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East Asia
Buddhist devotees perform ceremony at birthplace of Tibetan Buddhism founder
A buddhist wearing a mask attends a ceremony expressing stories of Gods and ghosts in Tibetan Buddhism at the Taer (Gumbum) Monastery in Huangzhong County of Xining, capital of northwest China’s Qinghai Province, July 14, 2013. The ceremony, which is called “Tiao Qian” in Chinese, was held on Sunday here…
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Temperature reaches scorching 39.2 degrees Celsius in western Japan
More than 30 schoolchildren were taken to hospitals due to heatstroke after attending an outdoor social studies program on Wednesday in a town of Japan’s southwestern prefecture of Fukuoka, local press reported. The incident happened after a total of 108 fourth-grade students at an elementary schools in Kasuya Town of…
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China-US start annual Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Washington
The fifth round of the China-U. S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) started here on Wednesday, as the two-day event will see leading officials from more than 20 departments and ministries of both countries talk on a wide range of topics covering political, security, economic and financial issues. Acting as…
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N. Korea repeats demand for dissolution of UN Command on Korean Peninsula
A senior diplomat of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday reiterated his country’s demand for the dissolution of the UN Command on the Korean Peninsula. The so-called “United Nations Command”, that “has nothing to do with the UN”, should be dissolved and the name of UN and…
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Leadership changes and the future of East Asia
What will East Asia look like in 5-10 years’ time after the recent changes in leadership of some major countries? What are the emerging economic and political orders? Obviously, we don’t know, but we can try to make informed guesses on how the world might change and how Asia might…
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Tibetan farmers pray for good harvest at Ongkor Festival prayer ceremony
Farmers in holiday array attend an Ongkor Festival prayer ceremony in Gonggar County, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, July 10, 2013. Farmers of the Tibetan ethnic group pray for good harvests during the annual Ongkor Festival, or Bumper Harvest Festival. In doing so, the farmers walk around crop fields in…
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National pride raised at Indonesian students conference held in Daejeon
The 6th Conference of the Indonesian Students Association in Korea: ‘Empowering National Pride with Knowledge Collaboration’ On July 7th, 2013, with the support of our partners and the enthusiasm of Indonesian scholars, the Indonesian Students Association in Korea (PERPIKA) successfully held CISAK 2013 at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and…
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New Zealand signs Free Trade Agreement with Taiwan in low-key ceremony
New Zealand on Wednesday signed a free trade agreement with Taiwan in a deliberately low-key ceremony designed to demonstrate the South Pacific nation’s fealty to its formal relations with mainland China. The location of the signing ceremony at a university and the absence of senior officials from either side underscored…
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S. Korean vehicles return after inspecting Kaesong Industrial Complex
Talks between the rival Koreas aimed at restarting a stalled inter-Korean factory park ended Wednesday with no breakthrough, but both sides agreed to meet again next week to discuss restoring what was once a rare symbol of cooperation between the archrivals. They also agreed to a separate set of talks…
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Vietnamese, Lao PM attend ceremony for completion of border mark planting
Prime Ministers of Vietnam and Laos on Tuesday hailed the completion of the border marker project, saying it is of great significance in traditional friendship between the two countries. The appreciation was made at the grand ceremony to celebrate the completion of border mark planting held at border gate separating…
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