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South Asia
Senior Officials Of BRICS Countries Meet To Discuss Security Issues In New Delhi
Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo (3rd L) meets with Dr.S Cwele, Minister of State Security of South Africa, in New Delhi,India,Jan 10, 2013. Senior officials of the BRICS countries met in New Delhi Thursday for the Third Meeting of BRICS High Representatives for Security Issues. (L-R) Brazil National Security Advisor,…
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East Asia
Liu Yunshan Talks With Head Of Portuguese Socialist Party In Beijing
Liu Yunshan (R), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, shakes hands with Maria de Belem Roseira, president of the Socialist Party of Portugal, in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 10, 2013. Liu Yunshan (2nd R), a member…
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East Asia
South Korea-Japan Vice-Ministerial Strategic Dialogue Held In Tokyo
Japan’s Vice Foreign Minister Chikao Kawai (C, right) meets with the First Vice Foreign Minister of South Korea Ahn Ho-young (C, left) during the 12th Japan-South Korea Vice-Ministerial Strategic Dialogue in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 10, 2013. <Xinhua/Kenichiro Seki>
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West Asia
President Morsi Meets With Iranian And Egyptian FMs In Cairo
In this image released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, right, meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, center, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr, at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. <AP/NEWSis>
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West Asia
Turkish Kurds Protest Killings Of Three Kurdish Women In Diyarbakir, Turkey
Several hundreds Turkish Kurds gather to protest the killings of three Kurdish women, including one of the founders of a militant group battling Turkish troops since 1984 in Paris, France, in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. The three women were “executed” at a Kurdish…
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South East Asia
Flood In Indonesia Destroys More Than 1,000 Houses, Leaves Some 3,300 People Homeless
Refugees take a shelter from rain in temporary tents in Undar-Andir Village of Serang, Indonesia, Jan. 10, 2013. More than 1,000 houses were destroyed and around 3,300 people were displaced during the flood. Refugees wade through flood waters in Undar-Andir Village of Serang, Indonesia, Jan. 10, 2013. <Xinhua/Veri Sanovri>
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East Asia
Googling sedition in N. Korea
The visit of Google Chairman Eric Schmidt to North Korea this week raises intriguing questions about internet usage there to which we may not get real answers for a long time. Belatedly, North Korea has had to open access to the Internet to highly select elite that includes students at…
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East Asia
Suicide is preventable through social care
The recent suicide of former ace baseball pitcher Cho Sung-mo, 39, traumatized the country. His death followed the suicides of his former wife, actress Choi Jin-sil, in 2008, and his brother-in-law, Choi Jin-young, in 2010. Many agree that these suicides were prompted by “anti-fans,” who spread malicious stories online. The…
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Park calls for ‘leap’ in Seoul-Beijing ties
President-elect Park Geun-hye said Korea and China should advance relations by creating a shared vision for the future, during talks with a senior official dispatched by Beijing, Thursday. Park, who will take office late next month, added that the region must send a “consistent and clear message” to North Korea…
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East Asia
NK tech capabilities put on spotlight
A trip to North Korea by Google’s Eric Schmidt this week has sparked speculation over whether the Kim Jong-un regime is politically inclined to increase internet access for his people. Additionally, there are questions over whether the impoverished state is technologically capable of the move. Watchers say the North may…
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