Lakes dry up in eastern Nepal
This is the Tal Pokhari Maimugha Lake being dried up. ILAM, Nepal – Beautiful lakes of Ilam district in eastern Nepal, important in terms of bio-diversity and cultural significance, are drying up in absence of much needed conservation measures. Out of a total of 42 lakes and ponds located at different places of the district, 11 […]
A journey to meet people in memories
LOOK AT MY INDIA from SPOTFILMS by PRAMOD MATHUR, DIRECTOR & NEELIMA MATHUR, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Whatever it maybe, there are people one cannot forget. Again and again, as I travelled across India, I have seen abject poverty and compulsions that have induced a kind of fate with no choices in the hands of people. I […]
Why nuclear security matters
THE Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) will be held in Seoul next Monday and Tuesday. Leaders from 57 countries and international organisations, including Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore, will attend. The concept of so many world leaders meeting to discuss such a specialised issue as ‘nuclear security’ was probably not very realistic in the […]
‘Nuclear weapons don’t help deter war’
As 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit, is going to be held on March 26-27, with participation of heads of state and different organizations of over 53 countries, to discuss international cooperative measures to combat the threat of nuclear terrorism, protection of nuclear materials and related facilities and prevention of illicit trafficking of nuclear materials, the […]
Solar project brightens remote village in Nepal
MAKAWANPUR, Nepal – While much of the urban areas are suffering due to increasing load shedding, a small remote village in Makwanpur glows brightly. Until recently Thingan was a village which was not receiving any attention from the local and central authorities. Local Development Officer (LDO) of Makawanpur Yuva Raj Subedi and Prof. Ahn Sung-hoon of […]
World leaders gather for nuclear summit
Editor’s note: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Kim Sung-hwan has contributed this article to The AsiaN on the occasion of the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit to be held on Mar. 26-27. Just a few days remain to the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit. Kicking off the meeting with a working dinner on March 26, Leaders from 53 countries […]
4+4+4: educational relegation or championship!
I know what 4+4+2 or 4+2+3+1 would mean in a soccer formation. However, with the entire disgraceful hassle in Parliament and with all the annoying fights on social media, I am clueless about what 4+4+4 is all about! Nowadays, with the domination of a popular culture in which our kids learn the philosophy “what doesn’t […]
Naval base on Jeju
Opponents need to see island’s strategic value A project to build a naval base on the nation’s southern resort island of Jeju has become a source of conflict ahead of April’s National Assembly elections. Tension is growing as environmentalists, civil activists and opposition politicians have raised their voices against the project, while the government has […]
Are sharks endangered by fin soup?
HOW YOU CAN HAVE YOUR SHARK AND EAT IT – FIN & ALL A guessing game for guests at a Chinese wedding dinner play, while waiting for the second dish to be served, is : Will it be shark fin soup? The quiz is also about tradition and change. If the answer is yes, it’s a […]
NK nuclear issue: No early solution
It seems that, after few months of hibernation, something is happening again in regard to the North Korean nuclear issue. The officials from the United States and North Korea met in Beijing Friday to discuss, citing a press report, a probability of restarting nuclear disarmament in return for aid. We have heard this many times, […]
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