Moon: Blocking Koreas’ separated families from being reunited is wrong
Seoul: President Moon Jae-in said his administration will keep doing its best to create opportunities for separated families in the two Koreas to be reunited as often as possible. He was speaking in a special KBS program on the issue of family members residing on the other side of the border following the 1950-53 Korean […]
Moon, Trump to hold summit in New York this month
Seoul: South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump will hold summit talks in New York late this month on the sidelines of a U.N. session, Cheong Wa Dae announced Friday. The allies have agreed to hold the meeting to coincide with Moon’s visit to the U.S. city for the 74th General Assembly […]
Uzbekistan waives visa requirement for Chinese citizens
Tashkent: President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a decree on establishing a visa-free entry regime for citizens of China, including Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. According to the decree, a visa-free regime will be established starting January 1, 2020 for citizens of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, for their entry to […]
Malaysia gearing up for all national, international challenges
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad pledged his government would continue to engage the young people and instill in them the spirit of volunteerism, entrepreneurship and good values so that they would be more productive and competitive in the face of the fourth Industrial Revolution. He also stressed that the government had drawn […]
Third round of China-Afghanistan-Pakistan dialogue held in Islamabad
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Pakistan hosted the third round of China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Dialogue here on Saturday. The latest round of talks covered trade, counter terrorism and ending Afghanistan’s 18-year war. The forum was established two years ago, and the earlier meetings were held in Beijing in 2017 and in Kabul in […]
Pakistan rejects Indian president’s request to fly over its airspace
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday afternoon rejected a request made by Indian authorities to let the airplane of Indian President Ram Nath Kovind fly over Pakistani airspace on a tri-nation trip to Iceland, Switzerland and Slovenia from Monday. Pakistan rejected the request based on the alarming human rights situation in Indian-administered Kashmir, […]
Citing security concerns, senior Sri Lankan cricketers refuse to travel to Pakistan
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Several senior Sri Lankan players have expressed their reservations over travelling to Pakistan for the upcoming one-day international and T20 series. According to a report on BBC Urdu, senior players including ODI captain Dimuth Karunaratne, T20 captain Lasith Malinga and former captain Angelo Mathews have refused to travel to […]
South Korea considering naming non-diplomat official to lead defense cost negotiations with U.S.: sources
Seoul: The government is considering naming a non-diplomat official, such as a financial technocrat, to head negotiations with the U.S. on sharing the cost for the upkeep of American troops, sources said Friday. That would mark a departure from the tradition that officials from either the foreign or defense ministries have led the Special Measures […]
Moon’s regional tour injects fresh vigor into his New Southern Policy Diplomacy
Vientiane: South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s campaign to reinforce Seoul’s strategic partnerships with Southeast Asian nations has gained fresh momentum this week, as he made a fruitful tour of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos, Cheong Wa Dae aides said Friday. Moon made a pitch for the New Southern Policy less than three months ahead of a […]
Bahrain workshop experts discuss safe return of Syrian refugees
By Habib Toumi Manama: The U.S. wants Syrian refugees to return to their homes in Syria but insists it should be done in the right conditions, a senior U.S. official has said. “We are here to dispel myths about U.S. policy and to reiterate that the U.S. wants Syrian refugees ultimately to return to their […]
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