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Dutch-Turkish tension rises over diplomatic row

THE HAGUE, March 12 (Xinhua) — Diplomatic tensions between the Netherlands and Turkey escalated on Saturday night after a convoy of Turkey’s Minister of Family and Social Policies Betul Sayan Kaya was halted for hours close to the Turkish General Consulate in Rotterdam. “I am being taken to Germany via the Nijmegen border with democratic […]

New civil code to promote China’s int’l image: Bangladeshi lawyers

Bangladeshi lawyers Thursday warmly lauded the Chinese government’s initiative to adopt a civil code, saying it will promote China’s international image, reports Xinhua. China’s national lawmakers on Wednesday started to deliberate draft general provisions of a civil law, which, if adopted, will bring the country one step closer to a long-absent civil code. With the […]

BANGLADESH SCORES BIG IN DIPLOMACY IN THE NETHERLANDS

DHAKA, March 9 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh scored big in diplomacy when Bangladesh was elected as Chairperson of the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). This is for the first-time Bangladesh was elected to a high post like the Chairperson of the Executive Council in the OPCW. Bangladesh’s election […]

IMF Staff Completes 2017 Article IV Mission to Bangladesh

Washington, D.C. March 9 (NsNewsWire) — An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Mr. Brian Aitken, visited Dhaka during February 26-March 9 to hold discussions on the 2017 Article IV Consultation with Bangladesh. The mission met with the Finance Secretary, Bangladesh Bank Governor, Executive Chairman Bangladesh Investment Development Authority, Secretary Bank and Financial Institutions […]

THAAD provides a reason for China to elevate nuclear prowess

Source:Global Times Published: 2017/3/8 0:43:39 According to reports from South Korea and the US Tuesday, the two countries have started deploying the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system in South Korea. Parts of the shield, including launch vehicles, have already arrived, and service personnel and other equipment will be put in place within […]

Foreign Minister displays confidence of the country

Source:Global Times Published: 2017/3/9 0:33:39 The press conference Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held at the fifth session of the 12th National People’s Congress in Beijing on Wednesday touched on almost all global hotspot issues. The past year has witnessed the most black swan events. In such a precarious world, is our diplomacy able to […]

Trump’s constant controversy could impact White House agenda

By Matthew Rusling U.S. President Donald Trump is seeing more controversy than any other newly elected president in recent memory, and that might hurt his chances of passing his agenda, reports Xinhua. Trump, who shocked the world last November when he beat Democratic rival Hillary Clinton to win the presidential race, has careened from one […]

Registration opens for ONA Dublin, a forum on emerging trends in digital media

Washington, D.C. — Registration is now open for ONA Dublin, a full-day conference May 19, 2017, on emerging trends and best practices in digital media. Hosted by the Online News Association (ONA), the largest association of digital journalists, the event will feature a full day of programming to address the latest issues in the digital […]

Gilberto Silva: Wenger’s time at Arsenal is up

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 7 (NsNewsWire) — Former Arsenal great Gilberto Silva said Monday that it is time for the club to part ways with long-time manager Arsene Wenger. Calls for Wenger to step down have grown louder after Arsenal’s 3-1 loss to Liverpool on Saturday, a result that left the Gunners fifth in the […]