Cambodian people visit Thai trade fair 2013 at Diamond Island Exhibition
Mao Thora (3rd L), secretary of state at Cambodian Ministry of Commerce, and other guests attend the opening ceremony of Thai trade fair 2013 at the Diamond Island Exhibition Center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 2, 2013. Thousands of Cambodian people visited and bought Thai products on Thursday during Thai trade fair 2013. People visit […]
RCEP vs. TPP: Choice between China and America?
Editor’s note: A trade talk for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership(RCEP) is scheduled to open from May 9 to 13 in Brunei. The RCEP covers more than half of the world’s population involving 16 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. It aims to become a platform for the integration of trade and investment in Asia and […]
Malaysian people listen to opposition leader’s speech at election campaign
Residents listen to a speech by Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim during an election campaign rally in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan state, Malaysia, Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Malaysia will hold general elections on May 5 in what could be the toughest test of the ruling coalition’s 56-year grip on power in Southeast Asia’s third-largest economy. Residents […]
Opening ceremony for 69th session of UN ESCAP held in Bangkok
The opening ceremony of the Ministerial Segment of the 69th Commission Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is held in Bangkok, Thailand, April 29, 2013. The 69th UN ESCAP Commission Session is held at the UN Conference Center in Bangkok from April 25 to May 1. The Ministerial […]
World Heritage ‘My Son Sanctuary’ wrecked during Vietnam War
Relics of My Son Sanctuary is seen in central Vietnam, on April 29, 2013. Between the 4th and 13th centuries, a unique culture which owed its spiritual origins to Indian Hinduism developed on the coast of contemporary Vietnam. It was graphically illustrated by the remains of a series of impressive tower-temples located in My Son […]
Myanmarese activists protest against crackdown at copper mine project
Activists hold banners as they stage a rally against recent crackdown at Letpadaung copper mine project, outside the city hall in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, April 29, 2013. Police in northwestern Myanmar injured seven people and arrested three others last Thursday in a new crackdown on residents opposed to the controversial Chinese-backed copper mine project, activists […]
A suspension bridge crossing Pasak river in Thailand collapses
Thai villagers and rescuers sift through the wreckage of a suspension bridge crossing the Pasak river after it collapsed Sunday, April 28, 2013 in Ayutthaya province, central Thailand. Police say at least four people have been killed and a dozen have been injured when the small bridge collapsed in the accident. Thai villagers and rescuers […]
A vendor sells handicrafts at market in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
A vendor makes handicrafts at a market in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, April 23, 2013. Negara Brunei Darussalam, officially the Nation of Brunei, is a tiny Southeast Asian country you can barely spot on a map. Regardless its tiny territory and small population, Brunei is often trotted out as an ideal Islamic state — stable […]
“Venice of the East” – World’s largest water village in Brunei
Photo taken on April 24, 2013 shows a mosque in the Water Village in Brunei’s capital city Bandar Seri Begawan. Dubbed as Venice of the East and situated along the Brunei River, Kampong Ayer is the world’s largest water village, sheltering about 30,000 inhabitants. It covers an area of 2.6 square kilo-meters and consists of […]
Myanmarese look at posters of death bodies allegedly killed by Muslims
Visitors to the Ma Soe Yein monastery gather to look at posters displaying the “969” logo, right, photos of dead bodies – allegedly Buddhists killed by Muslims, center, and detained illegal Bangladeshi nationals, left, outside the office of Buddhist monk Wirathu in Mandalay, Myanmar on March 28, 2013. 969 began to coalesce as a political […]