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East Asia
NK soldiers take picture under a mosaic of the late leaders
A North Korean portrait photographer instructs North Korean soldiers to pose for a picture under a mosaic of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at an exhibition in Pyongyang on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013 where Kimjongilia flowers, named after Kim Jong Il, were on display. A…
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A love that never dies
‘Phantom’ has an inspirational muse in Noh For Koreans, Andrew Lloyd Webber couldn’t have come up with a better name than “Love Never Dies’’ for the sequel to his world-conquering “The Phantom of the Opera.’’ There is no other way to describe their insatiable appetite for the iconic Broadway musical…
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Macao attracts some 257,000 tourists during Spring Festival
Tourists choose to buy desserts at a scenic spot during the Spring Festival holidays in Macao, south China, Feb. 14, 2013. According to the statistics, the totoal number of people entering and exiting all ports of Macao reached 257,000 Thursday. Tourists visit a scenic spot during the Spring Festival holidays…
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Desirable attitude foreign students should have here
Being a guest in Korea During my childhood, whenever I went to my friend’s house, my mother always reminded me to be polite and behave properly at his home while being attentive to whatever his parents teach me, even if I didn’t like it. My mom made it clear that visiting a…
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Korean Faces Brought Alive by an Egyptian Brush
Artist Basma Ibrahim: Korean Faces by an Egyptian Brush We can talk a lot about the significant impact of contemporary Korean drama on the Arab audience. You could easily realize how much this drama is watched by a large number of us, including admirers of young men and ladies who are…
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Ban Ki-moon, John Kerry hold joint press conference at the State Department
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks to reporters during a joint news conference with Secretary of State John Kerry, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at the State Department in Washington. Secretary of State John Kerry, accompanied by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, speaks to reporters during their joint news conference at…
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East Asia
Festival of Kimjongilia, flower of former NK leader, opens in Pyongyang
Visitors attend the opening of the 17th Kimjongilia Festival on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at the Kimilsungia-Kimjongilia Exhibition Hall, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Kimilsungia and Kimjongilia are flowers named after late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. North Korean soldiers pose for a photo at the…
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Performers play traditional string instruments at Chinese Spring Festival
A dancer performs during the performances of Embrace China Art Group of All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese in Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 13, 2013. China Shenjun Band plays the horse head string instruments during the performances of Embrace China Art Group of All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese in Cairo,…
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South Korean soldiers conduct an exercise near the DMZ amid North Korea’s nuclear provocation
South Korean Army soldiers conduct an exercise near the demilitarized zone of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea defied U.N. warnings Tuesday by conducting an underground nuclear test in the remote, snowy northeast in what could be a crucial step toward its goal of building…
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South Korean Foreign Minister meets U.N. Secretary General to discuss North Korea’s nuclear test
In this Feb. 12, 2013 photo provided by the United Nations, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea, Kim Sung-hwan, left, shakes hands with U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at U.N. Headquarters in New York. The Repulic of Korea holds the rotating presidency of the Security…
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