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East Asia
Chemical leak causes panic
200 tons of hydrochloric acid spills in solar cell plant in Sangju The dangers of toxic chemical accidents were highlighted Saturday morning with the leak of 200 tons of lethal hydrochloric acid in Sangju, North Gyeongsang Province. The accident at a solar cell-making plant followed the Sept. 27 hydrofluoric acid…
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East Asia
Singapore, Korea can collaborate more
Firstly, my warmest congratulations to Madam President-elect Park Geun-hye on her recent election victory! Under the Park government, I look forward to more bilateral interactions. She knows Singapore well, and is well-acquainted with many Singapore’s leaders, including Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and former Prime Ministers Lee Kuan Yew and…
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East Asia
Gov’t set to ‘normalize’ black markets
The nation’s tax agency plans to bring the underground economy into the open in order to normalize “black markets” and expand tax revenue base to support the welfare budget of the incoming government, according to sources, Sunday. The National Tax Service (NTS) reported Saturday to President-elect Park Geun-hye’s transition team…
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East Asia
Young Asians urge UN to settle territorial rows
A group of young people from China, Japan, Korea and Mongolia last Wednesday urged the settlement of regional territorial disputes in Northeast Asia and a resolution of the North Korean nuclear issue to become future development goals of the United Nations. At the Korea University campus in Seoul, 50 participants…
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South Asia
Pakistani Shiite Muslims Denounce Recent Bombing Attacks During A Rally In Lahore
Pakistani Shiite Muslim women shout slogans in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on Jan. 12, 2013, during a demonstration against recent bombings in Quetta. Thursday marked a bloody day for Pakistan as four blasts rocked the country, leaving at least 116 people killed and 235 others injured. <Xinhua/Sajjad> Pakistani Shiite Muslims mourn…
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South Asia
People Pray At Ganges River In Varanasi On The Occasion Of Makar Sankranti, A Hindu Holy Day
People worship on the bank of the River Ganges on the eve of Makar Sankranti in the temple town of Varanasi, Jan. 13, 2013. A large number of Hindu pilgrims converged for the Gangasagar Fair on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar during which…
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South Asia
Indian Villagers Take Part In Community Fishing To Mark Winter Harvest Festival
Indian villagers participate in the community fishing to mark the winter harvest festival at a lake in Guwahati of India’s northeastern state of Assam, Jan. 13, 2013. An Indian villager participates in the community fishing to mark the winter harvest festival at a lake in Guwahati of India’s northeastern state…
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South Asia
An Indian Girl Dressed As Lady Justice Attends A Candlelight Vigil Amid Outbreak Of Another Gang Rape
An Indian girl, center, dressed as Lady Justice takes part in a candlelight vigil in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. Police said Sunday they have arrested six suspects in another gang rape of a bus passenger in India, four weeks after a brutal attack on a student on…
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West Asia
Yemenites Supporting Southern Separatist Movement Wave South Yemen Flags During Rally In Aden
Yemeni supporters of the Southern Separatist Movement hold former South Yemen flags during a rally in Aden, Yemen, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. The rally commemorates the anniversary of a civil war that broke out in 1986 in South Yemen with North Yemen. The poster of Ali Salem al-Beidh, former Yemeni…
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South Asia
Muslim Devotees Pray During Islamic Congregation At Tongi Station In Outskirts Of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Bangladeshi Muslim devotees pray during the last day of the three-day Islamic Congregation at Tongi station, outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. The gathering, held each year since 1966, aims to revive the tenets of Islam and promote peace through prayer. A Bangladeshi man jumps from a train…
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