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IT-Science
Can Samsung, Apple compromise?
The interminable saga surrounding Samsung Electronics and Apple over smartphone design and technology patents feels more dragged out than the ending to “The Lord of the Rings” films. So U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh was perhaps speaking for the rest of the world when she urged the two firms’ chief…
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East Asia
NK Olympic Athletes Pay Respect To Late Leaders
North Korea’s London Olympics team athletes walk out after laying wreaths and paying homage to the statues of late leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. The Olympians waved bouquets from a bus as they paraded through Pyongyang on Thursday…
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South East Asia
“Black Head” Bread, A Traditional Singaporean Food
SINGAPORE — A baker makes the “Black Head” bread in Singapore, on Aug. 16, 2012. “Black Head” bread is one of Singapore’s traditional food. Due to the reason that few youngsters are willing to learn the skills of making such bread, the number of “Black Head” bakeries is decreasing over…
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East Asia
Beer Drinking Competition At Qingdao Beer Festival
QINGDAO — A visitor takes part in a beer drinking competition during the International Beer Festival in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, Aug. 16, 2012. The 22th Qingdao International Beer Festival has set a beer drinking competition, attracting worldwide participants. After various event, the final winner will get a brand-new…
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South Asia
Indian Muslims On The Verge Of Breaking Ramadan Fast
An Indian Muslim boy has his hand pushed away as he tries to take donated food from a volunteer before breaking the Ramadan fast at the shrine of Sufi saint Hazrat Nizamuddin in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. Muslims around the world are marking the holy fasting month…
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South East Asia
Bomb Explosion Occurs In Zamboanga, Philippines
Philippine military and police bomb squad units search for bomb debris from a bus that was ripped by a powerful explosion late Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 in Zamboanga City, southern Philippines . Several people were injured in the blast. Another explosion occurred near a mosque at the city but no…
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South East Asia
Malaysians Shop Various Items To Celebrate End Of Ramadan
A Muslim man is reflected in a mirror as he tries on a songkok cap at a Ramadan bazaar in Klang, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. During the holy month of Ramadan, a daily bazaar offers various selections of clothing, food, prayer mats and other religious items…
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South Asia
Terror Attack Takes Place In Assam, India
A policeman inspects the site of violence in Rangiya, about 55 kilometers (34 miles) west of Gauhati, in the Indian northeastern state of Assam, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. Thousands of panic-stricken Indians from the northeast were fleeing the southern city of Bangalore on Thursday, spurred by rumors they would be…
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韩国免税店本地商品销售量激增40% 大家好,我是王璇，今天的 The AsiaN新闻，又同您见面了。 韩国免税店的韩国本地产品市场销售量份额正在激增。据乐天免税店提供数据显示，在1-7月之间，店内的韩国商品销售量急剧增加了40%。其中针对中国顾客和日本顾客的销售量分别增加了160%和55%。调查结果显示，从产品销售种类方面看，各种时尚商品、百货以及品牌商品的涨幅最为明显。其中韩国本地百货品牌MCM销量荣登榜首，增幅达79%。顾客对于韩国化妆品情有独钟，世界品牌化妆品与去年同期相比销售额增加了15%，而韩国地产品牌化妆品在免税店中的销售量则增加了65%。其中“MISSHA”品牌化妆品涨幅为65%，居首位。而在家电方面，“cuckoo”电饭煲今年上半期销售量也比去年同期提高了130个百分点。对此，乐天免税店负责人表示，为推动韩国优秀产品走向世界、培养中小企业同步发展，将会继续扩大韩国产品在免税店的市场份额。 当然还是和往常一样，欢迎您点击我们的网站，浏览其他要闻。 我们的网站是 http://cn.theasian.asia/?p=7312 今天就到这里，谢谢您的收看。 news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Flood Submerges Whole City Of Baguio, Philippines
Houses are submerged in floods at City Camp Lagoon in Baguio City, northern Philippines, Wednesday Aug. 15, 2012. A second tropical storm in as many weeks battered the northern Philippines on Wednesday as forecasters warned that the still-reeling capital could see more flooding. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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