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India’s river-linking project will affect our rivers, says Bangladesh opposition party

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)on late Wednesday expressed concerns over India’s fresh move to implement the controversial river-linking project and urged the government to take strong action against it. Some Indian newspapers, quoting Indian Water Resources Minister Sanwar Lal Jat, reported on July 13 that India is going to start the river linking project by setting […]

Xi to attend BRICS, SCO summit next week

BEIJING, June 29 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 7th BRICS summit and 15th SCO summit to be held in Ufa of Russia next week. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lu Kang announced Monday that Xi will attend the 7th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) summit on July 8-9 and the […]

China unveils construction plan for reclamation projects in South China Sea

BEIJING, June 23 (Xinhuanet) — China has unveiled its development plan for civil-use construction projects on its islands in the South China Sea. According to a statement released by the National Development and Reform Commission- China’s top economic and development planner- a batch of facilities for telecommunication, navigation, environmental monitoring, disaster relief, transportation and production, […]

China, U.S. to strengthen economic ties and enhance bilateral relations

WASHINGTON, June 23 (NsNewsWire) — The upcoming annual China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) in Washington, D.C., is expected to expand economic and trade cooperation between the world’s two largest economies, seek coordination in the international financial system and enhance overall bilateral relations more steadily, U.S. experts said. GLOBAL ECONOMY & MACRO-ECONOMIC POLICY Concerns about […]

Myanmar, India vows cooperation in border security following rebel raid

YANGON, June 22 (Xinhua) — Myanmar and India have agreed to cooperate on border security following an India army’s raid on the rebel Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN), near Myanmar-India border earlier this month, the military-run Myawaddy newspaper reported on Monday. The Myanmar army said it will maintain a continuous patrol of the border […]

China’s Xi meets Aung San Suu Kyi

BEIJING, June 11 (Xinhua) — President Xi Jinping met with a delegation from Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD), headed by NLD chair Aung San Suu Kyi, on Thursday afternoon at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing. “China and Myanmar are close, friendly neighbors,” said the Chinese president, who is also general secretary of […]

Indian PM Modi’s terrorism remarks anger Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, June 10 (NsNewsWire) — Pakistan on Tuesday reacted angrily at remarks Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered during his recent visit to Bangladesh. Speaking at a function at Dhaka University on Monday, Modi accused Pakistan of creating “nuisance” and “constantly” troubling India by promoting terrorism, according to Indian media. With reference to Modi’s allegations […]

President Xi urges all-out rescue efforts after ship with 458 people sinks

Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out rescue efforts after a passenger ship carrying 458 people sank Monday night in the Hubei section of China’s Yangtze River, reports Xinhua.

PM’s Bangladesh visit- On the cards: Motor vehicles pact to make trade easier

DHAKA, May 24 (NsNewsWire) — Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh in June, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar Saturday said they are discussing a motor vehicles agreement between India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh, as an initiative under sub-regional cooperation., reports http://indianexpress.com The agreement, if it comes through, will allow trucks to travel between […]