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Politics
Top UN officials warn against growing human trafficking
*Editor’s note: High-ranking UN officials including Secretary-General Bank Ki-moon delivered speeches at the special General Assembly meeting held Tuesday (Apr. 3, 2012) in New York to raise the awareness among the members nations about the seriousness of the human trafficking. The AsiaN excerpted the story from the UN home page. …
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Culture
2PM play dress-up for fans
Members of K-pop boy band 2PM host a mock talk show at their fan-only gathering on Sunday, at the Grand Peace Palace of the Kyunghee University in Hoegi-dong, eastern Seoul. Taecyon, who did most of the speaking for the evening, is on screen. / Courtesy of JYP Even with just…
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East Asia
Paying Tribute to Fallen Chinese Soldiers in Korean War
PYONGYANG — Staff members of the Chinese Embassy to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) stand in silent tribute at a martyrs cemetery to commemorate the fallen soldiers of the Chinese People’s Volunteers during the 1950-1953 Korean War in Pyongyang, capital of DPRK, on April 4, 2012, Chinese…
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West Asia
Major news in Lebanon on April 4 2012
Top news in <Daily Star>: Mikati pledges to tackle contentious question of unfilled public posts news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Major news in Saudi on April 4 2012
Top news in <Arab News>: Prince Salman-Cameron talks strengthen UK ties news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Major news in Nepal on April 4 2012
Top news in <Kathmandu Post>:Visit postponement: Ban’s office says sorry news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Major news in Burma on April 4 2012
Top news in <Myanmar.com>: President U Thein Sein leaves for Cambodia to attend 20th ASEAN Summit news@theasian.asia
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Society
Transgender Woman to Compete in Miss Universe
Jenna Talackova, foreground, who advanced to the finals of the Miss Canada competition, part of the Miss Universe contest, who was recently forced out of the competition, appears with her attorney Gloria Allred at a news conference in Los Angeles Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Talackova says she was forced out…
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Central Asia
Major news in Kazakhstan on April 4 2012
Top news in <Tengri News>: Kazakhstan population will go 2 million up by 2020 news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in China on April 4 2012
Top news in <People’s Daily>: Full text of Li Keqiang’s speech at opening ceremony of Boao Forum news@theasian.asia
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