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East Asia
Diplomacy at its best & worst
Diplomatic protocol officers play a role in getting things going without a hitch, often working behind the scenes and ensuring they don’t steal the show from the main characters. For an impeccable summit or beautiful state dinner, they are the hidden champions. They must have a lot to gossip about…
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UNC Official, NK Officers Talk In Panmunjom For Repatriation Of NK Soldier Found Dead In Imjin River
North Korean officers and a United Nations Command official inspect a coffin containing the body of the North Korean soldier who was found dead in August in South Korea’s Imjin River during the repatriation ceremony at the border village of Panmunjom (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean…
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Largest Apple Store In Asia To Open On Wangfujing Street In Beijing
A cameraman shoots the indoor scene of the new store of Apple Inc. on Wangfujing Street in Beijing, China’s capital, Oct. 18, 2012. The new store, which will reportedly be the largest Apple store in Asia, is expected to open on Oct. 20. Photo taken on Oct. 18, 2012 shows…
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Senior Diplomats Of South Korea, U.S., Japan Get Together To Discuss Matters Concerning NK
Shinsuke Sugiyama (C), director-general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Asian and Oceanian Affairs, gestures to Glyn Davies (L), U.S. special representative for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) policy, and South Korea’s chief nuclear negotiator Lim Sung-nam prior to the trilateral dialogue in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 17, 2012. Officials…
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Pakistani President Gets Together With A Chinese Communist Party Leader In Islamabad
Li Changchun (L, front), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, shakes hands with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari during their meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan, Oct. 17, 2012. Li Changchun, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political…
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International Folk Dance Contest Kicks Off In Shanghai, China
Dancers from New Zealand perform during the Lujiazui Cup, an international folk dance contest, in Shanghai, east China, Oct. 17, 2012. The international folk dance contest started on Wednesday, attracting dancers from 12 countries and regions. Dancers from China’s Guizhou Province perform during the Lujiazui Cup, an international folk dance…
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Body Of Late King Sihanouk Returning From China Warmly Welcomed By Grief-Stricken Cambodians In Phnom Penh
A portrait of Cambodia’s late King Norodom Sihanouk leads the procession of the body of Sihanouk in a casket on a street to the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. The body returned to his homeland on the plane from China on Wednesday, welcomed by tens…
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Beauty of Goryeo celadon revealed
From diversely shaped vases to an openwork incense burner supported by three little rabbits, the essence of Goryeo celadon or “cheongja” is on display at the National Museum of Korea (NMK). “The Best under Heaven, the Celadons of Korea” is the first exhibition dedicated to Goryeo celadon at the Nation…
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[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Militer Korea Selatan Menyebut Pro-NK Grup “Musuh”
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita dari dalam negeri Korea Selatan. Militer mulai mengklasifikasikan grup pro-Pyongyang di Korea Selatan sebagai musuh dalam panduan pendidikan bagi para tentara, dengan mengatakan bahwa organisasi-organisasi tersebut menyebabkan pergolakan dalam masyarakat, menurut Kementerian Pertahanan pada Rabu. Panduan tersebut disampaikan kepada pembuat undang-undang…
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U.S.- Philippine Joint Military Exercise Underway In Tarlac, Northern Philippines
A U.S. Marine CH-46E helicopter dislodges US and Philippine marines during a live-fire exercise in the ongoing Philippines-U.S. amphibious landing exercise dubbed Phiblex 2013 at Crow Valley, Tarlac province in northern Philippines, Tuesday Oct. 16, 2012. More than 2,800 U.S. Marines and sailors from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit based…
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