Major news in Vietnam on April 2 2012
Top news in <Vietnam News>: Hung Kings worship ritual – a spiritual cultural heritage news@theasian.asia
Major news in Mongol on April 2 2012: 850 Mongolian soldiers deployed to South Sudan
Top news in <Mongol News>: 850 Mongolian soldiers deployed to South Sudan news@theasian.asia
Major news in China on April 2 2012
Top news in <People Daily>: The 8th China Interntaional Press Photo Contest news@theasian.asia
Major news in Japan on April 2 2012
Top news in <Kyodo News>: M5.9 quake shakes Fukushima Pref., vicinity in eastern Japan news@theasian.asia
A Dream Come True for Supporters of Suu Kyi
YANGON, Myanmar — Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy supporters cheer after the party’s announcement outside the party headquarters in Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday, April 1, 2012. Supporters of Suu Kyi erupted in euphoric cheers Sunday after her party announced that she had won a parliamentary seat in the landmark election, setting the stage […]
Waiting for Suu Kyi
YANGON — Supporters of National league of Democracy line the streets as they wait for the arrival of Aung San Suu Kyi, to greet her while she visits to village of Wah Thin Kha, Myanmar, the day before the election, south of Yangon, Saturday, March 31, 2012. On upcoming Sunday, this tiny village of thatched […]
Candles Light Up ‘Earth Hour’
BERLIN — Volunteers of the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) place candles amongst about 5000 candles to picture the globe prior to ‘Earth Hour’ in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Saturday, March 31, 2012. Earth Hour takes place worldwide at 8.30 p.m. local time and is a global call to turn off […]
Fire Stunts for ‘Earth Day’
BUCHAREST, Romania — Romanians perform fire stunts during an event to mark Earth Day in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, March 31, 2012. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia
Bahraini Protesters Face Riot Police
MANAMA, Bahrain — Bahraini anti-government protesters face off against riot police in a street where protesters lit fires to ease the effects of tear gas fired by riot police Saturday, March 31, 2012, in Salmabad, Bahrain, on the outskirts of the capital of Manama. Bahraini security forces fired tear gas during clashes with protesters who […]
A Bridge in the Air Stunns Chinese
JISHOU, China — Photography enthusiasts take photos of the long-span Aizhai suspension bridge in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China’s Hunan Province, March 31, 2012. Aizhai suspension bridge, with a main span of 1,176 meters and a maximum height of 330 meters, was open to traffic on Saturday. Spanning over the Dehang canyon, […]