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South Asia
Major news in Nepal on March 28 2012
Top news in <Kathmandu Post>: Agriculture minister Datta gets the sack news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in China on March 28 2012
Top news in <Peoples Daily>: Establishing standards help Chinese firms go global news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on March 28 2012
Top news in <Kyodo News>: Fukushima No. 2 reactor radiation level up to 73 sieverts per hour news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Tibetans Enjoy Hot Springs in Spring
SHANNAN, China — Children of Tibetan ethnic group enjoy the hot spring at Woka, Shannan prefecture in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, March 26, 2012. Hot springs here attracted many visitors recently as Tibetans are used to bathing in hot springs in spring season. <Photo: Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Flowers Herald Advent of Spring
ANKANG, China — Photo taken on March 27, 2012 shows cole flowers in fields at Hengkou Township of Ankang City, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. Flowers are in full bloom as the temperature rises recently. <Photo: Xinhua/Tao Ming> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Yeshi in Critical Condition After Burning Himself
NEW DELHI — An exile Tibetan woman looks at a newspaper page with photos of Tibetan Jampa Yeshi who immolated himself Monday during a protest, at a Tibetan Refugee settlement in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Yeshi, who remains in critical condition after he lit himself on fire…
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East Asia
Swimming for Shape-Up?
WUHAN, China — Polar bear cub Lele swims in a pool during a show-up to the public at a sea world in Wuhan, capital of central China’s Hubei Province, March 27, 2012. Born in Dalian of northeast China’s Liaoning Province, on Jan. 7, 2011, the twin polar bears Lele, a…
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South East Asia
Students Go Wild Against Fuel Price Hike
MAKASSAR, Indonesia — Student protesters burn tires during a protest against the government’s plan to raise fuel prices in Makassar, Sulawesi Island, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 27, 2012. The Indonesian government plans to raise fuel prices by about 33 percent next month to avoid a budget deficit due to expensive fuel…
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West Asia
Major news in Israel on March 27 2012
Top news in <Jerusalem Post>: Jailed Palestinian leader Barghouti calls for new revolt
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West Asia
Major news in Qatar on March 27 2012
Top news in <Al Jazeera>: Annan ‘studying’ Syria response to peace plan
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