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China will provide a grant of 1 billion yuan (225.39 billion kyats, or approximately US$148 million) for socioeconomic development projects under an economic and technical cooperation agreement signed in Beijing last week. Myanmar’s Ministry of Forei

The UN Security Council has unanimously condemned the Taliban's announcement of a spring offensive, saying the move will only "result in more unnecessary suffering and destruction for the Afghan people." The Taliban launched its annual spring offensi

Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have finalised, documented and signed a bailout package on exchange rate, public finance, fiscal deficit and energy prices and an IMF mission will be visiting Islamabad in the third week of the curre

The existing relationship between Dhaka and New Delhi is not going to be affected by the outcome of the ongoing national elections in India, top serving and former diplomats have told Dhaka Tribune.
Since the present Bangladesh government has experie

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Monday that Pakistan and China's "strong friendship is based on strategic cooperation," Radio Pakistan reported.He was speaking at China Institute for International Strategic Studies (CIISS) in Beijing after arri

The Indian government has made the decision to award Maldives up to MVR 100 million in grant assistance for socio-economic development projects.
The decision was announced during the two-day visit by Minister of External Affairs of India, Sushma Swar

The first shipment from landlocked Afghanistan through the Iranian Chabahar port has arrived in India, marking a new beginning of trade ties between the two countries, bypassing Pakistan. The cargo arrived at the Mumbai and Mundra port under the TIR