BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from February 2009, page 8

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China: Tiananmen Mothers renew calls for probe into 1989 crackdown.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo [By Matthew Lee] Hong Kong, Feb. 27 Kyodo - An advocacy group calling for a redress of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre renewed their plea ahead of China's annual...

Taiwan NCC fines 11 radio stations in cross-strait attack case.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Taiwan News website on 27 February Taipei: National Communications Commission (NCC) fined 11 local radio stations Wednesday in the case of the attack to Zhang Mingqing, vice-chairman of the Association for...

India troops kill two alleged Bangladeshi smugglers at border.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI Balurghat (West Bengal), 27 February [Friday]: Soldiers of India's Border Security Force (BSF) Friday shot dead two Bangladeshis, who were allegedly smuggling cattle near here in India's eastern...

North Korea's Kim Yong-nam meets Irish envoy.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by state-run North Korean news agency KCNA website Pyongyang, February 27 (KCNA) - Kim Yong Nam [Kim Yo'ng-nam], president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, met and had a conversation with...

About 80 judges dismissed in Kazakhstan in 2008.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by state-owned Kazakh news agency Kazinform Astana, 27 February: About 80 judges were relieved of their posts for various reasons in Kazakhstan in 2008, a Kazinform correspondent quoted Chairman of the Supreme Court Kayrat...

Ukrainian president: country leaders to sign joint appeal to IMF.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Interfax-Ukraine news agency Kiev, 27 February: Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has said that the country leadership will sign a joint declaration [to the IMF] on the economic situation in Ukraine and joint efforts...

Former South Ossetian official given post in Georgian government.
February 27, 2009... Former South Ossetian separatist interior minister and supreme court chairman Alan Parastayev has been appointed deputy penitentiary and probation minister in the Georgian government, Imedi TV has reported. Parastayev was arrested on 11...

Azerbaijan sends more troops to Afghanistan.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by private Azerbaijani news agency APA Baku, 27 February: Two platoons, [a total of] 45 Azerbaijani servicemen were sent to Afghanistan today, a source at the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry has told APA. Thus, the overall...

Taiwan's NCC files lawsuit against TV network in phone scam case.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Taiwanese newspaper The China Post website on 27 February Taipei: The National Communications Commission is suing the popular MTV cable television network for cheating viewers out of more than 395m NT...

Russian interior minister welcomes civil society's role in crime prevention.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by state-controlled Russian Channel One TV on 27 February [Presenter] The first session of the Russian Interior Ministry's coordination centre on the activities of public councils took place in Moscow today. They comprise...

Egyptian delegation arrives in North Korea.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by state-run North Korean news agency KCNA website Pyongyang, February 27 (KCNA) - A delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt led by Assistant Minister Hussein Haridy arrived here on Friday. ...

Tajik police detain Afghan citizen with over 25kg of drugs.
February 27, 2009... Excerpt from report by corporate-owned Russian news agency Interfax Dushanbe, 27 February: Tajik police officers have detained an Afghan drug dealer with a large batch of drugs in the Farkhor section of the Tajik-Afghan border, the Tajik...

Terror, financial meltdown main challenges for South Asia - Sri Lanka president.
February 27, 2009... Text of speech by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse at the 31st session of the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Council of Ministers, held in Colombo, and reported by the Sri Lankan Defence Ministry website on 27...

Turkey: Egyptian envoy says disunity biggest threat facing Palestinians.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Turkish semi-official news agency Anatolia Ankara, 27 February: Faction among Palestinian people is the biggest threat for them, Egyptian ambassador to Turkey said on Friday [27 February]. Muhammad...

Burma extends agreement with International Labour Organization - Kyodo.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Yangon, Feb. 27 Kyodo - Military-ruled Myanmar has extended its agreement with the International Labour Organization on dealing with forced labour complaints, a state-run...

USA's Democratic presidency not to ensure changed Iran policy - daily.
February 27, 2009... Text of report headlined "Obama's victory and the events in Iran" published by Iranian newspaper Kargozaran on 25 November 1-Barack Obama's victory in America's recent presidential election is important from different aspects and can have...

Iran economy must not to rely on oil revenues - tax chief.
February 27, 2009... Text of report headlined "Chief of the Tax Affairs Organization: We injected the oil revenue into our economy and caused ourselves problems" published by Iranian newspaper Hezbollah News website on 24 November The chief of the country's...

Mauritanian deposed president's envoys discuss settlement initiative in Paris.
February 27, 2009... The deposed Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdellahi has dispatched three representatives from the [National] Front [for the Defence of Democracy] (FNDD) to discuss the initiative he initiated to settle the political crisis...

Kyrgyzstan buys new US aircraft for president - paper.
February 27, 2009... Excerpt from report headlined "A new aircraft for the president" and published by Kyrgyz newspaper Delo No website on 25 February A new aircraft for the president will arrive in Kyrgyzstan shortly, but officials have not disclosed to the...

Bosnian Serb leader facing "breakdown" over corruption probe.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Bosnian Croat Mostar-based daily Dnevni list, on 22 February [Commentary in Danas supplement by I. Maric: "Dodik Trying To Scare Judiciary by Aggravating Political Situation"] RS [Serb Republic] Prime Minister...

Macedonian news agency promises "professional" election coverage.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Macedonian state news agency MIA In the course of the election campaign for the presidential and local elections, due to be held on March 22, the Macedonian Information Agency - MIA's production will be...

Mumbai gunman did not go to India from Pakistan - navy chief.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by leading private Pakistani satellite TV channel Geo News website on 27 February Karachi: The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Admiral Noman Bashir has said that terrorism is a global issue and requires global response. ...

Jordan Times welcomes idea of "dialogue", urges greater focus on human rights.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by privately-owned Jordan Times website on 27 February ["Enough To Talk About" - Jordan Times Headline] The first new policy direction that emerged from the government after the Cabinet reshuffle was the...

Afghan paper comments on Obama's polices on Afghanistan, Pakistan.
February 27, 2009... Excerpt from editorial entitled "Obama reaffirms his commitments!" by privately-owned Afghan newspaper Rah-e Nejat on 26 February The US presidential election was held in 2008 at a time when there was hatred in America and in the world...

Taleban claim capturing intelligence official in Kabul city.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Afghan Taleban Voice of Jihad website on 27 February The head of investigation of the Intelligence Department was captured in Kabul. [Taleban spokesman] Zabihollah Mojahed: Qasim Khan, son of Mirza Mohammad, a...

Taleban report attack on US forces in Afghan east.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Afghan Taleban Voice of Jihad website on 27 February Two tanks belonging to American soldiers were destroyed in Paktika [Taleban spokesman] Zabihollah Mojahed: Two enemy tanks were destroyed when the mojahedin of...

Pakistan president, Sharifs urged to resolve differences through dialogue.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by privately-owned Pakistan television Khyber News on 26 February [Presenter] Political scenario of the country has taken another twist following Sharif brothers' disqualification verdict by the Supreme Court of Pakistan....

Georgia: Separatist Abkhazia threatens to declare EU party to conflict.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by corporate-owned Russian news agency Interfax Sukhumi, 27 February: If [separatist] Abkhazia does not participate in preliminary consultations on the elaboration of a new mandate for the UN mission [in Georgia], it will...

Azeri president appoints new head of district in separatist Karabakh.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by private Azerbaijani news agency APA Baku, 27 February: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree on appointing Bayram Asad oglu Safarov as the head of the executive authority of Susa District [in the centre...

North Korean leader appears to increase public activities Feb 09 - Yonhap.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il [Kim Cho'ng-il] increased the number of his public visits three-fold this month from his average activities for...

Cambodia to shut down betting shops, gambling houses.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Cambodian state news agency AKP email service Phnom Penh, February 27, 2009 AKP - The Ministry of Economy and Finance has announced to shut down all of the sport betting outfits and electronic gambling...

Europe, US said to favour Fayyad as head of next Palestinian government.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by London-based independent newspaper Al-Quds al-Arabi website on 27 February [Report by Walid Awad in Ramallah: "Europe and Washington Prefer To Have Fayyad Prime Minister of Any Government That Agreement on Forming it Is...

Turkish, Swiss ministers discuss anti-terrorism cooperation.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Turkish semi-official news agency Anatolia Ankara, 27 February: The Turkish interior minister met chief of Swiss Justice and Police Department on Friday [27 February]. Turkey's Interior Minister Besir...

North Korean radio lists South's "shameful crimes" in last year.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by state-run North Korean radio on 25 February During its first year in power, the Lee Myung-bak [Ri Myo'ng-pak, Ri Myo'ng-pak] gang of South Korea chalked up the most shameful crimes, unprecedented throughout the world,...

Minister pleased with "multiethnic" Kosovo Security Force.
February 27, 2009... Excerpt from report by public Radio-Television Kosovo TV on 25 February [Presenter] Today for the first time filming of training of the Kosovo Security Force [KSF] members in Vucitrn has been allowed. This is due to KSF Minister Fehmi...

North Korean paper urges adherence to "anti-imperialist" stand.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by state-run North Korean news agency KCNA website Pyongyang, February 27 (KCNA) - Each country and nation should maintain a firm anti-imperialist independent stand and wage a dynamic united struggle to smash...

Chinese party daily: China, US "join hands to meet challenges together".
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Chinese Communist Party newspaper Renmin Ribao on 25 February [By People's Daily senior reporter Zhong Sheng and translated by PD Online: "China, US join hands to meet challenges together"] Hillary...

South Korea rejects students' North trip request.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) - The Seoul government has decided not to approve a planned visit to North Korea by a group of South Korean students, a spokesman said Friday, amid...

China hopes UN to play bigger role during financial crisis.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "China Hopes UN To Play Bigger Role During Financial Crisis"] Beijing, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) - China said it hoped the United Nations will...

Police say Pakistan-based terror mastermind behind Indian capital blasts.
February 27, 2009... Text of unattributed report headlined "Delhi blasts: Chargesheet filed, al-Qama mastermind" published by Indian private TV channel Zee website on 27 February New Delhi, 27 February [Friday]: The Delhi Police on Friday filed the...

Number of serious crimes up by 43 per cent in Kazakhstan in Jan-Feb 2009.
February 27, 2009... Excerpt from report by privately-owned Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency Astana, 27 February: Since the start of this year, the Kazakh state agency for combating economic and corruption-related crimes (financial police) has uncovered 286...

"Wager on negotiations with Israel has failed" - Palestinian figure.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by London-based independent newspaper Al-Quds al-Arabi website on 26 February [Report from Ramallah, West Bank, by Al-Quds al-Arabi correspondent Walid Awad: "Mustafa al-Barghuthi, leader of the Palestinian National...

Zimbabwe in urgent need of funding to revive health sector.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by privately-owned weekly newspaper The Zimbabwe Independent website on 26 February [Report by Wongai Zhangazha: "'US$600 Million Required To Revive Health Sector'"] About US$600 million is needed urgently to acquire...

Ukraine to Pay Russia for Gas on Time - Energy Minister
February 27, 2009... Excerpt from report by Interfax-Ukraine news agency Kiev, 27 February: Ukrainian Fuel and Energy Minister Yuriy Prodan has said that the national gas and oil company Naftohaz Ukrayiny will make payments to [Russian gas monopoly] Gazprom for...

Zimbabwe: Wrangles reported in ZANU-PF Harare Province.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by privately-owned weekly newspaper The Zimbabwe Independent website on 26 February [Report by Tinashe Farawo: "Nkomo Accused of Fanning Factionalism in ZANU PF"] ZANU PF [Zimbabwe African National Union -Patriotic...

Saudi king hails Egypt for bringing about Palestinian dialogue session in Cairo.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Saudi state-owned official news agency SPA website [SPA Headline: "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Sends Message to Egypt's President"] Riyadh, February 27, SPA - The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques...

Fresh evictions of white commercial farmers reported in Zimbabwe.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by privately-owned weekly newspaper The Zimbabwe Independent website on 26 February [Report by Bernard Mpofu: "Fresh Farm Invasions Displace More Farmers"] Senior government officials and suspected Zanu PF [Zimbabwe...

Zimbabwe: Central Bank modifies regulations related to foreign currency account.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by privately-owned weekly newspaper The Zimbabwe Independent website on 26 February [Unattributed report: "Central Bank guidelines on foreign currency accounts"] Harare -The Central Bank has modified Exchange Control...

Moldovan minister denies irregularities in aid supply to rebel region.
February 27, 2009... Moldovan Deputy Reintegration Minister Ion Stavila has denied statements that the rebel Dniester region is given only a small amount of humanitarian aid that comes to the country, the Moldovan news agency Infotag reported on 27 February. ...

Zimbabwe: Reserve bank governor reverses decision of finance minister.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by privately-owned weekly newspaper The Zimbabwe Independent website on 26 February [Report by Paul Nyakazeya: "Gono reverses Biti decision as battle rages on"] As the battle between Finance Minister Tendai Biti and...

Zimbabwean premier to attend Mugabe's 28 February birthday party.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by privately-owned weekly newspaper The Zimbabwe Independent website on 26 February [Report by Dumisani Muleya: "Birthday Special: 'No Mealie Meal or Beef'"] Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai will on Saturday join...

Russian premier says crisis yet to reach peak, but "no disaster" expected.
February 27, 2009... Russia has a difficult year ahead due to the global economic crisis, which is yet to reach its peak, but no disaster will occur, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said. He was speaking at a meeting with the leadership of One Russia at...

Dissident Nepal Maoists launch new party to "safeguard" people's war ideology.
February 27, 2009... Excerpt from report by Ganga B.C. published in Nepalese newspaper Kantipur on 27 February Kathmandu, 26 February [Thursday]: Another Maoist party has taken shape along with its military wing. The party has said that its main aim is to...

Belarus risks EU ties by vowing Russia to recognize Georgia rebel regions.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Russian political commentary website Politkom.ru on 25 February [Article by Olga Mefoyeva, 25 Feb; place not given: "Europe Bares Its Teeth"; accessed via Politkom.ru] The European Union [EU] has given Belarus an...

Rifts in Zimbabwean political parties "threatening stability".
February 27, 2009... Excerpt from report by privately-owned weekly newspaper The Zimbabwe Independent website on 26 February [Report by Constantine Chimakure: "Cabinet Choices Widen Rifts in ZANU PF, MDCs"] Serious divisions have rocked the three...

Pakistan Swat Taleban arrest five for extorting money.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by privately-owned Pakistan television Khyber News on 26 February [Presenter] Local Taleban in Swat have arrested five persons for allegedly dressing up as Taleban and taking money as well as taxes from local people. On...

Russia remains dangerous to neighbours - Latvian commentary.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Latvian newspaper Diena on 26 February [Commentary by Askolds Rodins: "Russia's Style"] There is no reason to think that Russia is no longer a threat against its neighbouring countries. On Tuesday [24 February],...

Chief of Tajik task force sacked.
February 27, 2009... Excerpt from report by privately-owned Tajik news agency Asia-Plus website Dushanbe, 27 February: The head of the Tajik Interior Ministry's Special-Purpose Police Detachment [OMON], Yevgeniy Sergeyev, was dismissed on 19 February for...

Editorial calls on Somali politicians to avoid falling prey to foreign sponsors.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Somali newspaper The Somaliland Times website on 21 February In last week's editorial we shed some light on how Somalia's politicians often seek political advantage by forming alliances with foreign powers,...

Zimbabwe said ignoring ruling on farm evictions.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by London-based Zimbabwe independent Short Wave Radio Africa website on 26 February [Report by Violet Gonda: "Chief Magistrate Says SADC Ruling on Zimbabwe Farms Should Be Ignored"] Last year Zimbabwean commercial...

Pakistan ex-PM Sharif regrets removing Benazir Bhutto's hoardings.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Sheikhupura, 26 February [Thursday]: Pakistan Muslim League -Nawaz (PML-N) leader Mian Nawaz Sharif has expressed his regret over removing hoardings of Mohtarma...

Avalanche kills six people in Tajikistan.
February 27, 2009... Excerpt from report by privately-owned Tajik Avesta website on 27 February Dushanbe, 27 February: Six residents of [northern] Sughd Region have died when an avalanche fell on the Dushanbe-Khujand road, the Ozodi (Liberty) Radio has...

Japan's lower house approves 2009 budget.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo [By Mariko Yasumoto] Tokyo, Feb. 27 Kyodo - The fiscal 2009 budget, worth a record 88.5 trillion yen, cleared the House of Representatives on Friday, making it certain it...

Iran, Bahrain foreign ministers stress strong ties between two countries.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by state-run Iranian TV channel one on 27 February [Presenter] Bahraini Foreign Minister [Shaykh Khalid Bin-Ahmad al-Khalifah] has delivered a message of friendship from the king of Bahrain to President Ahamdinezhad. ...

Thailand joins South Korean-ASEAN free trade accord.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) - South Korea's trade ministry said Friday that Thailand has joined a merchandise free trade accord signed between South Korea and nine Southeast Asian...

Islamic organization chief slams reported Israeli TV's insults against Islam.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Saudi state-owned official news agency SPA website [SPA headline: "OIC Secretary General condemns insult of Prophet Mohamed (PBUH)"] Jedda, February 26, SPA - The Secretary General of the Organization of...

Russian justice minister says European court rulings "biased".
February 27, 2009... Text of report by corporate-owned Russian news agency Interfax Moscow, 27 February: Russian Justice Minister Aleksandr Konovalov has described as biased many rulings by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on suits brought by...

South Korea criticizes North over frayed ties.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) - North Korea is straining cross-border ties and threatening regional peace by escalating tensions, South Korea's top defence official said Friday,...

Kuwaiti foreign minister wraps up visit to Lebanon.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Kuwaiti government-owned news agency Kuna website ["Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Wraps up Visit To Lebanon" _ KUNA Headline] BEIRUT, Feb 27 (KUNA) _ Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh...

Zimbabwe: Five bankers potential replacements for Central Bank's top post.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by privately-owned weekly newspaper The Zimbabwe Independent website on 26 February [Unattributed report: "Top bankers tipped for Gono's post"] At least five top Zimbabwean bankers have emerged as potential...

South Korea gives chief envoy to nuclear talks senior intelligence post.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Seoul, Feb. 27 Kyodo - President Lee Myung Bak has named Kim Sook, South Korea's chief envoy to the currently stalled six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons...

Taiwan court invalidates lawmaker's election.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Taiwanese Central News Agency website [By Maubo Chang] Taipei, Feb. 27 (CNA) - A court invalidated the election of Legislator Chiang Lien-fu, a member of the ruling party Kuomintang from Taichung County,...

South Korea - UAE aviation talks fall through.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) - Aviation talks between South Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) fell through Friday following the failed bid by a local company to sell military...

Kenya boosts border security.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by state-owned Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) website on 26 February The government is in the process of strengthening cross border security to deter criminal activities along its borders. Speaking while...

North Korean paper criticizes South "confrontation" policy.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by state-run North Korean news agency KCNA website Pyongyang, February 27 (KCNA) - The Korean nation will never condone the crimes committed by the Lee Myung-bak [Ri Myo'ng-pak] group in the first year of its...

Saudi, Egyptian editors comments on king's message hailing Palestinian dialogue.
February 27, 2009... Dubai-based, Saudi private capital-funded pan-Arab news channel Al-Arabiya TV at 1000 gmt on 27 February carries the following announcer-read report: "The Saudi monarch has congratulated Egyptian President Husni Mubarak on the success of...

US military delegation tours Egyptian-Palestinian border.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Hamas-backed Palestinian newspaper Filastin website on 27 February [Unattributed report from Rafah: "US Military Delegation Tours Egyptian Border and Rafah Crossing"] For the eighth time over the past 40 days, a US...

Belarus calls on USA to take steps to mend bilateral ties.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Belarusian state-owned broadcaster First TV Channel, on 26 February [Presenter] Today the Belarusian Foreign Ministry commented on the statement by the acting spokesman of the US State Department, Robert Wood. Asked...

Slovakia not to extradite Chechen militant to Russia.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Czech national public-service news agency CTK Kosice, East Slovakia/Bratislava, 26 February: Slovakia will not for the time being extradite alleged Chechen terrorist Anzor Shadidovich Chentiev to Russia, as...

ASEAN signs free trade pact with Australia, New Zealand - Kyodo.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Hua Hin, Thailand, Feb. 27 Kyodo - A new free trade agreement signed Friday between Australia, New Zealand and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations will...

Experts warn Serbia lacks clear rules for classifying information.
February 27, 2009... Excerpt from report by Serbian public broadcaster RTS TV, on 23 February [Presenter] In Serbia, it has not been precisely determined who has the authority to classify certain information as a state secret and under what conditions. Apart...

Correction: British foreign secretary to hold talks on rebuilding Iraq.
February 27, 2009... (Correcting headline) Text of report by Dubai-based Iraqi private Al-Sharqiyah TV on 26 February British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs David Miliband begins an official visit to Baghdad. Miliband will...

Malaysian PM says Rohingya refugees must be turned back.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Thai newspaper Bangkok Post website on 27 February Countries affected by the influx of Rohingya refugees must be firm in turning them back, says Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. In an...

Vietnam confirms second bird flu death of 2009 - Xinhua.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) HANOI, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) - A 32-year-old man from Vietnamese northern Ninh Binh province, who had been tested positive to H5N1 virus, died of the...