• East Asia

    UAE Oil Pipeline, Built By China, Opens

    Mohammed Bin Dhaen al-Hamli (L front), Minister of Energy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), meets with Chinese Ambassador to UAE Huang Jiemin (R front) during the opening ceremony of Habshan-Fujairah oil pipeline which was designed to export Abu Dhabi’s oil bypassing the Strait of Hormuz controlled by Iran, in…

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  • South Asia

    Pakistanis Oppose Reopening Of NATO Supply Route To Afghanistan

    Pakistani protesters shout slogans during a protest rally in southwest Pakistan’s Chaman on July 15, 2012, against the reopening of the NATO supply line to Afghanistan. About 5,000 Pakistani Islamists began a march to the border Saturday in protest against the reopening of NATO supply routes into Afghanistan. <Xinhua/Arbaz> news@theasian.asia

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  • World

    Swimming Race In Waters Dividing Europe, Asia

    Over a thousand swimmers took part in the 24th Bosphorus Intercontinental Swimming Race on Sunday, thrashing across the Istanbul seaway which marks the traditional boundary between Asia and Europe.Sunday’s event was attended by professional and amateur swimmers, from various ages and nationalities.Organisers said they saw a spike in attendees from…

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  • East Asia

    Floating Garbages On Yangtze River

    Floating garbage collectors work on the Yangtze River in Zigui, central China’s Hubei Province, July 12, 2012. The garbage collectors working on the water surface to the west of the Three Gorges Dam are local fishermen wanting an extra income to support their families. They scoop out trash flushed from…

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  • South East Asia

    Indonesian Muslims Visit Family Graves Before Ramadan

    Indonesian Muslims pray at the graves of their family ahead of the Islamic month of Ramadan in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 15, 2012. <Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.> news@theasian.asia

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  • West Asia

    Another Mass Killing Takes Place In Syria

    In this citizen journalism image provided by Shaam News Network SNN, taken on Friday, July 13, 2012, a Syrian woman mourns over the body of a relative in Tremseh, Syria about 15 kilometers (9 miles) northwest of the central city of Hama. The Red Cross statement came as the United…

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  • South Asia

    Pakistan : OGRA jacks up petrol, CNG prices

    Top news in <The News> :  OGRA jacks up petrol, CNG prices ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has raised the prices of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and petroleum products with the exception of diesel with effect from July 16 for the next fortnight. According to the OGRA notifications, petrol…

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  • Society

    Audit planned for Jeongsu Foundation

    The Jeongsu Scholarship Foundation, which some suspect is controlled by Rep. Park Geun-hye of the ruling Saenuri Party, will undergo an audit by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) later this month. Although officials say that the audit is scheduled, coming after the last one in 2005, attention is…

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  • Politics

    New UPP leader to restore opposition alliance

    The newly-elected leader of the left-wing minor opposition Unified Progressive Party (UPP) pledged Sunday to mend ties with the main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) in an attempt to field a unified presidential candidate. “Our party will select its own presidential candidate by September and rebuild its temporarily loosened alliance…

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  • Politics

    Foreign Ministry engulfed in sexual harassment case

    The Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry has suspended Consul General Lee Dae-hee in Auckland, New Zealand from his post for alleged ethical lapses and sexual harassment, a ministry official said Sunday. Lee was summoned home on June 15 in connection with allegations of engaging in a scuffle with a fellow…

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