News Archive --- Date:20070227
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Coal mine boss jailed for flooding accident that killed 56 (16:36, February 27, 2007)
China's top officials receive regular lectures on society issues (15:33, February 27, 2007)
China-Russia trade promotes mutual cooperation on equal footing:
Chinese envoy (13:28, February 27, 2007)
Chinese immigrants hold mass protest against alleged
defamatory TV report (13:18, February 27, 2007)
Chinese state councilor ends visit to Myanmar (13:16, February 27, 2007)
Principles of Shanghai Communique still apply 35 years
after Nixon's visit: U.S. expert (11:29, February 27, 2007)
China to embrace Spanish culture as Year of Spain kicks off (11:28, February 27, 2007)
PLA to cut non-military projects and services (10:10, February 27, 2007)
Sri Lanka gives China young elephant to commemorate 50 years of
friendship (08:40, February 27, 2007)
Thousands of correspondents to cover China's "two sessions" (08:36, February 27, 2007)
Premier says promoting fairness and
social justice is a major task (08:18, February 27, 2007)
Myanmar top leader meets Chinese state councilor (08:17, February 27, 2007)
Chinese military delegation heads for Australia for defense
strategic talks (08:16, February 27, 2007)
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China's stock brokerage firms could earn over 65 billion yuan in
commission in 2007 (16:23, February 27, 2007)
Chinese shares slump sharply, down 8.84 pct (08:05, February 28, 2007)
Dubai-India trade more than quadruples in five years (16:19, February 27, 2007)
Australia's Citigold to list shares in Dubai on March 19 (16:18, February 27, 2007)
East Asia Bank branch starts trial operation in NE China city (16:16, February 27, 2007)
Expansion of Shanghai's Hongqiao Airport approved (16:12, February 27, 2007)
Philippine imports fall 1.3 percent in last December (16:09, February 27, 2007)
Indonesia eyes 20 pct rise in export (16:07, February 27, 2007)
US mining giant pays Indonesia 1.6 bln dollars in 2006 (14:18, February 27, 2007)
Chinese shares fall 4.89 pct in morning session (14:10, February 27, 2007)
Bangladesh's forex reserves reach record 4.09 billion dollars (14:05, February 27, 2007)
South Korean company to explore more gas in Myanmar (14:05, February 27, 2007)
EU challenges new German law protecting telecom company (13:55, February 27, 2007)
World's top iron ore producer to buy Australia's AMCI in cash (13:55, February 27, 2007)
Malaysia Airlines targets high net profit this year (11:00, February 27, 2007)
Brazil's mining giant says environmental protection cannot halt its
development (11:00, February 27, 2007)
Brazilian state bank's revenue increases in 2006 (10:56, February 27, 2007)
Costa Rica registers world's highest banana production in 2006 (10:56, February 27, 2007)
Wall Street declines despite buyout news (10:55, February 27, 2007)
Qatar, Bahrain establish joint insurance firm (10:55, February 27, 2007)
Switzerland's Schindler reports record profit in 2006 (10:55, February 27, 2007)
Crude oil prices extend rise above 61 dollars (10:53, February 27, 2007)
Canada's travel deficit hits record high (10:52, February 27, 2007)
VW to recall 790,000 U.S. vehicles over brake light defect (10:52, February 27, 2007)
China to boost investment in rural road construction (09:22, February 27, 2007)
China punishes more law-breaking employees in insurance sector (09:21, February 27, 2007)
Leading Indian bank selects HK for first overseas branch (09:21, February 27, 2007)
China to issue 30 billion yuan of certificate T-bonds next month (09:20, February 27, 2007)
SAFTA ministerial council meeting kicks off (08:59, February 27, 2007)
Donors to provide 100 mln US dollars fund to Aceh Indonesia (08:59, February 27, 2007)
China's leading steel maker reports leadership reshuffle (08:58, February 27, 2007)
Singapore's manufacturing output up 14.6 pct in January (08:57, February 27, 2007)
Indonesia sees 14.5 pct export growth this year (08:57, February 27, 2007)
Gold price higher in Hong Kong -- Feb. 26 (08:56, February 27, 2007)
Indian railways earn 4.5 billion USD in this fiscal (08:55, February 27, 2007)
Yangtze River Delta's GDP approaches 4 trillion yuan (08:53, February 27, 2007)
German consumer confidence dips to 14-month nadir in March (08:50, February 27, 2007)
Thai bourse suspends TV broadcaster shares (08:50, February 27, 2007)
Vietnam stock market index reaches record high (08:49, February 27, 2007)
Dollar down to 120 yen level in Tokyo (08:48, February 27, 2007)
Vietnam expected to see cement oversupply in 2010 (08:48, February 27, 2007)
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Philippine gov't on right track in solving political killings: Arroyo (17:06, February 27, 2007)
S. Korean president says inter-Korean summit not proper now (16:59, February 27, 2007)
14 killed in Nepali road mishap (16:28, February 27, 2007)
EU financially supports political talks in Tanzania (16:27, February 27, 2007)
S. Korean delegation leaves for Pyongyang for inter-Korean
ministerial meeting (15:03, February 27, 2007)
Explosion causes casualties outside U.S. military base in Afghanistan (15:03, February 27, 2007)
U.S., Italian ambassadors injured in
Sri Lanka's east (15:02, February 27, 2007)
4 suspected bank robbers killed by Philippine police (14:43, February 27, 2007)
PNG's report on Moti's case expected to be completed soon (14:12, February 27, 2007)
Vietnam arrests Australian woman for drug transport (14:11, February 27, 2007)
Suicide bombing wounds 3 in southern Afghanistan (14:02, February 27, 2007)
Armed Madhesi activists arrested on extortion charges (14:01, February 27, 2007)
Diplomats injured in Sri Lanka's east (13:18, February 27, 2007)
Rail track blown up in SW Pakistan (13:17, February 27, 2007)
Lebanese president to attend Arab summit (13:16, February 27, 2007)
Indonesia plans to reshuffle transportation ministry after accident: paper (13:15, February 27, 2007)
No re-negotiation of Thai-Japan FTA: Thai FM (13:13, February 27, 2007)
Vietnamese president in Cambodia for state visit (11:26, February 27, 2007)
Mexico indifferent to child labor: UN rapporteur (11:07, February 27, 2007)
Greece to boost comprehensive cooperation with Bulgaria (11:06, February 27, 2007)
New Peruvian interior minister pledges to fight corruption (11:05, February 27, 2007)
Brazilian senator denounces lottery money-laundering scheme (10:28, February 27, 2007)
Prodi to face confidence vote in Senate Wednesday (10:27, February 27, 2007)
Mood optimistic in talks between Colombian government, ELN rebels (10:18, February 27, 2007)
World powers agree to work on new U.N. solution on Iran (10:17, February 27, 2007)
Panamanian environmentalists protest passage of radioactive
material-laden ship (09:58, February 27, 2007)
Italian economy needs 300,000 immigrants a year: welfare minister (09:58, February 27, 2007)
Brazil aims to reduce Mercosur asymmetries: Lula (09:57, February 27, 2007)
UN members end Iran nuclear talks (09:54, February 27, 2007)
Syria, Malaysia sign cooperation agreements (09:53, February 27, 2007)
UN senior official calls for enforced peacekeeping operations (09:52, February 27, 2007)
U.S. says Pakistan a good ally in the anti-terror war (09:51, February 27, 2007)
US blocked release of German-born Turk: former FM Ficher (09:51, February 27, 2007)
Abbas condemns Israeli army operation in Nablus (09:50, February 27, 2007)
Qatar hopes for peaceful solution to Iran's nuclear standoff (09:49, February 27, 2007)
Major nations end Iranian nuclear talks (09:48, February 27, 2007)
Bosniaks disappointed, Serbs relieved at UN court ruling on genocide (09:44, February 27, 2007)
Iraqi cabinet passes draft oil law (09:43, February 27, 2007)
U.S., DPRK nuclear negotiators expected to meet in New York (09:42, February 27, 2007)
UN court clears Serbia of genocide in Bosnian war (09:41, February 27, 2007)
EU gives 135 million euros to alleviate world hunger (09:41, February 27, 2007)
Guinean new prime minister named:report (09:40, February 27, 2007)
U.S. says six countries to discuss new UN resolution on Iran (09:39, February 27, 2007)
Former Namibian president has no intention to return to active
politics (09:38, February 27, 2007)
Syria, Malaysia to enhance economic cooperation (09:37, February 27, 2007)
Britain's Prince Charles starts visit to UAE (09:36, February 27, 2007)
Syria, Malaysia call for full withdrawal of foreign troops from
Iraq (09:35, February 27, 2007)
Canada announces more aid to Afghanistan (09:34, February 27, 2007)
Polish PM, U.S. ambassador discuss anti-missile shield (09:34, February 27, 2007)
Chirac mourns death of Chadian PM (09:33, February 27, 2007)
Mozambican president visits flood victims (09:32, February 27, 2007)
U.S. Marine killed in western Iraq (09:31, February 27, 2007)
Experts meet in Burkina Faso to strategize on African regional
integration (09:31, February 27, 2007)
Pakistan not to accept dictation on tribal areas (09:30, February 27, 2007)
South Africa steps in to help flooded Mozambique (09:29, February 27, 2007)
Iran's president wishes Iraqi counterpart well by phone (09:28, February 27, 2007)
Iran's FM calls for end to sectarian violence in Iraq (09:27, February 27, 2007)
At least three French nationals shot dead in Saudi Arabia (09:26, February 27, 2007)
Britain to send 1,300 more troops to Afghanistan (09:26, February 27, 2007)
Two senior Kurdish politicians sentenced to jail in Turkey (09:25, February 27, 2007)
The second round of Palestinian coalition gov't talks to begin (09:23, February 27, 2007)
OIC backs Kazakhstan to join WTO executive committee (09:22, February 27, 2007)
U.S. warship heads toward coastal Somalia after relief
ship hijacked (09:21, February 27, 2007)
Russian FM expresses concern over talk of attack on Iran (09:20, February 27, 2007)
World powers meet to discuss further measures on Iran (09:20, February 27, 2007)
Korean soldiers' families demand stop of Yasukuni enshrinement (09:18, February 27, 2007)
Iran rejects Rice's conditional offer for talks (09:09, February 27, 2007)
PLA to cut non-military projects and services (09:08, February 27, 2007)
Madrid train bombing suspect denies taped evidence against him (08:51, February 27, 2007)
New Thai memorial for Asian tsunami victims opens (08:50, February 27, 2007)
DR. Congo's president to chair Great Lakes parliamentarians
conference (08:48, February 27, 2007)
Burundian president visits Cote d'Ivoire (08:47, February 27, 2007)
Jordan's King calls on Iraqi president in hospital (08:46, February 27, 2007)
Guinean authorities, labor unions reach agreement to
suspend general strike (08:46, February 27, 2007)
Explosion in Kosovo damages cars of OSCE (08:45, February 27, 2007)
UN highest court exonerates Serbia of genocide (09:42, February 27, 2007)
Iran says demand to halt nuclear work "illegitimate" (08:44, February 27, 2007)
Kenya, US to hold joint military exercise for anti-
terrorism war (08:41, February 27, 2007)
UN Security Council resolution on Kosovo fundamental: Solana (08:41, February 27, 2007)
Turkey will continue to support Afghanistan: FM (08:40, February 27, 2007)
U.S. forces find Iranian-made weapons in Iraq (08:39, February 27, 2007)
Malawian police embarrass former president (08:39, February 27, 2007)
Malawian president raps predecessor (08:38, February 27, 2007)
Two-state solution basis for negotiations with Israel: Abbas (08:37, February 27, 2007)
EU to launch new neighborhood policy plan in Egypt (08:36, February 27, 2007)
Israeli troops kill father, wound his son in Nablus (08:36, February 27, 2007)
Iraqi president in stable condition at Jordanian hospital: Iraqi
Ambassador (08:25, February 27, 2007)
MoU signed to introduce election show to Cambodia (08:24, February 27, 2007)
Fatah calls for lifting embargo on Palestinians (08:23, February 27, 2007)
International community collectively responsible for defeating terrorism: Pak president (08:21, February 27, 2007)
U.S. to send observers to Philippine elections in May (08:20, February 27, 2007)
Erekat describes Abbas' European tour as successful (08:19, February 27, 2007)
Ugandan Parliament drafts law on free universal secondary education (08:17, February 27, 2007)
Suicide bombing kills policeman in E. Afghanistan (08:15, February 27, 2007)
11 Indians arrested in Zambia for working illegally (08:15, February 27, 2007)
Pakistani president meets British foreign secretary (08:14, February 27, 2007)
Israeli army operation in Nablus continues (08:13, February 27, 2007)
Mubarak, Abbas meet on Palestinian issue (08:11, February 27, 2007)
Indonesia closes border with Timor Leste (08:10, February 27, 2007)
One Machesi activist dies after clashing with CPN (08:09, February 27, 2007)
Thai ministries to put a stop to piglet slaughter in public (08:08, February 27, 2007)
S.Korea to provide 50,000 tons of heavy fuel oil to DPRK (08:07, February 27, 2007)
Hamas political leader arrives in Moscow for talks (08:16, February 27, 2007)
Laos reports suspected human case of bird flu infection (08:06, February 27, 2007)
Five killed, 31 injured in Iraqi ministry
explosion (08:05, February 27, 2007)
S.Korean FM to visit U.S, Russia for DPRK nuclear disarmament (08:04, February 27, 2007)
U.S. troops move to safe place after fighting takes place in Sulu (08:03, February 27, 2007)
Nepali cabinet approves financial support to CPN camps (08:02, February 27, 2007)
Philippine military says it is united and stronger one year after coup foiled (08:00, February 27, 2007)
Japanese PM to visit Middle East (07:58, February 27, 2007)
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China women's coach Ma Liangxing to resign in near
future (15:06, February 27, 2007)
Indonesia's Taufik to miss All England (15:03, February 27, 2007)
Sri Lanka to hold junior, senior table tennis nationals (13:25, February 27, 2007)
Former Tour de France champion Ullrich retires (10:51, February 27, 2007)
China to face United States in soccer friendly (10:29, February 27, 2007)
Higuain leads rash of Argentine goals in Spanish league (10:28, February 27, 2007)
Injury to keep Flamengo star out of action for three months (08:58, February 27, 2007)
Venezuela hosts junior table tennis training championship (08:57, February 27, 2007)
Mexican soccer's Toluca to host Bolivia's Bolivar (08:55, February 27, 2007)
FA charges QPR over on-pitch scuffle with China (08:54, February 27, 2007)
Cooper, Omischl capture freestyle World Cup aerials victories (08:51, February 27, 2007)
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South Korea develops world's fastest memory chip (16:36, February 27, 2007)
Chinese scientists experiment with remote control of animals (13:51, February 27, 2007)
China awards top science prize to scientists, enterprises (08:06, February 28, 2007)
Malaysia to air programs on contributions of non-Malay freedom fighters (13:32, February 27, 2007)
Oscars telecast still most-watched entertainment TV show
in U.S. (13:31, February 27, 2007)
Chilean agricultural authorities fumigate capital to combat fruit
flies (13:30, February 27, 2007)
Bird flu hits Vietnam's first northern locality (13:28, February 27, 2007)
Singapore scientists find risk gene for breast cancer (08:37, February 27, 2007)
China's top scientific academy vows to regulate academic conduct (08:36, February 27, 2007)
Governments to favor China-made innovative products (08:34, February 27, 2007)
Boeing offers jamming protection to satellite customers (08:33, February 27, 2007)
Number of Chinese students abroad exceeds one million (08:16, February 27, 2007)
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13 writers win U Ohn Pe manuscript awards in Myanmar (15:11, February 27, 2007)
HK records 373 new HIV cases in 2006 (15:08, February 27, 2007)
Kuwait detects 12 new bird flu cases (08:47, February 27, 2007)
Documentary depicting care for AIDS orphans in Chinese city wins
Oscar (08:46, February 27, 2007)
Two birds test positive for H5N1 virus in HK (08:44, February 27, 2007)
Hepatitis E detected in Afghanistan (08:41, February 27, 2007)
Foot-and-mouth disease hits additional Vietnamese province (08:40, February 27, 2007)
Merkel congratulates German film for Oscar award (08:39, February 27, 2007)
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Precious relics unearthed in southwest China
This photo, taken on November 7, 2006, reveals the relic of a stone house. A number of relics dating back to the New Stone Age and Shang and Zhou Dynasties (16th to 3rd centuries B.C.) have been unearthed in the middle reaches of the Dadu River in southwest China's Sichuan Province, the two-year archaeological work was finished on February 26.
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Yangtze drought affects 1.5 million people
A general view shows two ships are stranded in the Jialing River, a branch of the Yangtze River, in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, February 26, 2007. Falling water levels in the Yangtze River have left at least 1.5 million people in Chongqing with water shortages, local authorities said. (newsphoto)
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Japanese Doll Festival
A doll, known as Hina in Japan, is displayed for the upcoming Japanese Doll Festival slated for March 3, in Katuura city, Chiba, east of Tokyo, February 25, 2007. March 3 is a day to pray for young girl's growth and happiness. It is also called Peach Festival.
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Henin beats Mauresmo in Dubai final
Justine Henin from Belgium holds the trophy after she beat Amelie Mauresmo from France 6-4, 7-5 in the final tennis match of the Dubai Duty Free Women's Open in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday Feb. 24, 2007.
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Business alliance of world's top bourses
Taizo Nishimuro (R), President of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Chris Gibson-Smith (L), Chairman of the London Stock Exchange, and Clara Furse (C), CEO of the London Stock Exchange, pose for photographs as they shake hands at the London Stock Exchange in central London, February 23, 2007. The Tokyo Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange said on Friday they would work together to share technology information and possibly develop new products, marking the latest cross-border agreement between bourses in an increasingly competitive market.
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Six killed as blast hits Iraqi ministry
A victim was wounded when an explosion ripped through the public works ministry in Baghdad February 26, 2007.A blast at an Iraqi ministry building killed six people and slightly wounded Vice President Adel Abdul-Mahdi during a ceremony on Monday, police and a senior political source said.
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Winners at 79th Academy Awards
Helen Mirren, poses with her Oscar trophy after winning the Best Actress in a Leading Role for her work in "The Queen," at the 79th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 25, 2007. The 79th Academy Awards was held here Sunday.
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