New York City apartment fire kills 12, injures several others

Reuters, New York Twelve people were killed, including an infant, and four were critically injured on Thursday in a fire that swept through several floors of an apartment building in the New York City borough of the Bronx, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. The blaze started on the first floor of the brick building and […]

Read More

Yearender: China-Bangladesh friendship, cooperation continue to expand in 2017

DHAKA, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) — The year 2017, designated as the Year of Friendship and Exchanges between China and Bangladesh, saw the friendly ties between the two nations further cemented, as both sides pushed forward cooperation based on mutual benefit. Experts here said Bangladesh and China have, in the year past, enjoyed very strong relations. […]

Read More

Japan’s fake “hotline” story reveals deeper motives

Japan’s fake “hotline” story reveals deeper motives Source:Global Times Published: 2017/12/27 7:13:30  One of Japan’s so-called leading newspapers ran a story on Monday. It claims that multiple US government sources revealed China and the US are planning to establish a military hotline between the Northern Theater Command in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, and US forces in […]

Read More

China’s diplomatic efforts pay off with peripheral nations

Source:Global Times Published: 2017/12/25 23:18:40 China’s periphery has always been the forefront where the country practices its national strategies. Needless to say, the neighborhood around China is the most complex one among major powers. Without stability in the region surrounding the country, it is impossible for Beijing to take its strategic initiative around the world. […]

Read More

Pope, in Xmas message, calls for protection of Rohingyas

Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Monday called for adequate protection of the dignity of Rohingyas, who fled to Bangladesh following persecution in Myanmar. Francis, celebrating the fifth Christmas of his pontificate, said he had seen Jesus in the children he met during his recent trip to Myanmar and Bangladesh, and called for adequate […]

Read More

COMMUNITY-BASED ADAPTATION TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE FOR COASTAL COMMUNITIES

An estimated 35 million people  live in the 19 coastal districts of Bangladesh, who are  at high risk in the face of climate change Experts suspected that due to global warming, 10-15% Bangladesh’s land could be inundated by 2050, resulting in over 25 million climate refugees from the coastal districts. Against this backdrop, United Nations […]

Read More

Hegemonic US accuses China of economic aggression

Hegemonic US accuses China of economic aggression Source:Global Times Published: 2017/12/17 23:08:41 Just before US President Donald Trump rolls out his national security strategy on Monday, the Financial Times reported that Trump is likely to define China as a competitor in every realm and will accuse China of engaging in “economic aggression.” He would propose […]

Read More

Adapting to different opinion good for improving governance

Source:Global Times Published: 2017/11/27 23:08:40 Residents from a few towns and villages in Beijing have been forced out of their homes in a crude way during safety inspections and clean-ups lately, which triggered a strong public reaction. Beijing Municipal Work Safety Committee on Monday issued a notice to correct its previous approach. Improvements over the […]

Read More

Cyber rumors must be effectively addressed

Source:Global Times Published: 2017/11/26 23:28:40 Police have disclosed the preliminary results of the investigation into the alleged child abuse at the RYB Education-run kindergarten in Beijing’s Chaoyang district. One of the kindergarten teachers has been sent to criminal detention, which seems to indicate there was abuse. Another 31-year-old woman, who admitted fabricating fake news claiming […]

Read More