• World

    Palestinian PM Talks With German FM

    Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad (R) meets with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Sept. 9, 2012. <Xinhua/Fadi Arouri> news@theasian.asia

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  • World

    Vote To Elect Hong Kong’s Legislative Members Held

    Electoral officers count ballots at the central ballot counting station after legislative elections in Hong Kong, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. Hong Kong voters cast ballots in legislative elections Sunday that will help determine the eventual shape of full democracy that Beijing has promised the former British colony. <AP Photo/Kin Cheung>…

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  • World

    World Chess Olympiad Ends In Instanbul

    Men’s teams of Russia (L), Armenia (C) and Ukraine pose during the awarding ceremony of the World Chess Olympiad held in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sept. 9, 2012. <Xinhua/Ma Yan> news@theasian.asia

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  • West Asia

    Bahrainis Rally To Support Jailed Human Right Activist

    Ali al-Ekri, a Bahraini doctor convicted on charges stemming from the Gulf island nation’s pro-democracy uprising, speaks at a rally in Bani Jamra, Bahrain, on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, in support of jailed human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, seen in picture on podium and at left on banner behind it.…

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  • Are executions good for society?

    A senior Cheong Wa Dae official last week stated, “There should be discussions on whether executions can deter crimes first. There should be a social consensus to resume carrying out the death penalty.” We don’t know who issued this comment, because it was ― as is the accepted norm ―…

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  • World

    Concert To Support Jailed Punk Band In St. Petersberg

    A masked spectator reacts during the concert organized to support jailed Pussy Riot musicians in St.Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. A Moscow judge has sentenced each of three members of the provocative punk band Pussy Riot to two years in prison on hooliganism charges following a trial that has…

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  • South Asia

    Indian Foreign Minister Visits Pakistani National Monument

    Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna (R) visits Minar-e-Pakistan monument, which commemorates the 1940 declaration by Muslim leaders to create Pakistan in South Asia, in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on Sept. 9, 2012. <Xinhua/Sajjad> news@theasian.asia

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  • Column

    China-N. Korea economic ties

    In late August, a high level North Korean delegation went to China. The country was represented by none other than Jang Song-thaek, the uncle of “Supreme Leader” Marshall Kim Jong-un. While the inner structure of the North Korean leadership remains obscure to outside observers, it seems plausible that Chang is…

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  • 1 out of 7 Koreans think about suicide

    One in seven people have thought about committing suicide, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Sunday. The ministry’s report on people’s mental health in 2011, which was released a day before the 10th World Suicide Prevention Day, showed 15.6 percent of adults seriously think about killing themselves at…

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  • Culture

    Jackie Chan, Chinese Actresses At Toronto Film Festival

    Chinese actresses Yao Xingtong, left, and Zhang Lanxin pose with actor Jackie Chan arrive at “In Conversation With Jackie Chan” during the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday Sept. 9, 2012 in Toronto. <AP/Evan Agostini> news@theasian.asia

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