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South East Asia
Malaysian Coast Guard Retrieves A Boat Suspected Capsized While Carrying Illegal Migrants
In this Monday, Jan. 14, 2013 photo, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) enforcement officers retrieve a capsized boat in Pengerang, Johor, Malaysia. Malaysia’s coast guard has rescued 41 Indonesians and is searching for seven others after the boat overloaded with suspected illegal migrants capsized in choppy waters. <AP/NEWSis>
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East Asia
Number Of China’s Internet Users Rises To 564 Million Despite Gov’t Control On Content
In this Feb. 1, 2012 photo, job seekers use laptops connected with Internet at a job fair in Wuhan, in central China’s Hubei province. China’s population of Internet users rose 10 percent last year to 564 million even as communist authorities tightened controls on content, according to data released Tuesday…
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East Asia
China And Mongolia Deepen Cooperation For Developing Natural Resources
Zhang Xiaoqiang (L), deputy director of China’s National Development and Reform Commission, speaks during a press conference in Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia. China and Mongolia have broad prospects to deepen cooperation in mineral resources and energy, Zhang Xiaoqiang said in Ulan Bator on Tuesday. Photo taken on Jan. 15,…
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South Asia
Supporters Of Fiery Pakistani Cleric Remain On A Street Braving Cold Weather As Ordered By Him
Supporters of Pakistani Sunni Muslim cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, take a nap in a cold weather at an anti government rally in Islamabad, Pakistan Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Thousands of Pakistanis fed up with political leaders they say are corrupt and indifferent rallied in the Pakistani capital Tuesday, as the fiery cleric…
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West Asia
Police Inspect Site Of Train Accident Near Cairo Which Left 19 Dead, 100 Injured
Egyptians inspect the wreckage of a train accident in Badrasheen, 40 KM south of Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. At least 19 people died and more than 100 were injured when two railroad passenger cars derailed just south of Cairo, health officials say. The accident comes less than two…
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South Asia
Bangladesh Oppositionists Stage Rally To Call For Release Of Their Leaders From Jail
Bangladesh’s largest Islamic party and the main opposition Jamaat-e-Islami shout slogans during a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. The party called the protest to demand authorities for speedy trials of war criminals. The banner reads ‘We demand release of our top leaders from jail.’ <AP/NEWSis>
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East Asia
Living as a female smoker in Korea
Smokers are almost being treated as criminals these days and are shunned by others as if they carry some contagious diseases. They face tougher restrictions and are being deprived of spaces to light up. However, women smokers here have to confront another barrier ― social prejudice. As evidenced by the…
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East Asia
‘I perform with all my heart and soul’
Psy, YouTube, pianist prodigy get CICI award Decked out in his signature sunglasses and suit, singer and rapper Psy expressed thanks Tuesday on receiving the Korea Image Stepping Stone Award from the Corea Image Communication Institute (CICI). “The year 2012 was unforgettable,“ said Psy in an interview that was pre-recorded…
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East Asia
Pro sports – children’s dream job
Kim Tae-yoon, an elementary school student living in Seoul, changes what he wishes to become when he grows up almost every month. Kim doesn’t switch from wanting to be a medical doctor to a teacher but from soccer player to baseball player. In other words, he wants to be a…
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East Asia
Park puts economy, safety first
President-elect Park Geun-hye’s government restructuring plan, unveiled Tuesday, calls for empowering ministries overseeing the economy while emphasizing public safety amid a rising number of sex crimes. Under the proposal, the team scrapped the Ministry of Special Affairs in charge of facilitating dialogue with opposition parties. Analysts widely agreed that the…
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