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West Asia
Jordan: Activists urge Lower House to reject media law amendments
Major News in <The Jordan Times> : Activists urge Lower House to reject media law amendments AMMAN — Scores of press freedom activists and online media practitioners on Wednesday staged a two-hour sit-in outside Parliament to protest against the government’s proposed amendments to the Press and Publications Law. Holding banners…
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South East Asia
Argentina Dance Troupe Performs In Singapore
A performer of group Fuerzabruta from Argentina dances while hanging in the air on a crane as part of performance “La Argentina” for the media preview of the Night Festival’s second weekend show, on Aug. 29, 2012. <Xinhua=Then Chih Wey> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Hu Kangmei’s Calligraphy Works On Exhibition
A citizen views Hu Kangmei’s calligraphy work at an exhibition in Changchun, capital of northeast China’s Jilin Province, Aug. 29, 2012. Over 60 pieces of calligraphy works of Hu Kangmei, vice chairman of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, were displayed at the exhibition. <Xinhua=Xu Chang)> news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Celebration Of National Children’s Day In Indonesia
Children cheer as they participate in celebrations for Indonesian National Children’s Day in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 29, 2012. Some 1,200 children on Wednesday celebrated the children’s day at the city’s Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII), a culture-based recreational area in East Jakarta. A disabled child sits on a wheelchair as…
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Senior Korean mountaineer hits Nepalese host on the head at reception
An unbelievable happening took place at an international gathering to mark the opeing of the ‘Nepal House’ on 23th August. Lee In-jung, 67, president of the Korean Alpine Federation, hit K.P. Sitoula on the back of his head, throwing dirt at him. Sitoula, 44, is the president of the Nepalese Association in Korea and…
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West Asia
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Meets Top Iranian Leaders In Tehran
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, left, meets with Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, under a portrait of late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, shakes hands with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, at the start of their meeting in Tehran,…
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IT-Science
Samsung set to strike back against Apple
Electronics giant in talks with US mobile carriers to get away from patent claims Samsung Electronics is moving to fight back against Apple by strengthening its partnerships with American mobile carriers to develop new technologies to get away from the U.S. firm’s claims on design. The world’s biggest smartphone maker…
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Inmates score high in TOEIC test
Inmates are getting higher TOEIC scores than most college students. The number of prisoners who received a score of over 900 out of 990 in the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) at the Uijeongbu Correctional Institution doubled from last year. Ten at the Uijeongbu prison received a score…
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Korean embassy in Kenya hit for poor services
Koreans living in Kenya are frustrated with the Korean Embassy for its alleged poor consular services, saying staff there are not cooperative and slow to respond to their petitions. A 55-year-old Korean man who has run a small business in the African country for 20 years expressed his distrust in…
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Society
Kim Ki-duk’s ‘Pieta’ in competition at Venice
It’s the time of the year again when the world’s finest film directors and stars flock to an island in north eastern Italy. The Venice Film Festival, the oldest event of its kind in the world, opened Wednesday on the island of Lido, and veteran director Kim Ki-duk will represent…
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