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East Asia
Airing Tofu Ball for ‘ Eryue Er’
Local villagers air the tofu balls, a symbol of good luck, in Sihua Village of Putian City, southeast China’s Fujian Province, Feb. 22, 2012. Local residents of this village have a tradition of grabbing balls made of bean curd and vegetable one day ahead of Eryue Er, a folk festival…
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East Asia
Real-name registry for HIV test in China ‘Controversy’
A health worker draws blood for a HIV test at a department of the disease prevention and containment center in Changning District, Shanghai, east China, Feb. 21, 2012. Controversy has escalated in China since the country’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region drafted legislation that demand personal information for HIV testing and…
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East Asia
Japan on 22 February 2012
Japan on 22 February 2012 <Japan Today>: Radiation from disaster detected 643kms off Japan’s coast
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East Asia
Philippines on 22 February 2012
Philippines on 22 February 2012 <Manila Times>: Philippines captures militant wanted for beheadings
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South Asia
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West Asia
Saudi Arabia on 22 February 2012
Saudi Arabia on 22 February 2012 <Arab News>: New mining city gets big investment
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West Asia
Lebanon on 22 February 2012
Lebanon on 22 February 2012 <Daily Star>: Abbas, Meshaal to meet Thursday to discuss deal: Zaki
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Central Asia
Kazakhstan on 22 February 2012
Kazakhstan on 22 February 2012 <Tengri News>: Nazarbayev signs law countering financing terrorism
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East Asia
China on 22 February 2012
China on 22 February 2012 <CNTV>: China’s Sichuan Province suffers serious drought
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East Asia
‘Hanbok’ Wedding Dress in Tokyo
A model displays a creation of Korean style during a wedding fashion show named “The Wind of Asia ” in Tokyo, capital of Japan, Feb, 21, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Kenichiro Seki> news@theasian.asia
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