• East Asia

    Here Comes Purehearted Monks

    Shaven-headed young boys in line bow before the Dongjasung (little monk) soccer match held to celebrate Buddha’s upcoming birthday at Jogye temple in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 23, 2012. They are the children who entered the temple to have an experience of monks’ life for three weeks, called Little…

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  • South East Asia

    Major News in Philippines on May 23: Pacquiao needs impressive victory vs. Bradley

    Top news in <Manila Times>: Pacquiao needs impressive victory vs. Bradley  news@theasian.asia

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  • East Asia

    [China Now] China starts to have interest in comfort women

    A Chinese internet media Sohu Cyber (www.sohu.com) reported about an elderly Korean woman  living at Kangmiao district, Angui province in central China, for more than 50 years. She was learned to have forcibly brought to China as a comfort woman by Japanese imperial army during the World War II, it said. According to the media, she…

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  • East Asia

    Skytree In Tokyo Opens To Public

    Visitors wait in front of the entrance of the Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo, Tuesday, May 22, 2012. The world’s tallest tower and Japan’s biggest new landmark opened to the public on Tuesday. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia

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  • West Asia

    Lebanese Woman At Ease After Being Released

    A Lebanese Shiite woman, right, who was released with other women from kidnapping in Syria on their way home from a religious pilgrimage in Iran, is seen hugged and kissed by her daughter, left, upon her arrival at Rafik Hariri international airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, early Wednesday May 23, 2012. The Lebanese…

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  • tobechecked

    Supreme Performances On Bolshoi Stage

    Dancers perform during the 20th Benois de la Danse award ceremony at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow May 22, 2012. <Xinhua> news@theasian.asia

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  • tobechecked

    A Daredevil Cyclist On Skateboard Park

    A cyclist rides his bike at a skateboard park, Tuesday, May 22, 2012, in Austin, Texas. Temperatures reached a high of near 90 degrees in the Austin area. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) news@theasian.asia

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  • Education

    Spain’s Deepening Economic Crisis

    A protester carries a mock pair of scissors with the words ‘Cuts for politicians and bankers’ during a demonstration against education cuts in Madrid Tuesday May 22, 2012. Teachers and students from every level of Spain’s education system went on strike Tuesday to protest wide-ranging government spending cuts. The impact…

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  • tobechecked

    尼泊尔记者暴力示威

    大家好！我是王璇，今天的theAsiaN新闻又同您见面了。 谁说秀才手无缚鸡之力？ 尼泊尔的记者们为了抗议所受到的粗暴对待，举行了带有暴力性质的示威运动。 这次示威活动是由尼泊尔记者联盟名下，名为“保护伞”的尼泊尔记者保护组织联合发起的。在示威过程中，出离愤怒的记者们一改往日文质彬彬的形象，为发泄不满情绪，他们当众毁坏并且焚烧了一辆自行车。 参与示威的上述记者组织，在尼泊尔当地颇具盛名，甚至有消息认为他们曾经是尼泊尔2006年暴动事件的关键组成部分。 在示威过程中，记者们通过袭击和谴责的方式，表达了对政府未能妥善地为记者提供安全而产生的不满情绪。 此外，示威活动中还有一些记者与维护治安人员发生了肢体冲突，导致部分人员不得不被送进医院接受治疗。 好，今天就到这里感谢您的收听。当然，和往常一样，欢迎您点击我们的网站，浏览我们为您提供的其他要闻。 我们的网址是：www.theasian.asia 明天见！

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  • Politics

    Russia opposes NATO’s missile defense system

    In dual press conferences held on Monday evening after the closing of NATO’s historic summit in US President Barack Obama’s hometown of Chicago, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and President Obama discussed NATO missile defense program and developments in Afghanistan and Yemen. One of the most contentious issues which…

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