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For what sin did Bangladesh hang Mir Quasem Ali?

Dr. Ali Al-Ghamdi On Tuesday September 3, 2016, the Bangladeshi authorities hanged Mir Quasem Ali, one of the leaders of Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islam, the third largest political party in the country. Ali was the owner of a publishing house which publishes one of the largest Bangladeshi newspapers and the owner of TV and radio […]

ASEAN and related summits to focus on community building efforts, cooperation with China

VIENTIANE, Sept. 6 (NsNewsWire) — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and related summits are scheduled here in the Lao capital on Tuesday, with the main theme of “Turning Vision into Reality for a Dynamic ASEAN Community.” Community building efforts, ASEAN’s cooperation with dialogue partners, as well as a commemorative summit of the 25th […]

G20 and global economic growth

As the G20 summit in Hangzhou draws closer, how the G20 will lead global economic growth becomes a hot topic worldwide at the key phase of global economic recovery. In 2015, global economy continued its weak recovery with an increase of only 3.1 percent, the lowest since 2009. On one hand, developed economies faced structural […]

Feature: Bangladeshi officials, executives choose to learn Chinese to get ahead

by Liu Chuntao, Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) — Officials and executives of banking and non-banking financial institutions are joining a new and growing trend of learning Chinese in Bangladesh, a country in which proficiency in English has long been the desirable language goal to achieve success. What the officials maintain is changing because in […]

900 quotations of Xi Jinping’s Governance of China

It will be a chance to know how Chinese President Xi Jinping governs the country.We will continuously update Q&As here to introduce Xi’s governance of China, and if you have any question, feel free to leave your message! For details visit: http://en.gmw.cn/node_87152.htm

China, Japan, S. Korea should work to make differences controllable

BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) — As foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea are to meet in Tokyo Wednesday, the three major Asian powers should work together to make their differences controllable. The final date of the eighth trilateral foreign ministers’ meeting, the second gathering since the talks resumed in March 2015 after a […]

“I am the greatest”

By Michael Place RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 21 (NsNewsWire) — Usain Bolt declared himself “the greatest” after signing off on his Olympic career with a ninth gold medal here on Friday, reports Xinhua. The 29-year-old ran an electrifying final leg to anchor Jamaica’s second straight Olympic men’s 4x100m relay victory. The result gave Bolt his […]

NY Fed, Bangladesh central bank to resume normal money transfers: sources

By Krishna N. Das and Serajul Quadir The Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Bangladesh’s central bank have agreed to withdraw additional payment security measures put in place after one of the world’s biggest cyber heists, the theft of $81 million from Bangladesh Bank’s account at the Fed, two sources said, reports reuters. The […]

Xi calls for advancing Belt and Road Initiative

BEIJING, Aug. 18 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for steady advance of the country’s Belt and Road Initiative to benefit people along the routes. The Belt and Road Initiative should help promote policy coordination, infrastructure connectivity, unimpeded trade, financial integration and mutual understanding among the people, Xi said at a symposium […]