• South Asia

    Reason To Be Desperate For Rain

    An Indian farmer walks through a dry, cracked paddy field on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Indians have grown increasingly desperate waiting for the long-delayed monsoon, the annual rains that replenish rivers and quench crops to keep this agricultural nation of 1.2 billion fed through the…

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  • East Asia

    Mini Melon From China As Small As Coin

    Photo taken on July 24, 2012 shows a comparison between a coin and a mini melon titled Pepquino planted in Xi’an, capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. The Pepquino melon is a very ancient species originated from South America, which has a slight sour cucumber flavor. <Xinhua/Li Yibo> news@theasian.asia

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  • South Asia

    A Young Boy Injured From Hand Grenade Blast In Peshawar

    People transfer an injured boy to a hospital in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar, on July 24, 2012. At least one person was killed and four others including children were injured in a hand grenade blast in Peshawar on Tuesday. <Xinhua/Umar Qayyum> news@theasian.asia

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  • East Asia

    Overturned Car Shows Force Of Flood That Hit Beijing

    A man holding a child stands next to a car overturned by a flood in the Beicheying Village, Qinglonghu Town of Fangshan District in Beijing, capital of China, July 24, 2012.Disaster relief efforts were undergoing on Tuesday in the Beicheying Village of Fangshan District, the worst hit district in Beijing…

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  • East Asia

    Ranking Officials Of NK, China Meet In Beijing

    Zhou Yongkang (R), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of the Committee for Political and Legislative Affairs of the CPC Central Committee, meets with Ri Myong Su, a member of the Political Bureau of the…

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  • East Asia

    Pimpinan KBS Akan Mengunjungi Korea Utara Mengenai Peliputan Olimpiade

    Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia, sedang bermagang untuk The AsiaN. Berikut salah satu berita yang dapat anda akses di situs The AsiaN. Kim In-Kyu, Presiden KBS, Media Massa Publik Korea Selatan sekaligus Ketua Persatuan Penyiaran Asia Pasific (ABU), akan berangkat ke Pyongyang, Korea Utara, pada Kamis mendatang untuk mendiskusikan…

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  • South East Asia

    Vietnam : ASEAN confirms East Sea related commitments

    Major News of <Vietnam Plus> :  ASEAN confirms East Sea related commitments Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong announced ASEAN’s six-point principles on the East Sea at a press briefing in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on July 20. According to Hor Nam Hong, after discussions, ASEAN’s Foreign Ministers…

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  • South East Asia

    Thailand : No Thai workers in Syria: Labour Ministry

    Major News of <The Nation> :  No Thai workers in Syria: Labour Ministry No Thai labourers are currently working in the Syrian Arab Republic, where fierce fighting and other violence is now endemic, according to Thailand’s Labour Ministry. Prawit Khiangphon, director general of Thailand’s Employment Department, confirmed on Monday that…

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  • East Asia

    Former PM Chung Won-shik In Beijing

    Jia Qinglin (R), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), shakes hands with Chung Won-shik, former prime minister of the Republic of Korea (ROK), during their meeting in Beijing, capital of China, July 23, 2012. <Xinhua/Li Tao> news@theasian.asia

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  • West Asia

    Syria Declares No Use Of Chemical Weapon Against Syrians

    Jihad Makdissi, the Syrian Foreign Ministry’s spokesman, speaks during a press conference in Damascus, Syria on July 23, 2012. Syrian foreign ministry spokesman said Monday chemical or germ weapons would never be used in any inner fight or against Syrian people amid the current crisis, “no matter how this crisis…

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