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East Asia
Head of Chinese parliamentary meets with Taiwan’s ruling party leader in Beijing
Jia Qinglin (R), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, shakes hands with Honorary Chairman of the Kuomintang Lien Chan, in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 26, 2013. Jia Qinglin (R), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, meets with…
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Head of Hong Kong Administrative Region meets with visiting Thai PM
Leung Chun-Ying (R), Chief Executive of China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, meets with visiting Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in Hong Kong, south China, Feb. 26, 2013. <Xinhua>
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NK-Egyptian joint venture company Koryolink opens in Pyongyang
Photo taken on Feb. 25, 2013 shows the business hall of the Korean-Egyptian joint venture company Koryolink in Pyongyang, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Foreigners living in DPRK can get access to the mobile Internet starting from Monday. <Xinhua/Du Baiyu>
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A vendor in Sanaa sells fabric made in China, largest trading partner of Yemen
A Yemeni vendor sells fabric made in China at his store in Sanaa, Yemen, on Feb. 25, 2013. According the Chinese Embassy in Sanaa, China has become the largest trading partner of Yemen, with bilateral trade reaching a historical high of 5.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2012, increasing about 31%…
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President Park Geun-hye attends a dinner after her inauguration ceremony
South Korean President Park Geun-hye attends a dinner after inauguration ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 25, 2013. Park Geun-hye, the daughter of South Korea’s late military strongman Park Chung-Hee, was sworn in as the country’s first female president on Monday. South Korean President Park Geun-hye speaks at a dinner…
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“Trust, verification, and engaging storytelling remain”
New media may change the way we deliver content and the need for engagement of the audience, but trust, verification, and engaging storytelling are here to stay. ‘Arirang-KF Global Media Forum: Bridging the Divide’ co-hosted by Arirang TV and the Korea Foundation on Feb. 21-24, brought media people together to discuss the…
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President Park Geun-hye faces a host of problems including NK crisis
Park Geun-hye took office as South Korea’s first female president Monday, returning to the presidential mansion she had known as the daughter of a dictator, and where she will respond to volatile North Korea, which tested a nuclear device two weeks ago. Elected in December, Park also must answer victims…
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Japan’s Democratic Party leaders raise their fists to vow a victory in coming upper house election
Leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Banri Kaieda speaks to the media after the regular party congress in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 24, 2013. DPJ hold its regular party congress on Sunday, vowing to spare no efforts to grab a victory in the upper house election this summer. Leader…
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Oil indicator adjusted in accrodance with price hike at a gas staion in Anhui, China
A staff member adjusts an oil price indicator at a gas station in Hefei, capital of east China’s Anhui Province, on Feb. 25, 2013. The benchmark retail price of gasoline will be lifted by 0.22 yuan per liter and diesel by 0.25 yuan per liter, the National Development and Reform…
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Herdsmen decorate a goat to celebrate livestock festival in Chifeng, Mongolia
Herdsmen decorate a goat in celebration of the traditional livestock prosperity festival at Hexigten Banner in Chifeng, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Feb. 21, 2013. The festival is a special day typically held around the Spring Festival, on which nomadic Mongolians celebrates the “new year” for their livestocks herds.…
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