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Asian stocks lower after Wall Street fall, Brexit approval
Beijing, Nov 15 (AP/UNB) — Most Asian stock markets declined Thursday after Wall Street fell for a fifth day and Britain's Cabinet endorsed a draft agreement to leave the European Union.
Int'l garment, textile machinery expo begins in city Thursday
Dhaka, Nov 14 (UNB) - The third edition of Bangladesh International Garment and Textile Machinery Expo (BIGTEX) is set to kick off on Thursday at International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in the city.
In factory after factory, Kim tries to grow N. Korea economy
Wonsan, Nov 14 (AP/UNB) — For North Korean factory managers, a visit by leader Kim Jong Un is the highest of honors and quite possibly the most stressful event imaginable.
Southeast Asian summit puts focus on trade tensions, trends
Singapore, Nov 13 (AP/UNB) — The potential damage to the global trade brought on by President Donald Trump's tariffs battle with Beijing is looming as leaders of Southeast Asian nations, China, the U.S. and other regional economies meet in Singapore this week.
Pence, Abe discuss trade, NKorea ahead of regional summits
Tokyo, Nov 13 (AP/UNB) — U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to discuss bilateral trade and to touch base on their policies on North Korea as the two sides tried to showcase alliance ahead of key regional summits this week.
Alibaba Singles' Day sales hit 31 bln USD
Shanghai, Nov 12 (Xinhua/UNB) -- China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Monday said the Singles' Day sales on its online shopping platforms reached a record 213.5 billion yuan (30.7 billion U.S. dollars).
Saudi Arabia, Russia discussing possible oil-production cuts
Dhaka, Nov 12 (AP/UNB) -Momentum seems to be growing among major oil producers to reduce output in an effort to end a slump in prices.
China to continue support for Bangladesh's dev, infrastructure projects
Dhaka, Nov 9 (UNB) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said China will continue supporting Bangladesh's various economic development and infrastructure projects.
Iran sanctions, Turkish write-down hit UniCredit profit
Milan, Nov 9 (AP/UNB) — The Italian bank UniCredit said Thursday that third-quarter profits dropped 99 percent due to one-off provisions to cover any settlement for alleged U.S. sanctions violations in Iran and a write-down on its Turkish unit.
New Tesla chairwoman's biggest challenge is controlling Musk
Detroit, Nov 9 (AP/UNB) — Australian telecommunications executive Robyn Denholm brings much-needed financial and auto industry expertise to her new role as Tesla's board chairwoman, but her biggest challenge is whether she can rein in a CEO with a proclivity for misbehavior.