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East Asia
‘Al Hilal’ Magazine and ‘The AsiaN’ sign a cultural partnership agreement
The Korean future news network ‘The AsiaN’ and the Egyptian magazine ‘Al Hilal’ signed a cultural partnership agreement to support the cooperation between the two institutions in the fields of culture and media. On the Korean side, Mr Lee Sang Ki, the founding president of the Asia Journalist Association (AJA)…
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A group of people in Seoul stage a protest opposing UN saction against NK
South Korean protesters hold signs during a press conference denouncing the UN’s new sanction against North Korea, and the annual joint military exercises, dubbed Key Resolve and Foal Eagle, South Korea and the United States joint military excercise, near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 8, 2013.…
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East Asia
People on bicycles wear half sleeve shirts as it gets hot in Chongqing, China
People ride on Nanbin street in Chongqing Municipality, southwest China, March 7, 2013. The highest temperature rose to 28 degrees Celsius in Chongqing on Thursday. <Xinhua/Chen Cheng>
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East Asia
Be wary of the ‘Seikanron’ descendants
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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East Asia
Journalists inspect Fukushima nuclear power plant harmed by tsunami
Members of the media wearing protective suits and masks are escorted by TEPCO employees while walking near the building housing the plant’s No. 4 reactor, center, and an under construction foundation which will store the reactor’s melted fuel rods at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in…
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NK soldiers under training amid a threat to cancel 1953 cease-fire in Pyongyang
Soldiers of Kim Il Sung Military University perform military training on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea’s military is vowing to cancel the 1953 cease-fire that ended the Korean War, straining already frayed ties between Washington and Pyongyang as the United Nations moves to impose punishing…
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East Asia
Kimono-clad models help Tokyo win its bid to host the 2020 Olympics
Kimono-clad models wait for the arrival of International Olympic Committee Vice President Craig Reedie of Britain at the Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. The IOC’s evaluation commission is currently on a four-day inspection of Tokyo’s bid to host the 2020 Olympics. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Shizuo Kambayashi>
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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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