India and Japan have resolved design differences regarding the upcoming high-speed Bullet Train along the Mumbai - Ahmedabad route, senior officials told. The design changes are expected to be “formally approved soon”. The redesigning will allow these high speed trains in India to have better load bearing capacities - that include...
Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain called for transforming the Bay of Bengal into a hub of collaboration and sustainable development, while Japan's Ambassador to Bangladesh, Iwama Kiminori stressed the need for mutual trust between Dhaka and Delhi to unlock the region's connectivity potential. Addressing the inaugural session of an international...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) is printing new notes changing the existing design with the inclusion of features of the July uprising. According to the central bank, the banknotes of Tk20, 100, 500, and 1000 are being printed as per instruction of the interim government. The new notes will not include image of...
Russian companies have begun using bitcoin and other digital currencies in international payments following legislative changes that allowed such use in order to counter Western sanctions, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Wednesday. Sanctions have complicated Russia’s trade with its major partners such as China or Turkey, as local banks...
Russia and China are teaming up to collaborate in the information space and push their worldview onto global audiences. It is well-known that Russian and Chinese troll farms are active all over social media. Moscow in particular has long been the world’s leading propaganda expert, as evidenced by its deployment...
In response to the sentencing of 25 accused involved in the May 9 events by military courts, the United Kingdom on Monday said that the military courts lack transparency, independent scrutiny and undermine the right to a fair trial. In a statement, a Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office spokesperson said...
Balochistan Board of Investment and Trade Vice Chairman Bilal Khan Kakar has announced that the Pak-China Group of Companies will develop a strategic plan for its upcoming project in Balochistan. During a meeting with SAF Group Managing Director Ali Salman Syed and Pak-China Group of Companies (Pvt) Limited Chairman Mir...
Tibet, often revered as the "Roof of the World," stands as a bastion of mysticism and spirituality. Central to its cultural and religious identity is the institution of the Dalai Lama, believed by Tibetan Buddhists to embody the compassionate spirit of Avalokiteshvara. The Dalai Lama, a revered spiritual leader in...
Japan, once a global leader in consumer electronics and industrial products, has struggled to keep pace with the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and the semiconductor revolution. In the late 1980s, Japan commanded over half of the global semiconductor market, but its share has since declined sharply to...
The United States is stepping up its efforts to stop goods prepared with alleged forced labour in China's Xinjiang region from entering the US markets, as per reports. The VOA stated that on November 22, the US Department of Homeland Security added 29 more Chinese companies to a list of...