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South East Asia
“White Dinner” Makes Asian Debut In Singapore
Some of the 888 guests, dressed in white gather at the Art Science Museum of the Marina Bay Sands on Thursday Aug. 30, 2012 in Singapore. Diner en Blanc or “White Dinner” which started in Paris 24 years ago, made its Asian debut in Singapore. Guests are expected to dress…
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Galaxy Note II, Other Smart PCs Introduced In Berlin
Jean-Daniel Ayme, vice president European Telecom Operations at Samsung Electronics explains the new Galaxy Note II features at a Samsung Mobile Unpacked 2012 event in Berlin, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. People try Samsung ATIVsmart PCs during a media preview at the Samsung stand at the IFA consumer electric fair in…
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South East Asia
Malaysian National Day Celebrated In Kuala Lumpur
Malaysian students wave their national flags during National Day celebrations at Independence Square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Malaysian King Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah, left, and Queen Haminah Hamidun wave their national flags during National Day celebrations at Independence Square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Aug.…
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West Asia
Members Of “Welcome To Palestine” Stage Anti-Israel Protest
Foreign activists, members of the international movement “Welcome to Palestine”chant anti-Israel slogans from inside the Police vehicle after been arrested for approaching the Israeli embassy, in solidarity with the Palestinians during a protest in front of the Israeli embassy, in Amman, Jordan, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Foreign activists, members of…
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‘Deportation of illegal aliens is constitutional’
The Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that the deportation of illegal aliens after putting them into custody is constitutional. It said that the immigration office placing illegal foreign workers into custody and expelling them in accordance with the Immigration Control Law does not violate basic human rights. Foreign workers will subsequently…
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Samsung monitors jury foreman
Samsung Electronics said Thursday that it is looking closely into whether patents owned by Velvin Hogan, the foreman of a U.S. jury that recently delivered a verdict against the company, may have been used by Apple. Samsung’s reaction came after U.S. media reported that Hogan holds a patent in his…
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Culture
Ghost Month Festival Celebrated In Keelung, Taiwan
Celebrating the mid-summer Chinese Ghost Month Festival, paper houses burn at sea for offerings for the departed’s return home off Keelung, northern Taiwan, late Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Fourteen days into the seventh month of the lunar calendar, starting on Aug. 31 in 2012, marks the traditional Chinese Ghost Month…
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South Asia
A Sri Lankan Boy And Wild Elephants
A Sri Lankan child holds bananas to feed wild elephants, separated by an electric fence at the Udawalawa Wildlife Sanctuary, in Udawalawa, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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Politics
Seoul dismisses Tokyo’s ICJ proposal over Dokdo
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade sent a diplomatic document to Japan, Thursday, dismissing the latter’s proposal to take the issue of South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The government sent the document through the Japanese Embassy in Seoul. “We’ve sent a…
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Business
Cigarettes, soju may be pulled from discount stores
The Seoul Metropolitan Government is seeking to ban large discount stores from selling cigarettes, soju and some daily necessities as part of its moves to help protect mom-and-pop stores and traditional markets. “We’re now discussing measures to limit the types of goods sold at large retail chains and super-super markets…
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