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Facebook founder Zuckerberg calls on APEC members to join global connectivity revolution

LIMA, Nov. 20 (NsNewsWire) – In a keynote address to the APEC CEO Summit in Lima on Saturday, Facebook Chairman and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, challenged the world to connect all people to the Internet and reap the economic benefits of doing so. With the speech titled “The Connectivity Revolution,” Zuckerberg said that, as an engineer, […]

NOVOAIR to Launch Kolkata Flight in 14 December from Chittagong

CHITTAGONG, Nov. 17 (NsNewsWire) — NOVOAIR, the leading private airline of the country will launch Kolkata flight operation from Chittagong on December 14, 2016. Mr. Mofizur Rahman, Managing Director of NOVOAIR, said on a press conference at a luxuries hotel in Chittagong. Mr. Sohail Majid, Head of Marketing & Sales and high officials of NOVOAIR […]

Gold down on exceptionally strong U.S. Dollar

CHICAGO, Nov. 17 (NsNewsWire) — Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Wednesday as the U.S. dollar demonstrated unexpected strength. The most active gold contract for December delivery fell 0.6 U.S. dollars, or 0.05 percent, to settle at 1,223.90 dollars per ounce, reports Xinhua. Traders observed the U.S. […]

Global GDP growth forecast at 2.8 pct in 2017 amid uncertainties, disruptions

NEW YORK, Nov. 17 (NsNewsWire) — The global GDP is forecast to grow at 2.8 percent in 2017, a very modest improvement from 2.5 percent in 2016, a research group said Wednesday. Although a projected stabilization in energy and commodity prices may lift resource-rich economies up a little next year, the medium-term trend continues to […]

Huawei highlights importance of partners to build smart cities

BARCELONA, Nov. 16 (NsNewsWire) — Leading ICT provider Huawei highlighted the importance of partners to build smart cities on Tuesday on the occasion of the Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC), which is being held here this week. “We think that smart city is a very complicated system and one company cannot do all the […]

Samsung continues to recall defective phones in S. Africa

JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 16 (NsNewsWire) — Samsung has recalled 52 (out of 55) defective Samsung Galaxy Note 7 which had been sold in the country, The South African consumer watchdog, National Consumer Commission (NCC) said on Tuesday. The South Korean company (Samsung) is recalling the product in the world after realizing it had problems of charging, […]

Air India Express all set to launch low cost flight services from Dhaka to Kolkata

DHAKA, Nov. 15 (NsNewsWire) — Air India Express is all set to introduce low cost flight services from Dhaka to Kolkata, with convenient onward connection to Singapore with effect from Nov. 20, 2016. On the Dhaka – Kolkata sector flight IX 911 will depart Dhaka at 7.30 pm and arrive in Kolkata at 7.50 pm. […]

2016 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week kicks off in Peru

LIMA, Nov. 15 (NsNewsWire) — 2016 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week kicks off on Monday in Lima, capital city of Peru, with the theme “Quality growth and human development.” Running from Nov. 14th to 20th, it will bring together leaders, senior officials and business elites from the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies to discuss […]

Bangladesh’s NOVOAIR to launch daily service from Dhaka, Chittagong to Kolkata

DHAKA, Nov. 15 (NsNewsWire) — NOVOAIR, Bangladesh’s premium brand private airline, has announced to launch its 2nd international destination connecting Dhaka-Kolkata on Dec. 1. At a press conference in Dhaka on Sunday NOVOAIR Managing Director Mofizur Rahman made the announcement. Sohail Majid, head of Marketing and Sales, among others, was present at the press conference […]