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News Archive --- Date:20051017
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Grass roots vote for more than 20,000 village leaders in Tibet (17:08, October 17)
Canada hopes to strengthen space cooperation with China (15:59, October 17)
China interested in launching international commercial satellites (14:47, October 17)
China spends 110 million US dollars on Shenzhou-6
spacecraft (14:48, October 17)
China not to vie with other countries in space (14:51, October 17)
Foreign press on Shenzhou-6's successful return (14:50, October 17)
HK chief executive applauds successful Shenzhou-6 space mission (11:11, October 17)
China to have women taikonauts in near future: official (11:07, October 17)
China to make due contribution to peaceful use of space: official (11:05, October 17)
China no threat to world, Wolfowitz (10:40, October 17)
Chinese taikonauts greeted in Beijing Space City (10:34, October 17)
Taikonauts from Shenzhou-6 spacecraft arrive in Beijing  (10:13, October 17)
People's Daily editorial hails "complete success" of Shenzhou-6 space flight (07:45, October 17)
Shenzhou-6 a milestone in China's space program: Chinese top legislator (06:33, October 17)
Shenzhou-VI spacecraft returns home (08:41, October 17)
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Millionth firm registers in Hong Kong (17:11, October 17)
China expects to reap 880 bln yuan in catering retail sales this
year (16:58, October 17)
Singapore hosts textile machinery exhibition (17:00, October 17)
BP, US oil giants vying for Indian gas field (17:01, October 17)
IMF appreciates China's exchange rate reform (17:02, October 17)
Balance of China's forex reserve reaches US$769bln (09:08, October 18)
Vietnam to start construction of first oil refinery next month (14:53, October 17)
Chinese firms to buy more Vietnamese coal (14:53, October 17)
Number of Chinese airline passengers to be world's No.2 (14:50, October 17)
China to build coastal railway linking two special economic zones (10:58, October 17)
NW China's Xinjiang vows to extinguish coalfield fires by 2015 (08:27, October 17)
China's airlines to transport 130 mln passengers this year:
official (08:28, October 17)
Top Financial Offials Concerns Oil Price (08:30, October 17)
China's electro-mechanical products export to top 400 billion US
dollars (08:31, October 17)
Intercultural dialogue contributes to world agriculture, says FAO
chief (08:32, October 17)
China's garment export sees a rise in unit price (08:33, October 17)
Leading economies promise to cope jointly with high oil price (02:29, October 17)
WTO meetings in HK is best opportunity to wind up Doha round in 2006: WTO Director-General (08:19, October 17)
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China, S.Korea protest Koizumi's shrine visit (17:41, October 17)
Israel to suspend contacts with PNA (16:57, October 17)
M5.6 earthquake jolts Indonesia's Aceh (16:55, October 17)
Guerrillas continue violent activities: Nepalese army (16:50, October 17)
13 killed in north India as boat capsizes (16:48, October 17)
Singapore's NODX growth falls in September (16:46, October 17)
Israel, Palestinians progress on Gaza border control (16:43, October 17)
Indonesia to host growth triangle meeting (16:41, October 17)
Malaysian elected as head of world medical body (16:24, October 17)
Israel to suspend contacts with PNA (16:25, October 17)
Ugandan rebels kill 2 soldiers in southern Sudan (15:25, October 17)
Ugandan gov't to forgive late president Obote: Museveni (15:20, October 17)
FAO urges intercultural dialogue and partnership in halving poverty (15:18, October 17)
Moderate quake shakes western Turkey, causing no casualties (16:26, October 17)
Myanmar PM leaves for second China-ASEAN Expo, summit (15:10, October 17)
S.Korea indignant over Koizumi's warshrine visit (14:22, October 17)
Japanese parties criticize Koizumi for shrine visit (14:21, October 17)
India, Maldives to send security teams to Dhaka for SAARC (14:19, October 17)
Quake toll in Pakistan approaching 40,000 (14:18, October 17)
US to have "Mrs President" in 2009: former Clinton adviser (14:16, October 17)
Foreign countries travel warnings remain after 2nd Bali bombings (11:17, October 17)
Iraqi constitution 'passed,' US claims (11:04, October 17)
Rumsfeld departs for Beijing Monday (10:40, October 17)
32 die in riot in Argentine prison (10:45, October 17)
Arab League chief sticks to Iraq visit to seek national (10:41, October 17)
Koizumi makes 5th visit to war criminal shrine (09:33, October 17)
Poverty, income disparity top concerns among Africans: survey (09:05, October 17)
Baby girl rescued from debris eight days after Pakistani earthquake (09:02, October 17)
Iran vows to investigate Saturday's fatal bombings (08:43, October 17)
Prodi gets nod as candidate for Italian premier vote (08:40, October 17)
No Syria-US contact to end isolation: Syrian source (08:59, October 17)
Islamic Jihad vows to avenge Israeli killing of its militant (08:53, October 17)
Israeli court permits wall construction north of Jerusalem (08:56, October 17)
Israeli army to tighten control of Palestinians cities after
attacks (08:51, October 17)
Nigeria determined to fight economic sabotage: official (08:58, October 17)
Russia insists on Iran's right to nuclear energy (08:54, October 17)
Rebel division a stumbling block to Darfur peace talks: AU (08:50, October 17)
Top British military police investigator found dead at Iraq base (08:25, October 17)
Two policemen killed in southern Thailand (08:23, October 17)
Five US soldiers killed in western Iraq (08:17, October 17)
Palestinian security forces foil 17 anti-Israeli attacks: Interior Ministry (08:29, October 17)
Airbase attacked in southeast Afghanistan (08:20, October 17)
Koizumi to visit Yasukuni shrine Monday: reports (07:47, October 17)
Greece, Cyprus urge Turkey to meet obligations (03:51, October 17)
At least 5 killed in vehicle collision in US (03:54, October 17)
Russia expects US to pull out bases after Afghanistan stabilizes (03:49, October 17)
Bush congratulates Iraqis for constitutional referendum (03:46, October 17)
Iran slams EU for misinterpreting nuclear deal (03:44, October 17)
Blair meets Rice over Iraq, Iran (02:41, October 17)
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Two Ugandan chess players to participate in African tournament (15:33, October 17)
Top seed Peng Shuai enters semis of women's singles (15:30, October 17)
United States women's soccer draw with Australia (15:28, October 17)
Parreira warns that US, Japan and Mexico are to be tough rivals (15:06, October 17)
Clash between Corinthians, Palmeiras fans leaves two injured (15:04, October 17)
Panamanian Caballero becomes WBA bantamweight champion (15:02, October 17)
Birmingham lose 1-0 to Aston Villa (15:00, October 17)
Short Jr records his first title at Las Vegas (14:57, October 17)
Taekwondo roundup: Walkover dominates, Olympic champions not in form (08:54, October 17)
Forlan sees Villarreal vs Benfica as do-or-die game (08:52, October 17)
Sorenstam claims record fifth win in worlds (08:47, October 17)
Who's boring now? Chelsea storm reaches force nine (08:43, October 17)
Ronaldo's ecstasy and agony as Real go top (08:42, October 17)
Chinese fans hail new heroes (08:40, October 17)
Cole brace sinks West Ham (08:38, October 17)
Ferguson calm over Keane future (08:34, October 17)
Hero Cole revels in Man City win (08:27, October 17)
Alonso wins Chinese GP to complete perfect season (08:25, October 17)
Kenyan Cherono wins Beijing Int'l Marathon in dramatical way (08:22, October 17)
Runner dies in Beijing Int'l Marathon (08:19, October 17)
France's Pierce, Russia's Andreev claim Kremlin Cup titles (08:27, October 17)
Chong Wei wins men's horizontal bar at National Games (08:16, October 17)
Qi claims second gold in women's 200m medley (08:15, October 17)
Veteran Yu Shuzhen helps Jiangsu wins second match in National Games women's hockey (08:14, October 17)
Wu Peng sets new national record in men's 200m butterfly (08:11, October 17)
Olympic champion wins women's taekwondo over 67kg category (08:10, October 17)
Dispute disturbs cycling track of National Games (08:05, October 17)
Chinese gymnastics trapped in doubts and disputes (08:04, October 17)
Guangdong dominates gymnastics at National Games (08:00, October 17)
Roundup: Cycling marred by dispute, unfavored shooters steal show (07:59, October 17)
Rogge watches F1 race for the first time in Shanghai (03:32, October 17)
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China's Shenzhou-6 spacecraft returns to Earth after
successful mission (19:21, October 17)
Chinese taikonauts to conduct space walk in 2007 (14:37, October 17)
China's No.1 lunar probe being developed (14:38, October 17)
Embryonic stem cells generated through novel technique: scientists (14:39, October 17)
Key moments in Shenzhou-6 spaceflight (11:36, October 17)
Key moments marking Shenzhou-6's successful return to Earth (09:44, October 17)
Families arrive at Beijing airport to greet taikonauts (09:26, October 17)
Special plane with taikonauts takes off for Beijing (09:10, October 17)
Taikonauts board special plane for Beijing (08:11, October 17)
Shenzhou-6's recovery extremely satisfactory, expert says (07:40, October 17)
Taikonauts satisfied with working conditions in spacecraft (07:06, October 17)
China's manned space program chief designer hails successful Shenzhou-6 flight (07:04, October 17)
Shenzhou-VI taikonauts taking light meal after return (06:30, October 17)
China's Shenzhou-6 spacecraft lands safely (10:45, October 17)
Rescue teams arrive in primary landing site of Shenzhou-6 (04:37, October 17)
Shenzhou-VI spacecraft returns home (05:05, October 17)
TAIKONAUTS UNFURL MAIN PARACHUTE (04:24, October 17)
RETURNING SHENZHOU-6 BREAKS THROUGH BLACKOUT AREA (04:24, October 17)
SHENZHOU-6 RE-ENTRY CAPSULE CAUGHT BY RADAR AT PRIMARY LANDING SITE (04:24, October 17)
SHENZHOU-6 RE-ENTRY CAPSULE ENTERS BLACKOUT AREA (04:24, October 17)
Shenzhou-VI spacecraft begins to return home (04:15, October 17)
Ground rescue team arrives at appointed area of primary landing site for Shenzhou-6 (03:26, October 17)
Shenzhou-6 to return home early Monday morning (00:45, October 17)
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Qinghai-Tibet railway linked-up
China announced the completion of Qinghai-Tibet railway, the world's most elevated railway on Oct. 15, 2005. The track-laying of Germu to Lhasa section, with a total length of 1,142 kilometres was launched on June 29, 2001. Photo taken on Oct. 12 shows builders are celebrating the completion of track-laying in Lhasa station.
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Alonso wins F1 Shanghai Grand Prix
Formula 1 world champion, Fernando Alonso of Renault Spain kisses his trophy on the podium after winning the Chinese F1 Grand Prix on Oct. 16, 2005 in Shanghai. Alonso clocked 1:39:53:618 to claim the title of Formula One's season-ending Chinese Grand Prix and secured the constructors' championship for Renault on Sunday and Renault finished the longest season in the sport's history, 19 races, with 191 points.
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Sunni group warns Iraqi government not to cheat in referendum results
Saleh al-Mutlaq, spokesman for the Iraqi National Dialog, a leading Sunni group, speaks during a news conference in Baghdad, capital of Iraq, Oct. 16, 2005. Mutlaq warned Iraqi government not to cheat in the results of the referendum for the new constitution held on Oct. 15.
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Top leaders applaud successful return of Shenzhou-VI
Top Chinese leaders Wu Bangguo (2nd L), Jia Qinglin (3rd L), Huang Ju (1st L) and Wu Guanzheng (4th L) applaud when they watch the broadcasting of the successful return of the re-entry capsule of China's second manned spacecraft, Shenzhou-6, at the Beijing Aerospace Command and Control Center in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 17, 2005.
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Shenzhou-VI taikonauts return home safely, mission successful
Chinese astronauts Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng wave flowers beside the re-entry capsule of China's second manned spacecraft, Shenzhou-6, at its landing site in Siziwang Banner (County), north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, early Oct. 17, 2005. The capsule touched down at the landing site at 4:33 am Oct. 17 (2033 GMT) following a five-day mission.
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Helicopters get ready for Shenzhou-VI's landing
Crew members operate the helicopter to carry the two Chinese astronauts working in China's second manned spacecraft, Shenzhou-6, after the landing of the spacecraft's re-entry capsule, at the primary landing site in Siziwang Banner (County), north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 16, 2005. Preparations have been made at the landing site in Siziwang Banner, where the country's first manned spacecraft, Shenzhou-5, landed two years ago.
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