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East Asia
Foreigners Enjoy Mud Festival On Daecheon Beach
Tourists take part in the 15th annual mud festival on Daecheon Beach in Boryeong, South Korea, Sunrday, July 15, 2012. The festival features mud wrestling, mud sliding and mud king contest. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Brunei : HM bestows titles on 3 Japanese
Top news in <The Brunei Times> : HM bestows titles on 3 Japanese BILATERAL relations between Brunei and Japan reached another historic milestone yesterday when three prominent Japanese figures were bestowed honorary medals during an investiture ceremony at Istana Nurul Iman. Leading parliamentary members Watanabe Kozo and Nikai Toshihiro as well…
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Bihar has more phones than toilets
KOLKATA, India, July 16 (Xinhua) — More than half of the population of the eastern Indian state of Bihar live below the poverty line and have no toilets but around 56 percent of families have either a mobile or landline telephone. It is a paradox that while the state has…
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Society
[Indonesia Report] 7 billion world population: Is it boon or bane?
A century ago, world population was just about a billion. In October last year, it reached 7 billion in total. This rapid grow could be a celebration for some or a disaster for others living together on this planet. People around the world celebrated the birth of the world’s seven billionth baby. Mass…
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East Asia
China: Rescue hero may lose both legs
Major news in <People’s Daily>: Rescue hero may lose both legs Rail police student who saved man from train says he would do it again A 20-year-old student who risked his life in an attempt to save a suicidal man from being hit by a train could lose both legs…
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World
Building Collapse In Egypt Claims 10 Lives
Rescue workers look for survivors buried under debris of damaged buildings following the collapse of an 11-story building under construction onto three adjacent buildings that killed at least 10 people in the Gomrouk neighborhood of Alexandria, Egypt, July 15, 2012. With real estate at a premium in big cities like…
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East Asia
UAE Oil Pipeline, Built By China, Opens
Mohammed Bin Dhaen al-Hamli (L front), Minister of Energy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), meets with Chinese Ambassador to UAE Huang Jiemin (R front) during the opening ceremony of Habshan-Fujairah oil pipeline which was designed to export Abu Dhabi’s oil bypassing the Strait of Hormuz controlled by Iran, in…
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South Asia
Pakistanis Oppose Reopening Of NATO Supply Route To Afghanistan
Pakistani protesters shout slogans during a protest rally in southwest Pakistan’s Chaman on July 15, 2012, against the reopening of the NATO supply line to Afghanistan. About 5,000 Pakistani Islamists began a march to the border Saturday in protest against the reopening of NATO supply routes into Afghanistan. <Xinhua/Arbaz> news@theasian.asia
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World
Swimming Race In Waters Dividing Europe, Asia
Over a thousand swimmers took part in the 24th Bosphorus Intercontinental Swimming Race on Sunday, thrashing across the Istanbul seaway which marks the traditional boundary between Asia and Europe.Sunday’s event was attended by professional and amateur swimmers, from various ages and nationalities.Organisers said they saw a spike in attendees from…
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East Asia
Floating Garbages On Yangtze River
Floating garbage collectors work on the Yangtze River in Zigui, central China’s Hubei Province, July 12, 2012. The garbage collectors working on the water surface to the west of the Three Gorges Dam are local fishermen wanting an extra income to support their families. They scoop out trash flushed from…
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