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West Asia
Syrian Protesters Head to Sanaa
Anti-government tribal armed force members escort protestors on their way to Sanaa, capital of Yemen, Dec. 23, 2011. Hundreds of protestors left south Yemen’s Taiz Province on Tuesday for a four-day march towards the capital to demand the prosecution of outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh. <Photo: Xinhua/Mohammed> news@theasian.asia
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Four Survival Rules for a Young Dictator
So, Marshal Kim Jong Il, the lodestar of the 21st century, is dead, and his impoverished country is going to be run by his son Kim Jong Un, who might be the world’s youngest four-star general. This sudden power transfer produced much speculation about North Korea’s future. Will the country…
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East Asia
Japanese Emperor Celebrates 78th Birthday
Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) waves to people as Empress Michiko looks on during a celebration of his 78th birthday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo Dec. 23, 2011. Japanese Emperor Akihito celebrated his 78th birthday on Friday, expressing concern and support for people affected by the March 11 earthquake and…
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World
Egyptians Protest against Ruling Military Council
Egyptian protestors chant slogans against the ruling military council while marching in Tahrir Square, Cairo, capital of Egypt, Dec. 23, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Nasser Nouri> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Syria Suicide Attack, Killed 40
Bystanders and ambulance workers carry bodies of the suicide attack victims in central Damascus, Syria, Dec. 23, 2011. Two suicide bombers blasted two security centers in central Damascus Friday, leaving at least 40 people dead and over 150 others injured, Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi told Xinhua. <Photo: Xinhua> news@theasian.asia…
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East Asia
South Korea President’s Mourning
Whether to mourn or not the passing of Chairman Kim Jong-il of North Korea is a controversial issue in South Korea but the government seems have a rather flexible approach. In 1994, the head of the opposition party Lee Bu-young suggested official mourning in regard to the death of Kim…
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Politics
Mom’s power against nuclear power
Japan’s nuclear power industry, which once boasted of the world-class safety, now finds its existence threatened by women angered by the government’s opaqueness on radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant after it was struck by an earthquake-driven tsunami in March. Aileen Miyoko Smith, head of Green Action said in…
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East Asia
Polish President Visits ‘Great Wall’
Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski (R) visits the Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 22, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Wang Ye> news@theasian.asia
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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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