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Culture
Russia Orthodox Believers Attend Mass For Christmas Which Falls On Jan. 7
Russian Orthodox believers attend the Christmas Mass at the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, early Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Christmas falls on Jan. 7 for Orthodox Christians in the Holy Land, Russia and other Orthodox churches that use the old Julian calendar instead of the 16th-century Gregorian calendar…
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South Asia
Rare elephants’ sports competitions attract over 100,000 spectators in Nepal
Photo: Bishnu GautamKATHMANDU – Over 100,000 local and foreign tourists enjoyed the games and beauty pageant of elephants in the Chitwan National Park, some 200 kilometers west of here last week.An overwhelming crowd of viewers of all ages and sexes reached the park, the largest national park of Nepal, to enjoy the…
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West Asia
An Afghan Woman Weaves A Carpet, Traditional Craft In The Country
An Afghan girl work at a carpet weaving home in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Jan. 3, 2013. As a traditional crafts, the carpet industry has created thousands of job opportunities for locals across the country. Afghan women work at a carpet weaving home in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Jan. 3, 2013. <Xinhua/Maryam…
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Central Asia
Local People Enjoy Ski In A Park In Moscow During New Year Vacation
Local residents prepare for skiing in a park in Moscow, Russia, Jan. 3, 2013. Lots of people here go skiing during the New Year vacation. Local residents ski in a park in Moscow, Russia, Jan. 3, 2013. <Xinhua/Jiang Kehong>
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East Asia
International Ice Assemblage Sculpture Championship Opens In Harbin, China
A snow sculpture by contestants from the Netherlands, China’s mailand and China’s Taiwan is seen during the Second International Ice Assemblage Sculpture Championship in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 3, 2013. A total of 15 teams from China, Russia, South Korea and other countries and regions took…
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South Asia
Indian Folk Artists Accompany Naked Hindu Holy Men Procession In Religious Congregation
Indian folk artists accompany Naga Sadhu, or Naked Hindu holy men procession as they arrive for Mahakumbh, in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take part in the large religious congregation on the banks of Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna and…
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Culture
Was Dec. 21 the Doomsday?
“For the Maya a new era is starting now. May enlightenment continue to enrich your lives.” This is what I received from a Mexican friend, an avid feng shui practitioner with a keen passion for Oriental philosophy. I also have a personal affection for the Mayan Civilization and have visited…
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East Asia
Beat cold with ice fishing
Every winter, vacationers and tourists head bravely and purposefully toward Hwacheon, Gangwon Province. Some clad in half sleeves and shorts forget the biting cold and dive into icy waters to catch “sancheoneo,” a mountain trout, with their bare hands. Others bundle themselves up waiting for the fish in the frozen…
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East Asia
K-pop kills easy listening
This is the second in a series of articles analyzing various issues caused by the deepening generational divide that is affecting Korean society. — ED. If you check TV music shows, most of them deal with K-pop and there can be no mistaking that it is the land of the…
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East Asia
Psy wins Korea Image Award
Singer and rapper Psy of “Gangnam Style” is the winner of the Korea Image Stepping Stone Award given by the Corea Image Communication Institute (CICI). Headed by Choi Jung-wha, CICI announced the winners of the 2013 Korea Image Award Thursday. YouTube will be awarded the Korea Image Stepping Stone Bridge…
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