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East Asia
Long Hair Contest of Uygur Women
Women of Uygur ethnic group dance during a long hair contest in Makit County, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 20, 2012. Women of Uygur ethnic group have a tradition of keeping long hair. <Photo: Xinhua/Shen Qiao> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Egg Erection on Vernal Equinox in China
Children erect eggs at the kindergarten of Nanma No. 2 Primary School in Yiyuan County, east China’s Shangdong Province, March 20, 2012. It is a tradition in many places of China to erect eggs on the day of vernal equinox in lunar calendar, which falls on March 20 this year.…
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Solar project brightens remote village in Nepal
MAKAWANPUR, Nepal – While much of the urban areas are suffering due to increasing load shedding, a small remote village in Makwanpur glows brightly. Until recently Thingan was a village which was not receiving any attention from the local and central authorities. Local Development Officer (LDO) of Makawanpur Yuva Raj…
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West Asia
Israel on March 20 2012
Israel on March 20 2012 <Jerusalem Post> : US to UNHRC ‘Stop anti-Israel bias’
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West Asia
Qatar on March 20 2012: French police probe scooter killings links
Qatar on March 20 2012 <Al Jazeera>: French police probe scooter killings links
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South East Asia
Indonesia on March 20 2012
Indonesia on March 20 2012 <Jakarta Post>: Iraqis demand better services on war anniversary
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South East Asia
Thailand on March 20 2012
Thailand on March 20 2012 <Bangkok Post>: Hospital staff probed over pills
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Russia on March 20 2012
Russia on March 20 2012 <Moscow News>:Protests over NTV program about protests
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East Asia
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East Asia
Japan on March 20 2012
Japan on March 20 2012 <NHK>: Japan, China, S.Korea to discuss North
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