Russia’s President Putin and President Xi of China meet as Olympics starts – BBC News

The ASEAN is a regional organization of Southeast Asian countries. The word ASEAN stands for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. This successful organization was established on August 8, 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand.

In the summer of 2013 we noted that there was a bit of anti-Americanism brewing in Egypt, but why one has to ask? Blaming Americans, our President, or our nation for what’s happening today, doesn’t really wash with reality, so what is the deal here? Let’s discuss all this and look at some facts.

Most of us are painfully aware of the fact that this is the 3rd year in which Syria is still in a bloody conflict. Images with incredible atrocities, civilians attacked by aerial bombs, abuses of all kinds, physical assaults and rape upon women and many other atrocities of the most unimaginable kind have revolted the world and lead to many written news on this subject. Most of us concluded that the situation in Syria is highly problematical.

Near the bustling industrial city of Tieling in northeastern China, there is a brand new city some 6 miles down the road called Tieling New City. The place has everything going for it. Visitors will find excellent infrastructure, government offices, schools, shopping centers and apartment complexes. The only problem is that Tieling New City is virtually a ghost town with almost no inhabitants. It is a forced civilization.

In the Summer of 2013 we were constantly barraged with news of Syria’s Civil War, which had estimated well over 100,000 in casualties. The Syrian government claimed rebels had used chemical weapons on Syria’s military locations, and the rebels claimed that the Syrian military had used chemical weapons on them and innocent civilians, meanwhile, to get to the truth, the UN and other concerned nations have launched an investigation of allegations.