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West Asia
Qatar on 17 January 2012
Qatar on 17 January 2012 <Gulf Times> : “QPI to invest in Vietnam plant” news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Indonesia on 17 January 2012
Indonesia on 17 January 2012 <The Jakara Post> : “Google tackles online privacy in unusual ad blitz” news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Thailand on 17 January 2012
Thailand on 17 January 2012 <Bangkok Post> : “Bomb cache busted” news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Russia on 17 January 2012
Russia on 17 January 2012 <The Moscow News> : “Medvedev introduces governor-elections bill” news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
China on 17 January 2012
China on 17 January 2012 <CNTV> : “Wen calls for global efforts to secure energy supply” news@theasian.asia
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Column
[Ashraf’s Tales of Arabia] Syria, ‘3000 Years Ago’
You immediately fall in love with River Asi (Orontes) the moment you walk along either of its banks. After a brief introduction, you even think it is extending its hands to embrace you as it winds here and there, giving way to you for the plains it cultivated with love…
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East Asia
Former Actor’s Debut as a Politician
Moon Sung-keun, famous as a charismatic actor and a TV presenter made an impressive debut on a political stage on Sunday as one of the new leaders of the main opposition party. The 59-year-old former actor gained second most votes in the Democratic United Party’s leadership vote, following after former…
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World
Egyptians Concern Gas Shortage
Egyptians queue to refill domestic gas cylinders in Cairo on Jan. 16, 2012. Egyptian drivers who believed their country was undergoing a petrol shortage flocked to gas stations in several cities such as Cairo, Alexandria and Arish on Monday, regardless of the government’s pledge of not raising the price. <Photo:…
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East Asia
Snowscape With Spring Festival Lantern
Photo taken on Jan. 16, 2012 shows the beautiful snowscape of Lushan, a famous mountain in Jiujiang City, east China’s Jiangxi Province. The snowfall started on the evening of Jan. 15, endowing Lushan a special charm, which delights tourists both home and abroad. <Photo: Xinhua/Yin Weicheng> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
AP Set Up its 1st Bureau in Pyongyang
Photo provided by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Jan. 16, 2012 shows Tom Curley (2nd L), president and chief executive officer of the Associated Press (AP), and Kim Pyong Ho (C), director general of the KCNA, pose for a group photo with other officials in Pyongyang, capital of the…
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