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East Asia
Paintings exhibition opens in memory of Yushu earthquake
A visitor takes pictures of paintings at an exhibition commemorating the third anniversary of the Yushu earthquake, at the Qinghai Provincial Museum in Xining, capital of northwest China’s Qinghai Province, April 14, 2013. A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Yushu on April 14, 2010, leaving 2,698 dead and over 12,000 injured. <Xinhua/Wu…
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South Asia
Pakistani soldiers inspect blast site dug up by terrorists’ attack
Pakistani soldiers inspect the blast site on the outskirts of Mingora, the main town of northwest Pakistan’s Swat valley on April 14, 2013. Terrorists attacked two leaders of an anti-militant political party on Sunday in northwest Pakistan, killing one and wounding another in the latest attack targeting members of secular-leaning…
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East Asia
A young man practices parkour at Taiwan University campus
A young man practices parkour at the campus of Taiwan University in Taipei, southeast China’s Taiwan, April 7, 2013. Parkour is an activity with the aim of moving from one point to another as efficiently and quickly as possible, using principally the abilities of the human body. <Xinhua/Xie Xiudong>
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West Asia
An Afghan man pushes his bike in a heavy rain in Kabul
An Afghan man pushes his bicycle through heavy rain on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, April 8, 2013. <AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid>
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South East Asia
ADB forecasts Indonesian economic growth at 6.4%
A worker pulls a rack of motorcycle helmets at the Sumber Rejeki manufacturing facility in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 9, 2013. Indonesia will sustain a strong economic growth of 6.4 percent and 6.6 percent in 2013 and 2014 respectively fueled by robust private consumption and improving investment performance, the Asian Development…
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South Asia
Meerut, home to instruments in India, maintains high level of production
A shopkeeper waits for customers in an instrument shop in Meerut of Uttar Pradesh in north India, April 11, 2013. Meerut, a city 70 kilometers far from New Delhi, is home to most instruments in India. It is well known for its brass instruments and drum manufacturers. One company, named…
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South East Asia
A girl introduces exhibits at the Vietnam Expo 2013 in Hanoi
A girl introduces her exhibits to a visitor at the Vietnam Expo 2013 in Hanoi, Vietnam, on April 10, 2013. The 23rd Vietnam International Trade Exhibition (Vietnam Expo 2013) kicked off here on Wednesday. <Xinhua/Yan Jianhua>
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South Asia
An Indian nomadic woman makes brooms for a living
A member of an Indian nomadic group, which makes brooms for a living works by a roadside in Kathua, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Jammu, India, Sunday, April 7, 2013. <AP Photo/Channi Anand>
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South Asia
A Pakistani woman and children sell balloons in Islamabad
A Pakistani fisherman throws his net in the Ravi river, in Lahore, Pakistan. Monday, April 8, 2013. <AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary> A Pakistani woman and her children sit in the parking lot of a shopping center hoping to sell balloons to pedestrians, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, April 8, 2013. <AP Photo/Muhammed…
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East Asia
Water Splashing Festival begins in China’s Yunnan Province
People splash water on each other during a celebration marking the upcoming Water Splashing Festival in Mangshi, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, April 11, 2013. The Water Splashing Festival, also the New Year of the Dai ethnic group, will last for three or four days. People in folk costumes participate in…
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