• East Asia

    NK Soldiers Celebrate Kim’s Ascension To Marshal

    Officials and soliders of the Korean People’s Army attend a meeting to celebrate that top leader Kim Jong Un was awarded the title of Marshal of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), at the April 25 House of Culture in Pyongyang, DPRK, on July 18, 2012. Top leader Kim…

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    Centennial Of Emperor Meiji’s Death Remembered

    Shinto priests pray as Japan’s Emperor Akihito, unseen, visits Meiji Shrine where his great-grandfather Emperor Mutsuhito’s spirit is dedicated, in Tokyo Wednesday, July 18, 2012. Akihito visited the Shinto shrine to mark the centennial of Mutsuhito’s death on July 30. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia

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    Japan: TEPCO to be ordered to trim electricity rate hike to 8.47%

    Major news in <Kyodo News>: TEPCO to be ordered to trim electricity rate hike to 8.47% The government decided Thursday to order Tokyo Electric Power Co. to trim its electricity rate hike for households to an average 8.47 percent from the earlier planned 10.28 percent, having determined the utility can…

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    Training To Make Chinese Armed Police Tough

      Soldiers of the Chinese Armed Police Force attend a special training in Chuzhou, east China’s Anhui Province, July 18, 2012. <Xinhua> news@theasian.asia

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    China: University lets men in with lower test scores

    Major news in <People’s Daily>: University lets men in with lower test scores MEN are being admitted with lower test scores than women for the first time this year in a few non-English majors by Shanghai International Studies University, which is known for language studies. The college entrance exam test…

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  • East Asia

    How Cool It Would Be!

    A man splashes a bucket of water on participants of a water festival in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, July 17, 2012. The event promotes tourism of local county offices ahead of summer vacation season. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia

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  • East Asia

    Kim Jong-un Awarded Title Of Marshal

    Photo released by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 28, 2012 shows Kim Jong Un (Front) is accompanied by officers of the Korean People’s Army (KPA). Top leader Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been awarded the title of Marshal of the DPRK,…

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    Tibetan Exiles Mourn Self-Immolated Tibetans

    Tibetan exiles carry Tibetan flags and a portrait of the spiritual leader Dalai Lama, center, during a candlelit vigil in Dharmsala, India, Tuesday, July 17, 2012 to express solidarity with Lobsang Lozin, an 18-year-old Tibetan monk whom they say died of self-immolation in southwestern China’s Sichuan province. The International Campaign…

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  • East Asia

    Enjoying samgyetang

    Foreign students try samgyetang (chicken ginseng soup) as part of the 2012 International Summer School program at Hansung University in northern Seoul, Tuesday, a day before “chobok,” one of the three hottest days of the year. Samgyetang is a favorite of Koreans during the summer, as it is known to…

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  • East Asia

    NK Film “Meet In Pyongyang” To Premiere In China

    Director Kim Hyong Chol introduces cast members from Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) during the premiere ceremony of  “Meet in Pyongyang” in Beijing, capital of China, July 16, 2012. “Meet in Pyongyang”, the first China-DPRK co-production film, was about the story of a Chinese dancer learning dancing in DPRK…

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