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East Asia
Chinese Founding Anniversary Celebrated In Hague, Netherlands
Chinese Charges d’Affairs ad interim of the Chinese Embassy in the Netherlands Zhang Jinxiong speaks at the reception marking the 63rd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, in Hague, Sept. 27, 2012. <Xinhua/Pan Zhi> news@theasian.asia
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Golden River Bridge Leading To Forbidden City Cordoned Off
A paramilitary policeman sets up a line to cordon off the Golden River Bridge, a main entrance to the Forbidden City, in front of the Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. Chinese characters on the Tiananmen Gate read “Long Live’, near to a portrait of the late…
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East Asia
Former Japanese Premier Abe Wins LDP Leadership Election
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, joins hands with a contender Shigeru Ishiba after winning the party leadership election of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. Abe, known as a hawk and nationalist, defeated ex-defense chief Ishiba in a run-off election Wednesday by a vote…
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East Asia
Traditional Tibetan Wedding Ceremony Held In Lhasa
The weekend were days of good luck in the Tibetan calendar. A Tibetan couple, bridegroom Tenzin Norbu and bride Tosan, held a Tibetan style wedding ceremony in the blessing of relatives and friends in Lhasa. Tenzin Norbu is the youngest son of Dando. The old man was quite excited on…
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East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Seoul Harus Mendorong Zona Damai di Laut China Timur
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai Laut Cina Timur. Korea dapat menggunakan isu Ieodo untuk membangun kepercayaan diantara negara-negara yang memiliki perbatasan di Laut China Timur dan mengubahnya menjadi area “Zona Damai.” Untuk melakukan hal tersebut, Ko Choong-suk, Direktur Society of Ioedo Research, mengatakan bahwa Seoul…
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North Korea Adopts 12-Year Compulsory Education
Children play at a kindergarten in Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Sept. 19, 2012. The parliament of DPRK on Sept. 25, 2012 approved 12-year compulsory education, the official KCNA news agency reported. Students have vocality class at a school in Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic…
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East Asia
China-Japan Vice Foreign Ministers Talks Held In Beijing
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun, 3rd left, meets Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Chikao Kawai, 3rd right, in Beijing, China Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012. Chinese and Japanese officials held talks Tuesday on their tense dispute over who owns a group of tiny islands in the East China Sea. Japanese Vice…
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Twin Snow Leopard Cubs Born By Artificial Breeding In China
The twin snow leopard cubs, a male and a female, are embraced by their breeder Li Guoxing in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Wild Life Garden in Xining, capital of northwest China’s Qinghai Province, Sept. 25, 2012. With stable vital signs, now the two-month cubs have gone through dangerous stage after…
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NK Central TV Station’s Unusual Opening To Media
A staffer works in the control room at the Central TV Station of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Pyongyang, capital of DPRK, Sept. 25, 2012. The Central TV Station of DPRK was founded on March 3, 1963. Guests have a group photo taken with the anchor at…
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East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Pelajar Multirasial
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai masyarakat multi rasial Korea. Hingga satu dekade yang lalu, masyarakat Korea tidaklah familiar dengan kata “multicultural”. Dan tidaklah mudah menemukan pelajar dari keluarga multicultural di sekolah-sekolah. Namun demikian, akhir-akhir ini jumlah pelajar-pelajar dari keluarga multicultural meningkat pesat, mendatangkan kesempatan serta…
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