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East Asia
Confucian thought as a way of life
South Korea has character and it shows. A recent visit for the Journalists World Forum for Peace was a great opportunity to see this nation. Battling with nuclear and missile tensions, it yet marches ahead – with beauty and grace. The nation’s civilisational history dates before Christ and the maturity…
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Central Asia
Bad Economies Survive under Eurasian Economic Union
Akmaral SABATAR – Journalist at NTS Kyrgyzstan In late May, Astana hosted a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council (EAEC). In the course of the meeting, the presidents of Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan summed up the intermediate result of the Eurasian Economic Union. All sides complained about unresolved…
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East Asia
China ready to work in a constructive manner with U.S.
BEIJING, June 9 (People’s Daily, Chen Shangwen) While reassuring the world Monroe Doctrine is out-of-date in the 21st century, China’s Ambassador to the U.S. launched an appeal for a peaceful South China Sea. In an article wrote for Bloomberg Review titled ” How to Bridge the Divide Over the South…
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East Asia
Chinese embassy asks US to stop muscle flexing in the South China Sea
BEIJING, June 9 (People’s Daily, Chen Shangwen) “China is exercising its legitimate rights by upholding the sovereignty of our islands in the South China Sea.” The New York Times received a dispassionate retort from the Chinese embassy, in response to NYT’s editorial titled “Playing Chicken in the South China Sea”.…
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East Asia
China insists on settling its disputes with the Philippines through bilateral negotiation
BEIJING, June 9 (People’s Daily, Chen Shangwen) The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday issued a statement on settling disputes between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea through bilateral negotiation. The latest statement stressed that it is the common agreement and commitment of China and the Philippines to…
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South East Asia
First train from India to Russia to cross Azerbaijan soon
The first cargo train from India to Russia passing through the territory of Azerbaijan will be launched in late August 2016 as part of the North-South Project, Javid Gurbanov, head of the Azerbaijan Railways CJSC, told reporters in Baku June 9, Trend reports. He told that “The first freight train…
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West Asia
Saakashvili moves his office to tent
Odessa Governor and Former President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili has moved his office to a tent on the roadside of Odessa-Reni highway, Interpressnews reports. According to him, he will work in the tent until the Cabinet of Ministers allocates money for the road and construction of the highway is completed.…
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Central Asia
Nazarbayev: Signs of ‘color revolution’ appeared in Kazakhstan
The recent attacks in Kazakhstan’s city of Aktobe are the signs of a planned color revolution that takes advantage of the country’s liberal governance, Kazakhs President Nursultan Nazarbayev said, Sputnik reports. “Taking advantage of our liberal government policies and laws, someone wanted to test the resolve of our government. I…
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Central Asia
Ankara: Russia trying to deceive international community
Russia is trying to deceive the international community through the media, Ibrahim Kalin, spokesperson for Turkey’s presidential administration said on June 8. “This is increasingly being observed following the crisis in relations between the two countries,” he said, Trend reports. “Let them prove that weapons are delivered to the Daesh-controlled…
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Central Asia
Russian defense minister to discuss cooperation with Turkmenistan
Russian Minister of Sergei Shoigu has arrived in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, on the official visit, Gen Igor Konashenkov, the ministry’s official spokesman told reporters. He said, “The itinerary of the visit envisions a meeting with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov and a working meeting with Colonel-General Yaylym Berdiyev. In the…
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