• 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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  • East Asia

    “I Won’t Leave Here”

    An old woman (C) sitting on the ground refuses to leave after mourning the passing away of Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Pyongyang, DPRK, Dec. 21, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Zhang Li> news@theasian.asia  

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  • East Asia

    NK People Offer Condolence in P’yang

    People wait to 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/Zhang Li> news@theasian.asia    

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  • South East Asia

    Xi Jinping Meets Nguyen Phu Trong

    Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (L) meets with Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, Dec. 21, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Li Xueren> news@theasian.asia  

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  • East Asia

    Suggestions for the North Korean Successor

    When the news media was broadcasting the news of North Korea’s beloved leader Kim Jong-il’s death due to a heart attack, at that time I was at a South Korean metro station waiting for a train. At a nearby restaurant where people were having lunch, I witnessed some kind of…

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  • South East Asia

    Malaysia Bus Accident, Died 6

    Firefighters inspect the site of a traffic accident in Malaysia’s Sabah state in the east peninsula on Dec. 20, 2011. A bus carrying over 30 tourists from Brunei lost control and hit a tree in Malaysia’s Sabah state in the east peninsula on Tuesday, killing six people, local police said.…

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  • East Asia

    12th Anniversary of Macao’s Return to China

    Photo taken on Dec. 20, 2011 shows the scene of a performance in Macao, south China, Dec. 20, 2011. The government of Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) held a large parade of performances to celebrate the 12th anniversary of Macao’s return to the motherland. <Photo: Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka> news@theasian.asia

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  • East Asia

    Chinese Leaders Visit NK Embassy in Beijing

    Chinese leaders Wen Jiabao (C Front), Jia Qinglin (2nd R Front), Li Keqiang (2nd L Front), He Guoqiang (1st R Front) and Zhou Yongkang (1st L Front) offer condolence on the death of Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), at the DPRK Embassy…

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