Xi’s New Year visit marks village homecoming

YAN’AN, Shaanxi, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) — At the entrance to a village in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, the man villagers had been waiting for finally arrived. They were excited and called him by his first name: Jinping. Forty-seven years ago, a teen Xi Jinping came to Liangjiahe as part of a campaign launched by Chairman […]

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UN Concerned Over Bangadesh Violence

New York, Feb. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, has said the Secretary‑General is personally committed to the stability and positive development of Bangladesh. “Bangladesh, as you know, is a critical partner of the United Nations in many areas. And obviously, I think, as we’ve said here a […]

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Xi to pay first state visit to U.S.

BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday held phone talks with his U.S. counterpart, Barack Obama, and accepted the latter’s invitation to pay a state visit to the United States in September. The world’s two biggest economies have been building a new type of major-country relationship and have maintained good development […]

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Muslims express doubt that religion was not a factor in N.C. shootings

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. , Feb. 12 (NsNewsWire) —  The shooting deaths of three Muslims near the campus of the University of North Carolina here were followed Wednesday by alarm and debate about why a neighbor allegedly gunned them down and what role, if any, religion may have played. Police said that initial indications suggested the […]

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EU Ambassador Pierre Mayaudon calls on Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina

DHAKA, Feb. 11 (NsNewsWire)  — EU Ambassador and Head of Delegation Pierre Mayaudon has paid a courtesy visit to the Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this morning at the Prime Minister’s Office. EU Ambassador engaged with the Prime Minister on a number of issues related to the EU-Bangladesh relations, including on Trade and Development where […]

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Beijing to build Universal Studios

BEIJING, Feb. 1 (NsNewsWire) — Construction on a Universal Studios theme park will begin in Beijing’s east suburban district of Tongzhou this year, district director Yue Peng said in a work report. The Beijing Universal Studios was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission in September 2014 and is expected to be completed in […]

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Journalists invited to cover China’s major political meetings

BEIJING, Feb. 1 (NsNewsWire) — Journalists from China and abroad are being invited to cover two major political meetings in March. The third annual session of the 12th National People’s Congress (NPC), the country’s top legislature, will open on March 5, reports Xinhua The third session of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People’s […]

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Thousands rally in Pakistan’s Karachi against French magazine caricatures

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) — Thousands of people rallied in the Pakistani port city of Karachi on Sunday against a French magazine for publishing caricatures of Prophet Muhammad and urged the United Nations to declare blasphemy as a crime. French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo had published controversial depiction of the Prophet Mohammad after members of […]

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