• East Asia

    Tibetans Enjoy Hot Springs in Spring

    SHANNAN, China — Children of Tibetan ethnic group enjoy the hot spring at Woka, Shannan prefecture in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, March 26, 2012. Hot springs here attracted many visitors recently as Tibetans are used to bathing in hot springs in spring season. <Photo: Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi> news@theasian.asia

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  • East Asia

    Flowers Herald Advent of Spring

    ANKANG, China — Photo taken on March 27, 2012 shows cole flowers in fields at Hengkou Township of Ankang City, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. Flowers are in full bloom as the temperature rises recently. <Photo: Xinhua/Tao Ming> news@theasian.asia

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  • East Asia

    Yeshi in Critical Condition After Burning Himself

    NEW DELHI — An exile Tibetan woman looks at a newspaper page with photos of Tibetan Jampa Yeshi who immolated himself Monday during a protest, at a Tibetan Refugee settlement in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Yeshi, who remains in critical condition after he lit himself on fire…

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  • East Asia

    Swimming for Shape-Up?

    WUHAN, China — Polar bear cub Lele swims in a pool during a show-up to the public at a sea world in Wuhan, capital of central China’s Hubei Province, March 27, 2012. Born in Dalian of northeast China’s Liaoning Province, on Jan. 7, 2011, the twin polar bears Lele, a…

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  • South East Asia

    Students Go Wild Against Fuel Price Hike

    MAKASSAR, Indonesia — Student protesters burn tires during a protest against the government’s plan to raise fuel prices in Makassar, Sulawesi Island, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 27, 2012. The Indonesian government plans to raise fuel prices by about 33 percent next month to avoid a budget deficit due to expensive fuel…

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  • Society

    Philippine President optimistic of higher tourist arrivals this year

      Philippine President Benigno Aquino III prepares to make the ceremonial ringing of the bell to start the trading at the Philippine Stocks Exchange at the financial district of Makati city east of Manila, Philippines Tuesday March 6, 2012. <File photo: AP/Newsis> MANILA (Xinhua) — Philippine President Beningo S. Aquino III…

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  • Society

    Sri Lanka gets ‘first ever eBook store’

    This Jan. 26, 2012 photo, shows a webpage on Amazon.com featuring Kindle e-book readers on a computer screen in Miami. <File Photo: AP/Newsis> COLOMBO (Xinhua) — Sri Lanka has opened its first eBook store BookHUB providing a different reading experience to book lovers, an official statement said here on Tuesday.…

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  • Society

    Sri Lanka to shut down some embassies in Europe

    Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa listens to a question during a meeting with foreign correspondents in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. <Photo DB=AP/Newsis> COLOMBO (Xinhua) — The Sri Lankan government has decided to shut down some of its embassies in Europe, the Sri Lankan External Affairs Ministry said on…

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  • Proactive measures needed against disasters

    In the closing months of 2011, flash floods caused by the wayward Pacific typhoon, Washi, swept some 1,500 people to their deaths overnight and left at least 2,000 missing in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. Typhoons strike Mindanao very rarely, every 40 years or so. But when it hit…

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  • West Asia

    Major news in Israel on March 27 2012

    Top news in <Jerusalem Post>: Jailed Palestinian leader Barghouti calls for new revolt

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