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South East Asia
Indonesia : SMTown’s World Tour ticket sales start this Friday
Major News in <The Jakarta Post> : SMTown’s World Tour ticket sales start this Friday Korean pop (K-pop) lovers would be able to book tickets for the upcoming SMTown Live World Tour III from this Friday in Jakarta, local promoters announced on Monday. The concert will feature major Korean artists,…
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West Asia
An Israeli Bombing Victim Receives Medical Treatment
Palestinian medics treat a seriously wounded man following Israeli aerial bombing in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Aug. 5, 2012. An Israeli airstrike killed a Palestinian militant and seriously injured another in Rafah, medical sources and witnesses said Sunday. <Xinhua/Khaled Omar> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
“Do They Enjoy Walking Flooded Street?”
People walk on a flooded street after heavy downpours in Lahore, eastern Pakistan, on Aug. 5, 2012. <Xinhua/Sajjad> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Old Boys Of 1948 London Olympics Enjoy Reunion In London
Wu Chengzhang of China (R) hugs Lionel Price of Britain during a joint press conference in London, on August 5, 2012. Both Wu and Price are basketball players competing in the 1948 Olympic Games. <Xinhua/Zhang Qiang> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
People Remember Hiroshima Atomic Bombing
People pray in front of the cenotaph dedicated to the victims of the atomic bombing at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, early Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. Hiroshima marked the 67th anniversary of the atomic bombing on Aug 6. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Free Syrian Army Loot Police Station
In this Tuesday, July 31, 2012 photo, Free Syrian Army soldiers loot a police station in Aleppo, Syria. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Four Small Bombs Blasted In Pune, India
In this picture taken Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, an Indian police officer lays on the ground as he carefully examines evidence at the site of one of four small blasts in the city of Pune, India. India’s home minister says four small explosions took place in the western Indian city…
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South Asia
A Pakistani Crew Returns Home After Captivity By Somali Pirates
Relatives hug a released Pakistani crew member of a Malaysia-owned ship seized by the Somali pirates, upon his arrival in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi, on Aug. 2, 2012. The seven Pakistani crew members aboard MV Albedo, who had been held hostage by Somali pirates from November 2010, returned…
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East Asia
Kim Jong-un Poses With Chinese Delegation
Top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un (6th R) poses for a group photo with a Chinese delegation led by Wang Jiarui (6th L), head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, in Pyongyang, DPRK, Aug. 2, 2012.…
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East Asia
Hainan Fishermen Restart Fishing After Moratorium
Fishermen return in a boat full of fish at Tanmengang wharf in Qionghai, south China’s Hainan Province, Aug. 2, 2012. Fishermen in Hainan restarted fish catching as soon as the moratorium, which lasted from May 16 to August 1, ended on Wednesday. <Xinhua/Meng Zhongde> news@theasian.asia
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