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West Asia
Armenia, Iran to cancel visa regime
Armenia and Iran plan to sign an agreement to cancel visa regime. The draft document is on the agenda of the Armenian government meeting, which will be held on June 2, Tehran Times reports. Two countries aim at the further development of relations between the two countries, strengthening mutually beneficial…
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East Asia
China-New Zealand ties at historic high
By Li Feng and Bao Jie from People’s Daily Relations between China and New Zealand are at their best since the two countries established diplomatic relations 44 years ago, said Liu Qibao, head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, during his three-day trip to New Zealand. The…
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East Asia
Media cooperation highlights China-Australia ties
By Bao Jie from People’s Daily China-Australia ties will be further intensified as their media cooperation increases following the signing of a series of agreements in Sydney on Friday. Senior officials from both sides, including Liu Qibao, head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee and Gary Quinlan,…
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East Asia
Australian sinologists positive on ties with China
By Li Feng from People’s Daily China and Australia should intensify collaboration in politics, economy, culture as well as peoples based on their current sound ties, Australian experts on Chinese studies expressed their optimism over bilateral ties at a symposium held in Sydney on Friday. “Australia-China relations are good overall”,…
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Central Asia
Russia sacrificing Turkey due to a pilot’s mistake, Erdogan says
Turkey is ready to restore relations with Russia, but does not know what type of the first step Russia expects from Turkey, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. “I do not understand what kind of the first step is being expected from us. We are not a country that is…
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Central Asia
A city bridge of St. Petersburg named after Chechen leader Kadyrov
St. Petersburg toponymic commission agreed on the proposal to name an unnamed city bridge after Chechnya’s first president Akhmad Kadyrov, The Moscow Times reports. Nine members of the commission supported the new title for the nameless bridge across the Duderhof channel. Six members voted against the motion, which was decided…
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Central Asia
Russia is arming PKK terrorists, Erdogan says
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Russia of providing anti-aircraft weaponry and rockets to militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), government officials said on Monday, Reuters reports. He spoke to journalists after a visit to the Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakir, Erdogan accused Russia of arming the PKK…
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Central Asia
Turkey and Russia can work together, Turkish FM says
Mevlut Cavusoglu, Foreign Minister of Turkey proposed to establish a joint working group with Russia to restore relations on May 30. He told journalists, “Russian President Vladimir Putin said he wants to restore ties and expects us to take steps. We also seek normalization. We suggest creating a joint working…
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East Asia
Top 7 saving countries in Asia
Seven Asian states are the best saving countries in the world with gross national saving, a measure that accounts for both private and public savings according to the data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), reports Business Asia One. According to the data, China saves the most money in absolute…
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West Asia
17 Bahraini artists unveil their works at British Victoria and Albert Museum
Under the Patronage of Bahrain’s Ambassador for the United Kingdom His Excellency Shaikh Fawaz bin Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, the inaugural BAAB exhibition 2016 kicked off in the heart of London in the presence of RT Hon John Whittingdale, Mr. Fahad Albinali, Deputy Head of Mission and Tamkeen’s Chief…
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