Oppostion activists burn street vendor’s cart in clash with police in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Bangladeshi opposition activists shout slogans after they burn a street vendor’s cart as they clash with police during their protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, March 11, 2013. The protest was called by an alliance of 18 parties to denounce trials of several opposition politicians accused of mass killings and atrocities during Bangladesh’s 1971 independence war […]
Asia’s first Holocaust Museum opens in Busan
Interview with Israeli Ambassador Tuvia Israeli “We would like to share the story and lessons of the Holocaust. There are many similarities, but yet so much unknown.” Israeli Ambassador to Korea Tuvia Israeli told The AsiaN about the opening of the Busan Israel House in late February at the Israeli Embassy in Seoul. One of Amb. Israeli’s […]
‘Well-being’ as buzzword in Korean marketing
How well do you understand Korean consumers? In the little insight below, I will summarize some points to help stakeholders understand the Korean consumers better. They may be very simple, but are indispensable for your success in the very complex and delicate market situation in Korea. Koreans are found to be more interested in health, […]
The AsiaN witnesses a humanitarian mission in Tunisia
*Editor’s note: This is a story of the humanitarian mission conducted by a local office in the northwest region of Tunisia. The mission was covered by Mr. Khalid Suleiman, Egyptian writer living in Tunisia, and correspondent of the AsiaN, with an icon of the Tunisian media Mrs. Saida Al-Zoghbi, the Asia Journalist Association member. “The load of the group becomes […]
Japan’s history of plundering overseas territory
Joint Project between the Northeast Asian History Foundation and The AsiaN *Editor’s Note: Security in East Asia is swaying in a rough sea. North Korea’s nuclear crisis has been highly elated amid existing territorial disputes and deep-rooted conflicts between nations in the region. South Korea, China and Japan, the countries directly involved, are all looking […]
Japanese mountaineer, reported missing at Mt. Sibayak in Indonesia, found alive by rescuers
Japanese mountaineer Kosei Yamada, center, who was reported missing on Wednesday last week, is assisted by rescuers after he was found at the bottom of a ravine at Mount Sibayak in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Sunday, March 10, 2013. Yamada was found alive near the top of the 2,212 meter (7,257 ft) active volcano. Japanese […]
Pakistani Christian women cry visiting their homes torched by Muslim mob in Lahore
A Pakistani Christian family search in their home that was torched by an angry Muslim mob in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, March 10, 2013. Hundreds of Christians clashed with police in eastern and southern Pakistan on Sunday, a day after a Muslim mob burned dozens of homes owned by members of the minority religious group in […]
Belongings of Americans remain in former U.S. embassy in Tehran
Pictures and equipment of Americans are seen inside the former U.S. embassy in downtown Tehran, Iran, March 10, 2013. The United States broke off diplomatic relations with Iran on April 7, 1980 after a group of Iranian students seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran and captured some 60 U.S. diplomats in 1979, with 52 of […]
About 4,000-year old mummies found by CT scanning to have evidence of vascular disease
In this undated photo released Sunday March 10, 2013, by a group of cardiologists lead by Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City, USA, showing the sarcophagus of the mummy Hatiay (New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1550 to 1295 BCE) as it is closed after the mummy underwent a CT scanning, in Cairo, Egypt. […]
Hindu devotees gather at a temple in Mumbai to celebrate Maha Shivaratri festival
Hindu devotees queue to attend an event at the Babulnath Temple in Mumbai, India, March 10, 2013. A lot of Hindu devotees gathered at the Babulnath Temple Sunday to offer milk and flowers to celebrate the Maha Shivaratri festival. Maha Shivaratri which can be translated into “great night of Lord Shiva” marks the night when […]