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China confirms prisoner amnesty for WWII anniversary

BEIJING, Aug. 30 (NsNewsWire) — China’s top legislature has adopted a prisoner amnesty deal which will see thousands of war veterans as well as very old, young or infirm prisoners granted official pardons, in a move marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II on Sept. 3. The deal, promulgated by President […]

Bangladesh ratifies 4-nation deal facilitating transit of motor vehicles

DHAKA, Aug. 25 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi cabinet has approved a proposal for ratification of “The Motor Vehicles Agreement for the Regulation of Passenger, Personal and Cargo Vehicular Traffic between Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal.” The country’s cabinet with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair approved the proposal for ratification of the agreement on Monday, […]

S Africa to send Bangladesh grenade attack suspect back for trial

Bangladesh is expecting a fugitive suspect involving a grisly grenade attack on a major opposition political rally in 2004 will be returned by South Africa where he has been hiding for years to avoid legal proceedings in the South Asian country, reports hindustantimes. As a delegation of South Africa is visiting Bangladesh, Home Minister Asaduzzaman […]

Suspect identified in Bangkok bombing that killed 22

Suspect identified in Bangkok bombing that killed 22 English.news.cn 2015-08-19 09:31:14 BEIJING, August 19 (Xinhuanet) — Thailand’s Prime Minister says a suspect has been identified as investigations continue into the blast that killed at least 22 people. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha on Tuesday showed reporters images of a man caught by security cameras at the […]

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 embassy spokesman refutes U.S. media hype over “Chinese hacker” invasion

BEIJING, Aug. 13 (NsNewsWire) — Groundless accusations and “microphone diplomacy” are not solving any problems, said spokesman of the Chinese embassy in Washington Zhu Haiquan on Monday. Zhu was responding to a NBC report which accused China of trying to invade senior U.S. government officials’ private email, reports Xinhua. “Combating cross-border network hacker attacks needs […]

Plan for 1.5 million Bangladesh workers contradicts 11MP, say groups

By Yasmin Ramlan Malaysia, Aug. 13 (NsNewsWire) — The plan to bring in some 1.5 million workers from Bangladesh to Malaysia in stages over three years contradicts objectives in the 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP) to reduce dependency on low-skilled foreign labour, the country’s umbrella body of trade unions said. Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) secretary-general […]

Massive blasts rock Chinese city of Tianjin

Tianjin, China , Aug. 13 (NsNewsWire) — A series of huge explosions shook the northern Chinese city of Tianjin late Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, injuring hundreds and leaving dozens of firefighters missing, reports CNN quoting officials and state media. Liu Yue, a 25-year-old Tianjin resident, said she felt the first blast but […]

Bilateral talks held between Bangladesh President and Vietnam President in Hanoi, Vietnam

DHAKA, Aug. 11 (NsNewsWire) — The President of Bangladesh, Md. Abdul Hamid, is on a 4-day state visit to Viet Nam at the invitation of the President of Vietnam, Truong Tan Sang. Today, the official talks between the two Presidents was held at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, in a very friendly and […]