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East Asia
Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair To Open On Jan. 7 At Convention And Exhibition Center
An exhibitor manipulates a tank model via a smartphone’s software during the press conference of Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair in south China’s Hong Kong, Dec. 27, 2012. The fair will open to the public at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center from January 7 to 10, 2013. An…
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East Asia
As the World Rebalances in the Asian-Pacific Century, So Must the United States
*Author, Patrick M. Cronin is Senior Advisor and Senior Director, Asia-Pacific Security Program, Center for a New American Security in Washington, D.C. As the world’s center of economic gravity continues to shift to the Asia-Pacific region, the US decision to refocus its foreign policy toward Asia is motivated by both…
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South Asia
9th International Elephant Festival Held In Sauraha, Nepal
Decorated elephants take part in a beauty contest during the second day of 9th International Elephant Festival in Sauraha of Chitwan district, Nepal, Dec. 27, 2012. The festival was organized to promote tourism and to raise awareness of elephant protection in Nepal. A participant decorates an elephant for a beauty…
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West Asia
Israel Builds Apartment In East Jerusalem Despite Opposition By Palestinians
In this Nov. 2, 2011 file photo, a construction worker works on a new housing unit in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Homa. Israel is planning its biggest construction surge in east Jerusalem in decades, settlement opponents say, a move that would complicate prospects for restarting peace talks with…
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East Asia
Dr. Ra Jeong-chan, Chairman of RNL BIO and Nobel Prize nominee, has developed stem cell therapeutics
Last year(2011), two Koreans were within reach of the Nobel prize. Former Korean President Kim Dae-joong was posthumously awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. But no Korean has ever been awarded an academic Nobel prize. This year, however, Korea had a finalist for the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine. 49…
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South East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Impor Minuman Keras Korea Selatan Meningkat
Halo, saya Meidyana Rayana. Berikut berita mengenai kenaikan impor minuman beralkohol Korea Selatan. Impor Korea sake minuman beralkohol tradisional Jepang melonjak ke rekor tertinggi tahun ini di tengah permintaan akan minuman keras asing di kalangan konsumen lokal meningkat, berdasarkan data bea cukai pada Senin. Korea mengimpor 4,1 juta liter sake…
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West Asia
Air Show Held To Celebrate Graduation Ceremony Of Israeli Military Pilots
A female graduate of Class 165 of Israeli Air Force’s (IAF) Flight School stands beside a F-15I fighter jet of IAF at Hatzerim base near Beersheva, south Israel, on Dec. 27, 2012. An F-15I fighter jet of Israeli Air Force (IAF) takes off during an air show at a graduation…
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East Asia
Traditional Furnitures On Display At Hainan Museum In Haikou, China
A woman takes pictures of a set of traditional furniture in Hainan Museum in Haikou, capital of south China’s Hainan Province, Dec. 27, 2012. Photo taken on Dec. 27, 2012 shows an exhibition hall for “Huaguang Reef No.1 shipwreck” in Hainan Museum in Haikou, capital of south China’s Hainan Province.…
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East Asia
Large Number Of Fishermen Take Part In Ice Fishing Event In Jilin Province, China
Local fishermen drag a huge fishing net out of water during an ice fishing event in the Chagan Lake in Qian Gorlos Mongolian Autonomous County, northeast China’s Jilin Province, Dec. 27, 2012. Local fishermen net fish during an ice fishing event in the Chagan Lake in Qian Gorlos Mongolian Autonomous…
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West Asia
A Total of 180 Afghan Policemen Attend A Graduation Ceremony
Afghan police officers attend a graduation ceremony in Nangarhar province of eastern Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2012. A total of 180 Afghan policemen graduated on Thursday after a two-month training in Nangarhar. Afghan police officers take oath during a graduation ceremony in Nangarhar province of eastern Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2012. <Xinhua/Tahir…
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