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[Indonesia Report] Living in a foreign country is exciting, adventuresome experience
Psy concert in City Hall, Seoul (October 4, 2012) (Photo: www.kzoz.com) Living in a foreign country with different language and cultural background could be an exciting as well as adventuresome experience. Especially when one has to be involved in the society where majority does not adopt English in their daily life. When…
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East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Militer Korea Selatan Menyebut Pro-NK Grup “Musuh”
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita dari dalam negeri Korea Selatan. Militer mulai mengklasifikasikan grup pro-Pyongyang di Korea Selatan sebagai musuh dalam panduan pendidikan bagi para tentara, dengan mengatakan bahwa organisasi-organisasi tersebut menyebabkan pergolakan dalam masyarakat, menurut Kementerian Pertahanan pada Rabu. Panduan tersebut disampaikan kepada pembuat undang-undang…
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South East Asia
New Leadership Of Myanmar’s Ruling Party Elected At Conference In Nay Pyi Taw
Representatives attend the first conference of Myanmar’s ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), in Nay Pyi Taw on Oct. 16, 2012. President U Thein Sein, who is also Chairman of USDP, was re-elected as the party’s chairman at the party’s first conference which continued in Nay Pyi Taw on…
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Culture
Ceremony Held At FAO Headquarters In Rome To Celebrate World Food Day
(L to R) Jose Graziano da Silva, Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Kanayo Nwanze, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of the World Food Program, attend the World Food Day FAO headquarters ceremony in Rome, Italy, Oct. 16,…
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South Asia
U.N. Conference On Biodiversity Opens In Hyderabad, India
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (2nd L) holds the commemorative postage stamps on the environment as other delegates applaud during the opening session of the high level segment of the 11th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP 11) at the Convention on Biodiversity in Hyderabad, India, Oct. 16, 2012.…
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World
Laotian Deputy PM Opens 9th Asia-Europe People’s Forum In Vientiane
Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith speaks at the opening ceremony of the 9th Asia-Europe People’s Forum (AEPF-9) in Vientiane, Laos, Oct. 16, 2012. The 9th Asia-Europe People’s Forum (AEPF-9) kicked off in Lao capital Vientiane Tuesday afternoon. Representatives attend the 9th Asia-Europe People’s Forum (AEPF-9) in…
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South Asia
Water-Tight Security Posted Around Hospital Where Pakistani Girl Malala Is Treated
In this photo taken Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, ambulances are parked outside the Queen Elizabeth hospital, where Pakistani girl Malala Yousufzai is being treated, in Birmingham, England, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. Birmingham Police say they questioned two people at the hospital where Yousufzai is recovering after being shot, raising fears…
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East Asia
U.S.- Philippine Joint Military Exercise Underway In Tarlac, Northern Philippines
A U.S. Marine CH-46E helicopter dislodges US and Philippine marines during a live-fire exercise in the ongoing Philippines-U.S. amphibious landing exercise dubbed Phiblex 2013 at Crow Valley, Tarlac province in northern Philippines, Tuesday Oct. 16, 2012. More than 2,800 U.S. Marines and sailors from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit based…
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Culture
Children Of Palestinian Blind School Sing A Song In School Festival
Palestinian blind children perform a song in a festival organized by Al Nour School in Gaza city on Oct. 15, 2012. Al Nour School was the first and only school established by the United Nations 50 years ago in Gaza strip to work with children from 5 to 16 years…
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South East Asia
Filipino Children Take Part In Relay Marathon Called “Race For Survival”
A Filipino boy dashes out of the starting line during a relay marathon called “Race for Survival” at Antipolo city in the eastern province of Rizal, Philippines on Tuesday Oct. 16, 2012. Organized by Save the Children and its partners, the Race for Survival, the world’s biggest children’s race, is…
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