Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, June 20:
Turkey needs to grow 8 percent annually: employer association
Jun 20, 2008 ... Turkey needs to grow 8 percent annually: employer association ANKARA, June 20 (Xinhua) -- A Turkish employers' associationexpressed thought on Friday that Turkey needed to grow 8 percentannually to maintain its economic competitiveness, the semi-official Anatolia news agency ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Jun 20, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Friday. Al Ahram: -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will visit Egypt nextTuesday for talks with Egyptian President Hosni ...
Gulf investors confident in Turkey's economy
Jun 20, 2008 ... Gulf investors confident in Turkey's economy ANKARA, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Investors from the Gulf regionexpressed great confidence in the dynamic of Turkish economy despitecurrent political uncertainty, the semi-official Anatolia newsagency reported Friday. "No matter who is ...
Two PKK rebels killed in eastern Turkey
Jun 20, 2008 ... Two PKK rebels killed in eastern Turkey ANKARA, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Two rebels of the outlawed KurdishWorkers' Party (PKK) were killed in eastern Turkey on Friday, thesemi-official Anatolia news agency reported. Patrolling security forces clashed with a group of PKK rebels ...
Africa, South America vow to establish fair multilateral trade system
Jun 20, 2008 ... Africa, South America vow to establish fair multilateral tradesystem RABAT, June 20 (Xinhua) -- African and South American tradeministers vowed on Thursday to contribute to the conclusion of theDoha round of world trade talks in order to achieve a functional,open, ...
Four Qaida militants killed in U.S. raids north of Baghdad
Jun 20, 2008 ... Four Qaida militants killed in U.S. raids north of Baghdad BAGHDAD, June 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. troops killed four suspected al-Qaida militants and detained 18 others in raids north of Baghdadtargeting al-Qaida bombing networks in Iraq, the U.S. military saidon Friday. In a ...
Suicide car bomb wounds 5 policemen in north Iraq
Jun 20, 2008 ... Suicide car bomb wounds 5 policemen in north Iraq MOSUL, Iraq, June 20 (Xinhua) -- A suicide car bomb attacked apolice checkpoint in Iraq's northern city of Mosul on Friday,injuring five policemen, a provincial police source said. The attack took place in the afternoon in the ...
Lebanese PM describes Hezbollah behavior "Shameful"
Jun 20, 2008 ... Lebanese PM describes Hezbollah behavior "Shameful" BEIRUT, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese prime minister-designateFouad Seniora hinted to Hezbollah's reactions regarding Israeliwithdrawal from Shebaa farms as "shameful", local Elnashra websitereported Friday. "Some factions ...
One PKK rebel surrenders to Turkish army
Jun 20, 2008 ... One PKK rebel surrenders to Turkish army ANKARA, June 20 (Xinhua) -- One PKK rebel surrendered to TurkishSecurity Forces in southeastern Turkey, Turkish General Staff saidon Friday in a statement posted on its website. The rebel, who escaped from PKK camp in northern ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- June 20
Jun 20, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- June 20 CAIRO, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Friday. -- Monitoring developments in Israel and Palestinian territoriesas an Egypt-brokered ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Jun 20, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Friday. RADIKAL (Radical): -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan chaired a meetingon Thursday to respond to ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Jun 20, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Friday. Ha'aretz: -- Military sources said Thursday if the one-day-old Gazaceasefire holds, Israeli army will redeploy ...
Hezbollah says not to disarm even if Israel quits Shebaa
Jun 20, 2008 ... Hezbollah says not to disarm even if Israel quits Shebaa BEIRUT, June 20 (Xinhua) -- A Hezbollah-allied lawmaker said theShiite militant group will not give up its arms even if Israel pullsout of the disputed Shebaa Farms in south Lebanon, local daily Al-Akhbar reported Friday ....
Iraqi security forces detain official in southeastern province
Jun 20, 2008 ... Iraqi security forces detain official in southeastern province AMARA, Iraq, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi security forces havearrested the deputy governor of Maysan province during a massiveoffensive against Shiite militia there, a source from Sadr's officein Maysan said on Friday ....
U.S. president may to visit S. Korea next month
Jun 20, 2008 ... U.S. president may to visit S. Korea next month SEOUL, June 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush willvisit South Korea early next month as scheduled, according to anofficial from Foreign Ministry Friday. The official, speaking informally to South Korea's Yonhap ...
2nd Ld Writethru: Protesters mount besiege of gov't seat in Bangkok
Jun 20, 2008 ... 2nd Ld Writethru: Protesters mount besiege of gov't seat inBangkok BANGKOK, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of anti-governmentprotesters led by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) onFriday marched from different directions towards the GovernmentHouse in central Bangkok to ...
Indonesian president calls on public to use bicycles to reduce air pollution
Jun 20, 2008 ... Indonesian president calls on public to use bicycles to reduceair pollution JAKARTA, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Susilo BambangYudhoyono has called on the public to use bicycles in their dailyactivities to help reduce air pollution. Cycling had a lot of ...
Vietnam targets woodwork exports of 5 bln USD in 2010
Jun 20, 2008 ... Vietnam targets woodwork exports of 5 bln USD in 2010 HANOI, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam has eyed woodwork exportturnovers of five billion U.S. dollars in 2010, up from nearly 2.4billion dollars in 2007, according to a local industry associationon Friday. In the 2008-2010 ...
Army helicopter crashes in Thai south, at least 10 feared dead
Jun 20, 2008 ... Army helicopter crashes in Thai south, at least 10 feared dead BANGKOK, June 20 (Xinhua) -- An army helicopter crashed inThailand's deep southern province Yala on Friday, 10 people werefeared killed. The crash happened in Yala's Bannang Sata district, a hot spotwhere ...
URGENT: Protesters mount besiege of government seat in Bangkok
Jun 20, 2008 ... URGENT: Protesters mount besiege of government seat in Bangkok BANGKOK, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of anti-governmentprotesters led by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) onFriday marched ...
Tokyo stocks close 1.33 pct lower
Jun 20, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks close 1.33 pct lower TOKYO, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed below the 14,000line Friday. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average plunged 188.09 ...
1st Ld Writethru: Protesters mount besiege of gov't seat in Bangkok
Jun 20, 2008 ... 1st Ld Writethru: Protesters mount besiege of gov't seat inBangkok BANGKOK, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of anti-governmentprotesters led by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) onFriday marched from different directions towards the GovernmentHouse in central Bangkok ...
1st Ld-Writhru: Philippine abduction negotiator faces charges as kidnapper
Jun 20, 2008 ... 1st Ld-Writhru: Philippine abduction negotiator faces charges askidnapper MANILA, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine police have filedkidnapping charges against a town mayor and his son who brokered therelease of three television crew and their local guide abducted bysuspected ...
Typhoon to pound eastern Philippines
Jun 20, 2008 ... Typhoon to pound eastern Philippines MANILA, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Tropical storm "Fengshen", locallycalled "Frank", has intensified into a typhoon and is expected toland on eastern Philippines within hours, Philippine weatherforecast bureau reported Friday. The Philippine ...
2nd Ld: Suicide bomb kills 10, injures 6 in southern Afghanistan
Jun 20, 2008 ... 2nd Ld: Suicide bomb kills 10, injures 6 in southern Afghanistan KABUL, June 20 (Xinhua) -- At least ten civilians were killed andanother six injured in Afghanistan Friday morning when a suicidebomber blew himself up near one NATO vehicle in southern Afghanprovince of Helmand, ...
Vietnam sees bigger auto sales in 5 months
Jun 20, 2008 ... Vietnam sees bigger auto sales in 5 months HANOI, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Automobile firms in Vietnam sold atotal of 58,860 vehicles in the first five months of this year, ayear-on-year surge of 162 percent, local newspaper Vietnam Newsquoted the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers ...
Dollar remains at 108 yen level in Tokyo
Jun 20, 2008 ... Dollar remains at 108 yen level in Tokyo TOKYO, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar stood firm at the 108yen line Friday morning in Tokyo. At noon, the dollar traded at 107.92-97 yen, compared with 107.97-108.07 yen in New York and ...
France donates massive funds to Ethiopia's victims of drought
Jun 20, 2008 ... France donates massive funds to Ethiopia's victims of drought ADDIS ABABA, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The French government hasdonated 500,000 euros (780,000 U.S. dollars) to the UN World FoodProgram (WFP) so that it could be used to assist Ethiopia's childrenand women adversely affected ...
Indonesia introduces green building institution
Jun 20, 2008 ... Indonesia introduces green building institution JAKARTA, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia has established the firstgreen building institution to certify and rate environmentallyfriendly housing and workplaces, local press reported Friday. The Green Building Council of Indonesia ...
Uganda lobbies Islamic countries for UN Security Council seat
Jun 20, 2008 ... Uganda lobbies Islamic countries for UN Security Council seat KAMPALA, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Uganda has lobbied among 57 membercountries of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) during itsforeign ministers meeting which ended here on Friday for thecountry's candidature for a ...
Zambian President urges countrymen to brace for hard times amid soaring prices of food, oil
Jun 20, 2008 ... Zambian President urges countrymen to brace for hard times amidsoaring prices of food, oil LUSAKA, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa hascalled upon Zambians to brace for hard times because of theincreasing prices of food and oil in the world, according to ...
1 st LD Writethru: World marks refugee day as 37 mln refugees in spotlight
Jun 20, 2008 ... 1 st LD Writethru: World marks refugee day as 37 mln refugees inspotlight NAIROBI, June 20 (Xinhua) -- As the world marks the refugee dayon Friday, the UN refugee agency says over 37 million people wereliving as refugees from conflicts or persecution at the end of 2007,marking ...
World marks refugee day as 37 mln refugees in spotlight
Jun 20, 2008 ... World marks refugee day as 37 mln refugees in spotlight NAIROBI, June 20 (Xinhua) -- As the world marks the refugee dayon Friday, the UN refugee agency says over 37 million people wereliving as refugees from conflicts or persecution at the end of 2007,marking the second straight ...
2nd LD Writethru: World marks refugee day as 37 mln refugees in spotlight
Jun 20, 2008 ... 2nd LD Writethru: World marks refugee day as 37 mln refugees inspotlight NAIROBI, June 20 (Xinhua) -- As the world marks the refugee dayon Friday, the UN refugee agency says over 37 million people wereliving as refugees from conflicts or persecution at the end of 2007,marking ...
Wall Street loses ground amid financial concerns, oil spike
Jun 20, 2008 ... Wall Street loses ground amid financial concerns, oil spike NEW YORK, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Wall Street tallied steep lossesFriday, as investors digested more bad news about the financialsector and oil prices rebounded. Anxiety over the financial sector overshadowed stocks ....
IMF says U.S. economy's slowdown less than feared
Jun 20, 2008 ... IMF says U.S. economy's slowdown less than feared WASHINGTON, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund(IMF) said on Friday the current economic slowdown in the UnitedStates "has been less than feared," and recovery should begin nextyear as important headwinds are ...
Urgent: IMF says U.S. economic slowdown less than feared
Jun 20, 2008 ... Urgent: IMF says U.S. economic slowdown less than feared WASHINGTON, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund(IMF) said on Friday ...
Sarkozy against EU enlargement before ratification of Lisbon Treaty
Jun 20, 2008 ... Sarkozy against EU enlargement before ratification of LisbonTreaty BRUSSELS, June 20 (Xinhua) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozysaid here Friday the European Union (EU) should not accept any newmember before completion of the ratification process of the LisbonTreaty as an ...
Roundup: EU postpones decision on Lisbon Treaty, accommodates Czech concerns
Jun 20, 2008 ... Roundup: EU postpones decision on Lisbon Treaty, accommodatesCzech concerns BRUSSELS, June 20 (Xinhua) -- European Union (EU) leaders havedecided to postpone a decision on the Lisbon Treaty following theIrish "No" vote and recognize the difficulty of the Czech Republicin its ...
2nd Ld-Writethru: Nepal CPN-M ministers resign
Jun 20, 2008 ... 2nd Ld-Writethru: Nepal CPN-M ministers resign KATHMANDU, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Chairman Prachanda of theCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M) Friday handed over theresignation of all seven CPN-M ministers to Prime Minister GirijaPrasad Koirala after a seven-party meeting failed ...
1st Ld: CPN-M chairman hands over resignation letters to PM
Jun 20, 2008 ... 1st Ld: CPN-M chairman hands over resignation letters to PM KATHMANDU, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Chairman of the Communist Party ofNepal (Maoist) (CPN-M) Prachanda Friday handed over the resignationof all seven CPN-M ministers to Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koiralaafter a seven-party ...
Pakistan renames capital airport in memory of Bhutto
Jun 20, 2008 ... Pakistan renames capital airport in memory of Bhutto ISLAMABAD, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister YousafRaza Gilani Friday renamed the Islamabad International Airport asBenazir Bhutto International Airport. The decision was made on the eve of former Prime Minister ...
Roundup: Nepal's CPN-M ministers resign
Jun 20, 2008 ... Roundup: Nepal's CPN-M ministers resign KATHMANDU, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The ministers belonging to Nepal's Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M) Friday evening tenderedtheir joint resignation after a ruling seven-party meeting failed toreach a consensus on power-sharing ....
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Jun 20, 2008 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2) HONG KONG, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong on Friday: World Bank helps Cambodia achieve its health goals Singapore to introduce new rules to prevent ...
Australian Govt promises national strategy to tackle obesity
Jun 20, 2008 ... Australian Govt promises national strategy to tackle obesity CANBERRA, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The Australian Health MinisterNicola Roxon said on Friday the government has promised a nationalstrategy to tackle the obesity crisis. The pledge follows a damning report showing ...
Top Indian officials visit in Sri Lanka
Jun 20, 2008 ... Top Indian officials visit in Sri Lanka COLOMBO, June 20 (Xinhua) -- A team of senior Indian officialsarrived in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo Friday morning for avisit described by Sri Lankan officials as "a usual familiarizationvisit." The Indian team comprises ...
Sri Lankan court rejects petitions on local elections
Jun 20, 2008 ... Sri Lankan court rejects petitions on local elections COLOMBO, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The Supreme Court of Sri LankaFriday rejected petitions filed by opposition parties against thegovernment's move to hold elections for two provinces. The main opposition United National Party ...
Indonesia to host Asian-African conference on Palestine
Jun 20, 2008 ... Indonesia to host Asian-African conference on Palestine JAKARTA, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia and South Africa will co-chair an Asian-African Conference on Palestine in Jakarta on July 14-15, 2008, a foreign ministry spokesman said. "The foreign ministerial level conference ...
Indian minister promises to take stronger measures against rising inflation
Jun 20, 2008 ... Indian minister promises to take stronger measures against risinginflation NEW DELHI,June 20 (Xinhua) -- Indian Finance Minister P.Chidambaram Friday promised to consider stronger measures to tameinflation which has hit a 13-year high of 11.05 percent. Chidambaram said that ...
Indian stocks market opens up 80.06 points
Jun 20, 2008 ... Indian stocks market opens up 80.06 points MUMBAI, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Indian shares opened higher onFriday, with the key Sensex index up 0.53 percent shortly afteropening. Sensex rose 80.06 points, or 0.53 percent, to 15,168.05 ....
EC financially helps Vietnam fight poverty
Jun 20, 2008 ... EC financially helps Vietnam fight poverty HANOI, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission (EC) hasgranted Vietnam 20 million euros (36 million U.S. dollars) worth ofnon-refundable aid to help combat poverty across the nation, localnewspaper Vietnam News reported Friday ....
3rd Ld-Writethru: Suicide bombing kills 10, injures 6 civilians in southern Afghanistan
Jun 20, 2008 ... 3rd Ld-Writethru: Suicide bombing kills 10, injures 6 civiliansin southern Afghanistan KABUL, June 20 (Xinhua) -- At least ten civilians were killed andanother six injured in Afghanistan Friday morning when a suicidebomber blew himself up near one NATO vehicle in southern ...
Some S. Korean striking truckers return to work after fee agreement
Jun 20, 2008 ... Some S. Korean striking truckers return to work after feeagreement SEOUL, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Some striking truckers who effectivelyhalted overland freight traffic for the past week are returning towork after union leaders accepted a 19 percent increase intransportation service ...
S.Korea's Graduate Employment ranks low among OECD members
Jun 20, 2008 ... S.Korea's Graduate Employment ranks low among OECD members SEOUL, June 20 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's employment rate of thosewho received tertiary education ranked the second-lowest amongmembers of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development(OECD) in 2005, said the ...
Philippine abduction negotiator faces charges as kidnapper
Jun 20, 2008 ... Philippine abduction negotiator faces charges as kidnapper MANILA, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine police have filedkidnapping charges against a town mayor and his son who brokered therelease of three television crew and their local guide abducted bysuspected members of the Abu ...
Malaysia suspends seafood exports to EU
Jun 20, 2008 ... Malaysia suspends seafood exports to EU KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia has voluntarilysuspended the exports of frozen seafood to the European Union, localpress reported on Friday. An audit and re-inspection of the exporters could take threemonths before the ...
Tropical storm "Fengshen" intensified into typhoon
Jun 20, 2008 ... Tropical storm "Fengshen" intensified into typhoon MANILA, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Tropical storm "Fengshen", locallycalled "Frank", has intensified into a typhoon and is expected toland on eastern Philippines within hours, Philippine weatherforecast bureau reported Friday. The ...
Vietnam's central bank furthers monetary policy tightening
Jun 20, 2008 ... Vietnam's central bank furthers monetary policy tightening HANOI, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The State Bank of Vietnam, thecountry's central bank, announced on June 19 further tightening ofmonetary policy in the second half of this year to fight inflationand stabilize the domestic ...
URGENT: Suicide bomber kills 10 civilians in southern Afghanistan
Jun 20, 2008 ... URGENT: Suicide bomber kills 10 civilians in southern Afghanistan KABUL, June 20 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 ...
1st ld: Suicide bomber kills 10, injures 6 in southern Afghanistan
Jun 20, 2008 ... 1st ld: Suicide bomber kills 10, injures 6 in southernAfghanistan KABUL, June 20 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 civilians were killed inAfghanistan Friday morning when a ...
India becomes world largest remittance recipient
Jun 20, 2008 ... India becomes world largest remittance recipient NEW DELHI, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The Indian diaspora sent back homesome 27.1 billion U.S. dollars in the 2006-2007, making India theworld's largest single recipient, The Times of India reported onFriday. Migrant remittances ...
Vietnamese enterprises urged to export more rice this year
Jun 20, 2008 ... Vietnamese enterprises urged to export more rice this year HANOI, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen TanDung has asked enterprises to beef up rice export because thecountry's current rice output not only ensures national foodsecurity but also enables export of ...
U.S. to ban exports of beef from cattle over 30 months old
Jun 20, 2008 ... U.S. to ban exports of beef from cattle over 30 months old SEOUL, June 21 (Xinhua) -- The United States has agreed it willcertify that only beef from cattle less than 30 months old will beexported to South Korea, the Yonhap news agency report Saturday. The report quoted ...
UN anti-dengue-fever campaign to start in Myanmar
Jun 20, 2008 ... UN anti-dengue-fever campaign to start in Myanmar YANGON, June 21 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations' anti-dengue-fever campaign is due to start in Myanmar's cyclone-hit areasSaturday where disease-carrying mosquitoes have become a majorconcern, according to a local news journal ....
2 killed by landslide in Philippines
Jun 20, 2008 ... 2 killed by landslide in Philippines MANILA, June 21 (Xinhua) -- At least two people were killedSaturday by landslide caused by typhoon in Cotabato City, southernPhilippines, said the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC). NDCC spokesman Anthony Golez Jr told local ...