United News of Bangladesh

Dhaka, July 21 (UNB)- A discussion was held in Manila, capital of the Philippines, to promote bilateral trade and investment between Bangladesh and Philippines.

Beijing, July 21 (Xinhua/UNB) -- China's cement industry in the first half of this year saw profits climb about 20 percent year on year to 80 billion yuan (about 11.64 billion U.S. dollars), the China Securities Journal reported.

Beijing, Jul 21 (AP/UNB) — Trading starts Monday on a Chinese stock market for high-tech companies that play a key role in official development plans that are straining relations with Washington.

New York, July 19 (AP/UNB) — U.S. stock indexes sloshed between small gains and losses Friday after Microsoft, American Express and other big companies offered up a mixed set of earnings reports.

Tokyo, July 19 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Tokyo stocks closed sharply higher Friday as sentiment being lifted by solid performances on overseas bourses saw investors take to buying back issues deemed oversold during the market's three-day downturn.

New York, Jul 19 (AP/UNB) — U.S. stocks reversed course from an early slump and closed higher Thursday to break a two-day losing streak after technology and bank stocks rallied.

Dallas, Jul 19 (AP/UNB) — Boeing said Thursday it is booking a $4.9 billion charge to cover possible compensation to airlines that have canceled thousands of flights since the 737 Max jet was grounded after two deadly accidents.

Tokyo, Jul 19 (AP/UNB) — Japan has summoned South Korea's ambassador to protest Seoul's refusal to join in an arbitration panel to settle a dispute over World War II labor.

Frankfurt, Jul 19 (AP/UNB) — BMW has named its top production manager, Oliver Zipse, as CEO to lead the luxury automaker through a shift to new ways of doing business such as electric vehicles and offering cars on a per-use basis.

Boulogne-Billancourt, Jul 18 (AP/UNB) — Renault's chairman expressed confidence Thursday that the French automaker's alliance with Nissan remains on track following the appointment of a new board at the Japanese firm in the wake of the scandal involving Carlos Ghosn, who had chaired both companies.