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East Asia
Kazakh atomic company and China strengthen nuclear cooperation
China last week, the CEO of Kazakhstan’s National Atomic Company Kazatomprom, Askar Zhumagaliyev, met with the CEO of CITIC GROUP Corporation Chang Zhenming. The heads of the companies discussed further implementation of joint Kazakhstan–China projects as well as the attraction of investments to the nuclear sector of Kazakhstan, Kazatomprom said,…
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Central Asia
Turkmenistan Closes Border with Kazakhstan
Turkmen officials have closed the border with Kazakhstan for five days in line with increased security measures, RFERL reports. “Turkmenistan has bolstered border security, which is why access of foreign citizens arriving in the republic…has been suspended for five days,” said a statement by officials from Kazakhstan’s western Mangistau region.…
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East Asia
People’s Daily calls for ‘dual-track approach’ in addressing the South China Sea issue
China will persist in a “dual-track approach” in dealing with the South China Sea disputes and maintain a broader picture of China-ASEAN ties, the People’s Daily said in an editorial on Tuesday. The article was published after the Think Tank Seminar on South China Sea and Regional Cooperation and…
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East Asia
Dialogue and cooperation vital to handling of South China Sea issue
By Ding Zi, Yu Yichun, Yang Ou and Zhang Zhiwen from People’s Daily Parties concerned over the issue of the South China Sea should return to the healthy track of using dialogue to resolve disputes and join hands to promote regional cooperation and development, experts said during the “Think…
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East Asia
China’s historic rights over South China Sea islands irrefutable: experts
Chen Shangwen – People’s Daily China’s irrefutable territorial sovereignty and maritime interests and rights over the South China Sea will by no means be negated by the so-called ruling issued by an arbitration tribunal, noted a group of experts, refuting the award as illegal and invalid. Backed by ample historical…
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Iran gets missiles of Russia’s S-300 air defense system
Iran has received the first batch of missiles of Russia’s S-300 air defense system, the Iranian news agency Tasnim reported on July 18. “The first batch of missiles of the S-300PMU2 has arrived in Iran. These systems will reinforce the air defense of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” the news…
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Central Asia
Russia to unveil first monument honoring Persian poet Omar Khayyam
A four-meter-tall bronze statue honoring the Persian poet and philosopher Omar Khayyam is slated to be unveiled on August 4. This is the first monument in Russia dedicated to the much-beloved poet, whose words of wisdom are often quoted from bloggers to President Vladimir Putin, who said Khayyam was among…
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Kazakh president says terror attack committed in Almaty
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev called the July 18 armed attacks in Almaty a terrorist attack, said the president’s press service. “Today a terrorist attack has been committed in Almaty that unfortunately, again led to casualties,” said Nazarbayev. “I express my condolences to relatives of the victims,” he said, adding that…
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South East Asia
Brexit: Less impact to Malaysian traders in short term
The Brexit or the British exit from the European Union (EU) in a historic referendum on 23 June 2016 has affected the money market (shares, bonds, debentures, derivatives) goods and services, property market/assets and labour market. The market shocks in the United Kingdom (UK) begin in the money market and…
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West Asia
Broadcast of Azerbaijan’s ANS TV channel temporarily suspended
Azerbaijan’s National Council for Television and Radio has temporarily suspended the broadcast of ANS TV channel taking into account the appeal of the Prosecutor General’s Office, Trend reports. The decision was made in order to prevent the open propaganda of terrorism and sabotage aimed at deteriorating the strategic partnership relations…
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