-
Business
‘Tesco supermarkets create more jobs than mom-and-pop stores’
Lawmakers have recently attempted to regulate discount chains’ efforts to set up convenience stores in city centers as well as residential areas in the name of protecting mom-and-pop stores and ordinary people. However, Home plus Chairman Lee Seung-han said in a recent interview with The Korea Times that its neighborhood…
Read More » -
Politics
Kim Jong-un likely to grab key titles in April
North Korea will convene a rare conference of its ruling Workers’ Party in April, its state media said Monday, during which analysts expect the Stalinist state will cement the power of its new leader, Kim Jong-un. The announcement by Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) of the conference, the…
Read More » -
East Asia
Japan on 21 February 2012 Japan on 21 February 2012 <NHK> : “Last nuclear reactor in western Japan shuts down” news@theasian.asia
Read More » -
East Asia
China on 21 February 2012 China on 21 February 2012 <Xinhua> : “Lin’s big double-double lifts Knicks past Mavericks” news@theasian.asia
Read More » -
East Asia
Russia on 21 February 2012 Russia on 21 February 2012 <The Moscow Times> : “Opposition, Medvedev Share Forum” news@theasian.asia
Read More » -
South East Asia
Thailand on 21 February 2012 Thailand on 21 February 2012 <Bangkok Post> : “Signs of bombing” news@theasian.asia
Read More » -
South East Asia
Indonesia on 21 February 2012 Indonesia on 21 February 2012 <The Jakarta Globe> : “FPI Unwelcome in E. Kalimantan” news@theasian.asia
Read More » -
West Asia
Qatar on 21 February 2012 Qatar on 21 February 2012 <Aljazeera> : “Second Greek bailout talks under way” news@theasian.asia
Read More » -
West Asia
Israel on 21 February 2012 Israel on 21 February 2012 <Israel Hayom> : “UN inspectors arrive in Iran as West buys time from Israel” news@theasian.asia
Read More » -
Society
WHO worries about non-communicable diseases in Pacific region
The World Health Organization(WHO) is worried about non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Pacific region, WHO Western Pacific Regional Director Dr Shin Young-Soo said here Monday. The WHO official expressed the worries while meeting with Fiji’ s Ministry of Health officials to look at challenges faced by the island nation and…
Read More »