• East Asia

    “Being Legless Seems Nothing But Inconvenient”

    (120813) — XI’AN, Aug. 13, 2012 (Xinhua) — Legless man Chen Zhou climbs the Huashan Mountain in Huayin, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Aug. 12, 2012. Legless 29-year-old man Chen Zhou from Cangshan County of Shandong Province  climbed by arms to the top of Huashan Mountain in ten hours on Sunday.…

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  • South East Asia

    A Model Wearing Hijab Ready For Islamic Fashion Show

    JAKARTA– A merchant helps a costumer to wear accessories on her hijab during the 3rd Indonesia Islamic Fashion Fair (IIFF) in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 11, 2012. <Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.> news@theasian.asia

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  • West Asia

    Earthquake Keeps Iranians Out Of Their Houses

    Residents spend the night outside their homes after an earthquake in the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran, on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit the towns of Ahar, Haris and Varzaqan in East Azerbaijan province in northwestern Iran on Saturday, state TV said. Iran is located on…

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  • East Asia

    Typhoon Affects Over 1 Mil. People In China

    (120813) — LEPING, Aug. 13, 2012 (Xinhua) — Villagers clean furniture in a flooded courtyard after the wallop of Tyhpoon Haikui in Luojia Village of Lin’gang Town in Leping City, east China’s Jiangxi Province, Aug. 11, 2012. The typhoon have had an impact on 1.13 million people in the province…

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  • East Asia

    Exhibition Of China’s Space Technology Held In Hong Kong

    (120812) — HONG KONG, Aug. 12, 2012 (Xinhua) — Chan Ka Keung (1st, R), Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government,  and Tiangong-1/Shenzhou-9 space mission delegation comprising of Chinese astronauts and scientists tour at the Exhibition on China’s First Manned Space…

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  • East Asia

    Pesenam Korea Selatan Bangkit Dari Kemiskinan

    Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia, sedang bermagang untuk The AsiaN. Kisah kemenangan dan kehidupan peloncat indah asal Korea Selatan menyentuh hati rakyat Korea. Yang Hak Seon terus mengatakan bahwa mimpinya adalah untuk memenangkan Olimpiade dan membangun rumah bagi orang tuanya yang kurang mampu yang saat ini tinggal di sebuah…

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  • West Asia

    UAE: UAE must change approach for Olympic future

    Major News in <UAE 7 Days>: UAE must change approach for Olympic future The UAE must adopt a new approach to sport if the country is to achieve Olympic glory in the future, according to HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Hasher Al Maktoum. Sheikh Ahmed became the UAE’s first, and to…

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  • East Asia

    Okpomoku Nkem Uwa Bu Eziokwu

    Okpomoku nkem uwa bu eziokwu, nkea bu ihe onyeisi ndi nelekete maka ihe batere uwa nke anakpor NASA Kuru. Osiri na okpom’uku nke ndi madu nahu ugbua bu ihe negosi si na Okpom’uku nkem uwa nke  Ndi Beke nakpor Global Worming bu eziokwu. Onyeisi ndi Nasa bu Mazi James E.…

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  • East Asia

    Pemanasan Global Nyata

    Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai pemanasan global yang semakin dirasakan oleh warga Korea Selatan. Gelombang panas yang telah berlangsung selama 10 hari, meninggalkan kesuraman di Korea. Beberapa orang meninggal dunia dan hewan-hewan mati, merusak waduk-waduk penampungan air dan menyebabkan mati lampu. Ahli iklim mengatakan bahwa…

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  • West Asia

    Kuwait: Arab soaps on slippery ground during Ramadan

    Major News in <Kuwait Times>: Arab soaps on slippery ground during Ramadan Drugs, alcohol and sex are topics discussed on soaps during Ramadan. Don’t get me wrong; I’m not against discussing these issues on the big screen, or in music and soaps because they are a part of us as…

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