DHAKA, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) — The Christian community in Bangladesh Tuesday celebrated Christmas Day, or Baro Din (Big Day) called in Bangla. In capital Dhaka on Tuesday morning, Christians offered special prayers in churches decorated with colorful tiny blinking lights. A festive mood prevailed all around with the Christmas trees, chocolate house and fairy lights everywhere when […]

DHAKA, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) — China’s reform and opening-up has not only immensely benefited the country and its people, but helped facilitate changes to the landscape of international relations, a Bangladeshi research institute executive said. “Never before in history has such a large population been lifted out of poverty in such short time as China […]

DHAKA, Dec. 24 (NsNewsWire) —     The following is the full and unedited text of a statement that Kamal Hossain, convener of Jatiyo Oikkyo Front, in Dhaka sent on Dec. 23, 2018: “               1.           We welcome the upcoming deployment of the armed forces. We hope that this deployment will create a congenial electoral environment […]

by Xinhua writer Liao Bingqing MOSCOW, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) — Amid ongoing tense frictions between Moscow and Washington, Russian President Vladimir Putin appeals to his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump to resume direct talks so as to discuss urgent issues on bilateral and international agendas. Noting that the two countries “have reached the bottom of our […]

The annual Central Economic Work Conference has called for the country to maintain its proactive fiscal policy in 2019 to stabilize aggregate demand. This week’s meeting called for further stabilization in employment, finance, foreign trade, foreign and domestic investment and to embrace the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China through […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/12/19 21:33:40 Data released from the National Bureau of Statistics on Friday was worse than expected. In particular, total retail sales of consumer goods went up 8.1 percent year-on-year in November. This is considered relatively low, compared to the previous rate. Downward economic pressure is apparently increasing. But some people’s pessimistic views […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/12/18 21:18:40 China to stick with reform and opening-up, and world should not doubt it Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday delivered a speech at a gathering celebrating the 40th anniversary of reform and opening-up, saying “the reform and opening-up is a great awakening of our Party,” and China will carry it […]

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s two large rival political parties have rolled out their poll manifestos for the general elections slated for Dec. 30 with a set of promises to woo voters. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ruling Bangladesh Awami League party in its election manifesto unveiled at a press conference in Dhaka on Tuesday […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/12/17 20:47:57 Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to attend a conference on Tuesday celebrating the 40th anniversary of China’s reform and opening-up. He will also deliver an important speech to further instill the importance of the crucial national policy. Reform and opening-up isn’t a slogan, but China’s actual path in the past […]