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West Asia
Growing Number Of Innocent People Fall Victims In Syria Amid Use Of Cluster Bombs By Gov’t Force
In this Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 photo, an elderly Syrian man helps his wife wounded from government forcers shelling to get treatment at the Dar al-Shifa hospital in Aleppo, Syria. In this Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 photo, a Syrian doctor treats a wounded Free Syrian Army fighter at Dar al-Shifa…
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East Asia
Former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk Dies Of Natural Cause At Age 90
File photo taken on Aug. 18, 2004 shows Norodom Sihanouk receiving an interview in Beijing, capital of China. Cambodian retired King Norodom Sihanouk died of natural cause at the age of 90 in China’s capital city of Beijing, where he had his diseases treated by Chinese doctors, Cambodian Deputy Prime…
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South Asia
Sri Lankan Fisherman Catches Fish In Traditional Way In Habaraduwa, Near Colombo
A Sri Lankan traditional fisherman, also known locally as a stick fisherman, sits perched on a stilt fixed into the ocean floor as he fishes in Habaraduwa, about 125 kilometers (78 miles) south of Colombo, Sri Lanka,Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012. <AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Iranian President, UN Representative Call For Peaceful Resolution Of Syrian Issue
The joint special representative of the United Nations and the Arab League (AL) to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi (L) and Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi attend a joint press conference in Tehran, Iran, on Oct. 14, 2012. Both of them called here on Sunday for resolving the Syrian issue in a…
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South East Asia
Poor Mental Patients In Indonesia Confined To Cages Or Shackles In Their Homes
A relative gives a cigarette to an Indonesian man identified as Jimun who is mentally ill as he sits inside a bamboo cage at his family residence in Trenggalek, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012. Thousands of Indonesians with mental health issues are spending their lives in shackles or…
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East Asia
China’s Money Supply Grows 14.3 Percent In September From A Year Ago
A working staff counts the Chinese currency at a credit union in Tancheng County of Linyi City, east China’s Shandong Province, Oct. 14, 2012. China’s broad measure of money supply (M2) grew at a record speed this year in September, leading experts to believe that the country’s pro-growth policies are…
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East Asia
Chinese Rocket Successfully Launched To Put Two Satellites On Orbits
The Long March 2C carrier rocket carrying two satellites blasts off from the launch pad at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Taiyuan, capital of north China’s Shanxi Province, Oct. 14, 2012. Satellite A and Satellite B, which form Shijian (practice)-9 satellites, successfully entered preset orbits on Sunday morning. <Xinhua/Yan…
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South East Asia
Filipino Muslims Welcome Peace Pact To Be Signed Between Gov’t And Muslim Lebel Forces
Filipino Muslim women march during a rally outside the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines on Sunday Oct. 14, 2012. Philippine officials and rebels say about 200 Muslim guerrillas led by their elusive chief have arrived in Manila for the signing of a preliminary peace pact to end one of…
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Society
Half a century of Korea-Iran ties celebrated
Recently, Korea and Iran have walked on an icy road. Iran’s alleged ambition to develop nuclear weapons has escalated tensions with Israel and the United States. The fallout has been felt by Korea, which has been strategically silent about Iran due to rather vibrant commercial ties. Last Thursday at the…
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Lifestyle
Samulnori king fetes 55 years on stage
Aside from K-pop, “samulnori,” traditional Korean percussion music, is a genre from Korea that has received global attention. The gripping excitement that pulsates throughout a samulnori performance is one of the country’s most unique cultural experiences. Kim Duk-soo is the foremost samulnori performer credited with popularizing the genre since the…
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