The first “block 5” Falcon 9 rocket was hauled up pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center last week for an engine test firing that cleared the way for launch Thursday to boost a communications satellite into orbit for Bangladesh. SpaceX is readying an upgraded version of its Falcon 9 rocket for launch Thursday to […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/5/9 10:33:39 Chinese Vice Premier Liu He will visit Washington next week to resume talks with the Donald Trump administration, the White House said on Monday in a positive tone. “We are working on something that we think will be great for everybody,” White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told reporters. Although China […]

GENEVA, May 9 (Xinhua) — The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said Tuesday it has launched a ground-breaking new humanitarian fund designed to ease and even prevent the damage and trauma caused by natural disasters. “Our new forecast-based action fund means that guaranteed money will be available to help communities […]

DHAKA, May 8 (Xinhua) — Millions of Bangladeshis, living and working abroad, remitted home over 12 billion U.S. dollars in the first 10 months of the current 2017-18 fiscal year ending next month, a central bank official said Tuesday. Quoting provisional data, the Bangladesh Bank (BB) official told Xinhua that the flow of inward remittances […]

DHAKA, May  8 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves exceeded 33 billion U.S. dollars by the end of April, said the country’s central bank on Tuesday. An official with the Bangladesh Bank (BB) Forex Reserve and Treasury Management Department told Xinhua that foreign exchange reserves stood at 33,109.53 million U.S. dollars in April compared with […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/5/7 22:43:39 Vladimir Putin was sworn in for a fourth term as Russian president on Monday, seen as a challenging mission by many. Putin faces tough tasks reviving the Russian economy and cultivating a new generation of Russian leadership that will succeed him after six years. Putin has profoundly influenced Russia in […]

LONDON, May 7 (NsNewsWire) — The UK today (Monday May 7 2018) pledges fresh humanitarian support for the Rohingya people living in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh. The support comes ahead of the looming cyclone and monsoon season, alongside help to vaccinate almost one million people against deadly cholera. Conditions in the huge camps near the […]

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/5/6 23:23:39 The White House issued a peremptory statement on Saturday criticizing the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)’s demand that foreign airlines remove references on their websites or in other material suggesting Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao as “countries.” “This is Orwellian nonsense,” the statement said, adding that US President Donald […]

DHAKA, May 6 (NsNewsWire) — Axiata Digital- a subsidiary of Axiata Group Berhad, has recently launched, ada, an integrated digital marketing business unlocking brand potential in digital. The new business will provide seamless offerings in data science, technology, and creative—all connected to form and deliver a powerful digital ecosystem for our brands and advertisers. ada […]