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Korean women marrying Western men on the rise
Korean women who marry Western men from such countries as the United States and Australia, are on the rise. The number of Korean women who marry Chinese and Japanese men during the last three years, has diminished whereas Korean women who marry Western men such as Americans, Canadians, Australians and British are on the…
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West Asia
Syrian City Of al-Qalmoun Under Attack By Helicopter
This citizen journalism image provided by Shaam News Network SNN, taken on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, purports to show a helicopter gunship flying a bombing run in al-Qalmoun, Syria. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Reason To Be Desperate For Rain
An Indian farmer walks through a dry, cracked paddy field on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Indians have grown increasingly desperate waiting for the long-delayed monsoon, the annual rains that replenish rivers and quench crops to keep this agricultural nation of 1.2 billion fed through the…
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Culture
‘Zlabia,’ Special Ramadan Food In Algeria
An Algerian confectioner makes a special type of sweets known as “zlabia” in a pastry shop in Boufarik city of Blida province, south of Algiers, Algeria, on July 24, 2012. Zlabia, a type of pastry with typical ingredients including flour, yeast, yogurt and sugar, is the most popular sweets during…
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Ethnic Clashes Take Place Again In Assam, India
A woman carrying her sick relative in her lap leaves her home due to ethnic clashes in Kokrajhar district of the state of Assam, northwest India, on July 24, 2012. Army and paramilitary troops are now deployed in the trouble areas after communal clashes took place over land rights between…
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East Asia
Mini Melon From China As Small As Coin
Photo taken on July 24, 2012 shows a comparison between a coin and a mini melon titled Pepquino planted in Xi’an, capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. The Pepquino melon is a very ancient species originated from South America, which has a slight sour cucumber flavor. <Xinhua/Li Yibo> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
A Young Boy Injured From Hand Grenade Blast In Peshawar
People transfer an injured boy to a hospital in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar, on July 24, 2012. At least one person was killed and four others including children were injured in a hand grenade blast in Peshawar on Tuesday. <Xinhua/Umar Qayyum> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Overturned Car Shows Force Of Flood That Hit Beijing
A man holding a child stands next to a car overturned by a flood in the Beicheying Village, Qinglonghu Town of Fangshan District in Beijing, capital of China, July 24, 2012.Disaster relief efforts were undergoing on Tuesday in the Beicheying Village of Fangshan District, the worst hit district in Beijing…
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East Asia
Ranking Officials Of NK, China Meet In Beijing
Zhou Yongkang (R), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of the Committee for Political and Legislative Affairs of the CPC Central Committee, meets with Ri Myong Su, a member of the Political Bureau of the…
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Rescue Operations By Daredevil U.S. Firefighters
Edwardo Martinez tries to coax Pete Lui off the balcony of his home in Racine, Wis.,on Tuesday afternoon, July 24, 2012, as flames spread through the second floor apartment. Lui was rescued by the Racine Fire Department and was transported to the hospital. His condition is unknown. Racine firefighters rescue…
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