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East Asia
Xi and Obama talks on cybersecurity and N. Korea’s nuclear threats
President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping, seeking a fresh start to a complex relationship, are retreating to a sprawling desert estate for two days of talks on high-stakes issues, including cybersecurity and North Korea’s nuclear threats. Obama’s efforts to press Xi to halt China’s alleged hacking against the…
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East Asia
Hollande visits Japan for closer cooperation in nuclear and economics
Japan and France have agreed to cooperate more on nuclear technology and to discuss joint development of military equipment, vowing to raise the tenor of their partnership. Visiting French President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe issued a joint statement Friday pledging to prevent nuclear proliferation while raising safety…
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FTA opens doors for wider markets for both Turkey and Korea
Interview with the Turkish Ambassador to Korea Mustafa Naci Saribas Turkey and Korea embark on the first steps of a strategic partnership as a free trade agreement came in effect on May 1, 2013. In a recent interview with The AsiaN at the Turkish Embassy in Seoul, Amb. Saribas shares…
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South East Asia
A Cambodian farmer plows rice field with pair of ox during rice-seeding
A farmer scatter rice seeds in a paddy near Ang Tasoam town, south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, May 28, 2013. A Cambodian farmer plows his rice field in a pair of ox during their seeding of rice near Kampong Trach village, south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, May 28,…
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East Asia
Xi visits Mexico to discuss ways increase Mexican exports to China
China’s President Xi Jinping waves upon his arrival to the Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 4, 2013. Xi is in Mexico for a three day visit, where he has said he plans to discuss ways to increase Mexican exports to China. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Marco Ugarte>
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South Asia
Afghan boys collect recyclable items on World Environment Day
A Pakistani boy searches for recyclable items from a garbage dump on the eve of World Environment Day in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar, June 4, 2013. The World Environment Day that falls on June 5 is celebrated by the United Nations to stimulate worldwide awareness of environmental issues and encourages political…
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West Asia
Afghan women read books at literacy class
An Afghan woman reads a book at a literacy class in Bamyan province, Afghanistan, June 4, 2013. Some Afghan women attend a literacy class in central Bamyan province, 130km west of capital Kabul. The adult literacy rate in the war-hit country is 39% while the adult female literacy rate remains…
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West Asia
Thousands of Shiite pilgrims commemorate death of reversed saint
Tens of thousands of Shiite pilgrims are converging on a golden-domed Shiite shrine in northern Baghdad to commemorate the death of a revered Shiite Muslim saint. Security is tight after a wave of deadly attacks. Interior Ministry spokesman Lt. Col. Saad Maan Ibrahim said Tuesday that several thousand policemen and…
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South Asia
An American woman tourist gang-raped in Indian resort town
An American woman was gang-raped Tuesday in the northern Indian resort town of Manali, police said. The 30-year-old woman was picked up early Tuesday morning by men in a truck as she was hitchhiking back to her guest house after visiting a friend, police officer Sher Singh said. The three…
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East Asia
People in Hong Kong gather to mark 24th Tiananmen anniversary
Tens of thousands of people attend a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park in Hong Kong Tuesday June 4, 2013 to mark the 24th anniversary of the June 4th Chinese military crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Beijing. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Vincent Yu> A man holds candlelight in front of a replica of…
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