• East Asia

    N Korea’s reporting on collapse of Pyongyang apartment

    On 18th May 2014, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) released an unusual report in which they admitted that a 23-storey apartment building had collapsed in downtown Pyongyang. The official report also admitted that some unlucky inhabitants of the apartment had been killed as a result, though there were no…

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  • South Asia

    Modi’s historic handshake with Sharif

    India’s new prime minister Narendra Modi, left, shakes hands with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif, as Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam, right, watches during Modi’s inauguration in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 26, 2014. Modi took the oath of office as India’s new prime minister at the sprawling presidential palace…

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  • West Asia

    Kuwait rising as political and economic hub of Arab world

    Kuwait: The Summits of Peace As Asia and the Middle East are witnessing a rapid turmoil in the sky of politics, and on the land of reality, Kuwait, being in the geographical and historical heart of that map, and inspired by the diplomatic career of its ruler, Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber…

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  • Central Asia

    Ukraine and new tensions in the world

    Developments in Ukraine, which began in November 2013, shocked the world. That shock was not because the people revolted against the government and demanded changes, but because it was causing change to the world order, which remained as such for many decades. Divided by political priorities, the modern world has…

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  • South East Asia

    Thai soldier in Bangkok

    A Thai soldier stands guard in front of the Army Club during a meeting of political groups in Bangkok, Thailand, May 21, 2014. Thai army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha on Wednesday called a meeting of representatives from seven political groups to discuss solutions to the country’s protracted political crisis.

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  • East Asia

    Can KBS be free from Chong Wa Dae?

    KBS employees demanding boss’s resignation Hundreds of the Korean Broadcasting System(KBS) reporters, editors and producers started boycotting their work starting May 19, after a voting result was released supporting the boycott. Amid an abnormal state of broadcasting by the KBS, its employees demanded resignation of their president Gil Hwan-young, alleging…

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  • South Asia

    Which is better path for reconciliation, cricket or UN?

    “In Sri Lanka, cricket is a better path to reconciliation than the UN plan” Rejecting the resolution passed at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on March 27th to mount an ‘independent’ international investigation into alleged human rights violations in Sri Lanka, President Mahinda Rajapkase said that Sri Lanka would…

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  • West Asia

    [Asia Round-up] UAE is world’s charity capital with $5 billion aid

    Culture of giving deeply rooted in Emirates’ society and nurtured by leaders since the inception of the UAE, says Shaikh Mohammed The UAE increased its aid rate to 1.5 per cent of GDP, the highest in the 34-member Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The Emirates’ contributions rose more…

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  • East Asia

    [Asia Round-up] Xi Jinping’s visit to Europe– economic diplomacy?

    For the European Union, what was truly remarkable about Xi Jinping’s four-nation tour of Europe (The Netherlands, France, Germany and Belgium) was the efforts that the Chinese President made to visit the key EU institutions in Brussels and to meet with its top leaders – President of the European Council…

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  • West Asia

    Saudi Arabia’s desire to hold talks with Iran

    Saudi Foreign Affairs Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal made an important announcement Tuesday when he said that he invited his Iranian counterpart and that he is ready to negotiate with him. This announcement signaled a change in Saudi Arabia’s policy toward Iran and came during US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s…

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