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East Asia
China stresses media collaboration with South Korea
By Ma Fei, Chen Shangwen from People’s Daily Despite divergences in stances and perspectives, Chinese and South Korean media should boost collaborations through mutual trust and dispelling doubts, Liu Qibao, head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, said on Sunday at a high-level media dialogue. Hailing the…
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West Asia
Iranians consume 60 million liters of alcohol annually
Iranians spend about $216 million on alcoholic drinks and 60 million liters of alcohol is consumed in the country annually, Mohammad-Reza Qadirzadeh, the official of the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization (ILMO) said. He said, “Most of the alcoholic drinks made clandestinely and sold illegally, are found to contain harmful substances…
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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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West Asia
2016 Independence Day of Georgia
On May 26, Georgia celebrates its Independence Day, commemorating the adoption of the Act of Independence in 1918, which outlined the main principles of the nation’s democratic development and formed a Democratic Republic. After being incorporated into the Soviet Union, Georgia once again regained its independence on April 9, 1991.…
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East Asia
98th Anniversary of the Republic of Azerbaijan is celebrated in Seoul
Embassy of Azerbaijan in Seoul organized a ceremony to celebrate the 98th anniversary of the Republic Day of Azerbaijan and the 24th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and South Korea. The ceremony was held in Millenium Seoul Hilton Hotel on May 24. All diplomatic representatives shared…
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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
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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Central Asia
Kazakh policeman adopts five children of different ethnics
Galym Arystanbayev, a senior policeman in Kazakhstan adopted five children, in addition to three of his own. Yerbolat Uatkhanov, the reporter of The Astana Times, wrote the story of the man who always wanted to have a big family. He said, “I have a big family and Aliya, my wife,…
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West Asia
Cameron says Turkey will join EU in year 3000
In an interview with ITV, British PM, David Cameron said that Turkey can join the European Union in the year of 3000 because of its current progress. He told that “It is not remotely on the cards that Turkey is going to join the EU anytime soon. They applied in…
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