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SAN FRANCISCO, May 18 (NsNewsWire) — Google Inc. said Wednesday its Android operating system has reached a milestone by powering 2 billion monthly active devices around the world. Dave Burke, Google’s vice president of engineering, told Google I/O, an annual conference for computer programmers, in Mountain View, Northern California, where the technology company is headquartered, […]
Read MoreBANGKOK, May 18 (NsNewsWire) — The construction of Thailand-China railway project from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima, which will be further extended to Nong Khai on the Thai-Lao border in the future, will start in 2017 for sure, Chatchai Thipsunaree, Permanent Secretary of Thailand’s Ministry of Transport, said on Tuesday. “We (Thailand and China) are almost […]
Read MoreCHICAGO, May 18 (NsNewsWire) — McDonald’s announced Wednesday it will cooperate with UberEATS, Uber’s food delivery service and over 1,000 locations are available to deliver online ordered Big Macs, fries. This new move, called McDelivery, aims at winning back young customers who are willing to pay for food brought to their doors. According to UberEATS […]
Read MoreBANGKOK, May 17 (Xinhua) — The construction of Thailand-China railway project from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima, which will be further extended to Nong Khai on the Thai-Lao border in the future, will start in 2017 for sure, Chatchai Thipsunaree, Permanent Secretary of Thailand’s Ministry of Transport, said on Tuesday. “We (Thailand and China) are almost […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, May 17 (Xinhua) — Malaysia’s inflation rate in April has eased to 4.4 percent from eight-year high of 5.1 percent in March, latest figures showed Wednesday. According to a statement of Malaysian Statistics Department, transportation, food and non-alcoholic beverages which surged 16.7 percent and 4.1 percent year-on-year, respectively, were the two major contributors […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 15 (NsNewsWire) — Telenor Youth Forum 2017, the fifth edition of its kind, is looking for talented individuals to represent Bangladesh. The announcement was made at a press conference today held at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka. The Telenor Youth Forum (TYF) is a global program that is designed and hosted by Telenor […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 13 (NsNewsWire) — The Unnayan Onneshan (UO), an independent multidisciplinary think tank, in its pre-budget issue of Bangladesh Economic Update calls for prudent fiscal management in dealing with potential economic risks and vulnerabilities in the year ahead. In identifying the major economic challenges as regards the national budget 2017-18, the UO notes that […]
Read MoreBEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) — China will host the Belt and Road Forum (BRF) for International Cooperation on May 14 and 15. Following are the economic corridors proposed under the Belt and Road Initiative. — China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor The idea of the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor (CMREC) was proposed by China in September 2014 during the […]
Read MoreSYDNEY, May 8 (Xinhua) — Australian banking giant Westpac Group on Monday announced its first half results, posting a 6 percent increase in their statutory net profit and a 3 percent increase in their overall cash earnings. Westpac posted a net profit of 3.907 billion Australian dollars (2.897 billion U.S. dollars), which constituted a 206 […]
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