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China, Russia pledge to boost bilateral ties

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 6 (NsNewsWire) — China and Russia pledged to boost bilateral cooperation as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the ongoing 48th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, reports Xinhua. Speaking of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Global War against […]

Bangladesh approves construction of exhibition center with Chinese grant

DHAKA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s highest economic policy- making body gave the greenlight to a proposal on Tuesday to build an exhibition center with Chinese financing. The project was approved at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reports Xinhua. Planning Minister AHM Mustafa […]

China-ASEAN ties leads East Asia cooperation

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — The close economic ties and all-around cooperation between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are expect to play a leading role in the East Asia cooperation, officials and experts said. “China is looking forward to further development and cooperation with other East Asian countries, to further […]

Q&A: Who is testing the suspected MH370 debris?

PARIS, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) — The piece of aircraft debris found near La Reunion Island and confirmed as part of a Boeing 777 has arrived in France for analysis. Q: Who will do the tests? A: The debris will be analyzed by experts at the Aeronautical Technologies Center of the General Directorate of Armament (DGA), […]

Probable MH370 wreckage arrives in Toulouse: reports

The probable MH 370 debris arrived in Toulouse Saturday to be analysed by experts, reports Xinhua

　Beijing to make great Olympic Games in 2022, says Plushenk

　BEIJING, Aug. 1 (NsNewsWire) — Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenk, Russia’s four-time figure skating Olympic medalist, said here Friday that he believes Beijing will make a great Olympic Games in 2022. In the wake of Beijing’s win on Friday in the bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, Plushenk, who is in Beijing to cheer for the city’s […]

Tens of thousands celebrate freedom as Indo-Bangla deal to exchange enclaves comes into force

Adjust font size: After living in a stateless limbo for about seven decades, some 52,000 inhabitants of 162 enclaves inside Bangladesh and India celebrated freedom when the clock strikes 12:00 on Friday night. They became citizens of either of the countries based on their choice, as Dhaka and New Delhi exchanged the adversely possessed pieces […]

Nearly half million evacuated as cyclone lashes Bangladesh

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, July 30 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh evacuated nearly half a million people as cyclone Komen closed in on the country’s southeast coastlines on Thursday, with winds uprooting trees and tearing into hundreds of flimsy homes. One person is confirmed to have died in St Martin’s Island near Cox’s Bazar, some 292 km southeast […]

Plane debris found on Indian Ocean island fuels MH370 speculation

Plane debris found on the shore of the island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean has fueled speculation that it could be part of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which mysteriously vanished more than a year ago with 239 people on board. AFP reported that the debris, which appeared to be part of an airplane’s wing, […]