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West Asia
Israeli President meets with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Jerusalem
Israel’s President Shimon Peres, right, meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in the President’s residence in Jerusalem, Monday, April, 8, 2013. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is looking to breathe new life into dormant Mideast peace talks in meetings Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and…
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Central Asia
Russian President Putin talks with Dutch PM in Amsterdam meeting
Russian President Vladimir Putin, third from right, and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, second left, are seen at the start of a meeting at the Maritime Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday April 8, 2013. After getting an earful from Chancellor Angela Merkel on the importance of democratic issues, Russian President…
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People
With Magaret Thatcher’s passing, Britons remember its ‘Iron Lady’
Flowers placed by well-wishers surround a portrait of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher outside her home in Belgravia, London, Monday, April 8, 2013. Margaret Thatcher, the combative “Iron Lady” who infuriated European allies, found a fellow believer in Ronald Reagan and transformed her country by a ruthless dedication to…
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East Asia
A FAO official addresses a Chinese workshop on Forests in Istanbul
Eva Muller, official for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, addresses a Chinese workshop on the sidelines of the UN Forum on Forests in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 8, 2013. A Chinese workshop on the sidelines of the UN Forum on Forests was held on Monday, discussing China’s practices…
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East Asia
Boao Forum claims to be ‘Asia’s Davos’
Chinese President Xi talks of peace, openness and common development Asia has become a major growth engine for the world economy but needs to transform its development model, Chinese President Xi Jinping said. Xi also expressed China’s wish to work with regional leaders to build a better future for Asia…
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East Asia
China offers to reduce friction over hotspots
With pressure growing on Beijing to get North Korea to step back from its war-like footing, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that no one country should be allowed to upset world peace and added China would work to reduce tensions over regional hotspots. In a speech to a regional business…
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East Asia
Paper submission for Indonesian students conference extended
Conference of Indonesia Student in Korea 2013 – Extension of Paper Submission Deadline to April 28 Around 500 Indonesian students currently studying in the country of ginseng, South Korea. Despite living away from the homeland, the sense of togetherness and nationalism inspire them to actively participate in the Indonesian Students…
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New media: Catalyst for creating new opportunities
Bangladesh keeps up the global pace of prevalent ‘new media’ The use of new media tools in trade and investments has added a new dimension altogether. The new media, of course thanks to technology, has now been an everyday sidekick to business development strategies. The websites of business, commercial, financial, services…
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Damsels banned in driver’s cabin in western Nepal
Kathmandu – Damsels sitting in the driver’s cabin divert the concentration of the man in charge of the steering wheel and lead to road accidents. The bus entrepreneurs in western hill of Nepal have arrived at this conclusion and asked the staff of its long route buses to not allow…
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