Section: Asia
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- Bangladesh (459)
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- Indonesia (807)
- Japan (1,436)
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- Malaysia (6,377)
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- Nepal (712)
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- Philippines (1,081)
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- South Korea (305)
- Taiwan (190)
- Tajikistan (42)
- Thailand (1,124)
- Uzbekistan (33)
- Vietnam (614)
Azerbaijani, Ukrainian museums sign cooperation agreement
Azerbaijan National Museum of Arts has signed an agreement on cooperation with Ukraine`s Taras Shevchenko National Museum. …read more Source:...
OSCE members urge parties to Ukraine conflict to meet commitments
HAMBURG (Reuters) – Member states of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) agree on the need for the parties to the conflict in eastern Ukraine to meet their commitments to end the violence there, the group’s chairman said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Putin’s breakout year
This year marked the 25th anniversary of the collapse of the Soviet Union. The celebrations were expected to cover well-trodden territory: The triumph of democracy over communism; the emergence of Europe as a single market with open borders; and Russia’s loss of great power status. Yet, none of the above narratives came true; instead, 2016...
Union of Informed Citizens: Incomparability between Karabakh and Crimea
An independence referendum was held in Nagorno-Karabakh on December 10 1991. Crimea held a referendum on independence on March 16, 2014. If the Armenians living in Nagorno Karabakh made use of the so-called remedial right to secession, Crimea was simply annexed by another country [Russia]. In its new video, the Union of Informed Citizens NGO...
Putin summit to focus on peace treaty talks, Abe tells Poroshenko
…read more Source: Kyodo News
Good Governance Matters in Kazakhstan
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. Good Governance Matters is the strapline of Nazarbayev University’s Graduate School of Public Policy. But what does “good governance” mean for the citizens of Kazakhstan? If Kazakhstan is to join the top 30 developed countries in the world as set out in the...
December 9 is International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide
December 9 is the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime. In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly established 9 December as the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this...
Netherlands threatens to sink EU-Ukraine deal
The Netherlands has threatened to scupper the deal unless it receives legally binding guarantees at a summit of European leaders next week. …read more Source:...
Airlines Call for Alternative to ‘Useless’ UN Security Database
Airlines said on Thursday (08/12) a UN warning mechanism designed to avoid a repeat of the 2014 downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine is “useless” and called for urgent new ways of detecting dangers to aircraft posed by war zones. …read more Source: The Jakarta...
Mourinho thrilled for Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Jose Mourinho admits he is “very pleased” that Henrikh Mkhitaryan is off the mark for Manchester United after the Armenian captain and Manchester United midfielder scored his first goal for the club on his return to Ukraine. To note, in … …read more Source:...
