Category: Politics
What kind of future awaits Modinomics 2020?
By Peter Jaegeul Song Staff Reporter at Asia N Seoul: Narendra Modi began his second term as prime minister with a series of enormous reforms. In a rapid process, he did not […]
Cambodia thanked for welcoming stranded cruise passengers
Phnom Penh: Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Zurab Pololikashvili has sent a letter of appreciation to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen for authorizing the docking of Westerdam Cruise […]
Separated families helped hold secret reunions with North Korea relatives
SEOUL: For elderly South Koreans with long-separated relatives in North Korea, a freeze in inter-Korean relations means the government can’t set up family reunions for them and that they […]
Seoul mulls providing financial aid to separated families for North Korea visit
SEOUL: South Korea is considering providing financial support for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War to visit North Korea, Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul said Saturday. Kim’s remarks are in […]
Singapore polls may see a wild card at play
By Ivan Lim Former AJA President Contributor to AsiaN Singapore: The unbroken record of Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) of winning every general election since 1959 gives it […]
Strange events in Tehran-Kiev plane crash
By Alireza Bahrami Tehran: The crash of a Ukrainian plane that left Tehran for Kiev last Wednesday morning but crashed was accompanied by strange and sometimes interesting events. The flight […]
Sultan Qaboos, the ruler of Oman, dies at 79
By Habib Toumi Muscat: Sultan Qaboos bin Said, a ruler who embodied Oman as he led its transformation from a sleepy enclave into a modern state, was laid to rest […]
Tunisia’s parliament rejects proposed government
Tunis: Tunisia’s lawmakers on Friday evening rejected by a great majority the government formed by Prime Minister-designate Habib Jemli. Following a marathon session that lasted well into the evening, 134 lawmakers […]
Work on Kyrgyzstan-Azerbaijan Friendship Park launched
Bishkek: Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan are reinforcing their relations by building a park and a high school that would symbolize their increasing their friendship. The agreement on the construction was reached […]
South Korea’s exports largely unaffected by Mideast tension
Seoul: South Korea said Friday the lingering uncertainties in the Middle East sparked by U.S.-Iran tensions are expected to have only a limited impact on its exports but vowed swift […]