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Central Asia
Kazakhstan to process up to 2 tons of Iran’s gold
A refinery in Kazakhstan will process up to 2 tons of Iranian gold in 2017, the Kazakh Deputy Investment and Development Minister Albert Rau said. He noted that a Kazakh company is engaged in the development of gold deposit in Iran. He said that as much as 125 kilograms of…
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South East Asia
US tells Philippines: We are still your ally
A senior US diplomat said on Monday that Washington supported Manila’s blossoming ties with Beijing, but he assured the Southeast Asian nation that Washington remained its trusted ally. Daniel Russel, US assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, said after meeting with Philippine Foreign Minister Perfecto Yasay…
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East Asia
Russia’s stake in North Korea
Donald Kirk – The Korea Times We hear so much about China and Japan competing on and for the Korean peninsula, now and historically, that we overlook one other great Northeast Asian power. That would be Russia, which has a 17-kilometer border with North Korea as the Tumen River flows…
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East Asia
Importance of next Korean president
Tong Kim – The Korea Times As no major change on North Korean policy is likely during the remainder of the Park government or under a Hillary Clinton administration, it is critical for South Korea to elect the right person as next president in December 2017 to remove fear of…
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Central Asia
Central Asian cargos to be transited via Iran
Iran has reached an agreement with four Central Asian countries of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan on the transit of cargos from/to these countries via its territory, Trend reports. Through this agreement, the transit of six kinds of goods via Iran will increase, Hossein Ashuri, Islamic Republic Railways’ deputy, told…
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Central Asia
Gazprom’s daily gas exports to Europe at all-time high
Russia’s Gazprom said on October 21 that natural gas exports to Europe have reached the daily all-time high of 590 million cubic metres, Vestnik Kavkaza reports. According to company’s Chief Executive Officer Alexei Miller, this is 2,2 million cubic metres more than the previous record, reached on Oct 20.
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East Asia
Chinese companies to help Malaysia build deep sea port
Three Chinese companies have been selected to help build a new deep-water port in the Strait of Malacca in Malaysia. The project is part of the Chinese government’s broader “belt and road” initiative. PowerChina International, Shenzhen’s Yantian Port Group and Rizhao Port Group have been selected to help a Malaysian…
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Central Asia
Kazakhstan’s 45 water reservoirs in dangerous condition
Forty-five water reservoirs in Kazakhstan are in dangerous condition and require repairs, Kazakh Agriculture Ministry said Oct. 20, Trend reports. In total there are 309 water reservoirs in Kazakhstan. The state owns 83 of them. Regional municipalities own 191 reservoirs and 35 reservoirs are privately owned. The biggest reservoirs in…
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Central Asia
Hard Choices by Hillary Rodham Clinton
by Azizkhan Akhmedov – DEA EHESS (Paris) Member of American Chamber of Commerce in Uzbekistan US presidential election is becoming the most interesting event of the year 2016 that attracts attention from all corners of the Globe. It seems quite natural a wish of Facebook Nation citizen who lives faraway of…
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East Asia
Japan trading houses eye resuming Iran oil imports
Japanese traders including Marubeni Corp. and Sumitomo Corp. that stopped buying Iranian oil during western sanctions are looking to resume imports, potentially by year-end, industry sources said, The Japan Times reported. Conservative Japanese firms have so far held off taking Iranian crude due to a lack of internationally acceptable insurance…
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