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East Asia
A spring snowfall hits north China’s Taiyuan, Shanxi Province
Citizens holding umbrellas walk on a snowy road in Taiyuan, capital of north China’s Shanxi Province, April 19, 2013. A cold front brought snowfall to the city on April 19 morning. <Xinhua/Zhan Yan> Pedestrians cross a snowy road in Taiyuan, capital of north China’s Shanxi Province, April 19, 2013. The…
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West Asia
Bahraini protesters set up roadblocks opposing Formula One Grand Prix
Bahraini youths set up cement block roadblocks during clashes with riot police to slow police vehicles moving through the village of Diraz, Bahrain, on Thursday, April 18, 2013. Graffiti at right opposing the upcoming Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix, to be held Sunday, is written beneath pictures and names of…
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East Asia
Chairman Yu meets President of Cambodian Royalist Party Rasmey
Yu Zhengsheng (R), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, meets with Norodom Arun Rasmey, president of Cambodian royalist party Funcinpec, in Beijing, capital of China, April 17, 2013. <Xinhua/Pang Xinglei>
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East Asia
A N. Korean policeman directs traffic as screen shows rockets firing
A traffic policeman directs cars while video on a screen shows rockets being fired at dusk in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, April 17, 2013. <AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan>
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South East Asia
An Indonesian sews his mouth in hunger strike against rising fuel costs
A college student sews his mouth as he participates in a hunger strike against rising fuel costs in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 17, 2013. The Indonesian government would possibly increase price of subsidized fuel should the energy and mineral resources ministry fail to control consumption of the fuel in two key…
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The Politics of TPP: Target China
Editor’s note: The US is touting the Trans-Pacific Partnership(TTP), a proposed trade agreement linking Asian and American economies, as a way to foster greater economic integration and propel growth for members. Some analysts argue that it is clearly targeted at a rising China, while others say it does not exclude…
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Is TTP aimed at thwarting China?
Editor’s note: The US is touting the Trans-Pacific Partnership(TTP), a proposed trade agreement linking Asian and American economies, as a way to foster greater economic integration and propel growth for members. Some analysts argue that it is clearly targeted at a rising China, while others say it does not exclude…
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West Asia
Former Egyptian President Murabak to be sent back to Prison Hospital
A supporter of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak sits during a protest outside the Maadi Military Hospital in Cairo, Egypt, April 17, 2013. Egypt’s prosecution ordered Wednesday to discharge former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak from Maadi Military Hospital and send him back to Tora Prison Hospital, official Al-Ahram news website…
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East Asia
Chinese police set up evacuation site after 5.0-magnitude earthquake
Members of local armed police forest corps prepare to set up more tents at an evacuation site at Liantie Township in Eryuan County of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan Province , April 17, 2013. Nine people have been slightly injured after a 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Dali Wednesday morning,…
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