• South Asia

    Pakistan PM telephones Saudi crown prince, discusses Kashmir situation

      By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan telephoned Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday and discussed the latest developments in Indian-administered Kashmir. According to the Saudi Press Agency and local online media, the two leaders discussed the latest developments in the region. The crown…

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    China’s Gen. Xu Qiliang visits Pakistan, meets Army Chief

      By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: China’s General Xu Qiliang, the vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), visited the Pakistan Army’s General Headquarters with a high-level delegation on Monday and held a one-on-one meeting with Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa. According to the Inter-Services Public…

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  • Politics

    Indonesia to shift capital from Jakarta to East Kalimantan

    Jakarta:  Indonesia will build a new capital in sparsely populated East Kalimantan province on Borneo island. The decision taken by the Joko Widodo (Jokowi) government was based on a three-year study conducted by the government. “The results of the studies have concluded that the ideal location for a new capital…

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  • Politics

    South Korea’s defense minister vows staunch readiness

      Seoul: Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo vowed Monday to maintain a staunch readiness posture for North Korean provocations as Pyongyang has ratcheted up tensions with projectile launches even after South Korea and the United States ended joint exercises. “North Korea has heightened military tensions by firing a series of short-range…

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  • Politics

    South Korean President to visit Thailand, Myanmar, Laos next week

      Seoul: South Korean President Moon Jae-in plans to make a tour of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos as part of his key diplomatic initiative of strengthening Seoul’s partnerships with Southeast Asian nations, Cheong Wa Dae said Sunday. With the weeklong trip to begin September 1, Moon will fulfill his promise…

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    Pakistan parliamentary delegation cancels UAE visit

    By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN correspondent Islamabad: Mr. Sadiq Sanjrani, Chairman Senate, the upper house of Pakistan’s parliament, cancelled an official visit by his parliamentary delegation to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was honoured during his recent tour to the Gulf nation amid the crisis…

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  • Politics

    South Korean Navy launches Dokdo defense drills

    Seoul: The South Korean armed forces launched a two-day military exercise to defend the easternmost islets of Dokdo on Sunday, in a show of its staunch defense stance against Japan’s repeated sovereignty over the cluster of rocks in the East Sea. The Navy announced that the drill involves Navy, Air…

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  • Politics

    North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles into East Sea

    Seoul: North Korea fired two projectiles presumed to be short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Saturday, South Korea’s military said, ratcheting up tensions even after the end of a joint military exercise between the South and the United States. The projectiles were fired at 6:45 a.m. and 7:02…

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  • Politics

    Esper raises concerns over S. Korea’s decision to end intel-sharing pact with Japan

    Seoul: U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper voiced concerns Friday over South Korea’s decision to terminate the intelligence-sharing pact with Japan when he spoke by phone with Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo, a ministry official said. “Our minister explained to Esper detailed backgrounds that caused South Korea to make such a…

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  • Politics

    Cooperation, energy to top Turkmenistan’s priorities as it chairs CIS

    Ashgabat: Increasing the level of cooperation with international organizations, including the United Nations and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and creating conditions for enhancing trade and economic cooperation will top the priorities of Turkmenistan as it chairs the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) starting October. Turkmenistan’s concept of…

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