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Central Asia
Kazakhstan on 25 January 2012
Kazakhstan on 25 January 2012 <Tengri News>: Kazakhstan exports 4.1 million tons of grain in Jan – Dec 2011
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East Asia
China on 25 January 2012
China on 25 January 2012 <China Daily>: 200,000 visit Beijing parks on Jan 23
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East Asia
Japan on 25 January 2012
Japan on 25 January 2012 <Asahi Shimbun>: China developing unmanned aircraft to counter U.S. forces
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Column
Mediabias On North Korea
North Korea does not get much good press in the global media. Its image is that of a bizarre, irrational and dangerously unpredictable place which is run by control freaks who ensure that every North Korean is a master of goose stepping and grenade throwing. If these stories are to…
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South Asia
Nepal on 25 January 2012
Nepal on 25 January 2012 <The Himalayan Times> : NC leaders step up efforts for unity
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West Asia
Saudi Arabia on 25 January 2012
Saudi Arabia on 25 January 2012 <Arab News> : GCC pulls out of Syria mission
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West Asia
Lebanon on 25 January 2012
Lebanon on 25 January 2012 <The Daily Star> : Why are Lebanon’s houses crumbling?
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World
UNICEF Concern Yemeni Children’s Malnutrition
UNICEF Regional Director Maria Calivis speaks at a news conference in Sanaa, Yemen, on Jan. 24, 2012. Calivis concluded on Tuesday a two-day visit to Yemen, and voiced concern with child malnutrition of Yemeni children. <Photo: Xinhua/Mohammed> news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Thai Wooden House Fire, 4 Dead
Ruined cars are seen following a fireworks accident in central Thailand’s Suphan Buri Province on Jan. 24, 2012. Sparks from a fireworks display for the Chinese New Year set wooden houses on fire in a nearby residential area. Four killed and over 50 were injured in it. <Photo: Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak>…
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World
Bill Gates Attends EU Meeting
Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft Corp. and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, arrives at the European Union headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 24, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Zhou Lei> news@theasian.asia
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