• East Asia

    N. Korea sounding out labor export to Mongolia

    North Korea is seeking ways to export its workers to Mongolia as the central Asian country is recruiting foreign laborers to work at its mines, a U.S. broadcaster, monitored here, said Wednesday. “(As far as I know), the North Korean authorities recently set up ways to make use of its…

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  • Central Asia

    Tajik President Officially Launches Construction of Rogun Dam

    Tajikistan has officially started the construction of the Rogun Dam, a massive project that, if completed, would be the world’s tallest and should give the Central Asian nation a stable energy supply, RFERL/RL reports. Italian construction conglomerate Salini Impregilo won a $3.9 billion contract to build the structure, whose opening…

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  • East Asia

    Azerbaijan Celebrated the Independence Day in Seoul

    Azerbaijan celebrates the 25th anniversary of independence from the Soviet Union. The Embassy of Azerbaijan in South Korea organized a ceremony in Millenium Seoul Hotel on October 31st. Azerbaijani Ambassador Ramzi Teymurov made the opening speech by underlining the historical facts on the way to gaining independence. He said: “Azerbaijan…

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  • 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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