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China-Malaysia vow to boost cooperation on basis of bilateral achievements
China, Malaysia hail cooperation, pledge deeper ties China and Malaysia vowed to further boost relations and cooperation on the basis of bilateral achievements made in recent years. During his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said despite progress in all-round cooperation, bilateral…
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South Asia
Pakistani PM Sharif asks US Secretary of State Kerry to stop drone strikes
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (R) meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry at the Prime Minister’s House in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan. Pakistan on Thursday asked the visiting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to stop drone strikes in the country’s tribal regions. ISLAMABAD, Aug. 1, 2013 <Xinhua/NEWSis> Secretary of…
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Recent democratic developments in Georgia
*Editor’s Note: In view of democracy and human rights, Georgia has made considerable progress since the ‘Rose Revolution.’ The political system in Georgia is in transition to a well-formed, crystalized society, with frequent adjustments to the balance of power between the President and Parliament. The following article on the recent…
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East Asia
N. Korea’s ‘organizational life’ in decline
Communist societies loved to educate their subjects. Initially, this penchant for education began with a rather noble aim in mind. Communism itself was the child of the European Enlightenment and therefore early communist ideologues believed that the common people should be immersed in great and uplifting moral thought, as well…
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West Asia
[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ⑮
[23] When Hisham left the café he looked a different person. Omar’s amusing anecdotes and jokes, bold views and sarcastic words, Terter’s hookah smoke, cardamon-added coffee, the crowded café noise made Hisham forget or ignore the person he invited to see, Omar. He doesn’t regard himself as spoilt as he…
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South East Asia
Cambodian opposition claims 1.3 million voters unable to vote on general election
Leaders of Cambodia’s main opposition party reiterated Wednesday that they did not recognize the results of Sunday’s general election, in which the ruling party of longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen won a slim majority. According to the initial unofficial results, the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) of Hun Sen won the…
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East Asia
Taiwanese students protest against Taiwan-China trade pact agreement
Police push back student protesters as they try to scale the gates of the legislature in defiance of Taiwan’s latest trade pact agreement with China, in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, July 31, 2013. The pact, signed between the sides on June 21, allows each to invest in the other’s service sectors,…
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East Asia
Bulls fight against each other in torch festival in China’s Yunnan Provance
Two bulls fight with each other in the torch festival of Yi ethnic group in Yi Autonomous County of Shilin, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, July 30, 2013. Working staff pull back a bull which chases after another defeated bull during the torch festival of Yi ethnic group in Yi Autonomous…
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West Asia
Egypt’s interim gov’t orders police to break up protests by Morsi supporters
Protesters holding sticks and wearing helmets and makeshift body armor stand behind mounds of sandbags, tires and brick walls. They change guards every two hours to ensure they stay alert. With Egypt’s military-backed government signaling a crackdown is imminent, supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi are taking no chances…
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South Asia
India’s ruling coalition endorses creating 29th state of Telangana in South India
India’s ruling coalition endorsed creating a new state in southern India, which immediately spurred activists to call for other long-standing demands for separate states to be met. The United Progressive Alliance coalition unanimously agreed to endorse that a new state called Telangana be carved out of Andhra Pradesh state, civil…
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