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Polar Adventure Highlights HK Ocean Park
Penguins swim in the newly-opened Polar Adventure at the Ocean Park, a tourist attraction in Hong Kong Thursday, July 12, 2012. The theme park said it launched Asia’s first themed area integrating presentations of Arctic and Antarctic animals, including penguins, walruses, spotted seals, sea lions, snowy owls and arctic…
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Philippine Park Lit By LED For Power Consumption
Filipino workers attach LED lights on a post at Manila’s Rizal Park, Philippines on Thursday, July 12, 2012. The switch from regular bulb to LED on the park’s 800 lampposts is part of the Department of Tourism’s project to reduce the park’s electric consumption by 50 percent and make it…
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Beginning Of Monsoon Season In India
Women sit under a plastic sheet to shelter themselves from the rain in New Delhi, India, Thursday, July 12, 2012. The monsoon rains which usually hit India from June to September are crucial for farmers whose crops feed hundreds of millions of people. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Sri Lanka : New secretaries for 18 ministries
Top news in <Daily Mirror>: New secretaries for 18 ministries The Government Information Department said that 18 new secretaries have been appointed to ministries by President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Charitha Herath was appointed as the Secretary to the Ministry of Media. Dr. P.B Jayasundara will remain as the Secretary to the…
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Sri Lankan Journalists Stand Up For Media Freedom
Sri Lankan journalists stage a demonstration in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 12, 2012. Sri Lanka’s government has made registration of news websites mandatory despite protests that the move would result in curbing media freedom. <Xinhua/Pushpika Karunaratne> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
‘Being Legless Is Nothing But Inconvenient’
Legless man Chen Zhou poses to celebrate reaching the Junji Peak of Songshan Mountain in central China’s Henan Province, July 12, 2012. Legless 29-year-old man Chen Zhou from Cangshan of Shandong Province on Thursday climbed by arms to the top of the Junji Peak of Songshan Mountain in seven hours.…
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Bangladesh braces early monsoon disaster
Bangladesh flood situation has improved in the northern districts and the north-eastern Sylhet region but the tidal surge in the coastal belt and erosion along the major river system have rendered thousand of people homeless and road communication disrupted in the affected areas. Meanwhile, waterborne diseases coupled with poor relief…
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South East Asia
Hillary Clinton’s visit historic for Laos-US relations
Major news in <Vientiane Times>: Hillary Clinton’s visit historic for Laos-US relations Foreign Minister Dr Thongloun Sisoulith and his US counterpart Mrs Hillary Rodham Clinton have affirmed in their talks in Vientiane they will strengthen cooperative relations between the two countries, a press release said. Mrs Clinton arrived in Vientiane yesterday…
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Major news in China on Jul 12: South should encourage North Korea
Major news in <People’s Daily>: South should encourage North Korea North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently watched a concert in Pyongyang that featured many Disney characters, including Mickey Mouse. The news spurred speculations among Western media about the possibility that the “unusual” concert signifies a possible North Korean policy shift…
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