjaro in Tanzania ....
Tokyo 2016 bid chief full of confidence
Apr 07, 2008 ... Tokyo 2016 bid chief full of confidence BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The chief of Tokyo 2016 Olympics bidcommittee says that he is full of confidence about the Japanesecapital's prospects in the race for the world's top sporting event. "We are very confident to be selected as ...
Berlin denies involvement in Libya police training
Apr 07, 2008 ... Berlin denies involvement in Libya police training BERLIN, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The German government on Mondaydenied any official involvement in an alleged scheme to have Germanpolice train Libyan security forces in return for Libya's help inthe release of German hostages in the ...
Portuguese soccer first division standings
Apr 07, 2008 ... Portuguese soccer first division standings LISBON, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Portuguese soccerfirst division standings on Monday (tabulated under games played,won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1 Porto25 20 3 2 49 9 63 2 ...
Chinese, Canadian FMs hold phone talks on Olympics, Tibet
Apr 07, 2008 ... Chinese, Canadian FMs hold phone talks on Olympics, Tibet BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechiheld phone talks with his Canadian counterpart Maxime Bernier onMonday to discuss issues of common concern including the BeijingOlympics and Tibet, the ...
Canberra's chief minister hopeful about torch relay
Apr 07, 2008 ... Canberra's chief minister hopeful about torch relay CANBERRA, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Australian Capital Territory (ACT)Chief Minister Jon Stanhope said here on Tuesday he would not beordering a bus to usher the Olympic torch past protesters inCanberra later this month but security ...
5th LD: Olympic torch relay arrives at final stage of route
Apr 07, 2008 ... 5th LD: Olympic torch relay arrives at final stage of routePARIS, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic torch relay arrived atCharlety Stadium Monday afternoon, the final stage of the relayroute, where the remaining 30 torch bearers were finnishing thejogging process. The relay ...
Chinese netizens condemn sabotage attempts on Olympic torch relay
Apr 07, 2008 ... Chinese netizens condemn sabotage attempts on Olympic torch relay BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese netizens condemned attemptsto disrupt the ongoing Olympic torch relay by Tibetan separatists inLondon after British police arrested 25 people on Sunday. Hundreds of thousands ...
Macao changes reclamation project due to environmental protection: official
Apr 07, 2008 ... Macao changes reclamation project due to environmentalprotection: official MACAO, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The Macao SAR (Special AdministrativeRegion) government has revised its original land reclamationproject, submitted to China's central government in 2006, due toissues ...
4th-Ld-Writethru-China Focus: China, New Zealand sign free trade pact
Apr 07, 2008 ... 4th-Ld-Writethru-China Focus: China, New Zealand sign free tradepact BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) -- China and New Zealand signed a freetrade agreement, the first such pact between China and a developedcountry, on Monday. The deal was inked by Chinese Commerce Minister Chen ...
Tycoon jailed over Shanghai fund scandal
Apr 07, 2008 ... Tycoon jailed over Shanghai fund scandal CHANGCHUN, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Rongkun, a key figure in theShanghai social security fund scandal, was jailed 19 years and had1.3 billion yuan (186 million U.S. dollars) in assets confiscated, alocal court in the northeastern Jilin ...
U.S. health insurance giant eyes Chinese market
Apr 07, 2008 ... U.S. health insurance giant eyes Chinese market BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) -- WellPoint Inc., the largest healthinsurer in the United States and parent company of Anthem InsuranceCompanies, Inc., told Xinhua on Monday it had formally establishedthe Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc ....
Hong Kong's Donald Tsang gives trademark bow tie to wax figure
Apr 07, 2008 ... Hong Kong's Donald Tsang gives trademark bow tie to wax figure HONG KONG, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's Chief Executive DonaldTsang has given a pin and one of his trademark bow ties to his waxfigure unveiled Monday at the Peak, a popular tourist site on theHong Kong Island known ...
Macao to host int'l environmental cooperation forum
Apr 07, 2008 ... Macao to host int'l environmental cooperation forum MACAO, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The 2008 Macao InternationalEnvironmental Cooperation Forum and Exhibition will be held herelater this month, where government representatives and worldenvironmental experts will discuss the solutions ...
China's top legislator hails Olympic Movement as common wealth of mankind
Apr 07, 2008 ... China's top legislator hails Olympic Movement as common wealth ofmankind BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislator Wu Bangguocalled the Olympic Movement "a common wealth of mankind" here onMonday, while addressing the opening of the 16th general assembly ofthe ...
China publishes Dalai Lama's 1951 telegram to Mao, expressing support
Apr 07, 2008 ... China publishes Dalai Lama's 1951 telegram to Mao, expressingsupport Beijing, April 7 (Xinhua) -- China's State ArchivesAdministration on Monday published a telegraph sent by the 14thDalai Lama to Chairman Mao Zedong in October 1951, in which heexpressed his support for the ...
1st Ld: Tycoon jailed over Shanghai fund scandal
Apr 07, 2008 ... 1st Ld: Tycoon jailed over Shanghai fund scandal CHANGCHUN, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Rongkun, a key figure in theShanghai social security fund scandal, was jailed 19 years and had1.3 billion yuan (186 million U.S. dollars) in assets confiscated, alocal court in the northeastern ...
China business climate index drops in Q1: NBS
Apr 07, 2008 ... China business climate index drops in Q1: NBS BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) -- China's business climate index, akey gauge of corporate performance, dropped in the first quarteramid the heavy snow disaster that hit the country in mid January,said the National Bureau of Statistic (NBS) ...
2nd Ld-Writethru: China confirms Tibetan bird flu outbreak
Apr 07, 2008 ... 2nd Ld-Writethru: China confirms Tibetan bird flu outbreak BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Agriculture(MOA) on Monday confirmed an outbreak of bird flu at a farm in aTibet Autonomous Region village. The testing of 268 dead chickens at a farm at Zhuba Village ...
Good impression, less expense: Chinese college students rent clothes for job interviews
Apr 07, 2008 ... Good impression, less expense: Chinese college students rentclothes for job interviews ZHENGZHOU, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Grads-to-be in central China'sHenan Province have found a way to make the best use of their smalljob-hunting budget: renting clothes for interviews ....
Weather information for Asia Pacific cities -- April 7
Apr 07, 2008 ... Weather information for Asia Pacific cities -- April 7 HONG KONG, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The following is temperature andweather forecast of April 8 for 22 Asia-Pacific cities dispatched bythe Hong Kong Observatory on Monday: CITY MINIMUMMAXIMUM ...
Roundup: Hong Kong stocks rise for 4th consecutive day
Apr 07, 2008 ... Roundup: Hong Kong stocks rise for 4th consecutive day HONG KONG, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong-listed mainland insurerstracked gains in the mainland's stock markets Monday, pushing HongKong's benchmark index higher for the fourth consecutive session. The blue-chip Hang Seng ...
HK suspends import applications for poultry products from Republic of Korea
Apr 07, 2008 ... HK suspends import applications for poultry products fromRepublic of Korea HONG KONG, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The Center for Food Safety (CFS)of Hong Kong Monday announced that the processing of applicationsfor importing poultry and poultry products from the Republic ofKorea would ...
Chinese Premier says free trade deal with New Zealand of great significance
Apr 07, 2008 ... Chinese Premier says free trade deal with New Zealand of greatsignificance BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said hereon Monday the free trade agreement signed between China and NewZealand was of importance and profound significance. Wen told New ...
Portuguese soccer first division result
Apr 07, 2008 ... Portuguese soccer first division result LISBON, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Following is the Portuguese soccerfirst division result on Monday: Leixoes SC 1 Belenenses2 Played on Sunday Boavista 0 Benfica 0 Maritimo ...
Hungary's soccer first division results and standings
Apr 07, 2008 ... Hungary's soccer first division results and standings BUDAPEST, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result of a matchplayed on Monday from the Hungary's first division soccer league: Ujpest bt Nyiregyhaza 1-0 Standings (tabulated under games played, won, drawn, lost, ...
San Francisco mayor promises security for Olympic torch relay (updated)
Apr 07, 2008 ... San Francisco mayor promises security for Olympic torch relay(updated) SAN FRANCISCO, April 7 (Xinhua) -- While voicing confidence inSan Francisco's police, Mayor Garvin Newsom pledged that the cityhas the ability to provide the level of security to make the Olympictorch relay ...
SF mayor wants successful Beijing Olympic Games
Apr 07, 2008 ... SF mayor wants successful Beijing Olympic Games SAN FANCISCO, April 7 (Xinhua) -- San Francisco Mayor GarvinNewsom said he expected the Beijing Olympics to be "a verysuccessful event that can be examples for the world". "I am very confident that the Beijing Olympics will be a ...
San Francisco honored to host Olympic torch relay: mayor
Apr 07, 2008 ... San Francisco honored to host Olympic torch relay: mayor SAN FRANCISCO, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Despite criticism for givingthe green light to the Olympic torch relay, San Francisco mayorGarvin Newsom said the city takes great pride in hosting the greatevent. "The Olympic torch ...
San Francisco mayor promises successful relay of Olympic torch
Apr 07, 2008 ... San Francisco mayor promises successful relay of Olympic torch SAN FRANCISCO, April 7 (Xinhua) -- San Francisco is "taking theBeijing Olympic Torch Relay seriously" and will try hard to ensureits success, Mayor Garvin Newsom has pledged. "We are taking the Olympic Torch Relay ...
Mayor voices confidence in San Francisco torch relay security
Apr 07, 2008 ... Mayor voices confidence in San Francisco torch relay security SAN FRANCISCO, April 7 (Xinhua) -- While voicing confidence inSan Francisco's police, Mayor Garvin Newsom pledged that the cityhas the ability to provide the level of security to make the Olympictorch relay "a safe ...
San Francisco mayor wants Olympic torch relay to unite people
Apr 07, 2008 ... San Francisco mayor wants Olympic torch relay to unite people SAN FRANCISCO, April 7 (Xinhua) -- San Francisco Mayor GarvinNewsom expressed hope that the coming Olympic torch relay in thecity would be held with the Olympic spirit of uniting people. "Speaking as the Mayor of ...
Lebanon plans "Run for Peace" Marathon
Apr 07, 2008 ... Lebanon plans "Run for Peace" Marathon BEIRUT, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The Beirut Marathon Organization ishosting the second straight Vivicitta "Run for Peace" race on May25, local press reported on Monday. The marathon will ...
Berbatov to set up foundation to support talented Bulgarians
Apr 07, 2008 ... Berbatov to set up foundation to support talented Bulgarians SOFIA, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Bulgaria's Footballer of 2007 andnational team captain Dimiter Berbatov announced Monday that he willset up a foundation to support young and talented Bulgarians in allspheres. Berbatov, ...
Greek hopes to contiune negotiations with Macedonia on name dispute
Apr 07, 2008 ... Greek hopes to contiune negotiations with Macedonia on namedispute ATHENS, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The Greek government announced hereMonday that the country hoped to continue negotiations on the nameissue with neighboring Macedonia under the United Nations to seek asolution ....
Chinese, Brazilian FMs discuss bilateral ties over phone
Apr 07, 2008 ... Chinese, Brazilian FMs discuss bilateral ties over phone BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechiand his Brazilian counterpart Celso Amorim and held talks over thetelephone Monday on bilateral ties and issues of common concerns. Amorim expressed ...
Air New Zealand to launch flight between Beijing, Auckland
Apr 07, 2008 ... Air New Zealand to launch flight between Beijing, Auckland BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Air New Zealand will launch a directflight from Beijing to Auckland on July 18, its second direct flightlinking the two nations. Flight NZ086 will leave Beijing on Thursday and Saturday, ...
Major news items in leading U.S. newspapers
Apr 07, 2008 ... Major news items in leading U.S. newspapers WASHINGTON, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are major newsitems in leading U.S. newspapers on Monday:The New York Times -- Sharp fighting broke out in the Sadr City district of Baghdadon Sunday as American and Iraqi ...
Wall Street moderately up amid upbeat firm news
Apr 07, 2008 ... Wall Street moderately up amid upbeat firm news NEW YORK, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Wall Street advanced in earlytrading Monday, as Washington Mutual is expected to acquire a fivebillion U.S. dollars injection from private equity firms. Mortgage lender Washington Mutual is close to ...
German industrial output registers unexpected growth in February
Apr 07, 2008 ... German industrial output registers unexpected growth in February BERLIN, April 7 (Xinhua) -- German industrial output registeredan unexpected growth in February mainly due to the mild winter,official statistics showed on Monday. The Economy Ministry said the industrial output ...
ECB main reference exchange rates
Apr 07, 2008 ... ECB main reference exchange rates BERLIN, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are the exchange ratesof major currencies released by the Frankfurt-based European CentralBank (ECB) on Monday. ...
3rd LD: Olympic torch relay resumed in Paris, spectators annoyed by protests
Apr 07, 2008 ... 3rd LD: Olympic torch relay resumed in Paris, spectators annoyedby protests PARIS, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Spectators of the Beijing Olympictorch relay were greatly annoyed and angered by Tibetan separatistsand their supporters attempting to disrupt the Monday event inParis, the ...
DPRK media accuses South Korean president of running risk of war
Apr 07, 2008 ... DPRK media accuses South Korean president of running risk of war PYONGYANG, April 7 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Lee MyungBak was accused on Monday by an official newspaper of theDemocratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) of running risk ofstarting a war. The ...
2nd LD: EU approves in-flight mobile phone use across Europe
Apr 07, 2008 ... 2nd LD: EU approves in-flight mobile phone use across Europe BRUSSELS, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission introducedrules on Monday to allow the use of mobile phones in flights acrossEurope. According to the new rules, which took effect Monday, businesspeople and ...
London office lettings fall a third due to credit crisis
Apr 07, 2008 ... London office lettings fall a third due to credit crisis LONDON, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Office lettings in central Londonfell by almost a third over the past six months as companies scaleddown staffing needs and froze office searches because of economicuncertainty, the Financial ...
Russia, Poland to talk over U.S. missile shield in Moscow: diplomat
Apr 07, 2008 ... Russia, Poland to talk over U.S. missile shield in Moscow:diplomat MOSCOW, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Russian and Polish officials willmeet in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss the U.S.-proposed plans todeploy anti-missile components in Poland, a Russian diplomat said. "During the ...
OPEC reports consecutive drop of weekly prices
Apr 07, 2008 ... OPEC reports consecutive drop of weekly prices VIENNA, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The weekly average oil prices of theOrganization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) dropped to97.62 U.S. dollars per barrel last week, the Vienna-based cartelsaid on Monday. So far, the weekly ...
Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, April 7
Apr 07, 2008 ... Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, April 7 JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met withPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas here on Monday to discuss thepeace progress between the two neighbors. Peace talks, expansion of Israeli settlements in the West ...
Finnish tourist gets punishment after vandalizing Easter Island statue
Apr 07, 2008 ... Finnish tourist gets punishment after vandalizing Easter Islandstatue HELSINKI, April 7 (Xinhua) -- A Finnish tourist who vandalized aMoai statue on Easter Island was fined about 10,000 euros (15,700U.S. dollars) and banned from entering the island for three years bya Chilean ...