GENEVA, June 14 (CEIS): World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General Pascal Lamy will be in China next week to discuss issues related to the Doha round multilateral trade talks, Lamy said yesterday. "This is a normal trip as I do it...
WASHINGTON, June 14 (AFP): Some segments of the US economy are picking up strength after a soft patch early this year, the Federal Reserve said in its Beige Book report yesterday. The report, to be used by the central bank...
PARIS, June 14 (AFP): A plan to switch the financing of French health care from payroll charges to higher sales taxes to help companies withstand competition has enlivened the final round of legislative elections. In calling for debate on the...
NEW YORK, June 14 (PTI): Three United Nations agencies have joined forces with key international agricultural groups to launch a new landmark global partnership to address the plight of children working in agriculture sector. The initiative will focus on policies...
KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 (PTI): In a bid to further boost tourism, Malaysia has announced that passengers who are on transit at the international airport here will be able to go on a quick city tour to experience Kuala Lumpur....
MANILA, June 14 (AFP): Philippine export growth slowed to 5.0 per cent in April, with shipments worth 4.11 billion dollars, due to an easing in demand for electronics, the government said today. The figure is down on revised growth of...
KATHMANDU, June 14 (CEIS): President of the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI) Chandi Raj Dhakal and vice-chairman of the All China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC) Zhang Longzhi signed a memorandum of understanding ( MoU)...
SYDNEY, June 14 (AFP): The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor warned today that inflation appeared set to rise next year and remained a medium-term concern, raising the prospect of further interest rate rises. Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens said...
SINGAPORE, June 14 (AFP): Oil prices were flat in Asian trade today after a surprising US report showed little change in gasoline (petrol) inventories, dealers said. New York's main oil futures contract, light sweet crude for delivery in July, was...
XI'AN, June 14 (CEIS): China has ranked the fourth place in the world in terms of having formed a complete titanium industrial setup after the United States, former Soviet Union and Japan. Making a start in the 1950s, China began...
NEW YORK, Jun 14 (PTI): The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has called for better policies to conserve fish genetic resources and enhance global food security, warning that failure to do so would lead to adverse environmental and...
New York, Jun 13 (PTI) Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan have agreed to work closely to stop drug trafficking along their common borders by building more physical barriers, launching joint counter-narcotic operations and improving communication. The three countries agreed to take...
BEIJING, June 14 (AFP): Surging global demand for copper has sparked widespread theft of electrical cables in China and disrupted the country's communications network, state media reported today. "Electricity, telecommunications and broadcasting facilities are vital components of the country's infrastructure...
WASHINGTON, June 14 (AFP): High powered US Senators yesterday unveiled a tough new attempt to punish countries with "misaligned" currencies, hours after the Treasury decided not to brand China a "currency manipulator." The new bill, which Senators predicted would pass...
BEIJING, June 14 (CEIS): China's Ministry of Commerce listed a number of measures to ensure control over direct investment of foreign fund in the real estate sector, as the country strives to avoid international speculative money to create bubbles in...
WASHINGTON, June 14 (AFP): The United States and South Korea are about two weeks away from inking a mega free trade agreement but the US Congress, which needs to approve it, is becoming increasingly skeptical about the deal. With protectionist...
CANBERRA, June 14 (UNB): Foreign Affairs Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury met with Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives David Hawker MP at the Australian Parliament here Thursday morning."It was an excellent interaction and Hawker was very eager to learn...
Former adviser to the caretaker government Sultana Kamal Thursday said there was much ado about political reforms and dropping one or two people from parties would not mean much, reports bdnews24.com. Sultana said reforms mean a complete change of thinking...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, June 14 (UNB): An extortion case was filed against former BNP lawmaker and general secretary of BNP district unit Harun-ur-Rashid and three others here Wednesday night.Kazi M Mozammel Haq of Horma village in Sadar Upazila filed the case against...
Chairman of the 27th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations committee Ashraf Hossain Chowdhury resigned office Thursday, reports bdnews24.com. He said the reasons behind the decision were personal. After resigning from the office, Ashraf joined his previous teaching job at the...
President Iajuddin Ahmed and Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed have greeted Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (UK) on the occasion of her birthday that falls tomorrow (Saturday), reports UNB.In a message to Queen Elizabeth II Thursday, Iajuddin Ahmed...
A 15-member Bangladesh Cricket team, led by skipper Mohammad Ashraful, leaves the city for Sri Lanka tomorrow (Saturday) to play three Tests and three ODIs, reports UNB.During the two-month visit, Bangladesh will play the first Test match on June 25-29,...
All-rounder Darren Sammy is a doubt for West Indies' final Test against England that starts in Durham today (Friday), reports BBC. The 23-year-old picked up a groin strain while batting for his team on the fifth day of the Old...
Graham Ford's decision to decline the offer to coach the Indian team came as a surprise to the BCCI, according to its secretary Niranjan Shah, reports Cricinfo. Speaking to The Hindu, Shah hinted that the South African had not made...
KINGSTON, Jun 14 (AP): Heart disease likely killed Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer, authorities said Wednesday, while an opposition leader in Jamaica's parliament called for firing the pathologist who set off a global murder investigation by concluding he had been...
Defending champion Lley-ton Hewitt suffered a shock second round exit at Queen's Club when he lost 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-2) to qualifier Jo-Wilfred Tsonga, reports BBC. The four-times champion broke the Frenchman to take the second set to a tie-break...
There is finally some good news for the cricket fan in India: Nimbus, the Indian production company, has announced that the forthcoming ODIs in Ireland featuring India, South Africa and Ireland will be beamed on six channels, with commentary in...
Sri Lanka star Sanath Jayasuriya has joined Lancashire on a month-long deal, reports BBC. Jayasuriya (37) will join the county on 19 June as Muttiah Muralitharan will be involved in Sri Lanka's three-match Test series against Bangladesh. Jayasuriya, who is...
The Indian Olympic Association said it has reached an agreement with Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone to stage a Grand Prix in New Delhi from 2009, reports BBC. IOA President Suresh Kalmadi said the agreement was preliminary and conditional on...
Former New Zealand coach Steve Rixon has joined the race to fill the vacancy with the Sri Lanka national team, reports BBC. The 53-year-old is to be interviewed for the job next week. He has been short-listed along with Terry...
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