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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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West Asia
A U.S. Congressman In Trouble Over Illegal Donation From Israeli Rabbi
In this July 11, 2011 file photo, a man kisses the hand of Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto at a wedding in Lod, central Israel. In the fall of 2009, when future U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm announced his run for congress, he sorely needed a rainmaker who could get the dollars flowing…
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East Asia
Month-Long Beijing Fringe Festival Kicks Off
Actresses and an actor of a Spanish troupe perform at the National Center for Performing Arts to mark the opening ceremony of the Beijing Fringe Festival in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2012. A total of 135 performances by actors from 13 countries and regions will be staged at…
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East Asia
Farm Products Severely Damaged By Freezing In Inner Mongolia
Potatoes are packed and piled up at a rush havest spot during the fight against freezing disaster in Caimushan Township of Duolun County under Xilingol League, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Sept. 3, 2012. The freezing disaster which hit Inner Mongolia in late August has affected 727,000 people and…
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East Asia
Top Leaders Of China, Singapore Meet In Beijing
Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 4, 2012. Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing,…
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South East Asia
Hillary Meets Indonesian President In Jakarta
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, talks with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, is greeted by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono prior to their meeting at…
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South East Asia
Grandson Of Red Bull Creator Arrested For Hit-And-Run
In this photo taken Sept. 3, 2012, Thai police officers look at a motorcycle and a Ferrari car that involved in a hit-and-run accident during the investigation at Thong Lor police station in Bangkok, Thailand. A grandson of the creator of the Red Bull energy drink has been arrested for…
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East Asia
Former nurse becomes top Peking Opera performer
Wang Yige, left, discusses performing skills with Elyse Ribbons, an American graduate student of the National Academy of Chinese Theater Arts in Beijing, capital of China, April 11, 2012. Wang Yige is a Peking Opera performer who specializes in acting Qingyi, a female role representing young or middle-aged woman with…
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