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South Asia
Samsung mobile products become more popular in Kathmandu
Number of the showrooms and shops of the Samsung products, especially the mobile phone sets, have increased in Kathmandu, the capital city of the tiny beautiful Himalayan country. When one passes through New Road, the downtown in Kathmandu, and other major markets of city these days, he can notice new…
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East Asia
India and North Korean economic reform
The economic paradigm in the Asia-Pacific region is changing very quickly. America, which used to be the dominant player both economically and militarily, is no longer calling the shots. Not long ago it was the biggest trading partner of almost all countries in the region. Not anymore. Slowly but surely…
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South Asia
International Day Of People With Disability Observed In Amritsar, India
An Indian visually impaired boy sits in his room in a blind school in Amritsar, India, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. Dec. 3 is celebrated as the International Day of People with Disability. The annual observance of this day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for…
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South Asia
Pakistanis Do Shopping At Second Hand Clothes Market In Lahore For Winter
Pakistanis do shopping at Landa Bazaar, a second hand clothes market, preparing for the winter, in Lahore, Pakistan, on Dec. 2, 2012. Pakistani women do shopping at Landa Bazaar, a second hand clothes market, preparing for the winter, in Lahore, Pakistan, on Dec. 2, 2012. <Xinhua/Sajjad>
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Nepal unveils memorial monument for legendary alpinist Park Young-seok
Nepal has unveiled a memorial monument in memory of veteran South Korean climber, Park Young-seok, earlier on Nov. 10 Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) has constructed the memorial monument at International Mountaineers’ Memorial Park (IMMP) at Kakni, some 20 kilometers north of Kathmandu. The marble monument, 1.5 meters high, is put on a 1.2 meter high…
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South Asia
Pushpa Basnet named CNN Hero of the Year
Pushpa Basnet, a Nepalese woman who supports children so they don’t have to live behind bars with their incarcerated parents, was named the 2012 CNN Hero of the Year on Sunday night. Nepal is one of the poorest countries, and space is very limited in the few group homes affiliated…
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South Asia
Jhiri Fair Held At Kanachack Village, India
A Hindu man, left, gets the first tonsuring of his son done, as a religious offering during the Jhiri fair at Kanachack village, on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. According to legend, the fair is held in memory of Baba Jitu, an honest farmer who killed…
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South Asia
People Protest Against Death Of Garment Workers In Recent Fire In Dhaka
People show placards and pretend to be dead bodies during a protest against the death of garment workers in a fire accident in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, Nov. 29, 2012. At least 111 people were killed after a devastating factory fire at Tazreen Fashion Limited on the outskirts of Dhaka…
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South Asia
Garments tragedy raises many questions about workers’ safety in Bangladesh
A national mourning and sabotage allegation can not hide sheer negligence behind the latest and the biggest ever garments tragedy in Bangladesh that left at least 110 workers roasted alive on Saturday. The National Mourning Day was observed on Tuesday over the casualties in Ashulia garment factory fire. The national…
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East Asia
Tibetans Enhance Self-Immolation, Other Forms Of Protests Against Chinese Rule
In this Oct. 23, 2012 file photo released by London-based rights group Freetibet.org, Dorje Rinchen, a farmer in his late 50s, runs after setting himself on fire on the main street in Xiahe, in northwestern China’s Gansu province. A surge in self-immolations and large demonstrations by Tibetans in western China…
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