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East Asia
China’s Third Oil Price Cut In Two Months
A staff member of a gas station alters fuel price tags in Hefei, capital of east China’s Anhui Province, July 11, 2012. China slashed the benchmark retail price for gasoline by 420 yuan (66.46 U.S. dollars) per metric ton (tonne) and the price for diesel by 400 yuan per tonne…
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Indian Population To Overtake China In 2030
Commuters walk past parked bikes at a market area near a train station on the eve of World Population Day in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Nearly 7 million commuters ride the overtaxed suburban rail network each work day in Mumbai. India is the second most populous country in…
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Major news in Japan on Jul 10: University hospitals of Nagoya, Seoul to start exchange program
Top news in <Kyodo News>: University hospitals of Nagoya, Seoul to start exchange program Nagoya University Hospital will conclude an agreement with Seoul National University Hospital possibly in mid-July to start an exchange program between their nurses and other staff with the aim of improving their medical skills, hospital officials…
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USFK offers apology for handcuffing of Koreans
Goto robibar korear gyeonggi prodesher pyeongtaek a gari rakhake kendro tin jon sadharon koreabashi ke American soinno gothi r greptar korar ghotonaye US Korea Force khoma prarthona koreche. soinno ghatir 500 meter-r modhye gari rakhle soinnora ta baron korte parleo kauke greptar korar adhikar tader nei.tobuo goto robibar yang namok…
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Major news in China on Jul 09: Teenager hailed as a hero for saving girl
Top news in <People Daily>: Teenager hailed as a hero for saving girl A 16-year-old girl is being hailed a hero after she was badly injured while trying to save a baby from being hit by a truck. Li Shushu lost the skin on her right foot as she dived…
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Chinese Display Skills In Alley Game Festival
A girl kicks shuttlecock during an alley game festival in Guyu Town of Zhoushan New Area, east China’s Zhejiang Province, July 8, 2012. Trundling hoop, kicking shuttlecock, spinning top and some other traditional alley games were held at the festival that kicked off on Sunday. <Xinhua/Shen Lei> news@theasian.asia
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NK Top Leader Watches Disney Characters’ Performances
In this image made off North Korea’s KRT video footage, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second from right, watches performances by North Korea’s new Moranbong band in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, July 6, 2012. North Korea’s new Moranbong band and performers dressed as America’s cartoon characters perform in Pyongyang,…
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Job Fair For Prison Inmates In China
Prisoners look at job information at a job fair in a prison in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, July 5, 2012. Yinchuan prison on Thursday organized a job fair for prisoners who are going to be released after serving the full term of the sentence. <Xinhua/Wang…
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A Plague of Locusts Devastate Chinese Fields
Locusts eat crops in a field in Longtang Village of Bairuopu Township in Changsha, capital of central China’s Hunan Province, July 4, 2012. A plague of locusts has been infesting bamboo groves, crop fields, vegetable plantations and building roofs across Bairuopu Township due to the continuous heat recently. <Xinhua/Long Hongtao>…
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Cave-in Engulfs Car, Killing One Person In China
Photo taken on July 5, 2012 shows a collapse site in Changsha, capital of central China’s Hunan Province. A section of Xiangjiang Road running near Xiangjiang River in Changsha caved in early Thursday, engulfing a passing vehicle and killing at least one person aboard. The cave-in, near the Poly International…
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