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East Asia
NK Olympic Athletes Pay Respect To Late Leaders
North Korea’s London Olympics team athletes walk out after laying wreaths and paying homage to the statues of late leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. The Olympians waved bouquets from a bus as they paraded through Pyongyang on Thursday…
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Beer Drinking Competition At Qingdao Beer Festival
QINGDAO — A visitor takes part in a beer drinking competition during the International Beer Festival in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, Aug. 16, 2012. The 22th Qingdao International Beer Festival has set a beer drinking competition, attracting worldwide participants. After various event, the final winner will get a brand-new…
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Chinese Protest Against Japan Over Disputed Island
A Chinese man holds a national flag during a protest outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. Chinese hold a protest against Japan plans to nationalize disputed islands, which also claimed by Taiwan and China. The islands called Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese have long…
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Tibetan Cultural Festival Kicks Off In Zetang, China
SHANNAN — Actors perform during the opening ceremony of 2012 Tibet Yarlung Cultrual Festival in Zetang County of Shannan Prefecture, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 15, 2012. The festival which kicked off on Wednesday, will last until Aug. 21. <Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi> news@theasian.asia
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A Child Being Rescued At Collapsed Road In Harbin
HARBIN — A firefighter rescues a child from an accident site after a road collapsed at Liaoyang Street of Harbin City, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 14, 2012. Two people were confirmed dead and two others injured when a roadbed collapsed at Liaoyang Street in Nangang District of Harbin City…
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Liberation Day Celebrated In South Korea
A woman watches national flags displayed on trees ahead of a celebration day of Korea’s liberation from Japan’s colonial rule, in front of Songpa-Gu Office or an old capitol of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2102. Liberation day falls on Aug. 15. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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Japanese women”We Apologize for the Sexual Slavery Issue”
Japanese members of Unification Church gather at a rally ahead of an anniversary celebration of Korea’s liberation from Japan’s colonial rule, in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. 500 Japanese residing in South Korea took part in the rally to promote good mutual relationship between the two countries amid…
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Ban Ki-moon In Seoul For Four-Day Visit
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference after a ceremony to launch the Development Alliance Korea, a coalition of local civic groups to promote overseas development aid, at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 13, 2012. Ban is on a four-day visit to South…
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Fire Fighting Drill Held In Shanghai Port For Passenger Liner
SHANGHAI — People escape from danger during a drill in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 13, 2012. A drill was held at a waiting hall of a port and the nearby passenger liner in Shanghai to improve the fire control ability of local departments. <Xinhua/Chen Fei> news@theasian.asia
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China Wins Bid To Build Suway In Ankara
ANKARA — Binali Yildirim, Turkish minister of transport and communication, addresses the signing ceremony to provide cars for the subways in the Turkish capital of Ankara, Aug. 13, 2012. The China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co. Ltd, China’s largest train manufacturer, won the bid of US$391.2 million to provide…
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