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NK will launch ‘satellite’ despite sanction threat
In this March 20, 2012 file satellite image taken and provided by GeoEye, a satellite launch pad in Tongchang-ri, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, North Korea, is shown. <File photo: AP/Newsis> So, it seems to be fairly certain: in near future North Korea will launch what they describe as a…
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Society
“China’s Pompeii” may get UNESCO recognition
Archaeologists stand near the ruins of Laosi Town at Yongshun County in central China’s Hunan Province, Nov. 21, 2010 <Photo DB=Xinhua> CHANGSHA, China – A bid has begun to have the ruins of Laosi town, known as China’s Pompeii for the site’s well-preserved cultural landscape and relics, recognized with a…
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Society
Bird flu detected in another farm in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal (Xinhua) – Two days after the detection of bird flu in a poultry farm, the flu virus has been found in another farm in the same place in Lalitpur district in Nepali capital Kathmandu Valley. The farm has been sealed after the confirmation of the virus on Sunday. The fresh…
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Education
Syrian Refugee Children Continue Education in Turkey
HATAY, Turkey- Syrian refugee children who took shelter in Turkey with their families after they run away from brutal Syrian regime began their educating in Turkey. They are continuing their education with their own language in the Tent school in Turkish border city of Hatay. <Photo: Gihan> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Pear Blossom in Cangxi, China
CANGXI, China – Tourists appreciate pear blossom at a park in Cangxi County of southwest China’s Sichuan Province, March 25, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Xue Yubin> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Major news in Turkey on March 26 2012
Top news in <Today’s Zamman>: Erdoğan, Obama discuss Syria in detail, agree to send aid to opposition
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South Asia
Major news in Iran on March 26 2012
Top news in <Tehran Times>: Iranian, Tajik, Afghan, Pakistani presidents call for closer cooperation
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South Asia
Major news in India on March 26 2012
Top news in <India Today>: Anna Hazare tells govt to bring Lokpal Bill by 2014 or go
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East Asia
Major news in Vietnam on March 26 2012
Top news in <Vietnam News>: Hue readies for 2012 festival
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