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Xi to pay first state visit to U.S.

BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday held phone talks with his U.S. counterpart, Barack Obama, and accepted the latter’s invitation to pay a state visit to the United States in September. The world’s two biggest economies have been building a new type of major-country relationship and have maintained good development […]

Indian-controlled Kashmir sees continued turmoil

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Feb. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Restrictions imposed by authorities and shutdown called by separatist groups hit Muslim majority areas of Indian-controlled Kashmir Wednesday for the third straight day. Clashes also sparked in Srinagar, summer capital of the region, after contingents of Indian police and paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) stopped pro-independence protesters […]

China’s Maritime Silk Road initiative promotes regional prosperity not hegemony

by Xinhua Writer Wang Bowen BEIJING, Feb. 12 (NsNewsWire) — A two-day international seminar on China’s 21st Century Maritime Silk Road initiative opened Wednesday in southeast China’s Quanzhou. The vision, proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013, is in no account aimed at China’s hegemony, but solely dedicated to regional development and prosperity,reports Xinhua. […]

Muslims express doubt that religion was not a factor in N.C. shootings

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. , Feb. 12 (NsNewsWire) — The shooting deaths of three Muslims near the campus of the University of North Carolina here were followed Wednesday by alarm and debate about why a neighbor allegedly gunned them down and what role, if any, religion may have played. Police said that initial indications suggested the […]

EU Ambassador Pierre Mayaudon calls on Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina

DHAKA, Feb. 11 (NsNewsWire) — EU Ambassador and Head of Delegation Pierre Mayaudon has paid a courtesy visit to the Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this morning at the Prime Minister’s Office. EU Ambassador engaged with the Prime Minister on a number of issues related to the EU-Bangladesh relations, including on Trade and Development where […]

leaders from Facebook, Telenor Group, Airtel Africa, Millicom to participate World Mobile Congress keynote sessions

London, Feb. 11 (NsNewsWire) — The GSMA Wednesday announced the Mobile World Live Keynote sessions for Mobile World Congress 2015. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, will participate in a keynote alongside leaders from Airtel Africa, Millicom and Telenor Group on the evening of Monday, 2 March. The United States Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler […]

Explore Bangladesh From Your Computer, Thanks to Google Street View

DHAKA, Feb. 11 (NsNewsWire) — People from around the world can now explore Bangladesh from their smartphone or PC with the launch of Google Street View service in the South Asian country on February 5, 2015. Roam the streets of Dhaka and Chittagong, Bangladesh’s two largest cities, or explore digital panoramic imagery of 40 of the country’s most important historic, […]

Saudi Arabia signs deal with Bangladesh to hire 120,000 workers a year

DHAKA, Feb. 11 (NsNewsWire) — Just about a week after lifting a seven-year employment ban, Saudi Arabia signed a memorandum of understanding with Bangladesh to hire some 120,000 workers in a year from Bangladesh. The deal was struck Tuesday night after the visiting 19-member Saudi team, led by Ahmad Bin Fahad Al Fuhaid, deputy minister […]

Xi stresses implementing central economic policies

BEIJING, Feb. 11 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping presided over a key economic meeting on Tuesday, calling for central policies in this field to be carried out to ensure positive effects. The policies discussed at the ninth meeting of the Central Leading Group on Financial and Economic Affairs included urbanization, innovation, development of Asian […]