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Politics
“Improved South-North relation crucial for peace in Asia”
U.S. Special Representative for North Korean Affairs Glyn Davies, left, listens to South Korean nuclear envoy Lim Sung-nam during their joint press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012. <Photo=AP/Newsis> Most of the candidates running for the 19th general election, scheduled to take place…
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Column
Bangladesh: Where water and religion meet in harmony
DHAKA, Bangladesh –Water is not only a crisis for Bangladesh but also an integral part of religious rituals in a country imbued with communal harmony over the centuries. Bangladesh has been hosting a two-day annual “Astami Snan,” one of the religious festivals of the Hindu community, beginning from Friday in…
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East Asia
Camera Catches Wild Leopards
CHANGCHUN, China — Photo taken with an infrared camera on March 31, 2012 shows an endangered wild amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) at the Hunchun state-level nature reserve in Hunchun, northeast China’s Jilin Province. Two Siberian tigers and two amur leopards were filmed here from March 26 to April 3, according…
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East Asia
Endangered Tiger Caught in Camera
CHANGCHUN, China — Photo taken with an infrared camera on March 26, 2012 shows an endangered wild Siberian tiger (panthera tigris altaica) at the Hunchun state-level nature reserve in Hunchun, northeast China’s Jilin Province. Two Siberian tigers and two amur leopards were filmed here from March 26 to April 3, according to…
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West Asia
Major news in Jordan on April 5 2012
Top news in <Jordan Times>: Palestinian, Israeli negotiators meet in Amman news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Major news in Yemen on April 5 2012
Top news in <SABA news>: American authorities seize killers of Yemenis news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Major news in Bangladesh on April 5 2012
Top news in <The Daily Star>: Evicted slum dwellers block Airport Road news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Major news in Malaysia on April 5 2012
Top news in <New Staits Times>: Council taken to task over flash floods news@theasian.asia
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Central Asia
Major news in Uzbekistan on April 5 2012: ‘One team, one family’ campaign
Top news in <Uza>: We are One Team, We are One Family Campaign Held in Nukus news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in China on April 5 2012
Top news in <CNTV>: Psychological burden hindering body donations in China news@theasian.asia
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