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South Asia
An Indian woman combs her daughter’s hair in Allahabad
An Indian roadside vendor selling locks and keys awaits customers early morning in Allahabad, India, Sunday, May 12, 2013. An Indian woman combs her daughter’s hair in Allahabad, India, Sunday, May 12, 2013. <AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh>
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[Asia Round-up] Slap in the face for women
Editor’s note: Followings are summaries of editorials from major Asian media on current issues. Slap in the face for women [India, Hindustan Times, 15-05-2013] After the huge demonstrations following the December 16 Delhi gang rape incident, many hoped that the police’s attitude toward crimes against women and women’s rights might change.…
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East Asia
10 dolphins transported from Japan to China’s Shandong Aquarium
Japanese dolphin expert (R) comforts an arrived dolphin as the workers of the Ocean Aquarium of Penglai phlebotomize it in Penglai City, east China’s Shandong Province, May 15, 2013. Ten dolphins, arriving in Yantai of Shandong Province from Osaka of Japan on May 14, with an average age of 2…
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South East Asia
Taiwan-Philippines row over Taiwan fisherman’s death escalates
Philippines issues fresh apology for death of Taiwan fisherman after Taipei recalls its envoy The Philippine president apologized to Taiwan for the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine coast guard personnel, after Taiwan rejected an earlier Philippine apology and started retaliating diplomatically. In a subsequent…
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South Asia
Sri Lankan people carry torch demanding reduction of electricity rates
A Sri Lankan man carries a torch demanding the reduction of electricity charges during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Thousands of Sri Lankans including opposition leaders, lawmakers, trade union activists and journalists marched in protest against the increased electricity charges and demanded an immediate reduction.…
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West Asia
Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces as they mark ‘Nakba Day’
Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces as they mark Nakba Day in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Palestinians annually mark the “nakba,” or “catastrophe” the term they use to describe their defeat and displacement in the war that followed Israel’s founding in 1948. Israeli security forces detain a Palestinian man…
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Society
Austrailian university students protest against educational funding cut
University students and teaching staff attend the protest rally initiated by the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) demanding restoration of the latest 2.38 billion U.S.dollars cut of the university fundings in Sydney, Australia, May 14, 2013. <Xinhua/Jin Linpeng>
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East Asia
2013 International Photovoltaic Exhibition open in Shanghai
A visitor watches a photovoltaic product during the 2013 International Photovoltaic Exhibition in east China’s Shanghai Municipality, May 14, 2013. The four-day exhibition, with the participation of more than 1,500 exhibitors, opened here Tuesday. Visitors watch the models of photovoltaic products during the 2013 International Photovoltaic Exhibition in east China’s…
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East Asia
New Confucius Institute inaugurated in Istanbul, Turkey
Consul General of China in Istanbul Zhang Qingyang (2nd L), President of Okan University Sule Kut (3rd L), Chairman of Okan University board Okan Bekir (3rd R), President of Beijing Language and Culture University Cui Xiliang (2nd R), Cultural Counsellor of the Embassy of China Yu Jian (1st R) are…
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West Asia
In the animal kingdom, a sheep can’t be a king
In the animal kingdom, a sheep can’t be a king. The sentence written above was so simple, but the reactionary rage over reading it “from the Muslim Brotherhood” was so huge. It started when Mr. Ihab Al Salmawi prepared the English second term exam for the students of the secondary…
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