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East Asia
Dozens of Chinese people fall into water from tilted suspension bridge
Photo taken on May 2, 2013 shows the tilted suspension bridge in Fenghuang County, central China’s Hunan Province. About 40 people, who returned from a bonfire party, were on the bridge when the bridge floor suddenly tilted in Fenghuang at around 9:10 p.m. on May 1, and more than 20,…
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Chinese communications satellite successfully launced in Xichang
A Long March-3B carrier rocket is launched in Xichang, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, May 2, 2013. China successfully sent a communications satellite, “Zhongxing-11”, into orbit with a Long March-3B carrier rocket launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Thursday. <Xinhua/Han Yuqing>
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Villagers of Zhuang ethnic group perform for tourists in Yunnan
Villagers of Zhuang ethnic group stage a dance during a performance held for tourists in Bamei Village, Guangnan County, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, April 30, 2013. The county arranged the performance in the hope of displaying local cultural and landscape, and drawing tourists during the three-day May Day holidays. Villagers…
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Gaeseong turns out failure in opening N. Korea
The Gaeseong Industrial Complex, being the most recent issue at stake, was the subject of conversation but turns out a failure in leading North Korea to an open country, Kurt Campbell, former assistant U.S. secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, stated. During the ‘Asan Plenum’ forum hosted…
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East Asia
Activists gear up for annual North Korea Freedom Week
As tensions continue to grow on the Korean peninsula in light of recent nuclear developments, the international community has began to shift its focus to the Hermit Kingdom. Many activists are arguing that reports of Kim Jong-eun’s nuclear provocations are actually overshadowing the more important issue in North Korea: human…
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East Asia
Fully loaded South Korean vehicles evacuate from Gaesong
South Korean soldiers patrol on Grand Unification Bridge, leading to the Gaesong Industrial Complex inside the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, April 29, 2013. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday allowed all but seven South Koreans to return home…
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Chinese State Councilor Guo attends security meeting in Kyrgyzstan
Chinese State Councilor Guo Shengkun attends the secretarial meeting of SCO members’ security councils in Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan, on April 29, 2013. The new Chinese leadership will give full support to law enforcement and security cooperation within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Guo Shengkun said here…
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North Korea is ruthless and desperate, but not crazy
Editor’s note: Following commentary is written by Denny Roy who is Senior Fellow at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, specializing in Northeast Asia security issues. North Korea seems to be crazy, threatening to use recently acquired nuclear weapons against South Korea and the USA. But the Democratic People’s Republic…
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Chinese Premier Li asks about bird flu virus while visiting health authorities
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang shakes hands with staff members of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Beijing, capital of China, April 28, 2013. Li urged authorities to be vigilant against the H7N9 avian flu virus and prepare themselves for any new developments. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang…
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East Asia
Japanese PM Abe visits Russia as first step of “economic diplomacy”
Japan’s relations with Russia are taking a decidedly business-like turn, as the countries put economic imperatives ahead of a longstanding territorial dispute. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Moscow on the first leg of an “economic diplomacy” tour to Russia, Turkey and the Middle East aimed at building business ties and…
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