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East Asia
Colorful Performances Shown In China-Eurasia Expo
A performance is staged during the Second China-Eurasia Expo in Urumqi, capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 4, 2012. <Xinhua/Qiu Lingling> news@theasian.asia
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Cotton Pickers Get On Train That’ll Take Them To Urumqi
Migrant cotton pickers prepare to board a train in the Xi’am Railway Station in Xi’an, capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Sept. 4, 2012. A special train carrying about 1,200 cotton pickers departed for Urumqi, capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Tuesday evening. The Xi’an Railway Bureau…
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Vice Premiers Of China, Ethiopia Get Together
Chinese Vice Premier and Special Envoy Hui Liangyu, left, meets with Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hailemariam Desalegn in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sept. 3, 2012. The meeting took place following Ethiopia’s state funeral service for the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Sunday, which a high-level Chinese delegation led…
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Chinese Youngsters Compete At Street Snap Competition
Stylist Han Huohuo (R) and emcee Linda attend the opening ceremony of the 2nd Street Snap Competition in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2012. The competition, which will last for two months, opened in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Monday evening. Contestants attend the opening ceremony of the 2nd Street…
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Month-Long Beijing Fringe Festival Kicks Off
Actresses and an actor of a Spanish troupe perform at the National Center for Performing Arts to mark the opening ceremony of the Beijing Fringe Festival in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2012. A total of 135 performances by actors from 13 countries and regions will be staged at…
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Farm Products Severely Damaged By Freezing In Inner Mongolia
Potatoes are packed and piled up at a rush havest spot during the fight against freezing disaster in Caimushan Township of Duolun County under Xilingol League, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Sept. 3, 2012. The freezing disaster which hit Inner Mongolia in late August has affected 727,000 people and…
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Top Leaders Of China, Singapore Meet In Beijing
Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 4, 2012. Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing,…
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Former nurse becomes top Peking Opera performer
Wang Yige, left, discusses performing skills with Elyse Ribbons, an American graduate student of the National Academy of Chinese Theater Arts in Beijing, capital of China, April 11, 2012. Wang Yige is a Peking Opera performer who specializes in acting Qingyi, a female role representing young or middle-aged woman with…
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Extra Editions Of A Paper Report Death Of Moon Sun-myung
A woman prays near the extra editions reporting about the death of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon at an Unification Church in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. Moon, self-proclaimed messiah who founded Unification Church, died Monday at a church-owned hospital near his home in Gapyeong County, northeast of…
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Pak Speaks Of Funeral For Unification Church Founder Moon
Pak Bo-hi, chairman and president of The Korean Cultural Foundation, speaks about the funeral of Unification Church founder Rev. Sun Myung Moon at CheongShim Medical Center in Gapyeong, South Korea, Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. Moon, self-proclaimed messiah who founded Unification Church, died Monday at a church-owned hospital near his home…
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