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China to issue new 100-yuan bank note

BEIJING, Aug. 10 (NsNewsWire) — The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, announced it would issue a new 100-yuan bank note from Nov. 12 on Monday. The new bank note will be harder to counterfeit and easier for machines to read. Part of the fifth set of bank notes introduced by the PBOC […]

Bangladesh’s mobile phone users reach 126.87 mln in June

DHAKA, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) — The total number of Bangladesh’s mobile phone subscribers reached 126.87 million at the end of June with over six and a half million new users in the first six months of the year, statistics of the country’s telecom regulator showed Thursday. According to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) data, the […]

Bangladesh approves construction of exhibition center with Chinese grant

DHAKA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s highest economic policy- making body gave the greenlight to a proposal on Tuesday to build an exhibition center with Chinese financing. The project was approved at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reports Xinhua. Planning Minister AHM Mustafa […]

China says TPP should be transparent, open

BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — China hopes that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) can be transparent and open and contribute to free trade and investment along with other arrangements in the region, a Chinese official said Tuesday. Shen Danyang, spokesman with the Ministry of Commerce, told a press conference that China has been closely watching TPP […]

Beijing’s first private mental health clinic opens

BEIJING, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) — Beijing’s first private mental health clinic opened on Sunday, breaking the monopoly of state-owned hospitals. The clinic in downtown Beijing is the first private mental health medical institution approved by the health authorities, the Beijing Daily reported on Monday. At present there are a number of psychological counseling agencies in […]

Probable MH370 wreckage arrives in Toulouse: reports

The probable MH 370 debris arrived in Toulouse Saturday to be analysed by experts, reports Xinhua

Green Energy Brings Power to Rural Bangladesh: World Bank/GPOBA grant to provide renewable energy to an additional million beneficiaries‏

DHAKA, July 26 (NsNewsWire) — The World Bank, acting as administrator for the Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA), signed a US$15 million grant agreement with the Government of Bangladesh to increase access to clean energy for targeted rural areas through output-based aid (OBA) subsidies. The grant is expected to benefit 1.1 million people living […]

Overseas experts, media rap Japan’s absurd fanfare for “China threat”

BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) — Scholars and news media in Indonesia, Thailand, Japan and other countries criticized the claim of “China threat” and preaching for the necessity of security bills in Japan’s defence white paper for 2015 approved by the Japanese cabinet on Tuesday. They noted the revival of militarist sentiments in Japan is actually […]

China intensifies efforts to construct Belt and Road

BEIJING, July 22 (NsNewsWire) — China will intensify its efforts to revive ancient trade routes this year as the country continues to develop the Belt and Road Initiative, according to a top level meeting on Tuesday. The Belt and Road Initiative, proposed by China in 2013, is a trade and infrastructure network that includes the […]