• Central Asia

    Kazakhstan wants to rename the Capital after President

    Kazakh legislators proposed renaming the country’s capital after President Nursultan Nazarbayev in honor of his contributions as head of state for the past 25 years. Report informs citing TASS, a group of MPs has made a relevant draft law. The draft on the 25th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s independence, also, proposes…

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  • East Asia

    Make President Park resign, get a free drink: retailers

    Lee Han-soo – The Korea Times Is this a shrewd marketing scheme or a cheer-up campaign for those protesting against scandal-plagued President Park Geun-hye? From restaurants to hotels, more businesses are pledging that their products or services will be free or hugely discounted when the President steps down. This has…

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  • East Asia

    Kim Yu-na may be another scandal victim

    Suspicion is rising that the government disadvantaged Olympic champion figure skater Kim Yu-na because she would not cooperate with the scandal-ridden manipulative ties of President Park Geun-hye. KBS TV reported Saturday that Kim had been on Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism blacklist for turning down a ministry invitation to…

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  • Central Asia

    The United States and Uzbekistan Presidential Elections: Possible Impact on Afghanistan and Central Asia Policy

    (Timings of the American and Uzbekistan Presidential Elections nearly within a month together with the functioning of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and forthcoming Tripartite meeting of Russia, China and Pakistan over Afghanistan may likely lead to major policy shifts in America’s Afghanistan and Central and South Asian policy trends).   BACKGROUND: …

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  • East Asia

    Troop presence in Korea serves US national interest

    The United States has kept troops in South Korea for decades because it’s in the country’s own national interest, not just to help the Asian ally, the head of a major U.S. think tank said Monday. John Hamre, a top security expert and president of the Center for Strategic and…

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  • Central Asia

    Leadership Change and the Forthcoming Presidential Elections in Uzbekistan

    Contrary to the Western media and official perceptions that the late president Islam Karimov left Uzbekistan without a successor, the succession took off immediately after the passing away of president Karimov. According to the succession process devised in the Constitution, power initially transferred to the Senate head, which for personal…

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  • East Asia

    President rejects investigation

    Cheong Wa Dae disputed, Sunday, the prosecution’s interim investigation results identifying President Park Geun-hye as an accomplice in the corruption scandal involving her confidant Choi Soon-sil. The presidential office claimed the results are based on “imagination and speculation.” It also retracted previous statements, now saying it will refuse the prosecution’s…

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  • East Asia

    Japan and Russia to ease visa rules

    Japan and Russia have agreed to promote tourism and ease visa requirements for each other’s citizens under an economic cooperation plan proposed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in May, Japanese officials said Friday. Some other aspects of the eight-point action plan — such as cooperation on pediatrics, and promotion…

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  • Central Asia

    Russian helicopters to display Mi-171A2 and Ka-226T at air show in Iran

    The Russian Helicopters Corporation (a subsidiary of Rostec) will exhibit several of its latest light and medium multirole commercial helicopters at the 8th international air show in the Iranian city of Kish on Nov. 16-19, according to the corporation’s press office. The visitors will see models of the Mil Mi-172A2…

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  • Central Asia

    Yildirim to visit Russia in December

    Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım will pay a visit to Russia in the first week of December in a bid to accelerate the ongoing normalization process between Ankara and Moscow. Yıldırım and Russian Prime Minister Dimitry Medvedev will chair the meetings in Moscow, Hurriyet reports. According to sources, the main…

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