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Chinese top political advisor calls for further improvement of Sino-Indonesian ties

JAKARTA, July 28 (NsNewsWire) — Visiting top Chinese political advisor Yu Zhengsheng said in Jakarta that he expects that the China-Indonesia bilateral relations will be further improved. Yu, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), told a press conference on Monday after meeting with Zulkifli Hasan, chairman of the […]

Bangladesh expresses concern about India’s river-linking plan

DHAKA, July 26 (NsNewsWire) — A recent announcement in Delhi to go ahead with a scheme to link 30 rivers across the country, including the Brahmaputra and the Ganga in the Himalayas, set off a new round of grave concerns from its next door neighbor Bangladesh. New Delhi’s renewed thrust on the project has left […]

Bangladesh’s ex-PM Khaleda Zia appears in anti-graft court

DHAKA, July 23 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia appeared on Thursday before a court for hearing in two graft cases. The court has fixed August 3 for the hearing in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases, reports Xinhua. The proceedings in the graft cases started at the special court […]

India’s river-linking project will affect our rivers, says Bangladesh opposition party

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)on late Wednesday expressed concerns over India’s fresh move to implement the controversial river-linking project and urged the government to take strong action against it. Some Indian newspapers, quoting Indian Water Resources Minister Sanwar Lal Jat, reported on July 13 that India is going to start the river linking project by setting […]

Overseas experts, media rap Japan’s absurd fanfare for “China threat”

BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) — Scholars and news media in Indonesia, Thailand, Japan and other countries criticized the claim of “China threat” and preaching for the necessity of security bills in Japan’s defence white paper for 2015 approved by the Japanese cabinet on Tuesday. They noted the revival of militarist sentiments in Japan is actually […]

CPC to hold key plenum in October, discuss 13th five-year development plan

BEIJING, July 21 (NsNewsWire) — The 18th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee will hold its fifth plenary session in Beijing in October. The announcement was made after a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held Monday. High on the agenda is the discussion of the 13th five-year plan of […]

China’s economic growth outlook still promising: president

CHANGCHUN, July 20 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has reassured local governments that the economy still enjoys a promising outlook despite downward growth pressure. Xi made the remarks during a discussion with provincial officials after an inspection tour to Jilin from Thursday to Saturday, where he urged the northeastern province to strive for breakthroughs […]

Thailand’s repatriation of illegal immigrants to China lawful, experts say

BEIJING, July 13 (NsNewsWire) — Thailand’s recent repatriation of over 100 illegal immigrants to China conforms with international practice as the crackdown on illegal immigration is an international responsibility and obligation, overseas officials, experts and scholars said. Thailand on Thursday repatriated a total of 109 illegal immigrants to China, who had been on their way […]

Forced to marry at 14 in Bangladesh

It was 15 years ago that the United Nations set a series of targets aimed at improving the lives of those living in the world’s poorest countries. The Millennium Development Goals are due to expire this year, but just how much have people’s lives changed? One of the countries that has advanced is Bangladesh but […]