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Column
To self-labeled ‘patriotic person’
Thank you for your “sincere letter” in response to my submission “Unseasonable diplomacy,” which appeared in the Sept. 2 issue of The Korea Times, concerning various issues, mainly diplomatic, between Korea and Japan. You left neither a name nor address so I can only respond to your anonymous reply in…
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East Asia
Super Junior Merajai Dunia Musik
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berita internasional menarik dapat anda baca di situs The AsiaN di theasian.asi. Berikut salah satu berita yang dapat anda akses. Dipenghujung tahun 2012, setelah merilis album keenamnya, Super Junior, yang diwawancarai oleh Korea Times nampak memiliki kepercayaan diri baru. Diwawancarai mengenai album terbaru mereka…
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East Asia
Earthquake Jolts Yunnan Province Of China
Injured earthquake survivors lay on the ground at a temporary settlement in Luozehe town, Yiliang county in southwest China’s Yunnan province on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. Survivors of multiple earthquakes in southwestern China waited for shelter and other supplies on Monday amid forecasts of heavy rains that are likely to…
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East Asia
Ballot Counting Starts In Hong Kong’s Legislative Election
Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Leung Chun-ying empties a ballot box at the central ballot counting station after Legislative Council election in Hong Kong, south China, Sept. 10, 2012. Hong Kong 2012 Legislative Council (LegCo) election ballot concluded on Sunday night. <Xinhua/Chen Xiaowei> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
U.S. Politicians Raise Voice To Help Arm Syrian Lebels
FSA soldiers prepare a mortar in Izaa district in Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. On Friday, U.S. Senators John McCain, Joe Lieberman and Lindsay Graham, who have toured the volatile Middle East in recent days, urged Washington to help arm Syria’s rebels with weapons and create a safe zone…
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World
Palestinian PM Talks With German FM
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad (R) meets with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Sept. 9, 2012. <Xinhua/Fadi Arouri> news@theasian.asia
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World
Vote To Elect Hong Kong’s Legislative Members Held
Electoral officers count ballots at the central ballot counting station after legislative elections in Hong Kong, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. Hong Kong voters cast ballots in legislative elections Sunday that will help determine the eventual shape of full democracy that Beijing has promised the former British colony. <AP Photo/Kin Cheung>…
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World
World Chess Olympiad Ends In Instanbul
Men’s teams of Russia (L), Armenia (C) and Ukraine pose during the awarding ceremony of the World Chess Olympiad held in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sept. 9, 2012. <Xinhua/Ma Yan> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Bahrainis Rally To Support Jailed Human Right Activist
Ali al-Ekri, a Bahraini doctor convicted on charges stemming from the Gulf island nation’s pro-democracy uprising, speaks at a rally in Bani Jamra, Bahrain, on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, in support of jailed human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, seen in picture on podium and at left on banner behind it.…
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Are executions good for society?
A senior Cheong Wa Dae official last week stated, “There should be discussions on whether executions can deter crimes first. There should be a social consensus to resume carrying out the death penalty.” We don’t know who issued this comment, because it was ― as is the accepted norm ―…
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