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News Archive --- Date:20051217
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China, US to boost cooperation in animal, plant
health (17:23, December 17)
Senior CPC official meets Uruguayan vice-president (13:44, December 17)
Namibian president hopes Namibia, S. China province increase trade
volume (13:00, December 17)
China's urban population to reach 560 million: official (12:57, December 17)
China to offer Russia another batch of water purifying materials,
FM spokesman (12:52, December 17)
China, Russia decide to build dam to ensure water safety of Russian
city (12:55, December 17)
China's top legislature to vote on abolishing agricultural tax
regulations (12:46, December 17)
UNDP report urges equity in China's human development (12:39, December 17)
China elaborates stance on development, new-acceded member issues (12:38, December 17)
China, Ukraine end talks on market access (12:36, December 17)
China, US cooperate to improve care of Chinese seniors (12:31, December 17)
Closing the Gap between Haves and Have-Nots (12:20, December 17)
39 confirmed dead in Henan flooded colliery (12:31, December 17)
Govt maps "new countryside" scheme (11:00, December 17)
China rushes donations to disater areas (12:46, December 17)
CPC to improve multi-party co-op system (12:30, December 17)
FM spoksman: China opposes foreign intervention in HK affairs (12:29, December 17)
Pollutant water approaches Sino-Russian Border (12:29, December 17)
China, ROK firms sign memo on oil spill response cooperation (12:28, December 17)
Fire safety inspections urged in medical units, schools (09:38, December 17)
China to make SCO 2006 summit "fruitful" (12:43, December 17)
Nobody missing in Jilin hospital fire (12:28, December 17)
Bird flu control long-term task: Vice Premier (09:34, December 17)
Senior official calls on national efforts for further development (12:59, December 17)
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Progress already made in Hong Kong WTO conference: spokesman (17:29, December 17)
Draft WTO ministerial declaration circulated before end of
conference (17:28, December 17)
HP licenced to enter Chinese phone market (17:28, December 17)
China to open direct air route to Brazil next month (17:27, December 17)
Bangladesh's flower export likely to decline (17:26, December 17)
Appliance retailers join hands for new markets (14:01, December 17)
Italian van maker to produce heavy-duty trucks with two Chinese
partners (14:01, December 17)
Improved maize varieties raising livelihood in hills of
Nepal (14:00, December 17)
Freeway connecting China, ASEAN slated for service later this month (14:00, December 17)
Italian central Bank Chief probed for insider trading (14:00, December 17)
HK pushes for tariff cuts at WTO conference (13:59, December 17)
Developing countries ask for concrete progress in Doha Round (13:59, December 17)
US trade official says Doha Round not over yet (17:15, December 17)
India declares stance on agricultural negotiations (13:58, December 17)
US current account deficit declines slightly in third quarter (13:58, December 17)
ADB to fund expressway building in China (13:57, December 17)
ADB to fund highway construction in Sri Lanka (13:57, December 17)
London Stock Exchange rejects Australian bank bid as "inadequate" (13:57, December 17)
China's service industry employs more than 150 million,
survey (17:15, December 17)
Chevron, Nigeria's state firm to build 30,000 bpd refinery (13:56, December 17)
Germany's business confidence surges to five-year high (13:55, December 17)
Crude oil output tops 10 million tons in Tarim Basin (13:55, December 17)
China to have over 440 mln mobile phone users by end of next year (17:15, December 17)
China positive on MC6 trade facilitation negotiations (13:54, December 17)
Economic Review: Hybrid-bus drives its way in China market (17:15, December 17)
China most favored by global investors: survey (17:15, December 17)
ZTE teams up with Hutchison 3G to sell 3G handsets to Europe (13:53, December 17)
Euro-zone inflation falls sharply in November (13:53, December 17)
World oil demand expected to rise in 2006 (12:40, December 17)
Roundup: Developing members form alliance as EU, US quarrel (17:15, December 17)
S.Koreans continue to stage anti-WTO demonstrations in HK (13:51, December 17)
US threatens to look elsewhere if Doha Round trade talks fail (17:15, December 17)
British American Tobacco to close factory in Uganda (12:40, December 17)
Italian central Bank Chief probed for insider trading (12:39, December 17)
Oil prices fall on forecast of warmer US weather (17:16, December 17)
Singapore companies grasp 80% of world's rig orders (12:38, December 17)
Minorities pay higher for home loans in California (12:38, December 17)
China boosts world steel production: Mexican steelmakers (12:37, December 17)
Brazilian, Venezuelan presidents lay cornerstone for joint refinery (12:31, December 17)
Shanxi to cut coal supply by 100 mln (12:29, December 17)
Sony stops distribution of substandard cameras (12:28, December 17)
3rd round talks of Indo-Pak-Iran pipeline start (10:21, December 17)
Real estate industry exceeds 120 bln yuan in 2004: NBS (10:20, December 17)
IT sector tops service industry in profit: NBS (10:20, December 17)
World Bank offers US$100 mln loan to Fujian transport project (10:19, December 17)
Top legislature to vote on abolishing agricultural tax regulations (10:19, December 17)
Vice premier emphasizes on market supervision (10:18, December 17)
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Former Taliban commander calls on militants to give up resistance (17:25, December 17)
No US troops, secret jails in Pakistan: Musharraf (17:24, December 17)
Abbas accepts resignations of six ministers (17:24, December 17)
Backgrounder: Basic facts about Democratic Republic of Congo (17:19, December 17)
Sri Lanka's Indian origin Tamil party to form new alliance (17:20, December 17)
Backgrounder: Key points about Congo's proposed constitution (17:19, December 17)
WFP provides 7,000 tons of rice to conflict-affected areas in Nepal (17:18, December 17)
EU summit finalizes milestone budget plan (16:01, December 17)
Macedonia granted EU candidate status (15:29, December 17)
Some 67,000 tsunami survivors still living in tents (15:28, December 17)
Zimbabwe think tank eyes on copyright issue (15:27, December 17)
Uganda sets date for 2006 presidential election (15:26, December 17)
Writethru: EU summit strikes deal on budget plan (13:46, December 17)
Mexico denounces U.S. decision to extend border fence (13:46, December 17)
US troop levels in Iraq to drop back to 138,000 by February (13:45, December 17)
UN chief urges Congolese to vote peacefully in referendum (13:44, December 17)
Cold War-era Tomcat jet fighter to retire from US arsenal (17:16, December 17)
UN chief pledges continued support to Iraq after elections (13:43, December 17)
AU peacekeepers in Darfur face fund shortage (13:43, December 17)
Renewal of Patriot Act stalled in US Senate (13:22, December 17)
Belarus sets date for presidential elections (13:21, December 17)
EU official says trial of novelist harmful to Turkey's image (13:21, December 17)
Tanzanian general elections well conducted: EAC (13:19, December 17)
Bulgaria begins withdrawing troops from Iraq (13:18, December 17)
Ruling party leads Tanzanian polls with comfortable margin (13:20, December 17)
Bush secretly authorizes domestic eavesdropping after Sept. 11:
report (13:10, December 17)
Al-Qaeda leader killed in Southern Russia (13:09, December 17)
AU chief urges Liberia's Weah to respect election results (13:08, December 17)
Mbeki blasts violence in S. Africa (13:06, December 17)
Trial of Turkish novelist adjourned (13:06, December 17)
Russia deploys fifth regiment of Topol-M ICBM (12:33, December 17)
Mbeki urges S. Africans to create real racial harmony (13:07, December 17)
Iran vows destructive response to aggression (12:32, December 17)
Israeli man killed in West Bank shooting attack (12:27, December 17)
Interview: Under-Secretary-General of UN calls for additional
assistance to LDCs (12:26, December 17)
EU summit condemns Iranian leader over remarks on Israel (12:26, December 17)
3 killed in suicide attack in Afghan capital (12:25, December 17)
Italian police storm apartments, shops in anti-terrorism raid (12:25, December 17)
India, Russia to develop aircraft version of cruise missile (12:24, December 17)
Russian nuclear plant blast kills 1, injures 2 (10:07, December 17)
Tsunami evacuation drill held in Thailand (10:06, December 17)
NY transit union announces partial strike (13:04, December 17)
Begging legalized in Norway (12:21, December 17)
Indonesia-East Timor truth commission begins to search facts (12:20, December 17)
DPRK denounces Japan on human rights resolution (13:15, December 17)
Nigeria's unclaimed air crash victims get mass burial (12:20, December 17)
Britain, Switzerland to return stolen funds to Nigeria (12:20, December 17)
Iraq begins to count votes after elections (12:19, December 17)
DPRK rejects anti-DPRK resolution on human rights (13:14, December 17)
Ghanaian NGO claims discovery of cure to Guinea Worm (09:59, December 17)
Ethiopia's opposition leaders face treason charges (12:19, December 17)
Poland is under threat of terrorist attacks: report (12:21, December 17)
Iran's Rafsanjani hails Iraq's election as people's victory (13:16, December 17)
Liberia's electoral body dismisses Weah's fraud claim (09:56, December 17)
Upcoming nuclear talks focused on enrichment at home: Iran (09:56, December 17)
Russian, Ukrainian presidents agree not to politicize gas dispute (09:55, December 17)
Hamas says it achieves crushing victory in key local elections (09:54, December 17)
Bush urges Arab leaders to support Iraq (09:54, December 17)
US vows not to let Iran get nuclear weapons (09:53, December 17)
MTA says rejected contract proposal is "final offer" (09:53, December 17)
US welcomes UN extension of Hariri killing probe (09:52, December 17)
Solana to visit Gaza (09:52, December 17)
Russia to reduce missile systems in Urals, Siberia (09:51, December 17)
Bush to address US about Iraq (09:50, December 17)
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Boonsak upsets Shon to make big final with Lin Dan at World Cup (17:30, December 17)
Tanzania has FIFA-appointed woman whislter (17:29, December 17)
Italian soccer teams get off easy in UEFA Cup draws (14:06, December 17)
Italian soccer teams get favorable Champions' League draws (14:06, December 17)
Barca forward Ronaldinho to miss Cadiz match (13:44, December 17)
Ah Ahly finish last in World Club Championships (13:44, December 17)
Austrian wins World Cup super-G race (13:43, December 17)
Wang Jiao more confident before Turin Winter Olympics (13:41, December 17)
Results of 2005 FIS freestyle ski world cup (13:40, December 17)
IBF says new scoring rules do good to badmintion (13:40, December 17)
China's Olympic medal hopeful Li in form for Turin Games (13:38, December 17)
Bao bows out at Badminton World Cup (11:19, December 17)
China, Canada split titles of Freestyle World Cup (11:19, December 17)
China eye 2 or 3 freestyle medals in Turin: Coach (11:18, December 17)
Chelsea to play Barcelona again in Champions League (13:39, December 17)
Puma dresses Angolan national team until 2010 (11:18, December 17)
Keane to make mark in Celtic, Ferguson (13:39, December 17)
Chelsea can be defeated, says Blatter (13:39, December 17)
Kenyon looks to buzz from contest between Chelsea, Barcelona (13:39, December 17)
Benfica, Liverpool to fight out (13:39, December 17)
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Chinese director Zhang Yimou's new film makes domestic debut (17:33, December 17)
Police links bomb threat e-mail to three youths in south India (17:22, December 17)
Uganda's ivory impounded in Philippines (17:22, December 17)
Venezuela starts to use new passports (17:21, December 17)
Dominican Rep. boosts prevention measures for malaria, dengue fever (13:41, December 17)
1,000 children infected with HIV in Venezuela: UNICEF (13:40, December 17)
Earthquake hits seas near Honshu, Japan (13:37, December 17)
China demands checks on fireproof measures in all medical units,
schools (13:37, December 17)
Malawi in bird flu scare as thousands of birds die (13:35, December 17)
Romania detects suspected new cases of bird flu (13:34, December 17)
Ghanaian NGO claims discovery of cure to Guinea Worm (13:34, December 17)
Bulgaria lifts ban on poultry import from Turkey (13:33, December 17)
US medical institution to invest for improving healthcare of
China's aging (13:33, December 17)
Bird flu control remains long-term task despite initial
achievements: vice premier (13:32, December 17)
Speedboat with some 20 tourists capsizes in Thailand (13:29, December 17)
16,000 houses built for tsunami survivors in Indonesia's Aceh (13:29, December 17)
WHO praises Indonesia's anti-polio measures (13:29, December 17)
Same-sex couple in Czech to live legally under new law (12:40, December 17)
Gallery hosts exhibition of traditional Chinese paintings and
modern art works (12:39, December 17)
Vietnam takes more open sexual attitude (12:39, December 17)
People told to avoid beaches in Australian cities (12:38, December 17)
300,000 respondents sign "thrift pledges" online (10:47, December 17)
Corrupt communications official executed (10:45, December 17)
Sichuan builds new nature reserves for giant panda (10:44, December 17)
Art works exhibition held in Beijing (10:41, December 17)
Works of Picasso shown in Sichuan (10:40, December 17)
Pictures of "New Tibet" on show in Beijing (10:39, December 17)
"HIV Women and Children Fund" launched in Singapore (10:38, December 17)
Chongqing bans sales of fireworks to juveniles (10:37, December 17)
New Beijing Museum puts on maiden show (10:36, December 17)
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Hospital fire kills 39 in Jilin
A huge fire engulfs Liaoyuan Central Hospital in Northeast China's Jilin Province December 15, 2005, killing at least 39 people.
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Jia calls on efforts for further development
Jia Qinglin (R3rd), member of the Political Bureau Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), has called on people of the country to make joint efforts to promote economic and social development. During a five-day inspection tour of eastern Zhejiang Province Jia has visited businesses, research institutes, villages and urban communities.
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