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East Asia
China’s NPC Standing Committee Chairman Arrives In Myanmar
Wu Bangguo (front), chairman of the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), arrives at Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, Sept. 12, 2012, starting an official goodwill visit to Myanmar. <Xinhua/Liu Weibing> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Deputy Premiers Of China, Uzbekistan Meet In Tashkent
Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu (L) meets with Uzbek First Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Azimov in Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan, Sept. 12, 2012. <Xinhua/Dong Longjiang> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Chinese Economic Contacts Getting Brisk With Arab Nations
Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (L, front) visits the exhibition hall of the 2012 China (Ningxia) International Investment and Trade Fair and 3rd China-Arab States Economic and Trade Forum in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Sept. 12, 2012. <Xinhua/Yao Dawei> news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Philippine: Aquino to give out awards to Robredo searchers, ‘habagat’ rescuers
Major News of <Inquirer> : Aquino to give out awards to Robredo searchers, ‘habagat’ rescuers MANILA, Philippines—President Benigno Aquino will give out awards in Camp Aguinaldo on Wednesday for those who joined the search for the late Secretary Jesse Robredo and those who helped in the rescue efforts at the…
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South Asia
Pakistan Frees Indian Fishermen As Goodwill Gesture
Released Indian fishermen wait for immigration clearance at Wagah Border in Lahore, eastern Pakistan, on Sept. 11, 2012. Pakistan released 48 Indian fishermen, 10 of them teenagers, as a goodwill gesture during the official visit of Indian Minister of External Affairs S.M. Krishna. Released Indian fishermen cross Wagah Border in…
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South Asia
Garment Factory Fire In Pakistan Leaves About 100 Casualties
People watch ongoing rescue operation at a garment factory in Karachi, southern Pakistan, on Sept. 11, 2012. Two factory fire incidents that occurred in Pakistan on Tuesday have claimed 40 lives and wounded 57 others, according to local media. Fire rages at a garment factory in Karachi, southern Pakistan. Pakistani…
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West Asia
Netanyahu Inspects Israeli Military Exercise
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) talks with soilders during visiting an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Golani Brigade exercise in the Golan Heights on September 11, 2012. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) talks with Israeli Defense Forces'(IDF) Chief of Staff Benny Gantz (R) during visiting an IDF Golani Brigade…
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East Asia
Shilla, Lotte memperebutkan Bandara
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia, berikut adalah berita dari dunia ekonomi Korea Selatan. Dua perusahaan pengelola toko duty free Korea Selatan, Shilla dan Lotte, telah bersaing dalam kompetisi industri yang sedang berkembang selama beberapa tahun terakhir. Shilla dan Lotte bersaing untuk mendapatkan hak untuk mengelola toko-toko bukan hanya di…
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East Asia
Miracle Pine Tree In Japan To Be Preserved
The sun rises over a pine tree which survived the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 as Japan marks 18 month anniversary of the tsunami. The tree will be logged on Wednesday for preservative treatment. <AP Photo/Kyodo News> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Syrian Lebels Confident To Topple Assad’s Regime By Themselves
FSA soldiers take their positions in the Saif Al Dula district in Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. Syria’s most prominent defector said in an interview that aired Monday that he opposes any foreign military intervention in the country’s civil war and that he is confident the opposition can topple…
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