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Colors of political parties
When the Saenuri Party selected red for the party’s color code I thought Park Geun-hye’s team was very smart, though I wasn’t impressed by its logo that looks like a giant tooth. The Democratic United Party (DUP), formerly led by Han Myeong-sook, had no choice but to dye their jackets…
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Is N. Korea really intervening in elections here?
This year, North Korea celebrates the centennial of Kim Il-sung’s birth. For this reason, North Korea declared 2012 as the first year of building a “strong and prosperous nation,” and it has been carrying out propaganda on a massive scale. For North Korea, a “strong and prosperous nation” means a…
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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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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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