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West Asia
Major news in Lebanon on Apr 18 2012
Top news in <Dailystar>: After talks with Mikati, public drivers delay strike news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Major news in Saudi Arabia on Apr 18 2012
Top news in <Arab News>: Higher education meet opens in Riyadh news@thesian.asia
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South Asia
Major news in Nepal on Apr 18 2012
Top news in <eKantipur>: Leaders seek 5 more days to settle issues news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Major news in Philippines on Apr 18 2012
Top news in <Manila Times>: 2 new frog species found in Leyte mountain news@theasian.asia
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Central Asia
Major news in Kazakhstan on Apr 18 2012
Top news in <Tengri News>: Police started arresting for small crimes in Astana news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in China on Apr 18 2012: ‘Marilyn and the monk’ parody miffs scholars
Top news in <China Daily>: ‘Marilyn and the monk’ parody miffs scholars news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on Apr 18 2012
Top News in <Kyodo News>: URGENT: Myanmar president to make 5-day visit to Japan from Friday news@theasian.asia
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Business
Lee Kun-hee vows to fight in family feud
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee said Tuesday that the nation’s most-powerful industrial conglomerate won’t seek a peace treaty with his relatives over the ongoing family feud over a portion of their father’s fortune. “There will be no compromise with my relatives and the issue associated with a portion of…
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Society
Self-regulating indecency
Comedian belatedly in hot water for calling ‘comfort women’ whores Public opinion appears to be taking a decisive turn for decency over freedom of speech. A foul-mouthed popular podcaster alienated supporters of an opposition party whose ticket he ran on in the April 11 parliamentary elections, negatively affecting the outcome.…
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Lifestyle
Yin Chuan’s natural beauty enchants Korean visitors
The unique natural beauty of Yin Chuan enchanted some 80 Korean people who visited the Chinese city aboard the Jin Air’s inaugural flight in March. They prasied the scenic beauty of the region, saying that they were impressed by the fact that Islamic culture, desert and vast grass-covered plain…
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