Tragic demise of a basketball giant: A look at Kobe’s life on and off the court
By Peter Jaegeul Song Reporter at AsiaN Seoul: Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were killed on Sunday morning in Calabasas, California, in a helicopter crash that also claimed the lives of seven others. Bryant was 41 and has left his wife, Vanessa, and three other daughters. Bryant was considered as NBA legend and […]
Dr. Ra Jeong-chan, Chairman of RNL BIO and Nobel Prize nominee, has developed stem cell therapeutics
Last year(2011), two Koreans were within reach of the Nobel prize. Former Korean President Kim Dae-joong was posthumously awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. But no Korean has ever been awarded an academic Nobel prize. This year, however, Korea had a finalist for the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine. 49 year-old Dr. Ra Jeong-chan of […]
Mo Yan, 2011 Manhae Award Laureate, picked as winner of 2012 Nobel Literature Prize
Chinese writer Mo Yan, winner of 2011 Manhae Prize in Literature, has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy announced in Stockholm Thursday. He visited Seoul on the occasion of the award-giving ceremony last year. Shown above is the message Mo Yan wrote in his own hand for the Asia Journalist Association (AJA) last year when his visited […]
Sri Lanka: Munneswaram animal sacrifice halted
Major News in <Daily News> : Munneswaram animal sacrifice halted Presence of Sacred Kapilavastu Relics had bearing: Acceding to a request by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, tomorrow’s animal sacrifice at Munneswaram Kaali Kovil has been halted. The decision was taken by kovil administrators considering the Exposition of the Sacred Kapilavastu Relics in the country, Munneswaram Sri […]
Jordan: Activists urge Lower House to reject media law amendments
Major News in <The Jordan Times> : Activists urge Lower House to reject media law amendments AMMAN — Scores of press freedom activists and online media practitioners on Wednesday staged a two-hour sit-in outside Parliament to protest against the government’s proposed amendments to the Press and Publications Law. Holding banners denouncing the amendments, the protesters […]
Bangladesh : Deal ‘as soon as feasible’
Major News in <The Daily Star>: Deal ‘as soon as feasible’ Manmohan assures Hasina of Teesta waters; Nam summit starts today Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday assured his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina of India’s firm commitment to ink the proposed Teesta water-sharing deal “as soon as feasible”. During their meeting at Grand Azadi Hotel […]
Nepal: PM gloats over his feats‚ glosses over fiascos
Major News in <The Himalayan Times>: PM gloats over his feats‚ glosses over fiascos KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai today took pains to gloss over his failures, accuse opposition parties, mock the judiciary and hit out at newly formed CPN-Maoist. He did gloat over his achievements made in the past one year. In his address […]
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Trump, Kim, and the Three P’s of Summit Diplomacy: 
