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East Asia
Chinese new leadership walk to attend opening session of NPC at Great Hall of People in Beijing
In this photo provided by China’s Xinhua News Agency, Chinese leaders, from left in front row, Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Jia Qinglin, Chairman of the National People’s Congress Wu Bangguo, President Hu Jintao, Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping, Premier Wen Jiabao and Vice Premier…
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Young women begin wearing spring clothing as it gets warm in Nanjing, China
Combo photo taken on March 5, 2013, shows young women wearing spring clothing as temperature rises in Nanjing, capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Li Xiang>
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Xi Jinping, Hu Jintao stand side by side at the opening of NPC in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People
The first session of the 12th National People’s Congress (NPC) opens at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Li Gang> Communist Party chief Xi Jinping, right, Chinese President Hu Jintao, left, and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrive for the opening session of…
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Park’s sentimental journey
Park Geun-hye was sworn in as the 18th-term President of this country last Monday (Feb. 25). As is well known, she is the daughter of the late President Park Chung-hee, who was assassinated by his close aide in October 1979. The course of her life leading to presidency has been…
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A young lady comes to a job fair offering some 28,000 jobs in Harbin, China
A job seeker looks on as she comes to a job fair offering some 28,000 job posts in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, March 3, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Wang Kai>
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A woman carries her children to safety after an earthquake in Yunnan, China
Local resident Yang Yuying carries her children as she walks past a piece of collapsed wall after a 5.5-magnitude earthquake in Eryuan County of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, on March 3, 2013. The number of people confirmed injured by a 5.5-magnitude earthquake that hit southwest China’s…
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East Asia
‘The Wheels of Happiness’ are run by all
Joint Project between the Northeast Asian History Foundation and The AsiaN *Editor’s Note: Security in East Asia is swaying in a rough sea. North Korea’s nuclear crisis has been highly elated amid existing territorial disputes and deep-rooted conflicts between nations in the region. South Korea, China and Japan, the countries…
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A couple enjoys intimate conversation under the plum blossoms in Nanjing
Photo taken on Feb. 27, 2013 shows people enjoy the scenery of plum blossoms at the “plum blossom mountain” scenic spot in Nanjing, capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province. Plum blossoms began to bloom as temperature rised in Jiangsu. Photo taken on Feb. 27, 2013 shows a couple enjoy the…
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How media plays in territorial disputes
Truthful and fair reporting based on the facts from an objective viewpoint might be one of the ways in which the media can help find peaceful solutions to rampant territorial disputes in Asia. During a seminar organized by the Asia Journalist Association (AJA) and sponsored by the Korea Press Foundation…
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A big banner showing a national flag hung in central Seoul to celebrate Mar.1 Independence Movement Day
Workers hang a banner showing a nation flag to celebrate the March First Independence Movement Day, the anniversary of the 1919 uprising against Japanese colonial rule, in front of the Sejong Culture Center in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 28, 2013. The letters read ” The 94th anniversary of the Independence…
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