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ADB lends 34 bln USD to China in 30 years

SHANGHAI, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) — Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided 34 billion U.S. dollars in loans to China since the country became an ADB member in 1986, bank president Takehiko Nakao said Thursday. The loans comprised 31 billion dollars for the public sector and 3 billion dollars for the private sector, Nakao said at […]

Smart City Hackathon to start tomorrow

DHAKA, Nov. 10 (NsNewsWire) —The first ever Smart City Hackathon will began tomorrow at GPHouse, the corporate head office of Grameenphone. Arranged by Preneurlab and White Board, an initiative of Grameenphone, the hackathon aims to find digital solutions for many problems of Dhaka. The capital of Bangladesh is the one of the largest mega cities […]

Bangladesh central bank team in Manila to retrieve cyber heist funds

MANILA – A Bangladesh central bank team arrived in Manila on Monday to work on moving back part of the $81 million stolen from its account in the New York Federal Reserve in February and sent to the Philippines, reports reuters. A Philippine court in September adjudged that Bangladesh Bank was the rightful owner of […]

China asks relevant countries not to support “Hong Kong independence” forces

BEIJING, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) — China on Tuesday asked relevant countries to be cautious with their words and actions, and not to offer any support to forces advocating “Hong Kong independence.” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang made the remarks at a regular briefing when commenting on reports saying that Britain on Monday said that […]

Over 10,000 security forces ready to tighten security during Cambodia’s Water Festival

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) — Cambodia is ready to deploy more than 10,000 security personnel during the Water Festival, which will be celebrated on Nov. 13, 14 and 15 here, Phnom Penh Municipal Governor Pa Socheatvong said Tuesday. “Tightening security is our top priority as people in provinces will flock to Phnom Penh to […]

Three-million scholarship set up to attract ASEAN students in E China

NANJING, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) — A three-million yuan (442,451 U.S. dollars) scholarship has been made available to students from ASEAN interested in studying in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu, according to an official from the local education bureau on Tuesday. The Jasmine ASEAN scholarship is part of a wider initiative to boost educational cooperation […]

NPC interpretation a blow to HK extremists : Global Times

The National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee issued an interpretation of Article 104 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Monday, based on which, newly elected members of the Legislative Council (LegCo) who advocated “Hong Kong independence” and disgraced the country and people shall lose their eligibility to become lawmakers. […]

Russia denies involvement in U.S. presidential elections

MOSCOW, Nov. 8 (NsNewsWire) — Kremlin on Monday denied allegations that Russia has been involved in the U.S. presidential elections, saying that Moscow has neither right nor intention to interfere in the campaign. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the U.S. presidential campaign is “an internal affair of the Unite States and there are already lots […]

Iraq says mass grave of 100 bodies found in town near Mosul

MOSUL, Iraq, Nov. 8 (NsNewsWire) — The Iraqi forces found a mass grave containing the remains of some 100 decapitated bodies in the newly-freed town in south of the city of Mosul, a military statement said on Monday. The troops found the mass grave at the compound of the Agriculture Collage on the western outskirts […]