Source:Global Times Published: 2019/5/17 22:49:35 A letter written by He Tingbo, president of HiSilicon, a semiconductor company owned by Huawei, was made public on Friday. The letter is a touching one and has won public support. In the letter, He said that employees of the company embarked on the most stirring journey in technology history […]

DHAKA, May 15 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh has tightened security across the country for the peaceful celebration of the largest Buddhist festival, the country’s police chief said Tuesday. “Buddha Purnima,” one of the major Buddhist festivals, marks Gautama Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death. During a special meeting with law enforcement agency officials, Inspector General of Bangladesh […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/5/12 22:47:27 US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said Friday that President Donald Trump had instructed him to begin the process of raising tariffs on essentially all remaining imports from China and details will be announced Monday. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on the same day that there are no further trade talks […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/5/12 7:00:50 The US and China have just concluded the 11th round of trade talks in Washington. At noon Friday (Beijing time), the US increased additional tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports from 10 percent to 25 percent, casting a huge shadow on the latest round of Sino-US trade talks. […]

DHAKA, May 8 (NsNewsWire) — The government of Bangladesh today signed a $165 million grant financing agreement with the World Bank to provide basic services and build disaster and social resilience for the Rohingya who are fleeing violence in Myanmar. To help Bangladesh deal with world’s fastest growing exodus, the Emergency Multi-Sector Rohingya Crisis Response […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/5/5 22:13:40 Kiron Skinner, director of policy planning at the US Department of State, said on April 29 that Washington is formulating a strategy against China based on the idea of “a fight with a really different civilization.” This has triggered dissenting voices inside the US. It seems that the US Department […]

DHAKA, May 5 (NsNewsWire) — The partnership between Australia and the International Labour Organization (ILO) has been strengthened by the re-commitment of funds for Better Work Bangladesh. This will improve working conditions, advance women’s economic potential and boost the competitiveness of Bangladesh’s ready-made garment industry. Better Work Bangladesh (BWB) is a joint programme of the […]

DHAKA, May 5 (NsNewsWire) — The Government of Bangladesh and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed an agreement on 05 May at the Economic Relations Division to implement a US$ 3.3 million grant approved by the Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund for making environment friendly and energy efficient refrigerator at Walton Hi Tech Industries Ltd. Under […]

DHAKA, May 5 ( NsNewsWire) — Amnesty International in partnership with the Edward M. Kennedy Center hosted a campaign event of arts and performances in defence of freedom of expression in Dhaka today.   Vent House by Amnesty International brought together comedians, cartoonists, journalists, bloggers, musicians, poets, activists and live performance artists to promote freedom of […]