Pyramids and New Year
The light painting photo taken on Dec. 26, 2011 in front of the pyramids in Cairo, Egypt, shows the sign of “2012”, to greet the coming New Year. <Photo: Xinhua/Qin Haishi> news@theasian.asia
“Happy New Year”
The light painting photo taken on Dec. 29, 2011 in front of the Atomium in Brussels, Belgium, shows the sign of “2012”, to greet the coming New Year. <Photo: Xinhua/Zhou Lei> news@theasian.asia
“Welcome 2012”
The light painting photo taken on Dec. 26, 2011 in front of the Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong, China, shows the sign of “2012”, to greet the coming New Year. <Photo: Xinhua/Chen Duo> news@theasian.asia
Hu Jintao the most influential figure in Asia
Survey by AsiaN and AJA Hu Jintao 50% but Obama 32%… Ban Ki-moon and Putin 6% The survey reveals that 5 out of 10 Asian journalists think Hu Jintao of China is the most influential figure in Asia. This is 18% higher than Obama of the USA(32%). The AsiaN in association with the Asia Journalist […]
S.Korea Court Rules against Ban on SNS in Elections
The Constitutional Court of Korea ruled on Thursday that banning social networking services(SNS) in election campaigns was in limited violation of the constitution. In March last year Rep. Chung Dong-young of the Democratic Party and a group of civilians filed an appeal to the Constitutional Court saying that the scope of “the like” in clause 1 of […]
Korea’s “Democracy Godfather” Dies
<Photo> The portrait of Kim Geun-tae is entering into the mortuary of the Seoul Nationl University Hospital on 30. Kim Geun-tae, a leader of Korean democratic movement died Friday from a brain disease. He was 64. He was dubbed the “Godfather” of the country’s democratization. He served as leader of Korea’s former ruling Uri […]
<2011 Top News> Waiting for Rescue···
XINHUA PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2011 FOR INTERNATIONAL NEWS ① An elder woman waits for rescue in northern Thailand’s Pathum Thani Province, Oct. 12, 2011. news@theasian.asia
<2011 Top News> “I’m the Leader of Parade”
XINHUA PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2011 FOR INTERNATIONAL NEWS ③ A mascot dog walks during the parade marking the 150th anniversary of Italy’s unification in Rome, capital of Italy, June 2, 2011. news@theasian.asia
<2011 Top News> “Welcome to Our Village”
XINHUA PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2011 FOR INTERNATIONAL NEWS ④ A snow-covered sculpture in a town of famous tourism spot Okuaizu area, Japan, Jan. 16, 2011. news@thesasian.asia
<2011 Top News> “We are One”
XINHUA PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2011 FOR INTERNATIONAL NEWS ⑤ French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) welcomes visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, Dec. 5, 2011. Sarkozy and Merkel met in Paris to thrash out a plan to save the euro. news@theasian.asia