Author: Kris Min
Taiwan Experieces 6.1 Magnitute Earthquake
Passengers wait for the resumption of subway operation in a station of Kaohsiung, southeast China’s Taiwan, Feb. 26, 2012. A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan’s Pingtung at 10:34 Beijing Time […]
World’s first quadruple limb transplant operation over in Turkey
The world’s first quadruple limb transplant operation came to an end on Saturday at Hacettepe University in Turkey’s capital Ankara, the country’s semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. The operation, which […]
Hungary Holds Miss Colours Beauty Contest
Contestants take part in the Miss Colours beauty contest for wheelchair users, in Hungarian capital Budapest, on Feb. 25, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Attila Volgyi> news@theasian.asia
Bin Laden’s Compound Demolished
This file photo taken on May 4, 2011, shows media personnel and local residents gather outside the compound where Osama bin Laden had hidden inside for years in northwest Pakistan’s […]
Ice Sculpture of Angry Bird in Burma
Visitors takes photos in front of ice sculptures at the ice wonderland show in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 25, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/U Aung> news@theasian.asia
Afghans Protest Against Quran Burning by US Troops
Afghan people protest against the alleged Quran burning by U.S. troops in Herat, west Afghanistan, on Feb. 24, 2012. At least seven people were killed and over 50 others injured […]
Hadi Elected as Yemeni New President
Yemeni people take part in a celebration after the official results of the country’s presidential election was announced in Sanaa, Yemen, on Feb. 24, 2012. Yemen’s Supermen Committee for Elections […]
Libyans Continue to Celebrate Civil Revolution Anniversary
Libyans carry a national flag which is 17 kilometers long and 3 meters wide, from the Tajoura to Martyrs’ Square, where the Libyans continue celebrating the one-year anniversary of the […]
Kawamura “Nanjing Massacre Never Happened”
People visit the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Feb. 24, 2012. A Japanese official’s remarks that the 1937 […]
Diabetes incidence on rise in Singapore
About 11.3 percent of the people aged 18 to 69 in Singapore are living with diabetes in 2010, up from 8.2 percent in 2004, local daily the Straits Times reported […]