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East Asia
Ethnic Groups Show-Off Their Dresses
Performers present dresses of ethnic groups during a carnival activity in Liuzhou City, southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 18, 2012. A series of activities were held across the country to celebrate the second China National Tourism Day on May 19. <Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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Childrean’s Priceless Smile
People hold umbrellas, with portraits of young survivors of the earthquake and tsunami that hit eastern Japan on March 11, 2011, during the Merry Smile Action held at Tokyo’s shopping district Harajuku, Saturday, May 19, 2012. It was a part of the Merry Project, a global art project staging ad-hoc…
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Traditional Coming-Of-Age Ceremony
South Korean girls in traditional dresses drink tea during the 40th Coming of Age Day Ceremony and re-presentation of traditional “Gwan-Rye” at Sungkyunkwan in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, May 19, 2012. South Korean girls and boys in traditional dresses bow during the 40th Coming of Age Day Ceremony and re-presentation…
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Major news in China on May 18
Top news in <CNTV>: China releases plan to treat water pollution news@theasian.asia
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Major news in Japan on May 18: Toshiba pulls the plug on making televisions in Japan
Top news in <Japan Times>: Ending an era, Toshiba pulls the plug on making televisions in Japan news@theasian.asia
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Major news in China on May 17
Top news in <China Daily>: Dying man donates organs for medical research news@theasian.asia
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Major news in Japan on May 17
Top news in <NHK>: Japan’s Jan-March GDP grows news@theasian.asia
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“Scarborough Shoal Is Our Land”
Protesters display placards and a replica of the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea as they burn an effigy of a U.S. submarine USS North Carolina, currently on a port call in the country, during a rally at the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines Thursday May 17, 2012.…
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Major news in China on May 16
Top news in <Peoples Daily>: China makes significant progress in political reforms news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on May 16: Emperor, empress leave for Queen Elizabeth’s jubilee celebrations
Top news in <Kyodo News>: Emperor, empress leave for Queen Elizabeth’s jubilee celebrations news@theasian.asia
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