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East Asia
Lacquerware, Once On Verge Of Extinction, Revived As A Big Industry In Fuzhou, China
Craftsman Pan Huiming works on plaster vase moulds in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China’s Fujian Province, Dec. 27, 2012. Invented by Shen Shao’an in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the Fuzhou bodiless lacquerware is a traditional Chinese handicraft which is on the verge of extinction. It was listed as a state…
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South Asia
Hindu Devotees Prepare For Month-Long Mahakumbh Festival At Sangam, India
In this photo taken Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, supporters of a Hindu holy man prepare food for free distribution during the preparations for the month-long Mahakumbh festival at Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna in Allahabad, India. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to arrive here in January…
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East Asia
Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair To Open On Jan. 7 At Convention And Exhibition Center
An exhibitor manipulates a tank model via a smartphone’s software during the press conference of Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair in south China’s Hong Kong, Dec. 27, 2012. The fair will open to the public at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center from January 7 to 10, 2013. An…
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South Asia
9th International Elephant Festival Held In Sauraha, Nepal
Decorated elephants take part in a beauty contest during the second day of 9th International Elephant Festival in Sauraha of Chitwan district, Nepal, Dec. 27, 2012. The festival was organized to promote tourism and to raise awareness of elephant protection in Nepal. A participant decorates an elephant for a beauty…
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West Asia
Israel Builds Apartment In East Jerusalem Despite Opposition By Palestinians
In this Nov. 2, 2011 file photo, a construction worker works on a new housing unit in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Homa. Israel is planning its biggest construction surge in east Jerusalem in decades, settlement opponents say, a move that would complicate prospects for restarting peace talks with…
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West Asia
Air Show Held To Celebrate Graduation Ceremony Of Israeli Military Pilots
A female graduate of Class 165 of Israeli Air Force’s (IAF) Flight School stands beside a F-15I fighter jet of IAF at Hatzerim base near Beersheva, south Israel, on Dec. 27, 2012. An F-15I fighter jet of Israeli Air Force (IAF) takes off during an air show at a graduation…
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East Asia
Traditional Furnitures On Display At Hainan Museum In Haikou, China
A woman takes pictures of a set of traditional furniture in Hainan Museum in Haikou, capital of south China’s Hainan Province, Dec. 27, 2012. Photo taken on Dec. 27, 2012 shows an exhibition hall for “Huaguang Reef No.1 shipwreck” in Hainan Museum in Haikou, capital of south China’s Hainan Province.…
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East Asia
Large Number Of Fishermen Take Part In Ice Fishing Event In Jilin Province, China
Local fishermen drag a huge fishing net out of water during an ice fishing event in the Chagan Lake in Qian Gorlos Mongolian Autonomous County, northeast China’s Jilin Province, Dec. 27, 2012. Local fishermen net fish during an ice fishing event in the Chagan Lake in Qian Gorlos Mongolian Autonomous…
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West Asia
A Total of 180 Afghan Policemen Attend A Graduation Ceremony
Afghan police officers attend a graduation ceremony in Nangarhar province of eastern Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2012. A total of 180 Afghan policemen graduated on Thursday after a two-month training in Nangarhar. Afghan police officers take oath during a graduation ceremony in Nangarhar province of eastern Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2012. <Xinhua/Tahir…
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