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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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World
Italy Fears Oil Spill from Stranded Cruise
This handout photo released by Italian Guardia di Finanza shows the partially submerged Italian cruise liner Costa Concordia off the coast of the Giglio Island on Jan. 14, 2012. The death toll from the Italian cruise liner Costa Concordia sinking has increased to six after the rescuers found a body…
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World
Ban Meets Wen Jiabao at 5th WFES
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) meets with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (R) in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, Jan. 16, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indian] एशिया की सबसे प्रभावशाली कंपनी एवम
एशिया की सबसे प्रभावशाली कंपनी एवम सबसे प्रभावशाली बिज़नस लीडर एशियन और एशियन जौर्नालिस्ट अस्सोकिअतिओन ने एक सुर्वे में एशिया की सबसे प्रभावशाली कंपनी और सबसे प्रभाव शाली बिज़नस लीडर जानने के लिए ५० पत्रकारून से पुछा | पहले नंबर पर है सैमसंग और ली- कुन ही सैमसंग के…
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East Asia
Learns English for Foreigners
Fan Hongwei (L) helps a student from Sri-Lanka pick vegetables at her stall in Tong’an market in north China’s Tianjin Municipality, Jan. 16, 2012. Some international students in a nearby university often encounter language difficulties when shopping in Tong’an market. In order to help those students, Fan Hongwei, a vegetable…
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World
Shortlist Announced for IPAF 2012
Six shortlisted authors for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) 2012 were announced on 11 January at a press conference in Cairo, Egypt and they are Jabbour Douaihy, Ezzedine Choukri Fishere, Rabee Jaber, Nasser Iraq, Bashir Mufri and Habib Selmi. This year’s shortlist includes a number of different themes,…
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West Asia
Syria Declares Amnesty
Detainees who are about to be released wait in line for release procedures at Adra prison in Damascus, Jan. 15, 2012. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad declared Sunday an amnesty for all crimes committed during the unrest starting in mid-March, official SANA news agency reported. (Xinhua/Li Muzi) news@theasian.asia
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