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East Asia
Japan on 17 January 2012
Japan on 17 January 2012 <Japan Today> : “2 accounting firms cleared, 5 in-house auditors blamed in Olympus cover-up” news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Israel on 17 January 2012
Israel on 17 January 2012 <Israel Hayom> : “Israel-US drill postponed ‘to avoid regional flare-up” news@theasian.asia
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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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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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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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