Publication: Xinhua News Agency

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 24 mins ago - 2 reports

President Xi makes inspection tour to quake-hit Lushan county

Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) talks with quake-affected residents at a temporary shelter for them in Lushan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 21, 2013. Xi made an inspection tour to hard-hit Lushan county and visited local residents from ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Xi Jinping, Xinhua (China), Earthquake

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 24 mins ago - 2 reports

Manufacturing

Manufacturing contraction dampens hopes for swift recovery

by Xinhua writers Zhang Yi and Liu XinyongBEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- China's manufacturing activity contracted in May, suggesting that economic growth is likely to keep dipping, as authorities have tightened policies over concerns of growing financial ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - 8 hours ago]

Entities: China, Manufacturing, Economic Growth, PMI

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 45 mins ago - 2 reports

AREVA Group

Suicide bombings hit military base, Areva plant in northern Niger

NIAMEY, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Casualties were feared after two suicide bombers hit a military base and a plant run by French nuclear giant Areva in northern Niger, the Nigerien military said on Thursday. ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - 9 hours ago]

Entities: AREVA Group, Niger, Suicide Bomb, Military/Armed Forces

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 2 reports

12 killed, 17 injured as bomb hits security vehicle in SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, May 23 (Xinhua) -- At least 12 people including 10 security men were killed and 17 others injured when a bomb hit security forces' vehicle in Pakistan's southwest Quetta city on Thursday morning, local officials said.Fayyaz Sumbal, the deputy ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Bomb, Security, Pakistan, Quetta

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 2 reports

Chinese leader meets DPRK leader's envoy

BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has agreed to accept China's advice by participating in dialogue with relevant parties, after senior Chinese leader Liu Yunshan met with a DPRK special envoy.Liu, a member of ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Special Envoy, Choe Ryong Hae, CPC Central Committee

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 2 reports

Over 7 killed, 40 injured in overnight clashes in Lebanon's Tripoli

BEIRUT, May 24 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people were killed and 40 others injured in overnight clashes in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli, bringing the total casualties of the four-day clashes to 18 killed and 150 injured, local security official ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Tripoli (Libya), Lebanon, Alawite Jabal Mohsen, Jabal Mohsen, Security

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 2 reports

NATO

Russia unhappy with military-political relations with West, wants upgrade

MOSCOW, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Top Russian officials have expressed dismay at military-political cooperation with NATO and want trust-building measures to enhance security in Europe."The acute anti-missile defense problem, the unilateral unlimited increase ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - 4 hours ago]

Entities: NATO, Security, Russia, Sergey Ivanov

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 4 reports

SE London attack victim is "serving soldier": police

LONDON, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Britain's Metropolitan Police (MPS) confirmed on Thursday the man killed in Southeast London was a "serving soldier.""We can confirm that the man, who died in Woolwich yesterday, is a serving soldier. In line with the wishes ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - 7 hours ago]

Entities: London, Woolwich (United Kingdom), Police, David Cameron

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 4 reports

Egypt's Morsi welcomes freed soldiers at military airport in Cairo

CAIRO, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi welcomed Wednesday at Almaza military airport in Cairo the seven freed soldiers kidnapped by militants on the Sinai Peninsula last Thursday.Defense Minister Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, Interior Minister ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - May 22 2013]

Entities: Kidnapping, Military/Armed Forces, Cairo, Egypt

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 3 reports

Iran qualifies 8 candidates, bars 2 hopefuls ahead of presidential race

TEHRAN, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Guardian Council of Constitution announced the names of eight eligible candidates for the upcoming presidential election while barring two major political figures from running for presidency.Among the qualified candidates, ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - May 22 2013]

Entities: Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 3 reports

Bicycle bomb kills 1, wounds 5 in Afghanistan's Ghazni

GHAZNI, Afghanistan, May 22 (Xinhua) -- One Afghan civilian was killed and five others were wounded Wednesday morning when an improvised bomb went off in Ghazni city, the provincial capital of eastern Ghazni province, police said."An Improvised Explosive ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - May 22 2013]

Entities: Bomb, Afghanistan, Taliban

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 4 reports

Indian media heavily cover Chinese premier's visit

NEW DELHI, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The India media have been heavily covering the visit by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to the country, with all major English dailies having frontline news about Li's activities in Delhi Sunday and Monday.The newspapers mainly ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - May 21 2013]

Entities: Manmohan Singh, Li Keqiang, India, China

Quotes

Cell spokesperson Mary Beth O'Leary confirmed the journal's editorial team "is assessing the allegations brought up in the PubPeer piece" and promised to release the results as soon as the investigation ends

U.S. stem cell breakthrough investigated for "image reuse": report [Published Xinhua News Agency - 1 hour ago]

"We sincerely hope that the brotherly Pakistani people will make even more accomplishments in their national development, and that the country will play an important, constructive role in international and regional affairs" Li added

Chinese premier hopes for more fruits in friendship with Pakistan [Published Xinhua News Agency - 2 hours ago]

The adversities he faced in the Volvo Ocean Race in 2008 almost destroyed him, but they also forged him into a mature sailor with inner strength. "True inner strength is more crucial in ocean sailing than energy and skills."

Feature: A Chinese sailor navigates extremes [Published Xinhua News Agency - 2 hours ago]

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