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Heartbreaking Photos Show A Child Bride’s Wedding In Bangladesh

Child marriage in Bangladesh is a persistent problem despite minimum age laws and government vows to curtail the practice. Nearly one-third of Bangladeshi girls under 15 are married, the highest rate for that age group in the world, according to UNICEF. Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced last year that child marriage would end in […]

China’s Silk Road initiative a partnership project, not competitor: Russian PM

MOSCOW, Aug. 23 (NsNewsWire) — The China-proposed Silk Road Economic Belt initiative is not a competitor, but a partnership project for Russia, the country’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday. “The project of the Silk Road belt is in no way a competitor for us, to some extent, it is a partnership project, which we […]

BRICS NDB looks set to emerge as an alternative to established Western financial institutions

By Safiul Azam, ACMA* On 21st July this year the group of world’s top emerging economies launched its New Development Bank (NDB). The bank backed by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) looks set to emerge as an alternative to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, although the group says it […]

Trade with Bangladesh, Myanmar soon: Mizoram CM

Trade between Mizoram, Myanmar and Bangladesh would be launched soon as border infrastructures were almost ready, Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla said here on Saturday, reports IANS. “The land customs station at Zokhawthar (in eastern Mizoram) was recently inaugurated by minister of state for commerce and industry Nirmala Sitharaman. This will enhance border trade with […]

Chinese FM says willing to work with U.S. to contribute to world peace, stability

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 6 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met here Wednesday with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, discussing Chinese President Xi Jinping’s forthcoming state visit to the United States in September and other issues of mutual concern. China is willing to make full preparation with the U.S. side to ensure the […]

China, Russia pledge to boost bilateral ties

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 6 (NsNewsWire) — China and Russia pledged to boost bilateral cooperation as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the ongoing 48th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, reports Xinhua. Speaking of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Global War against […]

China says TPP should be transparent, open

BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — China hopes that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) can be transparent and open and contribute to free trade and investment along with other arrangements in the region, a Chinese official said Tuesday. Shen Danyang, spokesman with the Ministry of Commerce, told a press conference that China has been closely watching TPP […]

Golden is the word for Beijing 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 2 (NsNewsWire) — Golden is the word for the second handshake between the Olympic Movement and China, the world’s most populous and fast-developing country. When the International Olympic Committee trusted Chinese capital Beijing and co-host Zhangjiakou with the 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Friday in Kuala Lumpur, it grasped a golden opportunity […]

　Beijing to make great Olympic Games in 2022, says Plushenk

　BEIJING, Aug. 1 (NsNewsWire) — Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenk, Russia’s four-time figure skating Olympic medalist, said here Friday that he believes Beijing will make a great Olympic Games in 2022. In the wake of Beijing’s win on Friday in the bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, Plushenk, who is in Beijing to cheer for the city’s […]