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East Asia
Taoli Cup Dance Competition Held In China
Dancers perform during the dancing competition Taoli Cup in Hefei, capital of east China’s Anhui province, Aug. 25, 2012. Taoli Cup is the highest level teenager dancing competition held by China’s Ministry of Culture in a bid to select talented dancers. <Xinhua=Zhang Rui> news@theasian.asia
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NK Army In Exercise To Confront Korea-U.S. Joint Drills
In this photo taken Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012 and released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed in Tokyo by the Korea News Service Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, Korean People’s Army personnel conduct military exercises at an undisclosed location in North Korea while South Korea and the United States…
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Czech Artist Suchanek Holds Exhibition In Tianjin, China
Visitors view works of Czech lithography master Vladimir Suchanek at an art exhibition in north China’s Tianjin Municipality, Aug. 26, 2012. The art exhibiton of Czech artist Vladimir Suchanek opened in Tianjin on Sunday, and will last until Sept. 25. Martin Suchanek (L), son of Czech lithography master Vladimir Suchanek,…
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Chinese Bridge Built Less Than A Year Ago Collapsed
Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2012 shows the collapsed section of the Yangmingtan Bridge in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. Four trucks fell off to the ground after a section of the Yangmingtan Bridge collapsed in Harbin early Friday morning, killing three people and injuring five others. The…
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Young Couples Celebrate Chinese Valentine’s Day
Young couples drinking wine make a formation in the shape of a heart during an activity to celebrate the Qixi Festival, or Chinese Valentine’s Day, in Changli County, north China’s Hebei Province, Aug. 23, 2012. <Xinhua=Huang Jingwen> Young couples take part in a group wedding ceremony in Yuncheng City, north…
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Myanmar Suspect Under Probe For Killing 13 Chinese
Naw Kham (C), a drug lord suspected of masterminding the murders of 13 Chinese sailors on Oct. 5, 2011, is interrogated by Chinese and Myanmar military and police officers in Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Aug. 22, 2012. A team of Myanmar military and police officers arrived Wednesday…
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TOTO Introduces “Toilet Bike Neo” In Tokyo
Japanese toilet maker TOTO employee Akiko Matsuyama laughs as she shows a “Toilet Bike Neo” at its showroom in Fujisawa, near Tokyo, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. TOTO rolled out the eco-friendly three-wheel 250cc motorcycle with a specially customized toilet-shaped seat that runs on bio-fuel from the discharge of livestock or…
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99-Year Husband, 102-Year Wife Enjoy Lifetime Love
Gong Deyun (Left) present a bunch of flowers to his wife Sun Yucui at home in Rushan, east China’s Shandong Province, Aug. 21, 2012. The 99-year-old Gong Deyun and 102-year-old Sun Yucui married each other in 1930. Their 82-year-long marriage has witnessed their lifetime love. The couple will greet their…
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NK Stages Second International Trade Fair In Rason
Tractors and trucks are on display during the Second International trade fair in Rason, North Korea, Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. North Korea is staging its second international trade fair in the special economic zone of Rason this week just days after a top official went to China to drum up…
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Park Becomes Presidential Candidate Of South Korean Ruling Saenuri Party
Park Geun-hye, who won the ruling Saenuri Party’s presidential primary race Monday, gives a speech after her victory was announced at the party’s national convention in Ilsan, South Korea, on Aug. 20, 2012. Daughter of former military strongman Park Chung-hee, she has become the first woman to run for president.…
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