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East Asia
China among first countries to pay 2017 UN membership dues
Li Bingxin – People’s Daily China has paid its United Nations membership dues for 2017, Farhan Haq, the Deputy Spokesman for UN Secretary-General, said in a recent press conference. This makes the country the first permanent member to do so. China’s quota shares rose to 7.921 percent in 2016, up from…
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East Asia
Chinese third-party mobile payments reached 38 trillion yuan in 2016
Du Yifei – People’s Daily Driven by the explosive growth of Internet finance, China is now witnessing a boom on mobile payment market. Data showed that value of Chinese third-party mobile payments has tripled to 38 trillion yuan ($5.5 trillion) in 2016. With the popularity of mobile payment, the Chinese people…
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East Asia
Chinese diplomat calls for joint efforts to secure progress in Syria talks
Zhao Cheng – People’s Daily A senior Chinese diplomat called on the Syrian government, the opposition, as well as factions of the opposition to join their efforts to realize national reconciliation by prioritizing the interests of the whole country and its people on Friday, one day after the new round…
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East Asia
China draws “red line” for ecological conservation
Bai Yang – People’s Daily China will complete a space-earth integrated observation system and a comprehensive eco-safety monitoring system linked with big data and Internet by the end of 2020, said the country’s environmental watchdog ahead of the upcoming annual sessions of National People’s Congress and Chinese People’s Political Consultative…
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East Asia
China’s outbound investment maintains relatively high growth
Zhang Huizhong – People’s Daily China reported a non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) of 53.27 billion RMB ($7.73 billion) in January this year, reaching 983 overseas enterprises in 108 countries and regions, said the latest data released by the Ministry of Commerce (MOC). Compared with last year, China’s total outbound…
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Central Asia
Koreans in Namangan
Representatives of different ethnic groups, cultures, and religions lived on ancient Uzbek land in peace and harmony for many centuries. The years surrounding independence have strengthened the inter-ethnic relations within the country. Today, the air of friendship and solidarity in Uzbekistan is an essential factor to the peace and stability…
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Central Asia
Kazakhstan ups 2017 oil output forecast
Kazakhstan revised up oil output forecast for 2017 to 81 million tons, National Economy Minister Timur Suleimenov said at a meeting on outcomes of 2016 and priorities for 2017, the Economy Ministry said on Feb. 23. Earlier, Kazakhstan forecast the 2017 oil output at 79.5 million tons. In 2016, Kazakhstan’s…
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East Asia
Journalists Awarded for Promoting Nation’s Democracy
On February 23, members of the Journalist Association of Korea (JAK) gathered in celebration of the annual Korea Journalist Awards. Founded in 1967, JAK is Korea’s most established network of journalists with the purpose of protecting the nation’s democracy and rights to a free press. This year, a sizeable number…
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Central Asia
Restart of Uzbek-Kyrgyz relations started on the stage of theatres
Artists of Kyrgyzstan’s Osh state Uzbek-language academic musical drama theater named after Muhammad Bobur staged plays in Andijan, Namangan and Ferghana regions of Uzbekistan. The theater was invited to Uzbekistan during the visit of the delegation of Uzbekistan headed by Prime Minister Adham Ikramov to Osh region of Kyrgyzstan. The visit…
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East Asia
Japan’s military exports to ASEAN hint at new proactive strategy
Japan’s offer to give used military trucks to ASEAN countries indicates its plan to expand arms exports past the levels that have been in place for nearly 70 years, Chinese experts warned. This could lead to unpredictable turbulence and regional animosity. Japanese newspaper Nikkei Asian Review reported on Feb. 19…
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