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South East Asia
Heavy rain forces Indonesians to wade flooded street in Bandung
Indonesians wade through a flooded street in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Heavy rain triggered floods in the area Wednesday, submerging hundreds of houses and forcing residents to flee. <AP Photo/NEWSis>
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East Asia
A senior member of the CPC talks with Mongolian ruling party leader in Beijing
Liu Yunshan (R), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with Ulziisaikhan Enkhtuvshin, chairman of the Mongolian People’s Party, in Beijing, capital of China, March 27, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Ma Zhancheng>
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West Asia
Bahrani anti-gov’t protesters clash with police after funeral of a person who died from tear gas inhalation
A Bahraini anti-government protester, masked against tear gas, throws stones at a police armored vehicle during clashes in Sitra, Bahrain, on Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Clashes erupted after the politically charged funeral of Jaffar al-Taweel, 35, who relatives and rights activists say died from excessive tear gas inhalation. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Hasan…
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West Asia
Female Palestinian artists paint on ceramic articles at a factory in Nablus, West Bank
Female Palestinian artists paint on ceramic articles at a factory in the famous tourist village of Sebastia, the West Bank city of Nablus, on March 27, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Nidal Eshtayeh>
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East Asia
S. Korea ranked top investor in Cambodia
South Korea stood out as the largest foreign investor in Cambodia in 2013. Korea replaced the UK as the number one investor with $287 million injected, 12.5 per cent of the total foreign direct investment, The Phnom Penh Post reported by quoting data from the Council for the Development of…
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South Asia
Will India become a superpower?
Editor’s note: Will India become a next superpower following in China’s footsteps? This is a question that haunts both Indians and global watchers. Many media publications and academics have discussed the India’s potential of becoming a superpower. Following article recently published on The Economists is one way of looking at…
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South East Asia
An ethnic minority artisan in Vietnam performs a gong, a UNESCO Cultural Heritage
An ethnic artisan performs a gong in Buon Ma Thuot City of Dac Lac province, Central Highlands, Vietnam, March 26, 2013. The gong culture among the ethnic groups in Vietnam’s Central Highlands was declared as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations…
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South Asia
Bangladeshi children wearing national flag on their forehead celebrate Independence Day in Dhaka
Bangladeshi women gather to celebrate Independence Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Bangladeshi children wear Bangladeshi flag on their forehead as people gather in a street to celebrate Independence Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Bangladeshi people gather in a street as they celebrate Independence Day…
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East Asia
NK propaganda posters in Pyongyang threaten punishment to “U.S. imperialists and their allies”
A North Korean girl skates past propaganda posters in Pyongyang’s Sosong District in North Korea on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, that say “Not with word but with arms” and “Let’s sweep away the U.S. imperialists and their allies from this planet.” The U.S. recently tightened sanctions against North Korea after…
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