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World
Egyptians Support President’s Dismissal Of Defense Minister
Thousands of supporters celebrate with a poster of Egypt’s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in Tahrir Square, birthplace of the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak 18 months ago, in Cairo late Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012. Morsi ordered the retirement of the defense minister and chief of staff on Sunday and made…
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World
Art Performance At Closing Ceremony Of London Olympics
(120812) — LONDON, Aug. 12, 2012 (Xinhua) — Photo taken on August 12, 2012 shows the art performance at the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London, Britain. <Xinhua/Shen Bohan> news@theasian.asia
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World
Disabled Yemeni Children Wait For Foreign Support
(120812) — SANAA, Aug. 12, 2012 (Xinhua) — A disabled kid sits on ground in Sanaa, Aug. 12, 2012. Disabled children received new clothes donated by charity groups on Sunday. Due to months-long unrest, the disabled children cannot get support from the government but have to rely on foreign and…
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East Asia
Exhibition Of China’s Space Technology Held In Hong Kong
(120812) — HONG KONG, Aug. 12, 2012 (Xinhua) — Chan Ka Keung (1st, R), Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, and Tiangong-1/Shenzhou-9 space mission delegation comprising of Chinese astronauts and scientists tour at the Exhibition on China’s First Manned Space…
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World
Confetti Showers Olympic Athletes At Closing Ceremony
Athletes react as confetti rains down on them during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, in London. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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Politics
NK collapse may trigger Sino-US war: expert
In the event North Korea collapses, it could cause a war between the United States and China in the coming decades, a U.S. security expert warned Wednesday. A report by James Dobbins, director of the International Security and Defense Policy Center at the RAND National Defense Research Institute, said in…
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Politics
“Korea-US alliance should be revised”
The long-standing military alliance between Seoul and Washington should be revised in order for South Korea to have a better relationship with China, said Pan Zhenqiang, a senior advisor of the China Reform Forum (CRF), Thursday. The CRF is a policy-research organization officially affiliated to the Central Committee of the…
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NK boosts exchanges with Laos
North Korea has signed four agreements with Laos to boost economic and cultural exchange, Pyongyang’s state media said Thursday as the Stalinist country continues its outreach across Southeast Asia. The agreements were reached a day earlier during a visit by Kim Yong-nam, president of the North’s Presidium of the Supreme…
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Business
Scorching purgatory
Workers take refuge in malls, theaters; complaints grow over energy-saving drive Koreans are withering under what could prove to be the hottest summer on record. But with government officials tightly controlling the use of air conditioners in public buildings and ruthlessly pushing its energy-saving campaign to private employers over growing…
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Hanwha close to buying German solar cell firm
Hanwha Group is favored to take over Germany’s troubled Q-Cells, an established name in the solar energy field, according to company officials as they believe they have the strongest bid. The group’s affiliate Hanwha Chemical is in the final stage of negotiations to absorb Q-Cells. The German company, once the…
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