<2011 Top News> Yoga Enthusiasts Practice for Solstice
XINHUA PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2011 FOR INTERNATIONAL NEWS ② Yoga enthusiasts practice yoga during the “Solstice in Times Square” event at Times Square in New York, the United States, June 21, 2011. Thousands of yoga enthusiasts came here to do yoga in celebration of the longest day of the year. news@theasian.asia
Philippine Stock Market Ends with 0.81% Higher
Traders blow horns to celebrate the last trading day of the year inside the Philippine Stock Exchange in Makati, the Philippines, on Dec. 29, 2011. Philippine shares closed 0.81 percent higher as they ended the trading of the year. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Kim Yong-nam Delivers Funeral Oration
This TV grab shows that Kim Yong-nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), addresses a national memorial service to mourn late leader Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang, the DPRK, Dec. 29, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
Kim Jong-un Era Opens
This picture of TV live broadcast shows that Kim Jong Un (2nd L), vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea, attends a national memorial service to mourn late leader Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Dec. 29, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Yin Bogu> news@theasian.asia
Kim Jong-un Attends the National Memorial Service
This picture of TV live broadcast shows that Kim Jong Un (3nd L), vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea, attends a national memorial service to mourn late leader Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Dec. 29, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Yin Bogu> news@theasian.asia
Burma Warehouse Explosion, 10 People Dead
People gather around a warehouse where an explosion happened in Yangon environs Mingalartaungnyung township, Myanmar, on Dec. 29, 2011. The local firemen said at least 10 people died and 4 of them are women, 54 people injured in this explosion happened at around 2:00 a.m. local time. <Photo: Xinhua/Jin Fei> news@theasian.asia
UN Raises a Flag at Half-Mast for Kim
The United Nations flies its blue and white flag at half-mast to mourn the death of Kim Jong Il, the late leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), at the UN Headquarters in New York, the United States, Dec. 28, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Shen Hong> news@theasia.asia
What a Coincidence to Pass Away Together
Kim Il-sung and Moon Ik-hwan died in 1994 Kim Jong-il and Park Yong-gil died in 2011 Kim Il-sung embracing Pastor Moon in 1989 Kim Jong-il and Elder Park photographed in 1995 South Korea’s notable unification activists Pastor Moon Ik-hwan and his wife Elder Park Yong-gil were greeted by Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il respectively. Pastor […]
Toyota Unveiled ‘Aqua’, the Most Efficiency Car
The new car “AQUA” is displayed during a press conference in Tokyo, capital of Japan, Dec. 26, 2011. Japan’s auto giant Toyota Motor unveiled its new compact hybrid car “Aqua”, equipped with a 1.5-litter gasoline engine and an electric motor to drive the five-seater body in Tokyo Monday. The world’s highest efficiency vehicle, which achieved […]
The Biggest Shopping Day ‘Boxing Day’
Shoppers buy goods at a shop during the Boxing Day in Toronto, Canada, on Dec. 26, 2011. Boxing Day is one of the biggest shopping days of the year in Canada. <Photo: Xinhua/Zou Zheng> news@theasian.asia
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