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East Asia
“Welcome 2012”
The light painting photo taken on Dec. 26, 2011 in front of the Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong, China, shows the sign of “2012”, to greet the coming New Year. <Photo: Xinhua/Chen Duo> news@theasian.asia
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Hu Jintao the most influential figure in Asia Survey by AsiaN and AJA Hu Jintao 50% but Obama 32%… Ban Ki-moon and Putin 6% The survey reveals that 5 out of 10 Asian journalists think Hu Jintao of China is the most influential figure in Asia. This is 18% higher than Obama of the USA(32%). The AsiaN in…
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S.Korea Court Rules against Ban on SNS in Elections
The Constitutional Court of Korea ruled on Thursday that banning social networking services(SNS) in election campaigns was in limited violation of the constitution. In March last year Rep. Chung Dong-young of the Democratic Party and a group of civilians filed an appeal to the Constitutional Court saying that the scope of “the…
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People
Korea’s “Democracy Godfather” Dies
<Photo> The portrait of Kim Geun-tae is entering into the mortuary of the Seoul Nationl University Hospital on 30. Kim Geun-tae, a leader of Korean democratic movement died Friday from a brain disease. He was 64. He was dubbed the “Godfather” of the country’s democratization. He served as leader…
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<2011 Top News> Waiting for Rescue···
XINHUA PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2011 FOR INTERNATIONAL NEWS ① An elder woman waits for rescue in northern Thailand’s Pathum Thani Province, Oct. 12, 2011. news@theasian.asia
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<2011 Top News> “I’m the Leader of Parade”
XINHUA PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2011 FOR INTERNATIONAL NEWS ③ A mascot dog walks during the parade marking the 150th anniversary of Italy’s unification in Rome, capital of Italy, June 2, 2011. news@theasian.asia
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<2011 Top News> “Welcome to Our Village”
XINHUA PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2011 FOR INTERNATIONAL NEWS ④ A snow-covered sculpture in a town of famous tourism spot Okuaizu area, Japan, Jan. 16, 2011. news@thesasian.asia
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<2011 Top News> “We are One”
XINHUA PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2011 FOR INTERNATIONAL NEWS ⑤ French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) welcomes visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, Dec. 5, 2011. Sarkozy and Merkel met in Paris to thrash out a plan to save the euro. news@theasian.asia
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<2011 Top News> “What a Cold”
XINHUA PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2011 FOR INTERNATIONAL NEWS ⑥ Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (C) attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier outside Moscow’s Kremlin, Feb. 23, 2011. Russia celebrates its annual Defender of the Fatherland day on February 23. news@theasian.asia
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<2011 Top News> Wave for Egypt Democracy
XINHUA PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2011 FOR INTERNATIONAL NEWS ⑦ Protestors wave a national flag of Egypt during a demonstration on Tahrir Square in central Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 8, 2011. As a standoff with protesters seeking the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak entered its third week Tuesday, demonstrators called for…
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