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East Asia
South China Sea arbitration to have negative impact on international rule of law
Pei Guangjiang, Hu Zexi and Xu Liqun from People’s Daily – Some 30 international law experts gathered at Hague on Sunday for a seminar in which many have voiced their doubts and concerns over the negative impact that the South China Sea arbitration will bring to the rule of law at the…
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East Asia
South China Sea arbitration nothing more than a political farce
People’s Daily, Zhong Sheng – The South China Sea arbitral tribunal, which was established under the unilateral request of the Philippines, announced on Wednesday that it will deliver the so-called “final verdict” on July 12. Such propaganda for an arbitral tribunal with no legal validity not only exposes its treacherous intention…
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South East Asia
Sarawak State Election and The Consolidation of Najib’s Confidence
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s coalition won both by-elections on 18 June 2016 and Sarawak State Election on 7 May 2016 by the landslide, with bigger majorities despite corruption allegations, political turmoil, and online media noise against the premier. Winning the two by-elections on Saturday, June 18, 2016, with bigger…
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East Asia
U.S. display of military power act of hegemony (South China Sea)
Zhong Sheng (People’s Daily Online) – Two American aircraft carriers conducted practice drills in the waters not far from the coast of the Philippines islands in recent days. John M. Richardson, Chief of Naval Operations let it be known on June 20 during a meeting at the Center for a…
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South Asia
Iran Becomes 3rd Major Oil Supplier to India
Iran stands the third major supplier of oil to India after Saudi Arabia and Iraq for exporting more than 500,000bpd crude to the country. Based on the statistics available, India imported 4,350,000bpd oil on the average in the first three months of 2016, showing about 500,000 bpd increase in the…
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East Asia
India and Pakistan Could Join SCO In 2017
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told the possibility that India and Pakistan could join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in 2017. Speaking at the SCO summit in Tashkent on June 24, Putin said New Delhi and Islamabad “must meet all the obligations to receive the status of member states, RFERL…
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East Asia
China expects closer cooperation with India under SCO framework
(Xinhua) — China is looking forward to enhancing cooperation with its neighbor India under the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Chinese President Xi Jinping said here on June 23. Xi made the remarks while meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of this year’s SCO summit scheduled…
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East Asia
China and Iran to build oil export terminal in Persian Gulf
China and Iran agreed to jointly build an oil terminal in the Persian Gulf. The planned oil terminal will be built on Qeshm Island in the southern part of the Persian Gulf. It is expected to turn it into an important hub for oil production and storage. The $550-million contract…
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South Asia
Kazakhstan’s trade with CAREC countries reaches $22 billion
The volume of trade turnover between Kazakhstan and the countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) increased from 17.5 to 22 billion dollars from 2010 to 2015, Vice-Minister of National Economy of Kazakhstan Timur Zhaksylykov has said today during I Forum of the analytical centers of Central Asia.…
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East Asia
SCO expected to embrace new members in upcoming Tashkent summit
By Zhao Cheng from People’s Daily The heads of state from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries are expected to take India and Pakistan to the next stage in a process of attaining full membership at the Tashkent summit to be held in late June. If so, the SCO will…
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