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East Asia
Chinese Premier In Bangkok To Sign Document On Bilateral Cooperation With Thailand
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L back) and Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (R back) attend a signing ceremony of documents on bilateral cooperation in Bangkok, Thailand, Nov. 21, 2012. <Xinhua/Ma Zhancheng> Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, left, and Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra walk together during a welcome ceremony at the…
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East Asia
More Than 1,000 Siberian Tigers Protected At Park In Harbin, Northeast China
A Siberian tiger with an ear marked with a code lies on the ground at the Siberian Tiger Park in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 19, 2012. The Siberian Tiger Park, world’s largest artificially Siberian tigers breeding base, announced that its 1,067 Siberian tigers had all received…
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East Asia
‘Japan should admit sexual enslavement of Korean women’
The aftermath of Japanese colonization (1910-1945) still reverberates in Korean society and this painful part of Korea’s modern history is a frequent source of friction in Seoul-Tokyo ties. Kevin N. Cawley, director of the Irish Institute of Korean Studies at University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland, said in a recent…
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East Asia
Foreign tourist arrivals top 10 mil.
The number of foreign tourists visiting Korea this year surpassed the 10-million mark Wednesday thanks to a surge in Chinese and Japanese tourists. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) held an event to celebrate the tourism achievement at Incheon International Airport, west of…
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East Asia
Parodies cause more than laugh
A copycat painting featuring Moon Jae-in having given birth to a baby resembling his former boss, the late President Roh Moo-hyun, was posted on the Internet Wednesday, days after an artist’s original painting caused a stir. It is a parody of left-wing artist Hong Sung-dam’s recent painting, dubbed “Golden Time…
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East Asia
[Korea Report] Making wax hands of your own would be memorable souvenir
Being spoiled and enchanted with various cute, creative and authentic ornaments wherever your eyes looking at, is what most of foreigners feel when they visit souvenirs place in Insa-dong or any other places in Seoul. But what we found authentic recently on my Indonesian friends last visit to Seoul is…
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West Asia
Rampant power failure threatens people’s lives in Egypt
Having a blackout has become something regular and happens almost on a daily basis in Egypt. This crisis originally started at 2010, during Mubarak’s regime and Nazif’s government. The justification back then was that the increase in the electrical load and household-air conditioners, which weakened the power generators. But the…
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South Asia
Two Indian Women Arrested For Posting Insulting Remarks On Facebook Against Right-Wing Politician
In this Monday, Nov.19, 2012 photo, face covered Shaheen Dhada, left, and Renu Srinivas, Indian women arrested for their Facebook posts, come out of a court in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. As India’s financial capital shut down for the weekend funeral of a powerful right-wing politician linked to…
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South Asia
A Muslim Bleeds By Flagellating Himself During Muharram Procession In Srinagar, India
Blood runs down the face of a Kashmiri Shiite Muslim flagellating himself during a Muharram procession in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. Muharram is a month of mourning in remembrance of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed. <AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan>
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South Asia
Pakistani PM Poses With Those Who Came To Attend Developing Eight Summit In Islamabad
Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf (4th L) poses for a group photo with representatives coming for the Developing Eight (D-8) Summit during the D-8 Business Forum in Islamabad, Pakistan, Nov. 20, 2012. The D-8 Business Forum kicked off here on Tuesday, two days before the open of the D-8…
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