Trade war truce sends significant signal

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/12/3 21:33:40 The 90-day truce in the trade war between China and the US has garnered worldwide attention. Some deem it important not only for turning around the trade war, but also for the entire bilateral relationship. Another widely spreading view holds that the truce is of limited significance, only creating a […]

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OP-ED G20 must defend multilateralism as lifeline of the century

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/11/30 21:18:40 G20 must vigorously defend multilateralism The G20 summit kicked off in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Friday morning local time. Ahead of the summit, US President Donald Trump hinted he may impose more tariffs on imported cars, a move which targets Europe. The ongoing trade war with China is expanding, which is posing […]

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Sino-US agreement an important step forward

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/12/2 10:45:41 In talks on Saturday at Buenos Aires in Argentina, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump reached an important consensus on stabilizing trade relations between China and the US. The two countries will step up negotiations toward elimination of all additional tariffs and address issues of mutual concern. […]

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Auto tariffs will further dent globalization

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/11/29 21:58:40 US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that new auto tariffs were “being studied now” to prevent plant closures of the kind that General Motors (GM) announced this week. According to US media quotes from an anonymous US official, Trump may impose a 25 percent tariff on all cars coming from […]

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China, US need to seek greatest common interest

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/11/28 22:53:40 China, US need to explore common interest The upcoming meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump at the G-20 summit is attracting global attention. President Donald Trump sees a “good possibility” that the US and China can reach a deal at the dinner Saturday, said White […]

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ADB Promotes Climate-Smart Development Investments in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Nov. 28 (NsNewsWire) — The Government of Bangladesh, Asian Development Bank (ADB) and stakeholders at a dissemination forum today discussed tools for designing climate-smart development projects. Programming Division, Planning Commission of Bangladesh and ADB jointly organized the dissemination forum on “Establishing a Climate Risk Screening System for Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into National Development […]

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Bias stops West seeing real Xinjiang

Bias stops West seeing real Xinjiang Source:Global Times Published: 2018/11/27 23:08:40 Mihrigul Tursun, a Uyghur woman who claimed she came from the Xinjiang vocational education and training centers, which the West calls “re-education camps,” cried out to reporters in the National Press Club of the US. She said she was locked in a 37-square-meter cell […]

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American Academy of Pediatrics warn of corporal punishment dangers

 by Sir Frank Peters The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is calling for an immediate ban on corporal punishment worldwide in all settings including schools, homes and madrasahs. In a strong statement issued this week the august medical association comprising of 67,000 professional pediatricians, raised a loud voice in unison to alert the world to the […]

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Bangladeshi court ruling bars ex-PM Khaleda from elections

DHAKA, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) — A High Court division bench in Bangladesh on Tuesday said a convict jailed to more than two years cannot contest the election. The High Court division bench of Justice Mohammad Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice KM Hafizul Alam passed the order, rejecting an appeal seeking a stay order on the […]

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