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Culture
Young Gorilla Sits On The Back Of His Mother At The Gulf Breeze Zoo In Gulf Breeze, Fla
Western Lowland Gorilla Kigali sits on his the back of his mother, Rwanda, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, at the Gulf Breeze Zoo in Gulf Breeze, Fla. the young gorilla was originally cared for by zoo staff but was reunited with his mother in October 2012 and turned one year old…
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East Asia
Don’t be duped by tricky statistics
We live in the information age; the Internet overflows with a limitless stream of data and statistics. Everyday newspapers and online media outlets spit out news stories based on statistics produced by various institutions. But it’s hard to know whether the data is true or false. They say: “Numbers don’t…
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East Asia
Original paintings of Korean cartoons on exhibit
Korean cartoons, better known as “manhwa,” began with the influence of the Western world but they have later grown with a unique style that emphasizes such Korean traditional aesthetic elements as margins and lines. The Korean cartoon industry is now enjoying a golden age with the surge in popularity of…
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East Asia
3 actors to show off talent in ‘Sinsegae’
The casting of the three mega stars Choi Min-sik, Lee Jung-jae and Hwang Jung-min doesn’t happen often. But the three have come together for the first time for director Park Hoon-jeong’s second film. Choi, Lee and Hwang are ready to show off their impeccable acting talent once again to viewers…
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South Asia
A Vendor Prepares “Qehwa,” A Popurar Winter Drink Among Pakistanis, In Pashawar
A vendor prepares “Qehwa”, one of the most popular drink for recreation among Pakistanis in winter, in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on Jan. 21, 2013. A vendor boils milk at a shop in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on Jan. 21, 2013. <Xinhua/Umar Qayyum>
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East Asia
Pororo hits big screens
A 3D film version of animated TV series “Pororo the Little Penguin” will open in theaters nationwide Thursday. Ahead of the official release of “Pororo: the Racing Adventure,” a press preview was held at a movie theater in eastern Seoul on Wednesday. The big screen debut of the inquisitive penguin,…
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East Asia
Ethnic Mongolians In Traditional Costume Attend Winter Nadam Fair In Xilingol, China’s Inner Mongolia
Women and children of the Mongolian ethnic group in traditional ethnic costume attends the winter Nadam fair in Xilingol, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 20, 2013. Nadam, meaning entertainment and playing in Mongolian language, is a folk festival of the Mongolian ethnic group. During the event, local residents…
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East Asia
Winter Fishing Cultural Festival Opens On Frozen Wolong Lake In Liaoning Province, Northeast China
Cooks make fish soup during the opening ceremony of Winter Fishing Cultural Festival at Wolong Lake, Kangping County, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Jan. 16, 2013. Performers here will hold an ancestor worship ritual and fish in traditional ways during the eight-day festival. The first fish is caught from the frozen…
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East Asia
Exhibition Of Photos Shot By Pulitzer Prize Winners Opens In Taipei, Taiwan
Guests attend the opening ceremony of the photo exhibition “Capture the Moment: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs” in Taipei, southeast China’s Taiwan, Jan. 17, 2013. The exhibiton displays 151 photographs shot by the Pulitzer Prize winners since the award was established in 1942. A visitor watch photographs exhibited during the photo…
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East Asia
Chinese People Buy Dried Goods On A Shopping Festival For Coming Spring Festival in Yinchuan
Local citizens come to a shopping festival for the coming Spring Festival in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Jan. 18, 2013. The 3rd Yinchuan shopping festival for the Spring Festival , which will fall on Feb. 10, 2013, lasts from Jan. 18 to Feb. 4. People…
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