• East Asia

    “Multiculturalism is a state policy for Azerbaijan”

    Azerbaijan celebrates the 25th anniversary of independence from the Soviet Union. Mr. Ramzi Teymurov, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to South Korea has answered our questions regarding the independence anniversary of Azerbaijan. He pointed out historical facts and contemporary state policy of Azerbaijan exclusively for The AsiaN readers. Mr. Ambassador, would you…

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Central Asia

    Turkmenistan keen to diversify electricity export

    Turkmenistan intends to diversify the directions of electricity supplies, said the country’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. He made the remarks during the ceremony of commissioning of a control center in Ashgabat, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reported Oct. 19, Trend reports. Measures, taken in this direction, allow fully meeting the country’s electricity…

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  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijan invites Uzbekistan to benefit from Baku-Tbilisi-Kars

    Azerbaijan has invited Uzbekistan to benefit from the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway project. Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with the Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov in Tashkent, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry told Trend on October 17. During the meeting, Mammadyarov informed his counterpart about the restoration of the historical ‘Silk Road’…

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  • East Asia

    BRICS should help lead world economy out of woods in time of uncertainty

    At a time when a strong and sustainable global recovery remains elusive, the BRICS nations should come even closer together and help lead the world economy out of the woods, just as they had done in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis. Later this week, leaders of the…

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  • East Asia

    Samsung urges 1 million Note 7 holders to stop using them

    Samsung Electronics has advised an estimated 1 million Galaxy Note 7 users to stop using the device, citing a recent emergency order from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) that banned all Note 7 smartphones on airline flights there. “We encourage any Note 7 users to be sure to get…

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  • Central Asia

    Turkmenistan Opened $2.3 Billion Airport Terminal in Ashgabat

    Turkmenistan has opened a new $2.3 billion air terminal at Ashgabat International Airport as the former Soviet republic’s tries to become an international transport hub in Central Asia and reduce its dependence on revenues from natural gas exports, RFERL/RL reports. President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov said during the opening ceremony on September…

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