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School dropouts turn to crime
A spate of suicides stemming from violence among young classmates has spawned an equal amount of government measures, statistical studies and online debate. What it has ignored are the youngsters “outside of schools.” Those who drop out of schools due to family problems or maladjustment to school systems are more…
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East Asia
Tibetan Celebration of World Book Day
LHASA, China — Villagers read during a reading contest in Gyari Village of Gonggar County, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, April 23, 2012. A total of 30 contestants composed of farmers and pupils took part in a reading contest here on Monday. Many activities were held throughout China on Monday…
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“Wake Up, Gorby”
CHICAGO, Ill. — Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, right, is awakened by an unidentified woman during a panel discussion “New Challenges For Peace,” at the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates Monday, April 23, 2012, in Chicago. Gorbachev participated on the panel with Willem de Klerk, Lech Walesa, and Jimmy…
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Buying Umbrella For Suu Kyi?
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s Buddhist monks buy an umbrella depicting pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at a souvenir shop outside the headquarters of the National League for Democracy party in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, April 23, 2012. Suu Kyi’s opposition party refused to take its new seats in parliament Monday…
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Spring Snow On Blossoming Tulips
OTTAWA, Canada — Tulips in blossom are seen blanketed in snow in Ottawa, Canada, April 23, 2012. A spring snow hit certain areas in eastern and northern Canada on Monday. <Xinhua/Zhang Dacheng> news@theasian.asia
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Missing of oppostion leader sparks general strike
Bangladesh economy held hostage Opposition warns of accelerating anti-government movement Bangladesh economy is being held hostage with the country’s politics getting volatile amidst street agitation spearheaded against the government by the opposition alliance led by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). The opposition alliance enforced two days’ of general strike on Sunday…
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[The AsiaN Video for Chinese] 巴基斯坦街边理发店
大家好我是王璇。 很高兴现在为大家播放theAsiaN新闻。 今天的头条新闻是我们的驻巴基斯坦记者在当地拍摄的一张非常富有当地民俗风情的黑白照片，名为《巴基斯坦的街头理发师》。 据记者介绍，在当地由于气候炎热，很多理发师都不得不搬到室外为客人理发，而这种景象也无形中的成为了巴基斯坦的一道风情。 在路边设置的临时理发店，可以免交占地使用费用。因此，在理发价格方面也也相对便宜合理，可谓是一种两全其美的好方法。 如果您有幸到巴基斯坦旅游，千万不要忘记留意今天我为您介绍的街头理发师噢。 当然，如果您还想知道今天的亚洲有什么新鲜的事情发生，欢迎您点击我们的网站：www.theasian.asia.com 今天的播报就到这里，谢谢您的关注，我们下次再见。
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[The AsiaN Video for Chinese] 关注非洲饥饿儿童
大家好，我是王璇。今天的theAsiaN新闻头条又同您见面了。今天的新闻来自于非洲。 据联合国儿童基金会估计，在非洲大概有近127000名5岁以下的儿童面临着严重的营养不良问题，急需得到救治。这些儿童主要分布在布基纳法索、喀麦隆、塞内加尔、毛里塔尼亚等整个非洲的中部和西部地区。 根据该组织的调查，目前所出现的非洲粮食和营养危机，主要由于在2011年当地的降雨稀少，从而造成的粮食的大幅度歉收。而这一情况目前有愈演愈烈的趋势。 望着这些因为得不到食物而面临生存危机的非洲儿童，您是否应该珍惜手中的粮食呢？ 关于详细问题，欢迎关顾我们的网站：www.theAsiaN.asia 谢谢您的关注，我们明天再见。
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South Asia
Looking for Something Useful
NEW DELHI — An Indian boy takes a dip in the polluted waters of the Yamuna River in New Delhi, India, Sunday, April 22, 2012. April 22 is observed as Earth Day every year as a tool to raise ecological awareness. An Indian boy looks for reusable material in the…
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