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Central Asia
Russia and Armenia sign combined forces agreement
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and his Armenian counterpart Vigen Sargsyan signed an agreement on establishing combined forces. Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan said the group would include Russia’s military base in Armenia, as well as units of the Armenian armed forces, Sputnik reports. The Defense ministers also signed a…
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East Asia
S.Korean president to follow parliamentary decision to step down
South Korean President Park Geun-hye said that she will follow any parliamentary decision on her fate, including a shortened presidency. She made the comments during her third televised address to the nation since a scandal involving herself and her longtime confidante emerged in October. “If ruling and opposition parties find…
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Central Asia
Two main gas pipelines connected in Kazakhstan
Kazakh national gas transportation operator KazTransGas built a booster compressor station at the connection TIP-02 between the main gas pipeline “Bukhara gas-bearing region-Tashkent-Bishkek-Almaty” and “Kazakhstan-China”, the company said in a message Nov. 29, Trend reports. The new booster compressor station located in Zhambyl region will allow to have gas pumping…
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East Asia
Internship Announcement of Asia Journalist Association
Asia Journalist Association (AJA) publishes a monthly journal in South Korea as “MagazineN” in addition to the existing on-line media, THE AsiaN (http://theasian.asia/) serving in English, Arabic and Korean. Job Description: Asia Journalist Association is seeking undergraduates, recent graduates or graduate students to intern with its newsroom team based in…
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East Asia
Major Sightseeing Places of Tokyo
Tokyo is an important capital of Asia with its traditional and modern faces. There are a lot of places to visit in a short time visit of tourists. If we look at both historical and modern places, I can recommend that districts to visit: Asakusa: It is the north-eastern part…
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Central Asia
Turkmenistan and Georgia to promote joint transport projects
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov discussed the further cooperation prospects at the meeting with his Georgian counterpart Giorgi Margvelashvili, the Turkmen Dovlet Habarlary state news agency reported, Trend published. Stressing that Georgia plays an important role in the integration of the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, President Margvelashvili confirmed the…
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Central Asia
KPK-Baluchistan lawmakers divulge CPEC a future hub of world trade
By Nazir Siyal – KARACHI (Pakistan) The CPEC (China–Pakistan Economic Corridor) a window of opportunity for rest of the world after strategic role of the Chinese government that remained a friend of Pakistan always stood with at every critical juncture, whereas, Russia and other countries have now revealed interest in…
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World
Fidel Castro dies at age of 90
Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro has died, Cuban state TV has announced. The former Cuban president died at the age of 90 and his body will be cremated under his own will, the Prensa Latina news agency reported, citing incumbent Cuban President Raul Castro, Fidel Castro’s brother, Sputnik reports.
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