• East Asia

    China: University lets men in with lower test scores

    Major news in <People’s Daily>: University lets men in with lower test scores MEN are being admitted with lower test scores than women for the first time this year in a few non-English majors by Shanghai International Studies University, which is known for language studies. The college entrance exam test…

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  • East Asia

    How Cool It Would Be!

    A man splashes a bucket of water on participants of a water festival in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, July 17, 2012. The event promotes tourism of local county offices ahead of summer vacation season. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia

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  • South Asia

    Karzai Gives Speech To Afghan Police Officers

    Police officers listen to Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s speech during their graduation ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 17, 2012. President Hamid Karzai is trying to negotiate a peace settlement with the Taliban, but he warned insurgents on Tuesday that their attacks on civilians would not be forgotten by the…

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  • East Asia

    Kim Jong-un Awarded Title Of Marshal

    Photo released by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 28, 2012 shows Kim Jong Un (Front) is accompanied by officers of the Korean People’s Army (KPA). Top leader Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been awarded the title of Marshal of the DPRK,…

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  • West Asia

    Anan Meets Putin For Ending Syrian Crisis

    Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with United Nations special envoy Kofi Annan in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Annan discussed the Syria crisis with Lavrov on Monday, and met with President Putin on Tuesday. The UN and Arab League envoy to the Syrian crisis has begun his…

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  • South Asia

    Demand For Free Text Book, Uniform In India

    Indian police detain activists of different students’ organization who were protesting near the Andhra Pradesh state secretariat in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, July 17, 2012. The protestors were demanding free text books and uniform for economically backward students. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia

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  • West Asia

    British FM: Annan’s Plan Is Best Hope For Ending War In Syria

    A Syrian refugee passes by the playground at the Jordanian-run Al Bashabsheh refugee camp in Ramtha, Jordan, Tuesday, July 17, 2012. After a visit to the camp Tuesday, the British Foreign Secretary William Hague, not shown, said implementing U.N. special envoy Kofi Annan’s peace plan is the “best hope” for…

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  • South Asia

    Nepal : UCPN (M) vows to carry off peace, statute tasks

    Top news in <The Kathmandu Post> : UCPN (M) vows to carry off peace, statute tasks KATHMANDU, JUL 17 – Top UCPN (Maoist) leaders on Tuesday vowed to complete the peace and constitution writing processes by keeping the party cohesive and correcting “past mistakes.” Speaking at the inaugural session of…

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  • South East Asia

    Thailand : No detainees to be released

    Top news in <The Nation> :  No detainees to be released  The detainees will not be allowed any visits from relatives. Meanwhile, Thai members of a joint border committee are in the process of getting the detainees’ belongings, but the process of escorting them back to Thailand will not be possible until…

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  • East Asia

    Tibetan Exiles Mourn Self-Immolated Tibetans

    Tibetan exiles carry Tibetan flags and a portrait of the spiritual leader Dalai Lama, center, during a candlelit vigil in Dharmsala, India, Tuesday, July 17, 2012 to express solidarity with Lobsang Lozin, an 18-year-old Tibetan monk whom they say died of self-immolation in southwestern China’s Sichuan province. The International Campaign…

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