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Asia’s economic power-houses eye Arctic el dorado
Asia’s economic power-houses eye Arctic el dorado With global warming bringing nearer the likelihood of opening up sea lanes and spurring exploitation of vast natural resource across the Arctic, an exciting political chess game is unfolding in the ice-melting polar region where China, Japan and South Koreas as well as…
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West Asia
Consumer Price in Iran Skyrocket
A blind man plays accordion as people shop at Tehran’s old main bazaar, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Feb. 7, 2012. As western sanctions on Iran intensify, prices of commodities in Iran have experienced sharp increase in the past several months. (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz) news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Singapore’s Former DPM ‘Toh Chin Chye’ Died at 90
Students of Raffles Girl’s Primary School line along the street to send off Singapore’s former deputy prime minister Toh Chin Chye, Feb. 7, 2012. His funeral was held on Tuesday as all government buildings flew the national flag at half-mast. Toh Chin Chye, known as one of the most important…
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World
Chinese Workers Abducted in Sudan Released
Freed Chinese wokers arrive at the Intercontinental hotel in Nairobi, Feb. 7, 2012. Twenty-nine Chinese nationals abducted by local rebels in Sudan last month arrived on Tuesday afternoon at the Wilson Airport in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, where they were handed over to the local Chinese embassy. <Photo: Xinhua/Jiang…
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World
Biting Wind on the Street
A woman walks in snowstorm in Rousse, Bulgaria, Feb. 7, 2012. Roads out of Rousse were closed Tuesday, as a snowstorm hit Rousse. <Photo: Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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Central Asia
Kazakhstan on 8 February 2012
Kazakhstan on 8 February 2012 <Tengri News> : “Nazarbayev on official visit to Germany” news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Nepal on 8 February 2012
Nepal on 8 February 2012 <The Himalayan Times> : “Party to pay YCL on par with PLAs” news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Philippines on 8 February 2012
Philippines on 8 February 2012 <The Manila Times> : “Smoking linked to mental decline” news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Saudi Arabia on 8 February 2012
Saudi Arabia on 8 February 2012 <Arab News> : “Ministers pledge more support for Kingdom’s SMEs” news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Lebanon on 8 February 2012
Lebanon on 8 February 2012 <The Daily Star> : “Nasrallah: No government change” news@theasian.asia
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