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East Asia
Two Koreas agree to hold breakthrough senior-level meeting on June 12
North and South Korea agreed Monday to hold senior-level talks this week in Seoul, a breakthrough of sorts to ease tensions after Pyongyang’s recent threats of nuclear war and Seoul’s vows of counterstrikes. The two-day meeting starting Wednesday will focus on stalled cooperation projects, including the resumption of operations at…
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East Asia
China, US ready to open new chapter
The just-concluded two-day summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Barack Obama will have an important and positive impact on the future growth of China-US relations as well as peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, said a senior Chinese government official according to the state-run China…
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South East Asia
Filipino women perform traditional hand embroidery on pineapple fabric
In this April 18, 2013 photo, a woman does hand embroidery on pineapple fabric outside their house in Lumban town, Laguna province, south of Manila, Philippines. In this small town in the Philippines, women are keeping a centuries-old tradition of hand embroidery alive. But while Lumban town continues to be…
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West Asia
Turkish protesters practice yoga at Gezi park of Taksim Square
Turkey’s prime minister took a combative stance on his closely watched return to the country early Friday, telling supporters who thronged to greet him that the protests that have swept the country must come to an end. In the first extensive public show of support since anti-government protests erupted last…
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South East Asia
An Indonesian performer wears Mask of Malang at workshop
A performer wears a Topeng Malang, or the Mask of Malang, at a mask workshop at Malang in East Java, Indonesia, June 6, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Hidayat> A man polishes a Topeng Malang, or the Mask of Malang, at a mask workshop at Malang in East Java, Indonesia, June 6, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Hidayat>
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South East Asia
Philippines and Timor-Leste affirms strong bilateral relationship
Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III (R) shakes hands with visiting Timor-Leste Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao in Manila, the Philippines, June 6, 2013. Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III and visiting Timor-Leste Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao affirmed the strong relations of the two countries as they…
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South East Asia
Thai activists call for Deputy PM’s dismissal for recent remarks on poors
Thai activists wear masks while chanting slogans during a protest outside the Government House Thursday, June 6, 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand. About 100 protesters gathered to demand the prime minister dismiss Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi over derogatory remarks he made earlier this week against the poor. Thai activists wear…
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East Asia
N. Korea proposes working-level talks on Kaesong with S. Korea
North Korea on Friday proposed holding low-level government talks with South Korea this weekend as the rivals look to mend ties that have plunged during recent years amid hardline stances by both countries. Pyongyang, which wants to meet Sunday in its border city of Kaesong, also said it would reopen…
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South East Asia
Suu Kyi says she hopes to become Myanmar’s next President
In her clearest statement yet of her political ambitions, Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi told international business and political leaders on Thursday that she hopes to become her country’s next president. Delegates attending the Asian edition of the World Economic Forum in Myanmar’s capital heard visions of the…
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East Asia
Global Summit of Women 2013 held in Kuala Lumpur
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak addresses the opening ceremony of the Global Summit of Women 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia, on June 6, 2013. The three-day summit opened here on Thursday, attracting women leaders and representatives from more than 20 countries and regions including China, the United States,…
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