• Society

    Asian students found excellent in mathmatics

    Students in Asia were found more excellent in mathmatics than their counterparts in Europe and North America. 12 Asaian nations including South and North Korea, Japan and China ranked within top 20th in the 53rd International Mathmatical Olympiad (IMO), held on July 4-16 in Mar Cel Plata of Argentina in which…

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  • Society

    [India Report] An appeal to save a tribal language

    Only four people are trying to save a severely endangered language in India. ‘Saimar’ is the language spoken by only four people who lives in a tiny village of Tripura. The Hindu Times reported that the language is in the brink of extinction. India is one of the most linguistically…

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  • East Asia

    How Cool It Would Be!

    A man splashes a bucket of water on participants of a water festival in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, July 17, 2012. The event promotes tourism of local county offices ahead of summer vacation season. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia

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  • South Asia

    Karzai Gives Speech To Afghan Police Officers

    Police officers listen to Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s speech during their graduation ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 17, 2012. President Hamid Karzai is trying to negotiate a peace settlement with the Taliban, but he warned insurgents on Tuesday that their attacks on civilians would not be forgotten by the…

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  • East Asia

    Kim Jong-un Awarded Title Of Marshal

    Photo released by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 28, 2012 shows Kim Jong Un (Front) is accompanied by officers of the Korean People’s Army (KPA). Top leader Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been awarded the title of Marshal of the DPRK,…

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  • tobechecked

    Here Comes Frugal Wedding Ceremony

    A newly married couple in the western province of Yalova used a forklift as their wedding car on Sunday. Serkan Çiçek, who works as an operator for a private company which rents construction equipment, and Gülsüm Kılıç traveled on a forklift to their marriage ceremony. The couple came to the…

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  • West Asia

    Anan Meets Putin For Ending Syrian Crisis

    Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with United Nations special envoy Kofi Annan in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Annan discussed the Syria crisis with Lavrov on Monday, and met with President Putin on Tuesday. The UN and Arab League envoy to the Syrian crisis has begun his…

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    Symbolic Protest Against U.S. Cheating Of Filipinos

    A Filipino woman protester peeps from behind a mask of Philippine President Benigno Aquino III during a symbolic protest outside the gates of the Malacanang Presidential Palace in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. The protest aims to symbolize President Aquino and the U.S. of depriving and cheating Filipinos.…

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  • World

    Tension Mounts In Egypt Over Writing New Constitution

    Egyptian anti-riot policemen stand guard as Muslim Brotherhood supporters pray during a demonstration outside the State Council in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, July 17, 2012, ahead of an anticipated Administrative Court ruling on the panel writing the new constitution. Hundreds of Islamist protesters encircled a court building in Egypt, while others…

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  • South Asia

    Demand For Free Text Book, Uniform In India

    Indian police detain activists of different students’ organization who were protesting near the Andhra Pradesh state secretariat in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, July 17, 2012. The protestors were demanding free text books and uniform for economically backward students. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia

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