• South East Asia

    IHH Healthcare Goes Public

    IHH Healthcare Chairman Abu Bakar Suleiman delivers his opening remarks during the launch of its initial public offering prospectus in in Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday, July 3, 2012. IHH Healthcare, Asia’s top hospital operator, said Tuesday it plans to raise 6.4 billion ringgit ($2 billion) from an initial public offering in…

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  • West Asia

    Syrians Stage Protest Chanting Slogans

    This citizen journalism image provided by Kafarsouseh Revolt, taken on Sunday, July 1, 2012 purports to show Syrians chanting slogans during a demonstration in Kafar Souseh, Damascus, Syria. The head of the Arab League called Monday for the fragmented Syrian opposition to unite and said a U.N.-brokered plan for a…

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  • Business

    Samsung feared to face sales ban on Galaxy S3

    SEOUL, July 3 (Xinhua) — Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest handset maker, was feared to face sales ban on its flagship Galaxy S3 smartphone in the United States following the ruling that blocked sales of the Galaxy Nexus model, market watchers here said Tuesday. On Apple’s request, the U.S. District…

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  • Iran begins missile firing tests

    Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) began on Monday a missile exercise codenamed Great Prophet 7, Press TV reported. The three-day drill will test Iran’s newest surface-to-surface missile systems in the central Iranian province of Semnan. An assortment of long, medium and short-range missiles will target “aggressor airbases” in the…

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  • East Asia

    Water Sprayer Turned To Keep People Cool In China

    Passengers queue under spraying equipment at the Lingyin bus station in Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province, July 2, 2012. The spraying equipment of the station was turned on to create a comfortable waiting condition for passengers in hot weather. <Xinhua/Wu Huang> news@theasian.asia

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  • Foreigners face tougher criminal, health checks

    The government will tighten entry rules for foreign workers as part of its efforts to keep out immigrants with criminal records or infectious diseases The Korea Immigration Service (KIS) said Monday that it will require low-skilled foreign workers, sailors and short-term employees to submit criminal and health background checks from…

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  • Raise minimum wage

    People who work full time shouldn’t incur debt A trilateral panel of government, labor and management has set next year’s minimum wage at 4,860 won ($4.2) an hour. This is not enough to buy a bowl of cold noodles, or even a Big Mac set, including a coke and French…

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  • Society

    3 plastic surgeons fined for false claims about K-pop stars

    Three plastic surgeons and their marketing agent were fined Monday for respectively approving and creating false advertising that claimed a member of a girl band had undergone facial cosmetic surgery. Seoul Central District Court ordered the four to pay a combined total of 20 million won ($17,500) to Kim Jae-kyung,…

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  • IT-Science

    Mobile messenger war in full swing

    Following the new trend of the popularity of smartphones, content providers are stepping up efforts to strengthen their mobile contents, especially in messenger services. The three most popular mobile messengers in Korea ― Kakao Talk, Line and My People ― are quickly evolving to provide more diverse services due to…

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  • Politics

    Syrian opposition members asked to unite by Turkey, Arab League

    Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby have called on the fragmented Syrian opposition to unite, during a meeting in Cairo on Monday to discuss a new international plan for a transitional government. Davutoğlu and Elaraby addressed nearly 250 members of the Syrian opposition at the…

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