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East Asia
Kim Jong-un likely to be chosen as TIME’s new “Person of the Year”
2012 seems to be a good year for Kim Jong-un, beside succeeding his late father, Kim Jung-il, in ruling North Korea, he appeared on TIME magazine’s cover before and even been named “sexist man alive” although the later one was a prank done by satirical newspaper “The Onion”, and some…
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West Asia
Newly Appointed Egyptian Prosecutor General Tenders Resignation
Undated file photo shows Egypt’s newly-appointed prosecutor general Talat Ibrahim Abdullah. Egypt’s newly-appointed prosecutor general, Talat Ibrahim Abdullah, submitted his resignation to the head of Supreme Council of Justice on Monday, state TV reported. <Xinhua/STR>
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West Asia
Ali Al-Rashed Elected New Speaker Of Kuwaiti National Assembly
Newly elected Speaker of Parliament Ali al-Rashed (L) reacts at the opening of the 14th session of National Assembly (Parliament) in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Dec. 16, 2012. <Xinhua/Noufal Ibrahim>
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East Asia
Abe’s LDP Wins In Parliamentary Election To Make Him Japanese Prime Minister
Japan’s main opposition leader Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) marks on the name of one of those elected in parliamentary elections at the party headquarters in Tokyo Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has resigned as chief of the Democratic Party of Japan to take…
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West Asia
Naguib Mahfouz, Egypt’s national writer true to Islam spirit
Some people described him as a wise man, others called him a motivation, others liked his philosophical works and completely adored him, while others didn’t like him at all; that is the Nobel prize winner Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz. His birthday has come up and it is time that we…
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West Asia
TV director Fatimal-Zahraa devotes herself to harmonizing foreign and Arab culture works
Mrs. Fatimal-Zahraa Mohammed Hassan is a TV Director and media writer. She has been brought in a family with love for literature, a passion she haired in her appreciation of literature and arts. It was also represented in a dream achieved by studying Mass Communication at the University of Cairo,…
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East Asia
Artist-in-residence in Kumho Art Hall
Many concert halls around the world, such as London’s Wigmore Hall, run artist-in-residence programs for a deeper musical dialogue between artists and their audience. Kumho Art Hall joined this trend last week, becoming the first Korean concert venue to conduct an artist-in-residence program. It appointed Leipzig-based pianist Kim Da-sol as…
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East Asia
Chinese Writer Mo Yan Shows Medal After Receiving Nobel Literature Prize
Chinese writer and Nobel Prize in Literature winner Mo Yan (2nd L) and his wife Du Qinlan (1st L), Chinese Ambassador to Switzerland Lan Lijun (1st R) and his wife Gu langlin (2nd R) attend an evening reception after Mo received Nobel Prize in Literature from Sweden’s King Carl XVI…
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West Asia
Maestro Baginska: Arabs asked to improve professional musical education for children at young age
The Maestro & Music Professor VALENTINA MARIA BAGINSKA I ask Arabs to improve professional musical education for children at a young age Q1. I am happy to interview one of the unique figures in the world of music. The Maestro & Music Professor Valentina Maria Baginska. Welcome Maestro VALENTINA. Maestro…
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East Asia
‘We want to be a window of Asia’
The AsiaN, a Seoul-based online media service published in four languages, aims at playing the role of “the window of Asia” by delivering news in the region from an Asian perspective, its head said. Lee Sang-ki, publisher of The AsiaN (http://theasian.asia), said foreign press tend to report Asian news from…
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