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East Asia
Candidates aim to win ‘midfield’ battle
Conservative Park continues to lead, but Moon hangs within striking distance Let’s get one thing out of the way: Korea probably won’t see its version of Nate Silver in this presidential election and maybe not in the next. The idea of a poker player-turned-political forecaster winning fame after predicting the…
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West Asia
People Stand In Line For Bread Amid Fierce Fighting In Aleppo, Syria
A man makes bread as residents, background, stand in line in front of a bakery during heavy fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters and government forces in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. A girl looks outside the window of her home during heavy fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters…
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West Asia
Worsening Air Pollution In Tehran Forces Gov’t To Close Schools For Two Days
An Iranian woman wearing a protective mask walks on a street in downtown Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 4, 2012. Iran’s government has announced that all government offices, universities and schools of Tehran closed for two days, Dec. 4 and 5, due to the alarming high air pollution in the city.…
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East Asia
Debate captures woman power
Korean politics is the domain of men or so many people believe. But Tuesday night’s televised presidential debate gave a strong rebuttal to this conventional wisdom. The main opposition Democratic United Party’s Moon Jae-in was sandwiched between two female candidates: the ruling Saenuri Party’s Park Geun-hye and the minor leftist…
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East Asia
Corporate culture crushes joy of life
A nine-to-five existence and a two-week annual holiday, regarded as a humdrum life in some countries, remains a pipedream for most Korean workers. Rather than being able to keep regular hours, many office workers here must remain at their desks if their boss stays late, even if they lack anything…
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Korea, China agree to tap swap line for trade settlement
South Korea’s central bank said Tuesday that it has agreed with its Chinese counterpart to support a trade settlement in the two countries’ currencies by using the existing bilateral currency swap line. In October last year, South Korea and China agreed to double their won-yuan swap line to 360 billion…
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South Asia
Kashmiri People Wait For Arrival Of Cyclists Competing In Tour de India
Kashmiri schoolgirls sit by the banks of the Dal Lake as they wait for the start of the second leg of the Tour de India cycle race in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. According to local media some 80 participants of 54 nationalities participated in the race. Cyclists pedal…
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South Asia
A Mock Disaster Management Drill Held In New Delhi, India
An Indian volunteer, acting as bomb blast victim, sits on the stairs of a metro station as he waits for the start of a mock disaster management drill in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. The drill was held to check the alertness and preparedness of various agencies in…
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South East Asia
Japanese Trick Art Exhibition Enchants People In Jakarta, Indonesia
A visitor poses with a 3D art work during a Japanese Trick Art exhibition at a shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. <AP/NEWSis/Dita Alangkara> Visitors pose for a photo with a 3D artwork at Trick Art Museum in Shah Alam, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Dec. 4,…
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East Asia
Japanese Major Political Parties Have Gone Into Election Footing
An elderly woman walks by candidates’ poster boards for parliamentary elections, left, and Tokyo Gubernatorial election in Tokyo Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. Leaders for Japan’s biggest political parties kicked off Tuesday the campaign for parliamentary elections to be held in less than two weeks with visits to nuclear crisis-hit Fukushima…
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