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South Asia
Indian villiagers perform a ritual celebrating Oriya New Year
A child is seen in a temple during the year end festival in Darjeeling, West Bengal state, India, April 14, 2013. <Xinhua/Tumpa Mondal> Indian villagers prostrate around a Hindu temple as they perform a ritual during Jhamu festival at Mendhasal village on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, India, Sunday, April 14,…
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South East Asia
Laotian people celebrate New Year water-splashing festival
People celebrate the Water-splashing Festival in Vientiane, Laos, April 14, 2013. <Xinhua/Liu Ailun>
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East Asia
North Korean soldiers enjoy racing on a go cart track in Pyongyang
A North Korean soldier, right, races another man on a go cart track at the Fun Fair in Pyongyang on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. A North Korean man misses the turn and loses control of his go cart on a track at the Fun Fair in Pyongyang on Tuesday, April…
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South Asia
An Indian boy bathes from leaking pipe in water-deficient Gujarat state
An Indian boy bathes under a leaking water pipe on a highway in the Kutch district of Gujarat state, India, Wednesday, April 17, 2013. The Gujarat state government has declared water scarcity in 3,918 villages across 10 districts, local news reports said. An Indian woman fetches drinking water from a…
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South East Asia
Australia to become ‘Food Superpower’
Australia: Asia’s next food bonanza Australia would become a ‘food superpower,’ capitalising on a $2 trillion export opportunity in Asia, the Australia’s leading newspaper The Australian reports. In a speech delivered at The Australian and The Wall Street Journal‘s inaugural Global Food Forum in Melbourne, billionaire packaging and recycling magnate…
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West Asia
Kuwaiti opposition supporters demonstrate against police blockade
In this Wednesday, April 17, 2013 photo, supporters of former MP Musallam al-Barrack demonstrate near his house in Al Andalous, Kuwait. Police used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse the crowds. Outside a palm-shaded villa in suburban Kuwait City, government security forces are taunted and defied each night by…
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South Asia
Female students make up majority in Pakistan’s medical schools
In this picture taken on Saturday, March 30, 2013, Pakistani female doctors help a disabled child at a rehabilitation center at the Dow Medical Institute for Health in Karachi, Pakistan. In a country better known for honor killings of women and low literacy rates for girls, Pakistan’s medical schools are…
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East Asia
N. Korean students study at Mangyongdae Revolutionary School
In this Thursday, April 18, 2013 photo, students at the Mangyongdae Revolutionary School, in Pyongyang, North Korea work on computers. The school is run by the military and school administrators say it was originally set up in 1947 for children who had lost their parents during Korea’s fight for liberation…
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South Asia
Indians work on hand-knotted carpet in weaving industry hub Bhadohi
A man works on a handmade carpet in the factory of Bhadohi Carpets company in Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh, India, April 17, 2013. More than 500 carpet manufacturing factories dotted the city of Bhadohi, which made the city the home to the largest hand-knotted carpet weaving industry hubs in South Asia.…
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South East Asia
Vietnamese race at World’s Heritage Hung Kings’ Temple Festival
People race during Hung Kings’ Temple Festival 2013 in Phu Tho province, Vietnam, April 18, 2013. The Hung Kings’ Temple Festival was recognized as the World’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2012. <Xinhua/VNA>
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