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East Asia
Earthquake Jolts Yunnan Province Of China
Injured earthquake survivors lay on the ground at a temporary settlement in Luozehe town, Yiliang county in southwest China’s Yunnan province on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. Survivors of multiple earthquakes in southwestern China waited for shelter and other supplies on Monday amid forecasts of heavy rains that are likely to…
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East Asia
Ballot Counting Starts In Hong Kong’s Legislative Election
Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Leung Chun-ying empties a ballot box at the central ballot counting station after Legislative Council election in Hong Kong, south China, Sept. 10, 2012. Hong Kong 2012 Legislative Council (LegCo) election ballot concluded on Sunday night. <Xinhua/Chen Xiaowei> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
U.S. Politicians Raise Voice To Help Arm Syrian Lebels
FSA soldiers prepare a mortar in Izaa district in Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. On Friday, U.S. Senators John McCain, Joe Lieberman and Lindsay Graham, who have toured the volatile Middle East in recent days, urged Washington to help arm Syria’s rebels with weapons and create a safe zone…
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West Asia
Bahrainis Rally To Support Jailed Human Right Activist
Ali al-Ekri, a Bahraini doctor convicted on charges stemming from the Gulf island nation’s pro-democracy uprising, speaks at a rally in Bani Jamra, Bahrain, on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, in support of jailed human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, seen in picture on podium and at left on banner behind it.…
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South Asia
Indian Foreign Minister Visits Pakistani National Monument
Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna (R) visits Minar-e-Pakistan monument, which commemorates the 1940 declaration by Muslim leaders to create Pakistan in South Asia, in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on Sept. 9, 2012. <Xinhua/Sajjad> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Rescuers Work To Save Trapped Coal Miners In China
Rescuers have a rest at the Yongsheng Coal Mine in Wanyuan City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Sept. 10, 2012. Eleven people are trapped following an gas-related accident that occurred at the Yongsheng Coal Mine Sunday. Rescue work is under way. Rescuers have meals in Wanyuan City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province,…
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East Asia
Impian Seorang Pekerja Banglades Hilang Disebabkan Kesehatan yang Buruk
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayang dari Indonesia, berikut adalah berita pekerja imigran di Korea Selatan. Dalam pencarian akan kehidupan yang lebih baik, Mosaruf Hossain, seorang pria asal Bangladesh, memiliki impian besar saat pertama kali menginjakkan kaki di Korea pada 3 November 2009. Dengan Visa E-9, surat ijin bekerja di bidang yang…
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East Asia
Laut China Selatan: Bukan Hanya Sekedar Kebebasan Navigasi
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai Sengketa pengaruh antara Amerika Serikat dan China di Laut China Selatan. Sengketa Laut China Selatan terlihat meningkat menjadi gesekan strategi antara Amerika Serikat dan China setelah beberapa pertemuan antara kedua pemerintahan. Departemen Luar Negeri Amerika Serikat mengkritik China atas rencana…
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East Asia
Museum Showing Traditional Daily Items Opens In China
GONGCHENG — A woman visits a museum at Shuibin Village of Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County, southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 5, 2012. The village museum was established in 2011, displaying 119 traditional daily items. The museum opens to the public for free. A visitor poses with a bamboo…
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East Asia
Singaporean Children Welcome Arrival Of Giant Pandas
Children wait to welcome a pair of giant pandas from southwest China’s Sichuan Province, at the Singapore Zoo in Singapore on Sept. 6, 2012. Giant pandas Wu Jie and Hu Bao, known as Kai Kai and Jia Jia in Singapore, arrived in Singapore on Thursday for a 10-year loan. People…
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