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Central Asia
Kiss to President
A Kirghizian woman kisses Kyrgyzstan’s President Almazbek Atambayev (R) as she receives his bouquet during the celebration of international women’s day in capital of Bishkek on March 7, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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Culture
Star of the Day
A dressed-up elephant enters the Rambagh Polo Ground in Jaipur, capital of the north India state Rajasthan, during the Elephant Festival on March 7, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Li Yigang> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Pakistanis Celebrate ‘Holi Festival’
A Pakistani Hindu girl celebrates Holi, the festival of colors, in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on March 7, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Toheed> news@theasian.asia
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Column
NK nuclear issue: No early solution
It seems that, after few months of hibernation, something is happening again in regard to the North Korean nuclear issue. The officials from the United States and North Korea met in Beijing Friday to discuss, citing a press report, a probability of restarting nuclear disarmament in return for aid. We…
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Business
France, US, Chile wage wine war in Korea
The Korean love affair with wines has fluctuated wildly between highs and lows in recent years. Distributors now hope that the effects of relaxed retail regulations and free trade pacts with wine-making nations will put the relationship on firmer ground by making them more affordable. Wine consumption appeared to be…
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China risk
Korean economy should be in emergency mode China slashed its 2012 growth rate to 7.5 percent, a recession by the Chinese standard and the lowest in 13 years. The slowdown will also have a ripple effect on the Korean economy, which ships 29.8 percent of its exports to the neighboring…
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World’s 10 Coolest Subway Systems
The Design, Lifestyle and Luxury Community <Tengri News of Kazakhstan>In the modern world, subway is not just a public transport but also the city’s face. From old classic to modern art, the most beautiful subways house really stunning stations that are considered architectural masterpieces. The Coolist made a rating of the…
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South East Asia
No Legs, But Hopes
9 year old Muhammad Putra Fahrezi plays football with his friends at Setiabudi, south Jakarta, around 7 km from Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) head center, March 6, 2012. Fahrezi lost both legs and two left fingers in an accident 2 years ago. He loves and keeps playing football even on…
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South Asia
1 Dollar is Quite Big for Us
Afghan children get water from a public water pump at a slum area in Herat city west of Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul on March 6, 2012. It is believed that some nine million Afghans live under poverty line on less than one U.S. dollar a day. <Photo: Xinhua/Sardar> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
“These are All Important Resources”
A worker collects waste products at a recycle center in Niupengzi Village in Neijiang, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, March 6, 2012. Since the 1980s, the Niupengzi Village of Neijiang, previously a well-known market of trading of waste materials, has grown into a recycling base including the recycle, reprocess and sales…
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