• South East Asia

    Miss Wheelchair Beauty Contest In Thailand

    Some of 12 contestants for Miss Wheelchair Beauty pageant pose at a contest in Bangkok, Thailand. Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. 12 handicapped contestants took part in the event. <AP Photo=Sakchai Lalit> news@theasian.asia

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  • South Asia

    Roadside Bomb Exploded In Quetta, Pakistan

    An injured child sits next to her mother treated at a local hospital in Quetta, Pakistan on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012. Police say a roadside bomb targeting a security convoy has killed at least one civilian and wounded several others in southwestern Pakistan. An injured mother carries her wounded children…

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  • World

    Kurdish Lebels Perform Violence In Southern Turkey

    Firefighters seen with burning cars after an explosion near a police station in southern Turkish city of Gaziantep, Turkey, late Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. Turkish media reported at least eight people were killed and dozens were wounded amid an escalation in fighting between Kurdish rebels and Turkish security forces. There…

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  • East Asia

    99-Year Husband, 102-Year Wife Enjoy Lifetime Love

    Gong Deyun (Left) present a bunch of flowers to his wife Sun Yucui at home in Rushan, east China’s Shandong Province, Aug. 21, 2012. The 99-year-old Gong Deyun and 102-year-old Sun Yucui married each other in 1930. Their 82-year-long marriage has witnessed their lifetime love. The couple will greet their…

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  • Politics

    South Koreans, Chinese differ on way of handling NK defectors

    Most of South Koreans think that the North Korean defectors in China should be treated in accordance with their free will while many Chinese say that the defectors should be sent back to the North, it was learned last week. It was revealed in a survey conducted recently by The AsiaN in cooperation with the Asia Journalist Association…

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  • Central Asia

    Kazakhstan : Kazakhstan boxers and ballet dancers go into striptease

    Major News of <Tengrinews> :  Kazakhstan boxers and ballet dancers go into striptease  Kazakhstan strippers used to be ballet dancers and boxers, the professionals told Tengrinews.kz. An average cost of one dance is 15 thousand tenge ($100) both for male and female striptease. The performance lasts for around 5 minutes.…

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  • South East Asia

    Philippine : ‘Igme’ leaves PH, new typhoon threatens Northern Luzon

    Major News of < INQUIRER> :  ‘Igme’ leaves PH, new typhoon threatens Northern Luzon MANILA, Philippines–Typhoon Igme continues to weaken as it heads out of the Philippine territory but another cyclone threatens to enter the country, the state-run weather bureau said Wednesday. Igme, last seen 320 kilometers northeast of Basco, Batanes…

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  • Politics

    Park Geun-hye pays tribute to liberal presidents

    Rep. Park Geun-hye, the presidential candidate of the ruling Saenuri Party, made a surprise visit Tuesday to the grave of the late President Roh Moo-hyun, a symbolic gesture to rally support even from her opponents. Park, the former interim leader of the conservative party, said she went to the late…

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  • Column

    US-China rivalry over Africa

    Africa has become a major theater in the global rivalry between China and the United States. This was evident during Hillary Clinton’s visit to the continent, during which she spread the message of democracy and warned Africans against unnamed “outsiders” coming to “extract the wealth of Africa for themselves, leaving…

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  • Park Geun-hye poised to talk with North Korea

    Conservative presidential hopeful Park Geun-hye appears poised to reengage North Korea if elected, analysts said Tuesday, but her approach with the recalcitrant neighbor remains vague. Park, nominated by the ruling Saenuri Party the previous day, says building trust is the key to better cross-border relations. To do so, she says…

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