Archive for January, 2010
Medvedev to pay ‘key’ visit to Turkey in May
The talk between Gül and Medvedev came days after Medvedev hosted Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in the Krasnaya Polyana ski resort near Sochi last Monday for talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, a …
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Myanmar to privatize port terminals handling business
YANGON, Jan 31, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — The Myanmar authorities will privatize some port terminals’ handling business, designating at least three port terminals in Yangon to be handed over to tender winning private enterprises for continued and …
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China sends disaster relief material to snow-hit Mongolia
BEIJING, Jan 31, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — China sent Monday morning disaster relief materials to Ulan Bator to help Mongolia combat extreme cold weather, said a statement from the Information Office of China’s Ministry of National Defense. The 500 …
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Maldives pledges deepest carbon emission cut by 2020
Jan 31, 2010 (LBO) – Maldives has voluntarily pledged to slash carbon emissions 100 percent by 2020, which is the deepest cut promised by any country so far under an international accord, the Indian Ocean archipelago said. “Climate change threatens …
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Online Survey Leads to Major Improvements and Innovation on Macau’s …
(PRWEB) January 31 , 2010 — QOOS.com with more than 1.5 million visitors each month, launched today their new site heralding a new era in web experience for Macau. New features include Facebook integration, Chinese to English Dictionary, the ability …
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Laos, Thailand Hmong Refugee Crisis: US Congress Urges UN Access …
WASHINGTON & BANGKOK, Jan 31, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The Chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. Congressman Howard Berman (D-CA), and 11 Members of Congress, have sent a letter to the Lao government asking it to grant the United …
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Prokhorov’s Polyus Gold looks set to win gold field contract in …
Polyus Gold, a precious metals empire owned by Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, is set to expand into Kyrgyzstan. The group is the favourite to win a gold field development contract in Jerooy. The Kyrgyzstan development fund has announced a …
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Kazakhstan sets 20-nation entry target by 2020
Astana, Jan.31 : Kazakhstan has set itself an ambitious goal of making its presence as a business and investment powerhouse in at least 20 countries by the year 2020. Addressing the nation this week, President Nursulatan Nazarbayev said the …
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Describe Turkey in one word
Ä°stanbul is no longer just a historically rich and great city for tourists but has gradually been developing into a captivating cosmopolitan place with the latest shopping malls, museums and modern movie theaters for residents. What about the rest …
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Iran Was Destination of N. Korean Arms, Thailand Says
“Iran was the destination of 40 tons of weapons from North Korea that were seized in Bangkok on Dec. 12, according to a confidential report to the United Nations Security Council by Thailand’s government. A copy of the report, obtained from …
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