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East Asia
Mongolia on 13 February 2012 Mongolia on 13 February 2012 <Montsame>: HEADS OF STANDING COMMITTEES APPOINTED news@theasian.asia
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China on 13 February 2012 China on 13 February 2012 <People Daily>: With imminence of Valentine’s Day, rose price up in China’s Yinchuan news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Japan on 13 February 2012 Japan on 13 February 2012 <Japan Today>: Air New Zealand flight from Tokyo held on tarmac over flu scare news@theasian.asia
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Politics
Russia to suspend children adoption by U.S. citizens
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Saturday signaled that Moscow may temporarily suspend adoption of Russian children by U.S. citizens following a series of mistreatment allegedly committed by American adoptive parents. In a statement posted on its website, the ministry listed a string of cases about U.S. adoptive parents’ abuses of…
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Politics
Maldives assure safety for tourists
Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed (2nd, R Front) gestures during a rally in Male, the capital of Maldive, on Feb. 11, 2012. (Xinhua/Che Hongliang) Ending a week of political turmoil, the Maldives Saturday invited tourists to its world’s top luxury resort destinations assuring complete safety and protection, according to a…
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Politics
Aung San Suu Kyi campaigns for parliamentary by-elections
Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Myanmar ‘s opposition National League for Democracy (NLD), on Saturday started parliamentary by-election campaign in her constituency. Suu Kyi is to contest in Kawhmu township in Yangon region as a candidate of her party with Dr. U Soe Min, candidate of the ruling Union…
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South Asia
Valentine’s Day in Pakistan
A Pakistani woman chooses gifts for the upcoming Valentine’s Day in a shop in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on Feb. 11, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Umar Qayyum> news@theasian.asia
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Business
Gaza Strip, 12hrs Black Out Everyday
Om Sameer, 90, lights a candle in her room during a blackout in Jabaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, on Feb. 11, 2012. Electricity is reported to be cut for 12 hours every day as part of a main power crisis due to the unstable political and economic situation in…
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World
Aung San Suu Kyi Starts her Campaign Trail
Chairwoman of Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD), Aung San Suu Kyi, speaks to supporters during her tour of canvassing for vote in Kawhmu township, constituency of Yangon region, Myanmar, Feb. 11, 2012. Aung San Suu Kyi started her campaign trail for parliamentary by-elections on Saturday. <Photo: Xinhua/U Aung> news@theasian.asia…
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East Asia
“Kiss Me, Darling”
Changmao, a male sheep, plays with its partner Chunzi, a female spotted deer, in Yunnan Wild Animal Park in Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Feb. 10, 2012. Changmao and Chunzi fell in love with each other after living together for a long time. The park will hold a…
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