Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
KIEV, May 23 (NsNewsWire) — Ukraine has adopted a joint declaration with other 11 countries of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) to strengthen trade in the region, Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister Stepan Kubiv said on Monday. “The document has officially confirmed the mutual commitment of the Black Sea countries to […]
Read MoreBEIJING, May 23 (NsNewsWire) — With housing prices and sales stagnating in China’s major cities following tough property controls, smaller cities are starting to join in. Last weekend, property sales were restricted in several second- and third-tier cities, as speculators shift their attention to these areas.Around 30 cities have introduced sales restrictions to different extents, […]
Read MoreSAN 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 […]
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