Philippine Official Checks Elephant Tusks Confiscated
A staffer of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (DENR-PAWB) displays elephant tusks which were seized by Philippine customs authorities over a two-year period following failed smuggling attempts in the country, Wednesday Sept. 26, 2012, in Quezon city northeast of Manila. The tusks are to be shipped back to their […]
World School Milk Day Celebrated In Jakarta, Indonesia
Indonesian elementary students hold bottles of milk to celebrate World School Milk Day in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept. 26, 2012. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations launched the World School Milk Day as a support and awareness of children nutrition by drinking milk in 2000. <Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.> news@theasian.asia
Scene Of People’s Lives At Poor Region In New Delhi
Indian laborers wait in the street before starting in New Delhi, India, early Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. <AP Photo/Kevin Frayer> An Indian rickshaw driver waits for customers as a ragpicker walks by on a street in New Delhi, India, early Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. An Indian vendor balances as he organizes his wares at his […]
Some 2,000 Afghans Become Disabled Due To Mine Blasts Each Year
Afghan disabled men exercise with their prosthetic legs at the Orthopedic Center of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Nangarhar Province of eastern Afghanistan on Sept. 26, 2012. The war-torn Afghanistan is one of the most mine-contaminated country in the world. As a result, around 2,000 Afghans become disabled each year due to […]
Pakistani Students Rally Against Anti-Islam U.S. Film
Pakistani students hang an effigy of U.S. pastor Terry Jones at a rally to protest against the making of a film insulting the Prophet Muhammad at Karachi University on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012 in Pakistan. A Pakistani Taliban spokesman says the militant group has announced an amnesty for a minister who offered a $100,000 bounty […]
K-pop stars to heat up Gangnam Festival Oct. 2-7
In October, you’ll find Seoul’s southern district of Gangnam will offer a lot more than the rodeo dance of “Gangnam Style.” The district will hold the Gangnam Festival from Oct. 2 through 7 showcasing its infrastructure related to fashion, shopping and “hallyu” entertainment, which is making the region a must-visit tourist destination. Started in 2007 […]
Chavez Narrowly Chased By Opposition Candidate In Presidential Election
A boy walks beside a a wall covered with campaign posters of Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012. Chavez held a 10-point lead over rival Henrique Capriles in a polling company’s final survey ahead of the Oct. 7 election, but the report released Tuesday showed Capriles narrowing the gap. <AP/NEWSis> […]
North Korea Adopts 12-Year Compulsory Education
Children play at a kindergarten in Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Sept. 19, 2012. The parliament of DPRK on Sept. 25, 2012 approved 12-year compulsory education, the official KCNA news agency reported. Students have vocality class at a school in Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), […]
K-pop concert hall proposed to promote Korean culture
Four districts in northeastern Seoul have proposed jointly building a K-pop concert hall, saying the facility will help promote the nation’s pop culture as well as boost the region’s economy. Chiefs of the districts ― Dobong, Nowon, Seongbuk and Gangbuk ― signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with private investors to construct the tentatively named […]
A Campaign, Titled “Clean Up The World 2012,” Conducted In Manila
Filipino workers gather garbage as they participate in the “Clean Up The World 2012” in suburban Pasig, east of Manila, Philippines, Tuesday Sept. 25, 2012. The Australian Embassy together with the Metro Manila Development Authority and the city conducted cleanup activities in a flood prone area to encourage community members to play a more active […]
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