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East Asia
Taiwanese cancel trips to Philippines over row on killing of fisherman
Philippine tourism officials said they stand to lose $4.5 million monthly in canceled bookings and charter flights from Taiwan as a result of a diplomatic row over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman. Most of the cancelations have hit the popular beach resort of Boracay in the central Philippines, where…
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South East Asia
A royal ox eats food during ancient royal plowing ceremony in Cambodia
Lun Limthai (3rd R), governor of Kampong Cham province, designated by Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni as the King of the plowing ceremony, plows the rice field by using royal oxen during the ancient royal plowing ceremony in eastern Kampong Cham province of Cambodia, May 28, 2013. Cambodia on Tuesday observed…
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East Asia
India’s PM Singh’s Japan trip sends strong message to China
India and Japan share a strong strategic interest in expanding cooperation on maritime security and promoting regional stability, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesday. Ensuring that sea lanes remain open and free is vital for the region’s prosperity, given its dependence on oil imports from the Middle East, Singh…
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South East Asia
Myanmar’s ethnic Kachin rebels hold cease fire talks with government
Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Guan Maw, center, of Kachin Independence Army and representatives arrive to attend their cease fire talks with Myanmar government in Myitkyina, Kachin state Tuesday, May 28, 2013. Myanmar’s government has launched a fresh round of peace talks with ethnic Kachin rebels, seeking to end…
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East Asia
China, Sri Lanka upgrade relationships as two presidents hold talks
China and Sri Lanka agreed to upgrade their relations to a strategic cooperative partnership, as the presidents of the two countries held talks in Beijing on Tuesday. According to the new consensus, the two countries will maintain high-level exchanges, enhance political communication, and support each other’s efforts in safeguarding national…
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West Asia
IT means democratising of information
Interview with internet and education activist Wael Ghonim Wael Ghonim, 32, became an international figure in 2011 for his role in the pro-democracy revolution in Egypt as co-creator and administrator of the Facebook page that helped spark the revolution. He was named one of the 100 most influential people of…
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West Asia
Kuwaiti and Iraqi FM sign MOUs on border marking, housing project
Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khaled al-Sabah (L) and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari arrives at a joing press conference at foreign ministry building in Kuwait City on 28 May 2013. Kuwait and Iraq sign two memorandums of understanding regarding measures to do maintenance work on the border marking the…
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East Asia
Hashimoto makes another controversial remark on wartime sex slave
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto speaks during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan in Tokyo Monday, May 27, 2013. The outspoken Japanese politician apologized Monday for saying U.S. troops should patronize adult entertainment businesses as a way to reduce rapes, but defended another controversial remark about Japan’s…
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Politics
African leaders urge ICC to transfer charge against Kenyan President
African leaders on Monday asked the International Criminal Court to transfer charges against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to the Kenyan legal system. The African Union summit, which ended Monday in Addis Ababa, agreed to press the United Nations to move the charges against Kenyatta and his deputy, William Ruto, to…
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