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Column
Hoping to taste a Jeju beer before long
Jeju-do, the nation’s southernmost island province, is now embroiled in a controversy over having its own brand of beer. If Jeju has a beer brand that can make people, residents and visitors alike, easily associate with the subtropical island, this will surely help increase its tourism income, the main source…
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Warmer politics expected in Bangladesh after Eid festival
DHAKA – Bangladesh politics is likely to get warmer by September after the Eid-ul-fitr, the greatest festival in the Muslim majority country. As the opposition is planning for tougher political campaign, the government is trying to get the house in order amidst wide charges of corruption allegations, and the task of…
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IT-Science
Nuclear reactor shut downs at Younggwang Plant
A nuclear reactor here stopped automatically Monday, after its protection system gave out warning signals. According to an official of the state-run Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power, reactor-6 at the Younggwang Plant in South Jeolla Province was shutdown at 2:57 p.m. The official said that a control stick malfunctioned and…
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Society
Seventh straight time!
Women archers’ Olympic winning streak continues; striker Park scores Putting behind a slower start to the Summer Games, Korea achieved sweet victories Monday morning (KST) when its women archers won gold in the team event for the seventh-straight time. And the football team, led by Hong Myung-bo, moved closer to…
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East Asia
Korean Short Stories for Foreigners
This is Intern Doria Garms-Sotelo from the USA reporting from THE AsiaN. A local publisher has released the first batch of renowned Korean short stories in both Korean and English in a bilingual series. Asia Publishers released the first 15 books in the local market Wednesday. Readers will soon be…
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Central Asia
Kazakhstan : Olympics, Kazakhstan ranked 7th by Olympic medal count after 2nd day
Major News of <Tengrinews> : Olympics, Kazakhstan ranked 7th by Olympic medal count after 2nd day Kazakhstan national Olympic team is ranked 7th by medal count after the second day of the Olympics-2012 for the first time in the history of the independent Kazakhstan, Vesti.kz reports. Kazakhstan athletes won two…
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Myanmar Media Law Reform A Key Test of Non-Partisan Press-2
*Editor’s note: This is the last of two part stories on Myanmar Media Law. To Thailand-based editor Aung Zaw the Press reforms represent the government’s switch to a more sophisticated approach in handling the media. He would like to see Unescos best practices reflected in the Press charter. As highlighted…
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South East Asia
Brunei : ITB students hold prayers for victims
Major News of <The Brunei Times> : ITB students hold prayers for victims MORE than 100 Institut Teknologi Brunei students participated in a tahlil ceremony and mass prayers on Saturday to pay respects to the victims of the recent military helicopter tragedy that occurred recently, said the tertiary institute. In a…
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East Asia
NK Military Exercise To Mark Armistice Anniversary
A North Korean flag flutters during a military exercise by the historic 105 tank unit at an undisclosed location in North Korea Friday, July 27, 2012, marking the 59th anniversary of the armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean War. The 105 tank unit, which denounced joint U.S. and South Korean…
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West Asia
Some 19,000 Syrians Claimed Killed By Gov’t Force
This image made from amateur video released by the Shaam News Network purports to show a Syrian military tank in Daraa, Syria, Sunday, July 29, 2012. Human rights observers estimate more than 19,000 people have died as the Syrian regime has cracked down on protesters and armed rebels. <AP/NEWSis> THE…
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