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East Asia
Kaesong with other 19 historic sites inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage
The 37th Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee came to an end successfully on Thursday after 11 days in action. Addressing the closing ceremony held in the tourism city of Siem Reap province on Thursday night, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sok An, chairman of the session, expressed the country’s…
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South East Asia
Cambodian political parties start campaign rallies for July 28 election
Cambodia’s eight political parties set to contest in the July 28 polls began a month-long campaign Thursday with pledges to improve people’s livelihoods when they win the election. Three major parties among them are the ruling Cambodian People’ s Party (CPP), the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, and the royalist…
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South East Asia
Thailand’s graphic smoking warnings face backlash from manufacturer
The warning signs are printed on the cigarette packets on sale in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Tobacco giant Philip Morris and more than 1,400 Thai retailers will sue Thailand’s health ministry over a rule that would nearly cover cigarette packets with smoking warnings, a tobacco trade representative said…
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East Asia
[Asia Round-up] East Asia trade pact to help ease tensions
Editor’s note: Followings are summaries of editorials from major Asian media on current issues. East Asia trade pact to help ease tensions [China, China Daily, 19-06-2013] Free trade talks involving China, Japan and South Korea are predicted to ease political tensions and meet challenges of other FTAs. Shin Bong-kil, secretary-general…
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East Asia
Samsung chosen as most popular company to work for in Asia
Survey commemorating the launching of ‘Magazine N’ “I want to work at Samsung, and visit Tokyo,” Asian university students say. They have also chosen Xi Jinping as the most influential individual in Asia. The students were asked three questions and Korea, China, and Japan each ranked first in one category.…
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South East Asia
Filipino children dance in celebration of St. John the Baptist water festival
Schoolchildren dance as they are sprayed with water by a fireman during celebration of the Feast of St. John The Baptist at suburban San Juan, east of Manila, Philippines Monday June 24, 2013. The water festival is celebrated in almost all of the townships in the country whose patron saint…
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South East Asia
Malaysia declares emergency state for haze caused by Indonesia’s forest fire
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono apologized Monday to Singapore and Malaysia for record-setting pollution caused by forest fires in his country. “For what is happening, as the president, I apologize to our brothers in Singapore and Malaysia,” Yudhoyono said. He asked for their understanding and said Indonesia is working hard…
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South East Asia
More than 1000 dead in monsoon flooding in northern India
An Indian man crosses over a swollen river with the help of a rope in Govindghat, India, Sunday, June 23, 2013. Bad weather hampered efforts Sunday to evacuate thousands of people stranded in the northern India state of Uttarakhand, where at least 1,000 people have died in monsoon flooding and…
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East Asia
‘Super moon’ rises over Singapore’s Bay Garden clearing from haze
A full moon sets behind a building of the Forbidden City in Beijing, capital of China, June 23, 2013. The moon looks 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than usual on Sunday. The scientific term for the phenomenon is “perigee moon”, but it is also known as a “super…
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South East Asia
Thai demonstrators hold masks to protest against gov’t corruption
Anti-government demonstrators hold a mask during a rally Sunday, June 23, 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand. A few thousands of demonstrators took part in the rally to show their resistance against the government accused of ravishingly spending the tax money just to win popularity. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Sakchai Lalit> Anti-government demonstrators march through…
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