• Society

    Gwangju Biennale shows diversity of contemporary art

    To fully appreciate the works of 92 artists from 40 countries at the 2012 Gwangju Biennale, art fans will need stamina. The largest contemporary art exposition in Asia opened Friday at various venues with an extensive amount of pieces to see, hear, touch and experience. Under the theme “Round Table,”…

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  • East Asia

    Rescuers Work To Save Trapped Coal Miners In China

    Rescuers have a rest at the Yongsheng Coal Mine in Wanyuan City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Sept. 10, 2012. Eleven people are trapped following an gas-related accident that occurred at the Yongsheng Coal Mine Sunday. Rescue work is under way.  Rescuers have meals in Wanyuan City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province,…

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    [Indonesia Report] A blast Injured three people in Indonesia

    An explosion took place in Depok City, Western border of Indonesia’s capital city, Jakarta, on Saturday night (Sept 8). Chief of Public Relations of Metro Jaya Police, Senior Commissioner Rikwanto ordered Gegana, Indonesian National Police Special Response Unit, to investigate all the houses struck by the explosion in the Pondok Bidara Orphanage…

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    [Indonesia Report] Number of Indonesia volcanoes in alert

    Indonesian Disaster Management Agency (BNPT) released a report on the list of Indonesia’s volcanic mountains on alert, saying that there were 22 volcanic mountains that are in standby and cautious status. Five volcanoes are in cautious status and 17 others are in standby status. BNPT categorized its alert status on three…

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  • East Asia

    Impian Seorang Pekerja Banglades Hilang Disebabkan Kesehatan yang Buruk

    Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayang dari Indonesia, berikut adalah berita pekerja imigran di Korea Selatan. Dalam pencarian akan kehidupan yang lebih baik, Mosaruf Hossain, seorang pria asal Bangladesh, memiliki impian besar saat pertama kali menginjakkan kaki di Korea pada 3 November 2009. Dengan Visa E-9, surat ijin bekerja di bidang yang…

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  • East Asia

    Laut China Selatan: Bukan Hanya Sekedar Kebebasan Navigasi

    Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai Sengketa pengaruh antara Amerika Serikat dan China di Laut China Selatan. Sengketa Laut China Selatan terlihat meningkat menjadi gesekan strategi antara Amerika Serikat dan China setelah beberapa pertemuan antara kedua pemerintahan. Departemen Luar Negeri Amerika Serikat mengkritik China atas rencana…

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  • Column

    [Indonesian Report] Probe on disappearance of activists makes no headway

    Dozens of people gathered Thursday (Sept 6) to mark the 8th anniversary of the death of Indonesian prominent human rights activist, Munir Said Thalib. Amnesty International calls on a new investigation on the murder case. Amnesty International Directors in 11 countries and territories – Australia, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Nepal, the Netherlands, New…

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  • Society

    AJA vice-presidnet Nisthuri wins prize

    Kathmandu –Vice-president of Asian Journalists Association and its Nepal Chapter chief Bishnu Nisthuri was decorated with the Dayashanker Palikhe Memorial Award last month. Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai presented him amidst a special function organized in the tourist city of Pokhara last month. It is one of biggest journalism prize…

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  • East Asia

    Museum Showing Traditional Daily Items Opens In China

    GONGCHENG — A woman visits a museum at Shuibin Village of Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County, southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 5, 2012. The village museum was established in 2011, displaying 119 traditional daily items. The museum opens to the public for free.  A visitor poses with a bamboo…

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  • East Asia

    Singaporean Children Welcome Arrival Of Giant Pandas

    Children wait to welcome a pair of giant pandas from southwest China’s Sichuan Province, at the Singapore Zoo in Singapore on Sept. 6, 2012. Giant pandas Wu Jie and Hu Bao, known as Kai Kai and Jia Jia in Singapore, arrived in Singapore on Thursday for a 10-year loan. People…

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