Christmas Lightings in Copenhagen
Photo shows the Russian style Christmas lightings in Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark, Dec. 21, 2011. Mainstreets and commercial districts in Copenhagen have been decorated for the coming Christmas. <Photo: Xinhua/Wu Bo> news@theasian.asia
Philippines Concerns Epidemic after Washi
Children share bags of relief goods in Cagayan de Oro, the Philippines, on Dec. 21, 2011. The Philippine government will release an additional 1 billion pesos (22.77 million U.S. dollars) funding to augment the remaining calamity fund and ensure swift and continuous assistance to the areas hit by storm Washi (local name: Sendong). <Photo: Xinhua> […]
New Yorkers Enjoy Shopping Season
People watch a puppet show in front of a store in Manhattan, New York, the United States, Dec. 21, 2011. Various kinds of promotions are provided by retailers to attract customers during the annual holiday shopping season. <Photo: Xinhua/Wang Lei> news@theasian.asia
Iranians Prepare ‘Yalda Night’
Iranians buy fruits for Yalda Night at a market in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 21, 2011. Yalda Night is Iranian winter solstice celebration. It is celebrated on the longest night for the year, locally believed, to be on Dec. 21 on the eve of winter solstice. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz> news@theasian.asia
How the World Sees Kim’s Death
The death of Kim Jong-il was front-page news all over the world. Breaking news, the headlines, the big story, hot topic or whatever it is called, the news came as swiftly as possible. However, different views and attitudes were found to present an account of the event. The Yomiuri Shimbun of Japan said in an […]
NK Policewoman in Incense Altar
A female police officers directs traffic on the road while people wait to mourn the death of Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), in the Kim Il Sung Square of Pyongyang, DPRK, Dec. 21, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Zhang Li> news@theasian.asia
“I Won’t Leave Here”
An old woman (C) sitting on the ground refuses to leave after mourning the passing away of Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Pyongyang, DPRK, Dec. 21, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Zhang Li> news@theasian.asia
NK People Offer Condolence in P’yang
People wait to mourn the death of Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Pyongyang, DPRK, Dec. 21, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Zhang Li> news@theasian.asia
Burma Bomb Explodes, One Woman Killed
Security force cordons off the blast site in Yangon, Myanmar, Dec. 21, 2011. One woman was killed and two men injured in a time-bomb explosion occurred in a public toilet near the Hledan Market, Yangon, at 11:10 a.m (local time) Wednesday, Myanmar officials said. <Photo: Xinhua/U Mya> news@theasian.asia
Xi Jinping Meets Nguyen Phu Trong
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (L) meets with Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, Dec. 21, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Li Xueren> news@theasian.asia
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