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BEIJING, Oct. 19 (NsNewsWire) — China has named and shamed 10 travel agencies as the country attempts to create a sound environment for tourists, the National Tourism Administration (NTA) said Sunday. The tourist companies, which are based in Yunnan Province, Hainan Province and Shandong Province, have been blacklisted, effective for two years, due to “irregularities.” […]
Read MoreChina’s economy posted a 6.9 percent growth year on year in the third quarter of 2015, lower than 7 percent in the first half of the year, National Bureau of Statistics announced, reports Xinhua.
Read MoreTEHRAN, Oct. 19 (NsNewsWire) — Iran‘s Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif and European Union (EU) foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini issued a joint statement on Sunday, announcing the start of the implementation of the nuclear deal reached between Iran and the six world powers in July, according to Iran’s Foreign Ministry website. Now, Iran will start […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Oct. 19 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping conducted a written interview with Reuters on Sunday, in advance of his state visit to Britain. Following is the full text published by Xinhua News Agency: 1. You will soon pay a state visit to the UK. It is learned that both the royal family and […]
Read Moreby Xinhua Writer Zhang Jianhua LONDON, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) — Britain intends to become the best western partner of China and is helping build the relationship between China and the West as a whole, Britain’s former Prime Minister Tony Blair has said. Speaking of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s upcoming state visit to Britain, Blair told […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) — Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has formally released a commemorative postage stamp, marking the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between his country and China. The postage stamp released on Saturday features a picture of a handshake between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and President Xi Jinping with both […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 18 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone will offer iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, the most advanced iPhones ever, beginning on Thursday, November 5th. Customers can pre-register iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus beginning on Friday, October 23rd at http://www.grameenphone.com/personal/iphone-6s. For more information on iPhone, please visit: www.apple.com/iphone.
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 18 (NsNewsWire) — A team of delegates from Bangladesh, led by Minister of State for Science and Technology Yeafesh Osman, visited the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) on Saturday, reports the Hindu. Bangladesh intends to construct 1,200 MWe VVER nuclear reactors with Russian assistance on turnkey basis. High-level delegates led by Mr. Osman […]
Read MoreGeneva-Paris, Oct .17 (NsNewsWire) — The Parliament of Bangladesh should withdraw the Foreign Donations (Voluntary Activities) Regulation Bill 2015, which if passed would severely restrict the legitimate activities of civil society and human rights defenders in Bangladesh, urged the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of OMCT and FIDH. On […]
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