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East Asia
Major news in China on April 25
Top news in <People Daily>: China should not take the blame for soaring oil prices news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on April 25: Cherry blossoms in tsunami-hit Ishinomaki
Top news in <Kyodo News>: Cherry blossoms in tsunami-hit Ishinomaki news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
[China Now] Communist Party cadres asked to read and study
The People’s Daily of China carried a story on the occasion of the World Book & Copyight Day which fell on April 23 in which it quoted remarks of a high ranking party official as saying that “party officials are asked to make reading as their major hobby.” He further said in the paper that…
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East Asia
Satellite View Of NK Military Parade
This April 15, 2012 satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe shows a parade held to mark the 100th anniversary of Kim Il Sung’s birthday in Pyongyang, North Korea. The parade can be seen from the top left corner of the image frame as it makes it way toward Kim Il Sung…
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South Asia
Life Seeking Pleasure In Depths Of Despair
A Pakistani child, whose family was displaced by 2010 floods from a village near Multan, sleeps in a hammock attached on to a bed in a makeshift tent in a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Pakistani men who were displaced by 2010 floods from…
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South Asia
Children Are The Same No Matter Where They Are
ISLAMABAD — Afghan refugee children enjoy a swing ride in a slum area on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 24, 2012. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Tokyo Tower Lit Up Amid Looming Power Shortage
TOKYO — Fish flags are seen flying in front of the illuminated Tokyo Tower in Tokyo, capital of Japan, April 24, 2012. Supply of electricity by Kansai Electric Power Co. and two other utilities in Japan is likely to fall short of maximum demand in August even if businesses and…
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West Asia
Major news in Israel on April 24 2012
Top news in <Jerusalem Post>: PM “I don’t fear elections on Ulpana issue” news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Major news in Qatar on April 24 2012
Top news in <Al Jazeera>: UN chief urges rival Sudans to hold dialogue news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Major news in Indonesia on April 24 2012
Top news in <Jarkarta Post>: Teacher pleads guilty to caning Indonesian maid repeatedly news@theasian.asia
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