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Thailand on 6 Mar 2012
Thailand on 6 Mar 2012 <Bangkok Post>: China firm wins tablet PCs contract
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Russia on 6 Mar 2012
Russia on 6 Mar 2012 <Moscow Times>: Tearful Putin Declares Victory at Rally
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China on 6 Mar 2012
China on 6 Mar 2012 <CNTV>: Chinese FM; keeping sound China-U.S.ties common responsibity of both countries
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Japan on 6 Mar 2012: Fault under Tsuruga nuclear plant could trigger M7.4 quake
Japan on 6 Mar 2012 <Kyodo News>: Fault under Tsuruga nuclear plant could trigger M7.4 quake: research
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East Asia
IAEA prepares for possible return of nuclear inspectors to DPRK
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies during a hearing before the House Appropriations Subcommittee of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs, on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, Feb. 29, 2012. Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday that the agreement of Democratic People’s Republic of…
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West Asia
Jerusalem Holds 1st ‘Ice Festival’
Israeli groom Moshe and his bride Shelit pose for wedding pictures at the site of the upcoming First Ice Festival in Jerusalem on March 5, 2012. A 1,500-square-meter arena was carried from Belgium for the ice festival, which will be held from March 6 to April 30. 35 Chinese artists…
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South Asia
“Let’s Make our Street Bright”
A Pakistani art student paints a wall along a street in Lahore, Pakistan on March 5, 2012. More than 300 art students and youths participate in a street art painting competition run by a local youth organization with the aim of improving the city vista. <Photo: Xinhua/Jamil Ahmed> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Afghan Women Thrown in Workplace
Two Afghan women work at a women bakery in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 5, 2012. Many women across the war-torn country who lost family members during the war have to work to support their families. <Photo: Xinhua/Maryam Khamosh> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Just for Good Fortune
A villager runs barefoot past a bonfire to pray for good fortune in Binhe Village, Liezhou City of south China’s Guangdong Province, March 4, 2012. Local villagers step on fire to showcase their courage and pray for good luck in such a traditional activity. <Photo: Xinhua/Cai Cheng> news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
“Drop the Nuclear Energy Plans!”
Activists from Greenpeace Indonesia wear radiation suits to commemorate the first anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, and to demand the government to drop their nuclear energy plans, outside Indonesia’s Ministry of Research and Technology, in Jarkarta, Indonesia, March 5, 2012. Greenpeace Monday launched a week-long series of activities across…
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