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Politics
Deal of the decade: China, Saudi Arabia sign 35 agreements worth $30 billion
RIYADH: Very few visits would have rivalled in significance and success with the official trip made by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Saudi Arabia this week. The Chinese leader traveled to Riyadh for three summits with Saudi Arabia, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and Arab League states. He cemented…
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Malaysia, UAE sign Middle East’s first unconventional oil concession
ABU DHABI: United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Shaikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the King of Malaysia Al Sultan Abdullah have attended the signing of a historic concession agreement between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and PETRONAS for Abu Dhabi’s Unconventional Onshore Block 1. The pioneering award to…
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New scope for economic integration? Supreme Eurasian Economic Council to meet in Bishkek
BISHKEK: The Kyrgyz capital Bishkek will host the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council (SEEC), the highest supranational body of the Eurasian Economic Union that comprises Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia. “The heads of the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) will discuss the current economic…
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Anwar calls for change to take Malaysia back to its glorious days
Anwar Ibrahim (PMO) PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he was disinclined to hold the finance portfolio but had to adopt an approach to restore confidence in the economy as well as the business community and foreign investors. “I think for this initial stage, let me continue (with being…
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World’s geopolitics shift towards Central Asia, seeking deeper engagement, greater lucrative connectivity
By Habib Toumi MANAMA: This growing status, strengthened by grave security considerations, has been attracting several major and other state actors seeking to build political, business, energy and cultural foundations and joint initiatives conducive to close cooperation and robust partnerships. For non-regional actors, mainly European countries, the growing interest in…
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Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan work together to counter threats to security and sovereignty
By Kuban Abdymen ASTANA: Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan will sign an agreement on allied relations. According to the document, the republics will jointly confront threats to the security and sovereignty of countries. The text of the draft of the relevant decree is published on the website of the regulatory legal acts of…
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China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway to cut freight time by one week
BISHKEK: Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Zhaparov said that the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CKU) railway creates broad conditions for the state to receive large revenues and attract foreign investment in the future. “We have reached an agreement on the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, which has been discussed since the first years of our…
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AJA holds forum on World Expo 2030 in Busan
BUSAN: Asia Journalist Association (AJA) has held an international forum on World Expo 2030 in Busan, Korea, and an AJA Award 2022 in Seoul. The international forum was held in a hybrid format at the international conference room of Busan Metropolitan City Hall on November 8, 2022. Under the theme…
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Busan is great city for EXPO 2030!
By Kuban Abdymen BISHKEK / SEOUL /BUSAN: The history of organization, selection of hostesses and holding of EXPO exhibitions begins in 1851 from the moment of signing the Convention for the Organization of International Exhibitions. The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) serves as the governing body for three types of…
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AJA holds forum on World Expo 2030 in Busan, AJA Award 2022 in Seoul
By Seok-Jae Kang, Asia Journalists Association Vice President BUSAN / SEOUL: The Asia Journalist Association (AJA) has held an international forum on World Expo 2030 in Busan, Korea and an AJA Award 2022 in Seoul. The international forum was held in a hybrid format at the international conference room of…
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