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Society
Nature, music, book at Paju BookSori 2012
Books, nature and music intermingle in this celebration to delight readers, authors and publishers in Paju, the Asian capital of books. Located 30 kilometers north of Seoul, Paju in Gyeonggi Province has recently emerged as the nation’s new center of art and culture with events like the DMZ Korean International…
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Online real-name system unconstitutional
The Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that the Information Communications Law requiring the use of real names online was unconstitutional, setting the stage for scrapping the policy which was implemented in 2007. The court made a unanimous decision that the law violated people’s freedom of speech. A petition filed by “Internet…
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South East Asia
Malaysia : Open house can be huge tourist draw
Major News of <New Strait Times> : Open house can be huge tourist draw KUALA LUMPUR: HOLDING open house is a unique Malaysian trait. It not only promotes unity among the races but can also be put on the tourism calendar. The various key players and stakeholders in the tourismindustry said…
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West Asia
Innocent Smile Of Syrian Refugee Girl Makes People Sad
Syrian girl, Sana Mustafa, 5, who fled her home in Anadan with her family due to fighting between the rebels and the Syrian army, talks with her brother Riyyad, in a school where she and her family took refuge, in Kafar Hamra, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Aug.…
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West Asia
Syrians With Assad’s Picture Cheer Their Soccer Team In India
Syrians hold photographs of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and cheer their team during an India vs Syria soccer match at the Nehru Cup International Football tournament, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. India won 2-1. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Myanmar Suspect Under Probe For Killing 13 Chinese
Naw Kham (C), a drug lord suspected of masterminding the murders of 13 Chinese sailors on Oct. 5, 2011, is interrogated by Chinese and Myanmar military and police officers in Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Aug. 22, 2012. A team of Myanmar military and police officers arrived Wednesday…
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West Asia
A Syrian Refugee Stamps Picture Of Assad
A Syrian man, who fled his home in Anadan due to fighting between the rebels and the Syrian army, steps on a poster showing Syrian President Bashar Assad, in a school where he and his family took refuge, in Kafar Hamra, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Aug. 22,…
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IT-Science
Ice Human Figures Symbolizing Climate Change
Human figures elaborated with ice, integrating the artwork “Monumento Minimo (minimum monument)” of the Brazilian artist Nele Azevedo, are installed in front of the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile in the city of Santiago, capital of Chile, August 22, 2012. The artwork “Monumento Minimo”, involves the installation…
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West Asia
Donkey Riding At Biblical Reenactment Park In Israel
American tourist Ella uses an iPad while riding a Wi-Fi-outfitted donkey lead by her brother Aaron, in Kfar Kedem, a biblical reenactment park in the village of Hoshaya in the Galilee, northern Israel, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. Visitors riding donkeys through the Old Testament landscape can now also surf the…
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South Asia
Hindu Gods In The Making For Ganesh Festival
An Indian artist works on an idol of elephant headed Hindu god Ganesh in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012.The idol will be immersed in the Arabian Sea at the end of the ten day long Ganesh festival which begins on September 19. A worker adds the finishing touches to…
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