Suggestions for the North Korean Successor
When the news media was broadcasting the news of North Korea’s beloved leader Kim Jong-il’s death due to a heart attack, at that time I was at a South Korean metro station waiting for a train. At a nearby restaurant where people were having lunch, I witnessed some kind of mysterious fear in the faces […]
Malaysia Bus Accident, Died 6
Firefighters inspect the site of a traffic accident in Malaysia’s Sabah state in the east peninsula on Dec. 20, 2011. A bus carrying over 30 tourists from Brunei lost control and hit a tree in Malaysia’s Sabah state in the east peninsula on Tuesday, killing six people, local police said. <Photo: Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
12th Anniversary of Macao’s Return to China
Photo taken on Dec. 20, 2011 shows the scene of a performance in Macao, south China, Dec. 20, 2011. The government of Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) held a large parade of performances to celebrate the 12th anniversary of Macao’s return to the motherland. <Photo: Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka> news@theasian.asia
Chinese Leaders Visit NK Embassy in Beijing
Chinese leaders Wen Jiabao (C Front), Jia Qinglin (2nd R Front), Li Keqiang (2nd L Front), He Guoqiang (1st R Front) and Zhou Yongkang (1st L Front) offer condolence on the death of Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), at the DPRK Embassy in Beijing, capital of China, […]
Egyptian Women Got Angry against Military
Egyptian women protest against the ruling military while marching in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 20, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Radi> news@theasian.asia
Egyptian Women Protest against Ruling Military
An Egyptian woman protestor chants slogans against the ruling military while marching in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 20, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Radi> news@theasian.asia
Washi Killed 957 Filipinos
Children play inside a school, which has turned into an evacuation center, after tropical storm Washi in Cagayan de Oro, the Philippines, on Dec. 20, 2011. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported that as of Tuesday afternoon, the death toll from the typhoon stands at 957. Heavy downpour caused flooding and landslides […]
Hu Jintao Condoles at DPRK Embassy in Beijing
Chinese President Hu Jintao (L, front), also Secretary General of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, goes to the embassy of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Beijing to express condolences on the passing away of top DPRK leader Kim Jong Il, […]
NK Nationals Gather at Embassy in Beijing to Mourn Kim
Nationals of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in China mourn the death of DPRK top leader Kim Jong Il at the DPRK embassy in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 20, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Liu Weibing> news@theasian.asia
DPRK People Shed Tears in Beijing
Nationals of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in China mourn the death of DPRK top leader Kim Jong Il at the DPRK embassy in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 20, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Liu Weibing> news@theasian.asia