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Central Asia
South Ossetia delays referendum on joining Russia
South Ossetia, the breakaway region of Georgia, announced that the referendum on joining Russia will be conducted in 2017, instead of, in August this year. According to the announcement, the referendum is planned to be held after the presidential elections in South Ossetia. Recently Leonid Tibilov, the head of the…
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Central Asia
Putin says Russia ready to restore relations with Turkey
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Moscow is ready to normalize relations with Turkey, but the first step should come from Ankara. During the visit to Greece, Russian leader told that it is still unclear why Turkey downed Russian Su-24 aircraft. According to him, Moscow wants to restore relations, “We…
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Taxation must be applied to offshore, Nazarbayev says
Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan hosted the economic and political event, Astana Economic Forum on May 25-26. The theme of the forum is “New economic reality: diversification, innovation and knowledge economy” and major economy experts, analysts, financial institutions, and organizations attended the program. During his speech, Nursultan Nazarbayev, the President…
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East Asia
Will ‘Made in India’ replace ‘Made in China?’
(People’s Daily Online) Indians like to call their country “Incredible India.” Now, another tagline, “Made in India,”is set to become an important label for this country after business magnates Terry Gou andTim Cook showed interest in moving their production plants to India. Last week, Cook, who is the CEO of…
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Central Asia
‘Speech Crisis’ between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
Foreign Ministry of Kyrgyzstan has summoned a Kazakh diplomat after Arystanbek Mukhamediuly, Culture and Sports Minister of Kazakhstan said he felt sorry for Kyrgyz girls having to clean public toilets in Moscow, Reuters reports. Mukhamediuly said in a speech, “When I go to Moscow, it is painful for me to…
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Central Asia
3000 Russian citizens joined terrorist groups
Around 3,000 Russian citizens joined international terrorist organizations, first deputy chairman of the National Anti-Terrorist Committee (NAC) Yevgeny Ilin said on May 25. TASS reports. “There is data on almost 3,000 Russians that supported the extremist ideology and went abroad to join international terrorist organizations,” he said. He told that…
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South Asia
Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan top leaders among world’s tea lovers
Euromonitor International released a research about tea and coffee consumption in the world. According to data, the absolute majority of Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan prefer to drink tea. Uzbekistan became the leader among tea lover countries as statistics ranked 99.6% of the country’s joint drink (tea and coffee) consumption. Azerbaijan has…
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East Asia
Russia, China considers Iran’s accession to Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister talked about Iran’s possible accession to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) at the session of the Council of Foreign Ministers, Russian presidential envoy for SCO Bakhtiyer Khakimov told journalists in Tashkent on May 24, TASS reports. “For instance, we will remind about Iran’s application and…
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East Asia
Caucasus countries ranked as cheapest places to live
Three major countries in the Caucasus region, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia are ranked the cheapest countries to live. Time.com released statistics about 50 cheapest countries to live in the world by comparing their life standards. Azerbaijan is 23rd, Georgia is 29th and Armenia is ranked 42nd among these countries. Main…
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East Asia
China, Uzbekistan vow to boost strategic partnership
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Wang Yi, who arrived in Tashkent, Uzbekistan for an official visit, on May 23. During the meeting, two sides exchanged views on topical issues of bilateral relations and prospects of their…
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