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Politics
North Korea upgrades rocket launch pad
This April 29 satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe shows what appears to be the initial stages of construction of a rocket assembly building at Musudan-ri in northeastern North Korea. The U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies says this building and a nearby launch pad under construction…
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A Tribute To Dead American Soldiers
People walk through a portion of the Boston Common covered with American flags, in Boston, Wednesday, May 23, 2012. Relatives and volunteers planted the 33,000 flags in the historic park in tribute to Massachusetts soldiers killed in conflicts as far back as the Civil War. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia
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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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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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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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