Large Number Of Fishermen Take Part In Ice Fishing Event In Jilin Province, China
Local fishermen drag a huge fishing net out of water during an ice fishing event in the Chagan Lake in Qian Gorlos Mongolian Autonomous County, northeast China’s Jilin Province, Dec. 27, 2012. Local fishermen net fish during an ice fishing event in the Chagan Lake in Qian Gorlos Mongolian Autonomous County, northeast China’s Jilin Province, […]
A Total of 180 Afghan Policemen Attend A Graduation Ceremony
Afghan police officers attend a graduation ceremony in Nangarhar province of eastern Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2012. A total of 180 Afghan policemen graduated on Thursday after a two-month training in Nangarhar. Afghan police officers take oath during a graduation ceremony in Nangarhar province of eastern Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2012. <Xinhua/Tahir Safi>
AJA picks Aung San Suu Kyi and Malala Yousafzai as Asians of 2012
Asian journalist Association (AJA) has picked Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar opposition leader, and Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani human right activist, as Asians of 2012 Thursday (Dec. 27). Suu Kyi has devoted herself to the democratization of her country under the oppresion of the military regime and contributed greatly to the opening of Myanmar to outside world. She efforts have born fruit and enabled […]
Alittihad, a UAE’s major daily, carries poems of Ko Un, a noted Korean poet
Alittihad, a UAE’s major daily, carries poems of Ko Un, a noted Korean poet. The Arabic version of Ko’s poem was translated by Ashraf Dali, Chief of The AsiaN’s Middle East Bureau. Al-Ittihad (“Union” in Arabic) is an Arabic language newspaper published daily in the United Arab Emirates. The paper was launched as a weekly 12-page […]
Fifth Death Anniversary Of Former Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto Observed In Garhi Khuda Baksh
In this handout photo released by the Press Information Department (PID), Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari (L) raises the hand of his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari during a rally to mark the fifth death anniversary of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in Garhi Khuda Baksh, Pakistan, Dec. 27, 2012. In this handout photo released […]
North Koreans Celebrate Birth Centennial Of The Late NK Founder Kim Il-sung
In this Sunday, April 15, 2012 photo, people walk down a street after a large military parade in Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square celebrating 100 years since the birth of the late North Korean founder Kim Il Sung. <AP Photo/David Guttenfelder> In this Monday, April 16, 2012 photo, students wave the national flags at an […]
Libyan Deputy PM Speaks In A Press Conference In Tripoli
Libyan Deputy Prime Minister Awad al-Barasi speaks during a press conference in Tripoli, Libya, Dec. 27, 2012. <Xinhua/Hamza Turkia>
Xi Jinping Meets With President Of The 67th UN General Assembly Session In Beijing
Xi Jinping (R), general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with Vuk Jeremic, president of the 67th Session of the UN General Assembly, in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 27, 2012. <Xinhua/Ding Lin> Xi Jinping (R), general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, shakes hands with […]
Spokesman Of Syrian Opposition Coalition Speaks At A Press Conference In Istanbul
Walid al-Bunni, spokesman of the Istanbul-based Syrian opposition coalition, speaks during a press conerence in Istanbul, Turkey, on Dec. 27, 2012. Syria’s National Coalition for the Opposition Forces said Thursday they are open to any political solution to the Syrian crisis. <Xinhua/Ma Yan>
Poem dedicated to two women handpicked by The AsiaN as 2012 Asians of the year
When I got the names of Aung San Suu Kyi(Myanmar) and Malala Yousafzai(Pakistan) to be 2012 Asian of the Year I was watching Egyptian women at Tahrir Square, Cairo, cutting their hair, as a sign of showing opposition to the new constitution approved by the radical government in Egypt. Our country has been giving birth […]
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