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East Asia
Colorful Performances Shown In China-Eurasia Expo
A performance is staged during the Second China-Eurasia Expo in Urumqi, capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 4, 2012. <Xinhua/Qiu Lingling> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Cotton Pickers Get On Train That’ll Take Them To Urumqi
Migrant cotton pickers prepare to board a train in the Xi’am Railway Station in Xi’an, capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Sept. 4, 2012. A special train carrying about 1,200 cotton pickers departed for Urumqi, capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Tuesday evening. The Xi’an Railway Bureau…
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World
Chinese President Hu Greets Hillary In Beijing
Chinese President Hu Jintao, right, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Vice Premiers Of China, Ethiopia Get Together
Chinese Vice Premier and Special Envoy Hui Liangyu, left, meets with Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hailemariam Desalegn in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sept. 3, 2012. The meeting took place following Ethiopia’s state funeral service for the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Sunday, which a high-level Chinese delegation led…
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East Asia
Chinese Youngsters Compete At Street Snap Competition
Stylist Han Huohuo (R) and emcee Linda attend the opening ceremony of the 2nd Street Snap Competition in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2012. The competition, which will last for two months, opened in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Monday evening. Contestants attend the opening ceremony of the 2nd Street…
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Column
Grandson of Red Bull founder caught for killing a police officer
World multi billion-dollar energy drinks empire, Red Bull, co-founder’s grandson killed a police officer in a hit and run on Monday (Sept 3) morning. Bangkok Post, a major newspaper in Thailand, reported Tuesday (Sept. 4) that a Ferrari driven by grandson of a Thai business tycoon crashed a Thai police officer’s motorcycle and killed the officer. The…
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[Indonesian Report] Hillary Clinton meets Indonesian President SBY in Jakarta
U.S. Secretary State Hillary Rodham Clinton, met Indonesian President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday (Sept 4), last day of her two-day diplomatic visit to Indonesia. During their brief meeting in Indonesian Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Hillary and SBY talked about several main issues ranging from the dispute in South China Sea, Rohingya conflict in…
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Business
Chinese Delegates Attend APEC Ministerial Meeting In Russia
Chinese Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Ma Zhaoxu (front L) and Assistant Minister of Commerce Yu Jianhua (front R) attend the 24th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meeting, in Vladivostok of Russia, on Sept. 5, 2012. The two-day meeting kicked off here Wednesday. <Xinhua=Jiang Kehong> news@theasian.asia
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World
Sellal Appointed As New Prime Minister Of Algeria
Undated file photo shows Abdelmalek Sellal, who was appointed as Algeria’s new prime minister on Sept. 3, 2012. Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Monday appointed former Minister of Water Resources Abdelmalek Sellal as prime minister to succeed Ahmed Ouyahia, according to a statement revealed by the President Office. Undated file…
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West Asia
A U.S. Congressman In Trouble Over Illegal Donation From Israeli Rabbi
In this July 11, 2011 file photo, a man kisses the hand of Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto at a wedding in Lod, central Israel. In the fall of 2009, when future U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm announced his run for congress, he sorely needed a rainmaker who could get the dollars flowing…
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