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      APCFA, Chinese Embassy join hands in plantation drive By gowidenews 08/10/2018 01:25 Report reaching us says, that the Islamabad: The All Pakistan China Friendship Association (APCFA) in collaboration with the embassy of China and Pakistan National Council of the Arts organized a tree plantation drive as part of the ‘Green Pakistan’ theme for 2018 and the billion tree drive of ‘Naya Pakistan’. Speaking on the occasion, Ambassador of People’s Republic of China, Yao Jing highlighted the significance of tree plantation for strengthening ties between the two neighbouring countries. Drawing on similarities between strong roots and strength of trees, the ambassador said that the tree of friendship between Pakistan and China would have strong roots and grow higher than the mountains. He said that each year on March 12th China holds a Tree Plantation Drive across the country as tree plantation is crucial for future generations. It takes ten years for trees to...

High-speed rail sees 880,000 passenger trips between mainland, Hong Kong in two weeks  By gowidenews 2018-10-07 23:17:34|         Report reaching out to us says, HONG KONG, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- The newly-launched high-speed rail between the mainland and Hong Kong has recorded about 880,000 passenger trips since put into use two weeks ago, the rail service operator MTR Corporation said on Sunday. Since the commencement of its service on Sept. 23, the Hong Kong Section of Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link has witnessed about 880,000 passenger trips to and from Hong Kong West Kowloon Station and train service operations have been smooth, MTR said in a press release on Sunday night. During the National Day and related holiday period alone, namely from Sept. 28 to Oct. 7, the high-speed rail served a total of around 650,000 passenger journeys between Hong Kong and different cities in the Chinese mainland. The cumulative number of tickets sold...

FT reports on US moves to further isolate China  By gowidenews.  Sun 7 Oct 2018 23:42:15 Report reaching us says..., The Financial Times on how the Trump administration is putting further trade pressure on China The new Nafta deal with Canada and Mexico includes a provision that would require its two neighbours to give notification of any trade negotiations with a "non-market economy" Speaking on Saturday, a senior White House official said the US would try to replicate the provision in future trade deals with the EU, Japan and the UK Says the (unnamed) official: "Will this be a precedent for the future? Absolutely" "It is important that we make sure that any agreements we enter into do not ultimately get undermined and [that] China does not find a backdoor way to gain access to the US market." More here at the FT article, which is gated All this negative news on US ? China relations will continue to be a headwind for the Australian dollar.  And dont ...

N. Korean diplomat heads to Russia for trilateral meeting Posted by gowidenews. 08, 2018 00:46 한국어 Share this article on Facebook Share this article on Twitter Font size down Font size up Report reaching us says that, North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui arrived in Moscow on Saturday (local time) to hold a trilateral meeting with China and Russia. On the second leg of her trip, Choe will take part in vice-ministerial talks with Russia on Monday, and trilateral talks including China on Tuesday, according to Russia’s Tass news agency. Her reason for heading Moscow apparently comes down to two. One is to fine-tune the timing of a visit by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to Russia, which is expected to take place within this year. Russian President Vladimir Putin had invited Kim when Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited Pyongyang in May. The other is to seek support from its two allies in demanding that the United Nations Security Council lif...

After 70 years, who are the Palestinian refugees?   By gowidenews  Report reaching us says,  Donald Trump says he has a peace plan that will solve the Arab-Israeli conflict for good, he calls it the "deal of the century". But Palestinian refugees living in neighbouring countries fear they are not going to be part of it – particularly those in Lebanon. With restricted work and property rights, there are few options for them outside returning home. So after 70 years of waiting, and four generations, what does it mean now to be a Palestinian refugee? The BBC’s Paul Adams travelled to Burg Al-Barajneh camp in Beirut to meet them.

Israeli police ride their horses outside Damascus Gate at Jerusalem's Old city July 28, 2017. (photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS) Last year, 78% of the record-breaking 3.6 million tourists who visited Israel toured Jerusalem, attracted by the city’s millennia-old history and diversity together with its thriving urban culture. Jerusalem has come a long way since the bloodshed of the Second Intifada when tourists sensitive to security concerns avoided the Israeli capital. Last year, 78% of the record-breaking 3.6 million tourists who visited Israel toured Jerusalem, attracted by the holy city’s millennia-old religious history and diversity together with its thriving contemporary urban culture. The city’s rapidly-growing hotel and accommodation scene has witnessed a 43% increase in bookings since 2013 alone.  Read more related articles Israeli tourism rising, nearly one million tourists visit in 2018 2.4 million tourists came to Israel so far in 2018, ministry s...

Breaking News: Atiku wins PDP primary election    Brought to you by gowidenews    Report reaching us says,  Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election to emerge as its presidential candidate for the 2019 presidential election. In the election conducted on Saturday, October 6 at the party’s convention which took place in Port Harcourt, the former vice president defeated 11 other political bigwigs in the party. He is expected to provide stiff competition to President Muhammadu Buhari who emerged as the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate. Governor Dave Umahi read out the votes of 9 aspirants before Governor Ifeanyi Okowa read out the rest of the results. Senator Bukola Saraki came third with 317 votes while Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto polled 693 votes. Below is the breakdown of the result and number of votes scored by each candidate in the PDP primary election:...

  Okorocha secures Imo West senatorial ticket, as his son in-law, Nwosu, becomes gov candidate October 7, 2018 By gowidenews   Report reaching us says, after  one week of political horsetrading, the immediate past chief of staff to the governor of Imo State, Uche Nwosu, has been declared the governorship standard bearer of the All Progressives Congress in the state. This is coming after the National Working Committee had cancelled the earlier primary which produced two aspirants — Senator Hope Uzodinma and Nwosu — as candidates and ordered for a rescheduled primary on Saturday. Announcing the results of the rescheduled primary at the APC Secretariat in Owerri in the early hours of Sunday, the chairman of the electoral panel, Ibrahim Agbabiaka, said that Nwosu polled a total of 269,524 votes to defeat eight other aspirants. According to him, the primary held in the 305 Independent National Electoral Commission’s wards a...

APC convention: Buhari polled 14.8m votes to emerge party candidate October 7, 2018 By gowidenews Report reaching us says, All Progressives Congress has announced that President Muhammadu Buhari polled a total of 14, 842,072 across the 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory during the party’s direct Presidential Primary to emerge as it’s 2019 candidate. Governor-Elect of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi who served as returning officer announced this early Sunday morning during the National Convention of the party held at Eagle Square, Abuja. After announcing the figure, he asked delegates to affirm President Buhari as the party’s candidate for the 2019 Presidential elections via voice vote. He said, “Do you affirm Muhammadu Buhari as our candidate for 2019 presidential election? The delegates shouted yes Earlier, National Chairman of the APC Adams Oshiomhole, has said with  President Buhari as the party’s candidate, the APC was now ready for the 2019 election. He said this in h...