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Beijing seeks public views on development plan

BEIJING, June 24 (NsNewsWire) — Beijing is encouraging the public to express their views or proposals on the city’s development plan for 2016-2020 to make it more practical and scientific, said city planning officials. More than 17,000 people have participated in symposiums and 4,000 proposals have been received, according to the Beijing Municipal Development and […]

U.S. should contribute more to global economic growth: Chinese finance minister

WASHINGTON, June 24 (Xinhua) — China’s Finance Minister Lou Jiwei said Tuesday that the United States should take on more responsibilities to boost global economic recovery in accordance with its capacity as the world’s largest economy. “Currently China contributes about 30 percent of the global economic growth, while the United States contributes about 10 percent. […]

China, U.S. to strengthen economic ties and enhance bilateral relations

WASHINGTON, June 23 (NsNewsWire) — The upcoming annual China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) in Washington, D.C., is expected to expand economic and trade cooperation between the world’s two largest economies, seek coordination in the international financial system and enhance overall bilateral relations more steadily, U.S. experts said. GLOBAL ECONOMY & MACRO-ECONOMIC POLICY Concerns about […]

Pakistanis beat heat in canal

Pakistanis cool off themselves in a canal during heat wave in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on June 21, 2015. Xinhua photo

Discussion held on Bangladesh’s preparedness to combat human trafficking

Muhammad Jahangir, eminent Bangladeshi media personality and columnist, speaking at a program titled “Human Trafficking-Bangladesh’s Preparedness” in capital Dhaka on Sunday. A local thin-tank — Center for Non-resident Bangladeshis — –organized the program.

China’s ODI surges 47.4 pct in Jan-May

BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) — The Chinese mainland made 278.4 billion yuan (45.4 billion U.S. dollars) of non-financial investment in overseas markets during the first five months of 2015, up 47.4 percent year on year, official data showed on Thursday. The period’s outbound direct investment (ODI) covered 3,426 overseas-based companies across 146 countries and regions, […]

World’s displaced hits record high of 60 mln, half of them children – UN

LONDON, June 18 (NsNewsWire) — Almost 60 million people worldwide were forcibly uprooted by conflict and persecution at the end of last year, the highest ever recorded number, the U.N. refugee agency said on Thursday, reports reuters. More than half the displaced from crises including Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia were children, UNHCR said in its […]

Controversial Bangladesh Cola Ad mocks Team India for India’s Tour of Bangladesh 2015

DHAKA, June 17 (NsNewsWire) — There is a thin line between being funny and disgustingly offensive. Obviously, there is no yardstick or parameter to judge what is funny for one can totally disappoint other, reports http://www.india.com Take for instance this controversial local Bangladesh Cola television commercial (TVC), which is taking potshot at the Indian Cricket […]

Bangladesh, the Netherlands and the World Bank Group join hands to Further Strengthen Delta Management

DHAKA, June 16 (NsNewsWire) — The government of Bangladesh signed an agreement today with the Netherlands and the World Bank Group including its private sector arm, International Finance Corporation (IFC) with the 2030 Water Resources Group to strengthen management of the Bangladesh Delta, Asia’s largest and the world’s most populated delta. The partnership will help […]