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East Asia
Trump calls N. Korea ‘big problem,’ vows to deal with it ‘very strongly’
U.S. President Donald Trump said he will deal with North Korea “very strongly,” calling the communist regime a “big, big problem” after Pyongyang carried out the latest ballistic missile launch. “Obviously North Korea is a big, big problem and we will deal with that very strongly,” Trump said during a…
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Central Asia
Presidential election kicks off in Turkmenistan
On Feb. 12, polling stations opened at 07:00 (UTC/GMT+5) for voting in the presidential election in Turkmenistan. In total, 2,548 polling stations, including 39 at the Turkmen diplomatic missions in foreign countries, opened for voting. The polling stations will be closed at 19:00 (UTC/GMT+5), Trend reports. Turkmen citizens, who are…
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East Asia
China to start collecting foreigner’s fingerprints
China will start to take the fingerprints of foreigners entering the country from Friday, the Ministry of Public Security announced. The new system will be piloted by border control authorities at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport and some other ports of entry starting Friday, before being gradually rolled out across China…
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East Asia
Lords of money, lords in offices
Most first-time Western visitors to Pyongyang tend to come back somewhat surprised. They had expected to see the very embodiment of a Stalinist hell. Well, you know the picture: soldiers on every street corner sporting machineguns, ready to mow down the masses, pedestrians in colorless clothing slowly moving amidst mammoth,…
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Central Asia
Russian army will receive 5th-generation T-50 fighter jets in 2018
The deliveries of the fifth-generation T-50 (PAK FA) fighter jet to the Russian Armed Forces may start after 2018, Deputy Defense Minister of Russia Yuri Borisov said on Thursday. “Most likely, this will be already the next state armament program, i.e. 2018-2025,” he said in response to a question about…
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East Asia
“New Asia, New Dynamics” motto of the Magazine N
This year, The AsiaN’s Magazine N embarks on the New Year with the phrase, “New Asia, New Dynamics” and truly, it is the start of a whole new platform upon which Magazine N aspires to convey the ideas of reporters and columnists around Asia. Not only has there been shifts…
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East Asia
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Politics
Donald Trump’s “Muslim Ban”
I am sure as everyone has heard about the recent decision of President Donald Trump’s “Muslim Ban”. This atrocious decision, which has been made on last week’s Friday, is to indefinitely suspend the resettlement of Syrian refugees and temporarily ban people from seven predominantly Muslim nations from entering the United…
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Politics
Russia’s Kalashnikov to create 1700 jobs in 2017
Russia’s famed small arms maker Kalashnikov Concern will increase its staff by at least 30% by creating 1700 new jobs in 2017 amid the surge in export orders, the company’s press service said. “The Kalashnikov Concern will create 1700 new jobs this year and thus will increase its core staff…
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East Asia
Chinese ministries ban military-type exports to N.Korea
China has released a list of goods that are banned for export to North Korea on Wednesday, including items and technologies that can be used to build weapons of mass destruction, according to the Ministry of Commerce(MOC) website. Expert said that it shows China’s resolution to comply with the UN…
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