NANNING, April 22 (NsNewsWire) — Seventeen people were confirmed dead after two dragon boats overturned on Saturday in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local authorities said, reports Xinhua. The accident happened at about 1:30 p.m. when two dragon boats, 18 meters long with a capacity of 30 passengers each, overturned during a practice session […]

DHAKA, April 22 (NsNewsWire) — The China International Import Expo, the first of its kind in China to be held in November, reflects China’s commitment to open its door wider for trade and investment, a Chinese diplomat said on Thursday, reports Xinhua. Li Guangjun, economic and commercial counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh, told […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/4/21 10:09:10 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said Friday Pyongyang will stop nuclear tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles starting April 21 and shut down a major test site. He also said North Korea will never use nuclear weapons “unless there is a nuclear threat or nuclear provocation,” “nor will North Korea transfer […]

DHAKA, April 20 (NsNewsWire) — Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was invited by President Sergio Mattarella of Italy to discuss the ideas promoted by Professor Yunus. The President welcomed Professor Yunus at Palazzo del Quirinale and thanked him for his continuous endeavour for a better, equitable world. They also discussed about the potential of social business […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/4/20 6:41:31 The US government sales ban of American components to the ZTE Corporation will surely inflict significant damage to the company. However, the pattern of globalization shows that not only will the US not secure a victory, it will also suffer a harsh blowback. The US stock market came to a […]

The first of much-feared rains fell on the Bangladeshi border town of Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday, bringing with it apprehension and the first signs of flooding in the camps hosting Rohingya refugees who have fled a violent crackdown in Myanmar, reports www.theguardian.com. An early morning downpour that fell on the flimsy bamboo and tarpaulin shacks […]

BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) — China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Thursday that the U.S. action against China’s leading telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp will damage itself. “The action targets China, however, it will ultimately undermine the United States itself,” MOC spokesperson Gao Feng told a press conference. The United States will lose tens of […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/4/18 17:53:40 US President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday that “Mike Pompeo met with Kim Jong Un in North Korea last week. Meeting went very smoothly and a good relationship was formed.” One day before, he said that the US had had “direct talks at very high levels” with North Korea and there […]