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China approves projects worth 10 bln USD in October

BEIJING, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) — China’s top economic planner approved 16 fixed-asset investment projects with total investment reaching 66.6 billion yuan (about 10 billion U.S. dollars) in October.x The projects were mainly in the energy, transportation and high tech industries, according to Meng Wei, spokesperson with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). They included […]

Foreign Ministry statement on Chinese FM’s Dhaka visit to discuss Myanmar’s refugee crisis

DHAKA, Nov. 18 ( NsNewsWire) — The following is the full and unedited text of a statement which Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent on Saturday night regarding Chinese FM’s Dhaka visit:”Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is on an official visit to Bangladesh, had a bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister A.H. Mahmood Ali today. At […]

Chinese FM to attend ASEM FM meeting, visit Bangladesh and Myanmar

BEIJING, Nov. 18 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will lead a delegation to the 13th foreign ministers’ meeting of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar’s capital, from November 20 to 21, reports Xinhua. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang made the announcement at a daily press briefing here on Thursday. Wang […]

Five foreign ministers visit Bangladesh today

DHAKA, Nov. 18 (NsNewsWire) — Foreign ministers China, Japan, Germany, Sweden and European Union will arrive in Bangladesh capital Dhaka (today) Saturday to discuss Rohingya crisis. They ould hold separate bilateral meetings with their Bangladeshi counterpart AH Mahmood Ali and also call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Four foreign ministers, except the Chinese minister, are […]

China foreign minister to visit Myanmar, Bangladesh amid Rohingya crisis

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Myanmar and Bangladesh this weekend, his ministry said on Thursday, amid a crisis over Myanmar’s treatment of Rohingya Muslims, reports Reuters. More than 600,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since late August, driven out by a military counter-insurgency clearance operation in Buddhist-majority Myanmar’s Rakhine State. A top UN […]

Human Rights Watch accuses Myanmar military of widespread rape

Human Rights Watch accused Myanmar security forces on Thursday of committing widespread rape against women and girls as part of a campaign of ethnic cleansing during the past three months against Rohingya Muslims in the country’s Rakhine state, reports Reuters.The allegation in a report by the New York-based rights group echoes an accusation by Pramila […]

Spotlight: Former diplomats say everybody loses if U.S., China don’t cooperate

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 (NsNewsWire) — Cooperation is the only viable option for China and the United States to consolidate bilateral relationship and help shape the emerging global order amid a slow-recovering world economy and rising geo-political tensions, said former U.S. and Chinese diplomats, reports Xinhua “Clear-headed strategic assessment of the most important bilateral relationship […]

‘Indo-Pacific’ a new term for old anxieties

Source:Global Times Published: 2017/11/14 22:33:40 The concept of a “free and open Indo-Pacific” has been appearing more often in US diplomatic rhetoric. US President Donald Trump used the term many times during his just concluded Asia tour. During the East Asia Summit in the Philippines, leaders from the US, Japan, Australia and India held their […]

Uber announces the launch of bike-sharing product, uberMOTO, in Dhaka

DHAKA, Nov. 14 (NsNewsWire) — Uber, the ridesharing app that connects riders with drivers to provide convenient, reliable and affordable rides at the push of a button, today announced the launch of its bike-sharing product, uberMOTO. With this launch, Uber will take another step forward in its efforts to redefine urban mobility in Dhaka that […]