• Japan on 6 January 2012

    NIKKEI of Japan reports the government and the ruling party DPJ(Democratic Party of Japan)’s plan for consumption tax hike. news@theasian.asia

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  • [The AsiaN Video] Former South Korean PM stressing on Stronger Ties with Saudi Arabia

    Former PM of South Korea Chung Un-chan delivered a speech on 6th GCF (Global Competitiveness Forum) organized by SAGIA (Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority) exhorting both countries to be more open . He said that for entrepreneurs to emerge , the mindset of the society has to be open enough…

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  • U.K. Cartoonist Ronald Searle dies

    British cartoonist Ronald Searle, best known for his fictional girls’ school St. Trinian’s creations has died at the age of 91 on Dec. 30 at a hospital in southern France. His daughter Kate Searle told “(He) passed away peacefully in his sleep” said in a statement.  Searle’s spindly schoolgirl creations…

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  • South East Asia

    Philippines Landslide Killed 25 People

    Rescuers work at the site of landslide in the gold-rich community of Panganason in Pantukan town of Mindanao’s Compostela Valley Province, Philippines, Jan. 5, 2012. At least 25 people died and around 100 people remained missing when a landslide hit a mining village before dawn Thursday in the southern Philippines.…

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  • West Asia

    Iran “We’re Ready to G5+1”

    Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi (R) attends a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 5, 2012. Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi said here on Thursday that the Islamic republic of Iran is ready to resume nuclear talks with G5+1 (five permanent members of…

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  • East Asia

    China Will Open ‘Ice Disneyland’

    Tourists pose for photos in a folk custom park in Altay, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 4, 2012. A large variety of snow sceneries and activities are witnessed in the park, which covers an area of 100,000 square meters. The “Disneyland of Ice” is expected to open to…

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  • South Asia

    First Snow Makes Children Happy

      Children play around after the first snowfall in 2012 in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on Jan. 4, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Massoud> news@theasian.asia  

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  • West Asia

    Jordan Footholds Israel-Pal Peace Talk

    Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh speaks during a press conference in Amman, Jordan, Jan. 3, 2012. Nasser Judeh announced that the Palestinians and Israelis agreed Tuesday to hold a series of February meetings in Jordan aimed at generating an atmosphere conducive to resuming “serious negotiations”. <Photo: Xinhua/Mohammad Abu Ghosh> news@theasian.asia  …

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  • East Asia

    New Year Messages of Asia Pacific Leaders

    As 2011 came to an end, the leaders of Asia Pacific countries gave New Year Messages. In general, they described the last year as a time of great challenge and the issue of economy was again at the centre of their addresses. On the other hand, they saw this year as…

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  • East Asia

    Flash Mob for Environment

    Street dance enthusiasts perform during a flash mob activity in Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province, Jan. 3, 2012. Dozens of  street dance enthusiasts participated in a flash mob activity advocating environmental protection here on Tuesday. <Photo: Xinhua/Han Chuanhao> news@theasian.asia  

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