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ARNO welcomes the Report of the Independent International

DHAKA, Aug. 30 (NsNewsWire) — The Arakan Rohingya National Organization (ARNO) welcomes the Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar. The report acknowledges the continued and “systematic oppression” of the Rohingya people, the complicity of Myanmar Security forces and other actors in the continued violence that precipitated and directly caused the events of August 2017, […]

West misreads China-Russia partnership

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/8/29 22:28:43 Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reiterated Tuesday that the country in September will hold the Vostok-2018 (East-2018) military exercise, its biggest military drills in almost 40 years. The drills will involve almost 300,000 troops and more than 1,000 military aircraft. According to Shoigu, the upcoming war games will be “the […]

Japanese Grant Aid for “ the project for Improvement of Rescue Capacities in the Coastal and Inland Water ” Signed

DHAKA, Aug. 29 (NsNewsWire) — Japanese Grant Aid for “ the project for Improvement of Rescue Capacities in the Coastal and Inland Water ” Signed The signing ceremony of “the Project for Improvement of Rescue Capacities in the Coastal and Inland Waters” was held at Economic Relations Division (ERD) of Ministry of Finance on August […]

BRI envisions great win-win global connectivity

BRI envisions great win-win global connectivity Source:Global Times Published: 2018/8/28 6:59:30 In the fall of 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping first proposed the formation of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, today known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) while visiting Kazakhstan and Indonesia. This year marks BRI’s fifth anniversary. As reported […]

US absurd to link trade with denuclearization

Source:Global Times Published: 2018/8/26 22:33:40 US President Donald Trump on August 24 called off a trip to North Korea this week by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, citing insufficient progress on the issue of denuclearization. The cancellation came just one day after the trip was announced by Pompeo. On his Twitter account, Trump also said, “Additionally, because […]

GLOBAL CLIMATE ACTION SUMMIT ISSUES FINAL CALL FOR MEDIA ATTENDANCE APPLICATIONS

Application deadline for media credentials to attend the landmark climate event set for Sept. 4 SAN FRANCISCO,Aug. 26 (NsNewsWire) — The Global Climate Action Summit has announced that the deadline to apply for media credentials to attend the Summit and report on its announcements and outcomes is Tuesday, Sept. 4. Taking place at the Moscone Center […]

Leading Bangladeshi expert appointed to UN body on LDCs

DHAKA, Aug. 26 (NsNewsWire) — On recommendation of the Secretary General of the United Nations, the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in its recent session has appointed Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) to the UN Committee for Development Policy (CDP). Dr Debapriya, in his personal capacity, will serve as a […]

Liberia ready to align its pro-poor strategy with BRI: president

by Guo Jun and Olatunji Saliu MONROVIA, Liberia, Aug. 26 (NsNewsWire) — Liberia is ready to align its “pro-poor agenda,” the national development strategy, with the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Liberian President George Weah has said, reports Xinhua. Talking to Xinhua in his office in capital Monrovia, the president said Liberia will seek development […]

NOBEL PEACE LAUREATES CALL FOR AN IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION OF SAUDI-LED COALITION ATTACKS ON YEMEN

DHAKA, Aug. 25 (NsNewsWire) — The following is the full and unedited text of a statement that Nobel Peace Laureates issued with a call for an immediate ceasefire to stop armed hostilities in Yemen: “The Nobel Peace Laureates of the Nobel Women’s Initiative call for an immediate ceasefire to stop armed hostilities in Yemen, and […]