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East Asia
Chinese performers dance at traditional Qishan Cultural Festival
Performers dance in a traditional ceremony praying for peace and prosperity during the first Qishan Cultural Festival in the Qishan scenic spot in Linqu County, east China’s Shandong Province, May 7, 2013. Performers attend a traditional ceremony praying for peace and prosperity during the first Qishan Cultural Festival in the…
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West Asia
The AsiaN’s Arabic version marks six-month anniversary with success
Six months ago, it was just a dream to start a new version of The AsiaN addressed to readers in more than 20 countries whom their mother tongue is Arabic. Today, with more than 2000 articles submitted, attached by 3000 plus photos uploaded, sent from more than 100 contributors, of…
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South Asia
Indian pilgrims pass holy flag in commermoration of saint Chishti
Pilgrims pass on a holy flag during the flag hoisting ceremony ahead of the annual festival marking the anniversary of the death of the religious saint Moinuddin Chishti, in Ajmer, India, Tuesday, May 7, 2013. The traditional Urs and Sufi festival attracts some thousands of devotees to commemorate the 13th…
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West Asia
Egyptian kids enjoy traditional spring holiday ‘Sham el-Nessim’
Two Egyptian kids show their face paintings during the traditional “Sham el-Nessim celebrations” in Giza zoo in Cairo, Egypt, May 6, 2013. <Xinhua/Qin Haishi> Egyptian families celebrate the traditional national spring holiday of Sham el-Nessim (Smelling of the Zephyr) by picnicking and eating traditional food in a local park in…
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South East Asia
Hilltribe people hold King’s flags at Thailand’s coronation day celebration
Hilltribe people in their costumes hold Thai and the King’s flags as they gather to honor Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej during the coronation day celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand Sunday, May 5, 2013. The 85-year-old King Bhumibol, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, was formally crowned on May 5, 1950. <AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong>
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West Asia
Palestinian Orthodox Christians take part in Holy Fire ceremony
Palestinian Orthodox Christians take part in the Holy Fire ceremony at the Saint Porfirios church in Gaza City early on May 5, 2013. Christians believe Jesus was crucified and buried at the site where the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed to be the site of the crucifixion of…
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East Asia
Chinese pupils sell their books at secondhand book fair in Nanjing
Pupils sell their secondhand books at the secondhand book fair in Nanjing, capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province, May 5, 2013. During the fair, pupils and middle school students could sell or exchange their idle books, stationery and toys as well, by which they were expected by the organizer to…
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South Asia
India celebrates 100 years of filmmaking
New Delhi – Four top Indian filmmakers have come together to make “Bombay Talkies,” a film that celebrates 100 years of Indian cinema. The film hits theaters Friday. India’s first full-length feature film, “Raja Harishchandra” or “King Harishchandra,” was released in 1913. That film was produced and directed…
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South East Asia
Visitors pose for photo during Trick Art Exhibition in Jakarta
A visitor poses for a photo in front of a three-dimensional painting during the Trick Art Exhibition held at a shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 29, 2013. A total of 72 creative works from South Korea and Indonesia were displayed at the exhibition. Two visitors pose for a photo…
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South Asia
Elderly Indian widows pray on bank of Ganga river
An elderly Indian widow cleans rice sitting in the front of her small living quarters in an Ashram, on the bank of Holy river Ganges in Varanasi, India , Sunday, April 28, 2013. In India, being a widow remains one of the worst stigmas. When her husband dies, the widow…
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