Lee Meets Wu Bangguo
Wu Bangguo (R), chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), meets with President of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Lee Myung-bak in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 9, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Xie Huanchi> news@theasian.asia
“We’re All Grown-Up”
Girls in kimonos pose for a photo at Disneyland in Chiba, Janpan, Jan. 9, 2011. People who turned 20-year-old took part in the annual Coming of-Age Day ceremony on the second Monday of January in Japan. <Photo: Xinhua/Kenichiro Seki> news@theasian.asia
NY, No Pants Subway Ride Day
Women take part in the 11th No Pants Subway Ride in a subway train in New York, the United States, on Jan. 8, 2012. Thousands of people participated the activity started by the group Improv Everywhere here on Sunday. <Photo: Xinhua/Shen Hong> news@theasian.asia
President Lee Officially Visits China
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak boards an airplane at the Seoul Military Airport in Seongnam, South Korea, Jan. 9, 2012. Lee Myung-bak will make a three-day state visit to China from Monday. <Photo: Xinhua/Park Jin Hee> news@theasian.asia
Turkey on 9 January 2012
Turkey on 9 January 2012 <Hurriyet Daily News> : “US official in Ankara as Iran tensions soar” news@theasian.asia
Iraq on 9 January 2012
Iraq on 9 January 2012 <The Kurdish Globe> : “Kurds to stay clear of Iraq sectarian strife” news@theasian.asia
Iran on 9 January 2012
Iran on 9 January 2012 <Tehran Times> : “Afghan commission accuses U.S. of detainee abuse” news@theasian.asia
Pakistan on 9 January 2012
Pakistan on 9 January 2012 <The Nation> : “Musharraf to reach Karachi between Jan 27 to 30” news@theasian.asia
India on 9 January 2012
India on 9 January 2012 <India Today> : “First phase of UP polls not to begin on Feb 4: Election Commission” news@theasian.asia
Vietnam on 9 January 2012
Vietnam on 9 January 2012 <Vietnam Plus> : “Supreme People’s Procuracy launches 2012 tasks” news@theasian.asia
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