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East Asia
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East Asia
China’s giant telescope may lead to search for alien life
China’s 500-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) may help better understand the origin and structure of the universe and accelerate and even revolutionize the search for life beyond Earth, a renowned U.S. alien intelligence expert said on September 25, People’s Daily reports. FAST, the world’s largest single-dish telescope with a…
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West Asia
Iran plans to establish a transit link to Europe
Bulgaria says it has seen positive signs that Iran is determined to press ahead with a plan to establish a multimodal transit link that involves a railroad that passes through its territory toward the heart of Europe. Bulgaria’s Presidential Office announced in a statement that the issue had been raised…
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Central Asia
Russia sees progress after aviation security talks with Egypt
Following high-level meetings between Russian and Egyptian aviation officials, both sides have said that progress has been made on a resumption of flights between the two countries, Ahram Online writes, Vestnik Kavkaza reports. Egypt’s Civil Aviation Minister Sherif Fathi was in Moscow last week along with a high-level security delegation…
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West Asia
The Metsamor news in the media of Azerbaijan
The AsiaN’s news about Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant has been published by major media agencies of Azerbaijan. The news was translated into several languages such as French, German, Russian and Armenian as well as Azerbaijani language. Azerbaijan State News Agency – AZERTAG also aired the news for the media followers.…
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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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West Asia
Kutaisi University Town to be the biggest one in Caucasus
A new university town is planned for Kutaisi, western Georgia, set to be the largest of its kind in the Caucasus region. Equipped with modern infrastructure and new laboratories, it will be an educational-scientific center for the western part of Georgia, as well as for the wider region, Georgia Today…
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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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South Asia
“Armenian nuclear plant poses threat to neighboring countries”
The Daily Techno Times in Pakistan has published The AsiaN’s piece about the nuclear threat in the Caucasus region. please click here to read full text…
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West Asia
A Big Threat at the Heart of Caucasus
Bearing in mind the risks and threat to the region that come from Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant(NPP) located in Armenia and concerns of Azerbaijan in this regard, it constantly raises the issue of decommissioning of this nuclear facility, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan announces. Mr. Ilham Aliyev, the President…
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