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East Asia
The AsiaN and Al-Arabi magazine sign MOU to strengthen cooperation
The prominent establishments in the field of media, culture, and journalism Al-Arabi magazine & The AsiaN Next News Network, have agreed to extend their cooperation by signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) of Cooperation and Partnership. The MOU was signed by Dr. Suleiman Ibrahim Al-Askary, Editor-in-chief of Al-Arabi Magazine, Al-Arabi Scientific Magazine…
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East Asia
NK Launching Station Is Seen Amid Report That Rocket Liftoff May Be Delayed
This Dec. 4, 2012 file satellite image taken by GeoEye and annotated and distributed by North Korea Tech and 38 North shows snow covering the Sohae launching station in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, including the path where trailers would be used to move the rocket stages from the assembly building to…
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Politics
Italian Prime Minister Makes It Clear To Resign In Press Conference
File photo taken on May 11, 2012, shows Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti attends a press conference in Rome, Italy. Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Monti said on Dec. 8, 2012 he intended to resign, according to a statement from the president office. After a two-hour meeting with Italian President Giorgio…
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South East Asia
Anti-China Protest Breaks Out In Vietnam Over Disputed Islands
A Vietnamese protester holds a sign with a portrait of China’s new leader Xi Jinping reading “Down with the Xi Jinping clique” during a demonstration demanding China to stay out of waters claimed by Vietnam following China’s increased activities around the Spratly, Islands and other disputed areas, in Hanoi, Vietnam…
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South Asia
Parents Of Missing Kashmiris Hold Protest On Occasion Of Human Rights Day
Parents of missing Kashmiris hold banners as they participate in a demonstration organized by the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP), a day before International Human Rights Day, in Srinagar, India, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. According to APDP some 8,000-10,000 people have gone missing since the beginning of the…
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South East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Hubungan Ekonomi India dan Korea Utara
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berita mengenai hubungan ekonomi Korea Utara dan India, menurut Presiden Institut India, Parv Kaur, untuk Korea Times. India dan Korea Utara telah menikmati hubungan yang panjang dan sehat, dengan kedua negara memiliki kedutaan besar di ibukota masing-masing. Perdagangan antara kedua negara telah berkembang mantap…
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West Asia
Egyptian Protesters Put Added Pressure On President Morsi To Give Up Referendum
Egyptian army soldiers stand guard as protesters stand on top of cement blocks near the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. Egypt’s liberal opposition called for more protests Sunday, seeking to keep up the momentum of its street campaign after the president made a partial concession overnight…
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West Asia
Palestinian President Appeals Arab Nations For Financial Help
In this Friday, Nov. 16, 2012 file photo, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the Palestinian leadership at his compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah. The Palestinian president is urging Arab nations to provide major financial assistance to cover a new monthly $100 million budgetary…
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South East Asia
Filipinos Affected By Typhoon Bopha Become Desperate For Relief Goods
Residents affected by typhoon Bopha beg for aid from passing motorists along a highway at Montevista township, Compostela Valley in southern Philippines Sunday Dec. 9, 2012. The number of missing in the wake of a typhoon that devastated parts of the southern Philippines has jumped to nearly 900 after families…
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South Asia
Indian Brides And Grooms Pledge To Vote For Coming Assembly Election During Mass Marriage
Indian brides and grooms raise their hands to pledge to vote in the upcoming state assembly elections, during a mass marriage in Ahmadabad, India, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. Elections will be held in Gujarat state in two phases on Dec. 13 and 17 and counting of votes on Dec. 20.…
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