Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, August 8:
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Aug. 8
Aug 08, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Aug. 8 CAIRO, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Friday. -- A top U.N. nuclear watchdog official continues his talks withIranian leaders in Iran ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Aug 08, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Friday. Ha'aretz -- Israel will hold Lebanon responsible for any attacks againstIsrael, in particular for any Hezbollah ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Aug 08, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Friday. TURKIYE (Turkey): -- Turkish government overcame the political uncertainty causedby the closure case against ruling ...
PKK claims responsibility for pipeline explosion
Aug 08, 2008 ... PKK claims responsibility for pipeline explosion ANKARA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party(PKK) has claimed responsibility for Tuesday's explosion at one ofthe valves of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, which is stillablaze, local Today's Zaman reported ...
Olmert questioned for 5th round in graft probe
Aug 08, 2008 ... Olmert questioned for 5th round in graft probe JERUSALEM, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmertwill be questioned for the fifth time over allegations ofcorruption. Investigators of the police's National Fraud Unit have arrived atOlmert's official residence ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Aug 08, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Friday. Al Ahram: -- Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said Egyptian PresidentHosni Mubarak will instruct an urgent plan ...
Lebanese-Syrian higher council stays functioning
Aug 08, 2008 ... Lebanese-Syrian higher council stays functioning BEIRUT, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Lebanese-Syrian higher councilformed in 1991 during Syrian presence in Lebanon will not bedisbanded after diplomatic relations between the two countries areestablished, Local An-Nahar daily quoted ...
Israelis cheer for Beijing Olympics opening ceremony
Aug 08, 2008 ... Israelis cheer for Beijing Olympics opening ceremony TEL AVIV, ISRAEL, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- More than one thousandpeople gathered Friday afternoon at Israeli port city of Tel Aviv,celebrating the opening of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. "This is the moment when the Olympic dream ...
Iranian official says nuclear talks with IAEA "constructive"
Aug 08, 2008 ... Iranian official says nuclear talks with IAEA "constructive" TEHRAN, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- A senior Iranian nuclear official saidFriday that the latest talks between Iran and the InternationalAtomic Energy Agency (IAEA) were "constructive," the official IRNAnews agency reported ....
Urgent: At least 18 killed in Iraqi car bomb attack
Aug 08, 2008 ... Urgent: At least 18 killed in Iraqi car bomb attack MOSUL, Iraq, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- A car bomb explosion ...
Turkey concerned about clashes in Georgia's South Ossetia
Aug 08, 2008 ... Turkey concerned about clashes in Georgia's South Ossetia ANKARA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's Foreign Ministry Fridayexpressed uneasiness over violence in South Ossetia, a breakawayregion of Georgia. In a written statement, Turkish Foreign Ministry called on theparties to ...
1st LD: At least 18 killed in Iraqi bomb attack
Aug 08, 2008 ... 1st LD: At least 18 killed in Iraqi bomb attack MOSUL, Iraq, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- A car bomb explosion in northernIraq on Friday evening killed at least 18 people and left more than20 others wounded, a local police source said. The blast struck a market in the ethnically mixed ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, Aug. 8
Aug 08, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, Aug. 8 MOSUL, Iraq -- A car bomb explosion in northern Iraq on Fridayevening killed at least 18 people and left more than 20 otherswounded, a local police source said. The blast struck a market in the ethnically mixed town of ...
Feature: Iraqis impressed with Olympic ceremony, excited about own participation
Aug 08, 2008 ... Feature: Iraqis impressed with Olympic ceremony, excited aboutown participation by Jamal Hashim BAGHDAD, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Iraqis on Friday felt enchanted bythe opening ceremony of the 29th Beijing Olympics and excited to seethe appearance of their athletes at the venue, ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Aug 08, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers CANBERRA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Saturday. The Australian: -- The Olympic opening ceremony delivered for China a magnificentexercise in cultural shock ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Aug 08, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Saturday: The Daily Yomiuri: -- In the land where the longest wall on Earth was built to keepothers out, modern-day China ...
Moderate quake hits eastern Indonesia
Aug 08, 2008 ... Moderate quake hits eastern Indonesia JAKARTA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) A moderate earthquake with magnitude of 5.4 rocked eastern parts of Indonesia on Saturday, no reports ofdamage or casualty, according to the country's meteorology agency. The quake struck at 03:40 Jakarta time ...
CPP wins 58 pct votes in 4th general election of Cambodia
Aug 08, 2008 ... CPP wins 58 pct votes in 4th general election of Cambodia PHNOM PENH, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The major ruling CambodianPeople's Party (CPP) won around 58.11 percent of the votes in thefourth general election on July 27, according to the preliminaryofficial balloting results declared ...
Nepal Oil Corporation to supply petrol within 3 days
Aug 08, 2008 ... Nepal Oil Corporation to supply petrol within 3 days KATHMANDU, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Consumers suffering from the severefuel crisis in Nepal can look forward to get supply within few days,local media reported on Saturday. Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), the sole importer of ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Aug 08, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news headlinesin leading Indian newspapers on Saturday. The Indian Express: -- India's Supreme Court gave its nod to South Korean steel majorPosco to set up 12-million-ton ...
New Zealand willing to share UN peacekeeping experience with Vietnam
Aug 08, 2008 ... New Zealand willing to share UN peacekeeping experience withVietnam HANOI, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand's Chief of Defense Forcesaid here that his country is willing to share its experience in theUnited Nations' peacekeeping force with Vietnam, local newspaperVietnam News ...
One of conjoined twins dies after separation in Bangladesh
Aug 08, 2008 ... One of conjoined twins dies after separation in Bangladesh DHAKA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Barsha, one of the conjoined twinsseparated at a hospital in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Wednesday,died about seven and a half hours after the operation, localnewspaper The Daily Star reported ...
M4.5 quake hits Japan's Kanto region
Aug 08, 2008 ... M4.5 quake hits Japan's Kanto region TOKYO, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- A 4.5-magnitude earthquake ...
Dollar trades at upper 109 yen level in Tokyo
Aug 08, 2008 ... Dollar trades at upper 109 yen level in Tokyo TOKYO, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar went up to the upper109 yen level Friday morning in Tokyo. The dollar traded at 109.60-65 yen at midday, compared with 109.39-49 yen in New York and ...
Indian stock market opens lower
Aug 08, 2008 ... Indian stock market opens lower MUMBAI, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Indian shares opened lower on Friday,with the key Sensex index down 0.53 percent shortly after opening. Sensex declined 80.68 points, or 0.53 percent to 15,036.57 . Sensex ...
1st Ld-Writethru: M4.5 quake hits Japan's Kanto region
Aug 08, 2008 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: M4.5 quake hits Japan's Kanto region TOKYO, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 4.5 on theRichter scale shook Japan's Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture Friday,the Japan Meteorological Agency ...
ASEAN+3 to jointly study preparation of oil stockpiling roadmap
Aug 08, 2008 ... ASEAN+3 to jointly study preparation of oil stockpiling roadmap BANGKOK, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- ASEAN member countries (AMEM) plus 3(China, Japan, and South Korea) has agreed to jointly study thepreparation work for a regional oil stockpiling plan to preventshortages and reduce ...
Thai RSS3 rubber price
Aug 08, 2008 ... Thai RSS3 rubber price BANGKOK, Aug 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are the official noonFOB prices of Ribbed Smoked Sheets Grade 3 (RSS3) rubber atThailand's southern central market in Songkhla ...
70 militants killed in Pakistan's tribal region
Aug 08, 2008 ... 70 militants killed in Pakistan's tribal region ISLAMABAD, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- At least 70 militants have beenkilled and 60 others injured in clashes between security forces andmilitants in northwestern Pakistan, local TV channel reported onFriday. The security forces, ...
Philippine exports rise 8.3 percent in June
Aug 08, 2008 ... Philippine exports rise 8.3 percent in June MANILA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' export earnings inJune went up by 8.3 percent to 4.493 billion U.S. dollars from 4.147 billion dollars in the same period of last year, according togovernment data released on Friday ....
URGENT: Strong quake hits Sumatra, Indonesia
Aug 08, 2008 ... URGENT: Strong quake hits Sumatra, Indonesia JAKARTA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of ...
India withdraws permission for DPRK plane overfly
Aug 08, 2008 ... India withdraws permission for DPRK plane overfly NEW DELHI, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- India withdrew its permission for aplane of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to overflythe Indian airspace on its way to Iran, the Indian Express reportedFriday. India made the ...
Tokyo stocks end higher
Aug 08, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks end higher TOKYO, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher Friday. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 43.42 points, or ...
Rebels leaving occupied villages in S. Philippines
Aug 08, 2008 ... Rebels leaving occupied villages in S. Philippines MANILA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels have started to leave the villages they occupied in thePhilippines' southern province of North Cotabato, military and rebelofficials said on Friday ....
1st Ld: Strong quake hits Sumatra, Indonesia
Aug 08, 2008 ... 1st Ld: Strong quake hits Sumatra, Indonesia JAKARTA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- A shallow earthquake measuring 6.0 onthe Ritcher scale rocked Sumatra Island on Friday, a localmeteorology agency said here. The quake struck at 13:37 Jakarta time (0637GMT) with theepicenter at 140 ...
(recast) India withdraws permission for DPRK plane to overfly
Aug 08, 2008 ... (recast) India withdraws permission for DPRK plane to overfly NEW DELHI, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- India withdrew its permission for aplane of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to overflythe Indian airspace on its way to Iran, the Indian Express reportedFriday ....
Roadside bombing kills Coalition soldier in W. Afghanistan
Aug 08, 2008 ... Roadside bombing kills Coalition soldier in W. Afghanistan KABUL, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Roadside bombing kills one Coalitionservice member in western Afghanistan Friday morning, a Coalitionstatement released here said. A Coalition convoy struck an IED (Improvised Explosive ...
2nd Ld-Writethru: Strong quake hits Sumatra, Indonesia, no casualty
Aug 08, 2008 ... 2nd Ld-Writethru: Strong quake hits Sumatra, Indonesia, nocasualty JAKARTA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- A shallow earthquake measuring 6.0 onthe Ritcher scale rocked Sumatra Island on Friday, with no initialreport of damage or casualties yet, local meteorology and disastermanagement ...
Renewables can provide over half Philippines energy needs: report
Aug 08, 2008 ... Renewables can provide over half Philippines energy needs: report MANILA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Renewable energy can provide as muchas 57 percent of the Philippines' energy needs by 2030, according toa report launched Friday by a global environmental group. "Energy Revolution: A ...
Indonesian airline Merpati to get fresh funds from government
Aug 08, 2008 ... Indonesian airline Merpati to get fresh funds from government JAKARTA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian Finance Minister SriMulyani said that the government would inject 300 billion rupiah (about 533 million U.S. dollars) to the Indonesian Merpati NusantaraAirlines Inc. after the ...
Thai central province declared dengue disaster zone with 1,400 infected
Aug 08, 2008 ... Thai central province declared dengue disaster zone with 1,400infected BANGKOK, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in Thailand's centralprovince of Rayong declared the province as a dengue disaster zoneafter 1,397 people were infected and two of them were killed thisyear, The Nation ...
1st Ld: Tokyo stocks close higher
Aug 08, 2008 ... 1st Ld: Tokyo stocks close higher TOKYO, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks recover early losses toclose higher Friday. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average was up 43.42 points, or 0.33percent, from Thursday to 13,168.41. The broader Topix index of all First Section ...
Singapore, Malta sign open skies agreement
Aug 08, 2008 ... Singapore, Malta sign open skies agreement SINGAPORE, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Singapore has inked an open skiesagreement with Malta that allows for full flexibility on airservices operated by carriers of both countries, the city-state'scivil aviation authority said Friday. The ...
Indonesian carrier Merpati to sack half workforce
Aug 08, 2008 ... Indonesian carrier Merpati to sack half workforce JAKARTA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- State airlines Merpati Nusantara Inc.has been forced to fire more than half its workers and receive agovernment bailout in a major restructuring program designed tostave off a collapse, a local media ...
Vietnam ceases licensing domestic joint stock banks
Aug 08, 2008 ... Vietnam ceases licensing domestic joint stock banks HANOI, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Vietnamese government has asked theState Bank of Vietnam, the central bank, to readjust criteria forthe establishment of domestic joint stock commercial banks, and notlicense new banks until the ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1)
Aug 08, 2008 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1) HONG KONG, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong on Friday: Japanese PM heads for China to attend Olympics opening ceremony Dollar firm at lower 109 yen level in ...
Foreign exchange rates in India
Aug 08, 2008 ... Foreign exchange rates in India MUMBAI, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the Rupee released by the Reserve Bank of India onFriday: Currency Rate ...
Dollar at upper 109 yen level in Tokyo
Aug 08, 2008 ... Dollar at upper 109 yen level in Tokyo TOKYO, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded at the upper 109level Friday in Tokyo, hitting a seven-month high. The dollar traded at 109.84-85 yen at 5 p.m., compared with 109.39-49 yen in New York and ...
Indonesia hails Beijing Olympic Games
Aug 08, 2008 ... Indonesia hails Beijing Olympic Games JAKARTA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia on Friday hailed theBeijing Olympic Games that will be opened on Friday evening,expecting the international games to be successful, the foreignministry said here Friday. "We hope this Olympic can ...
Singapore shares end lower
Aug 08, 2008 ... Singapore shares end lower SINGAPORE, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The shares prices in Singaporeended lower on Friday with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI)down 27.17 points or 0.96 percent to 2,807.54 points. The overall volume stood at ...
Foreign exchange rates in Singapore
Aug 08, 2008 ... Foreign exchange rates in Singapore SINGAPORE, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are inter-bank ratesof foreign currencies against the Singapore dollar on Friday. Friday Thursday bid/ask bid/ask Australian dollar 1.248/1.24971.2597/1.2615 ...
Air China flight returns to Japan's airport after receiving bomb threat
Aug 08, 2008 ... Air China flight returns to Japan's airport after receiving bombthreat TOKYO, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- An Air China jetliner returned to theCentral Japan International Airport near Nagoya Friday afterreceiving a bomb threat, Japanese media reported, citing thetransport ministry and ...
Vietnam to foster cotton production
Aug 08, 2008 ... Vietnam to foster cotton production HANOI, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam will increase its cotton outputto 40,000 tons in 2015 and 60,000 tons in 2020 from over 7, 300 tonsin 2008, in a move to assist its domestic garment and textileindustry more strongly, according to a local major ...
Malaysia tin market closes flat
Aug 08, 2008 ... Malaysia tin market closes flat KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The local tin market ended flathere on Friday, but the trading volume declined compared withThursday ....
Indian stock market ends up
Aug 08, 2008 ... Indian stock market ends up MUMBAI, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Bombay Stock Exchange Sensexclosed at 15,167.82 points on Friday, up 50.57 points or 0.33percent from the previous trading day. The total turnover was 384 million U.S. dollars ....
Thailand welcomes Cambodian PM's peaceful, bilateral approach on border dispute
Aug 08, 2008 ... Thailand welcomes Cambodian PM's peaceful, bilateral approach onborder dispute BANGKOK, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Thailand welcomed Cambodian PrimeMinister Hun Sen's reported stance regarding the disputed borderarea around Preah Vihear Temple that supports peaceful solutionsthrough ...
S.Korea's producer price growth hits 10-year high
Aug 08, 2008 ... S.Korea's producer price growth hits 10-year high SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's producer prices gained12.5 percent in July, posting the fastest increase in 10 years, theSouth Korea's central bank said Friday. It was the highest producer price growth since July 1998, ...
1st LD: Air China flight returns to Japan's airport after receiving bomb threat
Aug 08, 2008 ... 1st LD: Air China flight returns to Japan's airport afterreceiving bomb threat TOKYO, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- An Air China jetliner returned toCentral Japan International Airport near Nagoya and four others weretemporarily delayed at Japan's airports Friday after receiving abomb ...
8 militants arrested in East Pakistan
Aug 08, 2008 ... 8 militants arrested in East Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Security forces have arrested eightmembers of banned extremist groups and seized four suicide jacketsin east Pakistan, the News Network International (NNI) news agencyreported Friday. The NNI quoted police ...
Four PML-N ministers return to Pakistan's federal cabinet
Aug 08, 2008 ... Four PML-N ministers return to Pakistan's federal cabinet ISLAMABAD, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Four ministers of Pakistan MuslimLeague-Nawaz (PML-N) Friday rejoined the federal cabinet, officialAssociated Press of Pakistan reported. The party decided about their return to the ...
37 people die in flood in E. Pakistan
Aug 08, 2008 ... 37 people die in flood in E. Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- As many as 37 people died duringthe current spell of rain and flood in eastern Pakistan's Punjabprovince, official Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reportedFriday. Apart from human life losses in ten ...
Policeman killed in attack in NW Pakistan
Aug 08, 2008 ... Policeman killed in attack in NW Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- A police station in northwestPakistan was besieged and attacked by armed militants on Fridaymorning, leaving one policeman and several militants dead. A group of armed militants equipped with lethal ...
Singapore lowers this year's economic growth forcast
Aug 08, 2008 ... Singapore lowers this year's economic growth forcast SINGAPORE, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Singapore on Friday lowered itseconomic growth forecast this year to between 4 percent and 5percent from an earlier estimate of between 4 percent and 6 percent. This was announced by Singapore ...
URGENT: Olympic Sacred flame lighted up in HK Equestrian venue
Aug 08, 2008 ... URGENT: Olympic Sacred flame lighted up in HK Equestrian venue HONG KONG, Aug. 8 ...
Feature: Youngest republic in fever of Beijing Olympics
Aug 08, 2008 ... Feature: Youngest republic in fever of Beijing Olympics KATHMANDU, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The new republic Nepal is hit bythe Beijing Olympic fever as people stayed at their homes to watchthe opening ceremony of Beijing Olympics on Friday. Thousands of sports fan across Nepal ...