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South East Asia
Indonesian Workers Go On Nationwide One-day Strike Seeking Pay Hike
Factory workers shout slogans during a protest in medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. Indonesian unions say more than 2 million factory workers have gone on a one-day strike across the country to call for higher wages and protest the hiring of contract workers. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara) news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Pakistani Female Activists Stand Up To Denounce Anti-Islam Film
Pakistani female activists of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) shout slogans during in a protest against an anti-Islam film in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Oct. 3, 2012. (Xinhua/Arshad) Pakistani female activists of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) shout slogans during in a protest against an anti-Islam film in southern Pakistani port city of…
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South East Asia
Lives Of Low-Income People In Myanmar Look Gruelling
Myanmar daily waged labors unload sands from a ship at a construction site in Yangon, Myanmar Tuesday, Oct.2, 2012. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win) A woman walks on a bridge as she sells bananas in Yangon, Myanmar Tuesday, Oct.2, 2012. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win) Daily waged workers get rid of debris…
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South East Asia
Filipino Journalists Opposed To Cybercrime Prevention Act For Fear Of Suppressing Online Freedom
Filipino journalists and some media group leaders hold their petitions against the Cybercrime Prevention Act as they submitted them to the Supreme Court in Manila, Philippines, Wednesday Oct. 3, 2012. Media groups and Filipinos stepped up calls Wednesday for repealing a tough new law that targets cybercrime but activists fear…
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Anti-Mosquito Fumigation Conducted In New Delhi, India
A municipal worker fumigates an area near a monument to check mosquito breeding in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. The mosquito-borne disease dengue is on the rise in the city, with more than 10 cases reported on Tuesday, according to news reports. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal) In this Thursday,…
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World
Four UN Peacekeepers Killed By Ambush In El Geneina, Sudan
In this photo released by the United Nations African Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), UNAMID Force Commander, Lieutenant General Patrick Nyamvumba from Rwanda inspects one of the UNAMID vehicles that suffered an ambush Tuesday night that killed four peacekeepers, in El Geneina, Sudan, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. United Nations spokesman…
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South East Asia
Streets In Ho Chi Minh City Flooded By Heavy Rain
Students wade through a flooded street in Binh Tan District in Ho Chi Minh City, southern Vietnam, Oct. 3, 2012. (Xinhua/VNA)(dzl) Local residents ride motorcycles on a flooded street in Binh Tan District in Ho Chi Minh City, southern Vietnam, Oct. 3, 2012. (Xinhua/VNA) news@theasian.asia
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Dalai Lama Gives Religious Talks At Tsuglakhang Temple In India
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama greets devotees as he arrives to give a religious talk at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharmsala, India, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/ Ashwini Bhatia) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama gives a religious talk at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharmsala, India, Wednesday, Oct.…
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World
28th International Book Fair Opens In Sanaa, Capital Of Yemen
Yemenis read books at the 28th Sanaa International Book Fair in Sanaa, capital of Yemen, Oct. 2, 2012. The 11-day Sanaa Internaitonal Book Fair started on Sept. 25 and has attracted more than 400 publishers, exhibiting 160,000 newly published books among a total of more than 300,000 books.(Xinhua/Mohammed Mohammed) A…
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Politics
All 3 candidates vow closer ties with China
The next president will face a tough foreign policy landscape featuring the U.S.-China rivalry in East Asia and intensified territorial disputes between China and Japan. The three major presidential candidates echoed that boosting relations with China will be a key policy task for the next president as Seoul-Beijing ties are…
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