• Japan solidifies ties with India

    Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba(L) shakes hands with Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna before addressing a press conference in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 30, 2012. <AP/Newsis> This week, Japan’s Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba and his unusually large team, comprising seven other ministers, left New Delhi with a great deal of…

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  • South East Asia

    Major news in Thailand on May 1: Fears of rice fraud rises

    Top news in <Bangkok Post> : Fears of rice fraud rises   news@theasian.asia

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  • East Asia

    A Rocket Killing Two Birds With One Stone

    XICHANG — The Long March-3B rocket carrying two satellites blasts off from the launch pad at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Xichang, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, on April 30, 2012. China successfully launched two satellites into space Monday morning, the 12th and 13th of its indigenous global navigation and…

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  • West Asia

    Are Iranians Indifferent To Politics?

    TEHRAN — People walk past an electoral poster of candidates for the upcoming second round of parliamentary election in central Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2012. Iran’s upcoming second round of parliamentary election is slated for May 4, when the candidates will contest for the remaining 65 seats in the parliament.…

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  • World

    Season Of Fountains In St. Petersburg

    ST. PETERSBURG–A general view of the fountains is seen in the photo taken at the Peterhof Palace near St. Petersburg, Russia, on April, 29, 2012. The season of the fountains of the Peterhof Palace was opened to the public from Sunday. Every year tourists from all over the world flock…

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  • World

    Reminiscent Of His Good Old Days

    TRIPOLI — File photo shows Libya’s former oil minister Shukri Ghanem speaking at a press conference in Tripoli, Libya, March 9, 2011. Austrian police said Sunday the body of Shukri Ghanem was found in the Danube, APA news agency reported. Police said the cause of his death is still not…

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  • Ban Ki-moon’s Burma road

    United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is on the road to Burma to witness a critical moment in the isolated Southeast Asian state s slow but sure transition to a more open political system which may bring democracy, or could legitimize the long-ruling military regime. Recently, British Prime Minister David…

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  • No sea change for East Sea

    Talk about news of earth-shaking international importance. In Monaco last week, the International Hydrographic Organization ― the body that sets official geographic place names for maps ― rejected Korea’s demand to add “East Sea” alongside “Sea of Japan” when denoting the body of water dividing the nations. The exclusive use…

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  • Lifestyle

    Jindo dogs celebrated with special day

    Jindo County in South Jeolla Province has dedicated May 3 as Jindo Dog Day and a festival will be held in honor of the bright and loyal canines. The celebration is designed to mark the 50th anniversary of the designation of the Jindo dog as Korea’s natural treasure No. 53.…

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  • Column

    Jim Yong Kim deserves being head of World Bank

    File photo taken on March 23, 2012 shows Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim attending the nomination ceremony as the next president of the World Bank, at the White House in Washington D.C., the United States. <AP/Newsis> On April 16, Jim Yong Kim, President of Dartmouth College, was elected as…

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