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East Asia
China on 7 Mar 2012
China on 7 Mar 2012 <People Daily>: Import taxes ‘will be cut‘ this year
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West Asia
Lebanon on 7 Mar 2012: Feminist activist confronts gendered laws
Lebanon on 7 Mar 2012 <Daily Star>: Feminist activist confronts gendered laws
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East Asia
Japan on 7 Mar 2012
Japan on 7 Mar 2012 <NHK>: IAEA governors discuss N.Korean nuclear issue
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South Asia
IMF “Pakistani Economy Would Speed up”
An elderly Pakistani man walks back to his home carrying wood that he collected to be used for heating in a slum area on the outskirts of northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar, on March 6, 2012. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Pakistani economy would speed up to a 3.4 percent…
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East Asia
China Opens 5th Session of 11th NPC
Journalists work during a press conference of Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi held on the sidelines of the Fifth Session of the 11th National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 6, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Xie Huanchi> news@theasian.asia
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AJA expresses regret on NK defectors
The Asia Journalist Association (AJA), represented by Ivan Lim, issued a statement in which it expressed regret and concern over the 31 North Korean defectors who were arrested earlier by the Chinese police and now in danger of being repatriated to North Korea. North Korean defectors, sent back to the…
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West Asia
Israel on 6 Mar 2012
Israel on 6 Mar 2012 <Jerusalem Post>: ‘Israel’s positions accepted with understanding’
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West Asia
Qatar on 6 Mar 2012
Qatar on 6 Mar 2012 <Aljazeera>: Obama assures Israeli PM of US support
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South East Asia
Indonesia on 6 Mar 2012
Indonesia on 6 Mar 2012 <Jakarta Post>: Apple whips up frenzy ahead of iPad 3 release
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South East Asia
Thailand on 6 Mar 2012
Thailand on 6 Mar 2012 <Bangkok Post>: China firm wins tablet PCs contract
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