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World
Fire Works over the Sydney Harbor Bridge
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the upcoming New Year in Sydney Cove, Australia, Dec. 31, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Jin Linpeng> news@theasian.asia
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World
Fire Works Celebrates New Year in Russia
Fire works are seen over the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Jan. 1, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Zeng Jianguo> news@theasian.asia
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People
Tell me your wishes
The world’s population is 7 billion and among them 4.2 billion people are Asian. The AsiaN has met some of the Asians and asked their New Year’s wishes. They all expressed their dearest wishes – getting a job, recognition for work, a big salary, a good school report, happy marriage…
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East Asia
Facebook is the General Trend for Asian Journalists Survey by AJA and AsiaN The journalists of Asia use Facebook the most compared to other social network services. 56% of them use Facebook and then Twitter (30%) and Blog (14%) followed. The AsiaN in association with the Asia Journalist Association conducted a survey on 20~30 November in celebration of…
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East Asia
NK Named Kim Jong-un as Top Military Cdr
This file photo released on Dec. 26, 2011 by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s official news agency Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows Kim Jong Un (front), vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) arrives at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace to pay…
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World
Chile Magallanes Fire, ‘Disaster Area’
Firefighters try to extinguish the fire in the Torres del Paine National Parke, in Patagonia area, Chile, Dec. 30, 2011. Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera on Friday declared Magallanes Region as the disaster area, which was affected by an uncontrolled fire in the Torres del Paine National Parke, in Chilean Patagonia,…
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East Asia
NK, Issues J.I Kim Commorative Stamps
Photo released by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Dec. 30, 2011 shows a commemorative stamp issued by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) featuring the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. <Photo: Xinhua/KCNA> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
NK Issues Commemorative Stamp for J.I Kim
Photo released by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Dec. 30, 2011 shows a commemorative stamp issued by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) featuring the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (R) and Kim Jong Un, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of…
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World
“What Do You Want, Mom?”
A boy looks at his mother writing wishes on a piece of confetti in front of the New Year’s Eve Wishing Wall at Times Square Information Center in New York, the United States, Dec. 29, 2011. All the pieces of confetti, bearing the best wishes for the year 2012 from…
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World
“What Are Their Wishes for 2012?”
A girl looks at the confetti on the New Year’s Eve Wishing Wall at Times Square Information Center in New York, the United States, Dec. 29, 2011. All the pieces of confetti, bearing the best wishes for the year 2012 from people around the world, will rain down to revelers…
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