• World

    Former Algerian President Bendjedid Dies At Military Hospital In Algiers

    This November 2008 file photo shows former Algerian President Chadli Bendjedid, center, who died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 at a military hospital in Algiers. He was 83. Bendjedid gave Algeria a multiparty political system before he was overthrown in a 1992 military coup. Standing at left is former Algerian President…

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  • South Asia

    Pakistani Rally To Protest Attacks By U.S. Spy Aircraft Ends Peacefully

    Imran Khan (C), leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) addresses a peace rally in northwest Pakistan’s Tank on Oct. 7, 2012. A two-day march against attacks by U.S. spy aircraft in Pakistan’s militants-infested tribal regions Sunday peacefully ended. Supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) gather during a peace rally in northwest Pakistan’s…

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  • Column

    [Indonesia Report] Indonesian mixed doubles win in Taiwan Open

    Indonesian Mixed Doubles, Muhammad Rijal and Debby Susanto won the first gold medal for Indonesia in Taiwan Open Tournament 2012 on Sunday (October 10). Rijal and Debby were favored to take the first place by defeating Hong Kong’s athletes, Lee Chun Hey and Chau Ho Wah. Rijal and Debby finally…

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  • Column

    Graffiti proves to be powerful weapon against dictators

    Graffiti has always been known to be the voice of those who can’t express themselves freely, those who would write or paint something that would leave that everlasting impact, something very Che Guevara-ish. Although graffiti isn’t something really familiar in your typical Egyptian neighborhood, except for some ultras graffiti. But since the…

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  • East Asia

    [The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Dilema Amerika Serikat di Asia

    Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia, berikut adalah berita mengenai sengketa pulau Senkaku atau Diaoyu. Pada protes anti Jepang di Beijing, sekitar 50 demonstran mengepung mobil Duta Besar Amerika Serikat, Gary locke, sambil meneriakkan slogan-slogan saat mobil Duta Besar Amerika tersebut hendak memasuki Kedutaan Besar Amerika Serikat, hingga akhirnya polisi…

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  • People

    Lecture hall named after Syngman Rhee in Princeton

    Princeton University has dedicated a lecture hall in honor of Syngman Rhee, the first president of South Korea. The Syngman Rhee 1910 Lecture Hall was opened at the American university’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs in New Jersey on Wednesday. The Princeton University Korean Alumni Association initiated…

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  • Lifestyle

    Psy offers bridge across world

    In Latin America, we all refer to Asia as the Very Far East, and for most, Korea is a remote place of which we only vaguely remember the 1988 Seoul Olympics. That was of course, until a few months ago, when it became clearer than ever that the boundaries of…

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  • Lifestyle

    More people on vegetarian diet

    To become healthy, many people rely on dietary supplements. Tablets of vitamins ranging from A to E and comprehensive nutritional supplements, including iron, magnesium and other substances, are examples. But the paradigm of how people are taking care of their diet and the type of dietary supplements they take are…

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  • Society

    Psy overdid it

    Psy has made Koreans proud with his global hit, “Gangnam Style,” but does this achievement spare him from blame for drinking during a concert on Thursday night? As a tribute to his fans, the singer performed in front of some 80,000 people at Seoul Plaza. The “trouble” began when some…

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  • IT-Science

    Samsung hits new milestone

    Technology giant posts record operating profit of W8.1 tril. in Q3 Samsung Electronics said Friday that it posted record operating profit of 8.1 trillion won ($7.3 billion) in the third quarter of this year on the back of robust smartphones sales. It is the fourth straight quarter of record operating…

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