• East Asia

    China Blackmarket “Eggs Are Hot Item”

    Photo taken in Beijing, capital of China, on Dec. 22, 2011 shows a Chinese surrogacy website. Because the Ministry of Health bans the sales of eggs, some infertile couples started to get eggs through black markets. Experts say that it’s not just unethical but also harmful for college girls who…

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  • East Asia

    NK Children’re Crying for Kim

    Children mourn the death of Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Pyongyang, DPRK, Dec. 21, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/KCNA> news@theasian.asia    

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  • East Asia

    P’yang, Filled with Wailing People

    People mourn the death of Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Pyongyang, DPRK, Dec. 21, 2011.  (Xinhua/KCNA) (zcc)

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  • East Asia

    HK, Exceeds 40 Millionth Visitor this Year

    Nancy Ryan (C) from the United States, the 40 millionth visitor to Hong Kong this year, receives gifts from James Tien Pei-Chun (L), Chairman of Hong Kong Tourism Board, in a welcoming ceremony in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 21, 2011. Nancy Ryan was named as the 40 millionth visitor…

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  • Politics

    A Japanese Woman Kneels Down

      A Japanse woman attracted people’s attention at the 1001st “Wednesday Demonstration” which was held on 21st  in front of the Embassy of Japan in Seoul. ‘Wednesday Demonstration’ is holding every wednesday at noon to solve the Japanese Military Sexual Slavery Problem. She said “I’m Maria(50) and I aplogise elderly Korean women…

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  • Company

    Syrians Show their Support for al-Assad

    A man waves a Syrian national flag during a rally at the Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria, Dec. 21, 2011. Tens of thousands of Syrians flocked the Umayyad Square in the capital of Damascus Wednesday to renew their support for President Bashar al-Assad who is facing mounting calls from the…

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  • Central Asia

    Russia Blastoff Soyuz with 3 Astronauts

    Photo released by NASA shows astronauts waving goodbye from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, Dec. 21, 2011. A Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) blasted off from Russia’s launch facility in Kazakhstan on Wednesday. <Photo: Xinhua/NASA> news@theasian.asia    

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  • World

    Turkey Civil Servants Protest Against Gov.

    Protestors hold banners and shout slogans during a demonstration in Istanbul, Turkey, Dec. 21, 2011. More than 10,000 civil servants staged a protest against the Turkish government in the country’s largest city of Istanbul on Wednesday for the privatization of the health and medical sector.  <Photo: Xinhua/Ma Yan> news@theasian.asia  

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  • tobechecked

    Christmas Lightings in Copenhagen

    Photo shows the Russian style Christmas lightings in Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark, Dec. 21, 2011. Mainstreets and commercial districts in Copenhagen have been decorated for the coming Christmas. <Photo: Xinhua/Wu Bo> news@theasian.asia      

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  • tobechecked

    Philippines Concerns Epidemic after Washi

    Children share bags of relief goods in Cagayan de Oro, the Philippines, on Dec. 21, 2011. The Philippine government will release an additional 1 billion pesos (22.77 million U.S. dollars) funding to augment the remaining calamity fund and ensure swift and continuous assistance to the areas hit by storm Washi…

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