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Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani (R) meets with visiting Indian multi-party parliamentary delegation at Prime Minister House in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, on Jan. 18, 2012.

Pakistan PM appears in Supreme Court to Face Contempt of Court Notice

Islamabad, Jan. 19: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani appeared before a seven-member bench of Supreme Court on Thursday morning amidst extraordinary security including air surveillance for hearing in contempt of court notice issued to him this week for not reopening corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari and others who…

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Eastman Kodak Filed for Bankruptcy

File photo dated Sept. 26, 2006 shows the booth of Kodak on the Photokina 2006 in Cologne, Germany. U.S. camera pioneer Eastman Kodak filed for bankruptcy early Thursday, according to a statement of the company’s chief executive officer. <Photo: Xinhua/Liu Yu> news@theasian.asia

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Paraguay River Reach the Lowest Level

A fisherman casts a net at the Paraguay River near to Villeta, Paraguay, on Jan, 18, 2012. The paraguay River this month reached the lowest water level in the past 20 years. <Photo: Xinhua/Ubaldo Gonzalez> news@theasian.asia

Chinese holidaymakers all gather round in Korea

According to the Korea Tourism Organization, at least 45,000 Chinese travellers are expected to come to Korea during the biggest holiday season of ‘Lunar New Year’ beginning this weekend. It is estimated that 800 million Chinese people on average either visit their hometowns or travel abroad. Chinese tourists have taken…

Kim Jong-nam’s View on North Korea

Remarks by Kim Jong-nam, the eldest son of late North Korean ruler Kim Jong-il, were recently revealed and attracted great attention as he doubted Kim Jong-un’s leadership, disparaged the third-generation power succession and asserted the need for openness to help the faltering economy of North Korea. A Japanese journalist working…

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