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East Asia
National pride raised at Indonesian students conference held in Daejeon
The 6th Conference of the Indonesian Students Association in Korea: ‘Empowering National Pride with Knowledge Collaboration’ On July 7th, 2013, with the support of our partners and the enthusiasm of Indonesian scholars, the Indonesian Students Association in Korea (PERPIKA) successfully held CISAK 2013 at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and…
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East Asia
New Zealand signs Free Trade Agreement with Taiwan in low-key ceremony
New Zealand on Wednesday signed a free trade agreement with Taiwan in a deliberately low-key ceremony designed to demonstrate the South Pacific nation’s fealty to its formal relations with mainland China. The location of the signing ceremony at a university and the absence of senior officials from either side underscored…
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East Asia
Vietnamese, Lao PM attend ceremony for completion of border mark planting
Prime Ministers of Vietnam and Laos on Tuesday hailed the completion of the border marker project, saying it is of great significance in traditional friendship between the two countries. The appreciation was made at the grand ceremony to celebrate the completion of border mark planting held at border gate separating…
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West Asia
Turkish protesters eat food on Ramadan as form of protest on Gezi Park
Thousands of anti-government protesters have broken their fast for the holy month of Ramadan by sitting down for a meal along a main Istanbul pedestrian street. As a police water cannon stood watch, the protesters on Tuesday laid newspapers and table cloths on the ground along Istiklal street for a…
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West Asia
Turkish authorities stop protesters from entering reopened Gezi park
An Istanbul park that was at the center of weeks of anti-government demonstrations opened for a few hours Monday, but Turkish authorities quickly closed it and fired a water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters heading to the area for a planned rally. The attack – the second…
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West Asia
Egyptian security forces fire at supporters of ousted President Morsi
Egypt was rocked Monday by the deadliest day since its Islamist president was toppled by the military, with more than 50 of his supporters killed by security forces as the country’s top Muslim cleric raised the specter of civil war. The military found itself on the defensive after the bloodshed,…
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South Asia
13 dead in 80-year-old, three-story hotel collapse in southern India
At least 13 people have been confirmed dead while 18 others injured in the collapse of a 80- year-old three-story hotel in Secunderabad city in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh Monday, a senior police official said. “The death toll has now risen to 13. All the injured have…
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South East Asia
Indian Buddhist devotees protest against explosions around Buddhist temple
The Indian authorities said Monday they have detained a suspect in the multiple terror attacks that rocked a world famous Buddhist temple in the eastern state of Bihar Sunday, injuring at least five people, including two Tibetan monks. Investigators have also released the close circuit television footage of the blasts…
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South Asia
Bangladeshi retailers and makers reach garment factories’ safety accord
A group of primarily European retailers and clothing makers said Monday that it plans to inspect clothing factories in Bangladesh that make garments for the companies within the next nine months and will concentrate renovations on those that pose the biggest safety threat. The group of 70 companies includes Swedish…
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West Asia
Libyan protesters demand departure of all armed formations from Tripoli
Libyan protesters chant slogans in a demonstration at Algeria Square in Tripoli, capital of Libyan, July 7, 2013, demanding for the departure of all the armed formations from the capital city. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Hamza Turkia>
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