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East Asia
Abe Who Led LDP To Victory In Diet Election Becomes Japanese Prime Minister
Japan’s prime-minister-to-be Shinzo Abe arrives at the parliament for the special diet session in Tokyo, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Capitalizing on the Democrats’ failure to improve the economy and its perceived lack of strong leadership, Abe led the Liberal Democratic Party to victory in parliamentary elections Dec. 16. Abe was…
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Zhang Gaoli Discusses With Citizens About Project To Improve People’s Livelihood In Tianjin, China
File photo taken on June 18, 2008 shows Zhang Gaoli (1st L) discusses post-disaster reconstruction work with local officials at Wulipo Group in Kangjiadong Village of Hanyuan Township in Ningqiang County, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. Ningqiang County was one of the hardest hit areas during the Wenchuan earthquake and Tianjin’s…
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Xi Jinping Meets With Leaders Of Chinese Commerce And Industry Circles
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, and Yu Zhengsheng, a Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of CPC, meet the new leaderships of China’s eight non-communist parties and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC) on Dec.…
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Beijing-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway Put Into Operation
A stewardess wait to serve passengers in high-speed train G502 at the Changsha South Railway Station in Changsha, capital of central China’s Hunan Province, Dec. 26, 2012. The Changsha South Railway Station is one of the stops of the 2,298-kilometer Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, the world’s longest, which was put into…
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Finishing Touches Underway To Open Harbin Ice And Snow World Next Week
Photo taken on Dec. 23, 2012 shows the night scene of the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. The 14th Harbin Ice and Snow World will open to the public on Jan. 5, 2013. Photo taken on Dec. 23, 2012 shows the scene…
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Books about president-elect popular
Books about President-elect Park Geun-hye have come into the limelight, following her Dec. 19 victory, after being overshadowed by those of her former rivals Moon Jae-in and Ahn Cheol-soo. According to officials from online book store Yes24, her autobiography “Despair Trains Me and Hope Moves Me” saw the biggest increase…
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Herdsmen In China’s Inner Mongolia Face Difficulties Due To Severe Cold Wave
Herdsmen carry daily supplies against the cold in the West Ujimqin Banner of north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 23, 2012. A severe cold wave has been sweeping most parts of Inner Mongolia since Saturday, with temperatures dropping by around 10 degrees Celsius. <Xinhua/Ren Junchuan>
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Sejong ready for role as new administrative hub
The new city of Sejong in central Korea is ready to serve as the country’s new administrative hub, as the first phase of the movement is almost finished, officials said Monday. Sejong City, some 150 kilometers south of Seoul, came officially into being as a “special autonomous city” in July…
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Li Keqiang Meets With Coal Miners In Datong City, North China
File photo taken on May 2, 1993 shows Li Keqiang (L) visits representatives of the 13th National Congress of the Communist Youth League. <Xinhua> File photo taken on July 28, 2008 shows Li Keqiang visits coal miners in Datong City, north China’s Shanxi Province. <Xinhua/Fan Rujun> File photo taken on…
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UN debate on NK’s rocket launch likely to be delayed
The U.N. Security Council is unlikely to decide on its response to North Korea’s recent rocket launch by the end of this month because of China’s apparent reluctance to impose new sanctions against the North, Seoul officials said Monday. North Korea’s Dec. 12 rocket launch drew swift condemnation from the…
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