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East Asia
Strong quake jolts China’s Sichuan, killing 160
A powerful earthquake struck the steep hills of China’s southwestern Sichuan province on Saturday, leaving at least 160 people dead and more than 5,500 injured, nearly five years after a devastating quake wreaked widespread damage across the region. Saturday’s quake, while not as destructive as the one in 2008, toppled…
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South East Asia
Novices pray at Shwedagon Pagoda on Myanmarese New Year’s day
People are seen on the first day of Myanmar new calendar year at the world-famous Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, April 17, 2013. On Myanmar new year’s day, people in the country used to perform meritorious deeds and Buddhists, who account for the majority of the people, usually go to…
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West Asia
The ‘All Arts Istanbul’ fair exhibits Turkish handicraft, art works
Turkish handmade silk products are seen at an art show in Istanbul, April 18, 2013. The “All Arts Istanbul” fair was held at the Istanbul Congress Center on Thursday. Nearly 100 artists and arts groups participated in this exhibition. The art fair brings together traditional Turkish handicrafts, classical paintings, modern…
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West Asia
A visually-impaired Palestinian teacher makes bamboo chairs
Mahmoud Taha, a 61-year-old visually-impaired Palestinian teacher, works on chairs made of bamboo at a workshop in Al-Ala’iya school for visually-impaired children in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, April 15, 2013. Taha, who was injured in an Israeli bomb explosion when he was nine years old, teaches and trains…
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South Asia
Pakistan’s carpet exports dwindle to half during last five years
Pakistanis craft hand-made carpets at a local factory in southwest Pakistan’s Quetta, April 14, 2013. According to reports, Pakistan’s carpet exports have witnessed a huge decline of more than 50 percent during the last five years. <Xinhua/Mohammad>
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East Asia
A Chinese sanitation worker sprays disinfectant to bird flu confirmed house
A staff member wearing a protection suit spray disinfectant to the hen house whose the proprietor surnamed Chen in Chajian Town of Tianchang City, east China’s Anhui Province, April 16, 2013. Chen was tested positive for H7N9 virus on April 15, according to the provincial health department in Anhui. Chen’s…
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East Asia
A N. Korean boy talks in front of TV camera at art exhibition
A painting, depicting North Korean soldiers ambushing and killing U.S. troops, hangs on a gallery wall at an art exhibition in Pyongyang, North Korea on Friday April 19, 2013. A North Korean boy practices his lines, “Our country is the greatest in the world”, as he is filmed by a…
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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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