• South Asia

    Indian Soldiers In Border Area Perform Religious Ritual

    India’s Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers perform a ritual with their weapons on the occasion of “Biswakarma Puja” or prayers for Lord Biswakarma in Amritsar, India, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. <AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill> news@theasian.asia

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  • East Asia

    Typical Scenery Of Terraced Fields In South China

    Women of Yao ethnic group carry baskets on the back as they walk in the terraced fields in Longsheng County, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 16, 2012. <Xinhua/Wang Cuirong> news@theasian.asia

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  • World

    66th U.N. General Assembly Session Comes To A Close

    Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser (L), president of the 66th session of the General Assembly, speaks during the closing session of the General Assembly 66th session at the UN headquarters in New York, the United States, Sept. 17, 2012. The UN General Assembly concluded its 66th session on Monday. <Xinhua/Shen Hong> news@theasian.asia

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  • South East Asia

    Cambodian Vendor Shows How Hard His Life Is

    A Cambodian vendor carries household goods on his motorbike for selling through a village of Samroang Andet at the outskirt of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. <AP Photo/Heng Sinith> news@theasian.asia

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  • World

    Giant Panda At Zoo In Washington Gives Birth To A Cub

    In this Dec. 19, 2011 file photo, Mei Xiang, the female giant panda at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, eats breakfast. Mei Xiang has given birth to a cub following five consecutive pseudopregnancies in as many years. <AP Photo/Susan Walsh> Picture taken on Dec. 19, 2011 shows the Giant…

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  • West Asia

    Bahrain Honors Police Officers Killed Or Wounded In Clash With Protesters

    Bahraini Interior Minister Lt.-Gen. Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, attends a ceremony in Manama, Bahrain, on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, to honor police officers killed and wounded during clashes with anti-government protesters. Bahrain says it has charged seven police lieutenants with alleged abuses against suspected anti-government protesters, including using…

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  • South Asia

    U.S. Army Starts Process To Cutdown Troops In Afghanistan

    In this Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012 photo provided by the U.S. Army, U.S. Army soldiers identify, sort, catalog and prepare for shipping military materiel that is being pulled off the battlefield in Afghanistan as part of the drawdown of 23,000 U.S. troops by Sept. 30, 2012 at the Kandahar Air…

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  • People

    AJA Chairman to Northeast Asian History Foundation

    Kim Hak-joon, 69, a former chairman of the DongA Ilbo, was inaugurated Monday as president of the Northeast Asian History Foundation. Kim studied political science at Seoul National University where he later taught, and got a doctor’s degree in the same subject science from the University of Pittsburg in Pennsylvania,…

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  • Society

    Government to further upgrade Korean language education

    Since taking office a year ago, Culture Minister Choe Kwang-shik has branded himself a “hallyu minister.” The top culture policymaker has placed priority on expanding “hallyu,” or the Korean wave. During a press conference to mark his first year in office, Choe stressed the importance of improving Korean language education…

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  • Territorial disputes

    Both Japan and China should exercise restraint Territorial disputes between China and Japan over a group of islands in the East China Sea have reached a dangerous level amid a slew of anti-Japan demonstrations in China. The Associated Press reported that protests spread to at least two dozen Chinese cities…

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