Frankfurt, Brussels (25/3 – 75) Declared itself an independent sovereign nation on 9 September 1991 from the Soviet Union, today Tajikistan is a constitutional republic ruled by President Emomali Rahmon who has held office since 1994. It has a population of over 8 million people with...
entral Asia is a strategically important region that has recently been the focus of increased attention from the European Union. The EU’s engagement with the area has been driven by various factors, including its vast energy resources, a strategic location at the crossroads of Europe and...
In many parts of the world, spring has done what it does with the cherry trees. Here’s where else seas of sakura well up — beyond the hotspot Japan. Come spring, and tall trees covered in pink blossoms take over avenues and riverside promenades all over Japan. This annual occurrence...
The window for negotiation on a Code of Conduct (COC) for the South China Sea has been narrowing amid the increasingly complicated and intense situation on the sea, delegates said at a sub-forum of the Boao Forum for Asia on Thursday, calling on regional countries to enhance solidarity...
TOKYO — Japan Post Co. conducted a package delivery test using a drone flying over manned areas with no ground monitors for the first time in the country on March 24 in the suburban Tokyo town of Okutama. This was the first “Level 4” flight in Japan, in which a drone...
