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No tears for Romney

No tears for Romney

Now Mitt Romney can go back to doing what he does best, making hundreds of millions off other people’s sweat and tears, investing billions overseas and shipping away the jobs to go with his investments. And he can stop that nonsense about the “blind trust” in which he’d put his fortune, come out of the […]

The AsiaN in Arabic: A timely & win-win news service to meet needs of Asia and Arab world

“Instead of reading only Shakespeare, Arabs should also read Chinese and Indian literature and poetry in Arabic,” a speaker at the Arab Look East symposium told me. Then paraphrasing a Mahatma Gandhi he added: “Open the windows so you get air and light from all directions. Only don’t let it uproot our house.” His views […]

[Indonesia Report] Indonesian leaders welcome Obama’s reelection

[Indonesia Report] Indonesian leaders welcome Obama’s reelection

Americans chose Barack Obama as their President for another 4 years. As a super power country, United States Presidential Election did not only effected American but also the rest of the world. Obama’s reelection for his second term brought positive response from Indonesia. Local mass medias reported reactions of Indonesian leaders and analysts to comment on Obama’s reelection. […]

Success of rightists’ move to use NK-related policies in coming presidential election has yet to be seen

In mid-December, South Korean voters will go to the polls to decide who will be the next president of the Republic of Korea (ROK). South Korean elections tend to be rather uncertain and tense affairs. Compared to many countries, though, South Korean politicians are not enthusiastic participants in mud-slinging matches. Nonetheless, a great deal of […]

[The AsiaN 1st Anniv] Message from Wang Xuan

[The AsiaN 1st Anniv] Message from Wang Xuan

[The AsiaN 1st Anniv] The AsiaN proves trendsetter

During my visits to Republic of Korea for two consecutive years in 2007 and 2008 at the invitation of Asia Journalists Association AJA, Mr. Lee Sang-Ki had hinted about taking some new initiatives, but I had no slightest idea that he and his team would be providing another platform for cementing the relations of Asian […]

[The AsiaN 1st Anniv] Celebration Message from Nepal

It is a matter of pride that the launching of the AsiaN has completed its first year. During a year, several news articles on diverse issues of the people of Asia as well as the globe were printed in the AsiaN. The wide coverage of areas and issues by the AsiaN was really praiseworthy as it […]

Moroccan writers’ union is the first Arabic institute to sign a memorandum of understanding with AJA and the AsiaN

Moroccan writers’ union is the first Arabic institute to sign a memorandum of understanding with AJA and the AsiaN

As part of the Moroccan/Asian relations, the president of the Moroccan writers’ union Abderrhim Allam signed a memorandum of agreement earlier this month, between the Moroccan writers’ union and AJA association and TheAsianN, in South Korea. Allam visited South Korea after receiving a personal invitation from the head of TheAsiaN, Lee Sang Ki, to attend […]

China and Korea

New governments ought t seek better partnership America finished picking its leader for the next four years yesterday. China will begin a similar, but a very different, process tomorrow: the new Chinese leader has long been decided and will be in charge for a decade. Korea has been paying greater attention to political developments in […]

Cautious approach to wind energy

Cautious approach to wind energy

The capital is awash with advertisements promoting wind energy featuring predictable idyllic depictions of rolling green hills, trees and sunshine. Certainly wind power may have an important part to play in the fight against climate change but what developers never mention are its adverse environmental impacts. In the Republic of Korea in recent years, wind […]

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