News Archive --- Date:20060116
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HKSAR government to set up office in SW province (17:30, January 16, 2006)
Migrant workers observe session of Shanghai legislature for first
time (17:16, January 16, 2006)
Jeep Driver detained for fatal traffic accident in NW China region (17:15, January 16, 2006)
Asia's largest wind generator to be installed in E. China city (15:24, January 16, 2006)
China, Portugal to further relations between armed forces (13:46, January 16, 2006)
Macao chief starts Jiangxi tour (11:03, January 16, 2006)
Casto sees closer ties between Cuba, China (11:02, January 16, 2006)
China, Liberia pledge close cooperation (11:02, January 16, 2006)
Urbanites to benefit from community health service (08:38, January 16, 2006)
Thousands join campaign to name goodwill pandas (08:28, January 16, 2006)
New figures cast doubt on mine closures (08:32, January 16, 2006)
Model village to teach others how to improve (08:34, January 16, 2006)
Mayors of cold cities debate how to make life more pleasant (08:26, January 16, 2006)
Major cities eye balanced growth for next 5 years (08:24, January 16, 2006)
Families of haj fatalities to get compensation (08:36, January 16, 2006)
Beijing's 'flexible approach appeals to Taiwan people' (09:33, January 16, 2006)
Chinese FM arrives in Liberia for inauguration of Africa's first female president (08:07, January 16, 2006)
China-Africa resources cooperation helps realize
sustainable development in Africa (08:16, January 16, 2006)
Petition-led traffic blockade in south China city ends (07:54, January 16, 2006)
Beijing sets major economic targets for next five years (08:10, January 16, 2006)
Chinese president offers condolences over Kuwaiti emir's death (07:43, January 16, 2006)
Chinese state councilor meets MIT president  (09:31, January 16, 2006)
China prosecutes 1,740 officials for dereliction of duty in three months (09:03, January 16, 2006)
Beijing to keep its population within 16 million by 2010 (08:14, January 16, 2006)
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China plans to introduce foreign funds of US$60 billion
in 2006 (17:32, January 16, 2006)
Malaysia, Singapore agree to jointly promote tourism (17:31, January 16, 2006)
China Eximbank supports satellite export to Nigeria (17:19, January 16, 2006)
China EXIM bank launches import credit business (17:03, January 16, 2006)
HK securities market raises record high funds in 2005 (17:03, January 16, 2006)
Vice-premier calls for better gov't control of stakes at state
banks (17:04, January 16, 2006)
China uses less but better foreign capital in 2005 (17:05, January 16, 2006)
Chinese ports see the biggest handling capacity in the world (16:46, January 16, 2006)
Domestic airlines place 41 ARJ21 orders (16:29, January 16, 2006)
Electromechanical exports up 30% in 2005 (16:29, January 16, 2006)
Catering industry scoops 880 billion yuan in 2005 (16:28, January 16, 2006)
Zambian tourist board calls for more government allocation (16:15, January 16, 2006)
ADB helps China map out policy reforms of railway expansion (16:15, January 16, 2006)
Forbes says innovation is main drive of China's SMES development (16:16, January 16, 2006)
Indonesia to sell state bonds worth 3 trillion rupiah (14:59, January 16, 2006)
284 investment projects licensed in Uganda in 2005 (15:00, January 16, 2006)
CNPC invests nearly 60 billion yuan overseas (15:01, January 16, 2006)
Central China province builds nation's largest gold smelting base (13:04, January 16, 2006)
Feature: More Zambians join management in Chinese enterprises (13:05, January 16, 2006)
China's trade surplus shows healthy appetites abroad: press (13:47, January 16, 2006)
Bangladesh trade fair to stage in Colombo (13:06, January 16, 2006)
Banks in Vietnam report hefty profits in 2005 (13:07, January 16, 2006)
East China city puts precedence of directory inquiries under hammer (11:19, January 16, 2006)
Germany's trader Metro increases presence in China (09:37, January 16, 2006)
China's major Muslim region has trade relations with 119 countries,
regions (09:38, January 16, 2006)
Tibet sees double-digit growth in farmers' income (09:39, January 16, 2006)
Shanghai eyes balanced growth for next 5 years (13:47, January 16, 2006)
Beijing to invest more in highways, rail lines (09:40, January 16, 2006)
China to strengthen banking regulation (08:09, January 16, 2006)
Indian exports up 18 percent in April-December last year (08:10, January 16, 2006)
Beijing voted as most popular domestic destination (08:12, January 16, 2006)
Air Canada to introduce Toronto-Shanghai non-stop flights in June (08:14, January 16, 2006)
China's A-share, B-share markets set to be merged: report (08:15, January 16, 2006)
Chinese vice-premier calls for safe transportation of holiday
makers (08:15, January 16, 2006)
China opens "green corridor" network for fresh agricultural produce (08:17, January 16, 2006)
China to build 180,000-kilometer rural highways in 2006 (08:18, January 16, 2006)
China produces 60 percent of world's ceramic products for daily use (08:18, January 16, 2006)
EU official hopes European experience in e-government can help
China (08:20, January 16, 2006)
Ethiopian firms urged to export more products to China (08:20, January 16, 2006)
Fuel prices down in Zambia due to currency's appreciation (08:21, January 16, 2006)
HK airport sets new record in traffic figures in 2005 (08:21, January 16, 2006)
Bangladesh's export to get a boost with SAFTA implementation (08:22, January 16, 2006)
United States becomes east China province's No.1 export market (08:23, January 16, 2006)
Money supply grows 17.57 percent in December: central bank (08:24, January 16, 2006)
Beijing sees rare increase in housing sales late last year (08:25, January 16, 2006)
Zambia recovers 6 million dollars from money laundering in 2005 (08:26, January 16, 2006)
China's foreign exchange reserves reach 818.9 billion U.S.
dollars, up 34.3 percent (08:27, January 16, 2006)
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Two policemen killed, seven corpses found in Baghdad (17:29, January 16, 2006)
Sharon opens eyes first time: website (17:28, January 16, 2006)
Dozens of Palestinians arrested in W. Bank (17:22, January 16, 2006)
Sharon's Kadima party picks Olmert as acting
chairman (17:22, January 16, 2006)
Dissolution of gov't not to affect foreign policy: Mongolian FM (17:15, January 16, 2006)
New Zealand congratulates new President of Chile (16:58, January 16, 2006)
Rebel group kills three civilians in war-torn northern Uganda (16:57, January 16, 2006)
Sharon could be declared as being in vegetative state: paper (16:34, January 16, 2006)
Lebanese "billionaire" detained in Malaysia for alleged cheating (15:51, January 16, 2006)
Young Russian diplomat drowns in Manila (15:48, January 16, 2006)
US helicopter shot down north of Baghdad (15:51, January 16, 2006)
Afghan President condemns killing of ex-Taliban leader (15:42, January 16, 2006)
US-Philippine joint military exercises to go on scheduled (13:45, January 16, 2006)
Ecuadorian president promises to hand power to an elected successor (13:45, January 16, 2006)
Australian expert says Bin Laden could be dead (13:44, January 16, 2006)
Annan offers condolences over Kuwaiti emir's death (13:44, January 16, 2006)
Indonesian air force chief proposed as new military commander (13:43, January 16, 2006)
Afghan president condemns assassination of former interior minister (13:43, January 16, 2006)
Profile: Michelle Bachelet, Chile's first woman
president-elect (12:18, January 16, 2006)
Two more arrested for murder of marines in southern Thailand (12:18, January 16, 2006)
Nepali political parties welcome municipal elections (12:14, January 16, 2006)
46 abducted from eastern Nepal in 2005: INSEC (12:13, January 16, 2006)
Fighter planes owned by former French gendarme seized in Togo (12:13, January 16, 2006)
Casto sees closer ties between Cuba, China (11:08, January 16, 2006)
Senior Canadian diplomat killed in suicide attack in Afghanistan (10:56, January 16, 2006)
Iran to hold conference on the Holocaust (09:59, January 16, 2006)
Bachelet elected as Chile's first woman president (09:56, January 16, 2006)
Bolivian president-elect to meet US delegation at inauguration (09:48, January 16, 2006)
Fiji leaders meet over row (09:47, January 16, 2006)
Negotiations on Cyprus issue must be within UN framework (09:46, January 16, 2006)
Abbas not to seek re-election as Palestinian president (09:46, January 16, 2006)
Bachelet leads Chile presidential elections with 67 percent counted (09:45, January 16, 2006)
France urges for talks with Iran on nuclear activities (09:45, January 16, 2006)
Iran slams ElBaradei remarks on Iran's nuclear program (09:44, January 16, 2006)
Vote count begins in second round of Chilean elections (09:43, January 16, 2006)
Halonen wins first round of Finnish presidential vote (09:42, January 16, 2006)
Syrian border cities take precaution against bird flu (09:42, January 16, 2006)
One suspected bird flu patient dies in Turkey (09:42, January 16, 2006)
Pakistan: Zawahri escaped US air strike (09:02, January 16, 2006)
US police shoot student (16:49, January 16, 2006)
Turkish girl dies, brother critically ill (09:11, January 16, 2006)
'Pakistan should have equal access to nuke tech' (09:23, January 16, 2006)
Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Jaber dies at 78 (09:21, January 16, 2006)
Israel OKs limited Palestinian election in East Jerusalem (09:22, January 16, 2006)
Harpoon almost hits protesters (09:10, January 16, 2006)
Chief judge in Saddam trial offers resignation (09:10, January 16, 2006)
Capsule carrying clues to early universe back on Earth (08:17, January 16, 2006)
Negotiations on Cyprus issue must be within UN framework (09:08, January 16, 2006)
Abbas not to seek re-election as Palestinian president (09:06, January 16, 2006)
Bachelet leads Chile presidential elections with 67 percent counted (09:05, January 16, 2006)
France urges for talks with Iran on nuclear activities (09:03, January 16, 2006)
Iran slams ElBaradei remarks on Iran's nuclear program (08:51, January 16, 2006)
Vote count begins in second round of Chilean elections (08:50, January 16, 2006)
Halonen wins first round of Finnish presidential vote (08:46, January 16, 2006)
Shell oil flow station attacked in Nigeria, possible deaths (08:45, January 16, 2006)
Sharon undergoes successful tracheotomy (08:44, January 16, 2006)
Cameroon, Nigeria border commission meeting re-scheduled (08:43, January 16, 2006)
Gas price for Ukraine could change: Russian company (08:41, January 16, 2006)
Roundup: Palestinians to vote in East Jerusalem (08:40, January 16, 2006)
Somali leaders in Kenya to resolve differences (08:39, January 16, 2006)
Peres quits parliament for future cabinet post (08:36, January 16, 2006)
EU welcomes Israel's facilitation on Palestinian election (08:34, January 16, 2006)
Greek PM expresses confidence in finding solution to Cyprus issue (08:33, January 16, 2006)
Shell oil flow station attacked in Nigeria, some injured (08:32, January 16, 2006)
Sudanese president asks AU to strive to solve Darfur crisis (08:30, January 16, 2006)
Russia's Black Sea Fleet beefs up security after lighthouse seizure (07:51, January 16, 2006)
Revision of constitution aimed to improve efficiency of state:
Greek PM (07:51, January 16, 2006)
Iran unafraid of nuclear referral (07:50, January 16, 2006)
Saddam trial judge resigns due to personal reasons: court (07:50, January 16, 2006)
Sri Lankan leaders call for moves to check violence (07:50, January 16, 2006)
Israeli police raid Hamas-related offices in east Jerusalem (07:49, January 16, 2006)
Protesters ask Pakistani prime minister to cancel U.S. visit (07:49, January 16, 2006)
Egypt allows French carrier to cross Suez Canal (07:49, January 16, 2006)
Kenyan police hold two suspects over murder of British filmmaker (12:17, January 16, 2006)
Violent fire destroys children amusement center in Myanmar (07:48, January 16, 2006)
U.S. troops arrive in Philippines for joint exercise (07:48, January 16, 2006)
Feature: Candidates' competition for elections mounts, but goes
fine so far (07:48, January 16, 2006)
Four Hamas candidates arrested in East Jerusalem (07:48, January 16, 2006)
Syrian president expresses condolences over Kuwaiti Emir's death (07:47, January 16, 2006)
Hamas slams Israel for banning its candidates in East Jerusalem (07:47, January 16, 2006)
Girl dies in Turkey, suspected victim of bird flu (07:47, January 16, 2006)
Iran's parliament speaker urges for ceasing cooperation if nuclear
issue referred (07:46, January 16, 2006)
Hamas candidate says ready to negotiate with Israel (07:46, January 16, 2006)
Crown Prince Sheikh Saad appointed Kuwaiti new
emir (07:46, January 16, 2006)
Suicide explosion kills 2, injures 9 in S. Afghanistan (07:45, January 16, 2006)
Abbas announces three-day mourning for Kuwaiti Amir's death (07:45, January 16, 2006)
Pakistan declares 3-day mourning on Kuwaiti emir's death (07:45, January 16, 2006)
Turkey takes new measures in fight against bird flu (07:45, January 16, 2006)
Israel approves East Jerusalem voting in
Palestinian elections (07:44, January 16, 2006)
International team to issue final findings on Iraqi election fraud
allegations Thursday: source (07:44, January 16, 2006)
Saddam trial judge to quit over political pressure (07:44, January 16, 2006)
Hospital confirms Sharon's two brain lobes show activities (07:44, January 16, 2006)
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World anti-doping agency to visit Uganda next week (17:08, January 16, 2006)
FIFA's North and Central American legs of Welcome Tour postponed (15:22, January 16, 2006)
Eriksson says he is totally committed to England (15:19, January 16, 2006)
Sunderland lose to Chelsea 2-1 (15:18, January 16, 2006)
Wigan lose to West Brom 1-0 (15:18, January 16, 2006)
Toronto stop Knicks' winning streak (15:17, January 16, 2006)
Gebrselassie sets new world half marathon record (09:26, January 16, 2006)
Kenyan soccer officials fail to fulfill FIFA conditions (09:25, January 16, 2006)
Argentina has a "favorable" group in basketball world championship (09:24, January 16, 2006)
Barcelona soccer club wins 17th game, leads league by 7 (08:50, January 16, 2006)
Greece promises to help Beijing Olympics succeed (08:49, January 16, 2006)
Celtic mark Keane's home debut with a victory (08:08, January 16, 2006)
Lyon keep 14-point lead over Bordeaux (08:07, January 16, 2006)
Wie bullish despite premature Open exit (08:06, January 16, 2006)
Broncos dethrone Patriots (08:06, January 16, 2006)
Manninen claims World Cup nordic combined title (08:04, January 16, 2006)
Croatian Kostelic makes history with super-G win (08:03, January 16, 2006)
Sports lottery creates 78 millionaires last year in China's Fujian (08:02, January 16, 2006)
China's Xiamen attracts golf enthusiasts from ROK in winter (08:01, January 16, 2006)
Spain's Coma wins Dakar Rally for first time (08:00, January 16, 2006)
Turkey football clubs relocate to Cyprus because of bird flu scare (07:59, January 16, 2006)
Zambian soccer fans set for Africa Cup (07:57, January 16, 2006)
Zambian Govt not to help TV cover Africa Cup (07:57, January 16, 2006)
Dashinski, Guo win freestyle skiing titles (07:56, January 16, 2006)
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Teachers in insurgent areas ask government to restore hardship allowances (17:06, January 16, 2006)
Breakthrough made in power unit for new-generation carrier rocket (16:48, January 16, 2006)
S. Korea begins probe into stem cell funding (14:44, January 16, 2006)
WB to support education, poverty of Nepal (13:08, January 16, 2006)
NASA scientist calls probe mission "full success" (08:05, January 16, 2006)
NASA's Stardust capsule returns to Earth after cosmic Odyssey (08:05, January 16, 2006)
National postgraduate exam attracts record 1.27 mln
examinees (08:05, January 16, 2006)
Chinese university opens online bar to offer students counseling (08:06, January 16, 2006)
Oceanic trench formed 400 million years ago found in Guangxi (08:06, January 16, 2006)
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Drug cocktail fit for HIV/AIDS patients in China (17:09, January 16, 2006)
764,000 poultry culled in Turkey to fight bird flu (16:59, January 16, 2006)
American boy shot dead for possessing a pellet gun (16:50, January 16, 2006)
Chinese travelers fond of using bankcards for expenditure, survey (16:20, January 16, 2006)
Chinese surname history: Wang (16:19, January 16, 2006)
Four dead, 7 missing in Indonesian boat accident (15:53, January 16, 2006)
Asia Pacific urged to cooperate in fight terrorism, bird flu (15:52, January 16, 2006)
Fire kills at least 8 in Russia's Far East (15:48, January 16, 2006)
Unlicensed drug shops in Uganda requested to register (15:47, January 16, 2006)
Sydney Opera House nominated for world heritage (15:47, January 16, 2006)
Indonesia reports new bird flu death (15:46, January 16, 2006)
No outbreak of bird flu in Myanmar border areas: official (15:46, January 16, 2006)
Top Chinese artists entertain Toronto's Chinese community with Near
Year concert (15:45, January 16, 2006)
Vietnam has high dental disease incidence: report (15:44, January 16, 2006)
Beijingers want to climb mountains most for leisure: report (15:44, January 16, 2006)
Two-time Oscar winner Shelley Winters, 85, dies (09:30, January 16, 2006)
Japan snow deaths worst in 20 years (09:29, January 16, 2006)
Renaissance art from Italy set for debut this week (09:27, January 16, 2006)
Happy first birthday from mum, aged 67 (09:27, January 16, 2006)
Benz cab drivers win refund from company (09:26, January 16, 2006)
Belgium to stage large-scale pandemic simulation exercise (08:11, January 16, 2006)
13 people killed in landslide northern Afghanistan (08:10, January 16, 2006)
Cold wave kills 89 in Bangladesh (08:10, January 16, 2006)
Turkish boy tests positive for bird flu (08:10, January 16, 2006)
Hospital in Beijing accused of failing to warn newborn deformity (08:09, January 16, 2006)
Contest of man-made beauty broadcast live on TV in China (08:09, January 16, 2006)
Boy suspected of contracting bird flu hospitalized in Istanbul (08:08, January 16, 2006)
Old people sedated in Britain's care homes (08:08, January 16, 2006)
Discovery of ancient quarry rewrites HK's human history (08:08, January 16, 2006)
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Frenchman Alphand wins Dakar Rally
France's Luc Alphand, driving a Mitsubishi, has improved on his runners-up spot last year to win the Dakar Rally following the 15th and final stage ahead of South Africa's Giniel de Villiers and Nani Roma of Spain.
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"Death to America!": Pakistani protesters
Protesters took to the streets all over Pakistan on Sunday to condemn a US air strike that officials said targeted Al Qaeda's deputy leader but instead killed 18 villagers near the Afghan border. (Xinhua/Reuters)
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MIT president conferred honorary doctorate by Tsinghua
Susan Hockfield (L), president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, shakes hands with Gu Binglin, president of Tsinghua University in Beijing, Jan. 15, 2006. Hockfield was conferred an honorary doctorate by the Tsinghua University here on Jan. 15.
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Kuwait in mourning after Emir's death
Kuwaiti people hold the portraits of their country's Emir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to mourn his death in front of Dasman Palace in Kuwait City, Jan. 15, 2006. Kuwait's Amiri Diwan announced on Sunday the demise of Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at Sunday dawn. He was 77 years old. A nation-wide mourning is declared for 40 days and Kuwait's state institutions will be closed for three days, starting from Sunday, according to a statement from the Amiri Diwan.
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China in mood for Spring Festival
A local girl looks at decorations at a store in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, Jan. 15, 2006. Chinese people began to purchase gifts and decorations for the traditional Spring Festival, or the lunar new year due on Jan. 29, 2006.
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Palestinians to vote in E. Jerusalem
Acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem Sunday. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
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NASA's Stardust capsule returns to Earth
NASA's Stardust sample return capsule is seen after it successfully landed at the U.S. Air Force Utah Test and Training Range early January 15, 2006. The capsule contains cometary and interstellar samples gathered by the Stardust spacecraft.
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Chileans seen electing female president
Chile's presidential candidate for the center-left coalition Michelle Bachelet gives a thumbs up after casting her vote next to her daughter Sofia during the country's presidential elections, 15 January 2006 in Santiago. Chileans began casting ballots Sunday in a runoff that could produce the country's first female president, former defense minister Michelle Bachelet. Polls opened at 1000 GMT and 8.2 million Chileans were registered to vote.
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