• The Media Revolution Broadcasting will Lead – ABU Seoul GA

    Four a.m., December 31st, 2012: Terrestrial analogue broadcasting in Korea will cease and the entire country will have access to high quality digital broadcasting. As we approach the new digital broadcasting era, media professionals from around the world plan to gather in Seoul to discuss the challenges of the future…

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  • South East Asia

    Thailand : No Thai workers in Syria: Labour Ministry

    Major News of <The Nation> :  No Thai workers in Syria: Labour Ministry No Thai labourers are currently working in the Syrian Arab Republic, where fierce fighting and other violence is now endemic, according to Thailand’s Labour Ministry. Prawit Khiangphon, director general of Thailand’s Employment Department, confirmed on Monday that…

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  • President Lee’s approval rate recoreded lowest

    According to a survey conducted by Gallup Korea in the third week of July, only 18 percent of those polled replied positively about President Lee Myung-bak’s performance of duty while 62 percent of the respondents said negatively about Lee’s performance. The survey marked the lowest approval rating for President Lee during his tenure of office. The…

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  • Column

    [Indonesia Report] Freeport Indonesia, world’s largest mine operator, agrees to divest

    Freeport Indonesia, operator of Grasberg mine in Papua, that contains the world’s largest recoverable copper reserve and the largest gold reserve, agrees to divest its stake via an Initial Public Offering, Hatta Rajasa, Indonesian’s Coordinating Minister for the Economic, was learned to have told Agence France-Presse (AFP) Monday (July 23). “I have asked them…

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  • Column

    [Indonesia Report] How to keep Ramadan in foreign countries

    Some men come out at dawn, drag loudspeaker that plays religious song around the neighborhood while shouting “sahur…sahur…sahur….”, or Suhoor in Arabic which is in Islamic term referring to meal before fasting starts. This is a common scene that can be found in Indonesia during Ramadan month. They call out…

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  • East Asia

    Former PM Chung Won-shik In Beijing

    Jia Qinglin (R), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), shakes hands with Chung Won-shik, former prime minister of the Republic of Korea (ROK), during their meeting in Beijing, capital of China, July 23, 2012. <Xinhua/Li Tao> news@theasian.asia

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  • West Asia

    Syria Declares No Use Of Chemical Weapon Against Syrians

    Jihad Makdissi, the Syrian Foreign Ministry’s spokesman, speaks during a press conference in Damascus, Syria on July 23, 2012. Syrian foreign ministry spokesman said Monday chemical or germ weapons would never be used in any inner fight or against Syrian people amid the current crisis, “no matter how this crisis…

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  • West Asia

    Israel: Obama would visit Israel in 2nd term, says adviser

    Major news in <The Jerusalem Post> : Obama would visit Israel in 2nd term, says adviser. WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama is expected to visit Israel during his second term, should he be reelected, according to a former US defense official now helping the president’s campaign. Colin Kahl, former deputy assistant…

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  • West Asia

    Fireball From Explosion Erupts In Homs

    This citizen journalism image provided by Shaam News Network SNN, taken on Sunday, July 22, 2012, purports to show a fireball in Homs, Syria. <AP Photo/Shaam News Network, SNN> news@theasian.asia

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  • People

    Reception for Uruguayan delegation held

    Dr. Alba Florio Legnani,  Ambassador of Uruguay to South Korea, hosted a welcome reception for a visiting Uruguay delegation at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, July 20th, 2012 at Banyan Tree Club & Spa Seoul. The high-profile Uruguay delegation visited Korea in commemoration of the Uruguay Day to discuss matters of common…

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