Sochi Olympics countdown clock installed outside Kremlin in Moscow
A countdown clock for the 2014 Sochi Olympics is installed outside the Kremlin in Manezh Square, with Kremlin’s Spassky Tower at right in the background, in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Mikhail Metzel>
Millions of Hindu pilgrims attend Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad, India
A young Naga sadhu or naked Hindu holy man sits with others during an evening prayer at their camp at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati , for Maha Kumbh, festival, in Allahabad, India , Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are attending the Maha Kumbh festival, which […]
Chinese Art performers prepare gala show to celebrate lunar New Year in Stockholm
Performers from China’s Jiangsu Overseas Chinese Art Group prepare before a gala to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year in Stockholm, Sweden, Feb. 6, 2013. <Xinhua/Liu Yinan>
‘The AsiaN’ Makes Its Debut on Turkish Mag
▶Link The AsiaN, the Internet news portal covering diverse Asian issues, made its debut on a recent issue of Turkish bi-monthly magazine Cihan Dergi published by Cihan News Agency. The title of the article by Alpago Sinasi, correspondent for Cihan News Agency in Korea says “through The AsianN network, we will tell our story in […]
A woman walks snow-covered park with her kid in Moscow
A woman walks in a park with her kid in Moscow, capital of Russia, on Feb. 5, 2013. A heavy snowfall hit Moscow on Sunday. Ducks can be seen in a park in Moscow, capital of Russia, on Feb. 5, 2013. A man cleans snow from the roof of his house in Moscow, capital of […]
People walk through a snow-covered street in Goyang, South Korea
A People walk through a snow-covered street in Goyang, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. <AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon>
Latern show opens to greet upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year in Changsha
Children play in front of festive lanterns during a lantern show in Changsha, capital of central China’s Hunan Province, Feb. 5, 2013. The lantern show was held to greet the upcoming Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb. 10 this year. Visitors view the laser fountain during a lantern show […]
A Jewish Boy Performs Bar Mitzvah Ceremony Giving Him Rights Of A Fully Grown Man
A 13-year-old Jewish boy (C) is surrounded by his family members during his Bar Mitzvah ceremony to be recognized by Jewish tradition as having the same rights as a fully grown man, at the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem’s Old City on Feb. 4, 2013. <Xinhua/Yin Dongxun>
Sri Lankan Soldiers Celebrate The 65th Independence Day In Trincomalee
Sri Lankan Army soldiers march during a parade celebrating Sri Lanka’s 65th Independence Day, marking the country’s independence from British colonial rule in 1948 in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrives to attend an event on Sri Lanka’s 65th Independence Day, marking the country’s independence from British colonial […]
Chinese Perform Various Traditional Activities To Celebrate Beginning Of Spring
Villagers are about to kill a pig for a feast in Jiangwan Village of Wuyuan County, east China’s Jiangxi Province, Feb. 4, 2013. Various traditional activities were held in Wuyuan to celebrate “Lichun”, literally meaning the beginning of the spring, as well as the Xiaonian Festival which falls on the 23rd or 24th day of […]
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