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East Asia
Bridge to nowhere?
The New Yalu Bridge separates the twin cities of Sinuiju and Dandong, lying opposite each other on the Chinese and North Korean sides of the Yalu River respectively. The very existence of the bridge, however, is nowhere to be found in local Chinese media. State censors do not want a…
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East Asia
Historians Search the Turkish and Korean Brotherhood
Turkey launches praiseworthy scientific works on history. These works include both Turkish and the world history. Turkish History Foundation (Turk Tarih Kurumu) started to explore the roots of Turkish history in the East and Central Asia under the presidency of Prof. Refik Turan. Recently, one of the most prominent steps…
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East Asia
What Trump’s rise to power means for the future of China-U.S. relations?
Curtis Stone (People’s Daily Online) The rise of Donald Trump has plunged the world into a period of deep uncertainty about the policies and impact of the next U.S. administration. For China, the big question is what U.S foreign policy will look like with the next administration. Nobody knows what…
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East Asia
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Central Asia
Iran’s Rouhani to visit Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
President of Iran Hassan Rouhani will visit Armenia at the invitation of President Serzh Sargsyan. After his trip to Armenia, Rouhani is expected to travel to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. During his meetings with the three leaders, IRI President will discuss bilateral cooperation and will exchange views on regional and international…
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Central Asia
Russia and Iran may cancel visa requirements in 2017
Visa requirements for visiting Russia and Iran soon may be dropped, the speaker of Russia’s Federation Council upper parliament house, Valentina Matviyenko, said. She mentioned a recent agreement, which suggested easier visa formalities for certain categories of travelers, and thus the number of trips from Iran to Russia doubled in…
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West Asia
Aliyev: “April battles should go into military textbooks”
In April, Armenia committed yet another armed provocation against Azerbaijan and its people, and Azerbaijan’s army of heroes – soldiers and officers – gave an adequate response to that provocation, said Azerbaijani President, Ilham Aliyev. “By conducting a successful counterattack operation, the Azerbaijani army inflicted a crushing blow to the…
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East Asia
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Central Asia
Russia and Iran in oil swap talks
Tehran is in talks with Russian companies on petroleum swap deals, Iran’s deputy oil minister for international affairs Amirhossein Zamaninia said. “Yes, we are,” he said when asked whether the country is in talks with Russia on swap deals, Financial Tribune reported cting TASS. According to deputy minister, initially the…
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East Asia
ONE MILLION protesters show people power
Choi Ha-young, Kim Bo-eun– The Korea Times A never-ending stream of one million people marched into Gwanghwamun Square, central Seoul, Saturday, to join the nation’s biggest candlelit protest in decades, calling for President Park Geun-hye to step down. People from all walks of life chanted: “Park should step down.” The…
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