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East Asia
Russia and China to hold computer-assisted military drills
Russia and China will hold the first computer-assisted missile defense exercise in May 2016, TASS reports. The press office of Russian Defense Ministry said, “The Russian and Chinese defense ministers decided to hold the first Air and Space Security 2016 joint computer-assisted command and staff exercise in May 2016 on…
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Central Asia
Tajikistan Bans the Russian-Style Surnames
Tajikistan has officially banned the surnames with “Russian” endings. Jaloliddin Rakhimov, the Deputy Chief of the Tajik Service for Registration of Citizens, told RFE/RL on April 29 that the new regulations were approved by President Emomali Rahmon in March, RFERL reports. According to new regulations all surnames which have Russian…
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South East Asia
Samsung Fulfilled its Promises
SAMSUNG, the largest phone maker in South Korea, is also the third largest in the world. This impressed me and other journalists from 50 countries, when we visited one of its Research and Development (R&D) Centres in 2009. A high ranking official at the press briefing then said, Samsung would…
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South Asia
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…
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West Asia
Samsung – Creating Smiles for Tomorrow
I belong to a generation when meanings were symbolized by icons. For us, peaceful resistance was named after Gandhi, black liberation meant Martin Luther King, fighting for independence was called Nasser. It was the same when we were talking about items we use in daily life. Kodak for the world…
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South Asia
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…
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South Asia
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…
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West Asia
Samsung: People’s View in the United Arab Emirates
Android devices, particularly of Samsung are the most prevalent in the Gulf and particularly in the United Arab Emirates. Here are some views of people in the UAE using Samsung products. Dalal Mohamed (housewife): I have Samsung Galaxy S6 and I think it is the best phone in the market.…
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Central Asia
IRI Poll: Georgians Maintain Pro-Western Attitudes
International Republican Institute (IRI) released a poll about political choices of Georgian people between Russia and the West. “According to the poll, 85 percent of those surveyed say they support joining the European Union and 79 percent support joining NATO. Georgians list the European Union and the United States as…
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Central Asia
Saudi FM Visited Kazakhstan
Adel al-Jubeir, Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia paid his first official visit to Kazakhstan on April 27. Al Jubeir met with his counterpart Erlan Idrissov and president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev. Two sides discussed bilateral relations, economic cooperation, investment and petrochemical development. Erlan Idrissov said, “This is the first official…
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