China vows to strengthen nuclear security with new measures

WASHINGTON, April 3 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday announced a slew of new measures to shore up the nuclear security of China, the country with the fastest growth of nuclear power worldwide, reports Xinhua. Addressing the opening plenary session of the the two-day fourth Nuclear Security Summit here, Xi said China has […]

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Mainland reiterates importance of 1992 Consensus to cross-Strait ties

Beijing, March 31 (NsNewsWire) — Various achievements made during the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations would suffer if the political basis of the 1992 Consensus were undermined, a mainland spokesperson said Wednesday. “The 1992 Consensus is the political basis for the peaceful development of relations across the Taiwan Strait,” said An Fengshan of the State […]

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China encourages 2nd-hand car trade

Beijing, March 29 (NsNewsWire) — Trade in second-hand cars should increase now that the government has issued a guideline to oil the wheels of the market, reports Xinhua. A flourishing second-hand car market is a condition for steady growth of the automobile industry, as it can encourage car owners to buy new ones, while boosting […]

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Bangladesh Editor Faces 79 Court Cases After an Unusual Confession

DHAKA, Bangladesh — The math alone is a bewildering exercise for Mahfuz Anam, the editor of Bangladesh’s most popular English-language newspaper. Since February, the number of legal claims against him has climbed to 79 cases: 62 for defamation and 17 for sedition, reports The New York Times. If convicted in all of the cases, Mr. […]

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China nuclear power development set to quicken for cleaner growth

BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) — With the passing of its most environmentally conscious five year development roadmap, China looks set for a greener, cleaner future. Nuclear power development was highlighted as a priority in the 13th Five-Year period (2016-2020), as the renewable energy will play an integral role in the government’s push for greener growth. […]

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China will maintain medium-high growth: premier

BOAO, Hainan, March 24 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday that China will follow a medium-high track of growth and pay attention to the quality and benefits of development, reports Xinhua. The premier said this at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) held in the southern province […]

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Developing countries need to have louder voice in changing world

BEIJING, March 23 (NsNewsWire) — With more than 80 percent of the world’s population in developing countries, and the combined gross domestic product surpassing that of the developed ones, it is a natural trend for media groups from the developing world to have greater say for their countries and peoples. For a long time, global […]

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Bangladesh’s financial world rocked by massive reserve heist, ATM scams

By Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, March 21 (Xinhua) — Businessman Abdur Rahim is tense after depositing money in a bank even though he used to deal with the bank daily with such transactions in Dhaka. Previously Rahim didn’t think twice about the money he kept in his bank account, but nowadays, almost everyday, he enters the bank […]

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