Category: South East Asia

IEA signs agreement with Turkmenistan and Iran to import oil and gas

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has signed contracts with Turkmenistan and Iran to import thousands of tons of oil and gas – amid rising fuel prices not only in Afghanistan but also globally. The acting deputy prime minister’s office said Monday that the public can expect changes in oil and liquid gas prices in the near future, adding that […]

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Muttaqi discusses development of Afghanistan with Uzbek counterpart

An Afghan delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate, Amir Khan Muttaqi, met with the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Vladimir Norov on Monday on the sidelines of the Tashkent meeting. Norov expressed his happiness over the participation of the high-level Afghan delegation and added that the progress of Afghanistan will be explained […]

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592 Afghan migrants deported in two days

In the last two days, 592 migrants from Afghanistan were deported from Istanbul Airport and Ankara Esenboğa Airport. In addition to the increased security measures at the borders to combat illegal immigration, inspections regarding the arrest of those who entered Turkey illegally continue, Turkish media reports. According to Turkey’s Department of Migration Management of the Ministry of Interior, flights were […]

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Karakalpakstan Seizes The Agenda In Uzbekistan

The civil unrest in Karakalpakstan, originally part of Soviet Kazakhstan and an autonomous republic in Uzbekistan since 1936, which caused the loss of 18 lives, was a shock to the Tashkent government which was readying a package of 170 amendments to the constitution (the Basic Law), and is preparing to host the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit meeting in September. The […]

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Bangladesh’s Austerity Measure To Minimize Suffering From Global Energy Crisis – OpEd

Electricity allows us to live in great comfort, but we also need to be conscious of the fact that it is a finite resource. Additionally, the global energy crisis has practically become a worry for all of us, and it is expected of each of us to use energy wisely every day. It’s not all that difficult. You may easily […]

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Can Taipei Escape Beijing’s Claws?

The Cross-Strait ties are poised to determine the outcome of future power parity in the region and the prospects of greater all-out conflict. The increased incursions and classic buzzing playbook have again highlighted the enormous stakes at play, in cementing the importance of both players to one another for both geopolitical and economic reasons. The climate over the past two […]

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IEA official says there is no alternative to current government

It is not in the interest of anyone to have a failed Afghan state, Abdul Qahar Balkhi, a spokesman for Afghanistan’s foreign ministry said in an interview this week. Speaking to China’s CGTN, Balkhi said that there is no alternative to the current government and said people need to support it. He stated the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) government […]

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Afghanistan signs deal to import 350,000 tons of oil from Iran

Afghanistan’s finance ministry announced Saturday that a contract was signed for the purchase of 350,000 tons of oil from neighboring Iran. The agreement was signed with an Iranian firm during an Afghan delegation’s visit to the neighboring country. The delegation included representatives of Afghanistan Oil and Gas Corporation, ministries of finance and foreign affairs, Da Afghanistan Bank and National Standards […]

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Afghanistan commits to Iran’s water rights but faces its own shortages: Mansoor

The Ministry of Energy and Water said Saturday that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) is committed to Iran’s water rights, but Afghanistan itself does not have enough water. Abdul Latif Mansoor, acting Minister of Energy and Water emphasized that the right to water is not a simple issue that can be easily understood and it is necessary to install […]

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Policy Support Indispensable For China’s Economic And Financial Recovery

According to the latest statistics from the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), monetary and financial data showed a return to growth in June. At the end of June, the balance of broad money (M2) was RMB 258.15 trillion, a year-on-year increase of 11.4%, and the growth rate was 0.3 and 2.8 percentage points higher than that at the end of […]

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