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Chinese social networking company Momo debuts on Nasdaq

DHAKA, Dec. 13 (NsNewsWire) — China’s mobile social networking platform Momo Inc. listed its shares Thursday on the NASDAQ global select market. The company announced that its initial public offering of 16 million American depositary shares (ADSs) was priced at 13.5 U.S. dollars per ADS for a total offering size of 216 million dollars, reports […]

India and Bangladesh Poised to Resolve Border Dispute

DHAKA, Dec. 13 (NsNewsWire) — After nearly seventy years, it appears that India and Bangladesh may at last resolve their border issues, a legacy of the partition of India in 1947. Following the failed effort of the previous Indian government to ratify a Land Boundary Agreement negotiated with the government of Bangladesh, announced in 2011 […]

Police to deploy mini drones in Indian capital to protect women

NEW DELHI, Dec. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Indian police will deploy mini drones fitted with night vision cameras to patrol the streets of the national capital to make the city safer for women, local media reported Friday. After the rape of a 27-year-old finance company executive by an Uber cab driver was reported last week, the […]

Official Spokesperson’s reply to a question on Indian Visa processing

DHAKA, Dec. 11 (NsNewsWire) — The Official Spokesperson of the High Commission of India Thursday said “the the only authorized agent for processing of Indian visas in Bangladesh is the State Bank of India who operate Indian Visa Application Centres (IVAC) across Bangladesh. We advise all applicants who are approached by agents or who claim […]

Want to use your arm like an iPad?

Reasonably new tech such as tablets and even the Apple Watch could soon be obsolete – and replaced by a humble bracelet. Or at least, that’s the dream of French startup Cicret, who reckon that our Skin will be the smart device screen of the future, reports UK-based daily The Mirror. They’ve been working for […]

Israel defense chief shows “sorrow” for death of Palestinian minister

JERUSALEM, Dec. 11 (NsNewsWire) — Israel’s Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon expressed Wednesday “sorrow” for the death of Palestinian Minister Ziad Abu Ein in a West Bank protest. Palestinian Minister of Settlement Ziad Abu Ein died earlier Wednesday in a hospital in Ramallah after being assaulted by Israeli soldiers who were dispersing an anti-settlement rally in […]

Xinhuanet launches Asian-Pacific Edition

BEIJING, Dec. 11 (NsNewsWire)– Xinhuanet, the online service of Xinhua News Agency, launches its Asian-Pacific edition on Thursday after in-depth research and careful preparation, as part of efforts to step up the website’s overseas localization. The Xinhuanet Asian-Pacific Edition aims to build an information bridge connecting China and the Asian-Pacific countries, reports Xinhua. The edition […]

New UNICEF representative in Bangladesh assumes office

DHAKA, Dec. 11 (NsNewsWire) — Edouard Beigbeder has assumed his duties as the new United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) representative in Bangladesh. As a development and emergency specialist, he has over 20 years of experience of working to further children’s and women’s rights around the world, said the UN agency in a statement on Wednesday. […]

4G helps recovery of Europe’s mobile industry: GSMA repor

BRUSSELS, Dec. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Europe’s rapid migration to 4G services and devices helped to stimulate the recovery of the mobile industry, according to a new GSM Association (GSMA) report published during the GSMA Mobile 360-Europe event here on Monday. The new report, “Mobile Economy: Europe 2014,” said the financial outlook of the mobile industry […]