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Myanmar’s ruling party nominates 1,147 candidates to run in general election

NAY PYI TAW, Aug. 13 (NsNewsWire) — Myanmar’s ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) has nominated 1,147 candidates nationwide to contest the upcoming general election slated for Nov. 8, Party General Secretary U Maung Maung Thein told a meeting welcoming the candidates here on Wednesday. Of the candidates, 320 will compete for House of […]

Death toll rises to 44 from massive Tianjin blasts

TIANJIN, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) — The death toll has climbed to 44 from two massive blasts that ripped through a warehouse in north China’s port city of Tianjin as of Thursday noon, according to rescue headquarters. Twelve firefighters were among the dead. A total of 520 people have been hospitalized, including 66 critically injured.

Chinese embassy spokesman refutes U.S. media hype over “Chinese hacker” invasion

BEIJING, Aug. 13 (NsNewsWire) — Groundless accusations and “microphone diplomacy” are not solving any problems, said spokesman of the Chinese embassy in Washington Zhu Haiquan on Monday. Zhu was responding to a NBC report which accused China of trying to invade senior U.S. government officials’ private email, reports Xinhua. “Combating cross-border network hacker attacks needs […]

Plan for 1.5 million Bangladesh workers contradicts 11MP, say groups

By Yasmin Ramlan Malaysia, Aug. 13 (NsNewsWire) — The plan to bring in some 1.5 million workers from Bangladesh to Malaysia in stages over three years contradicts objectives in the 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP) to reduce dependency on low-skilled foreign labour, the country’s umbrella body of trade unions said. Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) secretary-general […]

Massive blasts rock Chinese city of Tianjin

Tianjin, China , Aug. 13 (NsNewsWire) — A series of huge explosions shook the northern Chinese city of Tianjin late Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, injuring hundreds and leaving dozens of firefighters missing, reports CNN quoting officials and state media. Liu Yue, a 25-year-old Tianjin resident, said she felt the first blast but […]

Beijing to close roads, metro stations for night parade rehearsal

BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) — Beijing will shut down roads and close metro stations for night rehearsals of a parade to mark the 70th anniversary of victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, schedule on Sept. 3. According to the Beijing police, the rehearsals will be held from 10:30 p.m. Aug.13 […]

Young Bangladeshi students showcase language skills in Chinese Bridge contest

DHAKA, Aug. 11 (NsNewsWire) — For Mihantsa Ferwando, who comes from Madagascar but now lives in Dhaka, it has always been her dream to visit China and become fluent in the Chinese language. And this is the reason why she joined the Chinese Bridge competition held on the weekend in this capital city, reports Xinhua. […]

Bangladesh team visits KILA

A team of high-level officials from Bangladesh has arrived at the Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA) to learn about democratic decentralisation and child-friendly panchayats. Representatives of the UNICEF from Bangladesh are also accompanying them. The 40-member team is here to evolve a development strategy for the backward local body institutions of 20 districts in […]

MH370 search underway, no related clues found

La Reunion authority Monday said that no clues related to the missing flight MH370 has been found here since the launch of a tridimensional search last Friday.