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Society
Multiculturalism strength for country
A Canadian politician said multiculturalism is a strength for a country and the government should take a full advantage of it by welcoming differences. “Everybody brings something to the table. In Canada, no matter what they are or who they are, they bring different views, ideas (which make people) think…
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Business
Hyundai, Toyota to compete in Brazil
A showdown between Hyundai Motor and Toyota is expected in Brazil, as the two prepare to sell small vehicles in the world’s fifth largest automotive market upon the completion of new factories there. According to Hyundai Motor officials, its first plant in Brazil has been operating on a test run…
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East Asia
Shilla, Lotte memperebutkan Bandara
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia, berikut adalah berita dari dunia ekonomi Korea Selatan. Dua perusahaan pengelola toko duty free Korea Selatan, Shilla dan Lotte, telah bersaing dalam kompetisi industri yang sedang berkembang selama beberapa tahun terakhir. Shilla dan Lotte bersaing untuk mendapatkan hak untuk mengelola toko-toko bukan hanya di…
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Column
[Indonesia Report] Australia troubled for growing asylum seekers
Australian Immigration Minister, Chris Bowen told reporters that he hoped to start sending asylum seekers who arrive by boat to Nauru later this week, AFP reported. Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s planned to reopen the Howard government’s asylum seeker processing centre, to send the asylum seeker who try to enter…
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World
Egyptian Paralympic Athletes Welcomed Home
Egyptian sitting volleyball player Tamer Morgan Khalil gestures to his fans after his return from London, in Cairo airport, Cairo, Sept. 10, 2012. Hundreds of fans came to Cairo international airport Monday to welcome the Egyptian paralympic athletes returned from London Paralympic Games. Egyptian powerlifting silver medalist Heba Ahmed speaks…
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World
Kenyan Women Make Bags From Recycled Plastic
Kenyan women make recycled plastic bags in Nairobi, Sept. 10, 2012. Over three hundred women in Kenya are working with a project named “Tosheka Textiles”. This project conducts a recycling programe to sell the handcrafted, durable, fashionable bags that Tosheka’s women producers make from the recycled plastic bags. This innovative…
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World
Daily Lives Of People In Vladivostok, Eastern Russia
A couple poses foe a picture at a waterfront in the eastern Russian city of Vladivostok, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. <AP Photo/Vincent Yu> A woman sits at a restaurant in the eastern Russian city of Vladivostok, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. A waitress cleans a table against sunset at a restaurant…
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East Asia
Miracle Pine Tree In Japan To Be Preserved
The sun rises over a pine tree which survived the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 as Japan marks 18 month anniversary of the tsunami. The tree will be logged on Wednesday for preservative treatment. <AP Photo/Kyodo News> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Syrian Lebels Confident To Topple Assad’s Regime By Themselves
FSA soldiers take their positions in the Saif Al Dula district in Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. Syria’s most prominent defector said in an interview that aired Monday that he opposes any foreign military intervention in the country’s civil war and that he is confident the opposition can topple…
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East Asia
Sino-UAE Friendship Photo Exhibition Held In Dubai
Visitors look at photos on display during the Sino-UAE Friendship Photo Exhibition, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Sept. 10, 2012. The photo exhibition, dubbed Xinhua Gallery, was organized by Xinhua News Agency Dubai Bureau and Chinese Business Group of Dragon Mart, Dubai. <Xinhua/Li Zhihui> A visitor looks at photos…
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