Trump鈥檚 new tariffs take effect
US president Donald Trump鈥檚 punishing tariffs on dozens of economies came into force Wednesday, including 104 per cent in levies against Chinese goods, sending markets into a tailspin again...
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China urges citizens to avoid war zones
China on Wednesday urged its citizens to avoid conflict zones and participating in wars, after Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said his troops had captured two Chinese citizens fighting with Russia...
20 killed in China nursing home fire
Twenty people have died in a fire at a nursing home in northern China鈥檚 Hebei province, Beijing鈥檚 state news agency Xinhua said Wednesday...
Bangladesh has conducive scenario for investment: Prof Yunus
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday announced that he would host a breakfast meeting for both Korean and Chinese investors to address any investment-related concerns and fast-track their investment in Bangladesh...
3 arrested with smuggled goods
Three suspected smugglers along with smuggled goods from India and China were arrested in Sylhet on Friday night...
Modi clinches defence, energy deals with Sri Lanka
India secured defence and energy deals with neighbouring Sri Lanka on Saturday during prime minister Narendra Modi鈥檚 visit, seen as a move to counter rival China鈥檚 growing influence in the region...
China announces 34pc reciprocal tariffs on US goods
China announced 34 per cent tariffs on US imports聽on Friday, the first major economy to fire back against president Donald Trump鈥檚 swingeing new levies in an escalating global trade war that sent markets deep into the red.
Fitch downgrades China鈥檚 rating to 鈥楢鈥�, outlook stable
Global ratings agency Fitch downgraded China鈥檚 long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating from 鈥楢+鈥� to 鈥楢鈥� on Thursday, noting weakening finances and debt concerns...
China vows 鈥榗ountermeasures鈥� to sweeping new US tariffs
China on Thursday said it 鈥榝irmly opposes鈥� sweeping new US tariffs on its exports, vowing 鈥榗ountermeasures鈥� to protect its rights and interests...
US leader Trump unveils sweeping global tariffs
US president Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a raft of punishing tariffs targeting countries around the world including some of its closest trading partners, in a move that risks sparking a ruinous trade war.
China probes for key target weak spots with 鈥榩aralysing鈥� Taiwan drills
China鈥檚 military drills around Taiwan this week aim to send a clear message to the island鈥檚 leadership, analysts say 鈥� in the event of war, Beijing can cut them off from the outside world and grind them into submission...
China urges firms to follow laws after Bangkok building collapse
China鈥檚 embassy in Bangkok called on Chinese companies operating abroad to comply with local laws after a Chinese construction firm came under scrutiny for a deadly building collapse in last week鈥檚 earthquake...
China holds large-scale military drills around Taiwan
China on Tuesday sent its army, navy, air and rocket forces to surround Taiwan for large-scale drills Beijing said were aimed at practising for 鈥榩recision strikes鈥� and a blockade of the self-ruled island....
Chinese tech giant Huawei says profits fell 28pc last year
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei said聽on Monday that profits fell 28 percent in 2024 as the smartphone maker faces international economic uncertainty and weak consumption at home....
China Eastern Airlines to run Ctg-Kunming flights
China Eastern Airlines has planned to operate flights from Bangladesh鈥檚 port city of Chittagong to Kunming to help people from the country鈥檚 east to take treatment in hospitals in the southern Chinese city, officials said on Saturday.
Professor Yunus returns home wrapping up historic China trip
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus returned home on Saturday night, wrapping up his four-day official tour to China.
Professor Yunus leaves Beijing for home
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus left Beijing on Saturday for home wrapping up his four-day official tour to China.
Imagine big to change world, Yunus asks students at PKU
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday urged the students to imagine always big things aiming to change the world.
Bangladesh welcomes China to participate in Teesta project
Bangladesh in a major development on Friday welcomed Chinese companies to participate in the Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project, in which both China and India had earlier shown interest, as the top leaders of the two friendly countries...
Yunus urges Chinese cos to set up factories in Bangladesh
Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Friday invited Chinese business leaders to be part of new Bangladesh and its transformation engaging extensively in terms of doing business for mutual benefit.聽
Dhaka, Beijing to elevate ties to new height
China and Bangladesh have decided to elevate their relations to a new height after a historic bilateral meeting between President Xi Jinping and chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus.
Beijing pledges $2.1b investment for Dhaka
Bangladesh has secured a commitment of $2.1 billion in Chinese investments, loans and grants from the Chinese government and its companies during the 鈥榤ilestone鈥� visit of chief adviser Muhammad Yunus to China, officials said.
Dhaka seeks 50-year master plan from Beijing for water management
The Bangladesh interim government chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Friday sought a fifty-year master plan from China to manage the river and water system in Bangladesh, which is crisscrossed by hundreds of rivers.
Bangladesh, China ink 9 instruments
Bangladesh and China have signed nine instruments during the Chief Adviser鈥檚 Professor Muhammad Yunus鈥檚 ongoing China tour.
7.7 magnitude earthquake hits central Myanmar: USGS
A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar on Friday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, buckling roads in the capital Naypyidaw and with tremors felt in China and Thailand.
China for deeper cooperation with Bangladesh as Xi, Yunus meet in Beijing
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday said China would give a positive consideration to a host of important issues raised by Bangladesh as he held bilateral talks with Bangladesh delegation led by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus.
Bangladesh CA holds talks with Chinese president
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus held bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing this morning.
US religious freedom panel seeks sanctions on India鈥檚 RAW
Minorities in India face deteriorating treatment, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom said in a report on Tuesday, reports India Today.
China Exim Bank to support relocation of industrial plants to Bangladesh
Chairman of China Export-Import Bank Chen Huaiyu on Thursday said that his bank would support the relocation of Chinese manufacturing plants to Bangladesh to make the country a platform for export to other nations...
Yunus seeks FAO support to export fruits, farm products to China
Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Thursday sought support from the Food and Agriculture Organisation in an effort to export fruits and farm products to China in a bigger way...