France lacks cohesion to advance reform Source:Global Times Published: 2018/12/10 19:08:40 France has had another chaotic weekend. Through a massive deployment of police, big losses were prevented in major cities including Paris and the number of protesters decreased slightly. But that doesn’t mean the yellow vest protests are waning. The anger of people hasn’t fizzled out. The...

DHAKA, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) — The Election Commission of Bangladesh on Monday revealed that as many as 1,841 candidates would contest in the country’s upcoming general election for 300 constituencies. According to the commission, out of total contesting candidates in the 11th national elections slated for Dec. 30, 1,745 are party candidates while 96 are independent candidates. The...

DHAKA, Dec. 10 (NsNewsWire) — The following is the full and unedited text of a statement that Australian High Commission in Dhaka sent on (Monday)  Dcc. 10, 2018: “In 2018, we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December, 2018 In 2018, we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Universal...

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/12/10 10:16:26 Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, had her bail hearing Friday in the British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver, Canada. The hearing was adjourned with no decision made on bail, and will resume at 1 pm on Monday. Court reporters said she was not handcuffed for the hearing and was wearing a green sweatsuit. She...

DHAKA, Dec. 9 (NsNewsWire) — A Chinese and Bangladeshi joint venture on Thursday signed a deal with the Bangladeshi government to build a mega expressway under the country’s first major public private partnership (PPP) initiative, reports Xinhua. Sichuan Road and Bridge (group) Co., Ltd has won the deal jointly with local Unique Dream Consultant and Shamim Enterprise Limited to...

This December marks the 40 years of Great China’s economic reforms that opened the country up and turned it into a super. China has now positioned itself as an example to emulate with the 19th party congress of October 2017 when President Xi Jinping’s speech signified a departure from China’s past aspirations. The Chinese model what he said: “offers a new option for other countries and...

Corporal punishment is a form of bullying by a ‘teacher’ and it should be remembered that all bullies lose power and back down when confronted   by Sir Frank Peters Corporal punishment is repugnant to all civilized societies. It’s the putrid bile that stems from every parent, ‘teacher’, school and madrasah that uses corporal punishment as a disciplinary tool. Corporal punishment is (take...