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Are sharks endangered by fin soup?
HOW YOU CAN HAVE YOUR SHARK AND EAT IT – FIN & ALL A guessing game for guests at a Chinese wedding dinner play, while waiting for the second dish to be served, is : Will it be shark fin soup? The quiz is also about tradition and change. If the…
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East Asia
Japan on 8 Mar 2012
Japan on 8 Mar 2012 <Kyodo News>: Japan’s Oct.-Dec. GDP revised up to annualized 0.7 contraction
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China on 8 Mar 2012
China on 8 Mar 2012 <China Daily>: China highlights human rights in law revision
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West Asia
Yemen on 8 Mar 2012: Terrorism operations grow in Hadramout
Yemen on 8 Mar 2012 <Yemen Times>: Terrorism operations grow in Hadramout
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West Asia
Jordan on 8 Mar 2012
Jordan on 8 Mar 2012 <Jordan Times>: Activists vow to keep fighting for equal rights
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South Asia
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East Asia
Malaysia on 8 Mar 2012
Malaysia on 8 Mar 2012 <New Straits Times>: More boys on STPM list of high achievers
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Central Asia
Uzbekistan on 8 Mar 2012
Uzbekistan on 8 Mar 2012 <Jahon News>: President’s Gifts Encourage Girls to Further Successes
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East Asia
Forever the Moment
A maritime police officer and his wife share an apple during a group wedding in Quanzhou, southeast China’s Fujian Province, March 7, 2012. Ten maritime police officers got married here on Wednesday at a group wedding held to mark International Women’s Day, which falls on March 8. <Photo: Xinhua/Wei Peiquan>…
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Culture
Nepalis Prepare ‘Holi Festival’
People gather at a square to celebrate Holi festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 7, 2012. The Hindu festival Holi, the festival of colors, was celebrated by Nepali people on Wednesday. <Photo: Xinhua/Zhou Shengping> news@theasian.asia
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