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South East Asia
20th Vietnam Int’l Medi-Pharm Exhibition kicks off in capital Hanoi
Visitors listen to introductions at the 20th Vietnam International Exhibitions on Products, Equipment, Supplies for Pharmaceutical, Medical, Hospital and Rehabilitation (Vietnam Medi-Pharm 2013) in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, on May 8, 2013. An international exhibition on medicine and pharmacy, the Vietnam Medi-Pharm 2013, kicked off in capital Hanoi on Wednesday,…
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East Asia
The 23rd China Int’l Bicycle and Motor Fair held in Shanghai
A visitor tries a bike in the exhibition hall in Shanghai, east China, May 6, 2013. The 23rd China International Bicycle & Motor Fair opened here on Monday, attracting over 1,300 companies with their lateast products for display. A visitor looks at new bikes at the exhibition hall in Shanghai,…
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West Asia
Figurines in Yemen’s traditional clothes displayed at National Museum
Figurines in Yemen’s traditional clothes are displayed at the National Museum of Yemen in Sanaa, on May 5, 2013. <Xinhua/Mohammed Mohammed>
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West Asia
Iraninans demand more homes to be built to improve their lives
In this picture taken on Sunday, May 4, 2013, an Iranian vendor waits for customers in the old bazaar of the eastern city of Birjand, Iran. When struggling families in the eastern Iranian city of Birjand take measure of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s presidency in its waning weeks, it’s not about his…
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East Asia
Wenchuan Earthquake Memorial Museum opens to public in Sichuan
People visit the Wenchuan Earthquake Memorial Museum in the town of Qushan, Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, May 9, 2013. The museum was officially opened to the public for free on Thursday to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake, which hit Sichuan on May 12,…
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East Asia
S. Korean President Park meets LA Mayor Villaraigosa during visit to US
South Korean President Park Geun-hye, left, speaks with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, during a welcoming luncheon at the Getty House on Thursday, May 9, 2013 in Los Angeles, during her five-day, unity-building visit to the United States. Park has been in the United States since Monday, when she visited…
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East Asia
Tibetan children fly model planes during aviation science campaign
School children dance during the launch ceremony of an aviation science campaign 2013 Soaring with Your Dream held in Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, May 9, 2013. The campaign since its first coming to Tibet in 2012, has offered a chance to over 1,000 children in 22…
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West Asia
Moments before Tunisian man set himself on fire in anti-poverty protest
Issam Khedri, 29, eldest brother of cigarette vendor Adel Khedri, shows photos of, from left, his brother Adel, his mother, Latifa, and his father, Habib, in his room in the Mellassine slum of the Tunisian capital, Tunis, on Sunday, April 14, 2013. Born in Souk al-Jumma, about 150 kilometers (93…
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Central Asia
Russian freight train with 50 fuel tankers derailed and wrecked
In this image taken from Ministry for Emergency Situations, Rostov-on-Don region branch website, a wrecked freight train with 50 tankers carrying fuel is derailed at Balaya Kalitva railway station, Thursday, May 9, 2013, in southern Russia, setting off a huge fire that left one person missing and 27 injured. The…
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East Asia
Six Asian countries sign Declaration on drug control cooperation
Representatives sign the Nay Pyi Taw Declaration on drug control cooperation in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, May 9, 2013. The Nay Pyi Taw Declaration on drug control cooperation among Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam was issued at the one-day six-Nation Ministerial Meeting held here on Thursday. <Xinhua/U Aung>
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