by Sir Frank Peters Three cheers for our neighbours Nepal. Hip-hip, hooray! Hip-hip, hooray!! Hip-hip, hooray!!! Last month, Nepal (population 26-million) adopted the Act relating to Children 2018, which explicitly prohibits corporal punishment of children in all settings. It was certified by the President of Nepal on 18 September 2018 and is now in effect. […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/10/26 21:18:40 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ongoing official visit to China is adding new impetus to Beijing-Tokyo ties. Leaders from both sides have expressed their willingness and determination to further develop bilateral cooperation. A number of agreements have been inked, including on joint investment in infrastructure projects in third-country markets. These […]

Shanghai, Oct. 27 (NsNewsWire) —  Leading technology and smartphone manufacturing company Huawei will launch its next flagship phone, the Huawei Mate 20 Series, in Bangladesh soon. Huawei Consumer Business Group (BG) unveiled one of the most highly anticipated smartphone series of the year at an event in Shanghai, China on Friday ,October 26 after London. […]

DHAKA, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — The upcoming China International Import Expo (CIIE) has been a big boon to revitalize the world economy, Bangladeshi experts said on Tuesday. Experts here believed the mega expo in Shanghai is the most significant event which China has so far arranged because it demonstrates China’s renewed determination to open its […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/10/23 22:18:40 With the opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao bridge on Tuesday, the Greater Bay Area takes the road forward. The pattern of this area will be reshaped with this historic project. The opposition camp in Hong Kong has held a critical attitude toward the construction of the bridge and some opposed […]

DHAKA, Oct. 23 (NsNewsWire) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed an administrative arrangement today to promote sustainable management of community development for Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). ADB Country Director Manmohan Parkash and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Sudipto Mukerjee signed the administrative arrangement at a simple ceremony at ADB’s […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/10/22 22:48:40 The death of Saudi Arabian dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul is drawing increasing attention. Saudi authorities admitted on Friday that he was dead, saying he had been killed in a fistfight by agents and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was unaware of the operation […]

US warning to Latin America disrespectful Source:Global Times Published: 2018/10/21 22:23:39 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Panama and Mexico last week. During his stay in Panama, he warned President Juan Carlos Varela about doing business with China and criticized Chinese State-owned enterprises that engage in “predatory economic activity.” First of all, Pompeo’s accusation […]

Data released by China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday showed that the country’s economy grew 6.5 percent year-on-year in the third quarter. It expanded 6.8 percent and 6.7 percent in the first and second quarter respectively, showing a trend of gradual decline. An NBS spokesperson said at the release of the data that […]