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East Asia
Colorful Performances Staged At Cultural Expo In Nanjing
NANJING — A performance is staged during the opening ceremony of the 2012 China Nanjing World Historical and Cultural Cities Expo, in Nanjing City, capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province, Sept. 5, 2012. More than 50 Chinese and foreign cities attended the five-day expo, which kicked off on Wednesday evening.…
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East Asia
Mourners Pay Respect To The Late Rev. Moon
Mourners leave after paying respect to the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon in front of his portrait during a memorial service at the Cheong Shim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. People wait in front of a portrait of the late Rev. <AP Photo/Lee Jin-man>…
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East Asia
Momorial Serice For Rev. Moon At Chong Shim Peace World Center
The Rev. Hyung-jin Moon, third from left, the youngest son of the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon, bows with mourners during a memorial service for his father and the founder of the Unification Church at the Cheong Shim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. <AP…
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South Asia
Fireworks Factory In India Seen Gutted By Fire
SIVAKASHI– Photo taken on Sept. 5, 2012 shows the scene of a fireworks factory after massive fire in Sivakasi district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. At least 25 people were killed and 40 others seriously injured after an explosion in a fireworks factory in Sivakasi district. <Xinhua/Stringer>…
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South East Asia
Philippine : Visayas quake damages P133M worth of infrastructure–NDRRMC
Major News of <INQUIRER> : Visayas quake damages P133M worth of infrastructure–NDRRMC MANILA, Philippines — The magnitude 7.6 earthquake off Visayas last Friday has left about P133.6 million worth of damages to public infrastructure, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Wednesday. In Eastern Samar, damages recorded were…
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East Asia
Rescuers Rush To Scene Of Coal Mine Blast In China
Resucers get ready to enter the Xiaojiawan Coal Mine in Panzhihua City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Sept. 3, 2012. The death toll of last Wednesday’s colliery blast in Panzhihua has climbed to 45. A rescuer registers on a chart before entering the Xiaojiawan Coal Mine in Panzhihua City, southwest China’s…
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East Asia
Colorful Performances Shown In China-Eurasia Expo
A performance is staged during the Second China-Eurasia Expo in Urumqi, capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 4, 2012. <Xinhua/Qiu Lingling> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Cotton Pickers Get On Train That’ll Take Them To Urumqi
Migrant cotton pickers prepare to board a train in the Xi’am Railway Station in Xi’an, capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Sept. 4, 2012. A special train carrying about 1,200 cotton pickers departed for Urumqi, capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Tuesday evening. The Xi’an Railway Bureau…
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East Asia
Vice Premiers Of China, Ethiopia Get Together
Chinese Vice Premier and Special Envoy Hui Liangyu, left, meets with Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hailemariam Desalegn in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sept. 3, 2012. The meeting took place following Ethiopia’s state funeral service for the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Sunday, which a high-level Chinese delegation led…
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East Asia
Chinese Youngsters Compete At Street Snap Competition
Stylist Han Huohuo (R) and emcee Linda attend the opening ceremony of the 2nd Street Snap Competition in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2012. The competition, which will last for two months, opened in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Monday evening. Contestants attend the opening ceremony of the 2nd Street…
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