• 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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  • South Asia

    Landmine Blasts, 13 Indian Policemen Dead

    Photo taken on Jan. 21, 2012 shows a damaged vehicle that was blown up in a landmine blast in the jungles of Garwah district in the central Indian state of Jharkhand. Thirteen policemen were killed Saturday afternoon when suspected left-wing Naxal detonated a landmine in the state of Jharkhand, said…

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  • East Asia

    Spring Festival Everywhere

    (Photo) Top from the left: Australia-Burma-Costa Rica-Croatia-New York(USA) Middle from the left: India-Russia-Beijing(China)-Canada-Rwanda Bottom from the left: Austria-Hong Kong-Malaysia-Thailand-Zimbabwe Spring Festival, also known as ‘Lunar New Year’ is celebrated everywhere. Regional customs and traditions concerning the celebration vary widely including family meal, visiting friends and relatives, fireworks, giving envelopes with…

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