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East Asia
Centennial Celebration Of Kim Il-sung’s Birth
PYONGYANG — North Korean female soldiers march during a mass military parade in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang to celebrate 100 years since the birth of the North Korean founder Kim Il Sung on Sunday, April 15, 2012. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Chopstick Makers Under Probe For Poison Use
LIUZHOU, China — Pieces of the bamboo for making disposable chopsticks are seen at a workshop in Rongan County of Liuzhou, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, April 11, 2012. Local government started inspections on disposable chopsticks manufacturers in Liuzhou City recently. Three companies were discovered and punished for using…
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West Asia
Major news in Syria on Apr 13 2012
Top news in <SANA>: An Officer Assasinated in Damascus Countryside news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Major news in UAE on Apr 13 2012
Top news in <Gulfnews>: UAE recalls its envoy to Iran for consultation news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Major news in Sri Lanka on Apr 13 2012
Top news in <Daily News>: ‘Abduction meant to blacken country’ news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Major news in Singapore on Apr 13 2012
Top news in <Straits Times>: Internet love scam man charged with cheating woman news@theasian.asia
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Central Asia
Major news in Afghanistan on Apr 13 2012
Top news in <Outlook Afghanistan>: US Ready for Talks with Taliban: US Envoy news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Extra Issue Printed To Inform NK Missile Launch In Tokyo
TOKYO — A newspaper employee shows an extra issue of the Daily Yomiuri reporting North Korea’s rocket launch to hand over to passers-by in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, April 13, 2012. North Korea fired a long-range rocket early Friday, South Korean and U.S. officials said, defying international warnings against moving forward…
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East Asia
Major news in China on Apr 13 2012
Top news in <CNTV>: Shanghai’s drinking water supply guarded news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on Apr 13 2012: NK rocket fails shortly after launch
Top news in <Kyodo News>: N. Korea rocket fails shortly after launch, falls into sea news@theasian.asia
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