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iPhone 7 on sale in China, 7 plus pre-orders sold out

Dhaka, Sept. 17 (NsNewsWire) — Apple’s iPhone 7 and 7 Plus models entered the Chinese market on Friday with pre-orders of the 7 Plus, and the iPhone 7 in jet-black color, already sold out. Customers lined up outside the Apple store in Beijing’s Sanlitun shopping area early in the morning, waiting to collect their pre-ordered […]

Products made in China attracting global consumers

Dhaka, Sept. 17 (NsNewsWire) — A Huawei smart phone that saved its owner by taking a bullet for him in an armed robbery in South Africa has put the spotlight on phones made-in-China. But smart phones are among several kinds of high quality Chinese products and goods that continue to make their presence felt across […]

Economy tops list of U.S. problems as presidential debates come closer

Dhaka, Sept. 17 (NsNewsWire) — With the first U.S. presidential debate coming up soon, the economy leads the long list of top concerns for Americans, found a Gallup poll released Friday. Economy continues to lead the list at 14 percent, followed by dissatisfaction with government, at 11 percent, and jobs and unemployment, also at 11 […]

Tech Mahindra-Mahindra Comviva launches new Revenue Experience platform for mobile operators

Hyderabad, Sept. 16 (NsNewsWire) — Tech Mahindra, a specialist in digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering and, Mahindra Comviva, the global leader in providing mobility solutions, has announced the launch of “Data Revenue Booster (DRB)”. DRB allows Communication Service Providers (CSP) to open up additional revenue opportunities while delivering innovative services to users. The DRB […]

Telenor announces pricing of its offering of VimpelCom ADSs

Fornebu, Sept. 16 (NsNewsWire) — Telenor ASA Friday announced that the underwriters have priced its offering of 142,500,000 VimpelCom Ltd. American Depositary Shares (ADSs) in the United States at a public offering price of USD 3.50 per ADS, resulting in net proceeds to Telenor of USD 486,281,250. Telenor has also granted the underwriters a 30-day […]

Metlife Partners with Citi to Digitize Payments

DHAKA, Sept. 15 (NsNewsWire) — Citi Bangladesh and Metlife Bangladesh have jointly held an event recently to commemorate successful completion of Host-to-Host setup between the two entities. Host to Host is an automated, two-way data transfer service for high volume online banking usage. The occasion marked the full suite digitization of Policy and Vendor Payments […]

Fatal Factory Fire in Bangladesh is Déjà Vu

DHAKA, Sept. 15 (NsNewsWire) — by Aruna Kashyap, a lawyer who works as senior counsel for the women’s rights division of Human Rights Watch. “The horror of worker deaths is overshadowing Eid celebrations in Bangladesh. Last weekend, a fierce fire ripped through a three-storey packaging factory and eventually caused the building to collapse. The death […]

Statement by IMF Managing Director at the Conclusion of her Visit to Canada

DHAKA, Sept. 15 (NsNewsWire) — The following is the full and unedited text of a statement by Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “It is a great pleasure to visit Ottawa. I had the privilege of meeting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, William Morneau, Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland, Minister of International Trade […]

Statement by ILO Director-General in response to Bangladesh’s Tampaco Foils Limited fire

DHAKA, Sept. 15 (NsNewsWire) — The following is the full and unedited text of a statement by by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, in response to Tampaco Foils Limited fire in Bangladesh. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of life resulting from an explosion and fire at Tampaco Foils Limited in Bangladesh on 10 September […]