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East Asia
[Korea Report] Making wax hands of your own would be memorable souvenir
Being spoiled and enchanted with various cute, creative and authentic ornaments wherever your eyes looking at, is what most of foreigners feel when they visit souvenirs place in Insa-dong or any other places in Seoul. But what we found authentic recently on my Indonesian friends last visit to Seoul is…
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East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Teknologi Energi Korea Dapat Diekspor Seperti K-Pop
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai industri energi di Korea. Penyebaran K-pop dari Asia ke Eropa ke Amerika Latin telah menginspirasi kepala energi think tank yang berbasis di Seoul untuk memiliki saat “aha” mengenai bagaimana “mengekspor” teknologi energi Korea. Ahn Nam-sung, 57, yang menduduki jabatan kepemimpinan…
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West Asia
Rampant power failure threatens people’s lives in Egypt
Having a blackout has become something regular and happens almost on a daily basis in Egypt. This crisis originally started at 2010, during Mubarak’s regime and Nazif’s government. The justification back then was that the increase in the electrical load and household-air conditioners, which weakened the power generators. But the…
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South Asia
Two Indian Women Arrested For Posting Insulting Remarks On Facebook Against Right-Wing Politician
In this Monday, Nov.19, 2012 photo, face covered Shaheen Dhada, left, and Renu Srinivas, Indian women arrested for their Facebook posts, come out of a court in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. As India’s financial capital shut down for the weekend funeral of a powerful right-wing politician linked to…
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West Asia
Arab League Secretary-General Arrives In Gaza Strip To Forge A Truce In The Region
Secretary General of the Arab League Nabil Elaraby (C) arrives in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Nov. 20, 2012. Turkey’s foreign minister and a delegation of Arab League traveled to Gaza on a truce mission between Palestine and Israel on Tuesday. <Xinhua/Khaled Omar>
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West Asia
UN Chief Ban In Jerusalem As Part Of Diplomatic Effort To End Conflict In Gaza Strip
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) meets with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman in Jerusalem, on Nov. 20, 2012. <Xinhua/Pool/Jim Hollander> United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, speaks with Israel’s President Shimon Peres during a joint press conference at the President’s residence in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. Ban is in…
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South East Asia
ASEAN Global Dialogue Held First Ever In Phnom Penh Putting Focus On Global Challenges
Picture taken on Nov. 20, 2012 shows a scene of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Global Dialogue in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The first-ever ASEAN global dialogue was held here on Tuesday, focusing on global challenges, particularly economic and financial issues. <Xinhua/Li Peng>
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South Asia
A Muslim Bleeds By Flagellating Himself During Muharram Procession In Srinagar, India
Blood runs down the face of a Kashmiri Shiite Muslim flagellating himself during a Muharram procession in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. Muharram is a month of mourning in remembrance of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed. <AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan>
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South Asia
Pakistani PM Poses With Those Who Came To Attend Developing Eight Summit In Islamabad
Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf (4th L) poses for a group photo with representatives coming for the Developing Eight (D-8) Summit during the D-8 Business Forum in Islamabad, Pakistan, Nov. 20, 2012. The D-8 Business Forum kicked off here on Tuesday, two days before the open of the D-8…
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South East Asia
7th ASEAN Summit Meeting Ends In Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Photo taken on Nov. 20, 2012 shows the emblem of next Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit at the close ceremony of the 21st ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. <Xinhua/Liao Zida> Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen delivers a speech during the closing ceremony of the Association of Southeast…
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