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China to issue new 100-yuan bank note

BEIJING, Aug. 10 (NsNewsWire) — The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, announced it would issue a new 100-yuan bank note from Nov. 12 on Monday. The new bank note will be harder to counterfeit and easier for machines to read. Part of the fifth set of bank notes introduced by the PBOC […]

China, U.S. to exchange officials for Xi’s visit

BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) — China and the United States will send senior officials to each other’s country in preparation for the state visit to the United States by Chinese President Xi Jinping in September. Several senior U.S. officials will visit China in August and September, based on a consensus reached by the two sides, […]

“Six poachers” killed in gunfight with Bangladesh police

DHAKA, Aug. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Six persons arrested on poaching charges have been killed in an alleged shootout with police in Bangladesh part of Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest. Mohammad Moniruzzaman, deputy inspector general of Police Range in Khulna, some 180 km southwest of capital Dhaka, told the journalists that the poachers were arrested […]

UN chief condemns blogger killing

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the killing of Bangladeshi blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy. In a statement issued yesterday, he voiced concern over these “gruesome” crimes and their impact on the exercise of freedom of expression in the country. Ban Ki-moon called on the Government of Bangladesh to bring those responsible for the murder […]

Bangladesh’s mobile phone users reach 126.87 mln in June

DHAKA, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) — The total number of Bangladesh’s mobile phone subscribers reached 126.87 million at the end of June with over six and a half million new users in the first six months of the year, statistics of the country’s telecom regulator showed Thursday. According to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) data, the […]

Chinese FM says willing to work with U.S. to contribute to world peace, stability

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 6 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met here Wednesday with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, discussing Chinese President Xi Jinping’s forthcoming state visit to the United States in September and other issues of mutual concern. China is willing to make full preparation with the U.S. side to ensure the […]

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 says TPP should be transparent, open

BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — China hopes that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) can be transparent and open and contribute to free trade and investment along with other arrangements in the region, a Chinese official said Tuesday. Shen Danyang, spokesman with the Ministry of Commerce, told a press conference that China has been closely watching TPP […]