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President Xi attends China’s first state commemoration for Nanjing Massacre victims

NANJING, Dec. 13 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday that denial of the Nanjing Massacre will not be allowed by the Chinese people or peace-loving people anywhere in the world. The Nanjing Massacre, committed by Japanese aggressors, was one of three major massacres during WWII. It was an atrocious anti-human crime and a […]

Indonesia landslide kills at least 18 people; 90 missing

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Dec. 13 (NsNewsWire) — A mudslide set off by torrential rains rushed down hills into a village in central Indonesia and swept away scores of homes, killing at least 18 people and leaving 90 others missing, officials said Saturday. About 105 houses were swept away by the landslide late Friday in Jemblung village […]

China to keep 2015 growth, policy steady under “new normal”

BEIJING, Dec. 12 (NsNewsWire) — China will strive to keep economic growth and policies steady in 2015 and adapt to the “new normal” of slower speed but higher quality, said a statement released after a crucial economic policy meeting concluded on Thursday. The Central Economic Work Conference saw Chinese leaders and senior officials sketching out […]

Oill spill threatens rare dolphins in Bangladesh’s Sundarbans region, officials warn

DHAKA, Dec. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi officials have warned that a massive oil spill from a crashed tanker is threatening endangered dolphins and other wildlife in the world’s largest mangrove forest. The oil tanker was carrying more than 350,000 litres of oil when it collided with another vessel and sank in the Sundarbans’ Shela River, […]

HK authorities start clearing remaining occupy sites

HONG KONG, Dec. 11 (NsNewsWire) — Hong Kong authorities on Thursday started clearing barriers at Occupy sites in Admiralty to free up main roads and streets that have been blocked by protesters for more than two months. The clearance began in the morning at around 10:30 local time, when workers dismantled the barricades set up […]

Bangladesh oil spill ‘threatens rare dolphins

DHAKA, Dec. 11 (NsNewsWire) — The Bangladeshi navy has sent four ships to deal with an oil spill from a crashed tanker that is threatening a rare dolphin sanctuary. The tanker, believed to be carrying 350,000 litres (75,000 gallons) of oil, and another vessel collided early on Tuesday in the Sundarbans region, reports BBC. Forestry […]

Former top planning official jailed for life in China over graft

BEIJIN, Dec. 10 (NsNewsWire) – A Chinese court on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment the former deputy head of China’s top planning agency in a bribery scandal that exposed graft at the highest levels of China’s government. The sentence, handed down by a court just outside of Beijing, capped the downfall of Liu Tienan, who […]

Global growth expected to accelerate moderately in 2015

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Global economic growth will accelerate moderately next year and some economists predict that the bull market in equities can continue to rally, although at a slower pace. The global real gross domestic product (GDP) growth is projected to reach 3.7 percent next year, compared with 3.2 percent this year, […]

Typhoon Hagupit weakens as Philippines clear up operation begins

Manila, Dec. 9 (NsNewsWire) — Typhoon Hagupit weakened further on Tuesday as the storm crawled across the central Philippines, while rescue workers struggled in its aftermath to reach towns in central provinces where thousands of homes were wrecked and at least 27 people killed. Nearly 13,000 houses were crushed and more than 22,300 were partially […]