China
A different pivot to the East
China President Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States next week will mark an important stage in Sino-US relations, the most critical of current geostrategic relationships.
21 September 2015, 10:52 AM
UK guarantees £2bn nuke deal
Chancellor George Osborne has announced that the UK will guarantee a £2bn deal under which China will invest in the Hinkley Point nuclear power station.
21 September 2015, 05:44 AM
Apple hit by cyber attack in China
Apple says it is taking steps to remove a malicious program found in a number of applications used by owners of iPhones and iPads in China.
21 September 2015, 05:22 AM
Ecnec clears exclusive zone for Chinese investors
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council approves the proposed Chinese Economic and Industrial Zone to be set up on 774.25 acres of land at Anwara, Chittagong involving Tk 420.37 crore exclusively for Chinese investors.
15 September 2015, 15:17 PM
'Minions' becomes 2nd biggest animated movie ever
Minions has become the second-highest grossing animated film of all time after Academy Award-winning 2013 film Frozen.
15 September 2015, 07:01 AM
Iran foreign minister due tomorrow
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is to arrive in Dhaka tomorrow evening to brief the Bangladeshi leaderships on the deal signed between Iran and global superpowers recently.
14 September 2015, 14:25 PM
New signs of China economic slowdown
Growth in China's investment and factory output in August has come in below forecasts, in a further indication that the world's second-largest economy is losing steam.
13 September 2015, 15:31 PM
Italian-Chinese medical team to perform first head transplant
An Italian-Chinese medical team plans to perform the world's first head transplant in China, amid concerns over medical ethics in the country.
12 September 2015, 13:46 PM
Commodities haunted by Brazil, China woes
Coffee prices score new lows this week as Brazil was snared by emerging markets turmoil, while crude oil sank on stubborn fears over Chinese demand and global oversupply.
12 September 2015, 07:16 AM
'Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation' mints $18.5 mn in China
“Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation” earns $18.5 million on its first day in China, turning out to be one of the best debuts a US film has ever enjoyed in the country.
10 September 2015, 11:14 AM
France confirms wing part found on Reunion is from MH370
French prosecutors confirm Thursday that a wing part found on a remote Indian Ocean island is from ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, a month after tests on the flaperon began.
4 September 2015, 05:14 AM
7 odd ways to go to school
Bangladesh, takes its education seriously but it is not alone in its incredible story of children defeating the odds just to reach school.
3 September 2015, 04:55 AM
Man with mop saves dangling girl in China (video)
A quick-thinking man is being hailed as a hero in China for climbing outside a fourth-floor window to save a toddler who was dangling off the side of the building. And he did it using only a mop, reports The Huffington Post.
2 September 2015, 06:00 AM
VYING FOR SOME PERSIAN PIE
China is set to reap the windfall of the post-nuclear deal scenario with Iran. Indeed if one looks at Chinese engagement with Iran during the standoff between Washington and Tehran over the last few years, it is understandable why Beijing threw its weight behind a diplomatic solution to the nuclear issue.
31 August 2015, 18:00 PM
India's economic growth slows to 7%
India's economy grew at an annual rate of 7% between April and June, official figures have shown.
31 August 2015, 14:14 PM
Usain Bolt beats Justin Gatlin for the world 200m title
Usain Bolt beats Justin Gatlin for the world 200m title at the championships in Beijing, China.
27 August 2015, 13:22 PM
Tianjin officials suspected of negligence over port explosion
China accuses 11 government and port officials of negligence over the massive explosions that killed 139 people in Tianjin earlier this month.
27 August 2015, 11:25 AM
China to build 2 more bridges in Bangladesh
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says China will construct two more friendship bridges in Bangladesh.
26 August 2015, 13:07 PM
China investigates securities brokerages amid turmoil
Chinese police are investigating four securities brokerage firms for possible stock manipulation amid market turmoil.
26 August 2015, 12:57 PM
China market slump: Central bank cuts interest rates
China has cut its main interest rate to boost growth in its economy.
25 August 2015, 15:11 PM