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Putin dives in mini-sub to shipwreck off Crimea

Russian President Vladimir Putin burnished his action man image on Tuesday by diving down in a mini-submarine to explore a shipwreck off the coast of the Crimea peninsula that Moscow seized from Ukraine last year, reports AFP

Wang Yi on the South China Sea Issue At the ASEAN Regional Forum

DHAKA, Aug. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has made an impromptu response by comprehensively elaborating Beijing’s position and refuting the groundless accusations from the Philippines and Japan. He made the response on Aug. 6 during the foreign ministers’ meetings of the East Asia Summit (EAS) and ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), where the […]

U.S. refuses to pardon Snowden: White House

DHAKA, July 29 (NsNewsWire) — The White House on Tuesday reiterated its refusal standing to pardon the government information leaker Edward Snowden. Instead, it says, the former contractor should return to the U.S. and “accept the consequences of his actions.” “He should come home to the United States, and be judged by a jury of […]

Yu Zhengsheng concludes four-day visit to Thailand

Yu Zhengsheng(L), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, meets with Thai Privy Council President Prem Tinsulanonda in Bangkok, Thailand, July 22, 2015. Yu Zhengsheng paid an official visit to Thailand from July 21 to 24. (Xinhua/Ma Zhancheng)

China raises representation with Myanmar over sentences on its nationals

BEIJING, July 23 (NsNewsWire) — China is highly concerned with a verdict by Myanmar that has sentenced Chinese nationals to more than 10 years in prison for illegal logging, said a Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Wednesday. The loggers were sentenced under a 1963 law calling for jail terms of 10 years to life for anyone […]

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 […]