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East Asia
A Chinese leader encourages cast, crew of the CCTV’s Spring Festival gala show
Liu Yunshan, a member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, poses for a group picture with cast and crew of the 2013 China Central Television (CCTV)’s Spring Festival gala show during a visit…
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Central Asia
Sochi Olympics countdown clock installed outside Kremlin in Moscow
A countdown clock for the 2014 Sochi Olympics is installed outside the Kremlin in Manezh Square, with Kremlin’s Spassky Tower at right in the background, in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Mikhail Metzel>
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South Asia
Millions of Hindu pilgrims attend Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad, India
A young Naga sadhu or naked Hindu holy man sits with others during an evening prayer at their camp at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati , for Maha Kumbh, festival, in Allahabad, India , Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are attending…
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East Asia
Chinese Art performers prepare gala show to celebrate lunar New Year in Stockholm
Performers from China’s Jiangsu Overseas Chinese Art Group prepare before a gala to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year in Stockholm, Sweden, Feb. 6, 2013. <Xinhua/Liu Yinan>
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East Asia
‘The AsiaN’ Makes Its Debut on Turkish Mag
▶Link The AsiaN, the Internet news portal covering diverse Asian issues, made its debut on a recent issue of Turkish bi-monthly magazine Cihan Dergi published by Cihan News Agency. The title of the article by Alpago Sinasi, correspondent for Cihan News Agency in Korea says “through The AsianN network, we…
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West Asia
[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ③
[3] Crossing the doorstep of the Orchard villa on my way out, I looked for the driver who was waiting on the paved road. As he saw me he threw the cigarette but conspicuously perhaps to show me that he did that for my sake. As soon as we sat…
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Central Asia
A woman walks snow-covered park with her kid in Moscow
A woman walks in a park with her kid in Moscow, capital of Russia, on Feb. 5, 2013. A heavy snowfall hit Moscow on Sunday. Ducks can be seen in a park in Moscow, capital of Russia, on Feb. 5, 2013. A man cleans snow from the roof of his…
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Central Asia
People walk through a snow-covered street in Goyang, South Korea
A People walk through a snow-covered street in Goyang, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. <AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon>
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East Asia
Latern show opens to greet upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year in Changsha
Children play in front of festive lanterns during a lantern show in Changsha, capital of central China’s Hunan Province, Feb. 5, 2013. The lantern show was held to greet the upcoming Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb. 10 this year. Visitors view the laser…
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West Asia
A Jewish Boy Performs Bar Mitzvah Ceremony Giving Him Rights Of A Fully Grown Man
A 13-year-old Jewish boy (C) is surrounded by his family members during his Bar Mitzvah ceremony to be recognized by Jewish tradition as having the same rights as a fully grown man, at the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem’s Old City on Feb. 4, 2013. <Xinhua/Yin Dongxun>
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