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Column
Pyongyang blowback
In 2001, following the 9/11 terrorist attack, a term used by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency entered common currency. Throughout the 1980s, the Mujahideen, that loose conglomeration of Afghan tribal forces and international Muslim groups fighting against Soviet forces occupying Afghanistan, were supplied and supported by the CIA. Following the…
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South Asia
Pakistanis Pray In Festival To Celebrate End Of Ramadan
Pakistani worshippers pray on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in an alley of a slum, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, marking the end…
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World
“Why My Father Was Killed”
A Yemeni boy holds a poster depicting his father, who was killed in an attack in the city of Aden, during his funeral in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. Suspected al-Qaida militants attacked a Yemeni intelligence headquarters killing 20 people in the port city of Aden on Aug. 18,…
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South East Asia
Orang yang Tidak Bersalah Mendekam Dipenjara Selama Lima Tahun Atas Kesamaan Nama Dengan Pelaku Pembunuhan
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia saat ini sedang bermagang untuk The AsiaN. Berikut adalah salah satu berita dari Bangladesh. Seorang pria secara illegal dipenjarakan atas kasus pembunuhan dengan atas dasar kesamaan nama, dibebaskan Selasa (Agustus 14) lalu atas perintah pengadilan, setelah menjalani masa lima tahun penjara. Zakir Hossain menjalani…
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Society
[Nigeria Report] Photo-journalists attacked repeatedly in Lagos
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State Monday (Aug. 20) assured the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) that justice would be done over the recent assault on two photo-journalists in the state the Nigerian Guardian reported. The Guardian reported that he gave the assurance at Alausa, Ikeja, while addressing the protesting members of the…
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South East Asia
Indonesia : Hepatitis a Growing Public Health Threat in Indonesia: Experts
Major News of <Jakarta Globe> : Hepatitis a Growing Public Health Threat in Indonesia: Experts Poor awareness about hepatitis infections and a lack of treatment have made the disease a growing public health threat in Indonesia, experts say. An estimated 25 million Indonesians have either had hepatitis B or C, but…
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Business
Cash-strapped
Kakao Talk, Line struggling to find revenue models Social networking services (SNS) have cropped up like mushroom in Korea, but many have soon perished or lost their ground for a lack of solid and sustainable revenue model. The country’s leading SNS providers such as Cyworld, Kakao Talk, Line, and, My…
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Society
New monument set up on Dokdo
Stone symbolizes Korea’s sovereignty over easternmost islets Korea installed a monument on Dokdo, Sunday, to reaffirm its sovereign rights over the country’s easternmost islets and to repudiate Japan’s repeated claim over them. The stone monument inscribed with the name of President Lee Myung-bak, the first South Korean president to visit…
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Business
V-Society
How fraternity impacts business, politics Not many people knew about V-Society. Since its foundation in 2000 the fraternity of domestic business leaders and entrepreneurs has formed an extensive network of power, prosperity and position. Recently it was suddenly mentioned in the media and the trigger was Ahn Cheol-soo, a Seoul…
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IT-Science
Samsung, Apple fail to make up
Samsung Electronics and Apple have failed to reach compromise on their patent dispute in the court-ordered consultations between CEOs of the two firms. Now, their dispute is left to the jury to settle. The deliberations will begin Tuesday. Regarding the legal proceedings in San Jose, Calf., Samsung officials here said…
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