Moon vows to maintain security cooperation with Japan despite looming GSOMIA expiry
Seoul: President Moon Jae-in said Tuesday his government will try “till the last moment” to avoid the termination of an accord with Japan on exchanging military information but he made clear that depends on Tokyo’s stance on its export restriction against Seoul. Although the agreement, known as GSOMIA, is scheduled to come to an end […]
Kuwait emir pledges zero tolerance towards corruption, deplores media spat
By Habib Toumi Kuwait: Kuwait’s Emir has pledged that no-one regardless of their status will evade punishment related to public funds crimes and stressed that the issue was under his personal attention. “We reaffirm our relentless keenness on preserving public funds, and our commitment to protecting them, and affirm that no-one, no matter his position, […]
Kuwait designated premier declines post amid rare public feud
By Habib Toumi Kuwait: Kuwait’s caretaker prime minister has turned down a proposal by the Emir to be reappointed and to form a new government. Shaikh Jaber Al Mubarak said in a statement on Monday that although it was an honor to serve the country, he felt sorry “over not being able to implement the […]
Moon’s approval rating edges up to 47.8 per cent: Realmeter
Seoul: President Moon Jae-in’s approval rating has gained 3.3 percentage points on-week amid news reports of his meeting with the heads of five major political parties and improved employment-related data, Realmeter said Monday. In the survey of 2,511 voters nationwide for five business days last week, 47.8 percent of respondents supported the president. The proportion […]
Rajapaksa elected Sri Lanka’s president
Colombo: Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has been elected the seventh Executive President of Sri Lanka and will take the oath on Monday at the Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura. The Chairman of the Elections Commission Mahinda Deshapriya said that Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Presidential Candidate Rajapaksa who contested under the flower bud symbol emerged as the […]
India offers 300 tertiary scholarships for Malaysian students
Paris: The government of India is offering full scholarships to 300 Malaysian students to pursue their tertiary studies. Malaysia’s Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik said the matter was conveyed to him by India’s Human Resource Development Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank when they met on Wednesday on the sidelines of the 40th Session of the […]
Kyrgyzstan strongly committed to protecting the environment: President
Bishkek: Kyrgyzstan’s diplomats and state institutions have been tasked with strengthening the country’s environmental diplomacy, President Sooronbay Jeenbekov has said. Attending a forum to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jeenbekov stressed full commitment by all to preserving and developing the status of Kyrgyzstan as an environmentally friendly country and […]
South Korea to build 30,000 smart factories to deal with demographic change
Sejong: South Korea will build 30,000 smart factories and 10 smart industrial zones by 2022 as part of efforts to deal with a looming decline of the country’s working-age population, the finance minister said Wednesday. Hong Nam-ki said the number of people working at smart factories and smart industrial zones could stand at 100,000, which […]
Jacques Chirac Street inaugurated in United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi: A major street named after the late French President Jacques Chirac has been inaugurated on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Shaikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan had ordered the naming of the street after the former French leader who is seen […]
Moon views Busan summit with ASEAN as midterm review of New Southern Policy
Seoul: President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday emphasized the significance of two upcoming summits with Southeast Asian nations in Busan for his administration’s signature New Southern Policy, as he had a weekly Cabinet meeting at the venue in the southern port city. He pointed out that the ASEAN-Republic of Korea Commemorative Summit, slated for Nov. 25-26, […]
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