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IT-Science
Kyrgyzstan discusses new digitalization opportunities for citizens, businesses
Bishkek: The creation of a public platform where the government, business and civil society will be able to discuss new opportunities offered by digital transformation for citizens and businesses is being held in Bishkek. The forum, devoted to digitalization, will also address the realization of the people’s rights through digital…
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Politics
Moon issues ‘grave warning’ against public agencies for wrong naming of East Sea
Seoul: President Moon Jae-in ordered disciplinary action against three government-affiliated agencies Monday for their description of the waters between Korea and Japan as the Sea of Japan, not the East Sea. The East Sea is South Korea’s official name for the waters, and the country is campaigning hard to publicize…
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Politics
Pompeo urges ‘constructive dialogue’ between South Korea, Japan
Washington: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday emphasized the need for “constructive dialogue” between South Korea and Japan, two U.S. allies that have been locked in a bitter dispute over trade and history. Pompeo discussed the matter in a phone call with new Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi…
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Politics
Moon: North Korea-U.S. to resume talks soon; South Korea to offer full support
Seoul: South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Monday that North Korea and the United States will soon restart working-level talks and that his government will continue full support for the peace process. Moon cited an “unchanged commitment” to trust and peace by the leaders of the three sides, as he…
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South Asia
Hindu community’s business remains shut in Pakistan’s restive town Ghotki
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Although the situation in Ghotki town of Sindh province remained relatively calm on Monday following two days of violence, fear from mob attacks gripped the Hindu business community who kept their shops shut in main bazaar and other localities. The Muslim religious extremists had…
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Entertainment
Colombo’s Lotus Tower, South Asia’s tallest structure, blooms
Colombo: The Lotus Tower, South Asia’s tallest tower standing at 350 meters in Colombo, was opened by Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena on September 16. The 17-storey tower comprises a telecommunication museum, a restaurant, supermarkets, food courts, conference halls with seating for 400 people, a 1,000-seat auditorium, luxury hotel rooms,…
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Politics
AJA, JAK forum to debate “how we should face the third decade of the 21st century”
Seoul: Diplomacy, national security, the unification of Korea, multiculturalism, conflicts, the environment, and religion will be among the topics to be debated in depth at a forum to be hosted by the Asia Journalist Association (Director Lee Hyung Kyun, President Ashraf Dali) next week. The two-part forum, “How we should…
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Business
Bloomberg New Economy Forum announces preliminary speaker and participant line-up for Beijing event
New York, Beijing: Bloomberg and the China Center for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE) have released a preliminary speaker and participant list for the 2019 New Economy Forum, to be held in Beijing on November 20 – 22. Nearly 500 of the world’s most influential business executives, technology innovators, government officials,…
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Malaysia Day mirrors concept of ‘Malaysia’
Shah Alam: The participation of Malaysians from different cultures, religions and race in the celebrations for Malaysia Day on Sept 16 mirrors the concept of ‘Malaysia’. Deputy director of the Academy of Malay Studies, Universiti Malaya, associate professor Dr Awang Azman Awang Pawi said the people should celebrate Malaysia…
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Politics
South Korea to take part in joint peacekeeping drills in Indonesia
Seoul: South Korea will join multinational peacekeeping exercises set to be held in Indonesia this week as part of continued efforts to carry out its role in peacekeeping missions, the defense ministry said Sunday. The military will dispatch an operations team of 10 officers and two military observers to Bogor, a…
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