GENEVA, May 20 (Xinhua) — The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Monday began his five-day visit to Myanmar, the first visit by the UN refugee chief to Myanmar since August 2017. A news release from Grandi’s office said the UN official is scheduled to spend the first two days in Myanmar’s Rakhine State where he will visit some local communities and meet...

DHAKA, May 21 (NsNewsWire) — About 76 percent construction work of the main structure of Bangladesh‘s biggest Padma Bridge has been completed, the country’s Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said Monday, reports Xinhua. The minister disclosed the update while briefing journalists about the project’s progress in Dhaka Monday. In December 2015,...

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/5/20 22:08:41 US corporations such as Google, Qualcomm, Intel and Xilinx have reportedly frozen the supply of software and components to Chinese high-tech company Huawei. Huawei, in a Monday statement, said it has worked closely with the open-source platform of Android’s key global partners and will continue to “build a safe and sustainable...

DHAKA, May 19 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh and China have launched a new platform, the Bangladesh-China Silk Road Forum, in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, focusing on lasting links under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) between the two countries for mutual benefit. The event was attended by political leadership, high-ranking officials from the private and public sector, community representatives...

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/5/17 22:49:35 A letter written by He Tingbo, president of HiSilicon, a semiconductor company owned by Huawei, was made public on Friday. The letter is a touching one and has won public support. In the letter, He said that employees of the company embarked on the most stirring journey in technology history in recent years to make backup products for Huawei...

DHAKA, May 15 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh has tightened security across the country for the peaceful celebration of the largest Buddhist festival, the country’s police chief said Tuesday. “Buddha Purnima,” one of the major Buddhist festivals, marks Gautama Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death. During a special meeting with law enforcement agency officials, Inspector...

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/5/12 22:47:27 US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said Friday that President Donald Trump had instructed him to begin the process of raising tariffs on essentially all remaining imports from China and details will be announced Monday. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on the same day that there are no further trade talks planned between the US...