report in The Express Tribune, May 25th, 2017. GILGIT: Every third child of primary school going age out of 10 are out of school in Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B). This was revealed in the first report on the number of out-of-school children in the region prepared by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Education Department of G-B, the Federal Ministry of Education and Professional training and with support from the Lahore University of Sciences. The report,…
Posts published in May 2017
By KEITH BRADSHER in The NY Times, MAY 24, 2017 SHANGHAI — China has gone on a spending spree, borrowing money to build cities, create manufacturing giants and nurture financial markets — money that has helped drive the economic powerhouse in recent years. But the debt-fueled binge now threatens to sap growth in the world’s second largest economy. With its economy maturing, China has had to pile on ever more debt to keep growth going…
Xinhua report in Global Times, May 24, 2017 at 14:50:23 Liu Xinqi, former commander of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and demoted for “severe violations of Party code” including graft, authorities announced Wednesday. Liu, also former deputy secretary of the CPC committee of the XPCC, allegedly took advantage of his post to obtain benefits for others and allowed relatives to use his influence to…
By CHRIS BUCKLEY in The NY Times, MAY 24, 2017 BEIJING — Chinese people cheering on their country’s ascent sometimes comfort themselves with the idea that Asia’s other behemoth, India, is years from surpassing China’s population and decades from emerging as a potential economic peer. But Yi Fuxiang, a Chinese scientist based in Wisconsin, boldly challenged that assumption this week in Beijing. He laid out arguments that India may already be more populous than China,…
REPORT in Dawn, May 25th, 2017 ISLAMABAD: The Awami Workers Party (AWP) activists on Wednesday staged a protest in front of the National Press Club, demanding the release of their leader Baba Jan. They also sought the release of other political activists who were arrested in Gilgit-Baltistan ahead of a final hearing of a review petition by the GB Supreme Court Appellate Bench against Baba Jan’s life sentence. Baba Jan is a member of AWP’s…
Xinhua report in Global Times Chinese police closed 168,000 cases of financial crime and recovered 35.6 billion yuan (5.2 billion US dollars) last year, the Ministry of Public Security announced on Monday. According to the ministry, the frequency of financial crime is still high in China. Cases of illegal fund-raising, pyramid selling, online peer-to-peer fraud, securities and futures crime, counterfeit money and bank card fraud have infringed on the interests of investors and undermined market…
By Xu Ming in Global Times, May 23, 2017 at 18:13:39 ○ Appeals to patriotism are often used to swindle seniors ○ Many seniors are vulnerable to scams because the swindlers offer them a sense of purpose or emotional satisfaction ○ Helping elderly people avoid scams needs the joint efforts of society and their family members Li made a deal with his dad after learning that the senior citizen had paid to attend a “charity…
By KEITH BRADSHER in The NY Times SHANGHAI — Moody’s Investors Service downgraded its credit rating on China’s sovereign debt by a notch on Wednesday, saying the steady buildup of debt in the Chinese economy would erode the country’s financial strength in the coming years. In a bluntly worded statement, Moody’s said the Chinese government remained committed to achieving high economic growth despite slowing productivity gains and a shrinking population of working-age adults. The only…
Report in South China Morning Post, May 24, 2017 A California woman was arrested on Tuesday on federal charges of conspiring to procure and illegally export sensitive space communications technology to her native China, the US Justice Department said in a statement. Si Chen, also known as Cathy Chen, 32, of Pomona, was expected to be arraigned later on Tuesday in US District Court on charges contained in an indictment returned by a federal grand…
Report in Dhaka Tribune, May 23, 2017 at 09:51 PM Prioritising seven issues, the Election Commission has announced a draft roadmap for the next general election without any mention of electronic voting machine (EVM) or digital voting machine (DVM). Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda made the announcement at his office in Dhaka on Tuesday, reports Bangla Tribune. The roadmap consists of seven points including constituency boundary re-demarcation, review of the electoral law, update of…
by Md Anwar Hossain Choudhury in Dhaka Tribune,May 24, 2017 Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has cordoned off three suspected militant hideouts in Chapainawabgaj’s Gomastapur upazila. “We arrested three militants during an anti-militancy raid in Babupara village under the upazila on Tuesday night. Three kilograms gun powder, one pistol and bullets were seized from them,” RAB 5 Company Commander AKM Enamul Karim told the Dhaka Tribune. “Later as per their information, we cordoned off three houses…