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East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Kontroversi Garis Batas Utara
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai pernyataan mantan presiden Korea Selatan akan batas demarkasi laut Selatan dan Korea Utara. Komentar Roh pada pertemuan 2007 harus diklarifikasi. Mengejutkan mendengar alegasi dari mantan presiden Roh Moo-Hyun menyerahkan Garis Batas Utara (NLL), batas perairan di laut barat yang sebenarnya,…
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South Asia
An Indian Carries Goat Instead Of Guest On His Rickshaw
An Indian carries a goat on his rickshaw in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Oct.11, 2012. <AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.> news@theasian.asia
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Central Asia
Top Leaders Of Turkey, Kazakhstan Get Together In Ankara
Photo released by the Presidential Palace of Turkey shows Turkish President Abdullah Gul (R) meets with his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev at the presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, Oct. 11, 2012. <Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Pakistani Christians Condemn Taliban Of Shooting Young Girl In Support Of Education For Women
Pakistani Christians chant slogans during a protest to condemn the attack on a 14-year-old schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai, who was shot on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 by the Taliban for speaking out in support of education for women, in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. <AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary> Pakistanis hold candles…
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South East Asia
Aung San Suu Kyi Surrounded By Well-Wishers When Visiting Provincial Office Of Her Party
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, center, leaves a branch office of her National League for Democracy party during her visit to Thone Gwa township in Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. <AP Photo/Khin Maung Win> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Inter’l Day Of Girl Child Observed In Countries Where Rampant Discriminations Happen Against Girls
Mariam Ahmed, 10, center, listens to a teacher, unseen, in a classroom on the first International Day of the Girl Child, in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. The U.N. has declared October 11th as the International Day of the Girl Child. Girls face double discrimination due to their gender…
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South Asia
Indian Landless Farmers March To New Delhi To Push Gov’t For Land Reform
Indian landless villagers shout slogans in Agra, about 185 kilometers (115 miles) southeast of New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. Thousands of poor farmers have ended their march to India’s capital after the government agreed to formulate a new reform policy, providing land rights to them and fast tracking…
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West Asia
Syrian Children Study At School In Jordan Refugee Camp
In this Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012 photo, A Syrian refugee child attends class at the Zaatari Syrian refugee camp in Mafraq, Jordan. For many Syrian children traumatized by the civil war and displacement from their homes, the opportunity to head back to school even if it’s in a dusty, wind-swept…
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South East Asia
Philippine Children Learn How To Wash Hands Prior To Global Handwashing Day
Children wash hands prior to the observance of the Global Handwashing Day in Manila, capital of the Philippines, Oct. 10, 2012. The 5th Global Handwashing Day, which aims to educate more children on the importance of handwashing with soap to avoid diseases, will be celebrated on Oct. 15. <Xinhua/Rouelle Umali>…
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East Asia
People Offer Respect To Deceased Rulers On Founding Anniversary Of NK Workers’ Party
North Koreans bow in front of the statues of the country’s founding ruler Kim Il Sung, left, and his son and successor Kim Jong Il to mark the 67th founding anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. North Korean soldiers offer…
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