Kou Jie By raising the Tibet Military Command’s authority level and putting it under the jurisdiction of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) ground forces, China continues to strengthen its military presence in the autonomous region and aims to allow the military command to shoulder more combat assignments, analysts said. The Tibet Military Command’s political…
Read moreNaomi Kikon Kupu 20, is a blogger, fashion illustrator and a fashion design student in Pearl Academy New Delhi. “As a kid I would sketch on almost all my notebooks including my maths and science books”, he said. He was always attracted to the glamorous lifestyle of the people involved in the fashion industry. British fashion designer…
Read moreTOM BERGIN and NA THAN LAYNE Shortly after 7 p.m. on January 12, 2015, a message from a secure computer terminal at Banco del Austro (BDA) in Ecuador instructed San Francisco-based Wells Fargo to transfer money to bank accounts in Hong Kong. Wells Fargo complied. Over 10 days, Wells approved a total of at least…
Read moreChinese and Indian archaeologists are currently discussing a cultural cooperation project in the birthplace of Buddhism. The Institute of Archaeology under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences will collaborate with Indian archaeologists at key sites in Sarnath, India. The project is expected to include excavations, cultural relics protection, and safety monitoring and control, Wang Wei,…
Read moreMotiur Rahman Nizami was hung by the neck at Dhaka Central Jail in the first hour of Wednesday, Bangladesh home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal confirmed. The executive order to carry on with his execution was sent to the prison after the Jamaat-e-Islami chief chose not to beg the president to have mercy on him, the…
Read moreIndian Ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae has said Nepal has failed to attract bigger foreign direct investment (FDI) from the southern neighbour. Although FDI commitments from China and other countries have grown lately, India has traditionally been Nepal’s largest source of foreign investment. “Nepal should create investment friendly environment to attract more FDI from India,”…
Read moreChina is pursuing efforts to resolve the problem of a stalled dam project in Myanmar, its foreign minister said, adding that Beijing had confidence in the incoming government of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party. In 2011, Myanmar President Thein Sein angered Beijing by suspending the $3.6-billion, Chinese-invested Myitsone dam project, some 90 percent…
Read moreMany Bhutanese do not value or give importance to lower denomination Ngultrum notes. People say high inflation, over long periods, has eroded the intrinsic value of lower Ngultrum notes, especially one Ngultrum note. While economists attribute this to high inflation, others believe it is due to lack of adequate financial literacy and saving culture. In…
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Election Commission of India has decided to deploy at least 480 companies of Central Forces in various troubled parts of West Bengal from March 1
