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Women Writing a New History of Korean Politics
Women are writing a new history of party politics in Korea. Ms Han Myung-sook, Former Prime Minister of Korea won the election on 15th for party chairperson of the Democratic United Party, the biggest opposition party in Korea. She was the Prime Minister under the Roh Moo-hyun administration and received…
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West Asia
Wen Jia-bao Visits Saudi Arabia
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L, front) attends the welcome ceremony held by Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal (R, front) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 14, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Xie Huanchi> news@theasian.asia
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Wen Jia-bao Meets Nepali President
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (front, L) meets with Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 14, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Liu Weibing> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
People Rush in Hwacheon Sanchoneo Ice Festival
People enjoy catching Seancheoneo in a river during 2012 Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival in Hwacheon, South Korea, on Jan. 14, 2012. The Sancheoneo Ice Festival, under the slogan of “Unfrozen Hearts, Unforgettable Memories”, lasts from Jan. 7 to 29. <Photo: Xinhua/He Lulu> news@theasian.asia
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Ma Gets Victory at Taiwanese Election
Ma Ying-jeou (front, R), the incumbent Taiwan leader and chairman of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT), gestures as he declares his victory in the island’s leadership election in Taipei, southeast China’s Taiwan, Jan. 14, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai> news@theasian.asia
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A Scenery of Chinese Art Exhibition
Visitors view Chinese painter Zhao Xucheng’s inkwash paintings at Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum in Nanjing City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Jan. 13, 2012. 2012 Jiangsu Traditional Chinese Painting Institute Art Exhibition and Zhao Xucheng Inkwash Painting Exhibition were held simultaneously in Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum, showing more than 400 works.…
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World
Burma Grants Amnesty for Political Prisoners
A released prisoner walks out of the Insein jail in Yangon, Myanmar, on Jan. 13, 2012. Myanmar former Prime Minister U Khin Nyunt was among as many as over 600 prisoners being freed by the government Friday under Thursday’s amnesty order endorsed by President U Thein Sein, official sources confirmed. <Photo:…
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West Asia
Iranian Nuke Scientist Funeral
People carry the coffin of Iranian nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan during a funeral ceremony in Tehran, on Jan. 13, 2012. Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan was killed in a car bomb attack in northern Tehran on Wednesday. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz> news@theasian.asia
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Ban Ki-moon Visits Lebanon
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L) meets with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman in Beirut, Lebanon, Jan. 13, 2012. Ban Ki-moon arrived in Beirut on Friday with the aim of discussing a UN-backedp tribunal robing the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister, the unrest in Syria and the attacks on the…
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East Asia
China-Turkmenistan, 20th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relationship
Chinese President Hu Jintao’s special envoy Chen Zhili makes a speech at a reception in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Jan. 13, 2012. Chen Zhili held the reception to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Turkmenistan Friday. <Photo: Xinhua/Lu Jingli> news@theasian.asia
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