January2018
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3 in 10 young people in conflict or disaster-stricken countries are illiterate
Jan 31, 2018Niger, Chad, South Sudan and Central African Republic – all countries with a long history of instability and high levels of poverty – are home to the highest illiteracy rates among young people with 76 percent,... -
China’s manufacturing expansion slowed for the second consecutive month in January
Jan 31, 2018The manufacturing purchasing manager’s index (PMI), a gauge of factory conditions, stood at 51.3 in January, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said, compared to 51.6 in the previous month. China’s manufacturing expansion slowed for the... -
Samsung Electronics reported a 73 percent jump in its Q4 net profit
Jan 31, 2018Net profit for the October to December period hit 12.26 trillion won ($11.4 billion), the South Korean tech giant said in a statement, on sales up 23.7 percent to 65.98 trillion won. Samsung Electronics reported a... -
Facebook decided to deliver more local news to US users
Jan 31, 2018Earlier this month, Facebook announced it will ask its two billion users to rank their trust in news sources as part of an effort to combat the spread of misinformation. Facebook said on Monday it has... -
BATB wins ICMAB award again in manufacturing category
Jan 31, 2018BATB has been receiving the award for the last couple of years in recognition of transparency, corporate good governance, and responsible business operation. British American Tobacco Bangladesh (BATB) bags top prize of ‘ICMAB Best Corporate Award-2016’... -
Le Méridien Dhaka and BMW to celebrate Valentine’s Day with special campaign
Jan 31, 2018With Valentine’s Day coming up in February, Le Méridien Dhaka and BMW are coming together to arrange Valentine’s experience of a lifetime with their campaign named ‘Once Upon A Valentine’ offering the embodiment of the perfect... -
Huawei teams up with UnionPay International to roll out Huawei Pay worldwide
Jan 31, 2018The agreement marks the first joint effort between Huawei and UnionPay to bring Huawei Pay to the global market since the two enterprises worked together to create Huawei Pay back in 2016. Alex Zhang, President of... -
Conflict, political instability linked to higher rates of maternal and child mortality in Muslim-majority countries
Jan 31, 2018There is no indication that religion affects health outcomes, and the findings of the study point to issues such as conflict, migration, political instability and government effectiveness, as key drivers of differences in maternal and child... -
Global improvement in cancer survival but international differences are still very wide
Jan 31, 2018While brain tumor survival in children has improved in many countries, 5-year survival is twice as high in Denmark and Sweden (around 80%) as in Mexico and Brazil (less than 40%) for children diagnosed as recently... -
TBI is associated with increased dementia risk for decades after injury
Jan 31, 2018Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been associated with dementia, but the details of that risk over time and in different TBI types have not been well studied. In the new study, the researchers tracked all diagnoses...
