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Central Asia
Putin says Russia ready to restore relations with Turkey
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Moscow is ready to normalize relations with Turkey, but the first step should come from Ankara. During the visit to Greece, Russian leader told that it is still unclear why Turkey downed Russian Su-24 aircraft. According to him, Moscow wants to restore relations, “We…
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Taxation must be applied to offshore, Nazarbayev says
Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan hosted the economic and political event, Astana Economic Forum on May 25-26. The theme of the forum is “New economic reality: diversification, innovation and knowledge economy” and major economy experts, analysts, financial institutions, and organizations attended the program. During his speech, Nursultan Nazarbayev, the President…
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West Asia
War, Peace and Cartoons on the Korean Peninsula
One of the weapons of Cold War is, humiliating the enemy with and through different forms of expression and media. Satire in caricatures is the most effective one in this respect. A cartoonist could spoil any image by repeating the comic insults continuously in various frames. Nowadays, one of the…
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South Asia
Restoration of Peace and Unification of Korean Peninsula is inevitable
Standing at the observatory atop a hill in demilitarized zone (DMZ) between South and North Korea, I gazed towards northern part of Korean peninsula, covered with thick mist making it invisible. I recalled the reports of recent nuclear tests by the North Korean regime that proves the old saying that…
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South Asia
Peace – a Work in Progress: Korean Peninsula Peace
The 33-year old Kim Jong-un is an insulated, unfettered ruler of North Korea. He has very successfully isolated his country, globally and politically, by flaunting nuclear arsenal and instilling the fear of god in the population he commands. Just four years into his reign, young Kim wants to take on…
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South East Asia
Pyongyang’s acts increase tensions in the region
The international community was disturbed and taken aback by North Korea’s hydrogen bomb test in early January this year. The test was not only threatening the security and the peace of the Korean Peninsula but also the region and world at large. Malaysia is very concerned about this international issue…
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West Asia
Peace of Korean peninsula: The current state and challenges
A divided Korean peninsula is one of the last remaining geopolitical problems of the twentieth century, with two countries technically still at war. The countries, of course, are the two Koreas – one dynamic and modern, the other closed, impoverished, and belligerent. The peninsula they share represents one of the…
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West Asia
17 Bahraini artists unveil their works at British Victoria and Albert Museum
Under the Patronage of Bahrain’s Ambassador for the United Kingdom His Excellency Shaikh Fawaz bin Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, the inaugural BAAB exhibition 2016 kicked off in the heart of London in the presence of RT Hon John Whittingdale, Mr. Fahad Albinali, Deputy Head of Mission and Tamkeen’s Chief…
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East Asia
China stresses media collaboration with South Korea
By Ma Fei, Chen Shangwen from People’s Daily Despite divergences in stances and perspectives, Chinese and South Korean media should boost collaborations through mutual trust and dispelling doubts, Liu Qibao, head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, said on Sunday at a high-level media dialogue. Hailing the…
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West Asia
Iranians consume 60 million liters of alcohol annually
Iranians spend about $216 million on alcoholic drinks and 60 million liters of alcohol is consumed in the country annually, Mohammad-Reza Qadirzadeh, the official of the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization (ILMO) said. He said, “Most of the alcoholic drinks made clandestinely and sold illegally, are found to contain harmful substances…
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