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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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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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Hyundai will deliver 500 buses to Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan’s Road Transport Ministry will sign a contract with South Korea’s Hyundai Corporation to purchase buses, Trend reports. This is stipulated by the decree signed by Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov. Turkmenistan will purchase 496 intraurban Hyundai New Super Aero City buses and four Hyundai New Super Aero City buses for…
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Uzbekistan and Korea opened Ustyurt Gas Chemical Complex
Ustyurt Gas Chemical Complex (GCC) was commissioned on May 21 between Uzbekistan and South Korea. Hwang Kyo-ahn, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea paid an official visit to Uzbekistan to boost economic ties and cooperation. He and his counterpart Shavkat Mirziyayev attended the opening ceremony of the complex. Hwang…
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Goods to be delivered from India to Europe within 14 days
With the railway corridor connecting India to Europe, we will soon be able to deliver goods along this route in no more than 14 days, chairman of Azerbaijan Railways, Javid Gurbanov said in his interview with The Business Year. He talked about the International Trans-Caspian route from China to Baku…
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Chinese FM to visit Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan on May 21-24, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said on May 18. At the invitation of Foreign Minister Idrissov of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Foreign Minister Abdyldaev of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan and Foreign Minister Kamilov of the Republic…
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President of Indonesia Joko Widodo wins AJA Award
Asia Journalist Association (AJA) held “AJA Award” and a dialogue program with President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) under the title of “Game-Changing Revolution with Young People” on May 17. AJA and Ajou University co-hosted the dialogue program. The total of more than 500 audiences participated, including Governor of Gyeonggi Province Nam…
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The ticking Korean bomb
The ISIS and terrorist attacks in Europe grab regular headlines while a quiet bomb ticks in northeast Asia. The threat is not misplaced, considering nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles are at the command of a 33-year old authoritarian leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un. Korea is the last divided nation…
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South Korea to construct terminal at Tashkent airport
South Korea will construct a new terminal of Tashkent International Airport (Tashkent-4) by the end of 2019. Representatives of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) have presented official results of a feasibility study for the terminal’s construction in Tashkent, said the press service of the Uzbek Embassy in Kyrgyzstan. Preparation…
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Communists seek to expand free land program in Russia
Sergey Obukhov, Russian Communist Party MP has proposed applying the recently approved state program of free handover of land not only to the Russian Far East, but also to much larger territories in Siberia, Russia Today (RT) reports. He said, “If the government bill on free land handover has been…
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