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Uzbekistan President Mirziyoyev to visit South Korea in December
By Dilmurod Jumaboyev Editor-in-chief of Vodiymedia.uz TASHKENT: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit South Korea in December. This information came from the congratulatory message of President of Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in on occasion of re-election of Mirziyoyev as President of Uzbekistan. “Let me sincerely congratulate you on the occasion of…
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Uzbekistan: President Mirziyoyev takes oath of office for second term
By Dilmurod Jumaboyev Editor-in-chief of Vodiymedia.uz TASHKENT: Shavkat Mirziyoyev, 64, has taken the oath of office for the second term as President of Uzbekistan in a solmen ceremony that took place at the Conference Hall of the Senate in Tashkent. The inauguration of Mirziyoyev, who won the presidential elections in…
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Shuttered Singapore media website may hit back from overseas
By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: An independent socio-political website, at the heart of a recent defamation suit by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, has gone offline, but it could be back in action by operating from outside Singapore. The Online Citizen (TOC) shut down on…
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Pakistan plunges into political and economic crisis
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative KARACHI: The political and economic chaos in Pakistan is deepening with every passing day due to the perpetual mismanagement and wrong policies of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government. The opposition parties have taken to the streets to dislodge the Prime Minister Imran Khan, the…
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Truth to power
By Alin Ferrer-Garganera MANILA: Maria Ressa won the Nobel Peace Prize on Oct. 8, 2021. This is quite significant for many Filipinos. It is the first time the Nobel Peace Prize is directly awarded to a Filipino recipient. And the first who was able to do it was a woman!…
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Kyrgyzstan: What future is the country in turbulence expecting?
By Meder Taabaldiev BISHKEK: In Kyrgyzstan, October 4 marked one year since the 2020 parliamentary election, the results of which sparked massive protests – a culmination of previous president Sooronbai Jeenbekov’s incompetent rule. Pro-government parties took an overwhelming majority of the seats according to the preliminary results. Based on many…
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President of Uzbekistan Mirziyoyev reelected for second term
By Dilmurod Jumaboyev Editor-in-chief of Vodiymedia.uz TASHKENT: President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has been re-elected for a second five-year term, winning 80.1% of the vote in Sunday’s Elections, Chairman of Central Election Commission of Uzbekistan Zayniddin Nizamkhodjaev said on Monday. According to results of the elections that took place on…
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Presidential elections kick off in Uzbekistan
By Dilmurod Jumaboyev Editor-in-chief of Vodiymedia.uz TASHKENT: Uzbekistan is headed to the polls on Sunday to choose its president for the next five years, with incumbent Shavkat Mirziyoyev widely expected to best four rivals to win a second term. Polling stations have opened their doors today in Uzbekistan at 8:00…
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Vietnam strongly commits to climate change response ahead of COP26
By Phong Lan Dantri Online Newspaper, Vietnam HANOI: As one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change, Vietnam is determined to respond to climate change with lots of activities and commitments being made by local authorities and people. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam on October 22…
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Real Choices?
By Alin Ferrer-Garganera MANILA: Last Oct. 8, 2021, presidential aspirants here in the Philippines lined up to file their certificates of candidacy for the 2022 national elections. It was a week-long spectacle, with dozens proclaiming their intent to run as President and Vice-President and hundreds more want to become Senators.…
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