by Naim-Ul-karim, Liu Chuntao, Yi Ling DHAKA, March 24 (Xinhua) — On the outskirts of the Bangladesh capital, over 5,000 workers are busy on the production lines in a factory, while their children are reading aloud at a school nearby. The scenes are no strange to Pauline Ngan, founder of the factory, Unimas Sportswear Limited, […]

ISLAMABAD, March 21 (Xinhua) — Pakistani security forces recovered four kidnapped Iranian soldiers from the border region in southwestern Balochistan province, the military said early Thursday. The army’s media wing Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement that the security forces conducted a successful intelligence-based operation at Amori area in district Chaghai, Balochistan […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/3/20 21:18:41 The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that “negotiators for the US and China have scheduled a new round of high-level trade talks in Beijing and Washington… US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin plan to fly to Beijing next week,” and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He will […]

DHAKA, March 20 (Xinhua) — The Bangladeshi government Tuesday said the country’s economic growth is all set to exceed 8 percent in the current 2018-19 fiscal year (July 2018-June 2019), the fastest since its independence in 1971. After a meeting of the National Economic Council on Tuesday afternoon, Bangladeshi Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal told […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/3/19 21:19:0 Chinese-American businesswoman Cindy Yang suddenly became famous recently. According to the New York Times, Yang, also known as Yang Li, “left China’s frigid northeast two decades ago” and “built the chain of massage parlors and day spas in Florida.” The report said that Robert K. Kraft, owner of the New […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2019/3/17 20:43:40 The mass shootings at two mosques in New Zealand sent shock waves around the world and widespread condemnation of white supremacy was heard in Western society. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Saturday that “our gun laws will change.” However, it does not seem like significant adjustments will be […]

DHAKA, March 14 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s biggest international automotive exhibition kicked off in capital Dhaka on Thursday. Organizers said the show stands as one of the major flagship events of its kind in Bangladesh and has become an icon of the country as the one and only international automotive exhibition in the country. They said the show […]

By Ni Feng Source:Global Times Published: 2019/2/8 10:10:35 Illustration: Peter C. Espina/GT The year 2019 is special for China-US ties. On January 1, 1979, China and the US established formal diplomatic ties. There is an old saying in China that “at 40, one should be no longer confused”. It means at 40, we can figure […]

DHAKA, March 14 (NsNewsWire) — HSBC organised a Bangladesh-China Business Connections event this week, bringing successful Bangladeshi and Chinese businesses and institutions, together with economic, government, industry and financial services experts to share insights to help businesses advance their China-Bangladesh commercial strategy. Keynote speeches explored the opportunity to invest in Bangladesh, as well as market […]