Facebook unveils its new digital currency called Libra
London : Facebook has unveiled plans to launch a new digital currency, called Libra, next year. It said people would
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U.S. Visa Applicants Must Now Submit 5 Years of Social Media Information
U.S. State Department began implementing its requirement that nearly all U.S. visa applicants submit their social media usernames, previous email
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India imposes higher customs duty on 28 US goods
PTI : After extending the deadline for several times, India has decided to impose additional customs duties on 29 US
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China-South Asia to promote manufacturing upgrades
KUNMING, (Xinhua) — Manufacturing upgrades is the hottest topic at the 14th China-South Asia Business Forum held in Kunming, capital
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Bangladesh is elected as a member to ECOSOC of UN from the Asia-Pacific region
Bangladesh was elected as a member of the prestigious Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations for the
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AIIB Approves First Investment of USD90 million for the Upper Trishuli-1 in Nepal
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) Board of Directors has approved a loan of up to USD90 million for the
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FDI inflows to South Asia increased by 3.5% to $54 billion : UNCTAD Report
UNCTAD : Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to developing countries in Asia rose by 3.9% to US$512 billion in 2018,
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SHANGHAI — As the trade war rages on, Chinese companies have sharply accelerated investment in Southeast Asia in a bid
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Sri Lanka’s Mobitel 5G becomes the first and fastest in South Asia
Colombo page, Colombo: Mobitel (Pvt) Ltd, the national mobile service provider in Sri Lanka successfully reached the highest mobile 5G
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Child Marriages Worsen In Nepal
By : Ashley Park Unicef lists child marriages as a “violation of human rights, but is all too common”. In many
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