Category: Asia
Over 4,000 Pakistani students stranded in Bishkek airlifted
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative KARACHI, SINDH: Some 205 more Pakistani students stranded in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, after the violence, arrived at Jinnah Terminal Karachi on Thursday morning. […]
Report on Peace and War : Role of journalists
By Ivan Lim, Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN Seoul: Without doubt, the Russia-Ukraine war and the Hamas-Israel hostilities were upper-most in our minds as we sat down for a […]
Iran’s president, foreign minister die in helicopter crash
TEHRAN: Iran’s eight president Ebrahim Raisi , 63, has died as a helicopter carrying him and his entourage crashed in Varzaqan region in East Azarbaijan Province, northwest of the country. […]
Korea and its striving for unity remains unabated
By Kuban Andymen SEOUL: It is possible that even clairvoyant predictors of the future could not have foreseen that the temporary division of Korea in 1953 along a line almost […]
A University that touches the hearts: Empowering women through professional education
By Nasir Aijaz INCHEON: A sweet fragrance from the fresh verdure prevailed all around. With some multi-story tall buildings on either sides, a vast area in front of them was […]
Kyrgyzstan purchases record number of cars
By Kuban Andymen BISHKEK: In the first three months of 2024, vehicle registration fees in Kyrgyzstan reached 438.7 million soms (about $5 million). This is significantly higher than last year’s […]
Arab Summit in Bahrain: Exceptional in its place, timing and agenda
MANAMA: The Arab Summit to be held on Thursday in Bahrain will be exceptional in its place, timing and agenda, a senior Bahraini official has said. The 33rd Arab Summit […]
Special Korean Zhenped in Incheon – KIWU
By Kuban Andymen INCHEON – BISHKEK: Before gaining independence in Kyrgyzstan, the only Women’s Pedagogical Institute named after Mayakovsky successfully operated in the country, briefly known as Zhenped. The institute […]
Incheon, City of International Peace, grand ambitions
By Habib Toumi INCHEON: Incheon Metropolitan City is set to become an international meeting point for people from across the world, its vice mayor has said. “Featuring the world’s best […]
Korea’s Miracle OK Language School answers foreign workers’ prayers
By Habib Toumi Pocheon City, South Korea: In small groups of six and eight, the students sat avidly around a white table, taking in every word uttered by their teacher […]