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Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair To Open On Jan. 7 At Convention And Exhibition Center

Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair To Open On Jan. 7 At Convention And Exhibition Center

An exhibitor manipulates a tank model via a smartphone’s software during the press conference of Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair in south China’s Hong Kong, Dec. 27, 2012. The fair will open to the public at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center from January 7 to 10, 2013. An exhibitor shows a Chinese-made Red […]

9th International Elephant Festival Held In Sauraha, Nepal

9th International Elephant Festival Held In Sauraha, Nepal

Decorated elephants take part in a beauty contest during the second day of 9th International Elephant Festival in Sauraha of Chitwan district, Nepal, Dec. 27, 2012. The festival was organized to promote tourism and to raise awareness of elephant protection in Nepal. A participant decorates an elephant for a beauty contest during the second day […]

Traditional Furnitures On Display At Hainan Museum In Haikou, China

Traditional Furnitures On Display At Hainan Museum In Haikou, China

A woman takes pictures of a set of traditional furniture in Hainan Museum in Haikou, capital of south China’s Hainan Province, Dec. 27, 2012. Photo taken on Dec. 27, 2012 shows an exhibition hall for “Huaguang Reef No.1 shipwreck” in Hainan Museum in Haikou, capital of south China’s Hainan Province. Visitors look at calligraphy works […]

Large Number Of Fishermen Take Part In Ice Fishing Event In Jilin Province, China

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, […]

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

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 […]

2013 ‘It’ color Emerald

2013 ‘It’ color Emerald

Selected as ‘2013 Color of the Year’ by Pantone, the refreshing shade of emerald green brings a sense of rejuvenation to a multitude of designs, from home decor to fashion runways worldwide. Expect more green in 2013 Customers can expect to see more green in fashion and home decor this year. Emerald was recently selected […]

Western-Style Wedding Dresses Become Popular Among Yemeni Women

Western-Style Wedding Dresses Become Popular Among Yemeni Women

Yemeni women shop for wedding dresses in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. While most Yemeni women don the traditional niqab, gender separated weddings bring out the latest in western-style wedding dresses. <AP Photo/Alex Potter>

Chinese Long Painting Exhibition Kicks Off At Zhejiang Art Museum In Hangzhou

Chinese Long Painting Exhibition Kicks Off At Zhejiang Art Museum In Hangzhou

A visitor views an exhibit in the Chinese long painting exhibition at Zhejiang Art Museum in Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province, Dec. 26, 2012. The “Chinese Long Painting World — Hangzhou Chinese Painting Biennale” kicked off here on Wednesday. Over 100 Chinese long painting works of 30 painters were displayed during the exhibition. […]

Joseon’s maps used as means of control

Joseon’s maps used as means of control

Exhibit shows cartographic history of last kingdom In Park Bum-shin’s novel “Gosanja (Man of the Mountain),” Kim Jeong-ho, a cartographer and geographer of the Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910), struggles to make accurate maps despite opposition from the aristocracy. It portrays the cartographer’s difficulties in delivering the exact topographic information as the ruling class used maps to […]

The best of times and the worst of hangovers

The best of times and the worst of hangovers

With the year coming to an end, many workers and young adults are boozing at gatherings with colleagues and friends. They often end up drinking too much, lose control of themselves and end up in embarrassing situations. The morning after such gatherings, people feel so rotten. The dreaded hangover experience is supposed to deter them […]

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