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AIIB approves loans for transport projects in Oman

BEIJING, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) — The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved two loans totaling 301 million U.S. dollars for transport sector projects in Oman, the bank’s first in the Arabian Peninsula. The financing comprises 265 million dollars to maritime infrastructure at Duqm Port and 36 million dollars to the country’s first railway system, […]

S.Koreans continue candlelight vigil after impeachment of President Park

SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) — Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans flooded a square in central Seoul again Saturday night even after the bill to impeach President Park Geun-hye was overwhelmingly passed through the National Assembly the previous day. Instead of being satisfied with the impeachment driven by people power, protesters demanded Park be imprisoned […]

Majority of Americans say no need for Trump to sell businesses, Bloomberg poll shows

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) — A new Bloomberg poll shows a majority of Americans think it is not necessary to force U.S. president-elect Donald Trump to sell his businesses in order to avoid conflicts of interest. The poll released Wednesday shows 69 percent of the respondents believe it goes too far to force the New […]

Demand grows in S.Korea for embattled president’s impeachment: poll

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) — Demand grew in South Korea for the impeachment of embattled President Park Geun-hye ahead of vote on it in parliament, a local poll showed on Thursday. The main opposition Minjoo Party’s approval rating rose in tandem as they took the lead in proposing the bill to impeach President Park who […]

Statement by the EU Spokesperson on the recent escalation of violence in Myanmar

DHAKA, Dec. 6 (NsNewsWire) — The following is the unedited text of a statement by an EU Spokesperson on the recent escalation of violence in Myanma: “The announcement by the Government of Myanmar of the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the recent violence in Rakhine State is a welcome one. The announcement by the Government […]

India President meets Bangladesh 100 member Youth Delegation

DHAKA, Dec. 6 (NsNewsWire) — The 100-member Bangladesh Youth Delegation-2016 called on Hon’ble President of India H.E. Mr. Pranab Mukherjee today (Dec 5, 2016) at the Darbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. Mr. Vijay Goyal, Hon’ble Minister of State of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of Govt of India, and Dr A […]

Race begins for next New Zealand prime minister

WELLINGTON, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — Three Cabinet ministers from New Zealand’s ruling center-right National Party emerged Tuesday in the contest for the next prime minister. Other big names were keeping tight-lipped on whether they would enter the ring following Prime Minister John Key’s surprise announcement Monday that he is resigning after eight years in power […]

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina Accepts PM Narendra Modi’s Invitation To Visit India

New Delhi: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has accepted Narendra Modi’s invitation to visit India and programme elements and dates are being worked out, External Affairs Ministry said today, reports PTI. “Prime Minister Modi has extended an invitation to Bangladesh Prime Minister Hasina to visit India and the invitation has been accepted. Details of […]

U.S.-led coalition kills 54 civilians in Syria, Iraq in March-October: Pentagon

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — The U.S.-led coalition killed 54 civilians between March 31 and Oct. 22 in airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria and Iraq, raising the death toll of civilians to 173 since the start of the campaign in 2014, said the Pentagon on Thursday. The civilian deaths occurred in six […]