Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, October 17:
Child safety seats in cars to be mandatory in Dubai
Oct 17, 2008 ... Child safety seats in cars to be mandatory in Dubai ABU DHABI, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The transport authority of Dubai,the second largest emirate of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), willsoon make child safety seats in cars mandatory to protect childrenfrom being hurt by accidents, ...
U.S. soldier killed in Iraq's Diyala
Oct 17, 2008 ... U.S. soldier killed in Iraq's Diyala BAGHDAD, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- An American soldier was killed byindirect fire attack in the volatile province of Diyala, the U.S.military said on Friday. The military said in a statement that the incident occurred onThursday in the ...
Lebanon's Gemayel warns against Iraqi Christian displacement
Oct 17, 2008 ... Lebanon's Gemayel warns against Iraqi Christian displacement BEIRUT, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Former Lebanese Christian PresidentAmin Gemayel warned Thursday of "racial cleaning" campaign targetingChristians in Iraq, local An-Nahar daily reported Friday. Gemayel, who is a ...
Jordan's ambassador to Iraq assumes mission
Oct 17, 2008 ... Jordan's ambassador to Iraq assumes mission AMMAN, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's new ambassador to Iraq hasbeen in Baghdad to take up his post, local daily The Jordan Timesreported on Friday. Nayef Zeidan, the newly appointed ambassador, presented hiscredentials to Iraqi ...
Jordan says its potable water needs to reach 1.67 bcm in 2020
Oct 17, 2008 ... Jordan says its potable water needs to reach 1.67 bcm in 2020 AMMAN, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's demand of potable water isexpected to jump to 1.67 billion cubic meters (bcm) in 2020 fromabout 300 million cubic meters (mcm) in 2007, local daily The JordanTimes reported on Friday ....
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Oct. 17
Oct 17, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Oct. 17 CAIRO, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Friday. -- Keep watching developments of Iraqi-U.S. talks on a proposedmilitary pact between ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Oct 17, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Friday. Ha'aretz: -- Officers from the Israel Police's National Fraud InvestigationUnit are expected to head to the United ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Oct 17, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Friday. Al Akhbar: -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir had talks Thursday withvisiting Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed ...
At least one killed in bomb attack at Shiite mosque in northern Baghdad
Oct 17, 2008 ... At least one killed in bomb attack at Shiite mosque in northernBaghdad At least one killed in bomb attack at Shiite mosque innorthern Baghdad BAGHDAD, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- At least one civilian was killed andmore than four others injured in a bomb attack outside a Shiitemosque ...
Spokesman: 35 PKK rebels killed in operations in Turkey
Oct 17, 2008 ... Spokesman: 35 PKK rebels killed in operations in Turkey ANKARA, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Turkish military said Friday thatits security forces had intercepted a rebel radio communication ofthe banned Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) indicating that up to 35 PKKmilitants were killed in ...
Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes lower
Oct 17, 2008 ... Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes lower JERUSALEM, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchangegeneral share index closed at ...
Jordan hails Lebanon-Syria diplomatic ties "step in right direction "
Oct 17, 2008 ... Jordan hails Lebanon-Syria diplomatic ties "step in rightdirection " Jordan hails Lebanon-Syria diplomatic ties "step inright direction " AMMAN, Oct.16 (Xinhua) -- Jordan on Thursday hailed theestablishment of diplomatic ties between Syria and Lebanon as "astep in the right ...
Syria, Algeria sign 11 agreements on cooperation
Oct 17, 2008 ... Syria, Algeria sign 11 agreements on cooperation DAMASCUS, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Syria and Algeria on Thursdaysigned 11 conventions, protocols and executive programs forcooperation in various areas, the official SANA news agencyreported. The agreements, inked at the end of ...
Arab Lawyers Union hails establishment of Syrian-Lebanese diplomatic ties
Oct 17, 2008 ... Arab Lawyers Union hails establishment of Syrian-Lebanesediplomatic ties Arab Lawyers Union hails establishment of Syrian-Lebanese diplomatic ties CAIRO, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- A senior official of the Arab LawyersUnion welcomed on Thursday the establishment of diplomatic ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Oct. 16
Oct 17, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Oct. 16 BEIRUT --Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora said Wednesday night that hewould certainly visit Syria, but did not say when, local websiteNaharnet reported Thursday. The announcement is the first since almost a 3-Year ...
Dollar at lower 101 yen in Tokyo
Oct 17, 2008 ... Dollar at lower 101 yen in Tokyo TOKYO, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar stood at the lower 101yen level early Friday in Tokyo. The dollar traded at 101.39-44 yen at 9 a.m., slightly changedfrom 100.40-41 ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Oct 17, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are the major news itemsin leading Japanese newspapers on Friday: The Daily Yomiuri -- A supplementary budget worth 1.81 trillion yen was enactedafter clearing the House of ...
Interview: Cook Islands PM says China's opening up a significant factor in global economy growth by Huang Xingwei
Oct 17, 2008 ... Interview: Cook Islands PM says China's opening up a significantfactor in global economy growth by Huang Xingwei Interview: Cook Islands PM says China's openingup a significant factor in global economy growth by Huang Xingwei WELLINGTON, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Cook ...
Nikkei opens 3 pct higher
Oct 17, 2008 ... Nikkei opens 3 pct higher TOKYO, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Friday withthe key Nikkei index up 3.33 percent. At 9:15 a.m., the benchmark ...
Interview: Cook Islands PM says rising fuel cost hinders economic growth by Huang Xingwei
Oct 17, 2008 ... Interview: Cook Islands PM says rising fuel cost hinders economicgrowth by Huang Xingwei Interview: Cook Islands PM says rising fuel costhinders economic growth by Huang Xingwei WELLINGTON, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Cook Islands Prime MinisterJim Marurai has said the ...
One third of S. Korean manufacturing firms face risk of bankruptcy
Oct 17, 2008 ... One third of S. Korean manufacturing firms face risk ofbankruptcy SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Over one third of publicly listedSouth Korean manufacturing firms recorded deficits in cash flow inthe first half of the year and face risk of bankruptcy, despitemaking accounting ...
More S. Korean youths stay out of job market
Oct 17, 2008 ... More S. Korean youths stay out of job market SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's percentage ofeconomically active people -- those who are currently employed andthose who are seeking employment -- in their 20s in has fallen to arecord low in September, the Korea Herald ...
Bank of Korea to change currency swap market regulation
Oct 17, 2008 ... Bank of Korea to change currency swap market regulation SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's central bank announcedFriday its plan to change current rules on foreign exchange swapmarket to boost dollar liquidity for local banks. The new rules will allow the Bank of Korea ...
Tokyo stocks rebound in morning trading
Oct 17, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks rebound in morning trading TOKYO, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rebounded Friday morning. The benchmark Nikkei ...
Young Singaporeans know least about preventing AIDS: survey
Oct 17, 2008 ... Young Singaporeans know least about preventing AIDS: survey SINGAPORE, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- A new survey found that youngSingaporeans aged 18 to 29 know the least about how to prevent AIDS. Local daily The Straits Times reported on Friday, they rankedlowest among the age ...
Vietnamese coffee makers hurt by price dive
Oct 17, 2008 ... Vietnamese coffee makers hurt by price dive HANOI, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The coffee export price, which fellsharply during the past month due to impact of global financialcrisis, has become a bitter pill to swallow for growers in Vietnam,the world second largest coffee exporter, ...
Myanmar PM to attend China-ASEAN expo
Oct 17, 2008 ... Myanmar PM to attend China-ASEAN expo YANGON, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar Prime Minister General TheinSein will attend the upcoming 5th China-ASEAN Expo and the 5th China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit to be held in Nanning, China inthe near future, according to an official ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Oct 17, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news headlinesin leading Indian newspapers on Friday. The Indian Express: -- India is sending naval warships to the Gulf of Aden on an anti-piracy patrol to protect ...
Dollar steadies at mid-101 yen in Tokyo
Oct 17, 2008 ... Dollar steadies at mid-101 yen in Tokyo TOKYO, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar stood firm at the mid-101 yen level in Tokyo Friday morning. The dollar traded at 101.50-55 yen at midday, up from 100.40-41yen ...
More S. Korean companies file for bankruptcy in September
Oct 17, 2008 ... More S. Korean companies file for bankruptcy in September SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The number of South Korean companiesthat filed for bankruptcy increased in September as moremanufacturers and builders went belly-up, the country's central banksaid Friday. According to the ...
Indian stock market opens higher
Oct 17, 2008 ... Indian stock market opens higher MUMBAI, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Indian shares opened higher onFriday, with the key Sensex index up 1.72 percent after opening. Sensex rose 181.85 points to 10,763.34 on Friday morning. Sensex is ...
Sri Lankan bus named after schoolgirl falling through bus hole
Oct 17, 2008 ... Sri Lankan bus named after schoolgirl falling through bus hole COLOMBO, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan government has nameda new school bus after a 12-year-old school girl who was killedafter falling through a hole in a private bus half month ago in thecentral town of Kegalle, ...
65 pct diabetes patients in Vietnam unaware of their disease
Oct 17, 2008 ... 65 pct diabetes patients in Vietnam unaware of their disease HANOI, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Up to 65 percent of the diabetespatients in Vietnam are unaware of their illness, local newspaperPioneer reported on Friday, citing statistics released by theCentral Hospital of Endocrine ....
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0600 GMT
Oct 17, 2008 ... Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0600 GMT WELLINGTON -- The Cook Islands Prime Minister Jim Marurai hassaid the opening up of China has been a significant factor in thegrowth of the global economy and international market.(China-CookIslands-Economy ) ---- SEOUL ...
Roundup: Pacific Islands countries switch to renewable energy source due to increasing fuel prices
Oct 17, 2008 ... Roundup: Pacific Islands countries switch to renewable energysource due to increasing fuel prices Roundup: Pacific Islandscountries switch to renewable energy source due to increasing fuelprices By Huang Xingwei WELLINGTON, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The high cost of fuel forced ...
Pacific Islands Forum secretary general welcomes Fiji decision to re- engage
Oct 17, 2008 ... Pacific Islands Forum secretary general welcomes Fiji decision tore-engage Pacific Islands Forum secretary general welcomes Fijidecision to re-engage WELLINGTON, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Newly appointed Pacific IslandsForum Secretary General Tuiloma Neroni Slade on Friday ...
Cambodia to establish stock exchange in 2009: official
Oct 17, 2008 ... Cambodia to establish stock exchange in 2009: official PHNOM PENH, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Finance Minister KeatChhon has announced that the Kingdom will move forward with plans toestablish a stock exchange in 2009 despite concerns over the globalmarket crisis and ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1)
Oct 17, 2008 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1) HONG KONG, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Friday: Dollar at lower 101 yen in Tokyo Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers Major news ...
Foreign exchange rates in Singapore
Oct 17, 2008 ... Foreign exchange rates in Singapore SINGAPORE, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are inter-bank ratesof foreign currencies against the Singapore dollar on Friday. Friday Thursday bid/ask bid/ask Australian dollar 0.9994/1.001...
Afghan FM to visit Pakistan
Oct 17, 2008 ... Afghan FM to visit Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Foreign Minister of AfghanistanRangin Dadfar Spanta will arrive here on Oct. 22 to attend importantmeetings with Pakistani leadership, official Associated Press ofPakistan (APP) reported Friday. During his stay in ...
"Hot money" fleeing Philippines
Oct 17, 2008 ... "Hot money" fleeing Philippines MANILA, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines posted a net foreignportfolio outflow of 312.2 million U.S. dollars in September, thecountry's central bank BSP said on Friday. The net outflow was registered after net inflows of 20.2 ...
Roundup: Foreign missions laud Kenya's poll violence report
Oct 17, 2008 ... Roundup: Foreign missions laud Kenya's poll violence report ByDaniel Ooko NAIROBI, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Twenty six foreign missions havewelcomed the recommendations of a committee which probed last year'spost-election violence in Kenya and called for its implementation ....
2nd LD Writethru: Somali pirates free S. Korean, Thai vessels
Oct 17, 2008 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Somali pirates free S. Korean, Thai vessels NAIROBI, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Somali pirates have freed a SouthKorean and a Thai vessels after more than a month of captivity, aregional maritime official confirmed on Friday. Andrew Mwangura, coordinator of the ...
South African ANC president to visit United States
Oct 17, 2008 ... South African ANC president to visit United States JOHANNESBURG, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) - South African ANC PresidentJacob Zuma is expected to lead a delegation to the United States tostrengthen relations and explore further cooperation on prioritypolicy areas, the party has said ....
Kenya police forms special taskforce to probe rape cases
Oct 17, 2008 ... Kenya police forms special taskforce to probe rape cases NAIROBI, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan police chief on Friday set upa taskforce to investigate rape cases committed during the post-election violence. A statement from Maj.Gen. Mohammed Hussein Ali said the taskforcewill ...
Mozambique president calls for more investment from Brazil
Oct 17, 2008 ... Mozambique president calls for more investment from Brazil MAPUTO, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Mozambican President Armando Guebuzaon Thursday reiterated his call for Brazilian businesses to investin Mozambique, local media AIM reported. Speaking during official talks in Maputo with ...
Brazil invests in anti-retroviral drug production in Mozambique
Oct 17, 2008 ... Brazil invests in anti-retroviral drug production in Mozambique MAPUTO, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Brazil plans to invest in anti-retroviral drug production in Mozambique in a bid to increase thenumber of Mozambicans with access to these medicines, Mozambicannews agency AIM reported on ...
UN envoy lauds regional efforts to stabilize Somalia
Oct 17, 2008 ... UN envoy lauds regional efforts to stabilize Somalia NAIROBI, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The UN top envoy fro Somalia onThursday welcomed ongoing regional efforts aimed at bringingtogether Somalia's warring parties under the framework of peaceagreement signed in Djibouti two months ago ....
2nd LD Writethru: UN warns of food crisis as Kenya marks World Food Day
Oct 17, 2008 ... 2nd LD Writethru: UN warns of food crisis as Kenya marks WorldFood Day 2nd LD Writethru: UN warns of food crisis as Kenya marksWorld Food Day NAIROBI, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The UN food agency, the Food andAgriculture Organization (FAO), warned of looming food shortages inAfrica as ...
Writethru: UN envoy lauds regional efforts to stabilize Somalia
Oct 17, 2008 ... Writethru: UN envoy lauds regional efforts to stabilize Somalia NAIROBI, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The UN top envoy fro Somalia onThursday welcomed ongoing regional efforts aimed at bringingtogether Somalia's warring parties under the framework of peaceagreement signed in Djibouti two ...
1st LD Writethru: UN envoy lauds regional efforts to stabilize Somalia
Oct 17, 2008 ... 1st LD Writethru: UN envoy lauds regional efforts to stabilizeSomalia 1st LD Writethru: UN envoy lauds regional efforts tostabilize Somalia NAIROBI, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The UN top envoy fro Somalia onThursday welcomed ongoing regional efforts aimed at bringingtogether Somalia's ...
2nd LD Writethru: UN envoy lauds regional efforts to stabilize Somalia
Oct 17, 2008 ... 2nd LD Writethru: UN envoy lauds regional efforts to stabilizeSomalia 2nd LD Writethru: UN envoy lauds regional efforts tostabilize Somalia NAIROBI, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The UN top envoy fro Somalia onThursday welcomed ongoing regional efforts aimed at bringingtogether Somalia's ...
Kenya lauds aid agency for resettling IDPs
Oct 17, 2008 ... Kenya lauds aid agency for resettling IDPs NAIROBI, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki onThursday commended the Kenya Red Cross Society for working closelywith the government in resettling the Internally Displaced Persons(IDPs). Speaking when he met the ...
Writethru: Kenya lauds aid agency for resettling IDPs
Oct 17, 2008 ... Writethru: Kenya lauds aid agency for resettling IDPs NAIROBI, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki onThursday commended the Kenya Red Cross Society for working closelywith the government in resettling the Internally Displaced Persons(IDPs). Speaking when he met ...
1st LD Writethru: Kenya lauds aid agency for resettling IDPs
Oct 17, 2008 ... 1st LD Writethru: Kenya lauds aid agency for resettling IDPs NAIROBI, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki onThursday commended the Kenya Red Cross Society for working closelywith the government in resettling the Internally Displaced Persons(IDPs). Speaking when ...
Kenya's power firm to boost regional power supply
Oct 17, 2008 ... Kenya's power firm to boost regional power supply NAIROBI, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Kenya has formed a new electricitydistributorship firm tasked with building a regional electricitygrid linking the national grid to Ethiopia, Tanzania and Ugandaunder a regional power pool. The ...
UN warns of food crisis as Kenya marks World Food Day
Oct 17, 2008 ... UN warns of food crisis as Kenya marks World Food Day NAIROBI,Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The UN food agency, the Food and AgricultureOrganization (FAO), warned of looming food shortages in Africa asKenya marked the World Food Day in Nairobi on Thursday. FAO's Country Representative ...
Writethru: UN warns of food crisis as Kenya marks World Food Day
Oct 17, 2008 ... Writethru: UN warns of food crisis as Kenya marks World Food Day NAIROBI, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The UN food agency, the Food andAgriculture Organization (FAO), warned of looming food shortages inAfrica as Kenya marked the World Food Day in Nairobi on Thursday. FAO's Country ...
Writethru: Kenya's power firm to boost regional power supply
Oct 17, 2008 ... Writethru: Kenya's power firm to boost regional power supply NAIROBI, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Kenya has formed a new electricitydistributorship firm tasked with building a regional electricitygrid linking the national grid to Ethiopia, Tanzania and Ugandaunder a regional power pool ....
IFJ calls for release of Somali journalists
Oct 17, 2008 ... IFJ calls for release of Somali journalists NAIROBI, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The International Federation ofJournalists (IFJ) on Thursday called for the release of threejournalists who have been held by kidnappers in Somalia for almosttwo months. Canadian Amanda Lindhout, ...
1st LD Writethru: UN warns of food crisis as Kenya marks World Food Day
Oct 17, 2008 ... 1st LD Writethru: UN warns of food crisis as Kenya marks WorldFood Day 1st LD Writethru: UN warns of food crisis as Kenya marksWorld Food Day NAIROBI, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The UN food agency, theFood and Agriculture Organization (FAO), warned of looming foodshortages in Africa as Kenya ...
1st LD Writethru: Kenya's power firm to boost regional power supply
Oct 17, 2008 ... 1st LD Writethru: Kenya's power firm to boost regional powersupply NAIROBI, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Kenya has formed a new electricitydistributorship firm tasked with building a regional electricitygrid linking the national grid to Ethiopia, Tanzania and Ugandaunder a regional power ...
Writethru: IFJ calls for release of Somali journalists
Oct 17, 2008 ... Writethru: IFJ calls for release of Somali journalists NAIROBI, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The International Federation ofJournalists (IFJ) on Thursday called for the release of threejournalists who have been held by kidnappers in Somalia for almosttwo months. Canadian Amanda ...
Interview: Biggest change happens in Chinese people's thinking with reform, openness: U.S. professor
Oct 17, 2008 ... Interview: Biggest change happens in Chinese people's thinkingwith reform, openness: U.S. professor by Yan Feng WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The biggest change brought aboutby China's 30 years of reform and opening up is one in the thinkingof the Chinese people, said ...
Strike in judicial sector suspends in Colombia
Oct 17, 2008 ... Strike in judicial sector suspends in Colombia BOGOTA, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Colombian judicial employees decidedThursday to stop the month-long strike demanding salary hike, leaderof the strike said Thursday. The strike, which began on Sept. 3, has paralyzed the ...