Source:Global Times Published: 2018/7/11 22:38:40 US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Tuesday released a list of 10 percent tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods, which makes good on US President Donald Trump’s recent threats to step up a trade war with China. China’s Ministry of Commerce expressed solemn protest against the US announcement and […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/7/10 22:13:40 Liu Xia, widow of late Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, left China on Tuesday on a flight reportedly heading for Germany. After Liu Xiaobo passed away last year, Western media called for her release claiming that Liu Xia has been under house arrest. But this is not reality. Liu Xia indeed […]

GENEVA , July 10 (NsNewsWire) —  The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, said the Government’s failure to redress discriminatory laws against the Rohingya made it impossible for hundreds of thousands of refugees to return to their homes anytime soon. “As it is now clear that the Government of Myanmar […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/7/9 23:18:39 Three years ago, some Chinese lawyers were held accountable for zealously fomenting political confrontation by inciting illegal gathering. The West has since been tarnishing China’s governance in this respect and meanwhile glorifying the unlawful acts of these people, causing a new frontline for conflicting values between China and the West. […]

BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) — China will further open its A-shares market to foreign investors, the country’s top securities regulator said Sunday. Foreign individuals working in the Chinese mainland, and those who work overseas at companies listed on the A-shares market and enjoy equity incentives, will be allowed to open A-shares securities accounts, according to […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/7/8 18:13:40 Washington sailed two US destroyers through the Taiwan Straits on Saturday, a gesture that many believe is directed at China-US ties and the Taiwan question. Increased trade tensions between Beijing and Washington and Tsai Ing-wen administration’s constant provocations have put further strain on the cross-Straits situation. Now, Washington has put […]

TOKYO, July 8 (Xinhua) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday in Tokyo that sanctions against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) will remain in place until the DPRK achieves “final, fully-verified denuclearization.” Pompeo made the remarks at a joint press conference following a trilateral meeting between foreign ministers of the […]

DHAKA, July 8 (NsNewsWire) — The Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre, Dhaka is pleased to present a Dance Drama by Dr Mahua Mukherjee on Buddhacharita – In Sanskrita Mahakavya style on the life of Gautam Buddha at Main Auditorium, National Museum, Dhaka on 9 July 2018 from 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm.  Prof. Dr. Mukherjee, M.Sc., Ph.D. […]

DHAKA, July 8 (NsNewsWire) — Thailand’s Phuket government said on Saturday that nine bodies were found on Saturday and 14 others remained missing after boats capsized off the resort island of Phuket in southern Thailand, reports Xinhua. The Thai authorities found five bodies in the “Phoenix” tourist boat sunk some 30 to 40 meters under […]