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East Asia
An Astonishing Victory: Battle of Salsu
Battle of Salsu might be accepted as one of the most destructive and astonishing wars in the military history. The expansionist and dominant policy of China aimed at to destroy a Korean power, Goguryeo, which was accepted as a potential threat on its northern borders. China tried to suppress the…
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Central Asia
Uzbekistan completes the high-speed railroad
The national railroad workers are completing a project aimed at launching a new high-speed railroad between Tashkent and Bukhara, Jahon Agency reports. As part of this initiative, a new site, Marakand-Navoi, spanning 140.2 km was built from the beginning of the year. Now the railroad line from Navoi to Bukhara…
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East Asia
Stop whining about North Korea
Doug Bandow – The Korea Times Washington long has told the rest of the world what to do. But the world usually pays little attention. When ignored, U.S. officials typically talk tougher and louder, with no better result. That describes American policy toward North Korea. It would be better for…
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Central Asia
Chinggis Square to become Sukhbaatar Square in Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar’s central square, currently known as Chinggis Square, is returning to its original name, Sukhbaatar Square, following the final ruling of the Administrative Cases Court of Mongolia, The UB Post reports. The square was originally named in honor of the Mongolian revolutionary hero D.Sukhbaatar shortly after his death in 1923.…
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West Asia
Two Azerbaijani banks declared bankrupt
Two Azerbaijani banks, the Caucasus Development Bank and AtraBank, licenses of which were revoked by the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) in January 2016, have been declared bankrupt, said Azerbaijan Deposit Insurance Fund (ADIF) in a message Aug. 17, Trend reports. The message said the decision on the banks’ bankruptcy…
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Central Asia
Kazakh president to visit Azerbaijan and Armenia
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev will visit Azerbaijan, Serbia, Armenia and a number of other countries in 2016, Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov said at a briefing Aug. 17, Trend reports. In June, Idrissov said Nazarbayev will visit Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia and Jordan in 2016. The Kazakh president…
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Central Asia
Iran Ready for Oil Swap with Caspian Neighbors
An official with the Iranian Oil Terminals Company (IOTC) says Iran can swap up to 120,000 b/d of crude oil with its northern neighbors at North Oil Terminal, Shana reports. Hamid Reza Shadoust, a local IOTC official in the city of northern city of Neka, said on August 16 that…
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Central Asia
Premier confirms Mongolia’s willingness to expand cooperation with Turkey
Prime Minister J.Erdenenbat received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary from the Republic of Turkey to Mongolia Murat Karagoz on August 11, as part of a series of meetings with foreign ambassadors to Mongolia held after taking his office, The UB Post reports. Highlighting that the historic relationship between Mongolia and Turkey…
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East Asia
S. Korea’s agriculture ministry launches Chinese website
South Korea’s agriculture ministry said Wednesday it has launched its Chinese website (chinese.mafra.go.kr) in the latest move to provide better information on the country’s agricultural products. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said it plans to boost exchanges and cooperation with China in the agricultural sector. The ministry…
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South Asia
Working together for peace and prosperity
Song Jong-hwan (Former Korean Ambassador to Pakistan from 2013-2016) The Korea Times I would like to congratulate Pakistan and Korea on the dual celebrations of their independence days on August 14 and 15 respectively. My sincere prayer is that both our countries may prosper in peace. From June 2013 till…
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