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South East Asia
Iran and Vietnam cancel visa regime
Iran and Vietnam have signed two documents for bilateral cooperation in the presence of the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, Vestnik Kavkaza reports. The first document was signed by the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Vietnamese counterpart Phạm Binh Minh. The agreement…
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S. Korea to hold K-food expo in Indonesia
South Korea will introduce its traditional food to Indonesians this week in a fair designed to promote its charm and taste worldwide, a government ministry said on October 5. The four-day event, titled “2016 Indonesia Jakarta K-food Fair,” is to open on October 6at a local hotel, according to the…
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South East Asia
Sangeeta Majumder in multiple shades of Kathak
One of the newest generation Kathak dancers from India, Sangeeta Majumder will be introducing Indian culture through Kathak dance form in an innovative way in Slovakia. Sangeeta whose performance is scheduled on 17th November 2016 at Ars Poetica Festival, Slovakia will be tying up with poet Sonnet Mondal to present…
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Obama’s last trip to Asia
Tong Kim – The Korea Times Watching last week’s multiple summits between the heads of the United States, China, South Korea, Japan and Russia, taking place on the sidelines of the G20 conference in China and the ASEAN+3 and East Asia Summit gatherings in Laos, we can only conclude that…
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Muslims celebrate feast all around the world
Muslims worldwide are celebrating Eid al-Adha, or “Feast of Sacrifice,” that commemorates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son before God stayed his hand. During the holiday, Muslims slaughter livestock and distribute part of the meat to the poor.
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Indonesian airline bans use of Galaxy Note 7 phone during flight
Indonesian leading carrier, PT Garuda Indonesia, on Sunday banned passengers from using or charging Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone in all flights following a battery fire incident, an airline official said. The decision was made after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told passengers not to use the smartphone following…
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South East Asia
China and Russia navies to hold navy drill in South China Sea
China and Russia will stage an eight-day Navy drill in the South China Sea off southern China’s Guangdong Province starting Monday, a Chinese Navy spokesperson said on September 11. The drill, “Joint Sea-2016,” will feature Navy surface ships, submarines, fixed-wing aircraft, ship-borne helicopters marine corps and amphibious armored equipment from…
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ASEAN wise to leave sea arbitration alone
The ASEAN summit released a joint statement on Wednesday, article 121-128 of which mentioned the South China Sea issue. Like the joint communiqué released by the ASEAN foreign ministers meeting in July, the latest statement did not mention the South China Sea arbitration. Rather, it stressed the importance and urgency…
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Duterte says he will not allow any country to interfere in Philippine internal affairs
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday that the United States has no moral authority to give him a lecture on humans rights, warning he will not allow any country to interfere in Philippine internal affairs. Duterte was reacting to a question that U.S. President Barack Obama might raise the…
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