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Bangladesh TV news off air, communications widely disrupted as student protests spike
DHAKA — Television news channels in Bangladesh were off the air and telecommunications were widely disrupted on Friday (July 19) amid violent student protests against quotas for government jobs in which nearly two dozen people have been killed this week.
Chinese investment won’t cure the cancer plaguing Malaysia’s economy
No country has achieved high income without manufacturing. Resource-rich countries can rely on exporting commodities, such as oil and gas, but if they lack manufacturing, they risk falling behind once the resources run out or demand dries up in the transition to clean energy.
Who is Usha Vance? Indian-American wife of Trump’s running mate evokes pride in India
US presidential candidate Donald Trump’s selection of J.D. Vance as his running mate is creating excitement in India as the potential vice-president has praised his Indian-American wife Usha Chilukuri Vance for her support.
CNBC's Inside India newsletter: How will India spend its billions?
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Observe riparian law, West Bengal
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi recently, at Hyderabad House in Delhi, signed 10 memoranda of understanding – seven new and three renewed agreements to further strengthen the relationship between two neighbors. However, that four-day visit by Sheikh Hasina to India ended without any breakthrough in the long pending Teesta Water Sharing Treaty.
Japan's Mitsui partners with Singapore's SATS on frozen food
SINGAPORE -- Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. is teaming up with Singaporean airport services provider SATS to produce and wholesale frozen food in Asia.
Passenger train derails in India, killing at least two people
Rescue and relief services on ‘war footing’ after several carriages jumped tracks, leaving at least four overturned.