News Of Asia

Dollar to Benefit if $2.5 Trillion in Cash Stashed Abroad Is Repatriated

27 Nov, 2016 85 views

Part of $2.5 trillion in profits held overseas by companies such asApple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. could be heading back to the U.S., a move analysts say could further fuel the U.S. dollar’s powerful …

Mongolia State Bank’s privatization to worth at least 300 bln togrog

26 Nov, 2016 44 views

State Secretary of the Mongolian Ministry of Finance Buyantogtokh Nyamaa said that if the State Bank of Mongolia is to be fully privatized, the minimum amount of the sale would be 300 billion togrog …

Beijing warns against Taiwan ties as Singapore tries to free troop carriers in Hong Kong

26 Nov, 2016 23 views

Beijing on Friday warned countries against maintaining military ties with Taiwan, after Singaporean armored troop carriers were seized en route from the island that Beijing regards as a breakaway province. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman …

Mongolian Parliament approves economic recovery bill

24 Nov, 2016 61 views

The Parliament of Mongolia has approved a bill on the steps to be taken after approval of the public budget for 2017, reports The UB Post. The bill focuses on supporting economic growth, decreasing …

Dalai Lama says will visit Trump in move bound to anger China

24 Nov, 2016 79 views

Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said on Wednesday that he would visit U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, a meeting that would infuriate Beijing which views the Nobel Peace Prize-winning monk as a dangerous …

South Korean Leader, Amid Scandal, Approves Intelligence Pact With Japan

24 Nov, 2016 29 views

SEOUL, South Korea — President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday approved a military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan aimed at countering the North Korean threat, a move that angered South Korean opposition parties, which want to …

What if the Mongol Empire Reunited Today?

23 Nov, 2016 293 views

The Mongol Empire at it’s height took up 16% of all the land on Earth and controlled 1 out of every 4 people on the planet, a 13th century superpower. It’s presence was very …