New Chinese Consulate General Inaugurated In Khon Kaen, Thailand
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Xie Hangsheng (2nd L), Deputy Permanent Secretary of Thai Foreign Ministry Nuttawudh Photisaro (C) and guests attend the inauguration ceremony of China’s new consulate general in Khon Kaen, northeastern Thailand, Oct. 23, 2012. China officially opened a new consulate general in Khon Kaen in northeastern Thailand on Tuesday. It is the […]
Cambodian King Thanks Buddhist Monks Praying For His Deceased Father Sihanouk
Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni, right, greets Buddhist monks in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. Sihamoni and his mother, Queen Monineath on Tuesday visited mourners gathered in front of the Royal Palace from across the country to pay tribune to their former king late Norodom Sihanouk. Cambodia’s Queen […]
Tourism Festival Worshipping Goddess Of Sea Held In Meizhou Island, China
People attend a memorial ceremony for Mazu, the goddess of the sea, during a tourism festival in the Meizhou Island in Putian City, southeast China’s Fujian Province, Oct. 23, 2012. The tourism festival themed on Mazu culture, which kicked off here on Tuesday, attracted tens of thousands of worshippers from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan. […]
People Celebrate Navratri Festival With Dance, Music Across India
People dance to celebrate the Navratri festival in Ahmedabad, capital of the west Indian state of Gujarat, Oct. 23, 2012. Navratri, which literally means nine nights, is a festival of worship, dance and music celebrated during a period of nine nights almost throughout India. A girl dances to celebrate the Navratri festival in Ahmedabad, capital […]
Libyans Celebrate 1st Anniversary Of Their Liberation From Dictator Gadhafi
Libyans celebrate one year on since the country was declared liberated from former dictator Moammar Gadhafi, at Martyrs Square in Tripoli, Libya , Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. <AP Photo/Gaia Anderson>
A Variety Of Gala Shows Held In Various Parts Of China To Observe Double Ninth Festival
Actors perform lion dance before a climbing activity held in Changchun, capital of northeast China’s Jilin Province, Oct. 23, 2012. More than 1,300 citizens in Changchun joined the activity to greet the Double Ninth Festival, or Chongyang Festival, which is a traditional Chinese holiday to pay respect to the seniors. <Xinhua/Lin Hong> (Xinhua/) (hy) Members […]
Emir Of Qatar Urges Warring Palestinian Factions To Reconcile In His Visit To Gaza Strip
The Emir of Qatar Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, right, and Gaza’s Hamas Prime minister Ismail Haniyeh, center, arrive for the corner-stone laying ceremony of a new centre providing artificial limbs, in Bait Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The emir of Qatar has used his landmark visit to the Gaza Strip to […]
Syrian Conflict Lasting Over A Year And Half Drives People Into Abyss Of Misery
Displaced Syrian men wait for food near an NGO charitable kitchen in a refugee camp near Azaz, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. A Syrian displaced woman and her granddaughter are seen in a refugee camp near Azaz, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. <AP Photo/Manu Brabo> This June 12, 2012 file photo shows a Syrian revolutionary […]
Animals Are Selling Well In Muslim Countries Ahead Of Eid Al-Adha Festival
An Egyptian man waits with his son to sell sheep ahead of Muslim festival of Eid Al-Adha at a street market in Cairo, Egypt, Oct. 23, 2012. <Xinhua/Qin Haishi> Photo taken on Oct. 23, 2012 shows the general view of a main animal market in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar, as the Eid Al-Adha festival draws near. […]
Spellbound by Anipang
About one fifth of Koreans are going crazy trying to get as many hearts as possible every day to play mobile game Anipang. That’s because players need one heart for a round of the simple but addictive one-minute game. Anipang has become an obsession for Koreans of all ages. You can easily spot commuters who […]
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