• East Asia

    Kim Jong Un Dianugerahi Pangkat Marsekal Korea Utara

    Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Saat ini bermagang untuk Asian Journalist Association. Berita mengenai Korea Utara berikut merupakan salah satu berita yang dapat anda akses di website The AsiaN. Rabu (17/7) lalu, Pemimpin tertinggi Korea Utara, Kim Jong Un, dianugerahi pangkat Marsekal, demikian dilaporkan oleh Korean Central News Agency,…

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  • East Asia

    PyeongChang bashindara bikhhubdho

    Nomoskar,ami Sudhanya Ghosh,Asia Journalist Association,AJA. PyeongChang o Gangwon prodesh jekhane du hazar atharo saaler winter olymipic howar kotha,sei elakar bashindara gotokaal winter Olympic-r ayojok samitir birudhhe bikhhob janaye. ayojok samitir pokhho theke gurottopurno kichu tathyo tader janano hoyeni bole tara bikhhubdho hoye pore.olympic-r suchona o somapti anushthan-r sthan poriborton holeo…

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  • [London Olympics] ① Revival of art

    *Editor’s note: This is the first of six-part stories on the London Olympics Sport lovers probably expect me to tell them about the records that will be broken during the Olympic month in the British capital that starts on Friday (July 27), predicting, e.g., the winning of Ethiopian runner Kenenisa…

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  • Society

    [Indonesia Report] Es Campur, Indonesian summer delicacy

    Summer Dishes: Four Season to Tropical Country Summer, probably is the most commercialized season. As you can see, products are sold with advertisement of a shining summer theme with tan models, bright sunshine and holiday. But it actually shows the spirit of people welcoming summer, the bright sunny days when…

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  • Society

    [India Report] India To Make Rape Laws Gender Neutral

    India is to make a historical move in the field of law by making rape laws ‘gender neutral’. The UPA (The United Progressive Alliance) government is considering making rape a gender-neutral offence, with the Union Cabinet on Thursday scheduled to discuss a number proposals designed to enhance punishment for sexual…

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  • East Asia

    UN Recognizes China For Public Service Campaign

    Renata Lok-Dessallien (C), coordinator of United Nations System in China, presents a manual of the public service announcement titled “2032: The Future We Want” to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during a U.N. hosted event to recognize the Chinese people who participated through social media outlets in a global campaign called…

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  • Society

    PyeongChang residents up in arms

    Olympic organizers ‘arbitrarily’ change game plan Residents in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, the venue for the 2018 Winter Games, are up in arms over the organizing committee, known by the acronym POCOG, for ignoring them in some key decisions. These controversial moves included switching the opening and closing ceremonies from the…

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  • Withdraw renomination

    Rights panel head is big disgrace to nation President Lee Myung-bak appears set not to retract his renomination of Hyun Byung-chul, the controversial head of the National Human Rights Commission. Lee’s decision will disappoint most if not all Koreans but astonish few. Had the President any intention to listen to…

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  • Vatican’s conflict with China

    Once again, the Roman Catholic Church is in conflict with the Communist Party of China, with the newly ordained auxiliary bishop of Shanghai having publicly repudiated the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association, which was established by the Chinese government to exercise supervision over the nation’s Catholics. Ironically, the consecration of the…

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  • Society

    Loudspeaker gospel: good news or street noise?

    Some forcefully call for repentance through loudspeakers. They yell: “You will go to hell, if you don’t believe in Jesus!” Others play the guitar and sing hymns. Then there are the quieter street evangelists who hand out leaflets, sometimes with packets of wet tissues. As well as on the streets,…

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