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East Asia
[China Now] Communist Party cadres asked to read and study
The People’s Daily of China carried a story on the occasion of the World Book & Copyight Day which fell on April 23 in which it quoted remarks of a high ranking party official as saying that “party officials are asked to make reading as their major hobby.” He further said in the paper that…
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East Asia
Satellite View Of NK Military Parade
This April 15, 2012 satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe shows a parade held to mark the 100th anniversary of Kim Il Sung’s birthday in Pyongyang, North Korea. The parade can be seen from the top left corner of the image frame as it makes it way toward Kim Il Sung…
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South Asia
Life Seeking Pleasure In Depths Of Despair
A Pakistani child, whose family was displaced by 2010 floods from a village near Multan, sleeps in a hammock attached on to a bed in a makeshift tent in a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Pakistani men who were displaced by 2010 floods from…
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South Asia
Children Are The Same No Matter Where They Are
ISLAMABAD — Afghan refugee children enjoy a swing ride in a slum area on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 24, 2012. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Tokyo Tower Lit Up Amid Looming Power Shortage
TOKYO — Fish flags are seen flying in front of the illuminated Tokyo Tower in Tokyo, capital of Japan, April 24, 2012. Supply of electricity by Kansai Electric Power Co. and two other utilities in Japan is likely to fall short of maximum demand in August even if businesses and…
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Column
Death from being rich grows in India
A young Indian girl prepares meal at a slum in Jammu, India, Monday, March 26, 2012. <AP/Newsis> Man is not immortal. As we know it, there are two kinds of deaths. One that comes naturally due to terminal disease or old age and the other that is inflicted by economic…
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World
Children’s Day In Turkey
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Turkey celebrated National Sovereignty and Children’s Day with ceremonies being held all over the country on April 23rd. <Cihan> news@theasian.asia
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Lifestyle
Academy promises new ‘traditional’ hallyu
As a historian by profession, a key policy goal for Culture Minister Choe Kwang-shik has been to promote Korea’s traditional arts and alter the perception that “hallyu,” or the Korean wave, is limited to K-pop and TV dramas. Since the beginning of the year, the ministry has implemented new measures…
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Column
Authenticity of alleged Kim Jong-un’s reform-mindedness
In this Sunday, April 15, 2012 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during a mass military parade in Kim Il Sung Square to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, North Korea. <AP/Newsis> North Korea is currently undergoing its third-generation dynastic succession,…
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West Asia
Major news in Israel on April 24 2012
Top news in <Jerusalem Post>: PM “I don’t fear elections on Ulpana issue” news@theasian.asia
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