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UN urges rethink of Rohingya repatriations without safeguards

The UN refugee agency and other groups have urged a rethink of the plan to send Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar amid fears of forced repatriations and the inability of aid agencies to ensure the safety of hundreds of thousands who fled bloodshed at home, reports Reuters. The calls come as Bangladesh delayed the repatriation […]

Western media has no right to interfere in China’s judicial process

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/1/23 18:48:39 Gui Minhai, a Hong Kong-based book publisher of Swedish citizenship, was again seized by police on the Chinese mainland. Western media outlets sensationalized the incident, saying that Gui was “snatched from a train bound for Beijing before two Swedish diplomats.” Originally from Ningbo in Zhejiang Province, Gui obtained Swedish citizenship […]

Bangladesh delays repatriation of Rohingya refugees

Bangladesh has delayed plans to repatriate hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who fled violence, including mass killings and rape, in Myanmar. The process was due to begin on Tuesday, but a list verifying the details of people to be sent back is still incomplete, reports Aljazeera. There are fears that the Rohingya will be […]

China’s “Ice Boy” arrives in Beijing

Wang Fuman, also known as “Ice Boy,” is living out his dream of visiting Beijing. The 8-year-old from southwest China’s Yunnan Province became a nationwide Internet sensation last week after a photo of him in classroom with frosted hair went viral. Wang braved frigid temperatures, wearing nothing but a thin coat, to walk 1.5 hours […]

Public toilet inaugurated at Gulshan 2 in Dhaka city

DHAKA, Jan. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Dhaka officially has more than a hundred public toilets, but in reality, many do not function properly – some are even turned into use for shop keeping or as storerooms. They are usually dirty, dark and unusable for women, children and persons with disabilities. For the city’s 20 million inhabitants, […]

Across China: Traditional clay sculpture sees a revival in China

By Huang Yongxian SHIJIAZHUANG, Jan. 22 (NsNewsWire) — For nearly 50 years, Zhao Yuming has been immersed in his own world of clay figurines. At age 62, Zhao is the only remaining clay sculpture master craftsman in Laoting County, Hebei Province, reports Xinhua. FIVE HUNDRED YEAR HISTORY Clay sculpture is one of the main traditional […]

China-EU Tourism Year to promote business and mutual ties: Ambassador

BRUSSELS, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) — The upcoming China-EU Tourism Year will not only promote the industry, but also boost mutual understanding and overall ties between the two sides, Ambassador Zhang Ming, head of the Chinese Mission to the European Union (EU), said in an interview. The Tourism Year, jointly declared by China and the EU, […]

(Sports) Standard Chartered Hong Kong marathon 2018 kicks off, attracting around 74,000 participants

HONG KONG, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) — A total of 74,000 marathon runners on Sunday gathered in Hong Kong for 2018 Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon, which was described as the golden road race by the International Association of Athletics Federations. The competitions, held by Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association, are consisted of full marathon, half […]

AIIB’s power sector project hailed by millions in rural Bangladesh

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) — A power sector project of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is considered as a transformative milestone for rural Bangladesh, elating the country’s millions of people who live in areas which were earlier without any access to the national power grid. The AIIB-financed 165-million-U.S. dollar Power Distribution System […]