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World
Obama “Strengthen Asia-Pacific Region “
U.S. President Obama speaks during a media briefing at Pentagon in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, Jan. 5, 2012. Barack Obama vowed to strengthen military presence in the Asia-Pacific region despite fiscal constraints. <Photo: Xinhua/Fang Zhe> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Iran “We’re Ready to G5+1”
Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi (R) attends a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 5, 2012. Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi said here on Thursday that the Islamic republic of Iran is ready to resume nuclear talks with G5+1 (five permanent members of…
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East Asia
China Will Open ‘Ice Disneyland’
Tourists pose for photos in a folk custom park in Altay, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 4, 2012. A large variety of snow sceneries and activities are witnessed in the park, which covers an area of 100,000 square meters. The “Disneyland of Ice” is expected to open to…
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World
Auroville Where Everyone is Happy
People from different countries and regions meditate in front of the Matrimandir, a golden symbolic metallic sphere in the center of Auroville, Tamil Nadu, India, on Jan. 5, 2012. Auroville (City of Dawn) is an “experimental” township founded in 1968 by Mirra Alfassa of France. “Auroville is meant to be…
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World
Mexicans Enjoy ‘Rosca de Reyes’
People gather around a large-size traditional sweet bread Rosca de Reyes, or Three Kings Bread at the Zocalo Square in downtown Mexico City, capital of Mexico, on Jan. 4, 2012. A 9,375-kilogram-weight and 720-meter-long Rosca de Reyes made by some Mexican bakers was shown in the square and cut into…
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World
Fernandez Got Operation for Cancer
Alfredo Soccimarro, spokesman of the Argentinian President’s Office, declares that Agentine President Cristina Fernandez had a successful operation for the treatment of her thyroid cancer in the Austral University Hospital in Pilar, 50 kilometers north of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Jan. 4, 2012. Vice-President Amado Boudou took over the responsibility…
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World
Burma Celebrates 64th Independence Day
People attend a ceremony celebrating the 64th anniversary of Myanmar’s independence in Nay Pyi Taw Jan. 4, 2012. A national flag hoisting and saluting ceremony was held in the capital Wednesday morning to mark the Independence Day. <Photo: Xinhua/Zhang Yunfei> news@thesian.asia
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South Asia
First Snow Makes Children Happy
Children play around after the first snowfall in 2012 in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on Jan. 4, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Massoud> news@theasian.asia
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N. Korea Kim Jong-un and Boris Yeltsin
North Korea has suddenly got a new leader. Predictably enough, people want to make sense of this sudden change and many Pyongyangologists (admittedly, not a large group) look into their crystal balls in an attempt to guess what line the newNorth Korean strongman will take. When dealing with all of…
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World
“Don’t Trade Your Pets”
An activist from an animal rights organization protests against the purchase and sale of animals in Mexico City, capital of Mexico, Jan. 3, 2012. (Xinhua/Claudio Cruz) (dtf)
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