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East Asia
Kaesong: A ‘hot potato’ for N. Korea
So far, the Kaesong industrial zone, the largest intra-Korean economic project, has survived three nuclear tests, a number of long-range missile launches and a few armed clashes on the Korean peninsula. All these have killed other undertakings, but the Kaesong industrial zone remained afloat against all odds. The history of…
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East Asia
S. Korean Minister Cho addresses East Asia Gender Equality Meeting
Cho Yoon-sun, S. Korea’s Minister of Gender Equality and Family delivers a keynote speech at the 5th East Asia Gender Equality Ministerial Meeting in Beijing, capital of China, May 15, 2013. <Photo/ Minister of Gender Equality and Family> Delegates attend the 5th East Asia Gender Equality Ministerial Meeting in…
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East Asia
10 dolphins transported from Japan to China’s Shandong Aquarium
Japanese dolphin expert (R) comforts an arrived dolphin as the workers of the Ocean Aquarium of Penglai phlebotomize it in Penglai City, east China’s Shandong Province, May 15, 2013. Ten dolphins, arriving in Yantai of Shandong Province from Osaka of Japan on May 14, with an average age of 2…
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East Asia
N. Koreans watch electronic products at Pyongyang Trade Fair
A woman points at a flat-screen TV on sale at the 16th Pyongyang Spring International Trade Fair at the Three-Revolution Exhibition Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. The fair featured North Korean goods as well as products from China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Germany, Switzerland, Australia and Italy, including…
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South East Asia
Taiwan-Philippines row over Taiwan fisherman’s death escalates
Philippines issues fresh apology for death of Taiwan fisherman after Taipei recalls its envoy The Philippine president apologized to Taiwan for the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine coast guard personnel, after Taiwan rejected an earlier Philippine apology and started retaliating diplomatically. In a subsequent…
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South Asia
Sri Lankan people carry torch demanding reduction of electricity rates
A Sri Lankan man carries a torch demanding the reduction of electricity charges during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Thousands of Sri Lankans including opposition leaders, lawmakers, trade union activists and journalists marched in protest against the increased electricity charges and demanded an immediate reduction.…
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West Asia
Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces as they mark ‘Nakba Day’
Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces as they mark Nakba Day in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Palestinians annually mark the “nakba,” or “catastrophe” the term they use to describe their defeat and displacement in the war that followed Israel’s founding in 1948. Israeli security forces detain a Palestinian man…
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South Asia
An Indian Muslim Sufi holy man self-flagellates with sharp objects
In this Saturday, May 11, 2013 photo, an Indian Muslim Sufi holy man self-flagellates himself with sharp objects during a procession at the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti during the Urs festival in Ajmer, India. Thousands of Sufi devotees from different parts of India travel to the shrine for the…
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South Asia
Pakistan elections: A positive step toward democracy
Editor’s note: Pakistan elections held on May 11 have paved the way for the first transition from an elected government to another. G. Shabbir Cheema, Senior Fellow at the East-West Center, explains their implications. This past weekend’s national election in Pakistan marked a landmark event in the country’s 66-year history.…
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East Asia
Dalai Lama speaks to US lawmakers praising democracy and compassion
Dalai Lama speaks to US lawmakers, praises democracy and compassion The Dalai Lama, speaking on the floor of the Wisconsin Assembly where lawmakers just two years ago hurled expletives at each other while angry protesters screamed insults, said on May 14 that the key to a happy…
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