• West Asia

    Iran Launches its Missiles for Test

    An Iranian missile is launched during Iranian naval maneuvers dubbed Velayat 90 on the Sea of Oman, Iran, Jan. 2, 2012. Iran successfully test-fired long range and short range missiles during its military drill in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, state media reported. <Photo: Xinhua> news@theasian.asia  

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  • East Asia

    South Korea Opens 2012 Stock Market

    Officials of the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the Korea Exchange (KRX) attend the opening ceremony of the Securities and Derivatives Markets for this year at the KRX head office in Seoul, South Korea, on Jan. 2, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Park Jin Hee> news@theasian.asia

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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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