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Thousands of refugees arrive in Munich central station

MUNICH, Sept. 6 (NsNewsWire) — About 3,700 refugees coming by train from Hungary via Austria have arrived at Munich central station by early Saturday evening, with another 3,000 still expected to come later in the night, reports Xinhua. According to German police, three special trains with refugees are expected to arrive at about 01:00 on […]

Bangladesh hails China’s V-Day parade

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s political leaders on Thursday lauded China’s V-Day parade as showing Beijing’s commitment to upholding world peace and promoting common development and prosperity for all countries. They said the parade, which was held earlier in the day, is virtually to tell the world clearly that China cherishes peace […]

China, Bangladesh need to deepen relations, discussants opine

DHAKA, Sept. 2 (Xinhua)– Bangladesh needs to make all-out efforts to further cement its ties with China in every possible sphere for mutual benefits, discussants opined at a seminar here on Tuesday, reports NsNewsWire. Bangladesher Samyabadi Dal (ML) or Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist-Leninist) organized seminar titled “A Discussion on Strategic Importance of Bangladesh-China Relations.” […]

GMR Plans to Export Power from its Nepal Plant to Bangladesh

Infra major GMR Group, which is setting up two hydel power projects in Nepal, is in discussions with Bangladesh government among others to export power from the Himalayan country, PTI reports. “Initial discussions were initiated for tying up sale of power with Government of Bangladesh, Power Trading Company (PTC) / NTPC / Vidyut Vyapar Nigam […]

China’s important contribution to WWII victory little known to Europeans

BERLIN, Aug. 31 (NsNewsWire) — China made a very important contribution to the victory in the World War II (WWII), which was little known to Europeans, former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has said. Schroeder is among dozens of foreign statesmen invited to witness the military parade of China to celebrate the WWII victory. The event […]

Dead migrants in abandoned lorry die from lack of oxygen: Austrian police

VIENNA, Aug. 30 (NsNewsWire) — The 71 dead migrants who were found Thursday in an abandoned lorry on a motorway in eastern Austria near Vienna died from lack of air, police said on Saturday. It is hard to imagine how crowded the lorry was, as 71 people could not even stand together inside the middle-sized […]

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 […]

Volatilities are “natural consequence” of China’s economic transition

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (NsNewsWire) — Recent volatilities of Chinese stock markets and the currency depreciation are “natural” in such an economic transition as China is undergoing, chairman of the Principal Financial Group said, reports Xinhua. Larry Zimpleman, also chief executive officer of the Principal Financial Group, said in a recent interview with Xinhua that he […]

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 […]