Dhaka : Describing Germany as Bangladesh’s largest trade partner in Europe, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus today (22 October) expressed optimism that newly appointed German Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Rüdiger Lotz would help boost trade and investment. The ambassador paid a courtesy call on the chief adviser at the State Guest House Jamuna, where they discussed […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged to stop buying oil from Russia, and Trump said he would next try to get China to do the same as Washington intensifies efforts to cut off Moscow’s energy revenues. India and China are the two top buyers of […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: At least 18 people have been killed and more than 360 wounded in Afghanistan in military clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan since Oct. 10, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said in a statement on Thursday. “UNAMA calls on all parties to bring a lasting end to hostilities to protect civilians,” the […]
Read MoreBy Sadokat Jalolova The Kambarata-1 Hydropower Plant (HPP), a landmark energy project jointly developed by Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan, is gaining international momentum, with strong backing from global financial institutions. Uzbek Minister of Energy Jorabek Mirzamahmudov announced that the plant’s projected construction cost stands at $4.2 billion, while pledged financing has already reached $5.6 billion. […]
Read MoreBy Sergey Kwan Kazakhstan has secured approval to begin exporting pork to China following the signing of a bilateral protocol on inspection, quarantine, and food safety standards. The agreement was formalized on October 15 in Shanghai by Kazakh Minister of Agriculture Aidarbek Saparov and Sun Meijun, Head of the General Administration of Customs of China. […]
Read MoreBY Park Chan-kyong Top Seoul officials are visiting Washington amid signs of major progress in tough trade negotiations, although analysts warn that a coerced deal could severely damage South Korea’s economy. Kim Yong-bum, policy chief of the presidential staff, and Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan left for Washington on Thursday to join Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol […]
Read MoreBy Sam Beltran Half of Filipinos believe that former president Rodrigo Duterte should be held accountable for the deaths related to his bloody drug war, with observers pointing out the findings of a new survey could further “lend legitimacy and support” to an international court’s investigation into the ex-leader. The results come amid the International […]
Read MoreBy Ji Siqiin Beijing and Mandy Zuo in Shanghai As China and the United States accuse each other of provoking the latest escalation in trade tensions and disrupting the world economy, analysts say both share a goal in their war of words: applying maximum pressure until a deal is struck. In the past few days, […]
Read MoreBy Finbarr Bermingham in Brussels Lawmakers from Brussels and Beijing clashed on Russia and Taiwan, during their first official talks for seven years in the Belgian capital on Thursday. EU lawmakers and other people present said delegates from the National People’s Congress (NPC) echoed Russian narratives on the cause of the three-year war in Ukraine, […]
Read MorePakistan, the nation with a proven track record of sponsoring terrorism on its soil, has accused Afghanistan’s Taliban government of “fighting a proxy war” on behalf of India. Casting doubts over the recently brokered 48-hour ceasefire between Islamabad and Kabul, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has accused India of “sponsoring” the moves of the Afghan […]
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