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JINAN, Feb. 6 (Xinhua)– China’s Yancoal Australia will take over Rio Tinto’s coal assets in Australia in a deal worth 2.35 billion U.S. dollars. Under the deal, Coal & Allied Industries Ltd., which operates two mines in Australia, will be sold to Yancoal Australia, which is majority controlled by Yanzhou Coal Mining, one of China’s […]
Read MoreSEOUL, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) — The examination of a South Korean government body found battery defects in the fiery Galaxy Note 7 smartphones of Samsung Electronics that had been discontinued for overheating and explosion, a government report showed on Monday. It was highly likely that the manufacturing error in batteries used for Note 7s was […]
Read MoreNEW YORK, Feb. 6 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. stocks closed mixed for the first week of February, with the Nasdaq setting new closing records, as investors mainly digested a batch of economic data and corporate earnings. For the week, the blue-chip Dow edged down 0.1 percent, while both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose 0.1 […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 6 (NsNewsWire) — Robi has launched Maya Apa Plus- https://goo.gl/LTW2OA-the personal digital wellbeing assistant in association with Maya Apa for its subscribers. Using this premium service, Robi subscribers can now get access to credible advice on personal, health or psychological issues. The launching programme was held at Janata Tower Software Development Park, Karwan […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 6 (NsNewsWire) — James Morrow, the Sub- Cluster Head for Bangladesh and Srilanka, is visiting Dhaka. James is scheduled to meet senior officials from Bangladesh Bank and government, key clients, and review Citi’s potential for further growth in Bangladesh. A 38-year Citi veteran, James Morrow has held a wide range of senior roles across Citi’s institutional businesses […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Febr. 5 (NsNewsWire) — A high-level delegation from Telenor Group paid a courtesy visit to Ms. Tarana Halim MP, State Minister, Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, at her office today. Ms. Gunn Wærsted, Chair of Telenor ASA, and Mr. Sigve Brekke, President and CEO of Telenor Group led a high-level delegation to meet the […]
Read MoreCANBERRA, Feb. 5 (NsNewsWire) — Alibaba Group Holding Limited on Saturday opened its Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) headquarters in Australia’s Melbourne. “With a local office and expert team, Alibaba Group will help Australian and New Zealand businesses share their world-famous products with billions of customers around the world,” Jack Ma, Alibaba Group Founder and […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 4 (NsNewsWire) — The Unnayan Onneshan (UO), an independent multidisciplinary think-tank, in its rapid assessment of recently announced monetary policy statement for the second half of the FY 2016-2017 reveals that declining growth in private sector credit resulting in stagnant private investment and consequential unemployment especially of youth is likely to challenge the […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Feb. 4 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese shares slipped on the first trading day of the year of the rooster after a week-long holiday break, joining global fluctuations. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index opened slightly higher and quickly turned red, finally closing 0.6 percent down at 3,140.17 points, reports Xinhua. The smaller Shenzhen Component Index closed […]
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