East Asia

Japan on 9 January 2012

Japan on 9 January 2012 <Japan Today> : “Olympus considers suing current, former executives” news@theasian.asia

Female Bodyguards Get Training

The contestants receive training by the sea in Sanya, south China’s Hainan Province, Jan. 8, 2012. A selection of female bodyguards organized by Beijing Tianjiao Special Guard company started in Sanya on Sunday. <Photo: Xinhua/Hou Jiansen> news@theasian.asia

East Asia

China Develops Its 1st Wearable Computer

A staff member shows how to use a wearable computer designed by a company in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Jan. 6, 2012. The wearable computer, designed and made by a sci-tech company in Yunnan, includes an eyeglasses-shaped mainframe, a mouse and a folding keyboard. The computer, the first of its…

East Asia

A Praying Pigeon to Lord Buddha

A pigeon is sitting in front of a statue of Lord Buddha next to the main building of Jogye Temple where a mortuary of Ven. Jigwan was set up. She seems to be praying for her own wishes. news@theasian.asia

East Asia

What Makes Nepal Identify Lumbini’s Nationality

Maya Devi Mandir in Lumbini, Nepal dedicated to Queen Maya, Buddha’s mother <Source: AsiaN> 2012 as ‘Visit Lumbini Year’ The Nepali people have launched an aggressive campaign to promote the fact that Buddha was born in Nepal, not India. Nepal’s Ambassador to Korea Kamal Prasad Koirala wrote a letter…

Apple Products up to ‘35%’ Off

Apple Red Friday If you live in China, Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore or the Philippines, it will be a good idea to go to the Apple Store on Friday, 6 January. Apple informed customers in several Asian countries regarding this Friday’s one-day shopping event in celebration of the…

China on 6 January 2012

Top news of People’s Daily on 6 January 2012 is closer military exchanges between China and Pskistan. news@theasian.asia

Japan on 6 January 2012

NIKKEI of Japan reports the government and the ruling party DPJ(Democratic Party of Japan)’s plan for consumption tax hike. news@theasian.asia

[The AsiaN Video] Former South Korean PM stressing on Stronger Ties with Saudi Arabia

Former PM of South Korea Chung Un-chan delivered a speech on 6th GCF (Global Competitiveness Forum) organized by SAGIA (Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority) exhorting both countries to be more open . He said that for entrepreneurs to emerge , the mindset of the society has to be open enough…

East Asia

China Will Open ‘Ice Disneyland’

Tourists pose for photos in a folk custom park in Altay, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 4, 2012. A large variety of snow sceneries and activities are witnessed in the park, which covers an area of 100,000 square meters. The “Disneyland of Ice” is expected to open to…