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East Asia
People Rush To Buy Garlic Due To Continued Price Hike
Garlic wholesalers sell garlics at an agricultural fair in Yazi Township of Rushan City, east China’s Shandong Province, June 5, 2012. China’s garlic price has spiked since late May. Until June 4, the garlic price hiked more than 30 percent as compared to the price on May 21. A restaurant…
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Japanese Police Captures Member of Aum Shinrikyo On The Run
Police officers investigate a house where Naoko Kikuchi, a former senior member of AUM Shinrikyo doomsday cult wanted in the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack, has lived since 2010 in Sagamihara city, 30 kilometers (20 miles) southwest of Tokyo, Monday, June 4, 2012, a day after her arrest. Kikuchi wanted…
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Major news in Japan on Jun 5
Top news in <Kyodo News>: Japan makes no comment on possible G-7 conference call news@theasian.asia
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Major news in China on Jun 5
Top news in <China Daily>: Beijing looking at Greek eurozone exit news@theasian.asia
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Chinese Students Prepare For College Entrance Exam At Cram Schools
Gao Biao reads while washing his feet in his dorm at a full-time “cram school” in Changsha, central China’s Hunan Province, May 24, 2012. Every year, tens of millions of Chinese high school graduates rejoice or lament after taking highly competitive college entrance exams. Those who fail the test are…
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Major news in Japan on Jun 4
Top news in <Japan Times>: More developed leukemia if both parents exposed to A-bomb news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in China on Jun 4: Emotional farewell to hero bus driver in E China
Top news in <Peoples English>: Emotional farewell to hero bus driver in E China news@theasian.asia
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Chinese Kungfu Shown In Israeli Festival
Performers from China Poly Agency perform “Kungfu Revelations: 9 scrolls” at Jerusalem Theater during Israel Festival on May 31, 2012. The Israel Festival was founded in 1961 as a summer music festival taking place in the ancient Roman theatre in Caesarea and was adopted in 1982 as Israeli national festival.…
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Major news in Japan on Jun 1
Top news in <Kyodo News>: Ministry starts dress-down “Super Cool Biz” to save power in office news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in China on Jun 1: Rural children face nutrition gap
Top news in <CNTV>: Rural children face nutrition gap news@theasian.asia
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