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South East Asia
Sectarian violence between Buddhists and Muslims reignited in Myanmar
Hundreds of Buddhist men on motorcycles, screaming and waving iron rods and sticks, roamed the streets. A crowd threw rocks at buildings. A movie theater reportedly burned. This town in northeastern Myanmar near the Chinese border is the latest region to fall prey to the country’s spreading violence and intimidation…
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East Asia
Japan and India vow to enhance strategic, global partnership
Japan and India on Wednesday vowed to further promote their strategic and global partnership by enhancing bilateral cooperation in a great number of areas. In a joint statement released after the summit between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh, the two countries agreed to intensify…
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South Asia
Newly-elected Pakistani provincial assembly members start 5-year term
Newly-elected Sindh provincial assembly members gather during the first session at the provincial assembly building in southern Pakistan’s Karachi on May 29, 2013. Newly elected members of Pakistani provincial assemblies of northwestern Khyber Paktunkhwa (KP) and southern Sindh provinces on Wednesday took oath of their membership for the next five…
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South Asia
Nepal honours mountaineers on 60th anniversary of conquering Mt. Everest
In his whole life, Kanchha Sherpa never imagined that he will get a chance to ride in a beautifully- adorned chariot and be admired by thousands of his compatriots and world-renowned figures. What happened on Wednesday was like a dream for Kanchha Sherpa, 81, who, with his wife, felt like…
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West Asia
Int’l conference to find political solutions to Syria crisis kicks off in Iran
An international conference on the Syria crisis kicked off in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Wednesday with the participation of more than 40 representatives from countries and international organizations across the globle. Addressing the opening ceremony of the meeting, the Iranian Foreign Minster Ali-Akbar Salehi expressed hope that the…
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West Asia
Afghan terrorists attack Int’l Red Cross office, one guard killed
A group of terrorists attacked a provincial office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Wednesday afternoon in Jalalabad city, east Afghanistan, marking the first ever attack on the humanitarian organization in this war-hit nation. Provincial Deputy Police Chief Massom Hashimi confirmed to Xinhua that a car bomb…
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South Asia
Using dung-cakes as fuel in resource rich Pakistan
People using firewood and dung-cakes as fuel in Pakistan Pakistan is bestowed with abundant natural resources including oil, gas, coal, hydro, wind and solar to meet its all requirements yet it’s faced with severe energy crisis, unprecedented in the history of country. According to official statistics, Pakistan has proved gas…
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East Asia
A Chinese woman weaves 2,000 year old traditional artwork, Shu brocade
A weaver weaves Shu brocade, a traditional artwork in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, with a loom, in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan, May 27, 2013. Imparted from generation to generation for over 2,000 years, Shu brocade weaving techniques have been put on China’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2006. Photo taken…
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East Asia
Cat lovers arrive at Taiwan’s coal mining town turned tourist attraction
In this May 24, 2013 image, two of the hundred or so resident cats rest on a wall in the small town of Houtong, Taiwan. Cat lovers arrive by the dozens to fondle and photograph the felines of Houtong, one of Taiwan’s former coal mining communities. Local residents welcome the…
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