DHAKA, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) — The Election Commission of Bangladesh on Monday revealed that as many as 1,841 candidates would contest in the country’s upcoming general election for 300 constituencies. According to the commission, out of total contesting candidates in the 11th national elections slated for Dec. 30, 1,745 are party candidates while 96 are […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/12/10 10:16:26 Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, had her bail hearing Friday in the British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver, Canada. The hearing was adjourned with no decision made on bail, and will resume at 1 pm on Monday. Court reporters said she was not handcuffed for the hearing […]

DHAKA, Dec. 9 (NsNewsWire) — A Chinese and Bangladeshi joint venture on Thursday signed a deal with the Bangladeshi government to build a mega expressway under the country’s first major public private partnership (PPP) initiative, reports Xinhua. Sichuan Road and Bridge (group) Co., Ltd has won the deal jointly with local Unique Dream Consultant and […]

This December marks the 40 years of China’s economic reform that virtually opened the great nation up and turned it into a super power in the region and beyond.  Robust growth in agriculture and rural industries propelled by pro-poor strategy hastened poverty eradication drives that President Xi Jinping well steered in the last decade. The […]

Corporal punishment is a form of bullying by a ‘teacher’ and it should be remembered that all bullies lose power and back down when confronted   by Sir Frank Peters Corporal punishment is repugnant to all civilized societies. It’s the putrid bile that stems from every parent, ‘teacher’, school and madrasah that uses corporal punishment […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/12/7 18:43:42 Huawei is now facing its most severe test since it became the world-renowned innovative tech company. Japan’s Kyodo News reported Friday that the country “plans to effectively exclude Chinese telecommunication equipment makers Huawei and ZTE from public procurement.” US efforts to pressure its allies to stop using Chinese high-tech products seem […]

DHAKA, Dec. 6 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh today signed two financing agreements totaling $525 million with the World Bank to improve connectivity and climate resilience through building, maintaining, and improving roads and rural bridges that could benefit more than 100 million people. The $425 million Operation for Supporting Rural Bridges Program will improve connectivity and climate […]

DHAKA, Dec.  6 (Xinhua) — As Bangladesh general elections are drawing nearer, crowd are getting larger at the shopping malls selling public address mikes in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, reports Xinhua. Also workers in the factories have been putting in overtime to make many mikes ahead of the elections slated for Dec. 30. Mohammad Abdul Majid […]

Opening-up in sync with solving trade row Source:Global Times Published: 2018/12/5 21:48:40 China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and dozens of other ministries and commissions have issued a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on joint disciplinary action against serious unreliable subjects in the field of intellectual property (patent). According to it, China’s Intellectual Property Office […]