China deploys forces as US aircraft flies over Taiwan Strait
Beijing said on Tuesday it deployed air and naval forces to monitor a US military plane as it flew over politically sensitive waters separating China and Taiwan...
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Major Myanmar ethnic rebel group says ready for talks
A major Myanmar ethnic rebel group said on Monday it was ready for talks with the junta to end more than a year of renewed fighting that has ravaged areas along the China border...
BIDA urges China businesses to invest in Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority on Sunday urged China-based manufacturers to consider investing in Bangladesh...
Restrictions won鈥檛 impact tourism industry in St Martins, says Hassan Ariff
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government aviation and tourism adviser AF Hassan Ariff on Friday said recent restriction on tourists to St Martins Island will not negatively impact the tourism industry.
CPPEC to operate Bangladesh鈥檚 first SPM
China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Co Ltd has been chosen to operate and maintain Bangladesh鈥檚 first Single Point Mooring with double pipeline project.
China moves to boost foreign trade
China unveiled new measures on Thursday to boost foreign trade, as Beijing battles to turn around a slowing聽economy聽threatened further by the potentially hostile policies of incoming US president Donald Trump...
Myanmar rebel group says hands over 760 scam suspects to China
A Myanmar ethnic armed group has arrested more than 760 Chinese citizens suspected of being involved in online scams and handed them over to China, its spokesperson said on Wednesday...
Shifting political paradigm
AS BANGLADESH emerges from a period of political turmoil following the student-led mass movement that ousted the government of prime minister Sheikh Hasina, it faces a pivotal moment in its foreign policy. While the fallen Hasina鈥檚 government maintained a so-called balanced relationship with both China and India, many analysts now argue...
Air chief returns from China
Chief of air staff of Bangladesh air force air chief marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan returned home on Monday wrapping up his eight-day official visit to China...
India hails 鈥榟istoric鈥� hypersonic missile test flight
Nuclear-armed India has tested its first hypersonic missile, the defence minister said on Sunday, publicising the super-fast high-tech weapon days after rival China showcased its latest military aviation powers.
Eight people killed, 17 injured, in China school knife attack
Eight people were killed and 17 others wounded Saturday in a knife attack at a vocational school in eastern China, and the suspect 鈥� a former student 鈥� has been arrested, police said...
Eight dead in knife attack at China school
Eight people were killed and 17 others wounded Saturday in a knife attack at a vocational school in eastern China, and the suspect was arrested at the scene, police said...
China frees Taiwan fishing boat captain after four months
A Taiwanese fishing boat captain held in China for more than four months on allegations of illegal fishing has been released after paying a fine, Taiwan鈥檚 coast guard said Saturday.
Rohingya crisis not going to be solved soon: foreign affairs adviser
Explaining briefly why India and China were not coming forward in an expected way to help resolve the Rohingya crisis, foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Saturday said there was a potential threat not just for Bangladesh, but the region and beyond...
China tests building Moon base with lunar soil bricks
China is expected to push forward in its quest to build the first lunar base on Friday, launching an in-space experiment to test whether the station鈥檚 bricks could be made from the Moon鈥檚 own soil.
Biden, Xi arrive in Peru ahead of face-to-face at Asia-Pacific summit
US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping arrive Thursday in Lima for an Asia-Pacific summit overshadowed by the prospect of a world embroiled in trade wars...
China announces tax policies to boost property market
China on Wednesday announced a raft of tax policies aimed at boosting the country鈥檚 ailing real estate market, state media said, including cuts to property deed taxes and VAT...
35 killed as car ploughs into crowd in China
Thirty-five people were killed and 43 wounded after a car ploughed into pedestrians Monday evening in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai, local police said Tuesday.
China鈥檚 鈥楽ingles Day鈥� shopping spree in spotlight as spending flags
China鈥檚 largest online shopping bonanza wraps up on Monday, with analysts and investors watching for signs that consumption is rebounding in the world鈥檚 second-largest...
Dhaka seeks to enhance strategic partnership with Beijing: FS
Foreign secretary Md Jashim Uddin said that Dhaka would like to take the occasion of the 50-years diplomatic relations between Bangladesh and China as an opportunity to elevate the...
China consumer prices rise at slower rate in October
China鈥檚 consumer inflation rate slowed in October, official data showed Saturday, in a sign that demand remains sluggish in the world鈥檚 number two聽economy.
China unveils sweeping local govt debt swap to lift ailing economy
China on Friday unveiled some of its most ambitious plans in years to lift local government debt, following a meeting of lawmakers eyeing the possibility of...
Air chief off to China on 9-day visit
Chief of Bangladesh air force air chief marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan on Friday left Dhaka for China on a nine-day official visit.
BNP delegation visits China at invitation of Chinese Communist Party
A four-member delegation of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party is visiting China at the invitation of the Communist Party of China.
Myanmar junta chief visits key ally China
Myanmar鈥檚 embattled junta chief arrived in China Tuesday 鈥� his first reported visit since leading a coup in 2021 鈥� but analysts say the invitation is only a lukewarm endorsement from his...
China to hash out stimulus plan with US elections in its sights
China鈥檚 top lawmakers gathered Monday to hash out a major stimulus package that analysts say could grow even bigger if former US president Donald Trump wins the White House this week.
EPB develops new software for 29th DITF stall, pavilion
Export Promotion Bureau has developed new software to complete the online process of stall, pavilion and restaurant allocation of different categories for the 29th edition of Dhaka International Trade Fair, scheduled to begin at Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre in Purbachal on January 1...
US welcomes India, China efforts to lower border tensions
The United States on Tuesday welcomed efforts by India and China to resolve border tensions, after they recently agreed on ways to step back from their deadly 2020 confrontation...
WB expects oil glut to cause commodity price slump
Global commodity prices should fall to a five-year low next year thanks to a huge oil glut, the World Bank said Tuesday, pointing to oversupply and to flat demand from China...
Navigating the dilemma of Belt and Road Initiatives
THE Belt and Road Initiative, BRI, stands as one of China鈥檚 most ambitious global projects, designed to enhance international trade and investment through improved infrastructure and connectivity. Strategically situated at the intersection of South and Southeast Asia, Bangladesh is poised to play a significant role in the BRI...
