• West Asia

    “We Won’t Accept AL’s Plans”

    Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid al- Moallem speaks during the press conference held in Damascus, Syria, on Jan. 24, 2012. Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid al- Moallem said Tuesday the Arab League’s (AL) new plan poses flagrant intervention in Syria’s affairs, adding that the Arabs knew that “we wouldn’t accept it.” <Photo:…

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  • East Asia

    “I’ll Scratch Your Back”

    Visitors feed harbor seals at the ecological seal bay near Yantai City, east China’s Shandong Province, Jan. 24, 2011. Affected by the cold wave, harbor seals living in this water area were trapped by ice. Workers of the scenic area broke ice and put in food to help harbor seals…

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  • South East Asia

    Thai Cabinet Formally Swear in front of King

    Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her newly appointed ministers Monday formally sworn in in front of His Majesty the King Bhumibol Adulyadej (R, front) at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, Jan. 23, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/>Thai Royal> news@theasian.asia

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  • West Asia

    “Release Dr. Dweik”

    Palestinians holding banners and pictures attend a protest calling for the Release of Hamas lawmaker, Aziz Dweik, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Jan. 23, 2012. Israel arrested the speaker of the Palestinian parliament Aziz al-Dewik, early this week at a checkpoint in the West Bank. <Photo: Xinhua/Fadi…

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  • East Asia

    Foreign Students Enjoy Spring Festival

    A Ghanaian student (C) plays the bridegroom in a Chinese wedding ceremony simulation held in Zibo, east China’s Shandong Province, Jan. 23, 2012, the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year. Some 70 foreign students from more than 30 countries and regions celebrated the Chinese Spring Festival with local…

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  • West Asia

    EU, Further Sanctions to Iran

    Photo taken on Jan. 23, 2012 shows Iranian Central Bank’s building in northern Tehran, capital of Iran. The European Union (EU) on Monday imposed further sanctions against Iranian oil exports and central bank, a move aimed to ramp up pressure over the country’s much disputed nuclear program.  <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz>…

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  • South Asia

    First Snowfall in 5 Years

    Citizens enjoy the snow view after the first snowfall in 5 years in southwest Pakistan’s Quetta on Jan. 22, 2012. A cold front hit Quetta on Sunday, bringing wind and snow to the city. <Photo: Xinhua/Iqbal Hussain> news@theasian.asia

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  • East Asia

    “Take Rice Cake With Fortune”

    Staff workers made rice cake in a market of Chiayi, southeast China’s Taiwan, Jan. 21, 2012, to greet the traditional Chinese Lunar New Year. <Photo: Xinhua/Wu Ching-teng> news@theasian.asia

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  • East Asia

    Tough but Happy Going Home

    A passenger carries his luggage at the exit of Xiangyang Railway Station in Xiangyang City, central China’s Hubei Province, Jan. 21, 2012. Many passengers in Hubei and Jiangsu provinces encountered heavy snow and cold wave on their way home for the coming Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 23 this…

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  • West Asia

    First Snow, Funny Couple

    An Iranian man throws snowball to his friend at Jamshidieh Park in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 21, 2012. The first snowfall in 2012 hit Tehran on Saturday. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz> news@theasian.asia

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