DMP bans political rallies indefinitely

DHAKA, Jan. 4  (NsNewsWire) — Dhaka Metropolitan Police have imposed an indefinite ban on meetings, processions and rallies in capital Dhaka from Sunday evening. DMP spokesman Monirul Islam in a press briefing said, “All indoor and outdoor meetings, rallies and human chains will be banned for an indefinite period in the capital city from Sunday […]

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Indonesia finds two ‘large objects’ in search for AirAsia jet

JAKARTA, Jan. 3 (NsNewsWire) — Ships searching for the wreck of an AirAsia passenger jet that crashed with 162 people on board have pinpointed two “big objects” on the sea floor, the head of Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said on Saturday. The Airbus (AIR.PA) A320-200 plunged into the Java Sea on Sunday while en […]

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First official to go down in 2015 for corruption

BEIJING, Jan. 3 (NsNewsWire) — The battle against corruption continues in the new year. Assistant Foreign Minister Zhang Kunsheng has been dismissed, and is under investigation for discipline violation. According to the website of Foreign Ministry, Zhang Kunsheng is no longer the director of the Protocol Department and Assistant Foreign Minister. He’s the first official to […]

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7 bodies recovered in AirAsia plane search operation

SURABAYA, East Java, Indonesia, Jan. 2 (NsNewsWire) — As many as seven corpses have been pulled out from the seas in search and rescue operation of AirAsia plane in Indonesia. Head of Search and Rescue Office in East Java province Moch. Hernanto said that two out of the seven bodies were already moved to the […]

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Beijing APEC venue opens to public

BEIJING, Jan. 2  (NsNewsWire) — Beijing’s Yanqi Island, the host site of this year’s APEC meetings, opened to the public on Thursday. The islet on the scenic Yanqi Lake is the site of an international convention center where Chinese and foreign top leaders met during the 2014 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in November, reports Xinua. […]

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Families seek answers after 36 die in Shanghai New Year’s Eve stampede

SHANGHAI, Jan. 2 (NsNewsWire) — People unable to contact friends and relatives streamed into hospitals Thursday, anxious for information after a stampede during New Year’s celebrations in Shanghai’s historic waterfront area killed 36 people in the worst disaster to hit one of China’s showcase cities in recent years. The Shanghai government said 47 others received […]

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Commentary: Not a “Chinese Century,” but a less Westernized world

BEIJING, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) — As the world marches into 2015, the international landscape augurs just another year of what history wonks refer to as Pax Americana. A “Chinese Century” foreseen by Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz and many others has not begun. Even if — a very big if given the notorious inaccuracy of […]

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China launches new-type frigate for Bangladesh

BEIJING, Dec. 31 (NsNewsWire) — A new-type of frigate built for the Bangladesh Navy was launched in the riverside city of Wuhan in central China’s Hubei province on Tuesday. The frigate, with a displacement of 1,300 tons and maximum speed of 25 knots, is 90 meters long and 11 meters across the beam. It can […]

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