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South East Asia
Indonesian President Dismisses Energy Minister Over US Citizenship
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has relieved Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Archandra Tahar from his duties over reports that he had a dual Indonesian-US citizenship, State Secretariat Minister Pratikno said. Under Indonesian nationality law, Indonesians automatically lose their citizenship if they voluntarily accept foreign citizenship. “Responding to the public statement…
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East Asia
Google faces scrutiny by Korean regulators
Lee Min-hyung – The Korea Times Search engine giant Google is facing increasing scrutiny by Korean regulators over the latest series of heated controversies surrounding its alleged involvement in tax evasion and abuse of its market dominance. The controversies include allegations that the Android operating system creator has breached the nation’s…
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Central Asia
Tehran and Moscow to construct 2 Nuclear Power Plants in Iran
Iran and Russia will construct two nuclear power plants in Iran, Spokesman of the Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Sayid Hossein Naqavi Hosseini said Sputnik reports. Hosseini said on Saturday that Iran needs 20,000MW of electricity, which requires construction of about 10 nuclear power plants, Shana news agency…
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East Asia
Korea to develop Nano-tech coop. with Iran
Iran’s National Nanotechnology Initiative released the details of an agreement signed with Nano Technology Research Association of Korea, Mehr News Agency reports. During the time of the Nano exhibition in Korea, July 13 to 15, 2016, Iran’s National Nanotechnology Initiative (INNI) signed several agreements with Nano Technology Research Association of…
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East Asia
Crossing the red line
By Tong Kim – The Korea Times Many have reached a point of fatigue and a sense of futility in talking about denuclearization. There is plenty of blame to go around for Pyongyang, Washington and Seoul. North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho, speaking to reporters in Vientiane, Laos, where he…
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East Asia
Is Mongolia really facing an economic recession?
The UB Post – Khaliun Chimeddorj Minister of Finance B.Choijilsuren made a statement to the public to present information about the nation’s current socio-economic, budgetary, and financial conditions, after which, many people started asking if the country’s economic situation was truly in critical condition. MONGOLIA’S ECONOMIC GROWTH The Minister said…
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Central Asia
Putin-Erdogan talks signal ‘restart process’
The recent Erdogan-Putin talks, which were the first ever since the downing of a Russian jet by Turkey, mark a restart period in the two countries’ relations, says an Armenian expert in Turkish studies, Tert reports. At a news conference on August 10, Gevorg Petrosyan, the president of the research center…
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East Asia
Future of China-NK relations
Lee Seong-hyon – The Korea Times Most Western experts describe China’s North Korea policy as a failure. If that is the case, China has had many failures, not just one. Combing through Sino-North Korean history, we discover a series of intriguing relational hiccups between the two, with their relations fluctuating between…
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South East Asia
Philippines president calls US ambassador ‘gay’
Hong Dam-young – The Korea Times Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, notorious for using derogatory terms about his political opponents, has called. U.S. ambassador Philip Goldberg a “son of a bitch.” Duterte made the comment while giving a speech to soldiers at Camp Lapu-Lapu in Cebu City on Friday. After recalling…
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East Asia
Ailing Japanese King says he might abdicate
Lee Han-soo, Park Si-soo – The Korea Times Japanese King Akihito, 82, says he wants to step down due to his faltering health. “I am worried that it may become difficult for me to carry out my duties as the symbol of the state with my whole being as I…
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