Bid to send anti-NK leaflets blocked
The government blocked activists from sending anti-regime pamphlets into North Korea, Monday, in a bid to avoid a military clash over the activity. Dozens of activists including North Korean defectors had planned to send 200,000 pamphlets across the border in giant balloons from the Imjingak Park near Paju. But soldiers and police blocked people from […]
‘Unification costs will depend on NK wages’
South Koreans just can’t decide whether they want their country to unify with the North or not. One moment they get starry eyed imagining a bigger country with more political and economic clout but the next they worry about the enormous price tag attached to the combined country and social reshaping. A former German policymaker […]
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Cina Tidak Meributkan Kematian Nelayan Cina
![[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Cina Tidak Meributkan Kematian Nelayan Cina](http://www.theasian.asia/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theasian.asia%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F10%2F20121020_inn.mp4_20121022_114227.317.jpg&q=90&w=160&h=106&zc=1 "[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Cina Tidak Meributkan Kematian Nelayan Cina")
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut tanggapan China atas kematian para nelayan yang ditemukan di perairan Korea Selatan. Tampaknya Beijing menahan diri untuk tidak bertengkar dengan Seoul atas kematian para nelagan Cina yang secara illegal memancing di zona ekonomi eksklusif Korea Selatan di Laut Barat. Zhang Xinsen, Duta Besar China untuk Korea sebelumnya berencana […]
[Indonesia Report] Indonesia plastic surgeons enjoy booming business
![[Indonesia Report] Indonesia plastic surgeons enjoy booming business](http://www.theasian.asia/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theasian.asia%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F10%2Flee_min_ho.jpg&q=90&w=160&h=106&zc=1 "[Indonesia Report] Indonesia plastic surgeons enjoy booming business")
Indonesia is hit by Korean Wave Fever. Not only female but also male’s awareness of appearances is increasing nowadays. According to one of Indonesian mass media, Berita Satu.com, Dr. Enrina, owner of a plastic surgery clinic Ultimo, said in an interview during this past one year, the male patients increased 15 to 20 percent. “Previously, from the total […]
Mall Rongsok, Opened In 2009, Is Only Shopping Center For Used Goods In Indonesia
Nurcholis Agi, 41 years old, looks at a Balinese statue at Mall Rongsok, a local used goods market, in Depok, Indonesia, Oct. 21, 2012. Mall Rongsok, opened in 2009 by local dealer Nurcholis Agi, is the only shopping center for used goods in Indonesia. A cashier waits for costumers at Mall Rongsok, a local used […]
Kuwaiti Opposition Supporters Rally Against Electoral Law Change In Kuwait City
Opposition supporters hold a rally in Kuwait City on Oct. 22, 2012 to protest against a decision to change the electoral law. Opposition supporters clash with riot police during a rally in Kuwait City Oct. 22, 2012. Kuwaiti opposition supporters on Monday held a rally to protest against a decision to change the electoral law. […]
Blue Iguana No Longer Considered Endangered Species Due To Success In Breeding
In this Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, file photo, an adult Grand Cayman Blue Iguana nicknamed “Biter” is shown shedding its dead skin at the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park on the island of Grand Cayman. Blue iguanas on Grand Cayman island are no longer considered a critically endangered species. A decade ago, there were just […]
Filipinos Protest Against Recent Peace Accord Gov’t Signed With Muslim Group
Members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) clench their fists during a big rally in Davao city Sunday Oct. 21, 2012 in southern Philippines to oppose the recently signed tentative peace accord between the Government and the largest Muslim group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in a ceremony at Malacanang Palace in Manila. […]
People In Muslim Countries Busy Ahead Of Eid Al-Adha Festival
A Palestinian man trades sheep at a local cattle market ahead of Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, in Gaza City, on Oct. 21, 2012. Muslims around the world are busy preparing this year’s Eid Al-Adha, which will be celebrated by slaughtering sheep, camels and cattle, commemorating Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail on God’s […]
Palestinian President Abbas Talks With UN Envoy Tony Blair In Ramallah, West Bank
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) meets with the UN envoy for the international Quartet Committee for peace in the Middle East Tony Blair in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Oct. 21, 2012. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (4th R) meets with the UN envoy for the international Quartet Committee for peace in the Middle […]
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