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GSMA INNOVATION CITY TO SHOWCASE THE CONNECTED LIFE AT MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS SHANGHAI 2015

Hong Kong, June 25 (NsNewsWire) — The GSMA has announced further details on the GSMA Innovation City, which is being held at Mobile World Congress Shanghai and builds on last year’s popular Connected City exhibit. According to a GSMA statement, the showcase, which is now in its third year, invites visitors to explore a real-life city […]

UN Secretary General pleads for protection of migrants

STRASBOURG, June 24 (NsNewsWire) — UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon pleaded here on Tuesday the protection of the rights of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees, in particular those crossed the Mediterranean and the sea of Andaman, as well as the Gulf of Bengal, reports Xinhua. “Globall, nearly 60 million people are forcibly displaced. This is […]

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 […]