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East Asia
China’s Third Oil Price Cut In Two Months
A staff member of a gas station alters fuel price tags in Hefei, capital of east China’s Anhui Province, July 11, 2012. China slashed the benchmark retail price for gasoline by 420 yuan (66.46 U.S. dollars) per metric ton (tonne) and the price for diesel by 400 yuan per tonne…
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West Asia
A Growing Number Of Syrian Refugees Arrive In Jordan
Syrians speak to their relatives inside the sport club at King Abdullah Gardens in Al-Rumtha city, Jordan, Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Due to the increasing numbers of Syrian refugees, the Jordanian government opened a new camp for the Syrian families at King Abdullah gardens. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Karzai Meets Akihito In Tokyo
In this photo released by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, listens to Japan’s Emperor Akihito during a meeting at Imperial Palace in Tokyo Monday, July 10, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Indian Population To Overtake China In 2030
Commuters walk past parked bikes at a market area near a train station on the eve of World Population Day in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Nearly 7 million commuters ride the overtaxed suburban rail network each work day in Mumbai. India is the second most populous country in…
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West Asia
Welcome Home From Israeli Prison
Palestinian Mahmoud Sarsak, a former player with the Palestinian national football team, is carried by supporters upon his arrival to his family’s house in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, after his release from Israeli prison, Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Israel on Tuesday released Sarsak, a member of the Palestinian national soccer…
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on Jul 10: University hospitals of Nagoya, Seoul to start exchange program
Top news in <Kyodo News>: University hospitals of Nagoya, Seoul to start exchange program Nagoya University Hospital will conclude an agreement with Seoul National University Hospital possibly in mid-July to start an exchange program between their nurses and other staff with the aim of improving their medical skills, hospital officials…
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South Asia
Pakistanis Oppose To Reopen Supply Route For U.S.
Pakistani anti-US and NATO protesters demonstrate in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Monday, July 9, 2012. Thousands of Islamists streamed toward Pakistan’s capital in a massive convoy of vehicles Sunday to protest the government’s decision to allow the U.S. and other NATO countries to resume shipping troop supplies through the country to Afghanistan.…
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South Asia
A Circus Girl Performs In Afghanistan
A girl from Mobile Mini Circus for Children performs in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 9, 2012. The circus will make a tour through several countries in south Asia and Middle East. <Xinhua/Ahmad Massoud> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Putin: Syria Has To Talks With Opposition Groups
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin addresses Russian Ambassadors during their meeting in the Foreign Ministry, in Moscow, on Monday, July 9, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin says that the Syrian government and opposition groups should be ?forced? to start a dialogue as Moscow hosted a meeting with opposition leaders. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Season For Entrance Exam Begins In Vietnam
Participants of university entrance examinations come out of the exam venue in Hanoi, Vietnam, June 9, 2012. Over 600,000 Vietnamese people took part in the university entrance examinations this year. <Xinhua/Ho Nhu Y> news@theasian.asia
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