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Caixin Media Expands its Global Presence with New English-Language Platform

DHAKA, July 19 (Xinhua) — Caixin Media has expanded its global reach with the launch of its new English-language platform on January 18th, Caixin Breakfast Meeting Davos 2017 at Davos, Switzerland. \ Caixin – China Economics & Finance was China’s only magazine to be shown at the main venue on the opening day of the […]

SKorea seeks rare talks with North to ease military tensions

South Korea on Monday offered to hold rare military talks with the North, aiming to ease tensions after Pyongyang tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile, reports AFP. The offer of talks, the first since South Korea elected dovish President Moon Jae-In, came as the Red Cross in Seoul proposed a separate meeting to discuss reunions […]

China to build world’s most challenging railway

HENGDU, July 5 (Xinhua) — Breathtaking scenery and breathtaking dangers — both will face Chinese engineers as they embark on building the world’s most difficult railway. The Sichuan-Tibet Railway will be the second railway into southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region after the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. The line will go through the southeast of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, […]

Bangladesh-Malaysia 1st Bilateral Consultation Held

DHAKA, May 16 (NsNewsWire) — First ever Bilateral Consultations (Foreign Office Consultations) between the Foreign Ministries of Bangladesh and Malaysia took place today, 15 May 2017 at the State Guest House Meghna. Foreign Secretary Md. ShahidulHaque led the Bangladesh delegation while Dato’ Ramlan Ibrahim, Secretary General, Ministry of the Foreign Affairs, led the Malaysian side. […]

China, Russia eye stronger partnership as top Chinese legislator visits Moscow

MOSCOW, April 21 (Xinhua) — China and Russia agreed to boost their strategic partnership of comprehensive coordination during the three-day visit of top Chinese legislator Zhang Dejiang to Moscow. Zhang, chairman of the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), has been in Russia since April 18. He met Russian President Vladimir Putin, and […]

Two Japanese destroyers depart for possible drill with U.S. carrier group: media

TOKYO, April 21 (Xinhua) — Two Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) destroyers departed from Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture on Friday, local media reported. The media quoted the Japanese Defense Ministry sources as saying the destroyers are likely to take part in a joint drill with the U.S. aircraft carrier Carl Vinson strike group. The Carl […]

China launches reform of Chinese “green cards”

BEIJING, April 18 (NsNewsWire) — China has begun a series of changes to the rules regarding permanent residence for foreigners, according to a plan issued by the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), reports Xinhua. The “foreigner’s permanent residence card” will be renamed as the “foreigner’s permanent residence identity card.” Similar to the identity cards used […]

Bangladesh FM Meets Governor of Leningrad Oblast (Saint Petersburg)

DHAKA, April 16 (NsNewsWire) — Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali, MP met with the Governor of Leningrad Oblast Alexander Drozdenko on Saturday at the Governor Mansion in St. Petersburg yesterday. The Governor briefed the historic importance of the capital of the region: St. Petersburg, a city built by Czar Peter the Great. He further briefed the Foreign […]

Pro-Trump, anti-Trump rallies clash in Berkeley, California

SAN FRANCISCO, April 16 (NsNewsWire) — Fighting broke out as people supporting or opposing U.S. President Donald Trump converged Saturday on Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park in Berkeley, Northern California, reports Xinhua. At least 13 people were arrested as police struggled to keeep the two camps separate. The City of Berkeley Police Department […]