Philippine president Duterte says he is retiring from politics

Tokyo, 3 October, /AJMEDIA/ Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Saturday he is retiring from politics at the end of his term next year, adding he will no longer run in… Read more

Taiwan says nearly 60 China warplanes enter defense zone over 2 days

Tokyo, 3 October, /AJMEDIA/ Nearly 60 Chinese warplanes have entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone over two days, including 38 on Friday, a one-day record since the self-governed island began… Read more

Japan, H.K. academics say virtual learning no match for real thing

Tokyo, 3 October, /AJMEDIA/ While online classes have become the norm amid the COVID-19 pandemic, academics from Japan and Hong Kong believe that online classes cannot truly be a substitute… Read more

Japan’s Kishida to take office as prime minister, form Cabinet Monday

Tokyo, 3 October, /AJMEDIA/ Fumio Kishida, the new leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, will take office as prime minister on Monday and form his Cabinet, tasked with keeping… Read more

COVID-19 vaccine jabs given in Turkey top 110M

Tokyo, 3 October, /AJMEDIA/ The number of COVID-19 vaccine jabs given in Turkey has topped 110 million since an immunization campaign was launched in January, official figures showed on Saturday,… Read more

Azerbaijan registers 684 new COVID-19 cases

Tokyo, 3 October, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijan logged 684 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, taking national count to 485,275, the Task Force under the Cabinet of Ministers told AJMEDIA.… Read more

Weekly review of Azerbaijani precious metals market

Tokyo, 3 October, /AJMEDIA/ An ounce of gold in Azerbaijan increased by 13.685 manat (0.45 percent) this week. The average price of one ounce of gold amounted to 2,968.608 manat,… Read more

Azerbaijan submits first report to UN committee after Second Karabakh War

Tokyo, 3 October, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijani government presented the fourth periodic report on the “International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights” online within the 70th session of the UN Committee… Read more

Azerbaijan’s proven natural gas will be enough for at least 100 years for our consumption and for exports – President Aliyev

Tokyo, 3 October, /AJMEDIA/ The deposits of the proven reserve of natural gas in Azerbaijan are 2.6 trillion cubic meters. So, it will be enough for at least 100 years… Read more

Opening of Zangazur corridor would give new opportunities for Armenia which is in need of economic dev’t – New Europe

Tokyo, 3 October, /AJMEDIA/ Robert Cutler, a fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, assessed the development of the South Caucasus region in connection with the first anniversary of the… Read more