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East Asia
Traditional Furnitures On Display At Hainan Museum In Haikou, China
A woman takes pictures of a set of traditional furniture in Hainan Museum in Haikou, capital of south China’s Hainan Province, Dec. 27, 2012. Photo taken on Dec. 27, 2012 shows an exhibition hall for “Huaguang Reef No.1 shipwreck” in Hainan Museum in Haikou, capital of south China’s Hainan Province.…
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East Asia
Large Number Of Fishermen Take Part In Ice Fishing Event In Jilin Province, China
Local fishermen drag a huge fishing net out of water during an ice fishing event in the Chagan Lake in Qian Gorlos Mongolian Autonomous County, northeast China’s Jilin Province, Dec. 27, 2012. Local fishermen net fish during an ice fishing event in the Chagan Lake in Qian Gorlos Mongolian Autonomous…
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West Asia
A Total of 180 Afghan Policemen Attend A Graduation Ceremony
Afghan police officers attend a graduation ceremony in Nangarhar province of eastern Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2012. A total of 180 Afghan policemen graduated on Thursday after a two-month training in Nangarhar. Afghan police officers take oath during a graduation ceremony in Nangarhar province of eastern Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2012. <Xinhua/Tahir…
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South East Asia
AJA picks Aung San Suu Kyi and Malala Yousafzai as Asians of 2012
Asian journalist Association (AJA) has picked Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar opposition leader, and Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani human right activist, as Asians of 2012 Thursday (Dec. 27). Suu Kyi has devoted herself to the democratization of her country under the oppresion of the military regime and contributed greatly to the opening of Myanmar to…
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East Asia
Alittihad, a UAE’s major daily, carries poems of Ko Un, a noted Korean poet
Alittihad, a UAE’s major daily, carries poems of Ko Un, a noted Korean poet. The Arabic version of Ko’s poem was translated by Ashraf Dali, Chief of The AsiaN’s Middle East Bureau. Al-Ittihad (“Union” in Arabic) is an Arabic language newspaper published daily in the United Arab Emirates. The paper was…
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South Asia
Fifth Death Anniversary Of Former Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto Observed In Garhi Khuda Baksh
In this handout photo released by the Press Information Department (PID), Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari (L) raises the hand of his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari during a rally to mark the fifth death anniversary of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in Garhi Khuda Baksh, Pakistan, Dec. 27, 2012.…
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East Asia
North Koreans Celebrate Birth Centennial Of The Late NK Founder Kim Il-sung
In this Sunday, April 15, 2012 photo, people walk down a street after a large military parade in Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square celebrating 100 years since the birth of the late North Korean founder Kim Il Sung. <AP Photo/David Guttenfelder> In this Monday, April 16, 2012 photo, students wave…
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West Asia
Libyan Deputy PM Speaks In A Press Conference In Tripoli
Libyan Deputy Prime Minister Awad al-Barasi speaks during a press conference in Tripoli, Libya, Dec. 27, 2012. <Xinhua/Hamza Turkia>
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East Asia
Xi Jinping Meets With President Of The 67th UN General Assembly Session In Beijing
Xi Jinping (R), general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with Vuk Jeremic, president of the 67th Session of the UN General Assembly, in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 27, 2012. <Xinhua/Ding Lin> Xi Jinping (R), general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC)…
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West Asia
Spokesman Of Syrian Opposition Coalition Speaks At A Press Conference In Istanbul
Walid al-Bunni, spokesman of the Istanbul-based Syrian opposition coalition, speaks during a press conerence in Istanbul, Turkey, on Dec. 27, 2012. Syria’s National Coalition for the Opposition Forces said Thursday they are open to any political solution to the Syrian crisis. <Xinhua/Ma Yan>
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