U.K. Cartoonist Ronald Searle dies
British cartoonist Ronald Searle, best known for his fictional girls’ school St. Trinian’s creations has died at the age of 91 on Dec. 30 at a hospital in southern France. His daughter Kate Searle told “(He) passed away peacefully in his sleep” said in a statement. Searle’s spindly schoolgirl creations first appeared in 1941 and […]
New Year Messages of Asia Pacific Leaders
As 2011 came to an end, the leaders of Asia Pacific countries gave New Year Messages. In general, they described the last year as a time of great challenge and the issue of economy was again at the centre of their addresses. On the other hand, they saw this year as a time of change since […]
Buddhist leader Ven. Jigwan dies
Ven. Jigwan, who led the nation’s largest Buddhist order of Jogye, died of asthma in Jan. 2nd at Gyeongguk Temple in Seoul. He was 80. Jigwan became a follower of Buddhism in 1947, studied under the noted monk Jawun and became a monk in 1953. He held many positions including head monk at Haein Temple, […]
Hu Jintao’s New Year Message for Both Korean Leaders
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of Sino-Korean diplomatic relations and the leaders of both countries exchanged congratulatory messages. President Lee Myung-bak said to his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao, “Based on the achievements for the past 20 years, let us pave the way for a brighter future for both Korea and […]
Magnificent Century and Magnificent Controversy
(photo : www.muhtesemyuzyil.tv/eng/index_eng.htm) The Turkish Drama Divide “Muhtesem Yuzyil” which can be translated as “Magnificent Century” is one of the top news of the year 2011 by Cihan News Agency. This peak viewing time period drama about Suleiman the Maganificent and Hurrem, the slave girl who later became queen has aroused a bitter controversy […]
Tell me your wishes
The world’s population is 7 billion and among them 4.2 billion people are Asian. The AsiaN has met some of the Asians and asked their New Year’s wishes. They all expressed their dearest wishes – getting a job, recognition for work, a big salary, a good school report, happy marriage and health. They also wished […]
Facebook is the General Trend for Asian Journalists
Survey by AJA and AsiaN The journalists of Asia use Facebook the most compared to other social network services. 56% of them use Facebook and then Twitter (30%) and Blog (14%) followed. The AsiaN in association with the Asia Journalist Association conducted a survey on 20~30 November in celebration of its launch and 50 newspaper, […]
<2011 Top News> Turkey ‘Cihan’ Issues
Here are 2011’s top news stories according to the Cihan News Agency of Turkey. 1. Arab Spring 2. Great earthquake in Japan 3. Kemal Burkay’s return to Turkey Kurdish politician, social activist and poet Kemal Burkay returned to Turkey after 31 years of exile in Sweden. 4. President of Turkey Abdullah Gul cried when […]
Lee Kun-hee of Samsung, the most influential business figure
Survey by AsiaN and AJA, 50 Asian journalists answered Journalists of Asia think that Samsung is the most influential company in Asia. The AsiaN in association with the Asia Journalist Association conducted a survey on 20~30 November in celebration of its launch and 50 newspaper, TV, and online journalists of 33 different nationalities participated. The […]
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 […]
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