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Beijing expects to cut pollutants discharge by 1/3 during APEC

The pollutants discharge in Beijing and neighboring regions of Tianjin and Hebei is expected to be cut by a third during next month’s APEC meeting, thanks to a series of air pollution control measures. “China will take the highest-level measures to guarantee the air quality during the APEC meeting,” said Chai Fahe, vice president of […]

HK business leaders: Occupy Movement damages economy, social order

HONG KONG, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — Several Hong Kong business leaders have criticized the month-long Occupy Central Movement, saying the illegal movement has disrupted Hong Kong’s social order and would cause long-term damage to the business environment of the Asian financial center. Cheng Kar-shun, chairman of the New World Development and a Standing Committee member […]

The Solar Energy Revolution Everyone’s Ignoring… Is In Bangladesh

We put a lot of cyber ink into the German, Australian, US, Chinese, Indian, Chilean, and Japanese solar energy revolutions. However, I think the Bangladeshi solar revolution is one we don’t write about enough. One of the biggest reasons for that is probably that it doesn’t compare to the others on a total capacity basis. […]

NOVOAIR receives “Best Domestic Airlines 2014” award in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Oct. 22 (NsNewsWire) — NOVOAIR has been awarded the prestigious “Best Domestic Airlines of 2014” in Bangladesh, organized by the Bangladesh Monitor based on an opinion poll conducted amongst frequent flyers. Civil Aviation & Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon handed over the award to Mofizur Rahman, managing director of NOVOAIR,at a ceremony on Oct. […]

GP employees release balloons to thank customers

DHAKA, Oct. 21 (NsNewsWire) — Over 4000 employees of Grameenphone or GP around the country thanked its 5 crore customers (today) Tuesday. Employees stationed at GPHouse were seen releasing thousands of balloons inscribed with the words “Thank You”. Similar programs were also held in all regional offices of Grameenphone across the country.

China’s GDP expands 7.3 pct in Q3

BEIJING, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) — China’s economy expanded at a slower pace in the third quarter of this year, but still remained within the “reasonable range” set by policymakers, said the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 7.3 percent from a year ago in the third quarter, compared with […]

Australia set to seize assets of corrupt Chinese officials

Beijing: The Australian Federal Police are poised to seize assets of corrupt Chinese officials within weeks, in an unprecedented joint operation with their Chinese counterparts. In an exclusive interview with Fairfax Media, Commander Bruce Hill, the manager of the AFP’s operations in Asia, has confirmed Australia has agreed to assist China in the extradition and […]

Mystery over 176 missing from people trafficker’s boat from Bangladesh

BANGKOK: Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of 176 people, including three women, who were on a people trafficker’s boat that left Bangladesh. There are fears traffickers intend to sell those on board to fishing trawlers or factories as slave labour in Malaysia and Indonesia. Bangladesh officials are travelling to southern Thailand to interview 134 suspected victims […]

Retailers find safety problems in Bangladesh factories

European retailers have said they had found thousands of safety problems while inspecting Bangladesh garment factories in a drive to prevent a repeat of last year’s Rana Plaza disaster that claimed over 1,100 lives. The Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety, an umbrella group of nearly 200 European brands such as H&M and Carrefour, […]