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Central Asia
Uzbekistan on 12 January 2012 Uzbekistan on 12 January 2012 <Uzbekistan National News Agency> : “Gallery: Protection of the Motherland is a sacred duty” news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
China on 12 January 2012 China on 12 January 2012 <People’s Daily> : “Wen looks at the big picture of Sino-US co-op” news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Japan on 12 January 2012 Japan on 12 January 2012 <Kyodo News> : “Ex-JR West chief found not guilty over 2005 deadly train derailment” news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
al-Assad “I Need Your Support”
This handout photo from Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (L) speaking at Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria, on Jan. 11, 2012. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made a rare appearance Wednesday in downtown Damascus and joined tens of thousands of his supporters who staged a massive…
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World
France Starts ‘Winter Bargain Sale’
People walk past a huge poster about sales outside the store Le Printemps in Paris, France, Jan. 11, 2012. The 5-week-long winter sales began on Wednesday in France. <Photo: Xinhua/Gao Jing> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
France Journalist is Killed in Homs, Syria
This picture of Syria’s state-run TV shows an injured man bleeding as he lying on the ground following a rocket attack in Syria’s central province of Homs on Jan. 11, 2012. Eight people, including a French journalist, were killed Wednesday and dozens of others were injured when unidentified gunmen fired…
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World
Zuma Visits UN Headquarter
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (R) meets with South African President Jacob Zuma at the UN Headquarters in New York, the United States, Jan. 11, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Shen Hong> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Geithner Meets Wen Jiabao for Iran Sanction
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (front, R) meets with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, who is visiting China as U.S. President Barack Obama’s special representative, in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 11, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Xie Huanchi> news@theasian.asia
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World
See Waterproof Mobile Phone at CES 2012
Fuji waterproof intelligent mobile phone are displayed during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the United States, on Jan. 10, 2012. The four-day event kicked off here on Tuesday. <Photo: Xinhua/Yang Lei> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
China-Kyrgyzstan, 20th of Diplomatic Relations
Chinese President Hu Jintao’s special envoy Chen Zhili (Front), who is vice chairwoman of the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), addresses the reception marking the 20th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between China and Kyrgyzstan in Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan, on Jan. 10, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Jiang Kehong>…
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