Text news services are Xinhua's key news and information
products. They provide news stories, commentaries, dispatches, interviews and
features covering the full range of international and domestic political,
financial, military, cultural and social events. They are released around the
clock in eight languages: Chinese, English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic,
Portuguese and Japanese.

The News Service for Overseas Readers in
Chinese includes China Focus, Economic Observer,
Social Panorama, All About Overseas Chinese and other columns, with a daily
release of about 350 news stories.

The Asia-Pacific News Service in
Chinese releases 320 news stories a day, focusing on China's
domestic news, major world events and news relating to Asia-Pacific
nations.

Xinhua News Bulletin in
English is updated around the clock by editorial departments in
Beijing, Hong Kong, Cairo, Nairobi and New York, the Xinhua News Bulletin in
English releases about 400 stories daily.

The Asia-Pacific News
Service in English
releases 400 news stories a day, focusing on China's domestic news, major world
events and news relating to Asia-Pacific nations.

The News Service in
French releases 160
news stories and about 30 news photos a day, focusing on China's domestic news,
major world events and news relating to French-speaking countries.

The News Service in
Spanish releases 280
news stories and about 30 news photos daily, focusing on China's domestic news,
major world events and news relating to Spanish-speaking
countries.

The News Service in
Arabic releases 200
news stories and about 30 news photos a day, focusing on China's domestic news,
major world events and news relating to Arabic-speaking countries.

The News Service in Russian releases 100
news stories and about 30 news photos a day, focusing on China's domestic news,
major world events and news relating to East European countries, Russia and
other CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) members.

The News Service in Portuguese releases 45 news stories daily, focusing on China's
domestic news, major world events and news relating to Portuguese-speaking
nations.

The China African News Service in English releases news stories and photos, focusing on
China's domestic news, major world events and especially news relating to
African nations.
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