News Archive --- Date:20060826
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China blitzed by meteorological disasters in 2006 (11:09, August 26, 2006)
China kicks off second phase of joint anti-terror drill (12:00, August 26, 2006)
Chinese Embassy confirms Chinese fishermen detained in Australia (10:00, August 26, 2006)
China willing to start FTA negotiation with Singapore, says vice
premier (09:59, August 26, 2006)
Chinese premier meets Singaporean deputy PM (09:58, August 26, 2006)
China willing to promote relations with Venezuela: premier (09:57, August 26, 2006)
Chinese top legislator speaks highly of Sino-Venezuelan relations (09:56, August 26, 2006)
Chinese premier meets Guinean foreign minister (09:55, August 26, 2006)
China vows to deepen telecom cooperation with Spain (09:54, August 26, 2006)
China strongly protests Taiwan general's visit to Japan (09:53, August 26, 2006)
Chinese official stresses importance of Sino-Africa press exchanges (09:52, August 26, 2006)
Investigators close in on pension graft (15:07, August 26, 2006)
Journalist imprisoned for fraud (10:05, August 27, 2006)
Chinese, African media urged to co-operate (15:08, August 26, 2006)
Chavez unveils railway plan (10:05, August 27, 2006)
Study tour paves way for better relations (15:12, August 26, 2006)
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Indonesia's state oil firm beefs up refinery capacity to cut imports (16:58, August 26, 2006)
Zambia loses 3 pct GDP to road accidents annually (16:57, August 26, 2006)
Microsoft picks Toshiba to manufacture new music player (15:17, August 26, 2006)
Myanmar to introduce new measure to prevent tax evasion (15:17, August 26, 2006)
China's stock index rises almost 2 pct in first week after interest
rate hike (15:16, August 26, 2006)
Investment opportunities abound in east Africa, says Kenyan president (11:07, August 26, 2006)
China to negotiate with EU on shoe trade (11:06, August 26, 2006)
China to produce turbine blade for world's leading civil aircraft (11:05, August 26, 2006)
HK exports up 8.9 percent in first 7 months (11:04, August 26, 2006)
Computer and communication fair opens in Hong Kong (11:03, August 26, 2006)
China relaxes QFII rules to attract more non-speculative
overseas investment (11:07, August 26, 2006)
China's domestic air passengers face fuel surcharge rises (11:01, August 26, 2006)
Vietnam spends more importing fewer petroleum products in 8 months (11:00, August 26, 2006)
Mainlanders use 5.2 billion tubes of toothpaste a year, report (10:59, August 26, 2006)
Malaysia stock market closes higher (10:58, August 26, 2006)
China Enterprises Index closes lower -- Aug. 25 (10:57, August 26, 2006)
Vietnam's garment export rises in first 8 months (10:57, August 26, 2006)
China's train station advertising opens to foreign company (10:56, August 26, 2006)
China to promote reform of collectively-owned forestry (10:55, August 26, 2006)
Stocks close higher in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil (10:54, August 26, 2006)
Rubin resigns from Ford board due to potential conflicts (10:53, August 26, 2006)
U.S. stocks end mixed (10:51, August 26, 2006)
oil prices rise slightly (10:51, August 26, 2006)
Gasoline prices drop in S. California (10:50, August 26, 2006)
Animal export ban partially lifted in Netherlands (10:49, August 26, 2006)
German stocks end mixed on Friday (10:48, August 26, 2006)
U.S. mortgage giant avoids criminal charges over accounting scandal (10:43, August 26, 2006)
Big companies' buybacks reach quarterly record of 116 billion
dollars (10:42, August 26, 2006)
Kenya's flag carrier seeks to expand market share (10:41, August 26, 2006)
China's NPC vice-chairman condemns wasteful
use of energy (10:39, August 26, 2006)
S. African rand weakens on demand for dollar (10:38, August 26, 2006)
EU warns Madrid not to meddle with power company takeover (10:38, August 26, 2006)
China still plagued with excessive investment growth: minister (10:35, August 26, 2006)
Wal-Mart China sees second Communist branch
in local outlet (10:34, August 26, 2006)
China reports 1.2 percent decline in FDI (10:33, August 26, 2006)
Gov't set to issue coal-chemicals industry policy (15:11, August 26, 2006)
Court rejects complaint against Motorola (15:11, August 26, 2006)
Takeovers pose 'no threat' (15:12, August 26, 2006)
Academics urge M&A measures (15:12, August 26, 2006)
BD to set up diagnostics plant (15:13, August 26, 2006)
Apple recalls 1.8 million Sony laptop batteries (15:14, August 26, 2006)
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Iraqi tribal leaders hold reconciliation conference (17:03, August 26, 2006)
DPRK condemns Japan for barring delegation to religious meeting (16:57, August 26, 2006)
UN chief in Beirut to meet with Lebanese
officials on Mon. (16:56, August 26, 2006)
ASEAN looks at deeper economic unity (09:46, August 27, 2006)
Zambian presidential aspirant favors small gov't (16:20, August 26, 2006)
UN chief in Beirut to meet with Lebanese officials on Mon.
(15:45, August 26, 2006)
Philippine President inspects oil spill site in central region (15:44, August 26, 2006)
An Iranian heavy water plant to dive into circulation (15:44, August 26, 2006)
Philippine military splits Southern Command to fight insurgency (15:39, August 26, 2006)
Two human traffickers sentenced in Myanmar (15:38, August 26, 2006)
ASEAN ministers meet on Mekong basin development (15:00, August 26, 2006)
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers releases policeman (14:59, August 26, 2006)
Taliban militants assault 2 district centers in S. Afghanistan (14:57, August 26, 2006)
Guerrillas kill 5 in western Bangladesh (14:57, August 26, 2006)
4 killed in clash between NPA rebels and Philippine troops (14:56, August 26, 2006)
Nepali gov't endorses public procurement act (14:55, August 26, 2006)
Thai army to probe into alleged assassination plot against PM (14:55, August 26, 2006)
2 coalition soldiers killed in E. Afghanistan (14:54, August 26, 2006)
Gulf of Guinea Commission set up to mediate regional disputes (14:54, August 26, 2006)
Ecuador lodges protest with Colombia over border incident (14:53, August 26, 2006)
Myanmar declares SSA-S group as terrorist organization (14:52, August 26, 2006)
London plot suspect to be extradited: report (14:52, August 26, 2006)
UN chief committed to support peace process in Nepal (14:50, August 26, 2006)
Brazil's former health minister says he was cited in fraud case (14:49, August 26, 2006)
False bomb threat halts flight in Argentina (14:49, August 26, 2006)
UN rapporteur accuses Guatemala of fostering "culture of impunity" (14:48, August 26, 2006)
El Salvador to move embassy in Israel from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv (14:47, August 26, 2006)
Chilean police arrest 67 student protestors (14:41, August 26, 2006)
Spain to send 800-1,000 soldiers to Lebanon (14:40, August 26, 2006)
EU condemns violence in DRC, urges restraint (14:40, August 26, 2006)
U.S. demands explanation from Venezuela over embassy cargo seizure (14:39, August 26, 2006)
WHO calls for increased helmet use to reduce road injuries (14:38, August 26, 2006)
U.S. to urge Sudan on UN force for Darfur (14:38, August 26, 2006)
EU pledges over half of troops needed for Lebanon mission (14:37, August 26, 2006)
More than 200,000 Sri Lankans displaced since April (14:35, August 26, 2006)
Polish Sejm speaker wants better Polish-German relations (14:34, August 26, 2006)
U.S. border governors urge Congress to pass immigration reform (13:21, August 26, 2006)
Germany informs Poland about maneuvers (13:21, August 26, 2006)
Two U.S. jetliners diverted among multiple incidents (13:20, August 26, 2006)
EU to respond to Iran's answer on nuclear issue by end of August (12:03, August 26, 2006)
Zimbabwean vice president calls for efforts to fight int'l crime (12:02, August 26, 2006)
UN establishes new mission in Timor-Leste (12:01, August 26, 2006)
Former Ukrainian PM sentenced to 9 years in jail by U.S. court (12:00, August 26, 2006)
UN mission not tasked to disarm Hezbollah: Annan (11:59, August 26, 2006)
Zambian president fires air force commander (11:58, August 26, 2006)
Annan voices UN's backing for Nepal's peace process (11:57, August 26, 2006)
Russian man sentenced to 16 years for slaying foreign student (11:58, August 26, 2006)
Liberian report highlights "human cost" of civil war (11:56, August 26, 2006)
France, Germany urge Israel to lift blockage against Lebanon (11:55, August 26, 2006)
Chirac says 15,000 soldiers "totally excessive figure" (11:54, August 26, 2006)
EU pledges more than half of troops for Lebanon mission (11:54, August 26, 2006)
U.S. officer says Baghdad becomes less violent (11:52, August 26, 2006)
France, Germany urge Iran to solve nuclear crisis (11:52, August 26, 2006)
Belgian prison guards accept proposal to end strike (11:49, August 26, 2006)
Iran denies obstructing IAEA inspections on nuclear sites (11:48, August 26, 2006)
U.S. investigates whether Israel's use of U.S.-made cluster bombs (11:47, August 26, 2006)
Ryanair to sue British gov't for losses due to tighter security (11:46, August 26, 2006)
Germany to help Lebanon clean up oil spill (11:46, August 26, 2006)
EU pledges more than half of troops for Lebanon mission (11:45, August 26, 2006)
Pentagon to create African Command: Time magazine (11:44, August 26, 2006)
S. Africa's deputy president cleared of graft allegation (11:43, August 26, 2006)
Bernanke warns U.S. policymakers not to take protectionist measures (11:41, August 26, 2006)
U.S. congress delegation meets Nepali Deputy PM (11:28, August 26, 2006)
EU pledges more than half of troops for Lebanon mission (11:27, August 26, 2006)
Nepali Interim Constitution Draft Committee hands over
draft constitution (11:27, August 26, 2006)
France waiting for European countries' commitment to UNIFIL: FM (11:21, August 26, 2006)
Annan proposes shared leadership of UN force in Lebanon (11:20, August 26, 2006)
WFP hampered by lack of access to Sri Lanka's battle zones (11:18, August 26, 2006)
Spain to send 1,200 troops to Lebanon (11:18, August 26, 2006)
EU FMs hold special meeting on Lebanon (11:17, August 26, 2006)
Sri Lanka President gets parties' boost amid war with rebels (11:15, August 26, 2006)
If UN mission works in Lebanon, possible try in Gaza: Italian FM (11:13, August 26, 2006)
Kenya's marathon star seeks to help children get quality education (11:12, August 26, 2006)
Zambian President wishes Castro quick recovery (11:11, August 26, 2006)
Afghan president orders probe into coalition forces' killing (11:07, August 26, 2006)
Australia, Philippines to sign defense treaty: envoy (11:06, August 26, 2006)
Belgium to send 394 troops to Lebanon (11:04, August 26, 2006)
Third suspect in failed German train bombings detained in Lebanon (11:03, August 26, 2006)
German police arrest 3rd train bomb suspect (10:31, August 26, 2006)
Belgium to send 394 troops to Lebanon (10:29, August 26, 2006)
EU FMs begin special meeting on Lebanon (10:32, August 26, 2006)
4 Afghan soldiers seriously injured by bomb explosion (10:26, August 26, 2006)
France warns of possible confrontation with Iran on nuclear issue (10:25, August 26, 2006)
Roundup: US senator with Kenyan roots starts high-profile visit to Nairobi (10:24, August 26, 2006)
Israeli army will leave Lebanon only if embargo on Hezbollah
enforced: FM (10:18, August 26, 2006)
Venezuela to export half a million barrels of oil to China per day
by 2009 (10:16, August 26, 2006)
Seven Indonesian firms named suspects in forest fires (10:15, August 26, 2006)
Malaysians involve in forest fire in Indonesia (10:14, August 26, 2006)
Security tightened around Thai PM's house (10:13, August 26, 2006)
Long way expected for recovery of Lebanon's service,
commercial business (10:12, August 26, 2006)
Violence shifting from Chechnya to neighboring regions: Russian
official (10:09, August 26, 2006)
U.S. government donates 250,000 dollars to China's typhoon-hit
areas (10:08, August 26, 2006)
Iran soon to announce new nuclear achievements: spokesman (10:27, August 26, 2006)
Russia rejects UN sanctions against Iran (15:07, August 26, 2006)
'Dutch regret arrest of men on US plane' (15:08, August 26, 2006)
Police detain 5 over nuclear devices (15:08, August 26, 2006)
Israeli president grilled again over sex claims (15:09, August 26, 2006)
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Indonesia double advance to Korea open semifinal (17:05, August 26, 2006)
S. Africa to play Namibia in women Cosafa championship (17:04, August 26, 2006)
ISF change rules ahead of the World Softball Championship (17:03, August 26, 2006)
First Beijing Olympic venue put into use with
softball worlds (17:02, August 26, 2006)
New Zealand coach resigns after loss in basketball worlds (15:32, August 26, 2006)
Reading sign Ecuador's De La Cruz (15:31, August 26, 2006)
Venus withdraws from U.S. Open through injury (15:31, August 26, 2006)
Slovakia name squad for Euro 2008 qualifiers (15:30, August 26, 2006)
Henin-Hardenne to meet Davenport in New Haven final (15:29, August 26, 2006)
Powell sprints to win 100m at IAAF Golden League (15:28, August 26, 2006)
England name squad for Euro 2008 qualifiers (15:28, August 26, 2006)
Moldova name squad for Euro 2008 qualifiers (15:27, August 26, 2006)
South African drafts World Cup law (11:26, August 26, 2006)
Slovenia squad for Euro 2008 qualifier (11:25, August 26, 2006)
Ronaldo fails to join AC Milan (11:25, August 26, 2006)
China continues strong presentation at Qingdao International
Regatta (11:24, August 26, 2006)
Japan's teenage skating star Asada to train in U.S. (11:23, August 26, 2006)
Swim champ drowned in open water race (11:22, August 26, 2006)
Togolese FA fined in connection with threat of strike action (11:22, August 26, 2006)
International Children's Games opens in Bangkok (11:21, August 26, 2006)
China calls three overseas players for Asian Cup
qualifier (11:20, August 26, 2006)
Sports administrators push Liaoning hard over doping
scandal (11:17, August 26, 2006)
Chinese squad for Asian Cup qualifier (11:16, August 26, 2006)
Joaquin to play league match for Betis despite forthcoming transfer (11:15, August 26, 2006)
Larsson banned two games for punching opponent (11:14, August 26, 2006)
UEFA Cup first round draw (11:13, August 26, 2006)
Parents of dead marathon runner wins lawsuit (11:12, August 26, 2006)
Kenyan relay team sets new world record (11:11, August 26, 2006)
China beat U.S. at Grand Prix women's volleyball (11:10, August 26, 2006)
Bad sporting year for big losers Brazil (15:20, August 26, 2006)
Date fixed for Juve's civil court appeal (15:22, August 26, 2006)
Chief: High level events are needed to promote athletics (15:23, August 26, 2006)
Big-hitters to battle it out at Beijing softball Worlds (15:24, August 26, 2006)
Barcelona and Chelsea clash again (15:24, August 26, 2006)
Tribune: US sprinter Jenkins fails drugs test (15:26, August 26, 2006)
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First-ever film in Tibetan wins jury award at
Changchun film festival (17:01, August 26, 2006)
4.5 million Nepali kids to get polio drops (15:23, August 26, 2006)
China orders seafood check after "snail" infection (11:00, August 27, 2006)
Beijing reports a death from AIDS (11:39, August 26, 2006)
HK hospitals authorized to conduct clinical tests for mainland
drugs (11:38, August 26, 2006)
Three Indonesians hospitalized for suspected bird flu (11:37, August 26, 2006)
Indonesia asks for international contribution to fighting bird flu (11:36, August 26, 2006)
Pink eye disease widespread in northern Vietnam (11:32, August 26, 2006)
Dengue fever on the rise in Cambodia (11:32, August 26, 2006)
Zambian tourism records increased contribution to economy (11:31, August 26, 2006)
Zimbabwe to send delegation to tourism conference in Namibia (11:30, August 26, 2006)
S. Africa to cull water fowl to prevent bird flu (11:29, August 26, 2006)
Britain to have 13 mln obese people by 2010 (11:00, August 27, 2006)
11 more cases of bluetongue disease reported in Belgium (11:27, August 26, 2006)
Facing tough job market, students seek an edge by going under the knife (15:19, August 26, 2006)
Migrant kids caught in dilemma on eve of new semester (15:22, August 26, 2006)
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Atlantis launch countdown officially begins
Space shuttle Atlantis commander Brent Jett (L) and shuttle pilot Christopher Ferguson walk to a shuttle training aircraft at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida August 24, 2006. Countdown clocks began ticking on Thursday for NASA's launch of the space shuttle Atlantis, which is due to blast off on Sunday on a mission to deliver and install power-generating solar arrays on the International Space Station. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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Israelis call for PM Olmert's resignation
Israelis hold posters calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert during a rally at the tomb of Former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir on Mount Herzl on the outskirts of Jerusalem Aug. 25, 2006. Some Israelis held a rally on Friday at Meir's tomb to pray for the peaceful return of the Israeli soldiers kidnapped by the Palestinian Hamas and Lebanon's Hizbollah, mourn for the Israelis dead in the Israel-Hizbollah conflict and call for the resignation of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
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Bizarre weather of Sichuan kills fish
More than 1 million kilograms of fish have died since Wednesday in the Mazitan Reservoir in Suining, Sichuan Province as a result of a sudden drop in temperature. The city suffered a heavy drought this summer, with temperatures hovering at more than 40 C for weeks, but they dropped to 20 C on Wednesday.
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FIVB: China edges U.S. 3-2
China's head coach Chen Zhonghe instructs his team at the FIVB World Grand Prix volleyball match against the U.S. coached by 'Jenny' Lang Ping, former head coach of China in Marco Friday, August 25, 2006. China beat the U.S. 3-2 with 25-27, 25-22, 25-22, 20-25, and 16-14.
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China-Kazakhstan drill in Phase II
Photo taken on Aug. 25, 2006 shows Chinese frontier guards in the suburb of Yining, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. China will use armed helicopters and armored anti-riot vehicles in the second-phase of the China-Kazakhstan joint anti-terror drill, to be held in Yining on Saturday morning.
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