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West Asia
Bahraini Protesters Confront with Police
The police confront the protesters at Sitra village in Manama, Bahrain, Jan. 1, 2012. Conflict between protestors and the police happened in the past two days and caused teenager death. <Photo: Xinhua/Bahrain News Agency> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Naval Excercise Makes Tension in Middle East
Iranian soldiers attend naval maneuvers dubbed Velayat 90 on the Sea of Oman, Iran, on Dec. 31, 2011. Deputy Commander of Iran’s Navy Rear Admiral Seyyed Mahmoud Mousavi said Sunday that for the first time, Iran test fired anti-radar, mid-range missile “successfully” in the ongoing naval drills in its southern…
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South East Asia
2012 Wishballs on the Marina Bay
About 20,000 wellwish balls are seen on the Marina Bay to celebrate the new year in Singapore on Jan. 1, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Chen Jipeng> news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Malaysians Celebrate New Year
Fireworks are set off to celebrate the new year at the Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 1, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
“Happy New Year”
Youngsters take a rest in front of the design of 2012 in a street in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 1, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Facebook is the General Trend for Asian Journalists
Survey by AJA and AsiaN The journalists of Asia use Facebook the most compared to other social network services. 56% of them use Facebook and then Twitter (30%) and Blog (14%) followed. The AsiaN in association with the Asia Journalist Association conducted a survey on 20~30 November in celebration of…
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East Asia
NK Named Kim Jong-un as Top Military Cdr
This file photo released on Dec. 26, 2011 by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s official news agency Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows Kim Jong Un (front), vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) arrives at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace to pay…
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East Asia
NK, Issues J.I Kim Commorative Stamps
Photo released by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Dec. 30, 2011 shows a commemorative stamp issued by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) featuring the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. <Photo: Xinhua/KCNA> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
NK Issues Commemorative Stamp for J.I Kim
Photo released by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Dec. 30, 2011 shows a commemorative stamp issued by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) featuring the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (R) and Kim Jong Un, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of…
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East Asia
“Welcome 2012”
The light painting photo taken on Dec. 26, 2011 in front of the Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong, China, shows the sign of “2012”, to greet the coming New Year. <Photo: Xinhua/Chen Duo> news@theasian.asia
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