United News of Bangladesh

Paris, Aug 9 (AP/UNB) — The trade war between the United States and China and a broader decline in world economic growth are weakening the demand for oil and pushing prices down, the International Energy Agency said Friday.

Phnom Penh, Aug 9 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Cambodia and Sri Lanka signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) on Thursday to boost bilateral relations in politics, trade and investment, a Cambodian senior official said.

Jerusalem, Aug 9 (Xinhua/UNB) -- The US software giant Salesforce signed an agreement to acquire the Israeli workplace management company Clicksoftware with 1.35 billion U.S. dollars, the two companies announced Thursday.

Tokyo, Aug 8 (AP/UNB) — Japan said Thursday it has granted the first permit for South Korea-bound shipment of chemicals for use in high-tech materials under Tokyo's new export requirement that has increased tensions with Seoul.

Beijing, Aug 8 (AP/UNB) — Asian stocks rebounded Thursday after Wall Street eked out a gain following volatility fueled by concern fallout from the U.S.-Chinese trade war will spread.

Beijin, Aug 8 (AP/UNB) — Chinese trade with the United States contracted again in July as a tariff war with Washington intensified.

Beijing, Aug 7 (AP/UNB) — China's yuan weakened again Wednesday after hopes among financial traders that the decline was stabilizing helped to calm jittery global markets.

Baton Rouge, Aug 7 (AP/UNB) — A Marine veteran struggling with PTSD and a woman fighting cancer became some of the first people to purchase medical marijuana in Louisiana on Tuesday, as the state became the first in the Deep South to dispense therapeutic cannabis, four years after state lawmakers agreed to give patients access to it.

Tokyo, Aug 7 (AP/UNB) — Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday as markets calmed after China's decision to stabilize its currency.

New York, Aug 6 (AP/UNB) — Stocks bounced back in early trading Tuesday on Wall Street, a day after their worst loss of the year, as China eased some of the pressure in its trade war with the U.S. by stabilizing its currency.