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Xinhua President delivers speech at press conference launching new version of Xinhuanet

Xinhua News Agency President delivers speech at press conference launching new version of Xinhuanet (June 15, 2015) by Cai Mingzhao Distinguished guests, comrades and friends: Good afternoon! Welcome to Xinhua News Agency to attend the press conference launching the new version of Xinhuanet, our online news service. This hall has special meaning for Xinhuanet, […]

Karim made Bangladesh PM’s new press secretary

DHAKA, June 15 (NsNewsWire) — Ihsanul Karim has been made the new press secretary of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Asif Kabir, assistant press secretary to the premier, told journalists that the prime minister signed his letter of appointment today. Karim, former press Secretary to Bangladeshi president, is replacing AKM Shamim Chowdhury. Prior to become […]

World Bank lowers global economic growth projection to 2.8 pct

WASHINGTON, June 11 (Xinhua) — The World Bank has tamed down its estimate of the global economic growth from 3 percent to 2.8 percent for this year, with developing economies facing a string of challenges. According to its latest Global Economic Prospects report, high- income countries are projected to grow by 2 percent this year, […]

Xinhuanet launches German language version

BEIJING, June 11 (Xinhuanet) — Xinhuanet, the online news provider of Xinhua News Agency, launches its German version on Thursday after in-depth research and detailed preparation, as part of efforts to enlarge the website’s overseas influence. Giving full account to German language netizens’ reading habits and interests, the Xinhuanet German version aims to build an […]

President Xi urges Panchen Lama to carry on patriotism

President Xi urges Panchen Lama to carry on patriotism President Xi Jinping met the 11th Panchen Lama Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu on Wednesday, urging him to carry on the patriotic tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.

China’s Xi meets Aung San Suu Kyi

BEIJING, June 11 (Xinhua) — President Xi Jinping met with a delegation from Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD), headed by NLD chair Aung San Suu Kyi, on Thursday afternoon at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing. “China and Myanmar are close, friendly neighbors,” said the Chinese president, who is also general secretary of […]

Prayers on chairs ban sparks outrage in Bangladesh

A ban on using chairs in mosques has provoked outrage in Muslim-majority Bangladesh, with critics saying it will exclude the elderly and infirm from prayers. The Islamic Foundation, an autonomous government agency, issued the fatwa over the weekend, saying devotees must instead use prayer mats, reports AFP. But the move has attracted criticism both from […]

Some still alive inside capsized ship on China’s Yangtze River, five bodies recovered

Five bodies had been recovered since the ship capsized in a storm late on Monday, state media said. Only about a dozen people had been rescued so far from the four-decked tourist boat amid confusing reports about how many had been saved. The microblog of the official People’s Daily newspaper said some passengers were still […]

Denial of rights in Burma, Bangladesh lead to trafficking: HRW

DHAKA, May 27 (NsNewsWire) — Rohingya and other survivors of dangerous boat voyages from Burma and Bangladesh describe horrific treatment by unscrupulous smugglers and traffickers in Burma, and abuse and neglect aboard ships, Human Rights Watch said today. A regional meeting scheduled on May 29, 2015, in Bangkok must find solutions to the so-called boat […]