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News Archive --- Date:20050216


China

  • Serbian president to visit China soon  (18:09, February 16)
  • Inner Mongolia beefs up highway construction  (17:05, February 16)
  • Death toll rises to 210 in Liaoning coal mine blast (16:02, February 16)
  • Infectious diseases kill 382 on mainland (16:05, February 16)
  • Chinese senior legislator mourns former Togolese president's death (16:06, February 16)
  • Busiest day for cross-Strait flights  (14:03, February 16)
  • Cases concerning IPRs rise by half in 2004  (14:23, February 16)
  • Province faces population pressure (13:18, February 16)
  • Shanghai officials reach out to local needs (12:59, February 16)
  • Liaoning coal mine blast death toll rises to 209 (09:54, February 16)
  • Chinese protest against Tokyo's move on islands  (08:38, February 16)
  • Rescue work continues after coal mine blast  (08:20, February 16)
  • China pledges severer punishments for corrupt party officials this year  (08:23, February 16)
  • 15 high-ranking CPC officials punished in 2004 (09:53, February 16)
  • Vice Premier urges efforts to prevent possible bird flu spread (08:18, February 16)
  • Chinese leaders' Spring Festival with disadvantaged (10:08, February 16)
  • HK chief calls for promoting development and harmony (08:29, February 16)
  • China donates US$120,000 to Pakistan for relief work (08:15, February 16)
  • China willing to continue help in Iraq's reconstruction (08:12, February 16)



  • Business

  • Affordable houses help lower commercial housing prices in Beijing (16:10, February 16)
  • 70% of China's law firms owned by partners (16:12, February 16)
  • Total retail sales reach 160 billion yuan (18:36, February 16)
  • Bourses close morning sessions higher on good news  (14:08, February 16)
  • China to become full member of FATF soon  (13:15, February 16)
  • Guidelines issued to help insurance firms invest in stock market  (13:10, February 16)
  • WTO committee to examine CEPA (11:27, February 16)
  • China-S.Korea trade expected to top $100 bln (10:44, February 16)
  • Credit Saison, BOC to form credit card tie-up (10:46, February 16)
  • Trade pact with mainland revives HK exports: study (10:47, February 16)
  • Local governments cut growth targets (10:49, February 16)
  • E-Bay targets China for future growth (10:52, February 16)
  • Sales of luxury autos tumble dramatically (10:54, February 16)
  • Brand strategy to establish world-renowned Chinese brand (09:21, February 16)
  • Illegal power plants to be cracked down (08:35, February 16)
  • China sees record high venture capital investment in 2004 (08:31, February 16)
  • Fortune forum to include roundtable meetings on sports, culture (08:14, February 16)
  • Retail giant reports growing sales volume (08:16, February 16)
  • HK witnesses surge of Chinese mainland holiday tourists (08:18, February 16)
  • HK to revise legislations on anti-money laundering (08:20, February 16)
  • Standard Chartered alerts customers of fraudulent website (08:23, February 16)
  • Toyota recalling 22,000 Tacoma pickups (08:24, February 16)
  • EU chief says reforms must not undermine euro credibility (08:27, February 16)
  • Germany expected to remain exporter champion this year (08:28, February 16)
  • US Commerce Secretary embarks on first international trip (08:30, February 16)



  • World

  • Series explosions occur before Thai PM's visit to unrest deep south  (17:14, February 16)
  • Seoul to continue humanitarian aid to Pyongyang (17:13, February 16)
  • Sri Lanka's Tsunami baby reunited with parents (17:11, February 16)
  • UN Kyoto Protocol on global warming goes into effect (16:48, February 16)
  • Sao Tome's ex-PM resigns as MP to face assault charges  (16:41, February 16)
  • Allawi expects next gov't to be Islamic (14:54, February 16)
  • Indian FM visits Pakistan (14:51, February 16)
  • Death toll of rains, snow up to 431 in Pakistan (14:01, February 16)
  • Bosnian Serbs elect new PM (14:01, February 16)
  • African negotiators say Togo talks "fruitful, encouraging" (13:12, February 16)
  • Chinese delegate calls for prevention of arms race in outer space (11:07, February 16)
  • Philippine troops overrun rebel camps in Sulu: Report (14:01, February 16)
  • Iran's security chief insists on equal rights to peaceful use of nuclear fuel (10:54, February 16)
  • Anti-terrorism summit to be held in Madrid (10:52, February 16)
  • Arroyo vows to wipe out remnants of Abu Sayyaf (14:01, February 16)
  • Kyoto Protocol to take effect, impact abated with U.S. absence (09:27, February 16)
  • US recalls ambassador to Syria after murder of Hariri (09:21, February 16)
  • Venezuela, Colombia end diplomatic crisis (10:04, February 16)
  • Russia calls on DPRK to resume six-party talks (08:41, February 16)
  • Russia may ship military vehicles to Palestine (08:54, February 16)
  • South African army hit by HIV/AIDS (08:53, February 16)
  • M5.4 earthquake jolts Tokyo (08:49, February 16)
  • US demands Syrian troop withdrawal from Lebanon (08:50, February 16)
  • Norwegian king, queen to visit US (08:51, February 16)
  • US urges DPRK to return to six-party talks (08:47, February 16)
  • Mozambican president calls on diplomats to promote country's image abroad (08:46, February 16)
  • Germany expected to remain exporter champion this year (08:45, February 16)
  • US welcomes Egypt's role in Mideast peace (08:44, February 16)
  • US to spend 5.8 bln dollars on climate change in 2005 (08:43, February 16)



  • Opinion

  • China-ASEAN integration to offer more business opportunities: Goh Chok Tong  (18:24, February 16)
  • Palestine-Israel ceasefire agreement announced, the way forward bumpy (15:35, February 16)
  • Vital warning system (10:40, February 16)



  • Sports

  • Chinese talent enters last 8 at Wembley Masters (15:18, February 16)
  • Raikkonen to skip testing after crash (09:08, February 16)
  • Cartagena hospital rebuffs operation of Maradona (08:47, February 16)
  • U.S. women's soccer team coach resigns (08:11, February 16)
  • Foreign cyclists dominate the Tour of Cuba (08:07, February 16)
  • Iverson, Nash named NBA Players of the Week  (08:03, February 16)



  • Science & Technology

  • China's 4 geoparks included on the geoparks list of UNESCO (16:04, February 16)
  • Urban-rural gap in higher education narrows in China (15:12, February 16)
  • New technology to curb online DVD piracy (10:59, February 16)
  • Taiwan's colleges woo Macao students (10:49, February 16)



  • Life

  • Chinese know little about copyright: survey  (17:17, February 16)
  • Cultivated rice kernel 12,000 years ago discovered in Hunan (16:20, February 16)
  • Giant pandas have larger habitat in Shaanxi (16:23, February 16)
  • Man threatening to blow up CCTV studio detained (16:25, February 16)
  • Suzhou xylographs exhibited in Beijing (16:26, February 16)
  • HK witnesses surge of mainland tourists (15:53, February 16)
  • Xinjiang to invest US$120,000 to protect cliff carvings (15:22, February 16)
  • City site in central China may be 4,000-year-old capital (12:18, February 16)
  • Snow challenges returning crowds (10:05, February 16)
  • Harbor for HIV/AIDS carriers built in Shanxi (09:23, February 16)



  • Photo

    50 houses collapse in earthquake in Xinjiang

    Locals clean the debris of their destroyed houses in Wushi County, southwest of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Feb. 15, 2005. An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted Xinjiang's Wushi County at 7:38 a.m. (Beijing Time) Tuesday, no casualty was reported yet, but about 50 houses of 30 families collapsed amidst the earthquake.

    New domestic transport peak after holiday

    Ticket inspectors check passengers about to board a Shanghai-bound train at Yingshang Railway Station, in Anhui Province. As the Spring Festival and lunar New Year holiday draws to an end, millions of migrant workers are on the move again, either returning to their old jobs or going in search of new ones in cities. (Newsphoto)

    29 in hospital, 12 still missing after Liaoning coal mine

    Chinese State Councilor Hua Jianmin (L) talks with an injured miner in Fuxin, city of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 15, 2005. Hua Jianmin arrived at the accident site Tuesday morning to supervise the rescue work and deal with the aftermath after the blast which occurred at 3:49 p.m. Monday in the Sunjiawan colliery of Fuxin, and killed 203 miners, leaving 22 others injured and 13 missing. (Xinhua Photo)

    Iraqi groups link role in politics to US exit

    Secretary General of Muslim Scholars Association Harith al-Dari (L) talks to members of other groups in Iraqi capital city of Baghdad Feb. 15. Twenty-eight Iraqi groups held a press conference here on Tuesday and announced a declaration in which the withdrawal of US troops from the country is one of the conditions for them to take part in Iraqi political process. (Xinhua Photo)


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