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West Asia
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Hold Traditional Jewish Wedding Ceremony In Netanya, Israel
Ultra-Orthodox Jews pray in the men’s section during a traditional Jewish wedding ceremony of the great-grandson of the Rabbi of the Sanz Hasidic dynasty, in Netanya, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Thousands of people attended the wedding. Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather for a traditional Jewish wedding of the great-grandson of the…
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East Asia
Three culinary arts students introduce kimchi to world
Do kimchi and buses mix? For three culinary science students from the tourism college of Kyung Hee University, the answer is yes. Ryu Si-hyeong, 29, Kim Seung-min, 29, and Jo Seok-beom, 25, have remodeled their “kimchi bus” and driven some 50,000 kilometers across Europe and North America to promote Korean food…
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East Asia
Pianist Lang Lang Celebrates The New Year By Performing With Students In Hefei, China
Pianist Lang Lang performs with students of the piano in Hefei City, capital of east China’s Anhui Province, Jan. 1, 2013. Lang Lang on Tuesday performed “where’s spring” and “Radetzky March” with hundreds of students of the piano here, celebrating the coming of the New Year. Pianist Lang Lang (C,…
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South Asia
Indigenous Gurung Men In Traditional Custumes Attend New Year Parade In Kathmandu
Nepalese Gurung men wearing traditional costumes take part in the New Year parade of Tamu Losar in Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec. 30, 2012. The indigenous Gurung community celebrates the year of the Snake during Tamu Losar (New Year) parade Sunday. Nepalese Gurung girls wearing traditional costumes dance during the New Year…
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South Asia
More Than 100 Exotic Birds Gathered For A Bird Show In Calcutta, India
An Indian bird lover feeds his blue Parrot during a bird show in Calcutta, India, Dec. 30, 2012. More than a hundred exotic birds of 30 species from different countries are gathered together by the All Bengal Bird Lover’s Organization for two days. An Indian bird lover shows his Macaw…
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West Asia
Gulls Hunt For Food At Water Treatment Plant In Rafah, Gaza Strip
Gulls hunt for food at a water treatment plant in the Gaza Strip city of Rafah on Dec. 30, 2012. <Xinhua/Khaled Omar>
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East Asia
Year of the Snake
Hope and expectations run high with the advent of a new year. Around this time, people tend to look at the traits of the year’s animal according to the Chinese zodiac and 2013 is the Year of the Snake. The animal is the sixth in the cycle and recurs every…
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East Asia
Hallyu to turbo-charge new year
Psy to release follow-up song in February “Hallyu” or the Korean wave, led mainly by K-pop in the past, is set to become even more influential around the world next year. Psy, who amazed the world with massive hit “Gangnam Style,” is ready to break into world music markets with…
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East Asia
Skirt on inaugural day
President-elect Park Geun-hye will take office on Feb. 25, and fashion experts have come forth with suggestions on how to navigate the complex relationship between power and clothes. The president-elect, with her power suits and coiffed hair, portrays an image of veteran politician with aplomb in the male-dominated political arena.…
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East Asia
Lacquerware, Once On Verge Of Extinction, Revived As A Big Industry In Fuzhou, China
Craftsman Pan Huiming works on plaster vase moulds in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China’s Fujian Province, Dec. 27, 2012. Invented by Shen Shao’an in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the Fuzhou bodiless lacquerware is a traditional Chinese handicraft which is on the verge of extinction. It was listed as a state…
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