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West Asia
Syria recognizes Crimea as a part Russia
Speaker of the People’s Council of Syria, the country’s legislative authority, Hadiya Khalaf Abbas, said that she considered Crimea an integral part of Russia, Vestnik Kavkaza reports. “Due to the events which unfolded after the collapse of the Soviet Union until present times, this federal subject returned to its roots…
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Central Asia
Over 5,000 Russian troops to take part in Arctic drills
Over 5,000 troops will take part in the military exercises of the Russian Northern Fleet’s coastal defense and ground forces that have kicked off in the Polar Region, the fleet’s press office reported on October 18, TASS reports. “Over 5,000 servicemen and more than 500 pieces of the armor and…
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East Asia
Duterte awaits ‘soft landing’ on first state visit to Beijing
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who arrives in Beijing on Tuesday for his first state visit to China, said he agrees with Beijing’s call for peaceful settlement of the South China Sea issue. Duterte expects a “soft landing” in the dispute over the issue. He will visit China for four days.…
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Central Asia
Azerbaijan invites Uzbekistan to benefit from Baku-Tbilisi-Kars
Azerbaijan has invited Uzbekistan to benefit from the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway project. Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with the Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov in Tashkent, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry told Trend on October 17. During the meeting, Mammadyarov informed his counterpart about the restoration of the historical ‘Silk Road’…
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East Asia
BRICS should help lead world economy out of woods in time of uncertainty
At a time when a strong and sustainable global recovery remains elusive, the BRICS nations should come even closer together and help lead the world economy out of the woods, just as they had done in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis. Later this week, leaders of the…
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East Asia
China’s organ donations increase by 50% in first three quarters of 2016
China has processed 2,950 organ donations in the first nine months of this year, up 50 percent year on year, according to figures unveiled by the health authority on October 16, Xinhua reports. This exceeds the number undertaken in 2015, which stood at 2,766, the National Health and Family Planning…
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South East Asia
World Food Day marked in Pakistan
Pakistani vendors carry sacks of potatoes at a fruit and vegetable market on the World Food Day in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore, on Oct. 16, 2016. World Food Day, which falls on Oct. 16, is an opportunity to raise awareness about undernourishment and encourage societies and all actors to end hunger.
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East Asia
Festival of Miao People in China
People of Miao ethnic group in traditional costumes attend a wedding ceremony during a cultural tourism festival in Zhengda Town of Songtao Miao autonomous county, Southwest China’s Guizhou province, Oct 16, 2016. Local people held various folk activities on the festival on Oct 16, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]
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East Asia
Samsung urges 1 million Note 7 holders to stop using them
Samsung Electronics has advised an estimated 1 million Galaxy Note 7 users to stop using the device, citing a recent emergency order from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) that banned all Note 7 smartphones on airline flights there. “We encourage any Note 7 users to be sure to get…
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Central Asia
Turkmenistan Opened $2.3 Billion Airport Terminal in Ashgabat
Turkmenistan has opened a new $2.3 billion air terminal at Ashgabat International Airport as the former Soviet republic’s tries to become an international transport hub in Central Asia and reduce its dependence on revenues from natural gas exports, RFERL/RL reports. President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov said during the opening ceremony on September…
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