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East Asia
Mid-Autumn Festival Celebrated Throughout China
Foreign revelers perform during a celebrative activity for the Mid-Autumn Festival which falls on Sept. 30, in Liuzhou, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Sept. 29, 2012. <Xinhua/Chen Ruihua> Panda “Qing Feng” looks at a big moon cake in the panda house of Nanshan Zoo of Yantai, east China’s…
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East Asia
Top Chinese Leaders Celebrate National Founding Anniversary
Chinese top leaders Hu Jintao, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang attend a reception marking the 63rd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China,…
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East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Park, Moon Berbeda Dalam Menanggapi Korea Utara
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai kampanye para kandidat presiden Korea Selatan. Calon Presiden dari kedua partai yang sedang berkuasa dan oposisi mengunjungi perbatasan Korea Selatan dan utara pada Selasa lalu (September 25). Kandidat Partai Republik, Park Geun Hye dari Partai Saenuri, melakukan tur ke pemakam…
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East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Park Geun-Hye Memainkan Dadunya
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita dari dalam negeri Korea Selatan. Jurnalis Senior Konservatif Cho Gab-Je Senin lalu mengkritik Kandidat Presiden Park Geun-Hye, mengatakan dia meludahi makan ayahnya. Ayah Park adalah Jenderal Angkatan Darat yang menjadi Presiden, Park Chung-Hee, menekan masyarakatnya dengan kebijakan pembangunan dictatorial yang mengorbankan…
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South Asia
World Tourism Day Celebrated In Lahore, Pakistan
Pakistani students participate in a photo exhibition to celebrate the World Tourism Day in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on Sept. 27, 2012. <Xinhua/Sajjad> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Varanasi, Eternal Holy Place For Hindu Devotees
Indian boys dive into the River Ganges in Varanasi, India, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. Varanasi is among the world’s oldest cities, and millions of Hindu pilgrims gather annually here for ritual bathing and prayers in the Ganges river considered holiest by Hindus. A devotee seeks the blessings of a Hindu…
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East Asia
Chinese Coast Guards Aboard Motorboats Train In Qingdao
Coast guards take part in a training session in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, Sept. 27, 2012. The coast guards are equipped with motorboats recently in Qingdao, which will improve their mobility to handle emergency situations. The coast guards will be on duty during the upcoming National Day holiday. <Xinhua/Li…
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Central Asia
Georgian People Pray For Peace Ahead Of Parliamentary Election In Tbilisi
People gather on a bridge across the Kura River for a prayer for peace in the country ahead of parliamentary elections in Tbilisi, Georgia, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. Georgia holds tightly contested parliamentary elections on Oct. 1. <AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Vehicles Line Up At Gas Station Amid Shortage Of Natural Gas
Vehicles line up at a compressed natural gas (CNG) station in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on Sept. 27, 2012, due to the shortage of CNG. CNG filling stations remain closed for the fourth consecutive day in Lahore, after observing three days of scheduled gas load shedding, owing to the closure of…
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East Asia
Foreign Ministers Of China, Czech At “Friends Of Yemen” Meeting In New York
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (R, front) shakes hands with his Czech counterpart Karel Schwarzenberg during the “Friends of Yemen” meeting in New York, the United States, Sept. 27, 2012. <Xinhua/Fang Zhe> news@theasian.asia
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