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CHINA

Bangladesh PM to pay official visit

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will pay an official visit to China from Monday to Wednesday, the first such tour in five years. According to Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning, Hasina and the Chinese leaders will have in-depth exchanges of views on bilateral ties and international and regional issues of common concern. Figures show China is Bangladesh's largest trading partner and Bangladesh is China's second-largest trading partner in South Asia. Hasina, 76, won the reelection in January and it is her fifth time to serve as the prime minister.

INDONESIA

Researchers discover world's oldest artwork

On the ceiling of a limestone cave on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, scientists have discovered artwork depicting three humanlike figures interacting with a wild pig in what they have determined is the world's oldest-known confidently dated cave painting — created at least 51,200 years ago. Researchers used a new scientific approach to determine the minimum age of the newly disclosed painting inside the Leang Karampuang cave by using a laser to date a type of crystal called calcium carbonate that formed naturally on top of the painting. The painting was interpreted as a narrative scene, which researchers said would make it the oldest-known evidence of storytelling in art.

China Daily - Agencies