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East Asia
‘Super moon’ rises over Singapore’s Bay Garden clearing from haze
A full moon sets behind a building of the Forbidden City in Beijing, capital of China, June 23, 2013. The moon looks 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than usual on Sunday. The scientific term for the phenomenon is “perigee moon”, but it is also known as a “super…
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South Asia
Indian women pray for longetivity of their husbands at Vat Savitri festival
Hindu married women perform rituals around a Banyan tree during the festival of Vat Savitri in Ahmadabad, India, Sunday, June 23, 2013. Vat Savitri is celebrated on a full moon day where women tie cotton threads around a banyan tree and pray for the longevity of their husbands. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Ajit…
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New window on Asia ‘Magazine N’ launched
As our world shrinks and the globe turns toward Asia, the AJA Media & Culture Co. Ltd launches Magazine N, a monthly print publication, in affiliation with the Asia Journalist Association and its online media, The AsiaN, on June 25. With professional writers and veteran journalists from the Asia Journalist…
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East Asia
Chinese people participate in annual parade honoring Guandi
Locals participate in an annual parade honoring Guandi at Tongling Town in Dongshan County, southeast China’s Fujian Province, June 20, 2013. Guandi, namely Guan Yu, was a senior general of shu han (221-263) during the three kingdoms period. Guan had been deified by feudal rulers of past ages because of…
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East Asia
A Chinese artist makes award-winning egg carving work
Pu Derong, a man from Dongzhuangtou Village in Zhuozhou City, makes an egg carving work in Zhuozhou, north China’s Hebei Province, June 19, 2013. Pu, who started egg carving in 1995, have won several awards in various contests and exhibitions. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Wang Xiao> Photo taken on June 19, 2013 shows egg…
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Central Asia
Herdsmen of Owenke ethnic group wrestle at Sebin Festival in Inner Mongolia
Herdsmen of the Owenke ethnic group wrestle at the annual Sebin (Happiness) Festival in Owenke Autonomous Banner, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 18, 2013. The Owenke ethnic group has the reputation of the “last hunting tribe in China”. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Liu Yongzhen> Herdsmen of the Owenke ethnic group participate in…
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South Asia
Hindu devotees celebrate Ganga Dussehra, worship of River Ganges
An Indian Hindu devotee offers prayers at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna the mythical Saraswati, in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Hindus across the country are celebrating Ganga Dussehra, devoted to the worship of the River Ganges. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Rajesh Kumar Singh> Hindu devotees take holy dips…
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East Asia
Chinese film festival opens in New Delhi, India
Chinese Hollywood actor Jackie Chan talks during a press conference at the opening of the Chinese film festival, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Manish Swarup> Actor Jackie Chan attends the news conference of the Chinese film festival in New Delhi, India, on June. 18, 2013. The…
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South Asia
Kashmiri Hindu devotees pray in Khir Bhawani temple
Kashmiri Hindu migrant women pray at the Kheer Bhawani temple during an annual Hindu festival in Jammu, India, Monday, June. 17, 2013. Kheer Bhawani temple originally in Srinagar, was built in Jammu as well by exiled Kashmiri Hindus. The temple is dedicated to the Goddess Rajnya Devi, popularly known as…
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West Asia
Naurauz : Theatre for all Seasons
It had been a week of happiness for those who fall in love with theatre. The city is Kazan, the location is G. Kamal Tatar National Academic Theatre, and the event is the 11th edition of the International Theatre Festival of Turkic Peoples; Naurauz, with performances from 3 – 7…
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