RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin was presented with a symbolic BRICS banknote at the group’s recent summit in Russia’s Kazan. Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, called the note quasi-money because he stressed…
SATURDAY’S Israeli strike paralyzed ballistic missile production in Iran, US-based portal Axios reported citing sources. Israel’s retaliatory strike on Iran has disabled a critical component of Iran’s ballistic missile program…
With a quick online reservation, residents in the central Chinese city of Zhuzhou can now board a bus within five to 10 minutes at “virtual bus stops”. Introduced in mid-October,…
CHINA and Japan held the 17th round of high-level consultations on maritime affairs in Tokyo on Wednesday, exchanging indepth views on maritime affairs and agreeing to make the East China…
BRICS LEADERS have issued a joint declaration covering a wide range of issues from the reform of the United Nations (UN) to ongoing global conflicts, following the association’s summit that…
CALLING upon BRICS countries to cooperate strongly to deal with terrorism and terror financing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that there is no scope of double standards in…
THE BRICS countries agreed on Wednesday to support the New Development Bank (NDB) in implementing its general strategy for 2022-2026 and in expanding local currency financing. In a declaration issued…
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday maintained its global growth forecast in 2024 at 3.2 per cent, consistent with its projection in July, according to its newly released World…
WHILE retaining its second place in garment exports to the European Union (EU) market, Bangladesh saw the apparel shipments dropped 3.53 per cent from January to August to US$12.90 billion…
SWEDEN’S Volvo Cars on Wednesday drastically cut its sales forecast for the year, saying car markets in China, Europe and the United States are “increasingly under pressure”. The Chinese-owned automaker…
