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East Asia
KTO gets big deal with Amway China
25,000 Chinese to be on Korean tour next year The state-run Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) said Wednesday that it has succeeded in attracting 25,000 Chinese tourists as part of an Amway China incentive tour. The Chinese corporation of the American direct-sales company has decided to send groups of employees to…
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East Asia
Historic values of Baekje-era fortress
On New Year’s Day 1997, an event took place in Pungnap-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, which changed the understanding of Korea’s history. In the summer of 1925, heavy rain caused the Han River to flood. After the waters subsided, various historical artifacts were uncovered in the area. Thanks to the effects of…
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East Asia
US warns NK against nuke test
The United States’ top envoy for East Asia affairs warned North Korea, Wednesday, against further provocations amid concerns Pyongyang could conduct a third nuclear test. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, who paid a visit to President-elect Park Geun-hye, told reporters that Washington was “very clear on our position…
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West Asia
Members Of Afghan Youth Orchestra Practice Before Leaving For Concert Tour To U.S.
In this Monday, Jan. 7, 2013 photo, Ahmad Farid Shefta of Afghanistan, right, teaches Afghan students how to play the trumpet in a class at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul, Afghanistan. Dozens of Afghan teenagers including former street kids or orphans aged 10 to 22, will be…
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West Asia
A Victim Makes A Phone Call At Site Of Suicide Car Bombing In Kabul That Left Six Dead, 30 Injured
A victim talks on the phone at the site of a suicide car bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Jan. 16, 2013. A powerful suicide bombing hit Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, killing six people, all attackers, and injuring 30 others, all civilians, Kabul police said in a statement released hours…
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South Asia
Hazara Shiite Muslims In India Protest Against Killing Of Hazara Community Members In Pakistan
Hazara Shiite Muslims residing in India protest against alleged target killing of Hazara community members in Pakistan, outside the Pakistani embassy in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Hazara Shiite Muslims residing in India shout slogans during a protest against alleged target killing of Hazara community members in Pakistan,…
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East Asia
ANA’s Boeing 787 Made An Emergency Landing At Takamatsu Airport After Developing Battery Problem
In this photo taken by a passenger and distributed by Japan’s Kyodo News, passengers leave an All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 after it made an emergency landing at Takamatsu airport in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. ANA said a cockpit message showed battery problems and a…
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South East Asia
British Defense Chief Visits Jakarta For Talks With His Indonesian Counterpart
Defense Secretary of the United Kingdom Philip Hammond (L), accompanied by Indonesian Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro, walks to the defense ministry office in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 16, 2013. Hammond’s meeting with Indonesian Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro will build on the recently-signed Defense MoU between the two countries, the statement said.…
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Society
French Soldiers Prepare To Advance To Mali’s Northen Region To Help Retake The Area From Islamist Rebels
This photo provided by the ECPAD/French Army shows a Rafale jetfighter flying over Mali, Tuesday, Jan.15, 2013. Islamists in Mali on Wednesday prevented residents from leaving the towns they are holding, and some fear they will be used as human targets by the extremists as French troops pressed forward to…
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West Asia
Rescuers Inspect Site Of Bomb Attack In Kirkuk, Iraq, That Left 17 Dead, 133 Injured
Rescuers inspect the site of a bomb attack in Kirkuk, Iraq, on Jan. 16, 2013. Up to 17 people were killed and 133 wounded in two bomb attacks targeting offices of Kurdish parties in the ethnically mixed cities of Kirkuk and Tuz-Khurmato in northern Iraq on Wednesday, according to the…
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