Golden is the word for Beijing 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 2 (NsNewsWire) — Golden is the word for the second handshake between the Olympic Movement and China, the world’s most populous and fast-developing country. When the International Olympic Committee trusted Chinese capital Beijing and co-host Zhangjiakou with the 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Friday in Kuala Lumpur, it grasped a golden opportunity […]

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Xinhua launches social network accounts in Spanish

MEXICO CITY, Aug.  2 (Xinhua) — China’s Xinhua News Agency officially launched its Spanish accounts on social networks Twitter, Facebook and Youtube here Saturday. The launch ceremony took place in Xinhua’s Latin American regional headquarters in the Mexican capital and was attended by China’s Ambassador to Mexico, Qiu Xiaoqi, and the Director-General of International Media […]

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Beijing wins 2022 Winter Olympics

By Sportswriters Cao Jianjie and Lin HaoKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded the 2022 Winter Olympics to the city that hosted an “exceptional” Games in 2008 and promises to do even better this time. Beijing beat Almaty by 44 votes to 40, with one IOC member abstaining, to become […]

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Expectations are high in China ahead of 2022 Olympic vote

BEIJING, July 30 (NsNewsWire) — Expectations are high in China as the vote on the 2022 Winter Olympics Games nears. “Good luck for Beijing, and I will pray for you,” said Li Maocuo, two days before the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decides to give the host right to Beijing, or Almaty, Kazakhstan. The 22-year-old Li, […]

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Bangladesh issues warning as cyclone Komen intensifies

DHAKA, July 30 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh has issued an alert over Cyclone Komen that is heading towards its coastlines. A special bulletin of Bangladesh Meteorological Department said the storm is likely to move in a northerly direction and may cross Bangladesh coast by Thursday noon or afternoon. Under its influence, squally weather is continuing over […]

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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 […]

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Will “China threat” cliche help Abe ease domestic tensions on war bills?

TOKYO, July 29 (Xinhua) — The upper house of Japan‘s bicameral Diet has discussed a series of unpopular security-related bills from Monday, but unlike similar debates in the lower house, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his fellow ministers, as well as lawmakers from Abe’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), directly pointed to and chided China […]

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Chinese embassy holds reception to mark 88th anniversary of PLA

DHAKA, July 29 (NsNewsWire) -Chinese embassy in Dhaka has held a reception to celebrate the 88th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army. About 300 guests, including high-ranking officers of Bangladesh forces, military attaches from embassies in Bangladesh, foreign diplomats and scholars attended the event  held on Tuesday night at the Chinese embassy. Chinese […]

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