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South Asia
Nepal on 1 February 2012
Nepal on 1 February 2012 <Nepali Times> : “Who says Nepal is divided?, NEW!” news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Saudi Arabia on 1 February 2012
Saudi Arabia on 1 February 2012 <Asharq Alawsat> : “Syria showdown at UN as West presses Russia” news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Lebanon on 1 February 2012
Lebanon on 1 February 2012 <Asharq Alawsat> : “Cabinet session sees heated feuds” news@theasian.asia
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Central Asia
Kazakhstan on 1 February 2012
Kazakhstan on 1 February 2012 <Gazeta> : “Socio-Economic Modernization as Main Vector of Development of Kazakhstan, State-of-the-Nation Address” news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
UN Security Council for Syria Sanction
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at the open meeting of the UN Security Council on the current situation of Syria in New York Jan. 31, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Shen Hong> news@theasian.asia
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World
Cambodian Ship Sinks near Turkey, 10 Missing
An injured sailor was sent to hospital after the ship sank in the province of Zonguldak, Jan. 31, 2012. A Cambodian-flagged freighter ship sank off Turkey’s Black Sea coast, a Turkish official said on Tuesday. The freighter ship sank one mile off the coast of Eregli town in the…
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East Asia
Starbucks Raises its Price in China
A man takes a rest at a Starbucks outlet in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 31, 2012. Seattle-based coffee chain Starbucks Corp. on Tuesday raised prices in its 500 Chinese mainland stores, the first price hike for its mainland stores in five years. <Photo: Xinhua/Lin Chao> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
“I Can Work too”
Job seeker He Mingyun carrying his grandson attends a job fair in Chongqing Municipality, southwest China, Jan. 31, 2012. About a dozen job fairs would be held in Chongqing during the week after the Spring Festival holiday, where more than 100,000 job opportunities provided to qualified applicants. Job fairs of…
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Column
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The Other Five Ban Ki-moon’s Remarks: Hidden or Missing?
I am very optimistic about the future, and reading the UN Secretary-General Five-year Action Agenda presented to General Assembly, confirms and supports my optimism. But I am not going to comment on what were mentioned in Mr. Ban Ki-moon’s precious Remarks “The Future We Want”, as all positive facts and…
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