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Athletic Bilbao right-back Rincon joins Girona on loan

Madrid, July 30 -- Girona has signed right-back Hugo Rincon on loan from Athletic Bilbao for the upcoming season. The 22-year-old joins Girona, which can make the deal permanent at the end of the se... Read More


Security cooperation remains important pillar in Vietnam - Laos relations

Vientiane, July 30 -- Security cooperation has continued to serve as an important pillar in Vietnam - Laos relations, Vietnamese Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang said on July 30. Q... Read More


China offers parents US$1,500 in bid to boost births

Singapore, July 30 -- In a bid to curb the country's falling birth rate despite the ruling Communist Party abolished its controversial one-child policy almost a decade ago, the government is offering ... Read More


US Grammy winner Ciara becomes citizen of Benin under new slavery-descendants law

New York, July 30 -- US R&B singer Ciara has become one of the first public figures to be granted citizenship of Benin, under a new law offering nationality to the descendants of slaves. In an Instag... Read More


Handa Garments to invest $41.33m in BEPZA economic zone

Dhaka, July 30 -- Handa (Bangladesh) Garments Co Ltd, a Chinese company, on Wednesday signed a land lease agreement with the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) to invest US$ 41.33 mi... Read More


8.7-magnitude quake strikes Russia's far east, triggers Tsunami alerts across Pacific

Dhaka, July 30 -- magnitude earthquake struck Russia's Far East on Wednesday, triggering tsunami waves that reached Japan's northern coastline and parts of the Kuril Islands, prompting widespread aler... Read More


Romania seeks stronger ties with Bangladesh, eyes energy sector: Ambassador Sena Latif

Dhaka, July 30 -- Highlighting the potential of deepening relations with Bangladesh in a number of areas, Romanian Ambassador to Bangladesh Sena Latif has said energy is one of the sectors that they w... Read More


IMF upgrades global growth forecast as tariffs ease

New York, July 30 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted stronger global economic growth than it forecast in April in part due to some US tariffs on goods being softened. A surge in U... Read More


Vietnam, Bulgaria see strong potential for maritime cooperation

Hanoi, July 30 -- Vietnamese Ambassador to Bulgaria Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet has paid a working visit to Varna - Bulgaria's leading maritime economic and shipbuilding hub, highlighting the countries' si... Read More


Ocean Commissioner Dr Manoni calls for bold Ocean action rooted in Pacific voyaging wisdom

Fiji, July 30 -- Pacific Ocean Commissioner Dr Filimon Manoni has called on Pacific nations to honour the legacy of their ancestors by taking bold and urgent action to protect the ocean, saying the re... Read More