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Construction of great corridor catapults Pakistan into fast track

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 7 (NsNewsWire) — With an investment of 46 billion U.S. dollars and scores of infrastructure projects, the ongoing construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is undoubtedly one of the largest endeavors now taking place on the planet, reports Xinhua. Roads, energy projects, industrial parks and the Gwadar port are all included in […]

China, ASEAN eye even closer economic ties after over 2 decades of win-win cooperation

VIENTIANE, Aug. 7 (NsNewsWire ) — After 25 years of fruitful dialogue relationship, China and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are looking forward to fostering stronger ties especially in economic and trade fields in a time of global economic uncertainties and instabilities, reports Xinhua. As ASEAN economic ministers met in the Lao […]

China opens S. China Sea website

BEIJING, Aug. 4 (NsNewsWire) — China on Wednesday opened a website on the South China Sea, complete with historical maps, articles and research, according to the State Oceanic Administration (SOA), reports Xinhua. Run by the National Marine Data & Information Service, the Chinese language site has 10 sections that cover basic information, news, historical archives, […]

Huangluo: China’s ‘long hair village’

A woman of Yao ethnic group adjusts her hair in Huangluo village, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. [Photo by Huo Yan/China Daily] To 51-year-old Pan Jifeng, the long hair that women of the Yao ethnic group have kept for generations is a symbol of auspiciousness. Huangluo village in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region is home to descendants […]

Trump claims his party well united as Republicans in growing disarray

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (NsNewsWire) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, facing growing frustration and division among the Republican elite and donors, claimed Wednesday that his campaign has never been in better shape and his party has never been so well united, reports Xinhua. “The campaign is doing really well. It’s never been so well united. […]

Washington’s THAAD muscle flexing unmasks anxiety over declining hegemony

The controversial deployment of the THAAD system on the Korean Peninsula yet again betrayed Washington’s deep-rooted Cold War mentality and its petty anxiety over the United States’ declining global hegemony, reports Xinhua. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-08/04/c_135563542.htm

Chinese language proficiency competition for secondary school students held in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Aug. 3 (NsNewsWire) — A Chinese Proficiency competition for secondary school was held in Bangladesh on Tuesday. A total of 90 students applied to attend the competition from a number of institutions including Bangladesh’s top Dhaka University and North-South University, reports Xinhua. Fifteen of the applicants were selected through initial processes to join the […]

Interview: PLA’s glorious history a saga of protracted war of Chinese against imperialists

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) — The glorious history of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is a long saga of a protracted war of the Chinese Army against imperialist and reactionary forces, said a former chief of Bangladesh Army. In an exclusive interview with Xinhua on the occasion of the 89th anniversary of the establishment […]

Obama calls Republican nominee Trump “unfit” to be president

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday called Donald Trump “unfit” to be U.S. president amid bipartisan outcry following the Republican presidential nominee’s feud with the family of a fallen U.S. Muslim soldier. “I think the Republican nominee is unfit to serve as president,” said Obama here at a press conference, […]