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INFINITI sets new November sales record with more than 4,000 vehicles sold in China

HONG KONG, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — INFINITI released its global sales figures for November Tuesday, showing total November sales were up 5 percent year on year. In China, sales hit record, with a 6 percent increase compared with the same month last year. Total November sales of more than 20,000 were up 5 percent versus […]

2022 Winter Olympic Games competition venues to start construction next year

SHIJIAZHUANG, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — North China’s Hebei province will initiate construction on 2022 Winter Olympic Games competition venues in 2017 after finishing planning work this year, local authorities said on Tuesday. Beijing, along with the city of Zhangjiakou in Hebei Province, won the bid to co-host the 2022 Winter Olympics at the 128th IOC […]

Singapore Management University sets up full sports scholarship after para-swimmer Yip Pin Xiu

SINGAPORE, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) The Singapore Management University (SMU) introduced bond-free full sports scholarship in honour of Paralympics gold medallist Yip Pin Xiu on Tuesday. From August 2017, the Yip Pin Xiu scholarship will offer a full waiver of tuition fees to outstanding student athletes admitted to any SMU undergraduate program next year. SMU said […]

Tibet airport handles over 3 mln passengers

LHASA, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — The number of passengers handled by Lhasa Konggar Airport in Tibet exceeded 3 million this year, showing the rapid development of its civil aviation industry. The airport in Lhasa, capital of Tibet Autonomous Region, opened in 1965. It saw passenger numbers exceed 1 million in 2006 and 2 million in […]

Tokyo shares close higher as Italy uncertainty concerns dispelled

TOKYO, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — Tokyo shares closed higher Tuesday as investors shake off political uncertainty in Italy sparked by Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s lose in a referendum over his proposals for constitutional reforms. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 85.55 points, or 0.47 percent, from Monday at 18,360.54. The broader Topix index […]

Statement by the EU Spokesperson on the recent escalation of violence in Myanmar

DHAKA, Dec. 6 (NsNewsWire) — The following is the unedited text of a statement by an EU Spokesperson on the recent escalation of violence in Myanma: “The announcement by the Government of Myanmar of the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the recent violence in Rakhine State is a welcome one. The announcement by the Government […]

India President meets Bangladesh 100 member Youth Delegation

DHAKA, Dec. 6 (NsNewsWire) — The 100-member Bangladesh Youth Delegation-2016 called on Hon’ble President of India H.E. Mr. Pranab Mukherjee today (Dec 5, 2016) at the Darbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. Mr. Vijay Goyal, Hon’ble Minister of State of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of Govt of India, and Dr A […]

Italian PM delays resignation until after 2017 budget’s approval

ROME, Dec. 6 (NsNewsWire) — Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi will resign after the 2017 draft budget is approved, the Italian president said on Monday. The outgoing prime minister formally handed in his resignation to president Sergio Mattarella in the evening, after a major constitutional reform backed by his cabinet was rejected by 59 percent […]

Race begins for next New Zealand prime minister

WELLINGTON, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — Three Cabinet ministers from New Zealand’s ruling center-right National Party emerged Tuesday in the contest for the next prime minister. Other big names were keeping tight-lipped on whether they would enter the ring following Prime Minister John Key’s surprise announcement Monday that he is resigning after eight years in power […]