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East Asia
Japan on 10 January 2012 Japan on 10 January 2012 <The Japan Times> : “Olympus suing execs for billions” news@theasian.asia
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World
‘Throwing Chefs Hats’ Breaks the Guiness
Chefs throw their hats to the air with attemption to break the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people throwing chefs hats, at the Grand Place in Brussels, capital of Belgium, Jan. 9, 2012. According to organisers, there were 617 participants who successfully throw their chef hats, which…
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IT-Science
‘CES 2012’ Opens on Jan.10
Mooly Eden, Corporate vice president and general manager of the PC Client Group of Intel Corp., demonstrates a two-screen Ultrabook laptop during the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the United States, Jan. 9, 2010. The world’s largest annual consumer technology trade show runs from Jan.…
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East Asia
Media Moguls’ New Year Message
The CEOs of the Korean media companies forecast that both crises and opportunities will come and go in 2012 due to a radically changing media environment. General election in April, presidential election in December, appearance of Kim Jong-un, global economic recession, unpredictable development of SNS and a wide variety of…
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East Asia
President Lee Shakes Hands With Hu Jintao
Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with President of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Lee Myung-bak during a welcoming ceremony held for Lee in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 9, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Rao Aimin> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Lee Meets Wu Bangguo
Wu Bangguo (R), chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), meets with President of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Lee Myung-bak in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 9, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Xie Huanchi> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
“We’re All Grown-Up”
Girls in kimonos pose for a photo at Disneyland in Chiba, Janpan, Jan. 9, 2011. People who turned 20-year-old took part in the annual Coming of-Age Day ceremony on the second Monday of January in Japan. <Photo: Xinhua/Kenichiro Seki> news@theasian.asia
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World
NY, No Pants Subway Ride Day
Women take part in the 11th No Pants Subway Ride in a subway train in New York, the United States, on Jan. 8, 2012. Thousands of people participated the activity started by the group Improv Everywhere here on Sunday. <Photo: Xinhua/Shen Hong> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
President Lee Officially Visits China
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak boards an airplane at the Seoul Military Airport in Seongnam, South Korea, Jan. 9, 2012. Lee Myung-bak will make a three-day state visit to China from Monday. <Photo: Xinhua/Park Jin Hee> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Turkey on 9 January 2012 Turkey on 9 January 2012 <Hurriyet Daily News> : “US official in Ankara as Iran tensions soar” news@theasian.asia
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