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Bangladesh signs deal with China to set up coal-based power plant
May 08, 2018 01:01The state-run Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) and China Huadian Hongkong Company Limited (CHDHK) have signed an agreement to form a joint venture company to set up a coal-based power plant with a capacity of 1,320 megawatts, a senior BPDB official said on Monday.
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“Human error” blamed for deadly Sanchi tanker tragedy
May 05, 2018 11:59An Iran-led panel investigating a tanker tragedy that claimed the lives of 32 people off China’s shores in January has identified “human error” for causing what is believed to have been the worst oil ship disaster in decades.
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China says US trade talks end with 'big differences' as trade war fears loom
May 05, 2018 11:01Chinese officials have announced that Beijing and Washington have concluded the second day of their sensitive trade talks with "big differences," pointing to a looming trade war between the world’s two largest economies with immeasurable consequences on the global economy.
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Trump says China has become 'very spoiled' by US trade wins
May 05, 2018 08:13President Donald Trump says China has become "very spoiled" by trade wins over the United States, as a top business delegation headed back home after meeting with Chinese officials to try to avert a damaging trade war.
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Beijing blasts Macron accusations of Chinese 'hegemony'
May 05, 2018 03:11China has denounced as “groundless accusations" French President Emmanuel Macron's warning against what he called the dominance of the East Asian country in the Indo-Pacific region.
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China dismisses US accusation of lasers pointed at US aircraft near Djibouti
May 04, 2018 10:41The United States formally complained to China after Chinese nationals pointed lasers at US military aircraft near Djibouti, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
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US and Chinese officials meet for trade talks in Beijing
May 04, 2018 07:42A US trade delegation has met with senior Chinese officials for a second day in the capital Beijing, in an effort to resolve escalating trade tensions between the two countries.
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US warns China of 'consequences' for 'militarization' of South China Sea
May 04, 2018 07:36The White House has warned of "consequences" for what it called militarization of the South China Sea, following reports that Beijing had installed missiles on three outposts in the hotly contested region.
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US-China trade war concerns and profit taking send stocks lower
May 03, 2018 14:09Global stock markets eased back on Thursday as concerns about trade wars nibbled at investor confidence and bond yields rose.
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Iran UK envoy: US withdrawal from JCPOA will result in its termination
May 03, 2018 05:35Iran's ambassador to the UK has said that the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), will result in its termination.