News Archive --- Date:20060902
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Chinese defense minister leaves Beijing to visit 4 European
countries (14:19, September 02, 2006)
Aid for Palestine significant part of China's support for Mideast
peace process: envoy (13:27, September 02, 2006)
Chinese state councilor meets Croatian leaders on ties (13:26, September 02, 2006)
China's top legislator predicts more fruitful cooperation between
China, Brazil's Sao Paulo state (12:41, September 02, 2006)
Cambodian former King leaves for Beijing (11:37, September 02, 2006)
China to intensify fight against illegally-prolonged custody (11:36, September 02, 2006)
Chinese envoy blasts Zambian opposition leader over irresponsible
remarks (11:36, September 02, 2006)
China's top legislator, Latin-American Parliament chief meet on
relations, politics (11:30, September 02, 2006)
Delegation to world religious assembly returns (11:29, September 02, 2006)
Beninese president visits southwest China (11:29, September 02, 2006)
Senior Party official stresses study of Selected Works of Jiang
Zemin (11:28, September 02, 2006)
Newly-formed riot police force taking shape (11:26, September 02, 2006)
China, Peru pledge to beef up military ties (11:26, September 02, 2006)
Protesters to bombard Chen Shui-bian with slogans, music (11:25, September 02, 2006)
China to host meeting on central Asian economic cooperation (11:25, September 02, 2006)
HK Chief Secretary calls for community support on waste management (11:24, September 02, 2006)
'Iron lady' Wu shows mettle on global stage
(12:30, September 02, 2006)
Sino-EU talks set to take relationship to 'new high'
(12:30, September 02, 2006)
'Comfort woman' passes away
(12:31, September 02, 2006)
Effective communication key to mutual understanding
(12:32, September 02, 2006)
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Futures trading volume in China up by 39 pct in August (15:48, September 02, 2006)
Top 500 Enterprises 2006 account for 78 percent of China's GDP (13:12, September 02, 2006)
China should transform its foreign trade growth perspectives (13:11, September 02, 2006)
Gold price higher in Hong Kong -- Sept. 2 (12:45, September 02, 2006)
Roundup: Electricity supply in Yangon improves after years of abnormal status (12:44, September 02, 2006)
Canada's Nortel selling UMTS access unit to France's Alcatel (12:44, September 02, 2006)
Asia's economy growth prospect remains bright: IMF chief (11:48, September 02, 2006)
Kuwait oil revenues expected to reach 56.37 bln USD in 2006 (11:48, September 02, 2006)
U.S. construction spending declines sharply in August (10:34, September 02, 2006)
U.S. unemployment rate declines to 4.7 percent (10:34, September 02, 2006)
Zambia's annual inflation rate drops to eight percent (10:33, September 02, 2006)
Drought to have no effect on China's grain output: official (10:33, September 02, 2006)
Trial international flights land successfully at Thailand's new airport (10:33, September 02, 2006)
World Bank, IMF write off Malawi's debt (10:33, September 02, 2006)
Cyprus Airways suffers heavy loss in first half of 2006 (10:32, September 02, 2006)
Roundup: Malaysian PM unveils 2007 budget (10:32, September 02, 2006)
Zambia postpones shutdown of sole oil refinery (10:31, September 02, 2006)
Gold price higher in Hong Kong -- Sept. 1 (10:31, September 02, 2006)
Celtel introduces mobile internet in Zambia (10:31, September 02, 2006)
Chinese drink 30m tons of beer last year (10:31, September 02, 2006)
Dairy industry grows with Chinese consuming more milk products (10:30, September 02, 2006)
Northwest Cargo company granted additional frequencies to China (10:30, September 02, 2006)
Euro zone GDP grows 0.9% in second quarter (10:29, September 02, 2006)
Euro zone unemployment unchanged in July (10:29, September 02, 2006)
Highway linking China, Kirgizstan, Uzbekistan expected to be in
service in 2008 (10:29, September 02, 2006)
Malaysia marches towards premier international Islamic
financial center (10:29, September 02, 2006)
Revenue of information industry grows 26 percent in first seven
months (10:28, September 02, 2006)
Air China, Qantas sign agreement (10:28, September 02, 2006)
Indonesia records highest export in July (10:27, September 02, 2006)
Indonesia's foreign tourist arrival down in first seven months (10:27, September 02, 2006)
Tibet's third civil airport operational (10:27, September 02, 2006)
Indonesia's computer market grows 30 percent per year (10:26, September 02, 2006)
Indonesia to import 210,000 tons of rice (10:26, September 02, 2006)
Challenges latent in China's rosy trade prospect: official (10:26, September 02, 2006)
U.S. auto sales slide in August as Toyota accelerates expansion (10:25, September 02, 2006)
Lockheed wins major spacecraft contract (10:24, September 02, 2006)
China eyes coalmine killer gas for new energy source (10:24, September 02, 2006)
Brazil requests WTO panel on U.S. compliance of cotton
ruling (10:23, September 02, 2006)
Oil prices fall below 70 dollars (10:22, September 02, 2006)
Milk demand to double in COMESA countries (10:14, September 02, 2006)
Foxconn sues former staff for US$8.75m
(12:33, September 02, 2006)
City develops as a global finance hub
(12:34, September 02, 2006)
Brazilian firm inks US$2.7b deal with Hainan Airlines
(12:34, September 02, 2006)
ANZ looks to Shanghai bank
(12:35, September 02, 2006)
IMF gives countries greater say
(12:46, September 02, 2006)
Blueprint for airport zone mapped out
(12:37, September 02, 2006)
Development area achieves rapid growth
(12:36, September 02, 2006)
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4 Taliban militants, policeman killed in S. Afghanistan (16:44, September 02, 2006)
Suicide attack hits police station south of Baghdad (16:43, September 02, 2006)
14 Pakistani, Indian Shiite pilgrims killed south of
Baghdad (16:41, September 02, 2006)
District chief killed by militants in S. Afghanistan (16:27, September 02, 2006)
Five people killed in northeast of Baghdad (16:25, September 02, 2006)
Philippine president to attend NAM conference in Cuba (16:22, September 02, 2006)
Philippine troops to launch major assault on Abu Sayyaf rebels in Sulu (16:21, September 02, 2006)
3 policemen killed by Taliban in S. Afghanistan (16:19, September 02, 2006)
Iran's Ahmadinejad pledges to defend goals of nuclear
program (16:30, September 02, 2006)
3 Taliban militants killed in S. Afghanistan (16:15, September 02, 2006)
Italian troops arrive in Lebanon to reinforce UN peacekeeping
mission (16:13, September 02, 2006)
Lebanese hostage released in south Nigeria (16:10, September 02, 2006)
Three civilians wounded in bomb attack in Baghdad (16:09, September 02, 2006)
14 arrested in London anti-terror raids (16:07, September 02, 2006)
Roadside bombs kill two people in Baghdad (16:05, September 02, 2006)
14 arrested in London anti-terror raids (14:42, September 02, 2006)
Indonesian president criticizes western media for double standards (14:20, September 02, 2006)
Two Palestinians killed as Israeli army force storms into northern
Gaza (14:19, September 02, 2006)
Chavez to call a referendum in 2010 on ending term
limits (13:58, September 02, 2006)
Writethru: Italian troops arrive in Lebanon for peacekeeping
mission (13:55, September 02, 2006)
Prison guard detained for smuggling computer to Bali bomber (13:33, September 02, 2006)
Sri Lanka Navy, sea Tigers fight in north (13:21, September 02, 2006)
Venezuela, Colombia to jointly contain border violence (13:20, September 02, 2006)
Indonesia to send peacekeeping troops to Lebanon late September (13:16, September 02, 2006)
Nepal Police issue report on status of missing persons (13:09, September 02, 2006)
Police arrest 28 suspects involved in Brazil's biggest bank robbery (13:08, September 02, 2006)
Protesters force Mexican president to give last
address to Congress on television (13:08, September 02, 2006)
Nepali guerrilla forms 10-member high-level talk team (13:07, September 02, 2006)
Spain to send 1,100 peacekeeping troops to Lebanon (13:07, September 02, 2006)
Cuban newspaper says Non-Aligned Movement has an unfinished agenda (13:06, September 02, 2006)
Pentagon says violence in Iraq increasing (13:05, September 02, 2006)
U.S. Muslim group's leader says Bush's term "Islamic fascism" inaccurate (13:05, September 02, 2006)
UN chief expresses sadness over Iranian air crash (13:03, September 02, 2006)
Bush telephones Jordan King over mideast issues (13:01, September 02, 2006)
Roundup: UN waits until more diplomacy over Iran nuclear defiance (13:01, September 02, 2006)
U.S. welcomes IMF agreement to redistribute votes (13:00, September 02, 2006)
European religious leaders apologize to Africa for colonialism (12:58, September 02, 2006)
Shebaa residents urge UN to demand Israeli withdrawal (12:58, September 02, 2006)
COMESA to hold meeting on Customs Union (12:57, September 02, 2006)
Lebanese president calls for int'l conference on Mideast issues (12:57, September 02, 2006)
Poll: German extreme right-wing party may enter 2nd state parliament (12:53, September 02, 2006)
Ministers agree to improve prison conditions in Africa (12:51, September 02, 2006)
U.S. military conducts successful anti-missile test (12:24, September 02, 2006)
EU ministers call for revival of Mideast peace process (11:41, September 02, 2006)
U.S. denies reported mediation between U.S., Iran (11:40, September 02, 2006)
Opinion poll favors Zambian incumbent president in forthcoming elections (11:40, September 02, 2006)
ISAF arrests 7 suspected insurgents in N. Afghanistan (11:39, September 02, 2006)
Poland Commemorates outbreak of World War II (11:39, September 02, 2006)
Roundup: California's anti-global warming plan costly (11:39, September 02, 2006)
Pakistan, Canada to strengthen defense ties (11:38, September 02, 2006)
ISAF soldier killed in S. Afghanistan (11:38, September 02, 2006)
Nigerian kidnappers release Lebanese oil worker (11:38, September 02, 2006)
Germany to revise law to crack down on terror websites (11:37, September 02, 2006)
Pakistan frees 13 more local militants (11:36, September 02, 2006)
30 passengers, not 80 killed as Iranian airliner catches fire: TV (13:04, September 02, 2006)
Roundup: Killed tribal leader buried in southwestern Pakistan (11:35, September 02, 2006)
Some 80 passengers killed as Iranian airliner
catches fire: TV (11:34, September 02, 2006)
Ten students injured in road accident in U.S. (11:34, September 02, 2006)
Nepali guerrilla threatens to launch peaceful push for Constituent Assembly elections (11:33, September 02, 2006)
India appoints new navy chief (11:33, September 02, 2006)
Sri Lanka to extend curfew time in north (11:33, September 02, 2006)
Nepal will be peaceful, prosperous, democratic: minister (11:33, September 02, 2006)
U.S. Education Department shares data with FBI: report (11:32, September 02, 2006)
Nigeria promises to implement ratified ILO conventions (11:32, September 02, 2006)
Nigeria to start staff orientation program for 2007 elections (11:31, September 02, 2006)
Writethru: Russia regrets Iran's failure to halt uranium
enrichment (11:05, September 02, 2006)
Israeli army destroys Hezbollah weapon depots (11:04, September 02, 2006)
Bomb hits oil pipeline in southern Baghdad (11:04, September 02, 2006)
Mediator to investigate true violations in Uganda: official (11:04, September 02, 2006)
Turkish troops to go to Lebanon for peacekeeping purposes: FM (11:04, September 02, 2006)
Killed tribal leader buried in SW Pakistan (11:04, September 02, 2006)
U.S. envoy meets Nepali PM on guerrillas' arms management (11:04, September 02, 2006)
Iranian ambassador says Iran capable of confronting any threats (11:04, September 02, 2006)
Syria to enforce arms embargo against Hezbollah: Annan (11:03, September 02, 2006)
Ugandan gov't offers to move LRA rebels to designated zones (11:03, September 02, 2006)
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe declares candidacy for ruling party presidential election (11:03, September 02, 2006)
Pakistan, U.S. navy to stage exercises next week (11:03, September 02, 2006)
Sudan rebuffs UN resolution on Darfur peacekeepers (11:02, September 02, 2006)
Former Solomon Islands minister not allowed for bail (10:59, September 02, 2006)
Aid agencies say basic services key to eradicating global poverty (10:44, September 02, 2006)
Indonesia awaits UN approval for Lebanon peacekeeping mission (10:44, September 02, 2006)
Indian Defense Minister to visit France, Germany (10:44, September 02, 2006)
Malaysia to reduce number of foreign workers to 1.5 mln (10:44, September 02, 2006)
Hill to discuss "issues of mutual concern" with
counterparts in Korean nuke talks (10:43, September 02, 2006)
Writethru: EU says not to impose early sanctions on Iran (10:42, September 02, 2006)
Thai court reaffirms decision to reject case on PM's leave (10:39, September 02, 2006)
Iranian plane catches fire, killing 30
(13:10, September 02, 2006)
Baghdad blasts claim 67 lives
(13:12, September 02, 2006)
Regional head: Beslan investigation flawed
(13:12, September 02, 2006)
President: We will never give up our legal right
(13:13, September 02, 2006)
Annan: Syria to enforce arms embargo
(13:14, September 02, 2006)
Japan's Abe announces candidacy for PM
(13:15, September 02, 2006)
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Zimbabwe tennis player Ullyett through to US Open second round (16:37, September 02, 2006)
All set for inaugural Victoria Falls marathon (16:36, September 02, 2006)
Zimbabwe U-18 tourney starts on Saturday (16:34, September 02, 2006)
Results from World Open squash championships men's singles first
round (13:16, September 02, 2006)
World Open squash championship begins in Egypt (13:16, September 02, 2006)
Kenya's top striker to feature against Eritrea (12:40, September 02, 2006)
Kenya selects four athletes for Standard Chartered marathon (12:38, September 02, 2006)
Brazil to host FIBA World Championship for Women 2006 (12:36, September 02, 2006)
China to play pre-championship warmups with Brazil (12:34, September 02, 2006)
Ferdinand to miss Andorra match (12:31, September 02, 2006)
Moyes to sue over Rooney's mudslinging (12:29, September 02, 2006)
Rio to bid for hosting 2016 Summer Olympics (12:27, September 02, 2006)
Three players make their debut in Ecuador's national soccer team (12:26, September 02, 2006)
Spanish government hails basketball team reaching final of worlds (12:22, September 02, 2006)
Greeks celebrate win over "Dream Team" in Japan basketball worlds (12:21, September 02, 2006)
Results of Hong Kong Open badminton championships (12:17, September 02, 2006)
Agassi beats Baghdatis in U.S. Open (12:14, September 02, 2006)
Cyprus congratulates Greek national basketball team (12:12, September 02, 2006)
Cypriot clinches gold medal in European junior's skeet event (12:09, September 02, 2006)
Roundup: Greece, Spain meet in final (12:06, September 02, 2006)
Women's Softball World Championship six-day standings in Pool A (12:44, September 02, 2006)
Women's Softball World Championship six-day standings in Pool B (12:44, September 02, 2006)
China, Cuba win in women's volleyball Grand Prix (11:55, September 02, 2006)
U.S. down China, Japan beat Australia to top each each pool (11:53, September 02, 2006)
U.S. down China 2-0 topping Pool A for playoffs at women's softball
worlds (11:51, September 02, 2006)
ISF Women's Softball World Championship fixtures (12:20, September 02, 2006)
China downs Azerbaijan 3-1 in women's volleyball Grand Prix
(11:45, September 02, 2006)
Spain holds off Argentina for first final appearance at worlds (11:39, September 02, 2006)
Women's volleyball world Grand Prix standings (12:21, September 02, 2006)
Collated results of ISF Women's Softball World Championship (11:25, September 02, 2006)
ISF Women's Softball World Championship Pool A results (12:21, September 02, 2006)
ISF Women's Softball World Championship Pool B results (12:21, September 02, 2006)
Results from men's basketball worlds (12:21, September 02, 2006)
World Grand Prix women's volleyball qualifying results (11:56, September 02, 2006)
15th Asian Games to hand out 3,200 medals in 423 events covering 39
sports (11:11, September 02, 2006)
Olympic champion Yang advances to two finals at ICF Canoe World Cup (11:07, September 02, 2006)
Results of Hong Kong Open badminton championships (12:21, September 02, 2006)
Japan outlast Australia 2-1 to top Pool B for playoff at women's
worlds (11:03, September 02, 2006)
World squash championships results (10:57, September 02, 2006)
Spain holds off Argentina to meet Greece in final (10:55, September 02, 2006)
Chinese Wushu delegation premieres in Myanmar (10:54, September 02, 2006)
Canada crush South Africa 12-0 to take fifth win at women's
softball worlds (10:52, September 02, 2006)
Cuba rallies to beat Poland in World Grand Prix women's volleyball (10:51, September 02, 2006)
World Grand Prix women's volleyball qualifying results (10:48, September 02, 2006)
Uganda's Mayanja to rejoin Cranes for African Cup qualifier (10:47, September 02, 2006)
Cuba rallies to beat Poland in women's volleyball World Grand Prix
(10:44, September 02, 2006)
ISF president renders suggestions on softball
venue (10:42, September 02, 2006)
Parreira in S. Africa to sign million-dollar contract (10:35, September 02, 2006)
Roundup: Fears of age cheating grips Kenyan athletes (10:32, September 02, 2006)
Greece upsets U.S. to reach final at worlds (10:30, September 02, 2006)
Chelsea attack FA for drug test fine
(12:46, September 02, 2006)
Cole completes Chelsea move in Gallas swap deal
(12:48, September 02, 2006)
Fresh page turns as Euro 2008 qualifiers kick-off
(12:52, September 02, 2006)
Lampard to resume penalty duties
(12:55, September 02, 2006)
Chinese teenage goalie inspired by Inter
(12:57, September 02, 2006)
Greece stun US, face Spain in final
(12:59, September 02, 2006)
Agassi wins five-set epic, Hingis exits
(13:01, September 02, 2006)
China suffers first loss at championships
(13:05, September 02, 2006)
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"Everyday Chinese" launched (13:31, September 02, 2006)
Russia announces its first moon exploration program (12:54, September 02, 2006)
Microsoft's test version of Windows Vista system completed (12:41, September 02, 2006)
EU approves accord with South Korea on cooperation in Galileo (11:48, September 02, 2006)
World biggest solar electric plant opens in Germany (11:47, September 02, 2006)
Semen aggravates cervical cancer (11:47, September 02, 2006)
China publishes agricultural technology books for farmers (11:46, September 02, 2006)
Google appeals to Brazilian court to review order on information
disclosure (11:45, September 02, 2006)
Scientists find giant panda tooth fossil
(12:34, September 02, 2006)
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Ecuador receives international aid for volcano victims (14:22, September 02, 2006)
Ernesto sweeps across U.S. E coast with heavy rain (14:02, September 02, 2006)
Data shows poverty rises in the U.S. (14:00, September 02, 2006)
Strong criticisms on 2006 MTV Awards in U.S. (13:58, September 02, 2006)
Scarlett Johansson talks about her "sexiness" (13:56, September 02, 2006)
Indonesian gov't to sue firms over forest fires (13:54, September 02, 2006)
6 Peruvian young men killed after being kidnapped (13:51, September 02, 2006)
Mexican gov't issues alert against Hurricane John (13:32, September 02, 2006)
1,500 suffer illness in flood-hit areas in Nepal (13:20, September 02, 2006)
Nepali gov't alert to possible outbreak of epidemic in flood-hit areas (13:18, September 02, 2006)
"Wind from China" shown at Royal Photographic Society (13:17, September 02, 2006)
Zimbabwe to host regional music festival (13:15, September 02, 2006)
Finland provides assistance for sanitation projects in Nepal (13:13, September 02, 2006)
Profit-driven illegal activities threaten China's nature reserves (13:12, September 02, 2006)
More than 40 percent of Chinese say they have no time to read books (13:08, September 02, 2006)
Large number of illegal immigrants detained in Greece (11:08, September 02, 2006)
Shaolin hosts international kungfu masters
(13:21, September 02, 2006)
SEPA pledges to probe serious polluters
(13:24, September 02, 2006)
Loud sigh of relief as 'The Scream' is recovered
(13:25, September 02, 2006)
Chongqing forest fire extinguished
(13:27, September 02, 2006)
Host fined over festival drinks death
(13:28, September 02, 2006)
Guidebook spells out etiquette for tourists
(13:30, September 02, 2006)
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Chavez visits Cuban leader Castro
Cuban leader Fidel Castro(R) appears in new video broadcast chatting in his sickbed with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Havana September 1, 2006. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
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30 passengers killed as Iranian airliner catches fire
An emergency worker walks through the wreckage of the Tupolev 154 plane that crashed in Mashhad, 924 km (577 miles) east of Tehran September 1, 2006. The Iranian airliner caught fire after a tyre burst on landing at a northeastern airport on Friday, killing at least 30 of the 148 people aboard. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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Agassi at US Open in New York
Andre Agassi of the U.S. returns the ball during the second round match against Cyprus' Marcos Baghdatis at US Open in New York, the United States on Aug. 31, 2006. Agassi won the match 3-2(6:4, 6:4, 3:6,5:7, 7:5) and advanced into the next round.
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Grape harvest in Gansu
A girl collects grapes in a vineyard in Nanhu county of Dunhuang city as the harvest season begins in northwest China's Gansu Province Sept. 1, 2006. The villagers, expending the total area of grape plantation to 14,000 mu (over 900 hectares), are expected to gain an average income of 100,000 RMB (12,500 USD) this year.
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School built after floods
Students walk on the temporary passage to school built after floods in Shunchang County of southeast China's Fujian Province, Aug. 31, 2006. Students of the local Zhengsheng School, which was damaged by torrential floods brought by continuous rainstorms in June, registered for the new term in the completely renovated school on Thursday. Students in the flood-stricken regions were aided to continue their studies with the support from all circles of the society.
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Uzbekistan marks Independence Day
A peddler sells balloons in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Sept. 1, 2006, the country's Independence Day. Uzbekistan declared independence on Aug. 31, 1991.
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Seniors Fashion Show
A senior model performs in a fashion show in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 1, 2006. The 2006 China (Jinan) International Tourism Fair and the 1st China Tourism Expo for the Senior Citizens opened here on Friday.
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Fishing season starts in Taihu Lake
Fishermen work at the Taihu Lake near Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 1, 2006. New fishing season started on Friday after the lake was closed for seven months.
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Marigold harvest in northeast China
Farmers work in the marigold field in Jidong county of Jixi City as the harvest starts in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province Aug. 31, 2006. The golden and orange-colored flowers, a natural pigment, bring an annual income of 25.9 milliom RMB (4.2million USD) to the county's revenue.
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