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South East Asia
Vietnamese farmers repair greenhouse destroyed by hailstorm
A local resident harvests vegetable destroyed by a hailstorm in Da Lat City, Lam Dong Province, central Vietnam, May 9, 2013. Hailstorm and whirlwinds hitting northern and central Vietnam in the last two days caused severe property damages. Local residents repair a greenhouse destroyed by a hailstorm in Da Lat…
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East Asia
S. Korean President Park addresses joint session of US Congress
South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye addresses a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. At rear are Vice President Joe Biden, left, and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio. South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye finishes her address to a joint session of Congress on…
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South East Asia
Myanmar’s NLD party delegation goes for China study visit
Head of Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party delegation U Nyi Pu, who is a Central Executive Committee member of the NLD party, is interviewed at the Yangon International Airport in Yangon, Myanmar, May 8, 2013. A 12-member senior-level delegation of Myanmar’s NLD party left here for Kunming, capital…
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South Asia
Over 30 people dead as overloaded Indian bus plunges into river
Rescuers look for survivors after a bus plunged into the Beas River near Kullu, India, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. More than 30 people were killed when an overloaded bus plunged into the river on the Kullu-Mandi national highway Wednesday, according to a news agency. It is feared that some bodies…
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South Asia
Afghan students protest on border dispute with Pakistan
Afghan students participate in a protest on the border dispute between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Nangarhar province in east Afghanistan on May 8, 2013. Hundreds of Afghan college students staged a peaceful protest against Pakistan in Nangarhar province on Wednesday. <Xinhua/Tahir Safi>
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South East Asia
Malaysian opposition supporters rally against election results
Malaysian opposition supporters attend a rally at a stadium in Petaling Jaya, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. At least 50,000 Malaysian opposition supporters rallied at a stadium Wednesday to protest what they say are fraud-marred election results that enabled the long-ruling coalition to cling to power. <AP…
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West Asia
Anti-Morsi protesters protest to support Egyptian Judicial system
Anti-Morsi protesters chant slogans against the government during a protest to support the Egyptian Judicial system in front of the Judges club union in Cairo, May 8, 2013. Ongoing crisis between the Judges club and the Egyptian presidency and the government still persists. <Xinhua/Amru Salahuddien>
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South East Asia
Singapore overtakes Switzerland as world’s top public banking hub
Singapore starts to overtake Switzerland as the world’s top private banking hub, The Wall Street Journal reports by quoting financial analyses. Wealth managers are stepping up their search for staff to expand in Asia as Singapore overtakes Switzerland as the biggest offshore wealth center in terms of assets under management…
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East Asia
Brunei’s Sultan meets with Chinese Defense Minister Chang
Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (R) meets with Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan in Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei, on May 8, 2013. Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (1st R) meets with Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan (2nd R) in Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei, on May 8, 2013. <Xinhua/Lo…
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Central Asia
A Russian woman lays flowers during Victory Day memorial ceremony
An Orthodox priest walks past an honor guard soldier holding a Soviet era army flag depicting Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin during a wreath laying ceremony at the Piskaryovskoye Cemetery, the memorial to more than 1 million people who perished, mostly from hunger, at the 1941-1944 Nazis’ 900-day siege of Leningrad,…
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