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University of Hong Kong offers Korean studies major
The University of Hong Kong has become the first to offer a Korean studies major in Hong Kong, according to the Korea Foundation. The prestigious university is offering the major under the School of Modern Languages and Cultures starting this month, through an online program provided by the foundation. The…
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South East Asia
Philippine : Visayas quake damages P133M worth of infrastructure–NDRRMC
Major News of <INQUIRER> : Visayas quake damages P133M worth of infrastructure–NDRRMC MANILA, Philippines — The magnitude 7.6 earthquake off Visayas last Friday has left about P133.6 million worth of damages to public infrastructure, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Wednesday. In Eastern Samar, damages recorded were…
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East Asia
Rescuers Rush To Scene Of Coal Mine Blast In China
Resucers get ready to enter the Xiaojiawan Coal Mine in Panzhihua City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Sept. 3, 2012. The death toll of last Wednesday’s colliery blast in Panzhihua has climbed to 45. A rescuer registers on a chart before entering the Xiaojiawan Coal Mine in Panzhihua City, southwest China’s…
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World
Tripartite Dispute Flares Up Over Extradition Of Azerbaijani Soldier
BUDAPEST — Hungarians protest against the government’s extradition of Ramil Safarov, an Azerbaijani soldier convicted of murdering Armenian soldier Gurgen Margaryan in 2004, in front of the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest on Sept. 4, 2012. Safarov was given a life sentence by a Hungarian court in 2006. Upon his return…
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East Asia
Colorful Performances Shown In China-Eurasia Expo
A performance is staged during the Second China-Eurasia Expo in Urumqi, capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 4, 2012. <Xinhua/Qiu Lingling> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Cotton Pickers Get On Train That’ll Take Them To Urumqi
Migrant cotton pickers prepare to board a train in the Xi’am Railway Station in Xi’an, capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Sept. 4, 2012. A special train carrying about 1,200 cotton pickers departed for Urumqi, capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Tuesday evening. The Xi’an Railway Bureau…
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World
Chinese President Hu Greets Hillary In Beijing
Chinese President Hu Jintao, right, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Vice Premiers Of China, Ethiopia Get Together
Chinese Vice Premier and Special Envoy Hui Liangyu, left, meets with Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hailemariam Desalegn in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sept. 3, 2012. The meeting took place following Ethiopia’s state funeral service for the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Sunday, which a high-level Chinese delegation led…
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East Asia
Chinese Youngsters Compete At Street Snap Competition
Stylist Han Huohuo (R) and emcee Linda attend the opening ceremony of the 2nd Street Snap Competition in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2012. The competition, which will last for two months, opened in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Monday evening. Contestants attend the opening ceremony of the 2nd Street…
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