• World

    Turkey Army Mistaken Bombing, Killed 36 Civilians

    A faint protester is carried out during a demonstration against an air raid happened on Dec. 28 across Turkish-Iraqi border which killed 36 people. Turkey’s General Staff said earlier on Thursday in a statement that Turkish jets bombed a group of people approaching its border in accordance with an intelligence…

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  • World

    Turkey Army Mistaken Bombing···36 Killed

    Demonstrators gesture and chant slogans during a demonstration in Istanbul, Turkey, on Dec. 29, 2011, against an air raid happened on Dec. 28 across Turkish-Iraqi border which killed 36 people. Turkey’s General Staff said earlier on Thursday in a statement that Turkish jets bombed a group of people approaching its…

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  • World

    Pyramids and New Year

    The light painting photo taken on Dec. 26, 2011 in front of the pyramids in Cairo, Egypt, shows the sign of “2012”, to greet the coming New Year. <Photo: Xinhua/Qin Haishi> news@theasian.asia  

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  • World

    “Happy New Year”

       The light painting photo taken on Dec. 29, 2011 in front of the Atomium in Brussels, Belgium, shows the sign of “2012”, to greet the coming New Year. <Photo: Xinhua/Zhou Lei> news@theasian.asia  

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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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