An Afghan man pushes his bike in a heavy rain in Kabul
An Afghan man pushes his bicycle through heavy rain on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, April 8, 2013. <AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid>
ADB forecasts Indonesian economic growth at 6.4%
A worker pulls a rack of motorcycle helmets at the Sumber Rejeki manufacturing facility in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 9, 2013. Indonesia will sustain a strong economic growth of 6.4 percent and 6.6 percent in 2013 and 2014 respectively fueled by robust private consumption and improving investment performance, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Tuesday. <Xinhua/Zulkarnain>
Meerut, home to instruments in India, maintains high level of production
A shopkeeper waits for customers in an instrument shop in Meerut of Uttar Pradesh in north India, April 11, 2013. Meerut, a city 70 kilometers far from New Delhi, is home to most instruments in India. It is well known for its brass instruments and drum manufacturers. One company, named as the Nadir Ali & […]
A girl introduces exhibits at the Vietnam Expo 2013 in Hanoi
A girl introduces her exhibits to a visitor at the Vietnam Expo 2013 in Hanoi, Vietnam, on April 10, 2013. The 23rd Vietnam International Trade Exhibition (Vietnam Expo 2013) kicked off here on Wednesday. <Xinhua/Yan Jianhua>
An Indian nomadic woman makes brooms for a living
A member of an Indian nomadic group, which makes brooms for a living works by a roadside in Kathua, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Jammu, India, Sunday, April 7, 2013. <AP Photo/Channi Anand>
A Pakistani woman and children sell balloons in Islamabad
A Pakistani fisherman throws his net in the Ravi river, in Lahore, Pakistan. Monday, April 8, 2013. <AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary> A Pakistani woman and her children sit in the parking lot of a shopping center hoping to sell balloons to pedestrians, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, April 8, 2013. <AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen>
Water Splashing Festival begins in China’s Yunnan Province
People splash water on each other during a celebration marking the upcoming Water Splashing Festival in Mangshi, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, April 11, 2013. The Water Splashing Festival, also the New Year of the Dai ethnic group, will last for three or four days. People in folk costumes participate in a celebration marking the upcoming […]
Hindu school children play in Pashupatinath Temple in Katmandu
Students from Bhagwat Sanyas Ashram School for Hindu religion practice play during their break in the premises Pashupatinath Temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. The temple located on the banks of the Bagmati River is one of the most revered temples of Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of death and destruction. <AP Photo/Niranjan […]
Chinese college graduates crowd a job fair in Tianjian
Job hunters take part in a job fair at the Tianjin University of Finance and Economics in Tianjin, north China, April 10, 2013. The job fair attracted 225 enterprises and institutions, providing 4,700 job vacancies for college graduates. <Xinhua/Liu Dongyue>
What N. Korea means to America and China
Editor’s note: In the wake of the recent crisis on the Korean Peninsula, shifting politics between U.S. and China has been a center of attention. Following article published on the April 13 issue of The Economist is one way to look at this issue. While neither America nor China wants a war for now, America worries […]
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