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East Asia
China Blackmarket “Eggs Are Hot Item”
Photo taken in Beijing, capital of China, on Dec. 22, 2011 shows a Chinese surrogacy website. Because the Ministry of Health bans the sales of eggs, some infertile couples started to get eggs through black markets. Experts say that it’s not just unethical but also harmful for college girls who…
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East Asia
NK Children’re Crying for Kim
Children mourn the death of Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Pyongyang, DPRK, Dec. 21, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/KCNA> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
P’yang, Filled with Wailing People
People mourn the death of Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Pyongyang, DPRK, Dec. 21, 2011. (Xinhua/KCNA) (zcc)
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East Asia
HK, Exceeds 40 Millionth Visitor this Year
Nancy Ryan (C) from the United States, the 40 millionth visitor to Hong Kong this year, receives gifts from James Tien Pei-Chun (L), Chairman of Hong Kong Tourism Board, in a welcoming ceremony in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 21, 2011. Nancy Ryan was named as the 40 millionth visitor…
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Politics
A Japanese Woman Kneels Down
A Japanse woman attracted people’s attention at the 1001st “Wednesday Demonstration” which was held on 21st in front of the Embassy of Japan in Seoul. ‘Wednesday Demonstration’ is holding every wednesday at noon to solve the Japanese Military Sexual Slavery Problem. She said “I’m Maria(50) and I aplogise elderly Korean women…
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Central Asia
Russia Blastoff Soyuz with 3 Astronauts
Photo released by NASA shows astronauts waving goodbye from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, Dec. 21, 2011. A Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) blasted off from Russia’s launch facility in Kazakhstan on Wednesday. <Photo: Xinhua/NASA> news@theasian.asia
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World
Turkey Civil Servants Protest Against Gov.
Protestors hold banners and shout slogans during a demonstration in Istanbul, Turkey, Dec. 21, 2011. More than 10,000 civil servants staged a protest against the Turkish government in the country’s largest city of Istanbul on Wednesday for the privatization of the health and medical sector. <Photo: Xinhua/Ma Yan> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Iranians Prepare ‘Yalda Night’
Iranians buy fruits for Yalda Night at a market in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 21, 2011. Yalda Night is Iranian winter solstice celebration. It is celebrated on the longest night for the year, locally believed, to be on Dec. 21 on the eve of winter solstice. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz> news@theasian.asia
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How the World Sees Kim’s Death
The death of Kim Jong-il was front-page news all over the world. Breaking news, the headlines, the big story, hot topic or whatever it is called, the news came as swiftly as possible. However, different views and attitudes were found to present an account of the event. The Yomiuri Shimbun…
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East Asia
NK Policewoman in Incense Altar
A female police officers directs traffic on the road while people wait to mourn the death of Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), in the Kim Il Sung Square of Pyongyang, DPRK, Dec. 21, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Zhang Li> news@theasian.asia
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