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East Asia
Saving the Gobi bear
Elise Honningdalsnes – The UB Post Hidden from the world, in the earth’s fifth largest desert, is the rare Gobi bear fighting for its survival. These bears have found a way to live in one of the most extreme environments on the planet, but there are not many of them…
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Central Asia
Turkmenistan supports Afghanistan’s sustainable development
Turkmenistan supports Afghanistan’s sustainable development by initiating only peaceful settlement of the country’s problems and speaks for speedy implementation of new long-term economic projects, said Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. He made the remarks during the meeting with President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Takehiko Nakao who has arrived in…
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Central Asia
Trade turnover of Iran and Azerbaijan may surpass $300 million
The volume of trade turnover between Iran and Azerbaijan currently stands at about $100 million but it must increase considerably, the Iranian deputy minister of industry, mine and trade, Hossin Esfahbodi, said on the sidelines of the ongoing Iran Project 2016 in Baku, Vestnik Kavkaza reports. Elaborating on existing trade…
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Central Asia
Russia to deploy S-400 air defense missile systems in Leningrad region
Two regiments of the S-400 air defense missile systems will be delivered to the Air Force and Air Defense unit deployed in the Leningrad region in the near future, the head of Russia’s Western Military Command’s press service Igor Muginov told journalists on September 21, TASS reports. “At this time,…
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Central Asia
Kazakhstan to produce fuel for Ukrainian nuclear power plants
The Chairman of the Board of the Kazakh Atomic Company ‘Kazatomprom’, Askar Zhumagaliev, and the Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Minister, Igor Nasalik, discussed possible supplies of nuclear fuel from Kazakhstan to Ukraine, Vestnik Kavkaza reports. Production of nuclear fuel for Ukrainian nuclear reactors in Kazakhstan was the main topic…
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Central Asia
Almazbek Atambayev to be treated in Turkey
Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev was on a short-term vacation for medical examinations in Turkey and planned to get back to work on October 1, his press service said, Vestnik Kavkaza reports. Atambayev’s plane landed in Istanbul en route to the UN General Assembly in New York late Monday and the…
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Central Asia
Mongolia: Japan’s Rubbish Heap
ELISE HONNINGDALSNES – The UB POST Mongolia is embracing mass-market grey imports from Japan. This easy solution to get Mongolians cheap wheels will soon result in Mongolia being one of the biggest landfills for cars and dangerous waste in Asia. Mongolians have fallen in love with Japan’s Toyota Prius, and…
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Central Asia
Kazakh Universities Enter World’s Top Universities
QS World University Rankings, designed to help prospective students choose the school to continue their education, presented its rankings of the best universities in the world. Al-Farabi Kazakh National University took first place among the nation’s universities and entered the list of the 250 best universities of the world, The…
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Central Asia
Putin on election results: People choose stability and trust
The governing United Russia party has shown a “good result” in Sunday’s parliamentary election that saw its lead hover at more than 54 percent, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on September 19. With over 95 percent of the votes counted, the governing United Russia is leading with 54.19 percent of…
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East Asia
Chinese, Russian fleets conduct weapon use during joint drill
Sept. 16, 2016. Chinese and Russian fleets conducted joint operation exercise off Guangdong Province in the South China Sea during the “Joint Sea 2016” drill on Friday. The drill, starting on Sept. 12, will run until Sept. 19, consisting of three phases: preparation at port, exercise at sea and summary.…
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