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East Asia
Swimming for Shape-Up?
WUHAN, China — Polar bear cub Lele swims in a pool during a show-up to the public at a sea world in Wuhan, capital of central China’s Hubei Province, March 27, 2012. Born in Dalian of northeast China’s Liaoning Province, on Jan. 7, 2011, the twin polar bears Lele, a…
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South East Asia
Students Go Wild Against Fuel Price Hike
MAKASSAR, Indonesia — Student protesters burn tires during a protest against the government’s plan to raise fuel prices in Makassar, Sulawesi Island, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 27, 2012. The Indonesian government plans to raise fuel prices by about 33 percent next month to avoid a budget deficit due to expensive fuel…
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Society
Philippine President optimistic of higher tourist arrivals this year
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III prepares to make the ceremonial ringing of the bell to start the trading at the Philippine Stocks Exchange at the financial district of Makati city east of Manila, Philippines Tuesday March 6, 2012. <File photo: AP/Newsis> MANILA (Xinhua) — Philippine President Beningo S. Aquino III…
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Society
Sri Lanka gets ‘first ever eBook store’
This Jan. 26, 2012 photo, shows a webpage on Amazon.com featuring Kindle e-book readers on a computer screen in Miami. <File Photo: AP/Newsis> COLOMBO (Xinhua) — Sri Lanka has opened its first eBook store BookHUB providing a different reading experience to book lovers, an official statement said here on Tuesday.…
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Society
Sri Lanka to shut down some embassies in Europe
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa listens to a question during a meeting with foreign correspondents in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. <Photo DB=AP/Newsis> COLOMBO (Xinhua) — The Sri Lankan government has decided to shut down some of its embassies in Europe, the Sri Lankan External Affairs Ministry said on…
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Burma Celebrates 67th Armed Forces Day
Myanmar soldiers attend a ceremony marking the country’s 67th Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Tuesday, March 27, 2012. <Photo: AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia
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Proactive measures needed against disasters
In the closing months of 2011, flash floods caused by the wayward Pacific typhoon, Washi, swept some 1,500 people to their deaths overnight and left at least 2,000 missing in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. Typhoons strike Mindanao very rarely, every 40 years or so. But when it hit…
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West Asia
Major news in Israel on March 27 2012
Top news in <Jerusalem Post>: Jailed Palestinian leader Barghouti calls for new revolt
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West Asia
Major news in Qatar on March 27 2012
Top news in <Al Jazeera>: Annan ‘studying’ Syria response to peace plan
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