Friday 3rd September, 2010
'Keep India out of Turkmenistan gas project'
Pakistan must not let 'sworn enemy' India join the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan gas pipeline project to prevent it benefiting and acquiring more means to 'oppress the Kashmiri people as well as plot against Pakistan', an editorial in a Pakistani newspaper said Thursday.
Anglo American Seeks Coking Coal Assets in Russia, Mongolia
Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Anglo American Plc, the third- largest producer of steelmaking coal, is seeking an acquisition that may more than double existing output to meet rising Chinese and Indian demand...
Chinese military unit sets off for anti-terror drills in Kazakhstan
Chen Bingde (L Front), chief of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China, meets with officials and soldiers before their departure for anti-terrorism military drills named "Pea...
S.Korean economy grew revised 1.4 pct in Q2: central bank
General SourcesSEOUL (AFP) – South Korea's economy grew 1.4 percent in the second quarter from three months earlier, slightly less than earlier predicted due to weaker construction investment, the central ...
Another Social-Networking Site Banned In Turkmenistan
Spero NewsThere’s uproar among the youth in Turkmenistan today after the government decided to ban the popular social networking site, agent.mail.ru. Currently, it’s inaccessible via both TM Cell an...
Central Bank introduces pre-paid cards
General SourcesMUMBAI: As a commemoration of the Commonwealth Games, 2010, Central Bank of India has launched a range of pre-paid cards for the use of the visiting accredited players and delegates as well as for the...
Asia stocks gain as U.S. data soothes fears
General SourcesTOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks hit a two-week high, with Japan's Nikkei briefly rising more than 2 percent, as strong U.S. manufacturing data further soothed worries about the global economy...
Uzbekistan Celebrates Independence Day
EurasiaNetUzbekistan celebrated its independence on September 1. But for many Uzbeks, independence is not to be confused with freedom. President Islam Karimov, along with selected Uzbek officials and foreign d...
Medvedev visits Azerbaijan for cooperation, Karabakh talks
RIA NovostiRussian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived in Azerbaijan on Thursday for a two-day visit to focus on economic ties, cooperation in the Caspian Region, and the Nagorny Karabakh settlement. During the v...
Kazakhstan to tighten banking controls
RIA NovostiThe Kazakh government is moving to toughen regulation of the banking sector, in particular to limit the influence of shareholders on banks, the financial watchdog said on Thursday. Yelena Bakhmutova,...
Kyrgyzstan: Locked in a Tinderbox
Human Rights WatchMarks on the body of 30-year-old Makhmud (not his real name), an ethnic Uzbek living in the city of Osh in southern Kyrgyzstan Makhmud told Human Rights Watch that police detained him and beat him wit...
China economic news in brief: "Tea Road": new tourist destination across China, Mongolia, Russia
People's DailyThe following are some Chinese economic news items in brief."TEA ROAD": A NEW TOURIST DESTINATION ACROSS CHINA, MONGOLIA, RUSSIAFourteen Chinese, Mongolian and Russian cities inked a deal in...
Tajikistan fires top security officials after jailbreak
World BulletinTajikistan's leader fired almost the entire leadership of his security services as the first of 25 prisoners was recaptured more than a week after an armed jailbreak.
Tethys Petroleum Limited: Kazakhstan Drilling Update
Market Wire- Tethys Petroleum Limited ("Tethys" or the "Company") (TSX:TPL) today gave a brief update on its operations in Kazakhstan focused on its oil exploration and appraisal program. The AKD03 (Dione) expl...
U.S. Mission to OSCE on Events in Kyrgyzstan
America.orgUnited States Mission to the OSCE Statement on Kyrgyzstan As delivered by Chargé d’Affaires Carol Fuller to the Permanent Council, Vienna September 2, 2010 We regret that, after a lengthy summer...
Russia, U.S. discuss Central Asian security
General SourcesRussian and U.S. senior officials discussed the security situation in Central Asia Thursday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said."The diplomats discussed the general situation in Central Asia, in p...
Gazprom discovers large natural gas reserves in Uzbekistan
UZ Report02.09.2010 17:50:24 Russian Gasprom's Zarubezhneftegaz subsidiary has discovered large natural gas reserves in the course of exploration works on Uzbekistan's Ust-Urt Plateau, RIA Novosti reported. In...
Third festival of amateur German-speaking theaters in Tashkent
UZ Report02.09.2010 17:46:25 Youth Theater of Tashkent on 3-4 September will host traditional festival of amateur German-speaking theaters in Uzbekistan. This year the festival is organized by Wiedergeburt Nat...
Azerbaijan defies Nagorno-Karabakh's national day
Euro NewsAzerbaijan has pledged to retake Nagorno-Karabakh from ethnic Armenians, at a rally in Baku held on the eve of the breakaway territory’s self-declared independence day. In what Armenians...
Kyrgyzstan sees OSCE monitoring after election
World BulletinA planned OSCE police monitoring mission to help keep the peace in Kyrgyzstan should start its work after next month's parliamentary election, a Kyrgyz envoy said on Thursday, signalling a delay i...
Prophecy Secures $10 Million Loan to Advance Ulaan Ovoo Coal Mine, Mongolia
Market WireVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 2, 2010) - Prophecy Resource Corp. ("Prophecy" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:PCY)(OTCQX:PRPCF)(FRANKFURT:1P2)
Russian president in Azerbaijan to secure border, energy deals
Turkish Daily NewsRussian President Dmitry Medvedev was expected to address economic and trade cooperation, mutual activity in the Caspian Sea and Tuesday’s deadly clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan in talks ...
Turkmenistan President receives UAE Ambassador
WAMSep 2, 2010 - 01:58 - WAM Ishqabad, Sep. 2nd, 2010 (WAM) -- President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow of Turkmenistan received Hassan Abdullah Al Adhb, UAE Ambassador to Turkmenistan.
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