• South East Asia

    [The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Perubahan Kepemimpinan China

    Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai kepemimpinan dalam negeri China. Saat Hu Jintao menjadi Pemimpin China 10 tahun yang lalu, banyak yang diam-diam berharap bahwa beliau akan menjadi kabinet liberal yang akan membawa reformasi politik. Kenyataan tidak demikian. Namun pada 15 November, saat Hu turun dari…

    Read More »
  • West Asia

    Maestro Baginska: Arabs asked to improve professional musical education for children at young age

    The Maestro & Music Professor VALENTINA   MARIA   BAGINSKA  I ask Arabs to improve professional musical education for children at a young age Q1. I am happy to interview one of the unique figures in the world of music. The Maestro & Music Professor Valentina Maria Baginska. Welcome Maestro VALENTINA. Maestro…

    Read More »
  • East Asia

    Flooded Coal Mine In China Leaves Three Dead, Seven Others Missing

    Rescuers carry a rescued miner off a tramcar at the flooded Furuixiang Coal Mine in Qitaihe, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 7, 2012. Four miners who have been trapped in the flooded Furuixiang Coal Mine for more than five days were rescued early Friday morning. Rescuers are still searching for…

    Read More »
  • West Asia

    A Body Of Muslim Brotherhood Member Killed In Street Clash Carried Out Of Hospital In Cairo

    Egyptians carry the coffin of a killed Muslim Brotherhood member out of a hospital in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 6, 2012. Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood group announced Thursday that five of the group members have been killed and another 1,500 injured in Wednesday’s clashes between the opponents and supporters of President Mohamed…

    Read More »
  • South Asia

    Indian Freedom Fighter Ambedkar’s Death Anniversary Observed In Mumbai

    An Indian man, wearing a shirt with a portrait of B.R. Ambedkar, gets a free eye exam at a camp set up to mark Ambedkar’s death anniversary in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. Ambedkar, an untouchable, or dalit, and a prominent Indian freedom fighter, was the chief architect of…

    Read More »
  • N. Korea’s brinkmanship

    China must do its utmost to discourage Pyongyang North Korea looks set to launch a long-range rocket soon in defiance of widespread international condemnation. Reports have it that the Stalinist country has reportedly completed installing the rocket on a launch pad. Pyongyang announced its plan to launch the rocket between…

    Read More »
  • East Asia

    More important than half-price tuition

    Recently a technician with only a high school diploma was promoted to CEO of a leading Korean conglomerate. Even considering he has devoted his 30-year career entirely to the development of washing machines at that company, it was an unprecedented case as a college diploma has been regarded as of…

    Read More »
  • East Asia

    Korean businesses thrive on rivals’ spat

    Chinese consumers shun Made-in-Japan products BEIJING ―­ Korea’s companies are benefiting from an ongoing territorial spat between the governments of its two giant neighboring nations ― China and Japan ― over the Diaoyu islands, also called Senkaku in Japan, a government researcher at China’s Ministry of Commerce (MoC) said. “The…

    Read More »
  • Game-changing move or too little, too late?

    Moments after Ahn Cheol-soo ended his multi-week circus of flip-flopping and committed to the campaign of Democratic United Party (DUP) candidate Moon Jae-in, Woo Sang-ho, Moon’s spokesman, was caught grinning like a Cheshire cat. “This is s whole new ballgame,’’ said the beaming lawmaker, whose expression was notably gloomier earlier…

    Read More »
  • East Asia

    Foreigners view moral standing as key quality

    Foreign tourists and residents say the most important quality for a leader and by extension the next Korean president is “moral standing,” according to a recent survey published Thursday. They also think inter-Korean relations will be the new leader’s biggest challenge. The survey by travel agency Cosmojin Tour, coming ahead…

    Read More »