Over the weekend, US President Joe Biden arrived in Hanoi and finalised a diplomatic agreement with former foe Vietnam that was, until recently, almost unthinkable. Shortly after touching down in the country, Biden met Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist party of Vietnam, to upgrade their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership (CSP), […]
Read MoreNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un used a dark green train to travel to Russia, state media showed on Tuesday, relying on a slow but specialised form of transportation that the reclusive country’s leaders have used for decades. Compared to the country’s ageing fleet of planes, bulletproof trains offer a safer and more comfortable space […]
Read More(Berlin, September 11, 2023) – The Tajik authorities should drop trumped up charges against Nizomiddin Nasriddinov and immediately release him, the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, Human Rights Watch, Freedom for Eurasia, and Freedom Now said today. Nasriddinov, a political activist, was recently extradited from Belarus at the request of the Tajik government. Nasriddinov is a vocal […]
Read MorePrime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Sunday there was more to Italy’s relationship with China than the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), adding that a final decision on whether to leave the BRI was still to be taken. Italian media reported earlier in the day that Italy would quit the BRI and instead seek to […]
Read MoreBY DANA OMIRGAZY in BUSINESS, EDITOR’S PICKS, INTERNATIONAL ASTANA – Kazakh government plans to develop a roadmap for promising joint investment projects with eastern countries and provide an effective algorithm for interaction with Chinese business executives, reported the Prime Minister’s press service on Sept. 9. Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin, heads of government agencies and […]
Read MoreBeijing : China should not be described as a foe, but as a “challenge”, British business and trade minister Kemi Badenoch said on Monday, amid concerns over possible Chinese interference in Britain’s parliamentary democracy. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday he had raised his concerns during a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at […]
Read MoreHanoi: US President Joe Biden on Sunday secured deals with Vietnam on semiconductors and minerals as the strategic Southeast Asian nation lifted Washington to Hanoi’s highest diplomatic status alongside China and Russia. The US has been pushing for the upgrade for months as it sees the manufacturing dynamo as a key country in its strategy to […]
Read MoreBy Aydan Mammadova BAKU, Azerbaijan : Uzbekistan does not recognize the so-called “presidential elections” held in Azerbaijan’s Karabakh, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan said, Trend reports. The Republic of Uzbekistan strongly supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the friendly Republic of Azerbaijan, condemns any interference in its internal affairs and does not […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan on Monday said the Taliban administration had tried to encroach on its territory with the construction of an ‘unlawful structure’ and accused Afghan forces of “indiscriminate firing” in an incident that led to the closure of the main border transit point last week. The Torkham border crossing between the neighbouring nations has been closed […]
Read MoreBangkok: Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin came under fire in parliament on Monday over a new government policy agenda that opposition lawmakers called vague and short of some of his party’s boldest election pledges. Real estate tycoon Srettha was approved as prime minister in a parliamentary vote last month after his populist Pheu Thai Party, the […]
Read More
