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East Asia
A spring snowfall hits north China’s Taiyuan, Shanxi Province
Citizens holding umbrellas walk on a snowy road in Taiyuan, capital of north China’s Shanxi Province, April 19, 2013. A cold front brought snowfall to the city on April 19 morning. <Xinhua/Zhan Yan> Pedestrians cross a snowy road in Taiyuan, capital of north China’s Shanxi Province, April 19, 2013. The…
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The great monk Cho Oh-hyun’s poems published in Arabic
When his poems become our world A good line of verse could bring you amusement for a day. An inspiring poem would then tune your mood for a month. An excellent volume of poetry might set you in heaven for a year. And if you meet a man who lives…
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Chairman Yu meets President of Cambodian Royalist Party Rasmey
Yu Zhengsheng (R), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, meets with Norodom Arun Rasmey, president of Cambodian royalist party Funcinpec, in Beijing, capital of China, April 17, 2013. <Xinhua/Pang Xinglei>
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A N. Korean policeman directs traffic as screen shows rockets firing
A traffic policeman directs cars while video on a screen shows rockets being fired at dusk in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, April 17, 2013. <AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan>
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The Politics of TPP: Target China
Editor’s note: The US is touting the Trans-Pacific Partnership(TTP), a proposed trade agreement linking Asian and American economies, as a way to foster greater economic integration and propel growth for members. Some analysts argue that it is clearly targeted at a rising China, while others say it does not exclude…
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Is TTP aimed at thwarting China?
Editor’s note: The US is touting the Trans-Pacific Partnership(TTP), a proposed trade agreement linking Asian and American economies, as a way to foster greater economic integration and propel growth for members. Some analysts argue that it is clearly targeted at a rising China, while others say it does not exclude…
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Chinese police set up evacuation site after 5.0-magnitude earthquake
Members of local armed police forest corps prepare to set up more tents at an evacuation site at Liantie Township in Eryuan County of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan Province , April 17, 2013. Nine people have been slightly injured after a 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Dali Wednesday morning,…
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Tibetans carry out candlelit vigil for self-immolation by 20-year-old woman
Exile Tibetans carry flags and portraits of their spiritual leaders Dalai Lama, center and Panchen Lama, left during a candlelit vigil in Dharmsala, India, Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Exiles claim that another Tibetan, a 20-year-old woman, died after self-immolating in Eastern Tibet on Tuesday. <AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia>
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Chinese and Senegalese officials attend solar street light project ceremony
(L to R) Economic and Commercial Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Senegal Huang Mingyuan, Chinese ambassador to Senegal Xia Huang, Senegal’s Transport and Infrastructure Minister Thierno Alassane Sall and President of the Commission of Urban Planning, Housing, Infrastructure and Transport of Senegal’s National Assembly Ndeye Lucie Cisse, attend the…
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Aung San Suu Kyi meets with Japanese FM Fumio Kishida
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) poses with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida prior to their meeting at Foreign Ministry’s Iikura Guesthouse in Tokyo, Japan, April 16, 2013. <Xinhua/Ma Ping>
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