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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 […]

Overseas journalists invited to cover China’s V-Day celebrations

BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — Domestic and overseas journalists are welcome to cover events commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing next month, the event’s publicity team said on Monday, reports Xinhua. Grand celebrations will be held in Beijing on Sept. 2 and 3 to mark the 70th anniversary […]

China-ASEAN ties leads East Asia cooperation

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — The close economic ties and all-around cooperation between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are expect to play a leading role in the East Asia cooperation, officials and experts said. “China is looking forward to further development and cooperation with other East Asian countries, to further […]

Q&A: Who is testing the suspected MH370 debris?

PARIS, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) — The piece of aircraft debris found near La Reunion Island and confirmed as part of a Boeing 777 has arrived in France for analysis. Q: Who will do the tests? A: The debris will be analyzed by experts at the Aeronautical Technologies Center of the General Directorate of Armament (DGA), […]

Golden is the word for Beijing 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 2 (NsNewsWire) — Golden is the word for the second handshake between the Olympic Movement and China, the world’s most populous and fast-developing country. When the International Olympic Committee trusted Chinese capital Beijing and co-host Zhangjiakou with the 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Friday in Kuala Lumpur, it grasped a golden opportunity […]

Probable MH370 wreckage arrives in Toulouse: reports

The probable MH 370 debris arrived in Toulouse Saturday to be analysed by experts, reports Xinhua

Xinhua launches social network accounts in Spanish

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) — China’s Xinhua News Agency officially launched its Spanish accounts on social networks Twitter, Facebook and Youtube here Saturday. The launch ceremony took place in Xinhua’s Latin American regional headquarters in the Mexican capital and was attended by China’s Ambassador to Mexico, Qiu Xiaoqi, and the Director-General of International Media […]

Tens of thousands celebrate freedom as Indo-Bangla deal to exchange enclaves comes into force

Adjust font size: After living in a stateless limbo for about seven decades, some 52,000 inhabitants of 162 enclaves inside Bangladesh and India celebrated freedom when the clock strikes 12:00 on Friday night. They became citizens of either of the countries based on their choice, as Dhaka and New Delhi exchanged the adversely possessed pieces […]

Nearly half million evacuated as cyclone lashes Bangladesh

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, July 30 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh evacuated nearly half a million people as cyclone Komen closed in on the country’s southeast coastlines on Thursday, with winds uprooting trees and tearing into hundreds of flimsy homes. One person is confirmed to have died in St Martin’s Island near Cox’s Bazar, some 292 km southeast […]