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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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South East Asia
Indonesian Muslims Visit Family Graves Before Ramadan
Indonesian Muslims pray at the graves of their family ahead of the Islamic month of Ramadan in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 15, 2012. <Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Another Mass Killing Takes Place In Syria
In this citizen journalism image provided by Shaam News Network SNN, taken on Friday, July 13, 2012, a Syrian woman mourns over the body of a relative in Tremseh, Syria about 15 kilometers (9 miles) northwest of the central city of Hama. The Red Cross statement came as the United…
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South Asia
Pakistan : OGRA jacks up petrol, CNG prices
Top news in <The News> : OGRA jacks up petrol, CNG prices ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has raised the prices of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and petroleum products with the exception of diesel with effect from July 16 for the next fortnight. According to the OGRA notifications, petrol…
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Society
Audit planned for Jeongsu Foundation
The Jeongsu Scholarship Foundation, which some suspect is controlled by Rep. Park Geun-hye of the ruling Saenuri Party, will undergo an audit by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) later this month. Although officials say that the audit is scheduled, coming after the last one in 2005, attention is…
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Politics
New UPP leader to restore opposition alliance
The newly-elected leader of the left-wing minor opposition Unified Progressive Party (UPP) pledged Sunday to mend ties with the main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) in an attempt to field a unified presidential candidate. “Our party will select its own presidential candidate by September and rebuild its temporarily loosened alliance…
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Politics
Foreign Ministry engulfed in sexual harassment case
The Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry has suspended Consul General Lee Dae-hee in Auckland, New Zealand from his post for alleged ethical lapses and sexual harassment, a ministry official said Sunday. Lee was summoned home on June 15 in connection with allegations of engaging in a scuffle with a fellow…
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Three foreign law firms to open Korean branches
Three foreign law firms will be allowed to set up branches in Korea, the Ministry of Justice said Sunday. They are Ropes & Gray and Sheppard Mullin from the United States, and Clifford Chance from Britain. It is the first time that the Korean government is to permit the establishment…
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Politics
Mysterious woman again seen flanking NK leader
A chicly-dressed woman was seen closely flanking North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his visit to a Pyongyang kindergarten in state TV footage shown Sunday, reinforcing speculation she may be the wife of the young leader. The unidentified woman appears to be the same person who caught the attention of…
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