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Politics
Korea warns U.S. against ignoring year-end deadline on Trump-Kim friendship
Seoul: North Korea said Sunday it would be mistaken for the United States to ignore a year-end deadline on nuclear negotiations by exploiting close personal relations between leaders of the two countries. The North also warned that relations between the countries can “fall into a state of belligerency” if there…
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South Asia
Siemens, Chinese Company Harbin to build 900MW Power Plant in Pakistan
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Karachi: K-Electric, a power utility that produces and supplies electricity to Karachi, the largest city of Pakistan and capital of Sindh province, has awarded the contracts to global technology powerhouse Siemens AG and Chinese construction contractor Harbin Electric for a 900MW Combined Cycle Power Plant…
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Politics
Indonesia President apologizes to parties excluded from cabinet lineup
Jakarta: President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has apologized to several parties, whose aspirations were not accommodated during the selection for the Indonesia Onward Cabinet lineup. “Those disappointed reach more than 266 million. This means their number is higher than those, who are pleased. Perhaps, some of those present are also disappointed.…
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South East Asia
Malaysia, Azerbaijan agree to boost cooperation
Baku: Malaysia and Azerbaijan have agreed to strengthen their bilateral ties, especially in the energy and tourism sectors. Malaysia’s Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev reached the agreement during a meeting at the Presidential Palace today. In the 20-minute meeting, held on the sidelines of the…
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IT-Science
New Zealand’s newest naval ship christened in South Korea
Seoul: A cutting-edge New Zealand auxiliary naval vessel was officially named “Aotearoa” in South Korea, Seoul’s arms procurement agency said Saturday. The ceremony to officially name the tanker was held at the shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. in the southeastern port city of Ulsan on Friday, according to the…
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Politics
South Korea could hold talks with Japan next month on trade row
Seoul: South Korea and Japan could sit down for a second round of talks next month in a move to work out their differences over Tokyo’s export restrictions, a top official has said. Sung Yun-mo, minister of trade, industry and energy, made the comments in a recent brief comment to…
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People
Uzbekistan population reaches 33.7 million
Tashkent: The population of Uzbekistan has reached 33.72 million people as of October 1, the State Committee on Statistics’ report on the demographic situation said. Since the beginning of the year, the number of people has increased by 469,000, representing 1.4%. The percentage of people younger than the employment age…
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Politics
Malaysia to open embassy accredited to Palestine
Baku: Malaysia is to open an embassy accredited to Palestine to enable it to extend aid to the Palestinians more easily, Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad announced here Friday. The embassy will be set up in Jordan, he said as he addressed leaders and representatives from 120 member countries of…
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Politics
Moon hints at new approach to restart Mount Kumgang tour program
Seoul: President Moon Jae-in signaled a new approach Friday to restart the Mount Kumgang inter-Korean tour project in compliance with the United Nations sanctions against Pyongyang. Speaking at a meeting with the Cheong Wa Dae press corps, he said that the tour program to the North Korean mountain along the…
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Politics
South Korea calls for ‘mutually acceptable’ deal in defense cost talks with U.S.
Seoul: South Korea called for a “mutually acceptable” deal in its latest defense cost-sharing talks with the United States in Hawaii this week, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Friday. Seoul made the call during the negotiations on how much it would pay for the upkeep of the 28,500-strong U.S. Forces Korea…
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