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Implications of EU-US trade truce for China

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/7/26 21:48:40 European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and US President Donald Trump reached a compromise Wednesday to resolve their trade conflicts. The EU pledged to expand imports of soybeans and liquefied natural gas from the US. Washington agreed to hold off on US tariffs on cars and auto parts from the EU. […]

Department of Labour officials gain skills in investigating Unfair Labour Practices

DHAKA, July 26 (NsNewsWire) — A group of 30 officials from the Bangladesh Department of Labour have been trained on principles and techniques of investigation of unfair labour practices. The training will contribute to efforts to protect workers against anti-union discrimination and unfair labour practices by building capacity to implement the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) […]

Trade war causing a real impact on US economy

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/7/25 21:48:40 US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the US Department of Agriculture will adopt a $12 billion emergency plan to aid farmers hurt by the trade war. It is considered a clear signal that the trade war is causing a real impact on the US economy as well as an […]

Editor attacked by pro-government mob in Bangladesh

MEDIA RELEASE: BANGLADESH Download press release as PDF HERE July 25, 2018 Editor attacked by pro-government mob in Bangladesh Photo: Amar Desh covered in blood after the attack. Credit: BMSF Mahmudur Rahman, the editor of opposition-aligned Amar Desh daily, was brutally attacked by a pro-government mob outside the court in Kushita, western Bangladesh on July 22. The International […]

Spotlight: BRICS looks to a second golden decade of global cooperation

by Xinhua writer Qu Junya BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) — With the 10th BRICS summit set to take place in South Africa on Wednesday, the bloc of emerging-market economies is opening a new chapter in their all-round cooperation after a successful decade. At their three-day gathering in Johannesburg, the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China […]

GLOBAL CLIMATE ACTION SUMMIT APPOINTS CHINA’S CHIEF CLIMATE CHANGE NEGOTIATOR AS FIFTH CO-CHAIR

San Francisco, July 25, (NsNewsWire )– The Global Climate Action Summit has announced Xie Zhenhua, Special Representative for Climate Change Affairs of China, as its fifth Co-Chair. Minister Xie has for many years represented the Chinese government with distinction at both the national and international level including as China’s chief negotiator for the landmark 2015 […]

Bangladesh’s main airport flights resume after Thai Airways accident

DHAKA, July 24 (Xinhua) — Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Bangladesh capital Dhaka resumed flight operations on Tuesday after about two-hour shutdown caused by an accident involving an Thai Airways plane. GM Alamgir, an information official of Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), told Xinhua that the airport resumes operations for departure and arrival flights […]

Novartis Pharma Bangladesh Valsartan brands are not affected by recall

Dhaka, July 24 (NsNewsWire) — Novartis (Bangladesh) Limited, the leading multinational pharmaceutical company in Bangladesh announced that their valsartan brands – Diovan®, CoDiovan®, Entresto® and Exforge® are not affected for recent Valsartan recall. Novartis wants to assure general public, healthcare professionals and other concerned stakeholders that the valsartan brands- Diovan®, CoDiovan®, Entresto® and Exforge®, […]

Bangkok flight suffers tyre bursts while landing at Bangladesh airport

DHAKA, July 24 (Xinhua) — No casualties or injuries were reported after a Thai Airways flight from Bangkok suffered “multiple tyre bursts” on Tuesday afternoon, an airport official said. All flight operations were suspended at Bangladesh’s principal Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in capital Dhaka for hours due to the mishap. “Passengers of Thai Airways […]