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Nearly 1 million people face food insecurity risk in Nepal: UN agency

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called for urgent help for farmers in earthquake-hit Nepal, where one million people face the risk of prolonged food insecurity, said a UN spokesperson Friday. Xinhua

Aung San Suu Kyi calls for pre-election stability

DHAKA, June 21 (NsNewsWire) — Chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD) Aung San Suu Kyi on Saturday called for ensuring Myanmar’s stability ahead of the general elections, reports Xinhua

China’s ODI surges 47.4 pct in Jan-May

BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) — The Chinese mainland made 278.4 billion yuan (45.4 billion U.S. dollars) of non-financial investment in overseas markets during the first five months of 2015, up 47.4 percent year on year, official data showed on Thursday. The period’s outbound direct investment (ODI) covered 3,426 overseas-based companies across 146 countries and regions, […]

Narendra Modi calls Nawaz Sharif, discusses Indo-Pak ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reached out to his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif and discussed Indo-Pak ties. In the 5-minute call, Modi extended his best wishes to Sharif at the start of holy Ramadan on June 18.

Beijing stubs out smoking with fines

BEIJING, June 17 (Xinhua) — Two weeks after Beijing adopted its strictest smoking ban in history, some people are still trying to flout the rules, according to the Beijing Health Inspection Agency on Tuesday. One hotel in Chaoyang District was fined 2,000 yuan (327 U.S. dollars) for failing to install “no smoking” signs. A company […]

Australia bests hosts Kyrgyzstan 2-1 in FIFA World Cup qualifying

BISHKEK, June 17 (Xinhua) — Australia defeated Kyrgyzstan 2-1 in the FIFA Russia World Cup Asian Zone Group B qualifying campaign in Kyrgyz Dolen Omurzakov Stadium here on Tuesday. Australia made their first score in the second minute by Mile Jeninak’ s free-kick. 65 minutes later, Australian substitute Tommy Oar got another chance and penetrated […]

Orange: The new black in Bangladesh?

(CNN) — Aristotle once said: “The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” Ernst Coppejans’ photo series “Orange Is the New Black” explores this very idea. The photo series consists of portraits of men in Bangladesh who have dyed the hair on their heads or faces […]

“World Cup Day” raises expectations for Chinese soccer

BEIJING, June 17 (Xinhua) — A crucial tie at the women’s World Cup and a belated scoring binge by Chinese men in a Russia 2018 qualifier have raised China’s expectations for the most popular game. The two games held 12 hours and 11,000km apart were hailed by Chinese as “a stepping stone” to greater successes. […]

Xinhua President delivers speech at press conference launching new version of Xinhuanet

Xinhua News Agency President delivers speech at press conference launching new version of Xinhuanet (June 15, 2015) by Cai Mingzhao Distinguished guests, comrades and friends: Good afternoon! Welcome to Xinhua News Agency to attend the press conference launching the new version of Xinhuanet, our online news service. This hall has special meaning for Xinhuanet, […]