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West Asia
Oil Tanker Supplying Fuel For Coalition Forces Gets Fire In Nangarhan, Afghanistan
A firefighter works at the site where NATO oil tankers were burnt in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar on Dec. 30, 2012. At least one person was killed when 11 oil trucks supplying fuel for the NATO-led coalition forces caught fire following a blast in Nangarhar on Sunday evening.…
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South Asia
Indians Light Candles To Mourn Death Of Gang Rape Victim In New Delhi
Indians light candles to mourn the death of the 23-year-old gang rape victim during a rally in New Delhi, India, Dec. 30, 2012. The body of the victim was cremated in New Delhi Sunday morning, hours after it was flown from Singapore, said an Indian Home Ministry spokesman. Indian children…
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East Asia
[East Asia Report] Three major East Asian nations come under new leadership
2012 is a big year for East Asian Countries, as the three major power states on the region have chosen their new leaders. In November, Xi Jinping took the reins of Chinese Communist Party and the Military. Xi will be elected president of the PRC at the National People’s Congress (NPC)…
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Essential informations for foreigners receiving medical care in Korea
Receiving medical care in Korea may not be like the care that you receive in your home country. It is recommended to bring your medical records and prescriptions with you. Most doctors in your home country can put these records on CD so it is easier to carry. Keep in…
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South East Asia
[Indonesia Report] Eighth anniversary of tsunami observed
December 26 2012 is exactly 8 years after tsunami hit Aceh Province in Indonesia and other countries in South Asia. The 2004 tsunami reportedly claimed some 230,000 lives of whom around 167,000 died in Indonesia alone. The devastating tragedy still remains vividly in the mind of the survivors and all Indonesians. A ceremony to mark the…
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South East Asia
AJA announces Suu Kyi, Pakistani activist as Asians of 2012
The Asia Journalist Association (AJA) has selected Aung San Suu Kyi and Malala Yousafzai as its Asians of 2012. In a Friday press release, the Seoul-based association wrote, “The two female winners are proof that the new era demands female leadership.” Suu Kyi is well known for being a decades-long…
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China’s communist party organ selects top 10 news stories of 2012
HONG KONG (Yonhap) — China’s communist party organ People’s Daily said Saturday it has selected the top 10 news stories of 2012, ranking the country’s strengthening of its claim to territorial waters as No. 1 on the list. The Chinese state-run newspaper said in an editorial that this year’s most…
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East Asia
Seoul recovers possible engine debris from NK rocket
Seoul has recovered what is believed to be a portion of the engine from North Korea’s multistage rocket launched earlier his month, officials said Friday, in what could provide clues on Pyongyang’s development in the field. The object was recovered some 160 kilometers off the coast of Gunsan, Jeolla Province,…
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East Asia
Skirt on inaugural day
President-elect Park Geun-hye will take office on Feb. 25, and fashion experts have come forth with suggestions on how to navigate the complex relationship between power and clothes. The president-elect, with her power suits and coiffed hair, portrays an image of veteran politician with aplomb in the male-dominated political arena.…
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East Asia
Lacquerware, Once On Verge Of Extinction, Revived As A Big Industry In Fuzhou, China
Craftsman Pan Huiming works on plaster vase moulds in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China’s Fujian Province, Dec. 27, 2012. Invented by Shen Shao’an in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the Fuzhou bodiless lacquerware is a traditional Chinese handicraft which is on the verge of extinction. It was listed as a state…
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