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East Asia
Ballot Counting Starts In Hong Kong’s Legislative Election
Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Leung Chun-ying empties a ballot box at the central ballot counting station after Legislative Council election in Hong Kong, south China, Sept. 10, 2012. Hong Kong 2012 Legislative Council (LegCo) election ballot concluded on Sunday night. <Xinhua/Chen Xiaowei> news@theasian.asia
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Rescuers Work To Save Trapped Coal Miners In China
Rescuers have a rest at the Yongsheng Coal Mine in Wanyuan City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Sept. 10, 2012. Eleven people are trapped following an gas-related accident that occurred at the Yongsheng Coal Mine Sunday. Rescue work is under way. Rescuers have meals in Wanyuan City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province,…
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Impian Seorang Pekerja Banglades Hilang Disebabkan Kesehatan yang Buruk
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayang dari Indonesia, berikut adalah berita pekerja imigran di Korea Selatan. Dalam pencarian akan kehidupan yang lebih baik, Mosaruf Hossain, seorang pria asal Bangladesh, memiliki impian besar saat pertama kali menginjakkan kaki di Korea pada 3 November 2009. Dengan Visa E-9, surat ijin bekerja di bidang yang…
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Laut China Selatan: Bukan Hanya Sekedar Kebebasan Navigasi
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai Sengketa pengaruh antara Amerika Serikat dan China di Laut China Selatan. Sengketa Laut China Selatan terlihat meningkat menjadi gesekan strategi antara Amerika Serikat dan China setelah beberapa pertemuan antara kedua pemerintahan. Departemen Luar Negeri Amerika Serikat mengkritik China atas rencana…
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Museum Showing Traditional Daily Items Opens In China
GONGCHENG — A woman visits a museum at Shuibin Village of Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County, southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 5, 2012. The village museum was established in 2011, displaying 119 traditional daily items. The museum opens to the public for free. A visitor poses with a bamboo…
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Singaporean Children Welcome Arrival Of Giant Pandas
Children wait to welcome a pair of giant pandas from southwest China’s Sichuan Province, at the Singapore Zoo in Singapore on Sept. 6, 2012. Giant pandas Wu Jie and Hu Bao, known as Kai Kai and Jia Jia in Singapore, arrived in Singapore on Thursday for a 10-year loan. People…
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Harvest Season Comes In Field Of Tibet
SHIGATSE — Farmers smile in the field of highland barley at Jin’ga Village in Bailang County of Shigatse, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, Sept. 5, 2012. The harvest season of barley has come in Shigatse. Modern agricultural machines are used on a large scale in Bailang County for autumn harvest. …
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Capuchin Mother Shows Its Twin Cubs At Zoo In Jinan, China
The nine-year-old tufted capuchin mother “Xiaxia” plays with its twin cubs in the zoo of Jinan, capital of east China’s Shandong Province, Sept. 6, 2012. “Xiaxia” gave birth to a pair of twin cubs in the zoo on Aug. 6, 2012. <Xinhua=Lu Chuanquan> news@theasian.asia
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Seoul Berencana Memberlakukan Pajak Hujan
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita dalam negeri Korea Selatan. Kota Seoul mempertimbangkan untuk mengimplementasikan pajak hujan seperti yang diberlakukan Jerman bagi para pemilik tanah berdasarkan jumah air hujan yang mengalir di saluran badai. Pihak otoritas kota pada Selasa mengatakan bahwa diskusi akan dilakukan pada Rabu di…
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Giant Panda Named Kai Kai Arrives In Singapore
Kai Kai, one of two giant pandas arrives at the Singapore Changi Airport Cargo Complex from Chengdu, China on Thursday Sept. 6, 2012 in Singapore. Two giant pandas Kai Kai and Jia Jia on a 10-year loan from China will undergo a month long quarantine and will be on display…
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