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South Asia
New Year’s Day Celebration in Afghanistan
KABUL – Afghan men dance outside the Sakhi Shrine during a ceremony as Afghanistan celebrates the start of Noruz, the Afghan new year, in Kabul, Afghanistan on March 20, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Massoud> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Japan on March 21 2012
Japan on March 21 2012 <Kyodo News>: Japan, 10 others to be exempted from U.S. sanctions against Iran
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East Asia
China on March 21 2012
China on March 21 2012 <People’s Daily>: Chinese economy will not suffer a hard landing
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South Asia
Nepal on March 21 2012
Nepal on March 21 2012 <Kathmandu Post>: 528,257 to sit SLC exams from today
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Central Asia
Kazakhstan on March 21 2012
Kazakhstan on March 21 2012 <Tengri News>: Massimov instructed to urgently improve the program of development of Kazakhstan single-industry towns
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South East Asia
Philippines on March 21 2012: 47% of Pinoys believe Corona guilty
Philippines on March 21 2012 <Manila Times>: 47 percent of Pinoys believe Corona guilty
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West Asia
Saudi Arabia on March 21 2012
Saudi Arabia on March 21 2012 <Saudi Gazette>: Dust shuts Jeddah port
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West Asia
Lebanon on March 21 2012
Lebanon on March 21 2012 <Dailystar>: Cabinet to discuss Interior Ministry’s proposal on citizenship
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Discount stores face obligatory shutdowns on Sundays, holidays
Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) plans to force discount stores to close two days per month on either Sundays or holidays in line with the revision of a related law. The city government said Tuesday it had recommended its 25 district offices to designate these days to order large-sized discount chains…
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Business
For Korean women, glass ceiling is more like concrete
“Glass ceiling” is a universal term for describing the barriers preventing more women reaching the top echelons of the corporate world. But to many working women in Korea, who have experienced the limitations to their opportunities as being blatant and often unbreakable, the ceiling has to be looking more like…
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