‘Al Hilal’ Magazine and ‘The AsiaN’ sign a cultural partnership agreement
The Korean future news network ‘The AsiaN’ and the Egyptian magazine ‘Al Hilal’ signed a cultural partnership agreement to support the cooperation between the two institutions in the fields of culture and media. On the Korean side, Mr Lee Sang Ki, the founding president of the Asia Journalist Association (AJA) and CEO of AJA Media […]
Riot police and protesters clash in a long-drawn battle in Port Said, Egypt
An Egyptian woman runs for cover as riot police throw stones during clashes near a state security building in Port Said, Egypt, Thursday, March 7, 2013. ( Clashes between protesters and police continued into a fifth day on Thursday in the restive Egyptian city of Port Said. <AP Photo/Khalil Hamra>
A group of people in Seoul stage a protest opposing UN saction against NK
South Korean protesters hold signs during a press conference denouncing the UN’s new sanction against North Korea, and the annual joint military exercises, dubbed Key Resolve and Foal Eagle, South Korea and the United States joint military excercise, near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 8, 2013. The U.N. Security Council responded […]
A volcanic crater, a tourist attraction in Indonesia, spews smoke and ash
Indonesian officials examine the crater of Tangkuban Perahu volcano in Subang, West Java, Indonesia, Thursday, March 7, 2013. Indonesian authorities are closely monitoring the smoking volcano popular with tourists on Java island and are urging everyone to stay off the mountain’s slope after it spewed smoke and ash nearly 500 meters (1,640 feet) into the […]
Indian police chase lawyers during a protest over stipend in Jaipur
Indian policemen chase down lawyers during a protest in Jaipur, India, Thursday, March 7, 2013. Agitating lawyers, irked over police action against them during a march to the Rajasthan state assembly, damaged a vehicle and a check post during a clash between them Thursday. The protesters demand inclusion of monthly stipend for new practicing lawyers […]
Heavy snow fall in Tehran offers fun as well as inconvenience on the people
An Iranian family make a snowman in Tehran, Iran, on March 7, 2013. Heavy snow caused flight delays and cancellations, and disturbed traffic in Tehran on Thursday. <Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz>
People in Phnom Penh march a street demanding release of an arrested woman
Villagers from Boeung Kok lake march through the main street wearing a portrait of detained Yoam Bopha, to mark the World Women’s Day, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, March. 8, 2013. Bopha was arrested by local authorities after her protest over compensation for her loss of her house due to a new luxury housing development. […]
People on bicycles wear half sleeve shirts as it gets hot in Chongqing, China
People ride on Nanbin street in Chongqing Municipality, southwest China, March 7, 2013. The highest temperature rose to 28 degrees Celsius in Chongqing on Thursday. <Xinhua/Chen Cheng>
Be wary of the ‘Seikanron’ descendants
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 […]
Journalists inspect Fukushima nuclear power plant harmed by tsunami
Members of the media wearing protective suits and masks are escorted by TEPCO employees while walking near the building housing the plant’s No. 4 reactor, center, and an under construction foundation which will store the reactor’s melted fuel rods at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture, Wednesday, March 6, […]
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