Nusantara Gas Axis
Indonesia has proven and potential gas reserves of around 100 trillion cubic feet, still the largest in Southeast Asia (ASEAN). If optimized, gas reserves can become a new axis of economic power. Domestically, it can stimulate industrial growth and economic activity. In regional areas, gas can be an alternative route for ASEAN energy supply. […]
China enhances investment in Pakistan despite security concerns
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Despite security threats to its nationals, China is determined to increase investments in new projects in Pakistan besides continuing the on-going projects under CEPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor). To explore the new venues of investment, a high-powered delegation of 12 major companies of China recently visited the Special Economic […]
Kyrgyzstan launches construction of China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway
By Nurzhan Kasmalieva BISHKEK: The commencement ceremony of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project was held on December 27 in Jalalabad Oblast of Kyrgyzstan. The ceremony for the large-scale regional project was attended by President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov, Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission of China Zheng Shanjie, who read out the address of […]
Surviving rollercoasters as a cryptocurrency investor in Korea
By Lee Joohyeong SEOUL: There is a saying that Koreans love gambling. There is no easy way to prove this statement with numbers, but it seems to be true at least in the crypto market. Koreans prefer to buy cryptos that show sudden surges rather than Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), which rank first and […]
Erdogan’s visit to Bishkek brings Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye closer together
By Kuban Andymen BISHKEK: Following Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s official visit to Kyrgyzstan on November 4-5, 2024, nearly two dozen agreements were signed, including a Joint Declaration to elevate the strategic partnership between Kyrgyzstan and Türkiye to a comprehensive strategic partnership. “The relations between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Türkiye, based on […]
China, Pakistan apex trade bodies form Alliance for land – sea corridor
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative KARACHI, SINDH, PAKISTAN: The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI), the apex trade bodies of two countries, have formed an alliance for land – sea corridor; which comprises of chambers of commerce & industries of […]
Bangladesh under Yunus’ leadership: Challenges, opportunities
By Shafiqul Bashar DHAKA: As Bangladesh finds itself since 8 August 2024 in the interim leadership of Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, the nation stands at a crossroads of potential and peril. Following the ousting of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina on 5 August, Dr Yunus’ administration has inherited a complex landscape marked by economic […]
Pakistan: New version of old story of Ali Baba and 40 Thieves
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: ‘Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves’ is an Arabic folktale, the most popular and widely read and retold across the world including Pakistan, especially for children. According to the story, as I read in my childhood, Ali Baba was a poor woodcutter and an honest person who discovers […]
Outstanding women in Bahrain to be awarded for exceptional talent
By Habib Toumi MANAMA: A new tribute will made to outstanding women in Bahrain as people in the Gulf country, both nationals and foreigners, will be able to vote for the 2024 Woman of the Year Awards. The Woman of the Year Awards, by Woman This Month magazine, honor the achievements and contributions of women […]
Saudi Arabia will not recognize Israel without independent Palestinian state: Crown Prince
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will not recognize Israel without the establishment of a Palestinian state, the kingdom’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud has said. “The Kingdom will not cease its tireless work toward the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, and we affirm that the Kingdom will not […]
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