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South Asia
Unhappy with economic policies, Pakistani businessmen meet Army Chief
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: Top business leaders of the country called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday night to convey their serious concerns about Pakistan’s stagnating economy. An Urdu language private satellite channel ‘Geo TV’ reported Thursday quoting its sources that the…
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Politics
Saudi investors eye partnership opportunities with Namangan
By Dilmurod Jumaboyev, Editor-in chief of Vodiymedia.uz, Uzbekistan Namangan: Saudi Arabia International Business Forum started in Namangan region of Uzbekistan, bringing together the delegation of Saudi business circles led by Bader Almufgai from Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority and local authority and entrepreneurs. The representatives of Saudi Arabian Ministries of…
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East Asia
4 killed, 2 missing as Typhoon Mitag makes landfall in South Korea
Seoul: Four people were killed and two others went missing as Typhoon Mitag lashed the southern and eastern regions of South Korea with heavy rain and strong winds, the authorities said Thursday. The season’s 18th typhoon landed on the coast of the small southwestern fishing county of Haenam on Wednesday…
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South Asia
Banned religious outfits’ properties frozen in Pakistan
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Karachi: The government of Sindh province of Pakistan has frozen 65 properties of four banned religious organizations under UNSC Act 1948 and UNSC Freezing & Seizure Order 2019. The proncial Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in KArachi on Wednesday told an American delegation comprising US Congressmen Mr…
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South Asia
Pakistan hands over body of drowned BSF soldier to India
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: Pakistani authorities handed over the body of an Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier to the Indian officials, an Inter-Service Public Relations press statement has said. According to the Army’s media cell, Indian BSF soldier Sub-Inspector Paritosh Mondal had drowned while crossing a canal…
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Society
Kyrgyzstan celebrates International Day of Older Persons
Bishkek: More than 83,600 pensioners in Bishkek had a special celebration as the Kyrgyz capital celebrated on October 1 the International Day of Older Persons. Celebrations included a relay race that featured Scandinavian walking, organized for the elderly in Bishkek. Employees of the National Red Crescent Society in Kyrgyzstan and…
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Business
Born to lead: Sheikh Mubarak Al Abdullah Al Mubarak Al Sabah
By Shane McGinley Arabian Business Kuwait: Waiting in one of the reception rooms in The White Palace in Kuwait City, it is hard not to notice a huge painting hung on one of the room’s walls. The image is of an Arabic woman sitting at a desk writing by candlelight…
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Politics
Moon says peace process buttressed by stronger military
Seoul: President Moon Jae-in vowed a continued push Tuesday to bolster South Korea’s defense power, calling it a driving force behind his audacious peace efforts. He was addressing the 71st Armed Forces Day ceremony held at an Air Force base in Daegu, 302 kilometers southeast of Seoul, a highly symbolic…
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East Asia
Typhoon Mitag likely to hit South Korea’s southern coast this week
Seoul: Typhoon Mitag is expected to make landfall on South Korea’s southwest coast on Thursday but its strength may be weaker than anticipated after passing through Taiwan and the Chinese mainland, the local meteorological agency said. Mitag, the season’s 18th typhoon and the seventh to affect the Korean Peninsula this…
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Culture
Seoul city gives foreigners Korean names
Seoul: The Seoul city government said Monday that it has launched a pilot program to give foreigners Korean names as part of efforts to promote the Korean alphabet, hangeul. The program, titled “Korean Names for Non-Koreans,” is available to foreigners who reside overseas and are interested in Korean culture, Park…
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