New window on Asia ‘Magazine N’ launched
As our world shrinks and the globe turns toward Asia, the AJA Media & Culture Co. Ltd launches Magazine N, a monthly print publication, in affiliation with the Asia Journalist Association and its online media, The AsiaN, on June 25. With professional writers and veteran journalists from the Asia Journalist Association’s 50 member nations, Magazine […]
“Let Sleeping Polar Bear Alone”
A staff member of the Penglai Ocean and Polar Region World, a local aquarium, takes care of a polar bear cub in Penglai, east China’s Shandong Province, Jan. 17, 2012. The first of its kind bred in the aquarium, the polar bear cub, a female born on early Jan. 1, 2012 by five-year-old Pengpeng, met […]
China Travel Rush for Spring Festival
Passengers wait in their compartment before the train pulls out of Chengdu Railway Station in Chengdu, capital of southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Jan. 7, 2012. Starting from Jan. 8, 2012, China’s transport system will undergo a 40-day travel rush, which is characterized by a hightened passenger flow around the time of the oncoming Chinese New […]
Syria Mass Funeral for 26 Casualties
People pray for the suicide bombing victims in al-Hassan Mosque in Damascus, Syria, Jan. 7, 2012. Thousands of Syrians on Saturday took part in a mass funeral procession for 26 people killed a day earlier in a suicide bombing that hit the heart of the Syrian capital of Damascus as the international community strongly condemned […]
Harbin Holds ‘International Ice & Snow Festival’
Photo taken on Jan. 5, 2012 shows a snow sculpture depicting Mickey and other figures created by Walt Disney in the Ice and Snow World in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. The 28th China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival and the 13th Harbin Ice and Snow World opened here on Thursday. Made […]
‘Sled with Daddy’
People play on the ice rink in Zizhuyuan in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 3, 2012. Tuesday is the last day of China’s New Year holiday. Many people in Beijing came to the Zizhuyuan ice rink to enjoy the day despite the freezing weather. (<Photo: Xinhua/Li Wenming> news@theasian.asia
“Bring’em on, I’m the Incarnation of Pele”
Elephants take part in a football game during the three-day 8th International Elephant Festival held at the edge of Chitwan National Park, Nepal, Dec. 26, 2011. The festival aims to attract more foreign and domestic tourists and promote the harmony between human and animals. (Xinhua/Zhou Shengping) (msq)
Boxing Day Murder, One Person Stabbed to Death
Police officers gather around the victim on Oxford Street, London, Britain, Dec. 26, 2011. An 18-year-old man was stabbed to death on Oxford Street, one of the busiest streets in downtown London, on Monday, the traditional Boxing Day. <Photo: Xinhua/Bimal Gautam> news@theasian.asia
Syrians Show their Support for al-Assad
A man waves a Syrian national flag during a rally at the Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria, Dec. 21, 2011. Tens of thousands of Syrians flocked the Umayyad Square in the capital of Damascus Wednesday to renew their support for President Bashar al-Assad who is facing mounting calls from the West to step down. <Photo: […]
AsiaN goes with ‘straight red pine tree’ spirit
Dear Reader, Here is a baby red pine tree that totally looks the part of a pine forest. Kim In-Seok, staff writer of the Seoul Newspaper and also a member of the Asia Journalist Association Steering Committee got some seeds at ‘The Pine Tree Planting Campaign’ conducted by Munhwailbo in last April. He raised it […]
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