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West Asia
Egyptian protesters denounce Morsi for having led the country into turmoil
In this Friday, Feb. 22, 2013 file photo, Egyptian Ultras, hard-core soccer fans, chant anti-president Mohammed Morsi slogans while attending a rally in front of the provincial government headquarters, unseen, in Port Said, Egypt. Egypt’s streets have turned into a daily forum for airing a range of social discontents from…
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South Asia
People mourn their relatives killed by police during a labor strike near Dhaka
Family members of victims mourn their relatives killed by police during clashes in Manikganj district, some 63 km northwest of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, on Feb. 24, 2013. At least five people were shot dead and over 50 others injured in Manikganj district Sunday when anti-riot police clashed with demonstrators during…
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West Asia
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men celebrate Purim Festival near Tel Aviv, Israel
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish boy wears a costume while celebrating the Purim festival at a synagogue in the town of Bnei Brak near Tel Aviv, Israel, late Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. The Jewish holiday of Purim commemorates the Jews’ salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Book of…
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South East Asia
People dance in celebration of Chinese Lantern Festival in Malacca, Malaysia
Malaysians perform lion and dragon dances to celebrate the traditional Chinese Lantern Festival in Malacca, Malaysia, on Feb. 24, 2013. Malaysians perform lion dance to celebrate the traditional Chinese Lantern Festival in Malacca, Malaysia, on Feb. 24, 2013. <Xinhua/Chong Voon Chung>
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East Asia
Oil indicator adjusted in accrodance with price hike at a gas staion in Anhui, China
A staff member adjusts an oil price indicator at a gas station in Hefei, capital of east China’s Anhui Province, on Feb. 25, 2013. The benchmark retail price of gasoline will be lifted by 0.22 yuan per liter and diesel by 0.25 yuan per liter, the National Development and Reform…
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South Asia
Light the Lamp: Inspiration from Tagore and Han Yong-Un
Joint Project between the Northeast Asian History Foundation and The AsiaN *Editor’s Note: Security in East Asia is swaying in a rough sea. North Korea’s nuclear crisis has been highly elated amid existing territorial disputes and deep-rooted conflicts between nations in the region. South Korea, China and Japan, the countries…
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West Asia
Egypt runs adrift under amateur president
*Artist Essam Azouz, an Egyptian, has more than thirty years of practical experience in the field of fine arts, painting, drawing and graphic design. He also has great experience in publishing, set design for theater, graphic illustration in modern art, and book cover design. He worked for many years in…
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East Asia
Herdsmen decorate a goat to celebrate livestock festival in Chifeng, Mongolia
Herdsmen decorate a goat in celebration of the traditional livestock prosperity festival at Hexigten Banner in Chifeng, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Feb. 21, 2013. The festival is a special day typically held around the Spring Festival, on which nomadic Mongolians celebrates the “new year” for their livestocks herds.…
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South East Asia
U.S. and Myanmar sign an agreement to cooperate in fighting narcotics
In this Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 photo, U.S. Ambassador to Myanmar Derek Michell, left, and Myanmar Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin sign an agreement in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Myanmar and the United States took another step toward closer relations with the agreement Thursday to resume cooperation in fighting narcotics after nearly…
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South Asia
Bomb blasts at a shopping area in Hyderabad, India, leave 12 dead
Indian policemen guard a shopping arcade, damaged in one of the two bomb blasts, in Hyderabad, India, early Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. A pair of bombs exploded Thursday evening in a crowded shopping area in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, killing at least 12 people and wounding scores of…
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