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South Asia
“Good Time to Invest in Pakistan”
Interview with Pakistani Ambassador Shaukat Ali Mukadam This year marks the 30th anniversary of Korea-Pakistan bilateral relations. In 1968, Korea and Pakistan established diplomatic relations on the consular level and relations on the ambassadorial level in November 1983. In an interview with The AsiaN earlier this month, Ambassador Shaukat Ali…
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South Asia
A man competes in Kalavayal race during post-harvest festival in Kakoor, India
A man participates in the “Kakkoor Kalavayal” race during post-harvest festival in Kakkoor, around 30 km from Kochi, India, Feb. 18, 2013. <Xinhua/Stringer>
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West Asia
People work at marble stone factory in Afghanistan, rich in natural resources
Afghan men work at a marble stone factory in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan on February 18, 2013. Afghanistan is endowed with rich natural resources, including extensive deposits of copper, iron, coal, marble, precious metals, gemstones and hydrocarbons. An Afghan man works at a marble stone factory in Nangarhar province…
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West Asia
Syrian Kurdish refugees cook at a camp in northern Iraq worrying about their future
In this Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 photo, Syrian Kurdish refugees makes traditional bread in a tent in the Dumiz refugee camp in northern Iraq. Syrian Kurds who fled their country’s civil war have mixed feelings about a future without Bashar Assad: They hope to win autonomy if the regime falls,…
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South Asia
Nepal’s parties agree to form election government led by Chief Justice
Kathmandu – Nepal’s key four political parties, which were divided following the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly in May last year, have succeeded to make a significant breakthrough by agreeing to form an election government led by sitting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Holding several rounds of meeting over…
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East Asia
Tibetan residents celebrate Shangju Festival in Sichuyan Province, China
People of the Tibetan ethnic group perform at the Shangjiu Festival in Baoxing County, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Feb. 18, 2013. The residents of Tibetan ethnic group in Baoxing on Monday celebrated the annual Shangjiu Festival, which means the 9th day of Chinese Lunar New Year, to express the respect…
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South Asia
Shiite Muslims in Lahore condemn terrorist bomb attack that left 90 dead
Pakistani Shiite Muslims shout slogans during a protest in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on Feb. 18, 2013, condemning the terrorist bomb attack on Saturday which killed 90 people in Quetta, local media reported on Monday. Pakistani Shiite Muslims pray during a protest in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on Feb. 18, 2013. <Xinhua/Sajjad>
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The Experiment of Democratic Islamists and Its Hope
Europe in the Middle Ages was still lying in darkness and its priests, armed with their papal and clerical authority, involved in the sale of indulgences claiming the remission of punishment for sins. But a 16th-century church reformer, who was a professor of biblical studies at the University of Wittenberg…
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East Asia
Common Sense Approach to Conflicts in East Asia
Joint Project between the Northeast Asian History Foundation and The AsiaN *Editor’s Note: Security in East Asia is swaying in a rough sea. North Korea’s nuclear crisis has been highly elated amid existing territorial disputes and deep-rooted conflicts between nations in the region. South Korea, China and Japan, the countries…
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East Asia
A Spanish folk artist poses with a Shehuo perfomer in Luoyang, China
File photo taken on April 27, 2002 shows villagers gathering on a rooftop to watch a Shehuo performance in Wangwu Township of Jiyuan, central China’s Henan Province. The performance of Shehuo can be traced back to ancient rituals held by ancestors of the Chinese people to worship the earth, which…
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