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East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Militer Korea Selatan Menyebut Pro-NK Grup “Musuh”
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita dari dalam negeri Korea Selatan. Militer mulai mengklasifikasikan grup pro-Pyongyang di Korea Selatan sebagai musuh dalam panduan pendidikan bagi para tentara, dengan mengatakan bahwa organisasi-organisasi tersebut menyebabkan pergolakan dalam masyarakat, menurut Kementerian Pertahanan pada Rabu. Panduan tersebut disampaikan kepada pembuat undang-undang…
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South East Asia
New Leadership Of Myanmar’s Ruling Party Elected At Conference In Nay Pyi Taw
Representatives attend the first conference of Myanmar’s ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), in Nay Pyi Taw on Oct. 16, 2012. President U Thein Sein, who is also Chairman of USDP, was re-elected as the party’s chairman at the party’s first conference which continued in Nay Pyi Taw on…
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South Asia
U.N. Conference On Biodiversity Opens In Hyderabad, India
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (2nd L) holds the commemorative postage stamps on the environment as other delegates applaud during the opening session of the high level segment of the 11th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP 11) at the Convention on Biodiversity in Hyderabad, India, Oct. 16, 2012.…
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South Asia
Water-Tight Security Posted Around Hospital Where Pakistani Girl Malala Is Treated
In this photo taken Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, ambulances are parked outside the Queen Elizabeth hospital, where Pakistani girl Malala Yousufzai is being treated, in Birmingham, England, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. Birmingham Police say they questioned two people at the hospital where Yousufzai is recovering after being shot, raising fears…
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East Asia
U.S.- Philippine Joint Military Exercise Underway In Tarlac, Northern Philippines
A U.S. Marine CH-46E helicopter dislodges US and Philippine marines during a live-fire exercise in the ongoing Philippines-U.S. amphibious landing exercise dubbed Phiblex 2013 at Crow Valley, Tarlac province in northern Philippines, Tuesday Oct. 16, 2012. More than 2,800 U.S. Marines and sailors from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit based…
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South East Asia
Filipino Children Take Part In Relay Marathon Called “Race For Survival”
A Filipino boy dashes out of the starting line during a relay marathon called “Race for Survival” at Antipolo city in the eastern province of Rizal, Philippines on Tuesday Oct. 16, 2012. Organized by Save the Children and its partners, the Race for Survival, the world’s biggest children’s race, is…
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South Asia
Pakistanis Displaced From Their Homes Due To Tribal Conflict Live In Refugee Camp Near Peshawar
In this Sept. 13, 2012 photo, Pakistanis who were displaced from Pakistan’s tribal areas due to fighting gather at a water point, in Jalozai refugee camp, near Peshawar, Pakistan. Roughly 65,000 refugees from the various tribal agencies are currently living at Jalozai, a Pakistani government camp about 30 kilometers (19…
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West Asia
Israeli Lawmakers Dissolve Parliament For New Election In January
Photo taken on Oct. 15, 2012 shows the winter session of Israeli Knesset (parliament) held in Jerusalem. Israeli lawmakers passed a bill in an early Tuesday morning vote approving a bid for the Knesset’s (parliament) dissolution and holding an early election on Jan. 22, 2013. <Xinhua/Jini> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Chinese Missile Destroyer Spotted Sailing Off Japanese Waters By Japanese Aircraft
In this photo released by Japan’s Joint Staff Office, a Chinese missile destroyer sails in waters off the island of Yonaguni in Japan’s Okinawa prefecture on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012. Japanese aircraft spotted seven Chinese warships in waters off the southern Japan island and about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from…
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East Asia
Chinese Children Offer Flowers To Elders In Celebration Of Double Ninth Festival
Children send flowers and cards to the elders during a celebration activity for the Double Ninth Festival in Wenjiao community in Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province, Oct. 16, 2012. The Double Ninth Festival, or Chongyang Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival to pay respect to the seniors. Dozens…
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