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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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Central Asia
Kiss to President
A Kirghizian woman kisses Kyrgyzstan’s President Almazbek Atambayev (R) as she receives his bouquet during the celebration of international women’s day in capital of Bishkek on March 7, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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Culture
Star of the Day
A dressed-up elephant enters the Rambagh Polo Ground in Jaipur, capital of the north India state Rajasthan, during the Elephant Festival on March 7, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Li Yigang> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Pakistanis Celebrate ‘Holi Festival’
A Pakistani Hindu girl celebrates Holi, the festival of colors, in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on March 7, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Toheed> news@theasian.asia
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Column
NK nuclear issue: No early solution
It seems that, after few months of hibernation, something is happening again in regard to the North Korean nuclear issue. The officials from the United States and North Korea met in Beijing Friday to discuss, citing a press report, a probability of restarting nuclear disarmament in return for aid. We…
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Business
France, US, Chile wage wine war in Korea
The Korean love affair with wines has fluctuated wildly between highs and lows in recent years. Distributors now hope that the effects of relaxed retail regulations and free trade pacts with wine-making nations will put the relationship on firmer ground by making them more affordable. Wine consumption appeared to be…
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China risk
Korean economy should be in emergency mode China slashed its 2012 growth rate to 7.5 percent, a recession by the Chinese standard and the lowest in 13 years. The slowdown will also have a ripple effect on the Korean economy, which ships 29.8 percent of its exports to the neighboring…
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