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East Asia
Park haunted by suspicion on PM nominee
President-elect Park Geun-hye’s transition team seems desperate to press for the nomination of Kim Yong-joon as the first prime minister of the incoming government, despite growing suspicion surrounding Kim’s property and two sons’ exemption from military service. The team is seeking to call on the ruling and opposition parties soon…
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East Asia
Special guests to visit PyeongChang
World leaders, including Myanmar’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and sporting greats such as former NBA player Yao Ming of China and U.S. figure skater Michelle Kwan will visit Korea for the Special Olympics Global Development Summit on Wednesday. They join Malawi President Joyce Banda, Jamaican Prime Minister Portia…
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East Asia
‘Hanwha move complies with Park’s rules’
A member of President-elect Park Geun-hye’s transition team Sunday welcomed Hanwha Group’s move to put about 2,000 “temporary” workers on regular payroll as part of efforts to improve job security and access to employment benefits. “The Hanwha move complies with the President-elect’s principle,” the member said, adding that the issue…
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West Asia
“Keep well the fake vote boxes for next use”
President Morsi, after the fake voting of the referendum, is asking his Muslim Brotherhood member to keep the full boxes with their votes for the next elections.
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West Asia
Trip to Bulgar following the footsteps of Ahmad bin Fadhlan who first taught Islam in the land
In front of the White Mosque in the village of Bulgar on the River Volga, Tatar girls dressed in sky-blue clothes were waiting for us, making traditional eurhythmic movements. Historical clothes, vast expanse, severe cold and different faces returned me more than a thousand years back, as if they were…
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East Asia
US may learn from Korea’s gun control
The recent shooting tragedies in the United States and ensuing debates on gun control are shocking and almost incomprehensible to South Koreans because they don’t face such issues pertaining to firearms. There are strict laws here regarding the possession of hand guns. Citizens can only buy hunting guns and air…
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South Asia
Hindu Holy Men Attend Community Feast During Maha Kumbh Festival In Allahabad, India
Hindu holy man Anand Giri checks delicacies before being served in a community feast at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna River during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad, india, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to attend the Maha Kumbh festival, which is…
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South Asia
Wife Of A Missing Journalist Stages Protest In Colombo Asking The Gov’t To Reveal What Happened To Him
Sandya Ekneligoda, wife of missing journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda wears a black band over her mouth during a protest outside parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Relatives, colleagues and opposition activists staged a protest Thursday demanding that the Sri Lanka government hold a proper investigation to find out…
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East Asia
Online bookstores oppose discount ban
Publishing firms and online book stores are pitched against each other over a revised bill recently submitted to the National Assembly that is designed to stop excessive discounts on book prices. Publishers and major bookstores that support the bill claim that online bookstores are not only taking away their share…
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West Asia
Afghan Men Make Traditional Sweet AT A Factory In Nangarhar Province
An Afghan man works at a traditional sweet factory in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan, on Jan. 24, 2013. Afghan men make traditional sweet at a factory in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan, on Jan. 24, 2013. <Xinhua/Tahir Safi>
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