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East Asia
Chinese Kungfu Shown In Israeli Festival
Performers from China Poly Agency perform “Kungfu Revelations: 9 scrolls” at Jerusalem Theater during Israel Festival on May 31, 2012. The Israel Festival was founded in 1961 as a summer music festival taking place in the ancient Roman theatre in Caesarea and was adopted in 1982 as Israeli national festival.…
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World
People In Istanbul Hang Effigy of Assad In Show Of Anger
People, displaying Turkish, Syrian and Palestinian flags, carry an effigy of Syrian leader Bashar Assad during a rally in Istanbul, Turkey, late Thursday, May 31, 2012. Addressing a summit of the Alliance of Civilizations, a forum promoting understanding between the Western and Islamic worlds, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on…
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South East Asia
Haunting War Memories Of A Vietnamese Woman
In this June 8, 1972 file photo, crying children, including 9-year-old Kim Phuc, center, run down Route 1 near Trang Bang, Vietnam after an aerial napalm attack on suspected Viet Cong hiding places as South Vietnamese forces from the 25th Division walk behind them. A South Vietnamese plane accidentally dropped…
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Column
Campaign goes on to present panda to children in northeast Japan
My father has started to attend a class in a lifelong learning centre and the name of the class is ‘Class Crane’. He said, “Mr Kim next door is a student of Class Turtle.” His little grandson added, “I’m in the Class Panda.” Oh my, what are those names! East…
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Business
‘Apple CEO would want to drop lawsuit’
Wozniak calls for Korean companies to become more innovative Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak said that the ongoing patent battle between Apple and Samsung Electronics is doing no good to anyone, citing the dispute as a “pain in the ass.” “I have no details and paid no attention about the talks…
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NK denounces S. Korea’s attempt to expel pro-NK lawmakers
North Korea has condemned Korea’s ruling Saenuri Party for seeking to strip two alleged pro-North Korean lawmakers of their parliamentary seats. “The madcap smear campaign … is nothing but a ‘witch hunt’ of modern version and sordid fascist politically-motivated terrorism,” the North’s Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea said…
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West Asia
Major news in Syria on Jun 1
Top news in <SANA>: Annan’s Plan Requires Political Will from All Those Who Instigate Violence, Smuggle Weapons and Harbor Terrorists news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Major news in UAE on Jun 1
Top news in <Gulfnews>: Shark-finning: Clear and present danger news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Major news in Sri Lanka on Jun 1
Top news in <Daily News>: Sri Lanka’s tallest tower in the making news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Major news in Singapore on Jun 1
Top news in <Straits Times>: The world of Harry Potter arrives at ArtScience Museum news@theasian.asia
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