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East Asia
World No Tobacco Day Observed
An Indian man smokes ‘bidi’, a small hand-rolled cigarette on the eve of ” No Tobacco Day” in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, May 30, 2012. Bidis are popular among poor Indians because they are significantly cheaper. A packet of 10 costs about 2 rupees (about 5 US cents; 0.03 euro) while…
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West Asia
Major news in Yemen on May 31
Top news in <Yemen Times>: Concerns around slow disbursement of Friends of Yemen grants to Yemen news@theasian.asia
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Central Asia
Major news in Uzbekistan on May 31
Top news in <UZA>: Convenient Opportunities for Farmers news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Major news in Bangladesh on May 31
Top news in <Daily Star>: Bus Crushes Microbus 12 killed news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Major news in Malaysia on May 31
Top news in <New Straits Times>: Malaysia ranked 14th most competitive country news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in China on May 31
Top news in <Peoples Daily>: China vows to ensure national sovereignty news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on May 31
Top news in <Japan Times>: Kansai governors: Oi reactors restart is state’s call news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Major news in Jordan on May 31: Jordanians’ tobacco spending on the rise
Top news in <Jordan Times>: Jordanians’ tobacco spending on the rise news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Jumping Into Water May Be Only Way To Endure 47’C
Beating the Heat: Camera’s eye caught a person jumping from the bridge of a canal in Larkana District, Sindh province of Pakistan, where the temperature has crossed 47.0 degrees centigrade. The canals are closed due to water shortage in Indus river, but the scanty water available in canals offer good opportunity…
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East Asia
NK Opera Group In China For Two-Month Long Road-Show
DANDONG, May 29, 2012 (Xinhua) — Singers of the Sea of Blood opera group of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) arrive in Dandong, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, May 28, 2012. A 175-member crew of DPRK’s Sea of Blood opera group arrived in Liaoning’s Dandong City on May 28…
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