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News Archive --- Date:20051228
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2005 Yearbook of PRC published (17:11, December 28)
Wang Daohan's funeral to be held in Shanghai Friday: ARATS official (17:10, December 28)
Urban Chinese expect pay rises in new year (16:24, December 28)
Chinese premier meets with HK, Macao SAR chief executives (16:23, December 28)
Japanese PM rejects "China threat" (10:02, December 28)
Guangzhou starts work on skyscraper (12:14, December 28)
Govt steps up efforts to curb mine accidents (08:38, December 28)
Farms to provide 70 per cent of fish (12:40, December 28)
Spending on HIV-AIDS prevention set to double (08:35, December 28)
President Hu pledges support for HK democracy (08:51, December 28)
Ex-minister sentenced to life term for bribery (08:31, December 28)
Vice premier outlines key jobs in preparation of World Expo (08:30, December 28)
Top legislature debates contract bill protecting workers'
rights (08:09, December 28)
China appoints new press, publication chief (08:25, December 28)
China's Supreme Court launches public polling campaign for top 10
judges (08:30, December 28)
China publishes historical materials on Nanjing Massacre (08:28, December 28)
100th anniversary of top Chinese calligrapher marked (12:41, December 28)
UN official calls for equal opportunities for China in Africa's
development (08:23, December 28)
Sino-Cambodian relations further strengthened: Cambodian King (08:19, December 28)
FM spokesman: China to strengthen anti-bird flu cooperation with
world community (08:51, December 28)
Japanese sentiment toward China worsening, Japanese leaders must
carry the blame: FM Spokesman (08:15, December 28)
China to formulate comprehensive plan to reinvigorate
N.E industrial base (08:18, December 28)
Sino-African cooperation beneficial to both sides, Tanzanian
ambassador (08:14, December 28)
China eyes further improvements to strategic ties with Africa (08:12, December 28)
China-Japan consultation on UN reform not "regular", FM
spokesman (08:52, December 28)
Central gov't satisfied with HKSAR chief executive, gov't:
President Hu (07:55, December 28)
Date of 2nd phase of fifth round of six-party talks not decided:
official (08:04, December 28)
Taiwan's celebrities mourn death of mainland foundation leader (08:01, December 28)
Chinese president meets Macao SAR chief executive (07:54, December 28)
Central departments behave better in using public money:
Auditor-General (07:53, December 28)
Former land & resources minister sentenced to life
imprisonment for taking bribes (07:53, December 28)
Chinese president appoints three new ambassadors (07:52, December 28)
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HKEx Upgrades securities trading system (17:48, December 28)
China Southern Airlines recruits stewardesses from ROK (17:48, December 28)
Singapore tests Norwegian salmon for heavy metals (17:47, December 28)
Manufacturing becomes Beijing's backbone industry (17:47, December 28)
Melli Bank PLC granted banking license in Hong Kong (17:45, December 28)
Foreign trade volume in E. China province to top 100 bln U.S.
dollars (16:55, December 28)
GDP to top 2 trillion yuan this year in S. China province (16:55, December 28)
China's petrochemical giant given subsidies for suppressed refined
oil prices (16:54, December 28)
Uganda, Kenya sign agreement to stabilize oil supply (16:52, December 28)
Power shortage to continue in Guangdong in first half of 2006,
official (16:08, December 28)
Vietnam eyes 7.5-pct GDP growth in first quarter of 2006 (14:46, December 28)
Blazes break out along oil pipeline in Nigeria (14:47, December 28)
China Eastern Airlines to open business office in HK (14:48, December 28)
Chinese company exports 106 electric vehicles to U.S. (11:21, December 28)
China's nutrition industry to be valued at 37 bln dollars in 5
years (11:26, December 28)
Chinese TV maker to invest in Czech Republic (11:28, December 28)
Russia denies concessions on gas price for Ukraine (09:39, December 28)
Italian govt. under pressure to choose new central bank chief (09:37, December 28)
US$2.5b committed to renewable energy (08:28, December 28)
Top firm develops oil shale reserves (08:30, December 28)
Steep sugar prices lead to State auction (08:31, December 28)
Operators gear up for 3G services (08:37, December 28)
Listings no longer requires gov't OK (08:52, December 28)
High-tech trade boosts import-export business (09:33, December 28)
Cost of aluminium on track for 4th-year rise (08:40, December 28)
Cosmetics firm looks for wrinkle-free expansion (08:42, December 28)
Construction starts on Yangtze power plant (08:45, December 28)
Oil prices slip on mild U.S. winter (08:08, December 28)
Expert says Germany still faces high unemployment in 2006 (08:11, December 28)
China concludes first ever economic census (09:33, December 28)
China to practice real-name cell phone subscription in 2006 (09:33, December 28)
Ukraine says agreement reached with Russian company on gas price (09:34, December 28)
E. China province reports record high tourism income in 2005 (08:19, December 28)
China central bank to raise deposit rates for U.S., HK dollars
again (08:21, December 28)
Greek stocks close higher, hitting new five-year high (08:43, December 28)
First private banking firms initiated in north
China (08:23, December 28)
China's shipbuilding output hits 12 million tons in 2005 (08:24, December 28)
Singaporean company eyes real estate in west China (08:24, December 28)
Italian company to build refrigerator compressor center in N. China
city (08:24, December 28)
Beijing private cars triple in five years (08:23, December 28)
E. China province reports increasing overseas investment (08:23, December 28)
Huge market for renewable solar energy in China (08:21, December 28)
Beijing has 477,000 individual-run businesses (08:20, December 28)
Overseas tourists flock to southern Chinese city for winter (08:18, December 28)
Chinese stock markets have 44.7 million empty A-share accounts (08:15, December 28)
TCL tops world TV sales ranking (08:14, December 28)
Canadian firm eyes Zambia's diamond exploitation (08:13, December 28)
Zambia's copper output expected to increase next year (08:12, December 28)
China to reform statistical survey teams for better data collection (08:11, December 28)
Guangdong's foreign trade volume to top 420 bln U.S. dollars (08:10, December 28)
Bank to provide 37.2 bln yuan of loans to boost infrastructure in
E. China city (08:09, December 28)
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Abbas urges militant groups to honor truce with Israel (17:44, December 28)
Bolivia's president-elect cuts own pay by half (17:26, December 28)
Israel launches airstrike on Lebanon in response to rocket attack (17:17, December 28)
Twenty detainees gunned down in Baghdad's military detention (17:12, December 28)
Taliban attacks Afghan girl school, civilians (17:12, December 28)
Koizumi criticized for not financing new memorial study (17:07, December 28)
Nearly half of Japanese want troop pullout from Iraq in early 2006:
poll (16:49, December 28)
Uganda, Congo agree on joint strategy to fight rebel group (16:47, December 28)
Germany wants to strengthen ties with Iraq: gov't official (14:00, December 28)
S.Korea, DPRK open first direct commercial phone links (13:59, December 28)
US respects pullout of allied troops from Iraq (13:59, December 28)
Ukraine has withdrawn all troops from Iraq: defense ministry (13:08, December 28)
Chile rejects Peruvian criticism over military purchase (13:07, December 28)
Bolivia's president-elect to kick off first int'l trip before
taking office (13:06, December 28)
BIMSTEC: Disputes to be solved by third party mediation (13:05, December 28)
Venezuela to strengthen ties with African countries in 2006 (13:03, December 28)
Ukraine not to unilaterally revise pact on leasing naval base to
Russia's Black Sea fleet (13:03, December 28)
Kyrgyz chief prosecutor orders arrest of ex-defense minister (10:57, December 28)
Japanese PM rejects "China threat" (10:50, December 28)
Suspected Tamil Tiger attack kills 10 soldiers (11:01, December 28)
Review of Ukraine base lease 'fatal,' Russia warns (10:55, December 28)
Poland to keep troops in Iraq until end of 2006 (11:00, December 28)
Philippines charges US marines with rape (10:52, December 28)
Media mogul Kerry Packer dies at 68 (10:58, December 28)
Inmates hold more than 200 hostages in Brazil (10:47, December 28)
Arab Parliament holds inaugural meeting (10:43, December 28)
Terrorist cell dismantled in Morocco, 11 suspects arrested (09:32, December 28)
Serbia-Montenegro sees neutrality in US stand on Kosovo (09:25, December 28)
Israeli northern towns hit by Hezbollah fire (09:24, December 28)
Assad reasserts Syria's innocence in Hariri murder case (09:22, December 28)
CIA's internal watchdog looks into cases of "erroneous rendition" (09:21, December 28)
Russian parliament approves sending peacekeepers to Sudan (09:21, December 28)
10 Sri Lankan soldiers killed in north (09:20, December 28)
Death toll in Japan's train derailment reaches 5 (09:19, December 28)
Iran regards negotiations as logical means to solve nuclear dispute:
lawmaker (08:48, December 28)
First stage of reconstructing 30 Kosovo churches completed (08:49, December 28)
Egypt's PM keeps his post in cabinet reshuffle (08:53, December 28)
Heavy snow kills four people in Turkey (08:55, December 28)
Canadian Liberal official resigns after disparaging opponents (08:59, December 28)
Obasanjo meets Sudanese, Chadian delegations over Darfur (09:01, December 28)
Poland says troops to stay in Iraq till end 2006 (09:02, December 28)
Israel official warns of Iran's nuclear ambitions (09:10, December 28)
Britons split over building of nuclear power stations (09:10, December 28)
Cyprus urges Turkey to take obligations to EU (09:11, December 28)
Turkey, Egypt sign Free Trade Agreement (09:12, December 28)
Syria, Russia sign 2.7 bln dollar deal for oil refinery (09:13, December 28)
Poland takes over airspace patrolling mission in Baltic three (09:14, December 28)
Rafsanjani calls on all Muslim countries to support Palestinians'
independence cause (09:14, December 28)
Kuwait to loan Indonesia 13.8 million for bridge construction (09:15, December 28)
Five Saudi policemen killed (09:37, December 28)
US gov't calls for fair trial for accused US marines in Philippines (09:17, December 28)
Pakistan bans export of nuclear products (09:18, December 28)
Philippines listed as key security partner by Spain (09:17, December 28)
Pakistan, Spain discuss defense cooperation (09:15, December 28)
Pakistan, UAE agree to expand political, economic ties (09:12, December 28)
Fatah gunmen storm governmental offices in northern Gaza (09:10, December 28)
Afghanistan to examine Russia's claim over loan (09:07, December 28)
Russia warns Ukraine against changing Black Sea Fleet deal (09:05, December 28)
Six al-Qaida linked militants sentenced to death by
Kuwaiti court (09:03, December 28)
Syrian detained by Lebanon over lawmaker's killing (09:00, December 28)
Australian leaders pay tribute to Australia's richest man (08:01, December 28)
S.Korean president apologizes for death of farmers (07:59, December 28)
Thousands protest against election results in Baghdad (07:59, December 28)
Russia's upper house of parliament passes controversial NGO bill (07:57, December 28)
Khmer-language publications in Cambodia agree to raise journalism standards (07:55, December 28)
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Top 10 world sports stories in 2005 (16:43, December 28)
Top 10 Chinese sports stories in 2005 (16:43, December 28)
Mexican taekwondo star suffers from renal problems (16:48, December 28)
Maradona turns down offer to play in fourth division (16:47, December 28)
Uruguay's Nacional keeps Lasarte as coach (16:46, December 28)
Liverpool interested in Costa Rican midfielder (16:45, December 28)
Kobe, Vinsanity earn NBA weekly honors (16:40, December 28)
Mourinho to rotate strikers for Christmas Period (16:40, December 28)
Arsenal may prolong contract with Pires, says Wenger (16:39, December 28)
Henry dismisses talk about his move to Barcelona (16:27, December 28)
James leads Cavs to 6th straight win (08:26, December 28)
Di Stefano bypass surgery postponed, condition stable (08:25, December 28)
Crespo keeps Chelsea on course (08:24, December 28)
South Africa make steady start after Hussey ton (08:22, December 28)
Romario strikes a blow for older generation (08:19, December 28)
Patriots ground Jets 31-21 (08:17, December 28)
China cannot win 44 golds in Bejing Olympics, official (08:16, December 28)
Zhou Jian'an takes over as Chinese national volleyball team coach (08:14, December 28)
Newcastle's Taylor out for three months (08:10, December 28)
Sweden striker Larsson to return home next summer (08:08, December 28)
Injured Safin doubtful for Asutralian Open (08:06, December 28)
Kuwait to participate in Arab fencing tournament (08:05, December 28)
Greece's IOC member keeps silent on reported ballot miscast (08:04, December 28)
Ajax claims fourth straight victory by beating Groningen (08:02, December 28)
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Beeper housed as modern relic in Tianjin Museum in N. China (16:57, December 28)
China strives to provide even education opportunities for teenagers (16:58, December 28)
Ten major scientific and technological progresses in 2005 (16:48, December 28)
Bone decorations come to light among relics in Beijing Man's cave (16:20, December 28)
Expert says China was the first to collect dinosaur fossils (16:19, December 28)
Zimbabwe set aside funds for educational textbooks (16:18, December 28)
EU launches first satellite in Galileo navigation program (16:18, December 28)
Vietnam detects more computer viruses this year: Survey (14:03, December 28)
China's spending on scientific R&D hits record US$24.58
billion: NBS report (14:42, December 28)
Yearender: Scientific cooperation increasingly global (12:35, December 28)
'Hwang cloned human embryos but not patient-tailored stem cells' (09:55, December 28)
Tales of ROK scientist tumble off bookshelves (09:49, December 28)
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One million years old ivory fossil unearthed in north China
province (17:23, December 28)
Expert says China was the first to collect dinosaur fossils (16:24, December 28)
China to hold int'l symposium on rare ancient characters of ethnic
Shui group (16:23, December 28)
Traffic accident kills 30 in India (16:20, December 28)
Wildfire engulfs homes, causes injuries in Texas, Oklahoma (14:44, December 28)
Two percent of French drivers drink habitually (14:04, December 28)
Turkey discovers new H5 bird flu cases (12:46, December 28)
Brazil to build 400 new schools for indigenous Indians in 2006 (12:45, December 28)
Fifty-two year old man undergoes transexual operation (12:44, December 28)
Santa Claus receives more than one million letters this year in France (12:42, December 28)
Liberian refugees start long journey home (09:59, December 28)
Japan's population shrinks in 2005 (09:59, December 28)
Japan compiles plan to curb suicide rate (09:58, December 28)
British man goes on his hands and knees for love (09:57, December 28)
New face dream for Chinese youngster (09:38, December 28)
Killer of house seller receives death sentence (09:36, December 28)
Girl survives 4-day ordeal in dirty ditch (09:36, December 28)
Blast victims out of danger in Dujiangyan (09:35, December 28)
"Magic Mountain" to present world's largest ice cream cake (09:31, December 28)
China selects 100 outstanding films in movie centennial (09:30, December 28)
China's health ministry to make regular news releases in 2006 (09:28, December 28)
More than three million NW China rural residents benefit from WB program (09:28, December 28)
Rare bronze horse, chariot unearthed in SW China (09:24, December 28)
Graduate school of traditional Chinese medicine opens in SW China
city (09:22, December 28)
More methadone clinics built in China to curtail AIDS/HIV spreading (09:20, December 28)
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EU launches first satellite in Galileo navigation program
Russian rocket Soyuz is ready to blast off at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec.28, 2005. It will send Giove A, the first test satellite of Europe's Galileo navigation system, designed to rival the reigning US-developed GPS system, into the space.
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London in post-Christmas sales season
Photo taken on Dec. 26, 2005 shows a sales promotion advertisement of a store in London. Unsatisfied with the sales result of the pre-Christmas shopping season, retailers in London turned to hunt post-holiday sales, offering customers slashed prices.
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Fatah gunmen storm gov't offices in Gaza
Dozens of gunmen took over three governmental buildings in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday to press the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) to deliver on pledge to give them jobs.
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Ancient wedding, modern love
The photo taken in a shop on Dec. 22, 2005 shows dolls depicting the newlywed in ancient wedding in Huaibei, east China's Anhui Province. As the New Year comes closer, dolls depicting ancient wedding are well received when lovers decide to get married during the New Year holiday.
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Hu Jintao meets HK and Macao chief executives
Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with Donald Tsang, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, who has come here reporting on his work to the central government, during their meeting in Beijing Dec. 27, 2005.
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