Category: South Asia
India Shares Independence Day with South Korea
Neelima MATHUR – Asia Journalist Association (AJA) That India and South Korea share their Independence Day is not a coincidence. Lord Mountbatten was the Supreme Allied Commander of South-East Asia […]
Japan’s intervention in South China Sea perverse
Japan’s efforts to muddle the waters of the South China Sea are perverse acts that turn back the wheel of history, a Chinese expert wrote on Monday in an article […]
Working together for peace and prosperity
Song Jong-hwan (Former Korean Ambassador to Pakistan from 2013-2016) The Korea Times I would like to congratulate Pakistan and Korea on the dual celebrations of their independence days on August […]
70th Celebration of Pakistan Independence Day
A fitting event to commemorate the 70th Independence Day of Pakistan was held at the COEX Auditorium on the evening of 14th August 2016. Dancing to the sound of Pakistani […]
Indonesian President Dismisses Energy Minister Over US Citizenship
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has relieved Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Archandra Tahar from his duties over reports that he had a dual Indonesian-US citizenship, State Secretariat Minister Pratikno said. […]
Philippines president calls US ambassador ‘gay’
Hong Dam-young – The Korea Times Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, notorious for using derogatory terms about his political opponents, has called. U.S. ambassador Philip Goldberg a “son of a bitch.” […]
The Reconstruction of Nepal
Devendra Kumar Sambahmphe – 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Nepal on 25th April 2015. Thousands of people had been affected. Due to the devastating earthquake, more than 8 thousand people […]
Traitor Trump?
By Donald Kirk – The Korea Times Donald Trump should be thankful the Republican convention in Cleveland that nominated him for the presidency was held the week before Hillary Clinton’s […]
Bangladeshi News Agency Reports The AsiaN News
The Bangladeshi news agency Narayanganj has reported The AsiaN`s publication, titled “The Female Mayors in Asian Countries” which includes 20 different female mayor’s name. The Narayanganj has quoted the section […]
The Female Mayors of Asian Countries
Virginia Raggi has been selected as Rome’s first female mayor. Raggi, a lawyer with a three-year stint as a city councilwoman, took 67.2% of the vote and she promised to […]