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West Asia
Railway line of Azerbaijani and Iranian Astara to start operating in March
Chairman of CJSC Azerbaijani Railways (ADY) Javid Gurbanov has received Said Mohammadzade, Deputy Minister of Roads & Urban Development of Iran and President of Iranian Railways, abc.az reports. ADY reports that during the meeting the parties discussed progress of the construction of a railroad between Azerbaijani and Iranian Astara, the…
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Central Asia
Putin ratifies Turkish Stream deal
Russian President Vladimir Putin ratified deal with Turkey on Turkish Stream natural gas pipeline project on Tuesday, Daily Sabah reports. The upper house of Russian Parliament, the Federation Council of Russia, previously approved the bill on ratification of TurkStream gas pipeline project on Feb. 01, whereas it was approved by…
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Society
Million Women March in NYC
Yoon Seok-Hee – The AsiaN Correspondent On January 21st, millions of women marched in cities across the United States. In step with the main march in DC, millions of women and men marched in protest of president Donald Trump in Chicago, New York, and much more. This reporter marched with…
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Central Asia
Russian army will receive 5th-generation T-50 fighter jets in 2018
The deliveries of the fifth-generation T-50 (PAK FA) fighter jet to the Russian Armed Forces may start after 2018, Deputy Defense Minister of Russia Yuri Borisov said on Thursday. “Most likely, this will be already the next state armament program, i.e. 2018-2025,” he said in response to a question about…
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East Asia
“New Asia, New Dynamics” motto of the Magazine N
This year, The AsiaN’s Magazine N embarks on the New Year with the phrase, “New Asia, New Dynamics” and truly, it is the start of a whole new platform upon which Magazine N aspires to convey the ideas of reporters and columnists around Asia. Not only has there been shifts…
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East Asia
China’s ban shifting hallyu to Southeast Asia
Kim Jae-heun – The Korea Times China’s recent restrictions on K-pop and K-dramas are shifting the Korean wave, or hallyu, to Southeast Asia, officials said Thursday. China has cancelled a series of concerts and the airing of Korean TV dramas and shows after the Korean government decided to deploy a…
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East Asia
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South Asia
CPEC a dawn of hope for Pakistan and region
Nazir Siyal – KARACHI Pakistan’s Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Friday will inaugurate the first phase of completed section of M-9 Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway at Nooriabad on Feb 03, 2017. Frontier Works Organization (FWO), carrying this project converting existing Super Highway into 6 lanes Motorway with the total cost…
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Business
SK, Daelim win $3 bil. deal in Turkey
SK Engineering & Construction (E&C) and Daelim Industrial won a 3.5 trillion ($3 billion) contract to construct the world’s longest suspension bridge in Turkey, the two companies said Tuesday. A four-way consortium, consisting of SK, Daelim and two Turkish builders, Limak and Yapi Merkezi, was selected as a preferred bidder…
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East Asia
True Story of a Little Girl and a Soldier: Ayla
In 1950, Sergeant Suleyman was one of the thousands of Turkish soldiers who went to South Korea to fight the enemy. Suleyman and Ali, a fellow soldier from Iskenderun, had volunteered to help the people of South Korea and to fight in a war that was taking place in a…
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