Russia and India to hold war games
The joint Russian-Indian war games Indra’2016 will be held in the second half of 2016. Far-Eastern Primorsky (Maritime) territory of Russia, Alexander Gordeyev, the chief press officer of the Eastern Military District told TASS agency after a conference on preparations for the exercise. He said, “Representatives of the Eastern Military District and the Indian Armed […]
Samsung Faces Tough Competition in Mobile Phone Market of Pakistan
Since the low cost Chinese mobile phones have stormed the mobile markets and grabbed a huge share of the market, leading mobile phone makers like Samsung, Nokia and Sony are struggling hard to hold tight to what they have of the market share. Last few years have seen a rapid increase in mobile phone usage […]
Disgruntled Employess Lead to Change
Reports have been trickling into newspapers about disgruntled employees of Samsung India. Their complaints about the punishing work culture and exacting overtime rules have rung alarm bells in the top management of Samsung Electronics. According to a recent report, Samsung has announced big changes. It has taken nearly three years for Samsung to re-think about […]
Samsung: Change Everything but Your Wife and Kids
A recent visit to the Centre for Creative Economy & Innovation in Gyeonggi province of South Korea was revelatory. Bottom-line: Giant corporates are crashing in ranking. Recourse: Co-operate with innovative start-ups to energise the system with dynamism and growth. Samsung India had increased its sales by 30-40% in the past years. It perforce halved its […]
Islamic Organisation for Food Security established in Kazakhstan
Member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) established the Islamic Organisation for Food Security on 28 April in Kazakhstan. The new initiative has been created after the 7th Islamic Ministerial Conference on Food Security and Agricultural Development of the OIC in Astana. Minister of Agriculture of Kazakhstan, Assylzhan Mamytbekov talked at the conference: […]
Russia and China to Increase Military Exercises
Russia and China announced the increase of joint military exercises in 2016. Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu met with Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan on April 27. The talks were held at the 5th Moscow International Security Conference, TASS reports. Shoigu said: “We highly appreciate a high level of Russian-Chinese contacts both at the state […]
Pakistan Day 2016 celebration in Lotte Hotel, Seoul
March 23 marks the Pakistan Resolution Day. It was 76 years ago, in 1940, that the Lahore Resolution was passed, which eventually led to the independence of Pakistan seven years later. A national holiday in Pakistan, it is celebrated with vigor and a patriotic enthusiasm prevailing all around the country. As I reside in Seoul, […]
Russia and China Increase Military Spending
Stockholm International Peace Research Institution (SIPRI) published a report about increased military expenditure in 2015. The world’s total military expenditure was $1.7 trillion in 2015. It increased 1 percent from the previous year. The five biggest spenders are the US, China, Saudi Arabia, Russia and the UK. According to the report, the US remains the […]
Gorakh Hill Station – Paradise of Sindh
British General Sir Charles Napier, who conquered Sindh (present-day province of Pakistan) in February 1843, was scared of blazing summer of this country and was in hurry to seize it before the sizzling weather approaches. “The hot season was coming on, and action must be taken at once. I have no time to lose; my […]
Pakistan’s electric company signs $8 million deal with Korean firms
In order to continuously upgrade its existing network in Karachi, the capital city of southern Sindh province of Pakistan, the K-Electric has entered into an agreement worth $8 Million with LS Network and LS Cable and System Consortium from Korea. As per this agreement, a new Double Circuit 220 KV Transmission Line would be laid in […]
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