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South East Asia
Malaysian Sultan Jamalul Kiram III orders unilateral ceasefire
Sultan Jamalul Kiram III, right, of the Sultanate of Sulu, and his daughter Princess Jacel Kiram, talk to the media in their house after attending the Friday prayers at the Blue Mosque at suburban Taguig city east of Manila, Philippines Friday Mar.8, 2013. Kiram III ordered his “Royal Army” followers,…
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East Asia
Chinese new leadership walk to attend opening session of NPC at Great Hall of People in Beijing
In this photo provided by China’s Xinhua News Agency, Chinese leaders, from left in front row, Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Jia Qinglin, Chairman of the National People’s Congress Wu Bangguo, President Hu Jintao, Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping, Premier Wen Jiabao and Vice Premier…
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West Asia
Iran confirms to be ready to respond to IAEA’s concerns
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast speaks during a press conference in Tehran, March 5, 2013. Mehmanparast said Tuesday that Iran is ready to respond to the concerns of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) after an agreement is reached. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Ahmad Halabisaz>
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East Asia
Xi Jinping, Hu Jintao stand side by side at the opening of NPC in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People
The first session of the 12th National People’s Congress (NPC) opens at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Li Gang> Communist Party chief Xi Jinping, right, Chinese President Hu Jintao, left, and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrive for the opening session of…
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East Asia
Park’s sentimental journey
Park Geun-hye was sworn in as the 18th-term President of this country last Monday (Feb. 25). As is well known, she is the daughter of the late President Park Chung-hee, who was assassinated by his close aide in October 1979. The course of her life leading to presidency has been…
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South East Asia
Supporters celebrate after Democrat Party candidate elected as Bangkok governor
Supporters of Demcorat party candidate Sukhumbhand Paribatra celebrate after he won his second term as Bangkok governor in a local election on Sunday, March 3, 2013 in Bangkok, Thailan. The election was overshadowed by political divisiveness that has wracked Thailand for much of the past eight years. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Sakchai Lalit>
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East Asia
‘The Wheels of Happiness’ are run by all
Joint Project between the Northeast Asian History Foundation and The AsiaN *Editor’s Note: Security in East Asia is swaying in a rough sea. North Korea’s nuclear crisis has been highly elated amid existing territorial disputes and deep-rooted conflicts between nations in the region. South Korea, China and Japan, the countries…
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East Asia
How media plays in territorial disputes
Truthful and fair reporting based on the facts from an objective viewpoint might be one of the ways in which the media can help find peaceful solutions to rampant territorial disputes in Asia. During a seminar organized by the Asia Journalist Association (AJA) and sponsored by the Korea Press Foundation…
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South East Asia
Vietnamese PM talks with visiting Swedish Justice Minister in Hanoi
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (front R) meets with visiting Sweden’s Minister of Justice Beatrice Ask in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, Feb. 27, 2013. <Xinhua/VNA>
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South Asia
Iranian president welcomes his Pakistani counterpart at his office in Tehran
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) shakes hands with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari at the Iran’s presidential palace in Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 27, 2013. <Xinhua/Iran’s Presidential Website>
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