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Proposal approved to procure vaccines from China
May 19, 2021The government today approved a proposal in principle to procure SARS COV 2 (COVID-19) vaccines from Sinopharm of China under the Direct Procurement Method (DPM) in order to meet the growing demand of vaccines in the... -
China released the first pictures taken by Zhurong rover on Mars
May 19, 2021China has released the first pictures taken by its Zhurong rover on Mars. The forward view shows the landscape ahead of the robot as it sits on its landing platform; the rear-looking image reveals Zhurong’s solar... -
Western nations united against China in its crackdown on Uyghurs
May 13, 2021The West has united against the Chinese government’s crackdown on the Muslim Uighur community in Xinjiang province. The Chinese ambassador came under fire from representatives of the United States, Britain and other countries at the virtual... -
China hands over 5 lakh doses of vaccine as gift
May 12, 2021China today handed over five lakh doses of its Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to Bangladesh as a gift while Dhaka is keeping its efforts on globally to get access to enough inoculation. Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li... -
5 lakh Chinese vaccines reached Bangladesh
May 12, 2021Five lakh doses of vaccine from China have reached Dhaka. Air Force Special Flight S-3 AGF carrying vaccines and AD syringes provided by Sinofarm landed at Bangladesh Air Force Base at Kurmitola at around 5.30 am... -
China’s factory prices grew at their fastest rate in nearly four years in April
May 11, 2021China’s factory prices grew at their fastest rate in nearly four years in April, data showed Tuesday, in a sign of the strength of the country’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Having largely contained the coronavirus... -
BAF aircraft leaves for China to collect COVID vaccines
May 11, 2021A Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) aircraft today left here for China to collect five lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccines. A total of 13 BAF Aircrews left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka for China to bring 5... -
China’s birth rate has dropped over the past 10 years
May 11, 2021China, a country of 1.4 billion people, had a population growth rate of 0.57 percent from 2000 to 2010. In the last ten years, it has come down to 0.53 percent. This information has been known... -
The wreckage of the Chinese rocket has landed near the Maldives
May 9, 2021The wreckage of China’s largest spacecraft, the Longmarch Five B, has crashed into the earth. It crashed in a part of the Indian Ocean near the South Asian country of Maldives on Sunday (May 9th) morning.... -
WHO approves China’s Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine
May 8, 2021On Friday, the World Health Organization approved the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use — the first Chinese jab to receive the WHO’s green light. The UN health agency signed off on the two-dose vaccine, which...
